Using the AF Trigger

Recording images (basic)

1,4

2,3

REC 3/4

SETUP

AF TRIGGER

SHUTTER

D.ZOOM

OFF

COL.EFFECT

OFF

PICT.ADJ.

STANDARD

SELECT

SET

EXIT MENU

1600

There are 2 ways to set the auto focus; pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing the [FOCUS] button.

Using the [FOCUS] button is effective to prefocus the camera.

[Preparation]

•Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P25)

1Press the [MENU] button.

2Press 3/4 to select [AF TRIGGER].

3Press 2/1 to select [ SHUTTER ] or

[ ].

•SHUTTER Shutter button:

You can set the auto focus by pressing the shutter button halfway.

• [FOCUS] button:

You can set the auto focus by pressing the [FOCUS] button.

4Press the [MENU] button.

•The menu will disapear.

•Only when [ ] is selected, the

[ AF FOCUS ] indication 1 is displayed on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder.

AF FOCUS

ªUsing the [FOCUS] button to prefocus the camera

The prefocus technique is effective when you try to take a picture of a subject which is moving so fast that the focus is difficult to be adjusted automatically.

(For example, taking pictures with the panning mode) (P50)

1Set [AF TRIGGER] to [ ].

2Center the subject in the AF area (P29), and press the [FOCUS] button.

•AF trigger will not operate until you press the [FOCUS] button again, even if you press the shutter button halfway.

•When setting [CONT.AF] to [ON], [AF TRIGGER] is fixed to [ SHUTTER ].

•In simple mode [ ], [AF TRIGGER] is fixed to [ SHUTTER ].

DMC-FZ2A specifications

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Panasonic DMC-FZ2A Using the AF Trigger, Using the Focus button to prefocus the camera

Models: DMC-FZ2A