Focusing Manually - Sony DCR-TRV40 Operating Instructions Manual

Focusing manually
You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the fbllowing cases.
Normally, focus is automatically adjusted.
•The autofocus is not effective when shooting
Sulojects through glass coated with water & oplets
Horizontal stripes
Sulojectswith little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky
•When you want to change the tiocus fl'om a suloject in the foreground to a suloject in
the backgrotmd.
• Shooting a stationa W subject when using a tripod.
(1)Set FOCUS to MAN when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or
MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR TRV50 only).
The ,_ indicator appears.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.
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Focus ring --
FOCUS switch
To return to the autofocus
Set FOCUS to AUTO.
To record distant subjects
When you set FOCUS to INFINITY, the lens fbcuses on and i_ indicator appears. When
you release FOCUS, your camcorder returns to the manual focus. Use this mode when
yore camcorder focuses on near objects even though you are trying to shoot a distant
object.
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