Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Basic
• Make sure the camera does not shake
when you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the microphone or the AF assist
lamp with your fingers or other objects.
• Do not touch the front of the lens.
• If the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see
because of light from the sun etc. shining
on it, we recommend using your hand or
another object to block the light when
using the camera.
When recording with LCD Monitor
When recording with Viewfinder
A: When holding the camera vertically
∫ Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held
vertically are played back vertically
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.]
(P104) is set to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if
they were taken with the camera aimed up
or down.
• Pictures cannot be displayed vertically
when recording motion pictures or
creating flip animations.
∫ When you want to take a subject
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a
composition like the following picture, you
will not be able to focus the camera on the
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subject because the people are outside the
AF area.
In this case,
1 Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix
the focus and the exposure.
• The focus indication lights when the
subject is focused.
3 Press and hold the shutter button
halfway while moving the camera as you
compose the picture.
4 Press the shutter button fully.
• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock
before pressing the shutter button fully.
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∫ Focusing
• The focus range is 30 cm (0.98 feet) to
¶ (Wide), 2 m (6.56 feet) to ¶ (Tele). To
take pictures of subjects nearby, use
the AF Macro function. (P56)
• If the distance between the camera and the
subject is beyond the focus range of the
camera, the picture may not be properly
focused even if the focus indication lights.
• In the following cases, the camera will not
focus on subjects properly.
– When there are both near and distant
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using
prefocus (P61) and [FOCUS/AE LOCK].
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