Fix The Focus By Pressing The Shutter Button Halfway (Afs); Continuously Focusing On A Subject (Afc); Take A Picture With Manual Focus (Mf) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1K Operating Instructions Manual

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Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway (AFS)

Set the focus mode dial to [AFS].
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"AFS" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus Single". The focus is
fixed when you press the shutter button halfway.
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Normally use the [AFS].
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Focus during the burst is fixed at the first picture. Refer to
P65 for details.

Continuously focusing on a subject (AFC)

This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by continuously focusing on the
movement of the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
When taking pictures of a moving subject, the camera predicts the movement of the
subject and focuses on it. (motion prediction)
Set the focus mode dial to [AFC].
• "AFC" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus Continuous". The
camera is continuously focusing on the subject while the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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It may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom
ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a
distant one to a nearby one.
• Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to
focus on the subject.
• Focusing will continue even after the shutter button is pressed during the burst. Refer to P65 for
details.
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Refer to the [PRE AF] of [CUSTOM MENU] menu item (P107) to adjust the focus before
pressing the shutter button halfway.
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When the subject is dark, the operation, in which focus is adjusted only once, is performed.
Set the focus mode dial to [MF].
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For details, refer to P73.
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Take a picture with manual focus (MF)