Sony NEX-EA50 NXCAM Handbook page 19

How to set/operate
■Register buttons
1. MENU → OTHERS → ASSIGN BUTTON → FOCUS
TRANSITION → ON
2. When Focus Transition is on, buttons 4, 5 and 6 are
allocated to the Focus Transition function. Press button 4 to
cycle through the four modes: STORE, CHECK, EXEC and OFF.
■Store focus points
3. Press button 4 to display the STORE screen, disengage Auto
Focus, shift the focus manually to point A, then press button
5.
4. Now do the same at point B and press button 6.
Note: The icon flashes during this procedure and operation is
disabled.
5. Press button 4 again to switch to CHECK mode.
Check the focus at point A with button 5, and at point B with
button 6.
Note: The stored focus points A and B will be automatically
deleted in the event of any of the following:
• The camera is turned off
• The lens is removed
• Optical zoom is used
■How to use: focus transition from A to B
6.
From the CHECK screen, press button 5 to focus on point A.
Press button 4 again to switch to EXEC mode.
Start recording, then press button 6 to initiate a smooth
focus transition to point B.
Note: In EXEC mode, press button 5 again to transition
back to point A.
■How to use: focus transition from current position to point
A (or point B)
From the CHECK screen, start recording with the focus set
to the current position, then press button 5 to initiate a
smooth focus transition to point A, or button 6 to transition
to point B.
TIPS
The following transition settings are available under MENU → CAMERA SET → FOCUS TRANSITION:
Transition time: The focus transition time can be set in the range 3.5 – 90 seconds.
Start timer: The focus transition can be delayed after pressing button 5 or 6 by 5, 10 or 20 seconds.
Rec Link: Focus transition starts when recording commences (choice of Focus A and Focus B).
Button functions
4
Cycles through the four modes: STORE, CHECK,
EXEC and OFF
5 6
In STORE mode: stores the focus point
In CHECK or EXEC mode: initiates the focus
transition
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