Taking Pictures With Manual Focus - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures with
Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the
focus or when the distance between the lens
and the subject is determined and you do not
want to activate auto focus.
1 Press and hold [AF/MF].
• The MF icon [
2 Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to
focus on the subject.
A MF assistance
B Focus range
• MF assistance disappears about
2 seconds after you stop operating the
joystick.
• Focus range disappears about 5 seconds
after you stop operating the joystick.
3 Take the picture.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
] appears.
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2
1
MF MF
A B
∫ MF ASSIST
If you tilt the joystick towards 3/4 when
[MF ASSIST] is set to [MF1] or [MF2], MF
assistance is activated and the screen is
enlarged. This allows you to focus on the
subject more easily.
1 Press [MENU/SET] and then press
2.
2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP]
menu icon [ ] and then press 1.
3 Press 3/4 to select [MF ASSIST]
and then press 1.
4 Press 3/4 to select [MF1] or [MF2]
and then press [MENU/SET].
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MENU
SET
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SET