Manually Adjusting The Focus - Canon DC40 Instruction Manual

Manually Adjusting the Focus

Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
Reflective
surfaces
1. Set the camcorder to a recording mode (
and set the mode dial to a position other than
2. Adjust the zoom.
3. Push the multi selector (
"MF" appears.
4. Adjust (
Pushing the multi selector (
The camcorder will automatically return to autofocus when you set the mode
dial to
Readjust the focus when you have turned off the camcorder.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
After step 2 above, hold the multi selector pushed (
for more than 2 seconds.
• " " appears.
• Pushing the multi selector (
If you operate the zoom or the multi selector (
changes to "MF" and the camcorder returns to manual focusing mode.
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Subjects with low
contrast or without
vertical lines
) towards FOCUS.
) the focus as required until the image appears focused.
) will return to autofocus.
.
) will return to autofocus.
Through
Fast Moving
dirty or wet
Subjects
windows
) during infinity focus, "
Night Scenes
Zoom lever
Mode dial
Multi Selector/FOCUS button
or
.
) towards FOCUS
)
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