Panasonic AG-HPX250EN - Manual (Page 28)

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Shooting in manual mode
Temporarily switching to auto focus
Even if you have switched FOCUS to M (MANUAL)
the camera-recorder will focus automatically while
you press down PUSH AUTO.
Switching to manual focus assist mode
To change from the manual focus mode to the
manual focus assist mode, set MF ASSIST to ON
on the setting menu SW MODE screen.
• You can make coarse adjustments to the focus
in manual focus assist mode by turning the focus
ring about half the amount you would turn it in
manual focus mode.
• Fine adjustment is made automatically after you
operated the focus ring.
• If the focus differs considerably form the manually
set focus, the focus may not be set correctly.
• Automatic adjustment is not performed until you
operate the focus ring for the next time.
• Auto focus may not work properly if there is
flickering. Select a shutter speed suited to the
ambient light. (Page 49)
• If the auto focus mode is set with any format
except 60i (50i) and 60P (50P), 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
140)
• When the display is set to macro shooting,
the screen display for “AF”, “MF”, and “MA” is
reversed black and white characters.
Set the unit to manual mode when manually
adjusting the focus, iris, gain and white balance.
Switching to manual mode
Slide the AUTO/MANUAL switch to MANUAL to
switch to the manual mode.
(
A on the viewfinder and LCD go out.)
AUTO/MANUAL switch
Manual focusing
AUTO/MANUAL switch
PUSH AUTO
button
Focus ring
FOCUS
switch
1
Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to
manual mode.
2
Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to
control focusing.
A (AUTO): (Auto focus mode)
Adjusts focus automatically.
M (MANUAL): (Manual focus mode)
Turn the focus ring by hand.
∞:
The camera-recorder first focuses on infinity,
then it switches to manual focus.
The FOCUS switch automatically moves
back to M (MANUAL) after you move it to ∞.