48USING THE MANUAL DIALYou can assign one frequently used function (focus, aperture, shutter speed, or exposure) tothe Manual Dial and then use the Manual Dial to set that function during recording.PRECHECK!Set the manual dial to the frequently used function (Focus, Aperture, Shutter,Exposure Value). page 1031. Press the MANUAL button.Press the MANUAL button to toggle focus between Auto andManual.2. Adjust the focus turning the MANUAL dial.You can adjust aperture, shutter, or exposure value in the sameway, after you have assigned the one function to the manualdial. page 103••You can assign only one function at a time to the manual dial. page 103Even if a function would normally not be available because a second function is set to a value thatwould prevent it from functioning, you can still assign it to and set it with the manual dial, thoughnot in the menu.For example: The Aperture function can not be used if you set the shutter to Manual in the menu.However, if you assign the aperture function to the Manual Dial, the camcorder sets the shutter toAuto automatically and you can use the Manual Dial to set the aperture.••Ex) The manual dial set to FocusYou can assign the following functions to the manual dial.Refer to the following pages for the details of each function.Focus page 70Aperture page 66Shutter page 67EV page 68••••Functions you can assign to the manual dialMANUAL buttonMANUAL dialbasic recording45#: <.JO> .*/.BOVBMNORNOR