Self Timer; Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon HG10 Instruction Manual

Self Timer
(OJ 24)
FUNC.
(OJ
26)
I
CAMERA SETUP
I
SELF TIMER
~~
¢o
ILO_N--=~~
_
~
appears.
(CAMERA' ." ) :
In record pause mode, press
[StA~!STO£]
.
The camcorder starts recording after a
1O-second countdown'. The
countdown appears on the screen.
(CAMERA'
a):
Press
l£j3oto] ,
first halfway to
activate the autofocus and then fully.
The camcorder will record the still
image after a 10-second countdown'.
The countdown appears on the screen.
. 2
~~\;onds
when using the wireless
controller.
@~._T_ES
_
Once the countdown has begun, you can
press [START/Sf<2PJ (when recording
movies), press (PHOTOl fully (when
recording still images) or turn off the
camcorder to cancel the self timer.
56
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without
vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
~POINTS
TO CHECK
(OJ 24)
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch: P
FOCUS
~<.4
NEXT~
1
If the function guide does not
appear on screen, press
@
to
display it.
2
Press.& to select [FOCUS].
• If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
function guide, repeatedly press
T
to display it.
• "MF" appears.
3
Press
~
or
~
once to verify if the
image is focused.
The center of the screen will be
magnified to help you focus more
easily. You can also turn off the focus
assist function (OJ 46).
Self Timer
(OJ 24)
FUNC.
(OJ
26)
I
CAMERA SETUP
I
SELF TIMER
~~
¢o
ILO_N--=~~
_
~
appears.
(CAMERA' ." ) :
In record pause mode, press
[StA~!STO£]
.
The camcorder starts recording after a
1O-second countdown'. The
countdown appears on the screen.
(CAMERA'
a):
Press
l£j3oto] ,
first halfway to
activate the autofocus and then fully.
The camcorder will record the still
image after a 10-second countdown'.
The countdown appears on the screen.
. 2
~~\;onds
when using the wireless
controller.
@~._T_ES
_
Once the countdown has begun, you can
press [START/Sf<2PJ (when recording
movies), press (PHOTOl fully (when
recording still images) or turn off the
camcorder to cancel the self timer.
56
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without
vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
~POINTS
TO CHECK
(OJ 24)
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch: P
FOCUS
~<.4
NEXT~
1
If the function guide does not
appear on screen, press
@
to
display it.
2
Press.& to select [FOCUS].
• If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
function guide, repeatedly press
T
to display it.
• "MF" appears.
3
Press
~
or
~
once to verify if the
image is focused.
The center of the screen will be
magnified to help you focus more
easily. You can also turn off the focus
assist function (OJ 46).