Panasonic P2 Handheld Camcorder Advance Operating Instructions - Page 28
Shooting in manual mode, Manual focusing
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Shooting in manual mode 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 PUSH AUTO button While pressing the PUSH AUTO button, the automatic focus can be set quickly. 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. Manual focusing Focus ring PUSH AUTO button FOCUS switch AUTO/MANUAL 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 ∞. • 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. 28