Recording (Continued)
b Notes
• When you use A-mount lenses (sold separately),
you cannot use following functions and buttons.
– Auto focus
– Button D
– FOCUS switch C at the AUTO position
1
During recording or standby, set
the FOCUS switch C to MAN.
appears.
9
2
Rotate the focusing ring B and
adjust the focus.
changes to
9
cannot be adjusted any farther.
changes to
adjusted any closer.
z Tips
For focusing manually
• It is easier to focus on the subject when you use
the zoom function. Zoom towards T (telephoto)
to adjust the focus, and then, towards W (wide
angle) to adjust the zoom for recording.
30
when the focus
9
when the focus cannot be
• When you want to record a close-up image of a
subject, fully zoom out towards W (wide angle),
then adjust the focus.
To restore automatic adjustment
Set the FOCUS switch C to AUTO.
disappears and the automatic focus
9
adjustment is restored.
Using automatic focus temporarily
(Push auto focus)
Record the subject while pressing and
holding the PUSH AUTO button D.
If you release the button, the setting returns
to manual focusing.
Use this function to shift the focus on one
subject to another. The scenes will shift
smoothly.
z Tips
• The focal distance information (for when it is
dark and hard to adjust the focus) appears for
about 3 seconds in the following cases.
– When you set the FOCUS switch C to
MAN and 9 appears on the screen.
– When you rotate the focusing ring while
9 is displayed on the screen.
Using the expanded focus (Expanded
focus)
Press the EXPANDED FOCUS button A.
[EXPANDED FOCUS] appears and the
center of the screen is magnified by about
2.0 times. It will be easier to confirm the
focus setting during manual focusing. The
screen returns to the original size when you
press the button again.
b Notes
• Even though the image appears expanded on the
screen, the recorded image is not expanded.
• You cannot use the expanded focus with the
SMOOTH SLOW REC function (p. 45).