Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

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Focus Adjustment60AutofocusWhen autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in thecenter of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the frontof the lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of thelens barrel) to G. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed.1 During manual focus: Press the AF/MF button.2 Select [AF Mode].> [v " Camera Setup] > [AF Mode]3 Select the desired option and then select [X].OptionsNOTES• The AF mode cannot be selected in the following cases.- When > [v Camera Setup] > [Conversion Lens] is set to an option other than[j Off].- When infrared recording is activated.• While using autofocus, you can turn the focus/zoom ring to focus manually. When you stop turningthe ring, the camcorder returns to autofocus. This is useful in situations such as when focusing on asubject on the other side of a window.• When the shooting mode is set to [T Fireworks], the focus will be set to G and cannot bechanged.• Autofocus takes longer to focus when the frame rate is 29.97P or 23.98P than when it is 59.94P.Operating modes:[= Instant AF]: Sets the autofocus to Instant AF. The focus is adjusted at the highest speed. Thismode is useful even when recording in very bright or low-light surroundings. Thismode uses both the TTL system and external sensor for focusing.[? Medium AF]: Sets the autofocus to Medium AF. The camcorder focuses more smoothly on thesubject than when using the [= Instant AF] setting. This mode uses both theTTL system and external sensor for focusing.[@ Normal AF]: Sets the autofocus to Normal AF. The autofocus adjustment is made at a stablespeed.