Taking Close-Up Pictures; Fixing The Focus And The Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Basic Owner's Manual

Taking Close-up Pictures

Applicable modes:
1
Press 4 [AF#].
2
Press 2/1 to select the item and then press
[MENU/SET].
[ ] ([AF Macro])
[ ] ([Macro Zoom])
[OFF]
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If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprints or dust, the lens may not be able to focus on the
subject correctly.
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
Applicable modes:
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
1
Align the screen with the subject.
2
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus or exposure.
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If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
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Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera as you compose the
picture and then press shutter button fully.
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When [AE LOCK] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, press the
shutter button fully.
Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]
> [Custom] > [AF/AE Lock]
MENU
You can take pictures of a subject as close as 3 cm
(0.098 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost
to Wide (1k).
Use this setting to get close to the subject and then further
enlarge when taking the picture.
You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3k while
maintaining the distance to the subject for the extreme Wide
position [3 cm (0.098 feet)].
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The image quality is poorer than during normal recording.
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Zoom range will be displayed in blue. (digital zoom range)
Recording Modes
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(AF/AE Lock)
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