Shooting In Manual Mode; Switching To Manual Mode; Manual Focusing - Panasonic AVCCAM AG-HMC151E Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting in manual mode

Set the unit to manual mode when manually
adjusting the focus, iris, gain and white balance.

Switching to manual mode

Move the AUTO/MANUAL switch to the MANUAL
position to select the manual mode. (
disappear from the viewfinder or the LCD monitor.)
AUTO/MANUAL switch

Manual focusing

Focus ring
PUSH AUTO button
RING (FOCUS/IRIS) selector switch
1
Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to
manual mode.
2
Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to
control focusing.
A (AUTO):
Auto focus mode
M (MANUAL):
Manual focus mode
Turn the focus ring by hand.
:
The camera first focuses on infinity, then it
switches to manual focus.
The FOCUS switch automatically moves
back to M (MANUAL) after you move it to
36
will
FOCUS switch
AUTO/MANUAL switch
3
The function allocated to the focus ring can
be changed with the RING (FOCUS/IRIS)
switch.
FOCUS:
Adjust the focus.
IRIS:
Adjust the iris (aperture) setting.
Temporarily switching to auto focus
Even if you have switched FOCUS to M (MANUAL)
the camera will focus automatically while you press
down PUSH AUTO.
• Auto focus may not work properly if there is
flickering. Select a shutter speed suited to the
ambient light. (Page 46)
• If the auto focus mode is set with any format
except 50i and 50P (or 60i and 60P when
SYSTEM FREQ has been set to 59.9 Hz),
controlling the focus will take slightly longer than
in the normal focus mode.
• If you have set ON for the AF item on the setting
menu AUTO SW screen, auto focusing will occur
regardless of the position of the FOCUS switch
when the auto mode has been established.
(Page 90)
• During macro shooting "AF" or "MF" will be
displayed in a frame on the screen.
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