Af Tracking Function - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
Note
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same
subject.
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Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
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Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is
shaken, when zoom is used
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To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate Recording Mode.
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The Backlight Compensation
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Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject. In this case, the subject will
become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the
picture automatically. Backlight compensation is automatically applied in Intelligent Auto
Mode.
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the specified subject. Focus and exposure
will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.
∫ When operating the touch panel
1
Touch the subject.
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[ ] is displayed in the lower left of the screen.
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AF Tracking frame will be displayed in yellow, and it
will determine the most appropriate scene for the
locked subject.
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AF Tracking is canceled when [CANCEL] is touched.
2
Press the shutter button halfway to focus and
then press it fully to take the picture.
∫ When operating buttons
1
Press and hold [Q.MENU] button until AF
Tracking frame is displayed.
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[ ] is displayed in the lower left of the screen.
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AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the
screen.
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AF Tracking is canceled when [MENU/SET] is
pressed.
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When the [FOCUS AREA SET] is set to [Fn BUTTON SET] (P136), AF Tracking frame
can also be displayed by pressing 4.
2 Place the subject in the Tracking frame, and press the shutter button
halfway to lock the subject.
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AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject.
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AF Tracking frame will turn yellow when you release the shutter button and
the optimum scene for the locked subject will be identified.
• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel.
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AF Tracking Function