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Focus Adjustment
Focus Preset
When manual focus is activated, you can register a
certain focus point and then, after you focus manually
somewhere else, have the camcorder return to the
preset focus position.
Operating modes:
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1 Activate the manual focus and adjust the focus to
the desired position (A 57).
• The current approximate focusing distance will
appear inside the focus frame and in the focus
preset button.
2 Select the focus preset button to save the current
focus position.
• The indicator inside the button will turn orange to
show the focus preset function was activated.
• Select the focus preset button again to turn off the focus preset function.
3 Adjust the focus as necessary using touch AF or the focus/zoom ring.
4 Select [
] to return to the preset focus position.
• [
] will be grayed out while adjusting the focus or zoom.
• To end focus preset, select the focus preset button.
NOTES
• The preset focus position will be canceled when the camcorder is turned off.
• Focusing distances are approximate. You can change the distance units used with the
[£ Display Setup]
• You can use the
which the camcorder returns to the preset focus position.
Using the Focus Assistance Functions
In order to focus more accurately, you can use the following focus assistance functions: peaking,
which creates a clearer contrast by emphasizing the outlines of the subject; and magnification, which
enlarges the image on the screen. You can use peaking and magnification simultaneously for greater
effect.
>
[Distance Units] setting.
>
[v Camera Setup]
Current focusing
distance
Focus preset button
(in orange: focus
preset activated)
>
[Focus Preset Speed] setting to set the speed at
Select to return to the
preset focus position
Preset focus
position
>

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