Focus, Brightness (Exposure) And Color Tone Settings; Taking Pictures With Auto Focus; Focus (Af/Mf) Auto Focus - Panasonic LUMIX DC-FZ80DK Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings

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.
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Press [AF/AF /MF] button
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Press
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Press [ ] button (
• Set the focusing action when the shutter button is pressed halfway
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Press the shutter button halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(When focus is aligned: green)
• 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, [
and it may take longer to adjust focus than usual.
Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult:
• Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with no color contrast.
• Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light.
• In the dark, or with significant jitter.
• When too close to object or when taking pictures of both distant and close objects together in
the same picture.
to select [AF] and press [MENU/SET]
) to switch [AF Mode]
] is displayed for the focus display
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