Panasonic DMC-FX50 - Manual (Page 77)

Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Select the mode that matches the
recording conditions and the composition.
w About [ ] or [ ]
• The picture may stop moving for a
moment before being brought into focus
when you press the shutter button
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
• The AF area displayed on the center of
the screen is bigger than usual when
using the digital zoom or when taking
pictures in dark places.
• The camera is focusing on all the AF
areas when multiple AF areas (max.
9 areas) light at the same time.
• The focus position is not predetermined. It
is set to a position automatically
determined by the camera at the time of
focusing. If you want to determine the
focus position to take pictures, switch the
AF mode to [
], [ ] or [ ].
• Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it
is difficult to focus using [ ].
• The AF mode cannot be set in simple
mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] or
[SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode.
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
9-area-focusing :
The camera focuses on
any of 9 focus areas.
This is effective when
the subject is not in the
of the screen.
3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly
focuses on any of
3 focus areas points –
left, right or . This is
effective when the
subject is not in the of
the screen.
1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly
focuses on the subject
in the AF area on the
of the screen.
1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on
the subject in the AF
area on the of the
screen.
Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on
a limited narrow area in
the screen.
/SET
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