Panasonic DMC-FZ30EB When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights, Focusing

Recording pictures (basic)

∫When you want to take a subject out of the AF area (AF/AE Lock)

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When recording a picture of people with a composition as the above picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual operation.

In this case,

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

2Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure.

•When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights.

3Keeping pressing the shutter button halfway, move the camera as you compose the picture.

4Press the shutter button fully.

•You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully.

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∫Focusing

•The focus range is 30 cm to ¶ (Wide), 2 m to ¶ (Tele).

•When you press the shutter button fully with one stroke, pictures may be blurry or unfocused.

•When the focus indication is blinking, the subject is not focused. Press the shutter button halfway and focus on the subject again.

•If the camera will not focus after a few tries, turn it off and on and try again.

•In the following cases, the camera will not focus on subjects properly.

– When including both near and distant subjects in a scene.

– When there is dirt or dust on the glass between the lens and the subject.

– When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject.

– When taking a picture in a dark place.

– When the subject is moving fast.

– When the scene has low contrast.

– When jitter occurs.

– When recording a very bright subject. We recommend taking pictures using AF/ AE lock or prefocus (P48). In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P90) may turn on to focus on the subject.

•Even if the focus indication appears and the subject is focused, it is cancelled when you release the shutter button. Press the shutter button halfway again.

•Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus.

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