Panasonic DMC FP8K Digital Still Camera - Advanced Features - Page 97

Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ About [ƒ] [1-area-focusing (High speed)] • You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF Modes. • 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. ∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking) 1 Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press 4 to lock the subject. A AF tracking frame (White) B AF tracking frame (Yellow) • AF tracking frame will continuously focus on the subject's movement once the subject is recognized. • AF tracking is turned off when 4 is pressed again. Before locking A Locked B 2 Take the picture. Note • Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different subject depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below. - When the subject is too small - When the recording location is too dark or bright - When the subject is moving too fast - When the background has the same or similar color to the subject. - When jitter is occurring - When using the zoom • If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Press 4 again. • AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified, the subject is lost, or has failed to be tracked. The picture will be taken with [Ø] in [AF MODE] in that case. • [FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active. • [ ] will not operate during AF tracking. • It is not possible to set [ ] in [PANORAMA ASSIST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] and [HIGH DYNAMIC] in Scene Mode. • It is not possible to set [ ] in [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM] in [COLOR MODE]. • The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.99 feet) (Tele) to ¶. - 97 -