Shooting In Manual Mode; Switching To Manual Mode; Manual Focusing - Panasonic SD AG-HPX171E Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting in manual mode

Set the unit to manual mode when manually
adjusting the focus, iris, gain and white balance.

Switching to manual mode

Slide the AUTO/MANUAL switch to MANUAL to
switch to the manual mode. (
and LCD go out).

Manual focusing

Focus ring
PUSH AUTO button
FOCUS/IRIS switch
1
Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to
manual mode.

Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to
control focusing.
A (AUTO):
Auto focus mode
M (MANUAL):
Manual focus mode
Turn the focus ring by hand.
∞:
The camera first focuses on infinity, then it
switches to manual focus.
The FOCUS switch automatically moves
back to M (MANUAL) after you move it to ∞.
E-36
on the viewfinder
A
AUTO/MANUAL switch
FOCUS switch
AUTO/MANUAL switch
3
Use the FOCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch
to change the function assigned to the
focus ring.
FOCUS: Adjusts focus.
IRIS: Adjusts iris (aperture).
• When setting the FOCUS switch to M, also
set the FOCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch to
FOCUS.
Temporarily switching to auto focus
Even if you have switched FOCUS to M (MANUAL)
the camera will focus automatically while you press
down PUSH AUTO.
Switching to manual focus assist mode
To change from the manual focus mode to the
manual focus assist mode, set MF ASSIST to ON
on the setting menu SW MODE screen.
• You can make coarse adjustments to the focus
in manual focus assist mode by turning the focus
ring about half the amount you would turn it in
manual focus mode.
• Fine adjustment is made automatically after you
operated the focus ring.
• If the focus differs considerably form the manually
set focus, the focus may not be set correctly.
• Automatic adjustment is not performed until you
operate the focus ring for the next time.
• Auto focus may not work properly if there is
flickering.
Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light.
(Page 50)
• If the auto focus mode is set with any format
except 50i (60i) and 50P (60P), controlling the
focus will take slightly longer than in the normal
focus mode.
• If you have set ON for the AF item on the setting
menu AUTO SW screen, auto focusing will occur
regardless of the position of the FOCUS switch
when the auto mode has been established.
(Page 105)
• During macro shooting "AF", "MF" or "MA" will be
displayed in a frame on the screen.