Sony DCR-SR45 User Guide

Items you can set only on the OPTION 

MENU will be described below.
The default settings are marked with .

You can adjust the focus manually. You can 

select this function also when you want to 

focus on a certain subject intentionally.

  Touch [MANUAL].  

 appears.

  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.

  Touch 

.

To adjust the focus automatically, touch 

[AUTO]  

 in step .



 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.



 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.



 The focal distance information (the distance at 

which the subject is focused on, for when it is 

dark and hard to adjust focus) appears for a few 

seconds in the following cases: (It will not be 

displayed correctly if you are using a conversion 

lens (optional).)



 When the focus mode is switched from 

automatic to manual.



 When you set focus manually.





You can select and adjust the focal point to 

aim it at a subject not located at the center 

of the screen.

  Touch the subject on the screen.  

 appears.

  Touch [END].

To adjust the focus automatically, touch 

[AUTO]  [END] in step .



 If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is 

automatically set to [MANUAL].

This is useful to shoot small subjects, such 

as flowers or insects. You can blur out 

backgrounds and the subject stands out 

clearer.

When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]  

( ), the zoom (p. 27) moves to the top of 

the T (telephoto) side automatically and 

allows recording subjects at a close distance 

as follows: 

down to about 43 cm (17 in.)

down to about 38 cm (15 in.)

To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide-

angle (W side).

