Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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 ■Recording mode: 
When Auto Focus is enabled, press the shutter button halfway to focus. Focusing 
methods differ depending on [Rec] mode and [AF Mode] setting. 
Press 
Use cursor button to select [AF] and press [MENU/SET]
 ■Switching [AF Mode]
Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→52)
Press   to select Auto Focus mode items and press 
[MENU/SET]
(Face Detection) Taking front-on pictures of people  (→82)
(AF Tracking)Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject  (→83)
(23-area-focusing)Subject not centered in picture  (→84)
(1-area-focusing)Determined position for focus  (→84)    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5A33
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Taking front-on pictures of people (Face Detection)
Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus accordingly .
AF area
Yellow: 
 When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White:
 

 
Displayed wh
 en more than one face is detected. Other faces 
that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF 
area are also focused.
 ●Cannot set to  (Face Detection) in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] [Starry Sky]) • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Ef

fect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode ●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in  (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to another setting.
 ●If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement of 
the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to  (23-area-focusing).    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5A33
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Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject (AF Tracking)
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject and press the 
shutter button halfway
 Lock Off
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes 
from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in 
focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
 • To release AF Tracking → Press [MENU/SET]. • Focus range (same as macro recording)
 ●Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark,  (AF 
Tracking) may not operate correctly.
 ●Cannot set to  (AF Tracking) in the following cases. • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode • [Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic]   [T

oy Effect] [Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode • [Color Mode] ([B&W] [SEPIA]) ●When you press the shutter button halfway to activate AF lock, the AF Assist Lamp 
will not turn on.    
 Lock Off  
						

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Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5A33
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Subject not centered in picture (23-area-focusing)
Focuses on the subject in the wide range area (up to 23-area-focusing) on the recording 
screen.
 ●Focus is fixed to  (1-area-focusing) during motion picture recording.
Determined position for focus (1-area-focusing)
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
 • You can adjust the position of the AF area. (→85)
 ●Focus is fixed to  (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode • [Miniature Ef

fect] in [Creative Control] Mode    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5A33
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 ■Changing the position and size of the AF area
When [AF Mode] is set to  (1-area-focusing), you can move the position or size of the 
AF area at the center.
  Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu  Use cursor button to select [  ] from the [AF Mode] 
items and press [DISP.] button
  To change the AF area To move the AF area: Press     
To change the size of the AF area: Turn the control dial
 • T

o restore the AF area to its initial state (position and 
size) → Press [DISP.] button
  Press [MENU/SET] 
AF Area
Reset
 Size
 ●Cannot be changed during motion picture recording. ●When the AF area is small, it may be difficult to adjust the focus. ●When [Metering Mode] is set to  (spot-focusing), the new position of the AF area 
will be measured.      
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or 
exposure  
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 ■Recording mode: * * AF lock only
The AF/AE Lock function is convenient, for example, when there is too much contrast with 
the subject and you cannot get appropriate exposure (AE Lock) or when you want to take 
a still picture composed with the subject outside the AF area (AF Lock).
Preparation:
To execute the AF/AE Lock function, it is necessary to register [AF/AE Lock] to the [Fn] 
button. (→117)
Align the AF area with the subject
Press [Fn] button to lock the focus and/or exposure
 • To cancel AF/AE Lock → Press [Fn] button
Move the camera to compose the still picture you want to take, 
and press the shutter button fully
 • When AE is set, press the shutter button halfway to focus, then press it fully.
 ■AF/AE Lock switching
By using [AF/AE Lock] in the recording menu, you can set whether to lock focus and/or 
exposure.
[AE] Locks exposure only. ([AEL] is displayed on the screen.)
[AF] Locks focus only. ([AFL] is displayed on the screen.)
[AF/AE] Locks focus and exposure. ([AFL] and [AEL] are displayed on the screen.)
 ●During Manual Focus, only AE Lock can be used. ●Lock is canceled when a zoom operation is performed after locking the exposure and/
or focus.    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Manual Focus
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 ■Recording mode: 
Manual Focus is convenient when you want to lock the focus to take pictures or when it is 
difficult to adjust focus using Auto Focus.
Press 
Use cursor button to select [MF] and press [MENU/SET]
Use the control ring to adjust focus
MF AssistAdjust.
 MF Area
Focus range indication
 • Settings assigned to the control ring in each mode are made with the control dial.
 ■1 Shot AF
When [1 Shot AF] is registered in [Fn Button Set]  (→117), you can press the [Fn] 
button once to temporarily activate Auto Focus and focus on a subject.
 • First use [1 Shot 

AF] to focus on an area close to the subject. This makes it 
easier to adjust the focus with the control ring.
 ●After zoom operation, readjust the focus. ●The focus range displayed by Manual Focus is a reference value. Confirm the focus 
on the screen ([MF Assist] screen).
 ●The control ring cannot be used to adjust focus if the control ring settings have been 
changed.
 ●You can adjust the focus by pressing  and turning the control dial.       
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Manual FocusVQT5A33
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 ■Enlarged display (MF assist)
When [MF Assist] in the [Setup] menu is [ON] and you perform the Manual Focus 
operation, an enlarged display appears.
 • Shortly after you stop operating Manual Focus, the display switches to normal.
 ●To change the position of an enlarged display  Press [MENU/SET] during the Man ual Focus operation (while the enlarged display 
is displayed)
  Use cursor button to move the enla rged display • T
o return to the original position → Press [DISP.] button
  Press [MENU/SET]
 ●MF assist is not displayed in the Digital Zoom area.    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with self-timer
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 ■Recording mode: 
We recommend using a tripod. This is also effective for correcting jitter when pressing the 
shutter button, by setting the self-timer to 2 seconds.
Press 
Use cursor button to select [Self Timer] and press  
[MENU/SET]
 • To change the time setting, press the [DISP.] button and select a time setting with  .
Take a picture
Press the shutter button fully to start recording after the preset time.
Self-timer indicator
(Flashes for set duration)
 • T

o cancel while in operation → Press [MENU/SET]
 ■To cancel self-timer
In step , select [  ] or [  ].
 ●The self-timer is canceled if the camera is turned off as [Self Timer Auto Off] is set to 
[ON] at the time of purchase. (→60)
 ●After Self-timer indicator stops flashing, it may then be lit for  AF Assist Lamp. ●This function cannot be used in the following cases: • Recording motion pictures    
						

							Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
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 ■Recording mode: * * Cannot be set when using [Starry Sky].
Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is too dark or too 
bright.
Press 
 • Press  again if Manual Focus is set.
Use the control ring to select a compensation value and press 
[MENU/SET]
Exposure Comp.
Select 
 Exit
 • If the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure to the “+” direction. • If the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure to the “-” direction. • After exposure adjustment, the adjustment value ( for example) is displayed 
in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
 • Y

ou can also press 
  to make adjustments. • Y
ou can also make adjustments with the control dial.
 ●Depending on the brightness, this may not be possible in some cases. ●The Exposure Compensation value you set is retained even after the camera is 
turned off.