Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Operating Instructions Manual page 138

Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
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The battery will be consumed faster than usual.
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Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
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When [PRE AF] is set to [
ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
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[PRE AF] does not work during the Preview Mode.
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[PRE AF] does not work with lenses that do not allow Auto Focus and Four Thirds mount
specification lens not compatible to contrast AF. [
Focus Mode cannot be set to [AFC]. (P19)
[DIRECT FOCUS
AREA]
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Refer to P82, 84 for details.
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
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If you set [OFF], be careful as the picture may not be properly focused even if [AFS] or [AFC] in
Focus Mode is set.
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This does not operate during motion picture recording.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
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The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.
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When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is attached and at Wide: Approx.
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
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The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
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Remove the lens hood.
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When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark
places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus
on the subject.
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The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the lens included in the DMC-G2K is used, but
it does not affect the performance.
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The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may become harder to focus when a lens
with large diameter is used.
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The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] Mode,
[NIGHT SCENERY] or [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in [NIGHT PORTRAIT] Mode, and
[SUNSET] in Scene Mode.
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], it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom
Move the AF area or MF assist easily during recording.
[OFF]
[ON]:
When
[š]
possible to move the AF area freely with 3/4/2/1.
Move the MF assist during the Manual Focus.
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]:
This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so
you can take a picture when the shutter button is
pressed fully.
[ON]:
You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into focus.
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus
when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult.
[OFF]:
The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
[ON]:
When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist
Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed
halfway. (Larger AF areas are now displayed.)
] does not work with lenses for which the
, [ ] or [Ø] is selected in AF Mode, it is