Adjusting The Focus And Brightness (Exposure); Taking Pictures With Auto Focus - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)

Taking pictures with Auto Focus

By setting the optimum Focus Mode or Auto Focus Mode for the subject or recording
condition, you can let the camera automatically adjust focus in various scenes.
1
Set the focus mode lever to [AFS/AFF] or
[AFC]
• The Focus Mode will be set.
2
Press [
3
Press
press [MENU/SET]
4
Press the shutter button halfway
• Two "beep" sounds are heard and Auto Focus is
activated.
Four "beep" sounds when focus is not aligned.
• When you take a picture in a dark location, [
displayed for the focus display and it may take longer
to adjust focus than usual.
• If the camera detects stars in the night sky after
displaying [
focus is achieved, the focus indication [
areas in focus are displayed.
(Detection with Starlight AF works only for
approximately 1/3 of the center area of the screen.)
●
When the Focus Mode is set to [AFF] or [AFC].
• A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the pressing halfway.
• If AF Mode is set to [Custom Multi], such as [
only when focus is achieved for the first time by pressing the shutter button halfway.
128
(→129)
] button ( )
to select Auto Focus mode and
(→130)
], Starlight AF will be activated. When
Focus display
( When focus is aligned:
illuminated
When focus is not aligned:
flashing)
] is
] and AF
AF area
( When focus is aligned:
green)
] or [ ], the AF area is displayed for a moment
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