Adjusting The Focus Manually - Sony Handycam DCR-HC85 Operation Manual

To adjust the focus automatically
Follow steps 1 and 2, then touch [AUTO] in step
3. Or press FOCUS after step 4.
0 Note
• You cannot use the SPOT FOCUS flmction together
with [PROGRAM AE].
• Focusing distance information will not be displayed.
You can adjust the focus manually according
to the recording conditions.
Use this function in the following cases.
To record a sut_iect behind a window covered
with raindrops.
To record horizontal stripes.
To record a subject with little contrast
between the subject and its background.
When you want to l_cus on a subject in the
background.
To record a stationary subject using a tripod.
Focus ring
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FOCUS
Press FOCUS during recording or ill
the standby mode.
appears.
Rotate the focus ring and adjust the
focus.
E:_changesto _whenthel_cuscannotbe
adiusted any lhrther. _ changes to *_
when the focus cannot be adjusted an?:
closer.
Tips for focusing manually
• It is easier to focus on the subject when you use the
zoom fimction Move the powe! zoom leve! towards
T (telephoto) to adjust the focus, and then, towards
W (wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording.
• When you want to record a close-up image of a
subject, move the power zoom leve! towards W
(wide angle) to fiflly magni_' the image, then adjust
the focus
To use the expanded focus _
For DCR-H( 85:
It will be easier to confirm the focus setting by _._-
enlarging the image during manual focusing. €._
When the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp is on, set
[EXP.FOCUS] in the f_i_ (CAMERA SET)
menu to [ON] (p. 66).
When you rotate the focus ring, @ appears
and the image will be displayed at twice its
original size.
To adjust the focus automatically
Press FOCUS again.
"_° Tip
The t)cal distance information (for when it is
dark and hard to adjust focus) appears tBr 3
seconds in the following cases. (It will not be
displayed correctly if you are using a
conversion lens (optional).)
When the tbcus mode is switched from automatic
to lnanllal.
When you rotate the tbcus ring.
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