Panasonic DMC-GF1K Focusing, When the subject is not in focus, Preventing jitter camera shake

Basic

Focusing

Align the subject to the screen, and then press the shutter button halfway.

	Focus	When the subject is	When the subject
A		focused	is not focused
B	Focus indication	On	Blinks
C	AF area	Green	—
	Sound¢2	Beeps 2 times	—

D E F

AFocus indication B AF area (normal)

C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark) D Aperture value¢1

E Shutter speed¢1 F ISO sensitivity

¢1 It will flash in red when appropriate exposure is not achieved. (Except when flash is activated)

¢2 Sound volume can be set in [BEEP] (P33).

•When the AF mode is set to [], and multiple AF areas (up to 23 areas) have turned on, all the AF areas that have turned on are focused. If you would like to take a picture focused on a certain area, switch the AF mode to [Ø]. (P71)

•Focus sound will not beep if the Focus Mode is set to [AFC]. Also, the AF area will not be displayed if the AF mode is set to [].

When the subject is not in focus

If the subject is not in the centre of composition when the AF mode is set to [Ø], it is possible to move the AF area. (P73)

∫Take picture with different focus modes depending on the subject (P71)

∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus

•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast

•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects

•When it is dark or when jitter occurs

•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (Only available when a lens that supports the Stabilizer function is attached) (P118), a tripod, the self-timer (P70) or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) (P166).

•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.

–Slow sync.

–Slow sync./Red-eye Reduction

–[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY] and [PARTY] in the Scene Mode (P89)

–When you set to a slow shutter speed

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