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Manual focus adjustment – Canon DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER MD130 User Manual

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Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

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Manual Focus Adjustment

Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.

Reflective surfaces

Subjects with low contrast or
without vertical lines

Fast moving subjects

Through wet windows

Night scenes

POINTS TO CHECK

Mode switch:

1

Adjust the zoom.

2

If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (

) to display it.

3

Push the joystick (

) towards

[FOCUS] to activate the manual
focus.

[FOCUS] on the joystick guide will be
displayed in light blue and “MF”
appears on the screen.

4

Adjust (

) the focus as

necessary.

• Push the joystick (

) towards

for

a farther focal distance or push it (

)

towards

for a closer focal distance.

• Pushing the joystick (

) towards

[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.

5

Push the joystick (

) towards

[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.

NOTES

The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to

.

Infinity Focus

Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.

1

Adjust the zoom.

2

Keep the joystick pushed (

)

towards [FOCUS] for more than 2
seconds.

appears.

• Pushing the joystick (

) towards

[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• Operating the zoom or the joystick
(

) will return the camcorder to

manual focus adjustment.

3

Push the joystick (

) towards

[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.

(

8)

BACK

FOCUS

BACK

FOCUS