Af Tracking Function; Compensating The Exposure; About The Flash - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 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 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.
∫ The Backlight Compensation
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.
Press 2.
1
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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.
Press 2 again to cancel.
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2 Place the subject in the Tracking frame, and
press the shutter button halfway to lock the
subject.
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AF tracking frame will turn yellow.
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An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen.
Press 2 to cancel.
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You can compensate the exposure.
Refer to P63 for details.
1 Press the front dial to switch to exposure
compensation operation.
2 Rotate the front dial.
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The exposure compensation value appears on the
lower portion of the screen.
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Select [0] to return to the original exposure.
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Open the flash when the flash is to be used. (P58)
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[ ], [ ], or [
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Flash is activated twice. Especially with [
executed, and the time until the second flash is longer, so subject should not move until the
second flash is activated.
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Flash modes cannot be switched using the menu in the Intelligent auto mode.
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AF Tracking Function

Compensating the Exposure

About the flash

] will appear depending on the type and brightness of the subject.
] or [ ], digital red-eye reduction (P59) is