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MANUAL FOCUS
In the following cases, it may be difficult to use the Autofocus, so you might want to focus the lens yourself.
1. When the object is not in the middle of the scene.
2. When you want the background or the front of the scene blurred.
3. When you want to have the beginning of the scene out-of-focus.
USING THE MANUAL FOCUS
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Slide the FULL AUTO switch to OFF
Press T to zoom in on your subject.
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Turn the focus ring until the subject is focused.
Lightly press W and
zoom out to compose the
scene.
WHITE BALANCE
White balance ensures that all the colours in a scene are correctly reproduced. In the auto
mode, white balance is adjusted automatically.
Using the White Balance Lock mode
Colour shift may occur when a solid coloured object is recorded, so that the viewfinder is
filled with one colour, eg., when a close up of solid coloured paper is taken. The Auto
White Balance mode is locked into place to avoid a colour shift in such situations. Follow
the procedure described below to lock the Auto White Balance mode.
(1) When Quick Action is required.
Zoom out all the way on a subject that is not one solid colour. Under this condition, the
proper white balance will be set automatically.
Press the WHITE BALANCE button to lock the white balance setting. "W/B" appears in
the viewfinder. Colour shift can be avoided when the white balance is locked even when
recording a close up of a solid coloured subject.
(2) When a very accurate white balance setting is required.
Focus on a white piece of paper so that the viewfinder is filled with it and keep focusing
for about 2 seconds. Then the proper white balance will be set automatically. Slide the
FULL AUTO switch to OFF, and press the WHITE BALANCE button to lock the white
balance setting. "W/B" appears in the viewfinder.
To disengage the White Balance Lock mode, press the WHITE BALANCE button, or slide
the FULL AUTO switch to FULL AUTO mode to return to the Auto White Balance mode.
The colour temperature of a light source varies. For instance, the colour temperature of
sunlight will vary depending on the weather and time of day. Reset the White Balance
Lock if the colour temperature changes.
If power to the Camcorder is interrupted during White Balance Lock, if or the Camcorder
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is switched to the VCR mode, White Balance Lock will be cancelled.
Even if the White Balance Lock mode is on, the White Balance is not perfectly
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locked. Therefore the White Balance compensation function can adjust to small varia-
tions in colour temperature, giving
Under the following conditions Auto White Balance may not function correctly.
*When mixing natural and artificial light. Beware of window scenes containing a mixture of artificial and natural light.
Likewise all lighting should have the same colour temperature.
When using special effects lighting.
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*When there is insufficient light.
When the colour temperature of a scene changes too rapidly or there is too much contrast,
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*When the object is a solid colour.
more natural colour.
your recordings
FOCUS
M/F
manual
In the
focus mode,
"M/F"
displayed In the
IS
viewfinder.
WHITE
BALANCE
In the White Balance Lock
mode, "W/B"
displayed In
IS
the upper left of the view-
finder. (If the White Balance
Lock mode
disengaged.
IS
the display disappears.)
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