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Functions set in the OPTION MENU

Items you can set only on the (OPTION
MENU) will be described below. SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
The default settings are marked with B. aim it at a subject not located at the center
of the screen.
FOCUS

You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.

1 Touch the subject on the screen.
9 appears.
1 Touch [MANUAL].
2 Touch [END].
9 appears.
2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/ To adjust the focus automatically, touch
(focusing on distant subjects) to [AUTO] t [END] in step 1.
sharpen the focus. appears when the
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and b Notes
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted • If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
farther away. automatically set to [MANUAL].
3 Touch .
To adjust the focus automatically, touch TELE MACRO
[AUTO] t in step 1.
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such
b Notes as flowers or insects. You can blur out
• The minimum possible distance between backgrounds and the subject stands out
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp clearer.
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for ( ), the zoom (p. 38) moves to the top of
telephoto. the T (telephoto) side automatically and
allows recording subjects at a close
z Tips
distance, down to about 57 cm (22 1/2 in.).
• 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. To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide-
• The focal distance information (distance at angle (W side).
which the subject is focused on, if it is dark and
focus adjustment is difficult) appears for a few b Notes
seconds in the following cases (This • When recording a distant subject, focusing may
information will not display correctly if an be difficult and can take some time.
optional conversion lens is being used).
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 98)
– When the focus mode is switched from when it is hard to focus automatically.
automatic to manual.
– When you set focus manually.
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