Setting The Af Area - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF1K Operating Instructions Manual

• AF Tracking will not operate when it has failed to AF track. AF mode will be switched to [Ø] in
that case.
• [FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active.
• In the following cases, [
– When the film mode is [STANDARD](
– When My Colour Mode is [MONOCHROME]
• Dynamic tracking function may not work in the following cases:
– When the subject is too small
– When the recording location is too dark or bright
– When the subject is moving too fast
– When the background has the same or similar colour to the subject
– When jitter is occurring
– When zoom is operated
AF area can be moved when [Ø] is selected. The size of AF area can also be changed.
• You can also set from the Quick Menu. (P30)
Select [Ø] and then press 4.
• AF area setting screen is displayed. It will return to previous
screen by pressing [DISPLAY].
Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area.
• You can set to arbitrary position of the screen. (It cannot be set
to edge of the screen)
• The AF area returns to the centre when [‚] is pressed.
Rotate the rear dial to change the size of AF area.
Rear dial right: Enlarge
Rear dial left: Shrink
• It can be changed to 4 different sizes of "spot" A, "normal" B,
"large" C, and "extra large" D.
Press [MENU/SET] to set.
∫ Move the AF area easily while taking pictures
When the [DIRECT AF AREA] (P128) in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu is set to [ON] while
[Ø] is selected, it is possible to move the AF area directly with 3/4/2/1.
It is also possible to change the size of AF area by rotating the rear dial in the screen to set
the position.
• [SENSITIVITY] (P80), [Fn BUTTON SET] (P31), [AF MODE] (P71), or [WHITE BALANCE]
(P77) cannot be set with 3/4/2/1. Make the setting with the Quick Menu (P30).
Note
• The spot metering target can also be moved to match the AF area when using [Ù]. (P120)
• Set the size of AF area to "normal", "large", or "extra large" when it is hard to focus using the
"spot".
• [DIRECT AF AREA] is fixed to [OFF] in My Colour Mode and in all scene modes other than
[PERIPHERAL DEFOCUS].
• [DIRECT AF AREA] is disabled during motion picture recording.
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Setting the AF area

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