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Recording
Focusing (Continued)
Manual Focus
You might need to focus manually under
certain conditions.
1. Set the POWER switch to CAMERA
MAN.
2. Rotate the zoom lever to T to zoom in
on the subject and center the subject
in the viewfinder.
3. Press the menu PUSH dial in to
display the menu in the viewfinder.
FOCUS is highlighted.
FOCUS
EXPOSURE
M. W. B.
16 X 9
TAPE LENGTH
TITLE
DATE/TIME DISP.
RETURN
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
OFF
T30
4. Press the menu PUSH dial in to
display the FOCUS menu.
AUTO
MANU
EXIT
FOCUS
5. Rotate the menu PUSH dial to
highlight MANU and press the dial in.
appears in the viewfinder.
The focus is locked at this point.
6. Adjust the focus for a subject nearer
or farther away.
• Rotate the menu PUSH dial up to
focus on a subject farther away.
flashes while you are
adjusting the focus and flashes
when you cannot adjust the focus
any more.
• Rotate the menu PUSH dial down
to focus on a subject nearer.
flashes while you are adjusting the
focus and flashes when you
cannot adjust the focus any more.
7. Press the menu PUSH dial twice to
remove the menus.
Note: To return to auto focus, select
AUTO in the FOCUS menu or set the
POWER switch to CAMERA AUTO.
Conditions Requiring Manual Focus
• When recording a subject through a
window.
• When recording a subject having a
close foreground and a background
that is far away.
• When recording in low-light situa-
tions.
• When recording two subjects at
different distances that overlap in the
same scene.
• When the subject is not in the center
of the scene.
• When recording a scene with fast
motions, like a tennis swing.