Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon VIXIA HF21 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
Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
• Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.
2 Select ( ) [
The current focus is locked and
appears.
3 Push the joystick (
verify if the image is focused.
• The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more
easily. You can also turn off this function with the
Assist Functions] setting.
• When face detection is activated, instead of the center of the picture,
the camcorder will magnify the face of the person identified as the
main subject. If there is more than one person in the picture, you can
select the main subject manually.
4 Adjust ( ) the focus as required.
• If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks, push the joystick (
until [MF] changes to
5 Push the joystick (
• The selected focus will be locked.
• During focus lock, press
autofocus.
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Video
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
Focus] and press
[MF]
) or ( ) once to
) toward
.
) to hide the joystick guide.
twice to return the camcorder to
Focus
.
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and hold it pressed down
[Focus