The image is blurred or out of focus
05-Jan-2011
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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. Set the mode switch to <M> or <CINEMA>.
2. Turn on the camcorder.
3. Touch [ 
].
].
4. Touch [ 
Focus].
Focus].
5. Bring the camcorder into focus.
5-1. 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.
] button along with the [ ] and [ ] buttons instead of touching the subject.5-2.To achieve focus more precisely, touch the [ ] or [ ] button to make fine adjustments.
] 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 [ 
].
] until the focusing distance changes to [ ].6. Touch [ 
] to lock the focus at the selected distance.
] to lock the focus at the selected distance.During manual focus, [MF] will appear on the screen.
To return to autofocusing, carry out steps 3 and 4 again, and then touch the [ ] button.
] button.