Sharp DSR-PD150P User Manual

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:
•The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting

– subjects through glass coated with water droplets
– horizontal stripes
– subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky

•When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the

background

•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod

(1) Slide FOCUS down to MANUAL. The 9 indicator appears on the LCD screen

or in the viewfinder in recording, standby, or memory mode.

(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen the focus.

Slide FOCUS up to AUTO to turn off the 9 or 

 indicator.

Slide FOCUS to INFINITY. The 

 indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the

viewfinder. This function is useful when the nearer subject is focused automatically,
even though you want to focus on a faraway subject.

Press PUSH AUTO.
The auto focus functions while you are pressing PUSH AUTO.
Use this button to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.
When you release PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.

To obtain the correct focus
First, focus on a subject manually with the zoom set toward the “T” (telephoto) side, then
adjust the zoom by pressing the “W” side of the lever gradually.

When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the “W” (wide-angle) position.

9

 when recording a distant subject.

 when the subject is too close to focus on.