Sony DCR-HC54 User Manual

Available operation buttons vary depending 
on the position of the lamp and the display 
(PAGE).
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when 
the items are selected.
The available functions during Easy 
Handycam operation are marked with “*”.
See page 29 for details on selecting 
button items.

You can select and adjust the focal point to 
a subject not located in the center of the 
screen.

1

Touch the point where you want to focus 
on in the frame.
9

 appears.

2

Touch [END].

To adjust the focus automatically, touch 
[AUTO] or set [FOCUS] to [AUTO].

b

• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is 

automatically set to [MANUAL].

AUTO

SPOT  FOCUS

0:00:00

STBY

60min

END

1

2

You can adjust the focus manually. You can 
select this function also when you want to 
focus on a certain subject intentionally.

1

Touch [MANUAL].
9

 appears.

2

Touch 

 (focusing on close subjects)/

 (focusing on distant subjects) to 

sharpen the focus. 

 appears when the 

focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and 

 

appears when the focus cannot be adjusted 
farther away.

3

Touch .

To adjust the focus automatically, touch 
[AUTO].

b

• The minimum possible distance between 

camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp 
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide 
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for 
telephoto.

z

• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the 

power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to 
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to 
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want 
to record a subject at close range, move the 
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then 
adjust the focus.