Samsung HMX-F90WN/XAA Manual De Propietario

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Advanced recording

Adjusting the focus manually

This camcorder automatically focuses subjects from close-up to 

infinity. However, the correct focus may not be obtained depending 

on the recording conditions. If this occurs, use the manual focus 

mode.

1 

Press the [Control (Up/Down)] 
button to select Manual.

•

The manual focus adjustment 

indicator appears.

2 

Press the [Control (Left/Right)] 
button to select the desired 

indicator to adjust focus, and then press the [Control (OK)] 

button.

•

The camcorder applies the manual focus setting and the ( 

 ) 

indicator appears.

Focusing on a nearer or farther subject

To focus on a nearer subject, press the [Control (Left)] button.

To focus on a further subject, press the [Control (Right)] button.
•  The nearer or further icon ( 

 / 

 ) appears between the 

indicators when focus adjustment reaches the end.

•  The adjusted value is applied right after you press the [Control 

(Left/Right)] button to adjust the focus.

<Further subject>

<Nearer subject>

Examples of when to use the Manual focus mode

•  When the subject is dark.

•  When the background is too bright.

•  When you view the subject through a window that is stained or 

wet.

•  When the subject has dense horizontal or sloping stripes.

•  When the subject is distant and behind a nearby wire fence.

•  When you are shooting walls, the sky, or other low-contrast 

subjects.

•  When the subject is emitting or reflecting strong light.

•  When you are focusing on a subject near the boundary of the 

frame.

•  You can also adjust the focus with the shortcut menu. page 27
•  Manual focusing focuses on a point in the framed scene while auto 

focusing focuses on the center area automatically.

•  The Auto Focus (AF) setting is useful when you operate the zoom 

function because you might not be able to keep accurate focus after 

the zoom ratio has been changed.

•  When Zoom Type is set to Digital Zoom, manual focusing will not 

focus accurately. Before focusing manually, check if the Digital 

Zoom is turned off. page 62