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Advanced Recording Operations
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FN
FOCUS
MANU–
AL
INFI–
NITY
AUTO AUTO
OK
MANU–
AL
OK
FOCUS
INFI–
NITY
FOCUS
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Focusing manually
You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases.
Normally, focus is automatically adjusted.
•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 point from a subject in the foreground to a subject
in the background
•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod
(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only) mode, select FN, then press the
center z on the control button. The PAGE1 screen appears.
(2) Select FOCUS, then press the center z on the control button. The FOCUS
screen used for adjusting the focus appears.
(3) Select MANUAL, then press the center z on the control button. The top of the
selected button is indicated with a green bar and the 9 indicator appears.
(4) Select
C or c , then press the center z on the control button repeatedly to
adjust the focus.
C : To move the focus point closer
c
: To move the focus point further away
You can also adjust the focus by pressing b/B repeatedly after you select
C or c .
(5) Press DISPLAY to turn off the screen buttons.