Panasonic DMC-G1K operating instructions Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway AFS

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Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway (AFS)

Set the focus mode dial to [AFS].

• “AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”. The focus is fixed when you press the shutter button halfway.

• Normally use the [AFS].

• Focus during the burst is fixed at the first picture. Refer to P64 for details.

Continuously focusing on a subject (AFC)

This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by continuously focusing on the movement of the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

When taking pictures of a moving subject, the camera predicts the movement of the subject and focuses on it. (motion prediction)

Set the focus mode dial to [AFC].

• “AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Continuous”. The camera is continuously focusing on the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

• It may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.

•Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.

•Focusing will continue even after the shutter button is pressed during the burst. Refer to P64 for details.

•Refer to the [PRE AF] of [CUSTOM MENU] menu item (P106) to adjust the focus before pressing the shutter button halfway.

•When the subject is dark, the operation, in which focus is adjusted only once, is performed.

Take a picture with manual focus (MF)

Set the focus mode dial to [MF].

• For details, refer to P72.

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