Focusing manually – Sony DCR-DVD100 User Manual

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Shooting movies/still images

Shooting techniques to match your circumstances

To return to the autofocus

Press FOCUS again.

To record distant subjects

Turn the dial to FAR until the

indicator

appears.
The focus is fixed at the most distant position.

Tips
•It is easier to focus on subjects if you adjust

the zoom to shoot at the “W” (wide-angle)
position after adjusting the focus at the “T”
(telephoto) position.

•When you shoot close to the subject, focus at

the end of the “W” (wide-angle) position.

•9 changes as follows:

when recording a distant subject.

when the subject is too close to focus on.

Focusing manually

Normally, focus is adjusted automatically.
However, you can gain better results by
manually adjusting the focus in the following
cases:
•The autofocus is not effective when shooting

– Subjects through glass coated with water

droplets

– Horizontal stripes
– Subjects with little contrast with

backgrounds such as walls or sky

•Shooting a stationary subject when using a

tripod

•When you want to change the focus from a

subject in the foreground to a subject in the
background

1

Set the mode dial to

(Movie) or

(Still).

2

Press FOCUS.

The 9 (manual focus) indicator appears.

3

Viewing the viewfinder or the LCD display,
turn the dial to adjust the focus.

2

3

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