Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ220D Operating Instructions Manual

83Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Colour tone SettingsTaking pictures with Auto FocusRecording mode:1 Press [ ] button ( )2 Press to select [AF] and press [MENU/SET]• Set the focusing action when the shutter button is pressed halfway (→84)• Switching [AF Mode] (→85)3 Press the shutter button halfwayFocus display(When focus is aligned: illuminatedWhen focus is not aligned: flashing)AF area(When focus is aligned: green)• Two “beep” sounds are heard and Auto Focus is activated.Four “beep” sounds when focus is not aligned.• When you take a picture in a dark location, [ ] is displayed for the focus displayand it may take longer to adjust focus than usual.• If the camera detects stars in the night sky after displaying [ ], Starlight AF willbe activated. When focus is achieved, the focus indication [ ] and AF areas infocus are displayed. (Starlight AF cannot perform detection on the edges of thescreen.)Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult:• Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with no colour contrast.• Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light.• In the dark, or with significant jitter.• When too close to object or when taking pictures of both distant and close objects together inthe same picture.●When the lighting is low making it difficult to focus with Auto Focus, set [Monitor Display Speed] or[LVF Display Speed] to [60fps].●Starlight AF will not function when using the monitor with [Monitor Display Speed] set to [ECO30fps] or when using the viewfinder with [LVF Display Speed] set to [ECO 30fps].