Advanced

Taking Pictures with Manual Focus

Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate auto focus.

1 Slide the focus switch to [MF].

AF

AF

MACRO

MF

FOCUS

2 Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject.

:MF assistance

The MF assistance appears on the center of the screen.

When you stop rotating the focus ring, the MF assistance disappears about 2 seconds after.

You can also set [MF ASSIST] to [OFF] on the [SETUP] menu.

3 Take a picture.

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w MF ASSIST

When you rotate the focus ring while setting [MF ASSIST] to [MF1] or [MF2], the MF assistance is activated and the screen is enlarged. It allows you to focus on the subject more easily.

1 Press [MENU/SET] and then press .

REC

1/5

MENU

W.BALANCE

AUTO

SET

WB ADJUST.

 

 

SENSITIVITY

AUTO

 

ASPECT RATIO

 

PICT.SIZE

10

 

SELECT

EXIT MENU

 

2 Press to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then press .

SETUP

1/5

CLOCK SET

 

WORLD TIME

 

CUST.SET MEM.

MONITOR

n

0

GUIDE LINE

 

SELECT

EXIT MENU

3 Press / to select [MF ASSIST] and then press .

SETUP

 

2/5

TRAVEL DATE

 

OFF

AUTO REVIEW

1SEC.

PLAY ON LCD

 

OFF

POWER SAVE

 

5MIN.

MF ASSIST

 

MF1

SELECT

EXIT MENU

4 Press / to select [MF1] or [MF2] and then press [MENU/SET].

SETUP

 

2/5

 

TRAVEL DATE

OFF

 

AUTO REVIEW

1SEC.

 

PLAY ON LCD

OFF

 

POWER SAVE

5MINOFF .

 

MF ASSIST

MF1

MENU

SELECT

SET MENU

MF2

SET

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K operating instructions Taking Pictures with Manual Focus, Slide the focus switch to MF

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