Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2H Operating Instructions Manual page 130

Recording
[AF/AE LOCK HOLD]
[PRE AF]
About [ ] and [
[ ] will adjust the focus automatically when the jitter of the camera gets small. [
adjust the focus at all times (continuous AF operation).
The camera will adjust the focus automatically, and the focus adjustment when the shutter
button is pressed becomes faster. It is effective when you do not want to miss the photo
opportunity.
Note
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The battery will be consumed faster than usual.
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Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• When [PRE AF] is set to [
ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
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The [PRE AF] feature is disabled in the following conditions:
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In Preview Mode
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In low light situations
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With lenses that only offer Manual Focus.
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With some Four Third lenses that do not support contrast AF.
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With some lenses that do not support the [AFC] in Focus Mode, [
[DIRECT FOCUS
AREA]
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Refer to P83, 84 for details.
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
• It is recommended that this feature be left on, to minimize the possibility of pictures with poor
focus.
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[FOCUS PRIORITY] is disabled during motion picture recording.
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This will set the operation of [AF/AE LOCK] button when taking a
picture with fixed focus or exposure.
[OFF]: The focus and the exposure are fixed only while you
are pressing [AF/AE LOCK]. (P86)
If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
[ON]: The focus and the exposure remain fixed even if you
release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it.
If you press [AF/AE LOCK] again, AF/AE Lock is
canceled.
Depending on the setting, camera will adjust the focus
automatically before pressing the shutter button halfway.
[OFF]
[ ]: Quick AF
[ ]: Continuous AF
]
], it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom
[OFF]/[ON]
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]: This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so
you can take a picture when the shutter button is
pressed fully.
[ON]: You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought
into focus.
] will
] is disabled. (P19)