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Functions set in the OPTION MENU
Items you can set only on the OPTION
MENU will be described below.
How to set
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The default settings are marked with B.
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 [MANUAL].
9 appears.
2 Touch
(focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
sharpen the focus.
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
3 Touch
.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t
in step 1.
b Notes
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
z Tips
• 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 (the distance at
which the subject is focused on, for when it is
dark and hard to adjust focus) appears for a few
seconds in the following cases. (It will not be
appears when the
displayed correctly if you are using a conversion
lens (optional).)
– When the focus mode is switched from
automatic to manual.
– When you set focus manually
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located at the center
of the screen.
1 Touch the subject on the screen.
9 appears.
2 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t [
] in step 1.
END
b Notes
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
TELE MACRO
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such
as flowers or insects. You can blur out
backgrounds and the subject stands out
clearer.
When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
(
), the zoom (p. 34) moves to the top of
the T (telephoto) side automatically and
allows recording subjects at a close distance
as follows;
DCR-DVD106E/DVD108E/DVD109E/
DVD608E
down to about 43 cm (17 in.)
DCR-DVD306E/DVD308E/DVD708E
down to about 38 cm (15 in.)
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