Sony DCR-VX1000 - Manual (Page 33)

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Advanced Operations
PUSH AUTO
FOUCUS
AUTO
MANUAL
INFINITY
PUSH AUTO
When or appears
Turn focus ring clockwise when appears, or turn it counterclockwise when appears in the
viewfinder. If you cannot get in focus, turn in the reverse direction.
When appears, focus is at infinity.
When appears, subject is too close.
Notes on indicator
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It does not appear when you select a slow shutter speed (while DIGITAL MODE switch is set to ZOOM).
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It disappears if you do not turn the focus ring for 1.5 seconds.
To Reactivate Auto Focusing
Set FOCUS to AUTO to disappear f in the viewfinder.
Shooting in relatively dark places
Shoot in wide angle after focusing in telephoto.
Shooting a scene with lots of movement in bright light
Set the zoom button fully to the wide-angle position.
Close-ups (Macro)
Set the zoom button fully to the wide-angle position.
Focusing to Infinity
Focus to infinity when the camcorder focuses on a nearby subject while you want on focus to a distant
subject.
Slide FOCUS in the direction of the arrow (INFINITY) to focus to infinity.
When you release FOCUS, manual focus resumes.
Shooting with Auto Focusing Momentarily
Press PUSH AUTO.
The auto focus functions while you are pressing PUSH AUTO.
Use this switch to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.
When you release PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.