Adjustingthe Focus; Adjusting The Focus For An Off-Center Subject - Spot Focus - Sony Handycam DCR-HC85 Operation Manual

• When using the Super NightShot plus or Color Slow
Shutter fimction, the shutter speed of your
camcorder changes depending on the brightness.
The motion of the picture may slow down at this
time
• Adjust the focus mamlally when it is hard to tbcus
antomatically
• Do not cover the infiared post with yore fingers or
other objects Remove the conve_ sion lens (optional)
if it is attached
• Depending on the shooting conditions or
circumstances, colors may not be reproduced
properly.
"_° Tip
• If you record subjects in complete darkness, setting
INS LIGHT] to [ON] in the menu setting is
recommended. The maximmn shooting distance
using the NightShot Light is about 3 m (10 feet).
(The defmflt setting is [ON].)
If you record subjects in dark places (such as night
scene or in moonlight), set [NS LIGHT] to [OFF] in
the menu setting. You can make image color deepe_
(p 68).
Adjustingthe focus
The tbcus is adjusted automatically in the
default setting.
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a suIziect not located in the center of
the screen.
Touch _ during recording or in
the standby mode.
Touch [SPOT FOCUS].
If the item is not displayed on the screen,
tonch [_/_. If you cannot find it, touch
[MENU], and select it from the [_2
(CAMERA SET) menu.
to adjust the focus on the screen.
[SPOT FOCUS[ flashes while the camera is
acljnsting the focns. @ appears.
Touch [END].
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