Canon 50 - Manual (Page 53)

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Adjusting the Focus Manually
Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
1. Set the mode dial to a mode other than .
2. Adjust the zoom.
3. Press the FOCUS button.
“MF” appears.
4. Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus.
• Turn the focus ring until the image appears focused.
• Press the FOCUS button to return to autofocus.
 The setting resets to autofocus when you switch the mode dial to .
 Readjust the focus when you have turned off the camcorder.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
Press the FOCUS button more than 2 seconds after step 2 in Adjusting
the Focus Manually.
“ ” appears.
When you operate the zoom or turn the focus ring, “ ” changes to “MF” and the
camcorder change to manual focusing mode.
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Reflective
surfaces
Subjects with low
contrast or without
vertical lines
Fast Moving
Subjects
Through
dirty or wet
windows
Night Scenes
Mode dial
FOCUS button
Focus ring
Zoom lever