Panasonic AG-HMC40 Operating Instructions Manual

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Panasonic AG-HMC40 Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 44 page image

44Shooting techniques for different targetsTouch auto focus (CAMERA modeonly)You can align focus on a subject by touching theLCD monitor.1 Set the POWER switch to ON. (Page 26)2 Touch the LCD monitor and display theFunction Navi.3 Touch to display the operation menu.4 Touch AF .The active area frame (red) for touch autofocus appears for about seconds after AF istouched.The area inside this frame is active.appears.You can make CANCEL disappear bytouching . To make it reappear, touch .If the face detection function is enabled inAUTO mode, the face detection frames(orange) will disappear temporarily.5 Touch the subject on which to align focus.In auto focus mode, the focus frame (green)appears on the touched position and focusis aligned.In manual focus mode, the focus framewill disappear after focus is aligned on thetouched position.To change the position of the focus frame,touch a different area of the LCD monitor.If you touch outside the active focus area,the active area frame (red) appears for about seconds.Canceling touch auto focusTouch CANCEL to cancel touch auto focus.••••••■Touch auto focus will not function in thefollowing conditions.Dark shooting conditionsFast-moving subjectsExcessive camera shakeZoom is in useTouch auto focus will be canceled in thefollowing cases.The camera is turned off or the mode isswitched.The focus mode is switched from auto tomanual, or vice versa.The digital zoom and focus assist functions cannotbe used while touch auto focus is enabled.If you enable touch auto focus while digitalzoom is in use, digital zoom will be disabled.The screen display will return to standarddisplay and switch to touch auto focus mode.•��•��••Self-portrait shootingImages in the LCD monitor when it is turned 180°for self-portrait shooting may appear unusual.You can make them appear better by reversingleft and right. Go to the setup menus, SW&DISPSETUP screen, SELF SHOOT, and selectMIRROR. Shooting in mirror mode has no effect onwhat you actually shoot and record.If you press and hold the DISP/MODE CHKbutton when self-portrait shooting, the mirrormode is temporarily disabled and the screendisplays information such as the configurationstatus of all recording functions. Release thebutton to return to mirror mode.•