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Sony DSR-PD170 User Manual

Sony DSR-PD170
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Advanced Recording Operations
Focusing manually
You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:
•The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting
subjects through glass coated with water droplets
horizontal stripes
subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky
•When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the
background
Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod
(1) Slide FOCUS down to MANUAL. The 9 indicator appears on the LCD screen
or in the viewfinder in recording, standby, or memory mode.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen the focus.
To return to the autofocus mode
Slide FOCUS up to AUTO to turn off the 9 or indicator.
To focus in infinity
Slide FOCUS to INFINITY. The indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder. This function is useful when the nearer subject is focused automatically,
even though you want to focus on a faraway subject.
To shoot with auto focusing momentarily
Press PUSH AUTO.
The auto focus functions while you are pressing PUSH AUTO.
Use this button to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.
When you release PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.
To obtain the correct focus
First, focus on a subject manually with the zoom set toward the “T” (telephoto) side, then
adjust the zoom by pressing the “W” side of the lever gradually.
When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the “W” (wide-angle) position.
9 changes as follows:
when recording a distant subject.
when the subject is too close to focus on.
2
PUSH AUTO
FOCUS
MAN
AUTO
INFINITY
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Sony DSR-PD170 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ModelDSR-PD170
CategoryCamcorder
Image Sensor3x 1/3" CCD
Effective Pixels380, 000 pixels
LensCarl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*
Optical Zoom12x
Focal Length6-72mm
ViewfinderColor LCD
MicrophoneBuilt-in Stereo
Maximum Aperturef/1.6
Recording FormatDVCAM/DV
Audio Recording16-bit (48kHz) or 12-bit (32kHz)
InterfaceIEEE 1394 (FireWire)
LCD Screen2.5" Color LCD

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