Taking Pictures With Defocus Control Function - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Owner's Manual

Recording Mode:

Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function

You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.
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Touch the slide bar to set.
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Setting can also be performed by rotating the control dial.
Recording of pictures or motion pictures.
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It is also possible to record a picture by touching [
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Defocus Control operation can be ended by touching [
Note
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On the Defocus Control setting screen of Intelligent Auto (
[Ø]. Pressing 2 of the cursor button will display the AF area setting screen. (Size cannot be
changed.)
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Blurriness may change during motion picture recording depending on the recording conditions.
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Aperture is controlled within the range of appropriate exposure during the recording of a motion
picture, so the aperture may not actually change even when the slide bar is moved depending
on the brightness of the subject, and the blurriness may not change. (For example, blurriness
may not change for dark scenes, such as indoors, since the aperture is fixed to fully open.)
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Depending on the lens used, you may hear a sound from the lens when the Defocus Control is
used, but this is due to operation of the aperture of the lens and it is not a malfunction.
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Depending on the lens used, operational sound of the Defocus Control may be recorded during
the recording of a motion picture when the function is used.
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Depending on the lens used, Defocus Control function may not operate.
Refer to the website for compatible lenses.
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In [MINIATURE EFFECT] of Creative Control Mode, Defocus Control cannot be used.
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