Panasonic DMC-GF5 owner manual Press the shutter button halfway

Basic
Press the shutter button halfway.	A

				B
Focus Mode			AFS
Focus		When the subject is		When the subject is not
		focused		focused
Focus indication	A	On		Blinks
AF area	B	Green		—
Sound		Beeps 2 times		—
Focus Mode			AFF/AFC
Focus		When the subject is		When the subject is not
		focused		focused
Focus indication	A	On		Blinks or Off
AF area	B	Green¢1		—
Sound		Beeps 2 times¢2		—

¢1 When AF Mode is set to [], the first AF area at which focus is achieved may be displayed momentarily while pressing halfway.

¢2 A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the pressing halfway.

•When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if [AFS] has been set. In this case, the display will change to the yellow [AFS].

Note

•The focus range is different depending on the lens used.

–When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is used: 0.2 m (0.66 feet) (Wide to focal length 20 mm) to ¶, 0.3 m (0.99 feet) (focal length 21 mm to Tele) to ¶

–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to ¶

–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is used: 0.18 m (0.59 feet) to ¶

∫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

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