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Focus
detection
zone
NOTES:
• If the lens is smeared
or blurred,
accurat_
focusir_g
is not possible.
Keep the lens clean,
wipirlg
with
a piece of soft cloth
if it get,
dirt),. Wherl
corlderlsation
occur,,
wipe with
a soft cloth
or wait
tbr it to dry naturall)<
• Wherl
shooting
a subject
close to the I_rls,
zoon_ out first (_ / pg. 2 _). It zoomed
in in
tile auto
f(_cus mode,
tile camcorder
could
automatically
zoom
(>tit deperlding
orl tile
distarlce
betweerl
the camcorder
arid the
subject.
This does riot occur
with
"TELE
MACRO"
(_-_ p_.
_ 1).
System
Select Switch
1__
m
SeledWheel
Power
Switch
7
Focusing
AUTO
FOCUS
The camcorder's
Full Range AF system offers continuous
shooting
ability
from close-up
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 bright-
hess 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 surt\_ce of a bey
of water.
• When
shooting
a scene with
a high-contrast
background.
• The low-contrast
warning
"_o_,,
appears
MANUAL FOCUS
If you are using
the viewfirlder,
you should
already
have
made
the necessary
viewfirlder
adjustlnerlts
(_ /
i)_.
17).
Set the System Select Switch
to "D.S.C."
or "VI DE(-)",
and set the Power Switch
to "PRO.".
Press the Select Wheel
to display
the Menu
Screen.
Rotate the Select Wheel
to move the highlight
bar to
"FO(
US" and press it. The FO(US
Menu appears.
Rotate the Select Wheel
to move the highlight
bar to
"MANU",
then press it. The Menu
Screen disappears
and "_ii"
and ,,_e_, appear.
The focus
is locked
at this
point.
To focus on a farther
subject,
rotate the Select Wheel
upward.
"_"
appears
and blinks.
To focus on a nearer
subject,
rotate the Select Wheel
downward.
"1_" appears
and blinks.
Press the Select Wheel.
The setting
is complete.
The
Menu
Screen reappears
with the highlight
bar on
"RETURN".
Press the Select Wheel.
The Menu
Screen disppears
and "@e,,
reappears
to indicate
the focus
is locked.
NOTES:
• To r_tum
t;_Auto
Focus, select
"AUTO"
in step 4.
• To re-adjust
Manual
Focu% repeat tile procedure
front step 2.
• Be sure to focus the lens irl the maximum
telephoto
position
wherl
you
use tile Marlual
Focus mode.
Ityou
focus in on a certain
subject
irl the wide-angle
positiorl,
shaq_/y lbcused
images carlnot
be obtairled
when
zoomed
irl because
the depth-olLfield
is reduced
at Iorlger
focal lenqths.
• Wherl
the _*cus level carlnot
be adjusted
arly L_rther or closer,
"_"
or ,,o,,
will
blink.
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