Panasonic AG-AF100A Operating Instruction - Page 62

Shooting using the FUNCTION knob, The area luminance, FOCUS BAR, and IRIS

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued) Shooting using the FUNCTION knob The following types of recording can be carried out using the FUNCTION knob. • Area auto focus function Operates auto focus within an area frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. • Area auto iris function Automatically adjusts the iris value within an area frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. This function cannot be set when the FACE DETECT function has been set. • Area luminance display Displays an averaged luminance level within an area frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. 1 Select the function from the FUNCTION KNOB option (page 53) on the settings menu SW MODE screen. FOCUS: Area focus function and area focus bar function (during MENU setting) IRIS: Area iris function and area iris meter function (during MENU setting) YGET: Area luminance display FOCUS/IRIS: Simultaneous operation of the area focus function and area iris function, simultaneous operation of the area focus bar function/area iris meter function (during MENU setting) FOCUS/YGET: Simultaneous operation of area focus function and area luminance display, simultaneous operation of area focus bar function (during MENU setting) 2 Press the FUNCTION knob. • A white frame is displayed. • There is no change in the operation of the camera other than the display of the frame. 3 Press the FUNCTION knob again. • The white frame turns yellow. • When the frame is yellow, the FUNCTION knob function set via the MENU operates in the area inside the frame. • Pressing the FUNCTION knob once more returns the yellow frame to the white frame. • Switching AUTO/MANUAL for FOCUS/IRIS is normally carried out in the same way. • The central luminance function does not operate when the area luminance display is operating. • If the FUNCTION knob is held down for more than 2 seconds, the frame disappears and the area function is switched off. 4 Move the FUNCTION knob up and down, and right and left. • The white frame changes position. Move the frame to the area you wish to select. • The area function does not operate during face detection. • The area function exits when the power switch is set to OFF or when the camera is switched to playback mode. • Auto focus and auto iris may not be available depending on lens used. • The area luminance, FOCUS BAR, and IRIS METER functions are available regardless of the lens used. 10

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Shooting using the FUNCTION knob
The following types of recording can be carried out
using the FUNCTION knob.
Area auto focus function
•
Operates auto focus within an area frame
selected using the FUNCTION knob.
Area auto iris function
•
Automatically adjusts the iris value within an area
frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. This
function cannot be set when the FACE DETECT
function has been set.
Area luminance display
•
Displays an averaged luminance level within an
area frame selected using the FUNCTION knob.
1
Select the function from the FUNCTION
KNOB option (page 53) on the settings
menu SW MODE screen.
FOCUS:
Area focus function and area focus
bar function (during MENU setting)
IRIS:
Area iris function and area iris meter
function (during MENU setting)
YGET:
Area luminance display
FOCUS/IRIS:
Simultaneous operation of the area
focus function and area iris function,
simultaneous operation of the area
focus bar function/area iris meter
function (during MENU setting)
FOCUS/YGET:
Simultaneous operation of area
focus function and area luminance
display, simultaneous operation
of area focus bar function (during
MENU setting)
2
Press the FUNCTION knob.
A white frame is displayed.
•
There is no change in the operation of the
•
camera other than the display of the frame.
3
Press the FUNCTION knob again.
The white frame turns yellow.
•
When the frame is yellow, the FUNCTION
•
knob function set via the MENU operates in
the area inside the frame.
Pressing the FUNCTION knob once more
•
returns the yellow frame to the white frame.
Switching AUTO/MANUAL for FOCUS/IRIS
•
is normally carried out in the same way.
The central luminance function does not
•
operate when the area luminance display is
operating.
If the FUNCTION knob is held down for more
•
than 2 seconds, the frame disappears and
the area function is switched off.
4
Move the FUNCTION knob up and down,
and right and left.
The white frame changes position. Move the
•
frame to the area you wish to select.
The area function does not operate during face
•
detection.
The area function exits when the power switch
•
is set to OFF or when the camera is switched
to playback mode.
Auto focus and auto iris may not be available
•
depending on lens used.
The area luminance, FOCUS BAR, and IRIS
•
METER functions are available regardless of
the lens used.