Panasonic NV-DS15EN Operating Instructions Manual

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ENGLISHFor the following subjects and recording situations,the Auto Focus System cannot provide preciseadjustment.Use the Manual Focus Mode Instead. {•♦ 106)O Recording subjects with a part of it near the MovieCamera and another part far away from ItAs the Auto Focus adjusts on the centre part of the imageIt IS often impossible to bring the nearby and distant partsof the subject into focus.When you want to record a person with a distant mountainin the back, it is not possible to focus on both.@ Recording subjects behind glass covered with dirt ordustAs the focus is adjusted on the dirty glass, the subjectbehind the glass is out of focus. When recording a subject^ross a street on which cars are running, the focus mavbe adjusted on the cars.O Recording subjects In dark surroundings^ the amount of light information entering through thelens is greatly reduced, the Movie Camera cannot adjustthe focus precisefy.O Recording subjects surrounded by objects with shinysurfaces or much light reflectionAs the Movie Camera adjusts the focus on objects withshiny surfaces or much light reflection, the subject mav ooout of focus. ’ ®Therefore, when recording at a lake or the sea. eveningscenes, fireworks, or under special types of lighting, thesubject may be out of focus.O Recording fast^moving subjectsAs the Internal focusing lens is moved mechanically, Itcannot follow fast-moving subjects without delay.Therefore, subjects like children running back and forthmay temporarily go out of focus.O Subjects with weak contrastAs the Movie Camera adjusts the focus based on verticalcontours In the picture, subjects with little contrast such asa white wall may be out of focus.-166-