Sony DSR-250 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Advanced Recording Operations
Focusing manually
You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:
The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting
subjects through glass coated with water droplets
horizontal stripes
subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky
When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the
background
Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod
(1) Slide FOCUS down to MANUAL. The 9 indicator appears on the LCD screen
or in the viewfinder in recording, standby, or memory mode.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen the focus.
To return to the autofocus mode
Slide FOCUS up to AUTO to turn off the 9 or indicator.
To focus in infinity
Slide FOCUS to INFINITY. The indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder. This function is useful when the nearer subject is focused automatically,
even though you want to focus on a faraway subject.
To shoot with auto focusing momentarily
Press FOCUS PUSH AUTO. The auto focus functions while you are pressing FOCUS
PUSH AUTO.
Use this button to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.
When you release FOCUS PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.
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FOCUS
AUTO
MANUAL
INFINITY
PUSH AUTO