Hitachi VM-H100LA - Manual (Page 32)

Advanced Techniques - 32 -
The auto focus will not work under the following conditions and you must focus manually:
Objects outside the center of the LCD monitor
Objects at different distances in the center of the LCD monitor
Brightly lit objects such as a neon light, objects lit by spotlight, etc.
Objects behind water dappled or dusty glass
Objects with little difference in light reflection such as a white wall
Rapidly moving objects
Dark objects
Note: With the T zoom control you can use the auto focus with subjects that are 3.6 feet away from the lens
and further away to infinity. With the W zoom control you can use the auto focus with subjects 1-3/16 inches
away from the lens and further away to infinity.
Using Manual Focus
1. Press the FOCUS control buttons simultaneously. FOCUS displays on the LCD monitor. You can adjust the
focus manually.
2. Use the power zoom T control to zoom up completely to your subject. If you don't use the T control to zoom to
the picture you want, the picture may fall out of focus when actual recording starts.
3. Press the Focus control
or button until the subject is in focus.
4. Use the power zoom W control to zoom back to the picture you desire.