Sony HDR-CX450 How To Use Manual page 102

You can fix the brightness of an image manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is
too bright or too dark.
1. - [Camera/Mic] - [
Descriptions of menu items
Auto:
The exposure is adjusted automatically.
Manual:
Select if the subject is white or the backlight is bright, or select
is black or the light is dim.
[93] How to Use
Focus
You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus
on a certain subject intentionally.
1. - [Camera/Mic] - [
Descriptions of menu items
Auto:
The focus is adjusted automatically.
Manual:
appears.
Adjust the focus using
the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
adjusted farther away.
Note
The minimum possible distance between this product and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
Hint
It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto)
to adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording. When
Manual Settings] - [Exposure] - desired setting.
Menu operations
Manual Settings] - [Focus] - desired setting.
(nearby subject) or
Camera/Mic
(distant subject).
appears when the focus cannot be
if the subject
appears when