Taking Pictures With Set Aperture (±: Aperture-Priority Ae) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 Operating Instructions Manual

Press the shutter button halfway to focus
and then press it fully to take the picture.
Note
• Failure of touch AF/AE, loss of the subject while dynamic tracking, or tracking of another
subject may occur depending on the recording conditions in the following cases.
– When the subject is too small
– When the recording location is too dark
– When the subject is moving too fast
– When another subject or background is similar in color to the subject.
– When jitter is occurring
– When using the zoom
• If Touch AF/AE fails, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Touch the screen again.
• [AF MODE] will be recorded in [
• Frame showing touch possible area is displayed when you touch outside the possible area.
The touch is invalid when it is outside the touch possible area.
• The most appropriate scene is selected for the touched subject in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
• Only focus can be adjusted during manual exposure.
• [QUICK AF] and [FACE RECOG.] will not operate during touch AF/AE.
• Touch AF/AE will not work in the following cases.
– [PANORAMA ASSIST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/[PIN HOLE]/[FILM GRAIN] in Scene
Mode.
– When it is set to [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], and [WARM] in [COLOR EFFECT].
– In Motion Picture Mode
±
[REC] Mode:
Taking Pictures with Set Aperture
(±: Aperture-priority AE)
Set the aperture value to a higher number when you want a sharp focus background. Set
the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [¦/!], and then
press [MODE].
Touch [APERTURE PRIORITY].
Touch the aperture set bar.
A Aperture Set Bar
B Exposure Compensation Set Bar
• Exposure (P53) can be compensated by touching the
exposure compensation set bar. Touch the exposure
compensation value you want to set.
] when touch AF/AE and dynamic tracking do not work.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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