User Manual

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING

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Using the Infinity Mode

The Infinity Mode sets the focus near infinity. It is a good

choice for scenery and other far-off subjects. Focus adjust-

ment starts automatically whenever you press the shutter

release button about half way down.

Press / /MF RESIZE to cycle through the fo-

cus mode settings until the indicator ap-

pears on the display. This indicates the Infinity

Mode.

Compose the image and record it.

• See “Using the Auto Focus Mode” on page E-59 for

information about how the camera focuses an image

automatically.

• You can check the current status by looking at the op-

eration lamp and focus frame. See “Using the Auto

Focus Mode” on page E-59 for more information.

Using the Manual Focus Mode

With Manual Focus, you make the required focus settings by

hand. The following shows the relationship between the opti-

cal zoom factor and the focusing distance for the Manual

Focus Mode.

Press / /MF RESIZE to cycle through the fo-

cus mode settings until the indicator ap-

pears flashing on the display. This indicates

the Manual Focus Mode.

While the indicator is flashing, use [왔] and

[왖] to focus the image.

• If you do not perform any focus operation for about

three seconds, the indicator stops flashing.

• You can press / /MF RESIZE while the indica-

tor is on the monitor screen to change to another focus

mode, if you want.

Optical Zoom Factor

Focusing Distance

6cm to ∞

18cm to ∞