Advanced Shooting 81Adjusting the FocusAutofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case,focus manually.Operating modes:POINTS TO CHECK• Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.1 Open the manual focus screen.2 Touch a subject that appears inside the < frame.• The Touch AF mark (I) will flash and the focusing distance will beadjusted automatically. You have the option to further adjust thefocus manually as necessary.• You can touch [D] instead to adjust the focus manually withoutactivating the Touch AF function.• The manual focus controls appear.• Touch [D] again to return the camcorder to autofocus.3 Touch and hold [F] or [E] to adjust the focus.• The focusing distance displayed will change as you adjust the focus.The focusing distance will be displayed for about 2 seconds. You canchange the units used for the distance display with the > q> [Displayed Units] setting.• The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus moreeasily. You can also turn off this function with the > p >[Focus Assistance] setting.• If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains orfireworks, touch and hold [F] until the focusing distance changesto G.• Reflective surfaces• Subjects with low contrastor without vertical lines• Fast moving subjects• Through wet windows• Night scenesSCN> [< Focus]COPY
