Panasonic GR-DX300 User Manual

EN

To obtain correct focus.

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already

have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments
(

墌

 pg. 8).

Set the Power Switch 

@

 to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button 

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 located on the switch, then

press FOCUS 

r

 (

墌

 pgs. 52 and 53). The manual

focus indicator appears.

To focus on a farther subject, press + 

5

 . “

” 

R

appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, press – 

5

. “

” 

R

appears and blinks.

Press SELECT/SET 

3

. Focus adjustment is

complete.

To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS 

r

 twice or set

the Power Switch 

@

 to “

”.

If FOCUS 

r

 is pressed once, the camcorder will enter

the focus adjustment mode again.

● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto

position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you
focus in on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply
focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up
because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal
lengths.

● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or

closer, “

” or “

”  will blink.

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:

• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the

background is too bright.

• When shooting on a reflective natural background

such as at the beach or when skiing.

• When the background is overly dark or the subject

light.

Set the Power Switch 

@

 to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button 

$

 located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Press MENU 

4

. The Menu Screen appears.

Press + or – 

5

 to select “

 (EXPOSURE)”, then

press SELECT/SET 

3

.

Press + or – 

5

 to select “MANUAL”, then press

SELECT/SET 

3

. The Menu Screen disappears. The

exposure control indicator appears.

Press + 

5

 to brighten the image, or – 

5

 to darken

the image. (maximum ±6)

Press SELECT/SET 

3

. Exposure adjustment is

complete.

..... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Power Switch

@

 to “

”.

..... press BACKLIGHT 

w

. 

 

r

 is displayed and the

subject is brightened. If pressed again, 

 

r

disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.

• +3 exposure has the same effect as the BACKLIGHT

Button 

w

.

• Using BACKLIGHT 

w

 may cause the light around the

subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.

• Backlight compensations is also available when the

Power Switch 

@

 is set to “

”.

You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time with backlight, spotlight (

墌

 pg. 27) compensation and

“SNOW” (

墌

 pg. 27).

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