When 

 or 

 appears

Turn focus ring clockwise when 

 appears, or turn it counterclockwise when 

 appears in the

viewfinder.  If you cannot get in focus, turn in the reverse direction.

When 

 appears, focus is at infinity.

When 

 appears, subject is too close.

Notes on 

 indicator

It does not appear when you select a slow shutter speed (while DIGITAL MODE switch is set to ZOOM).

It disappears if you do not turn the focus ring for 1.5 seconds.

To Reactivate Auto Focusing

Set FOCUS to AUTO to disappear f in the viewfinder.

Shooting in relatively dark places

Shoot in wide angle after focusing in telephoto.

Shooting a scene with lots of movement in bright light

Set the zoom button fully to the wide angle position.

Close ups (Macro)

Set the zoom button fully to the wide angle position.

Focusing to Infinity

Focus to infinity when the camcorder focuses on a nearby subject while you want on focus to a distant

subject.

Slide FOCUS in the direction of the arrow (INFINITY) to focus to infinity.

When you release FOCUS, manual focus resumes.

FOUCUS

AUTO

MANUAL

INFINITY

PUSH AUTO

Shooting with Auto Focusing Momentarily

Press PUSH AUTO.

Advanced Operations

The auto focus functions while you are pressing PUSH AUTO.

Use this switch to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.

When you release PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.

PUSH AUTO

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