Panasonic DMC-FX9GN operating instructions Area-focusing, Spot-focusing

Recording Menu Settings

[REC] mode menu (Refer to P65 for the setting method.)

		∫ High speed AF (H) mode
	AF Mode [AF MODE]
		• When you select 3-area-focusing (High
			speed) or 1-area-focusing (High speed),
			the auto focus is activated in high speed
			and you can focus on the subject more
	(5-area-focusing):		quickly.
The camera focuses on
		• When you press the shutter button
any of 5 focus areas.
			halfway, a picture may become still for a
You can record a
			moment in the condition before being
picture in free
			focused. However, it is not a malfunction.
composition without
			If you do not want to make pictures still
limiting the position of
			during the auto focus, use the AF mode
the subject.
			other than 3-area-focusing (High speed)
	(3-area-focusing (High speed)):		mode and 1-area-focusing (High speed)
The camera focuses on			mode.
any of the left, centre
and right of the screen.
		• When using the digital zoom or when you
			take pictures in dark places, the AF area
			is displayed on the centre of the screen
	(1-area-focusing (High speed)):
			with a size wider than usual.
The camera focuses on
the subject in AF area
on the centre of the
screen.
				F5.0	1/60
	(1-area-focusing):
		• When multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas)
The camera focuses on
the subject in AF area			light at the same time, the camera is
			focusing on all the AF areas.
on the centre of the
			The focus position is not predetermined
screen.
			because it is set to the position that the
			camera automatically determines at the
	(Spot-focusing):
			time of focusing. If you want to determine
The camera focuses on
			the focus position to take pictures, switch
the limited and narrow
			the AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode or
area in the screen.
			Spot-focusing mode.
		• The AF mode cannot be set in simple
			mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] (P61) or
			[SELF PORTRAIT] (P63) in scene mode.

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