Sanyo XACTI VPC-GH3GX - Manual (Page 73)

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Adjusting the monitor brightness
i While the Recording Screen is active, you can quickly access the screen
for adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU button for
at least 1 second.
What is the camera focusing on?
i A target mark & on the monitor
shows the area the camera is
focusing on.
i The camera automatically
determines the correct focus by
measuring from 9 different focus
points within the shooting area. If the
target mark is at a position that is
different from the point you wish to
focus on, you can refocus, for
example, by changing the shooting
angle.
i The large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area
in the center of the screen.
The focus and exposure can be locked (in the NORMAL mode)
i By assigning an operation shortcut to an arrow key (pages 125 and 128),
you can set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the
exposure setting is fixed, the
P icon appears on the monitor; when the
autofocus setting is fixed, the p icon appears on the monitor.
i When the focus range (pages 48 and 89) setting or scene select setting is
changed, the focus lock is released.
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed (in the NORMAL mode)
i The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording
Screen. You can use them as a reference when shooting.
F3.5
1/2
10
M
-S
Shutter speed
Aperture
Target mark
Camera shake icon