For [REC] menu setting procedures (→20)

[PRE AF]

Focus is continually aligned according to movement of subject even when shutter button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)

Recording Mode:

Settings:

Setting

Effect

[OFF]

Focus is not adjusted until the shutter button is pressed halfway.

[Q-AF]

The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when

(Quick AF)

the shutter button is not pressed.

[C-AF]

The focus is adjusted continuously based on subject movement, even when

(Continuous AF)

the shutter button is not pressed.

Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. W to max. T, or if suddenly moving closer to subject.

Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align. The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases.

In Scene Modes [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] or

[FIREWORKS]

[Q-AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.

[METERING MODE]

You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.

Recording Mode:

Settings:

 

 

 

 

Brightness measurement position

Conditions

 

 

Multiple

 

Whole screen

Normal usage (produces balanced

 

 

 

pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center

 

Center and surrounding area

Subject in center

 

 

weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot

 

Center and close surrounding area

Great difference between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brightness of subject and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot metering

(e.g. person in spotlight on stage,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

backlighting)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VQT2R20 101

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Panasonic DMC-ZS6 Pre Af, Metering Mode, Scene Modes Night PORTRAIT, Night SCENERY, Starry SKY or, Off