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Customizing your camcorder
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Notes
[EXPOSURE] is automatically set to
[MANUAL].
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located at the center
of the screen.
Touch the subject in the frame of which you
want to adjust the focus.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO].
Notes
[FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL].
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. Adjust the brightness when the
subject is too bright or too dark.
Touch / to adjust the brightness.
To adjust the exposure automatically, touch
[AUTO].
Tips
You can also adjust the setting manually by
u
sing the RING (p. 31).
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
Touch (nearby subject)/ (distant
subject) to adjust the focus.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO].
Notes
When you set [FOCUS] to [MANUAL],
appears.
The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
f
ocus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
Tips
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
any closer, and
appears when the focus
cannot be adjusted farther away.
It is easier to focus on the subject by moving
the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle)
to adjust the zoom for recording. When you
want to record a subject at close range, move
the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
The focal distance information (distance at
which the subject is focused on; used as a guide
if it is dark and focus adjustment is difficult)
appears for a few seconds in the following cases.
(This information will not display correctly if a
conversion lens (sold separately) is being used.)
When the focus mode is switched from
automatic to manual
When you set focus manually
You can also adjust the setting manually by
u
sing the RING (p. 31).