The image is blurred or out of focus
28-Aug-2009
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Solution
Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
1.Open < 
> the joystick guide.
> the joystick guide.
2.Select < 
> [ 
Focus ] and press < 
( SET ) >.
> [ Focus ] and press < ( SET ) >.
The current focus is locked and [ MF ] appears.
3.Push the joystick < 
) or ( 
> once to verify if the image is focused.
) or ( > once to verify if the image is focused.
- The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more easily. You can also turn off the focus assist function.
- When face detection is activated, instead of the center of the picture, the camcorder will magnify the face of the person identified as the main subject. If there is more than one person in the picture, you can select the main subject manually.
4.Adjust < 
> the focus as required.
> the focus as required. - If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks, push the joystick < 
> toward [ 
] and hold it pressed down until [ MF ] changes to [ 
].
> toward [ ] and hold it pressed down until [ MF ] changes to [ ].5.Push the joystick < 
> to hide the joystick guide.
> to hide the joystick guide.- The selected focus will be locked.
- During focus lock, press < ( SET ) > twice to return the camcorder to autofocus.
( SET ) > twice to return the camcorder to autofocus.NOTE
This function can also be assigned to the custom key/dial.