Using the [Rec] menu

••For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→43)

[AF Mode]

Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.

Recording mode:

 

 

Settings:

/

/

 

/

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking front-on

 

 

 

Recognizes faces (up to 10 people) and adjusts exposure and focus

 

pictures of people

 

accordingly.

 

 

 

(Face Detection)

 

AF area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow : When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

green when the camera is focused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF area are also focused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically locking

 

Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press .

 

the focus on a

 

 

 

 

 

moving subject

 

 

 

AF Tracking frame

 

 

 

(AF Tracking)

 

When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes

 

 

 

 

from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

••To release AF tracking →Press .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

••Focus range (same as macro recording) (→60)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject not centered

 

Focuses on up to 9 points.

 

in picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9-area-focusing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determined position

 

1-area-focusing: Focuses on AF area in center of picture.

 

for focus

 

 

 

 

(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)

 

 

 

(1-area-focusing)

 

Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Spot-focusing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1-area-focusing) will be used during motion picture recording.

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Panasonic DMCLZ30K, VQT4V99 owner manual AF Mode

VQT4V99, DMCLZ30K specifications

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