Focusing Manually - Sony DCR-TRV30 Operating Instructions Manual

Focusing manually

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:
•The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting:
– subjects through glass coated with water droplets
– horizontal stripes
– subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky
•When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in
the background.
•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod.
(1) Set FOCUS to MANU in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. The 9 indicator
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.
To return to the autofocus mode
Set FOCUS to AUTO.
To record distant subjects
When you set FOCUS to INFINITY, the lens focuses on and
you release FOCUS, your camcorder returns to the manual focus mode. Use this mode
when your camcorder focuses on near objects even though you are trying to shoot a
distant object.
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indicator appears. When