Canon MD140 Manual De Usuario
Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
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Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
Reflective surfaces
Subjects with low contrast or
without vertical lines
without vertical lines
Fast moving subjects
Through wet windows
Night scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch:
1
Adjust the zoom.
2
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
on screen, press (
) to display it.
3
Push the joystick (
) towards
[FOCUS] to activate the manual
focus.
focus.
[FOCUS] on the joystick guide will be
displayed in light blue and “MF”
appears on the screen.
displayed in light blue and “MF”
appears on the screen.
4
Adjust (
) the focus as
necessary.
• Push the joystick ( ) towards
for
a farther focal distance or push it ( )
towards
towards
for a closer focal distance.
• Pushing the joystick (
) towards
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
camcorder to autofocus.
5
Push the joystick (
) towards
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
adjustment.
NOTES
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to
.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
1
Adjust the zoom.
2
Keep the joystick pushed (
)
towards [FOCUS] for more than 2
seconds.
•
seconds.
•
appears.
• Pushing the joystick (
) towards
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• Operating the zoom or the joystick
(
camcorder to autofocus.
• Operating the zoom or the joystick
(
) will return the camcorder to
manual focus adjustment.
3
Push the joystick (
) towards
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
adjustment.
(
BACK
FOCUS
BACK
FOCUS