Press the shutter button halfway to focus

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

Basic

•The focus indication 1 (green) lights when the subject

is focused.

•The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject’s face by the face detection function. In other cases, it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus.

•The focus indication blinks when the subject is not

focused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press the

shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.

• The focus range is different depending on used lens.

– When 14–45 mm/F3.5–5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to ¶

Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), and take the picture.

•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.

•The access indication (P24) lights red when pictures are being recorded on the card.

Note

•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.

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

•Do not touch the front of the lens.

•When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person, a ball etc.

∫When taking pictures using the flash (P58)

∫When taking pictures using the zoom (P48)

∫When taking pictures with manual focus (P72)

Scene detection

When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.

¦> [i-PORTRAIT]

[i-SCENERY]

[i-CLOSE-UP]

[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]

[i-NIGHT SCENERY]

•Only when [‡] is selected

•Only when [Œ] is selected

•[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.

•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.