Technique for Manual focus, One shot AF

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•[MF1]: The center of the screen is enlarged. You can adjust the focus while determining the composition of the whole of the screen.

•[MF2]: The whole of the screen is enlarged. This is convenient when adjusting the focus in Wide.

•[OFF]: The screen is not enlarged.

5 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

•You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway.

w Technique for Manual focus

Rotate the focus ring slowly. Rotate it little more.

Finely focus on the subject with rotating the focus ring reversely.

w One shot AF

You can focus on the subject with auto focus by selecting [MF] with the focus switch and then press the [FOCUS] button. This is convenient for prefocus.

MACRO

FOCUS

wPrefocus

This is a technique for focusing in advance on the point the pictures will be taken when it is difficult to focus on the subject with auto focus due to its quick motion. [e.g. [PANNING] (P66) in scene mode]

This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is certain.

w Focus lock

You can fix the focus if you press [FOCUS/AE LOCK] after focusing at the position where you want to record the subject. This is useful since the subject will not go out of focus even if you rotate the focus ring.

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A		FOCUS/

		AE LOCK

F2.8 1/60

: FOCUS/AE lock indication

w Changing the zoom area

The magnified area can be changed while the screen is expanded using MF Assist. This is convenient when you want to change the focus position to take pictures.

1Rotate the Focus ring.

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Panasonic DMCFZ50K, DMC-FZ50 Technique for Manual focus, One shot AF, Prefocus, Focus lock

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