About The Focus Mode (Afs/Aff/Afc); Type Of The Auto Focus Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3A Basic Operating Instructions Manual

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About the focus mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)

The movement of the
Item
subject and the scene
(recommended)
Subject is still
¢
AFS
(Scenery, anniversary
photograph, etc.)
Movement cannot be
¢
AFF
predicted
(Children, pets, etc.)
Subject is moving
AFC
(Sport, trains, etc.)
MF
Set the focus manually. (P51)
¢ In [AFS/AFF] of the [Custom] menu, you can assign [AFS] or [AFF] to the [AFS/AFF] of the
focus mode lever.

Type of the Auto Focus Mode

About [
] ([Face Detection])
The camera automatically detects the person's face. The focus and exposure can then be
adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
When the camera detects a person's face, the AF area is displayed.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when the camera is
focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance
away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.
Description of settings
"AFS" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus Single".
Focus is set automatically when the shutter button is
pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is pressed
halfway.
"AFF" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus Flexible". In
this mode, focusing is performed automatically when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
If the subject moves while the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the focus is corrected to match the movement
automatically.
"AFC" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus Continuous".
In this mode, while the shutter button is pressed
halfway, focusing is constantly performed to match the
movement of the subject. When the subject is moving,
the focusing is performed by predicting the subject
position at the time of recording. (Movement prediction)
Recording
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