Canon VIXIA HF G30 - Manual (Page 12)

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Focus Adjustment
Autofocus
When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the
center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the front
of the lens barrel) to
G and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of the
lens barrel) to G. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed.
1 and modes only: Press B.
2 Open the [AF Mode] screen.
[FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [AF Mode]
3 Touch the desired option and then touch [
X].
• The icon of the selected option appears on the screen.
Options ( Default value)
Operating modes:
[ = Instant AF]
Sets the autofocus to Instant AF. The focus is adjusted at the highest speed. This
mode is useful even when recording in very bright or low-light surroundings. This mode uses both the
TTL system and external sensor for focusing.
[ ? M di AF] S h f M di AF Th d f hl h
Brackets [ ] are used to
refer to control buttons
and menu options you
will select and to other
onscreen messages
and displays.
The three sets of icons indicate the operating
mode and whether a function is available in
that mode.
: Indicates whether the
camcorder is in shooting (CAMERA) or
playback (MEDIA) mode. In this example, the
function is available only in
mode. For
details, refer to Turning the Camcorder On
and Off (A 28).
: Indicates the movie format. For
details, refer to Selecting the Movie Format
(AVCHD/MP4) (A 37).
: Indicates the shooting
mode. For details, refer to Setting the
Shooting Mode (A 29).
The > arrow is used to abbreviate
menu selections. For details on
how to use the menus, refer to
Using the Menus (A 31). For a
summary of available menu options
and settings, refer to the appendix
Menu Options Lists (A 143).
The names of physical
buttons and switches on
the camcorder are
indicated within a
“button” frame.
For example B.
COP
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