Autofocus - Canon XA60 Instruction Manual

Autofocus

When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the
center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the front
of the lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of the
lens barrel) to G. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed.
Operating modes:
1 During manual focus: Press the AF/MF button.
2 Select [AF Mode].
> [v " Camera Setup]
3 Select the desired option and then select [X].
Options
[= Instant AF]: Sets the autofocus to Instant AF. The focus is adjusted at the highest speed. This
mode is useful even when recording in very bright or low-light surroundings. This
mode uses both the TTL system and external sensor for focusing.
[? Medium AF]: Sets the autofocus to Medium AF. The camcorder focuses more smoothly on the
subject than when using the [= Instant AF] setting. This mode uses both the
TTL system and external sensor for focusing.
[@ Normal AF]: Sets the autofocus to Normal AF. The autofocus adjustment is made at a stable
speed.
NOTES
• The AF mode cannot be selected in the following cases.
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- When
[j Off].
- When infrared recording is activated.
• While using autofocus, you can turn the focus/zoom ring to focus manually. When you stop turning
the ring, the camcorder returns to autofocus. This is useful in situations such as when focusing on a
subject on the other side of a window.
• When the shooting mode is set to [T Fireworks], the focus will be set to G and cannot be
changed.
• Autofocus takes longer to focus when the frame rate is 29.97P or 23.98P than when it is 59.94P.
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[AF Mode]
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[v Camera Setup] [Conversion Lens] is set to an option other than
Focus Adjustment
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