Auto Focus/Manual Focus; Auto Focus Feature - JVC GR-DVL120A Instructions Manual

Focus detection zone
Auto Focus
FEATURE:
PURPOSE:
The camcorder's Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx.
5 cm (2") to the subject) to infinity.
However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual
focusing):
• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
• When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-color
wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.
• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:
NOTES:
If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft
cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first (
camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the subject. This
will not occur when "TELE MACRO" (
Manual Focus
FEATURE:
PURPOSE:
To obtain correct focus.
OPERATION:
1) If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments
( pg. 10).
2) Set the Power Switch to "
FOCUS ( pgs. 58 and 59,
3) To focus on a farther subject, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel towards "+". "
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel towards "–". "
4) Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to "
If FOCUS is pressed once, the camcorder will enter the focus adjustment mode again.
NOTES:
Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in
on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the
depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, "
While focusing on a further
subject
pg. 34) is activated.
" while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, then press
7
FOCUS Button). The manual focus indicator appears.
While focusing on a nearer
subject
, , and
pg. 17). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the
" appears and blinks.
" appears and blinks.
".
" or " " will blink.
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