Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
IMPORTANT
- The screens and settings that appear may differ depending on the model you are using.
- When the [Camera Mode] is set to [
] (Auto), this setting cannot be made. Please make the setting in either [
] (Manual) or [
] (Cinema).
Manual Focus Adjustment 1. Touch [
 ].
2. Touch [Focus].
3. Bring the camcorder into focus.
3-1. Touch a subject that appears inside the frame.
- The [
] button turns to [
], and then the [
] and [
] buttons appear.
- The Touch AF mark [
] will flash and the focusing distance will be adjusted automatically.
REFERENCE
It is also possible to focus on a subject by touching the [
 ] button along with the [
 ] and [
 ] buttons instead of touching the subject.
3-2.To achieve focus more precisely, touch the [
 ] or [
 ] button to make fine adjustments.
When the [Focus Assistance] setting is [On], the center of the screen will be magnified.
For your reference, the focal distance to an in-focus subject in the scene appears during operation for a few seconds.
NOTE
If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks, touch and hold [
 ] until the focusing distance changes to [
 ].
4. Touch [
 ] to lock the focus at the selected distance.
During manual focus, [MF] will appear on the screen.
To return to autofocusing, carry out steps 1 and 2 again, and then touch the [
 ] button.
NOTE
- During manual focus, you can touch inside the frame to activate the Touch AF function and autofocus on a subject.
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