Sony CCD-TR7 - Manual (Page 17)

Manual Focusing
When you close the AUTO LOCK covei, Ihe
autofocusing (unctions and you can easily pet
a focused picture under most shooting
conditions. But manual focusing is
recommended in the following cases.
|a] to II] correspond to the illustrations. (H-1)
[a] Insufficient light
(bj Too much brightness behind the subject
|c] Subject with little contrast—wall, sky, etc.
Id] One subject is close; the other Is in the
center, but at a distance
[a] Subjects beyond nets, etc., or another
subject passes in front of the camcorder
m HorvzOTtal stripes
Jg] Subject through frosted glass
|h) Bright subject or subject reflecting light
[i] High contrast behirtd the subject (the
background may be focused)
[j| Under the following circumstances
• When using conversion lenses of effect
filters
• When shooting a stationary subject using
a tripod
• To save battery wear
Autofocusing does not function momenlarlfy
when:
• The setting of the shutter speed Is changed.
• Back light is adjusted manually.
• Lighting conditions change quickly.
• Zooming is dor>e from wide-range to
telephoto.
This camcorder keeps in focus by referring to
the picture contrast, which is weak in the
above situations.
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Focusing Manually
(H-2)
1 Slide open the AUTO LOCK cover.
2 Press FOCUS.
Make sure that the autofocus frame goes
off in the viewfinder.
3 Turn the manual zoom lever fully to the
telephoto position.
4 Turn the focus ring to achieve sheip locus.
5 Set the desired shot length using the
manual zoom lever.
Some helpful hints
• When shooting in relatively dark places such
as indoors, the depth of field in proper focus
is very shallow. For best results, shoot at
wide angles after focusing in telephoto.
• When shooting a scene with lots of
movement in bright light, set the zoom lever
to the wide-angle position and the focus ring
to 2m.
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