Basic

Make sure the camera does not shake when you press the shutter button.

Do not cover the microphone or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.

Do not touch the front of the lens.

If the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc. shining

on it, we recommend using your hand or another object to block the light when using the camera.

When recording with LCD Monitor

When recording with Viewfinder

: When holding the camera vertically

w Direction detection function

Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P104) is set to [ON])

Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.

Pictures cannot be displayed vertically when recording motion pictures or creating flip animations.

w When you want to take a subject outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)

When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture, you will not be able to focus the camera on the

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subject because the people are outside the AF area.

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In this case,

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

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

• The focus indication lights when the

subject is focused.

3Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving 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.

F2.8

1/25

F2.8

1/25

wFocusing

The focus range is 30 cm (0.98 feet) to c(Wide), 2 m (6.56 feet) to c (Tele). To take pictures of subjects nearby, use the AF Macro function. (P56)

If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.

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

When there are both near and distant subjects in a scene.

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

When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject.

When taking a picture in dark places.

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 prefocus (P61) and [FOCUS/AE LOCK].

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K operating instructions Direction detection function, Focusing

DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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