Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon DIM-787 Instruction Manual

Canon instruction manual digital video camcorder dim-787
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Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
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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
Mode switch:
1
Adjust the zoom.
2
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
3
Push the joystick (
[FOCUS] to activate the manual
focus.
[FOCUS] on the joystick guide will be
displayed in light blue and "MF"
appears on the screen.
4
Adjust (
) the focus as
necessary.
(
10)
BACK
FOCUS
) to display it.
) towards
• Push the joystick (
a farther focal distance or push it (
towards
for a closer focal distance.
• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
5
Push the joystick (
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
NOTES
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
1
Adjust the zoom.
2
Keep the joystick pushed (
towards [FOCUS] for more than 2
seconds.
appears.
• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• Operating the zoom or the joystick
(
) will return the camcorder to
manual focus adjustment.
3
Push the joystick (
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
) towards
for
)
) towards
) towards
.
BACK
FOCUS
)
) towards
) towards

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