Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon DC310 Instruction Manual

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
If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press
display it.
If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (
[FOCUS].
"MF" appears.
3
Adjust ( ) the focus as
necessary.
• Push the joystick (
for a farther focal distance or push
it ( ) toward
distance.
( 21)
FOCUS
NEXT
to
) toward
) toward
for a closer focal
• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
4
Push the joystick (
[NEXT] to save the focus
adjustment.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to
focus on faraway subjects such as
mountains or fireworks.
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
1
If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press
display it.
2
Keep the joystick pushed (
[FOCUS] for more than
2 seconds.
• appears.
• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• If you operate the zoom or the
joystick ( ),
and the camcorder returns to
manual focusing mode.
3
Push the joystick (
[NEXT] to save the focus
adjustment.
) toward
) toward
FOCUS
NEXT
to
) toward
) toward
changes to "MF"
) toward
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