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EN 55<br />
Auto Focus<br />
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers<br />
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close<br />
as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.<br />
Focus detection zone<br />
However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the<br />
situations listed below (in these cases perform<br />
“Manual Focus”):<br />
● When two subjects overlap in the same scene.<br />
● When illumination is low.*<br />
● When the subject has no contrast (difference in<br />
brightness and darkness), such as a flat, onecolour<br />
wall, or a clear, blue sky.*<br />
● When a dark object is barely visible in the<br />
viewfinder.*<br />
● When the scene contains minute patterns or<br />
identical patterns that are regularly repeated.<br />
● When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light<br />
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.<br />
● When shooting a scene with a high-contrast<br />
back<strong>gr</strong>ound.<br />
* The following low-contrast warnings appear<br />
blinking: , , and<br />
NOTES:<br />
● If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing<br />
is not possible. Keep the lens clean. ( pg. 91)<br />
When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth<br />
or wait for it to dry naturally.<br />
● When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom<br />
out first. ( pg. 20) If zoomed-in in the auto focus<br />
mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom<br />
out depending on the distance between the<br />
camcorder and the subject. This will not occur<br />
when “TELE MACRO” is set to “ON”.<br />
( pg. 38, 46)<br />
Manual Focus<br />
NOTE:<br />
If you are using the viewfinder, you should already<br />
have performed “Viewfinder Adjustment”<br />
( pg. 12).<br />
1 Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down<br />
the Lock Button located on the switch.<br />
2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator<br />
appears.<br />
3 To focus on a further subject, rotate the MENU<br />
Wheel towards “+”. The “ ” indicator appears<br />
and blinks.<br />
While focusing on a<br />
further subject<br />
Manual focus<br />
indicator<br />
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MENU<br />
Wheel towards “–”. The “ ” indicator appears<br />
and blinks.<br />
While focusing on a<br />
nearer subject<br />
Manual focus<br />
indicator<br />
4 Press the MENU Wheel in. Focus adjustment is<br />
complete.<br />
● To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS twice or<br />
set the Power Switch to “A”.<br />
● If FOCUS is pressed once, the camcorder will<br />
enter the focus adjustment mode again.<br />
NOTES:<br />
● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum<br />
telephoto position when you use the Manual<br />
Focus mode. If you focus in on a subject in the<br />
wide-angle position, sharply focused images<br />
cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the<br />
depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.<br />
● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any<br />
further or closer, “ ” or “ ” will blink.