Manual Focus Adjustment; Magnifying The Image On The Screen - Canon legria hv40 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
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Manual Focus Adjustment

Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
Reflective surfaces
Subjects with low contrast or
without vertical lines
Fast moving subjects
Through wet windows
Night scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
1
Press
FOCUS
"MF" appears.
2
Adjust the focus as necessary with
the FOCUS dial until the image
appears focused.
• You can also press
or use the CUSTOM key to magnify
the picture so you can focus more
easily ( 56).
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MAGNIFY
• Pressing
camcorder to autofocus.
NOTES
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
1
Adjust the zoom.
2
In autofocus mode, keep
pressed down for more than 2
seconds.
• appears.
• Pressing
camcorder to autofocus.
• Operating the zoom or the FOCUS
dial will return the camcorder to
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manual focus adjustment (MF).

Magnifying the Image on the Screen

You can magnify the image at the center
of the screen to make it easier for you to
focus manually. You can also choose to
record the magnified image.
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again will return the
FOCUS
FOCUS
again will return the
FOCUS
.
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