Panasonic DMC-LX100 owner manual 114, Switch the focus selector, Switch to or, → Rec → AFS/AFF/AFC

Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)

Taking pictures with Auto Focus

1	Switch the focus selector
	switch to [   ] or [	]

Auto Focus is activated.

Align with the indicator.

Select the focus mode (AFS, AFF, AFC)

Recording mode:

Set the focusing operation to be performed when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

→ [Rec] → [AFS/AFF/AFC]

Focus		The movement of the
selector	Settings	subject and the scene	Description
switch		(recommended)
		Subject is still	“AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”.
	[AFS]		Focus is set automatically when the shutter button
		(Scenery, anniversary
			is pressed halfway.
		photograph, etc.)
			Focus will be fixed while it is pressed halfway.
			“AFF” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Flexible”.
		Movement cannot be	In this mode, focusing is performed automatically
	[AFF]		when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
		predicted (Children,
∗			If the subject moves while the shutter button is
		pets, etc.)
∗			pressed halfway, the focus is corrected to match
			the movement automatically.
			“AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus
			Continuous”. In this mode, while the shutter
	[AFC]	Subject is moving	button is pressed halfway, focusing is constantly
			performed to match the movement of the subject.
		(Sport, trains, etc.)
			When the subject is moving, the focusing is
			performed by predicting the subject position at the
			time of recording.
		—	Focusing is performed manually. (→128)

∗In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, the setting is fixed to AF Macro even if you switch the focus selector switch to [  ] or [  ] (AF Macro).

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