Panasonic VQT0W82 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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VQT0W82
The MF assist disappears in the following
cases.
About 10 seconds after you stop
pressing 3/4/2/1 or rotating the focus
ring or the command dial
When the shutter button is pressed
halfway
The MF assist returns to the center of the
screen when the camera is turned off and
then on again.
You cannot use MF assist when using the
digital zoom.
Checking the Depth of
Field
You can check the depth of field (effective
focus range) before taking a picture by closing
the leaf shutter to the aperture value you set.
Press [ ] A (aperture stopping
down button).
While you are pressing [ ] (aperture
stopping down button), the brightness
of the screen is automatically adjusted
and you can check the depth of field
without the screen becoming dark when
the leaf shutter closes.
Depth of field properties
¢1 Recording conditions
¢2 Example: When you want to take a
picture with a blurred background etc.
¢3 Example: When you want to take a
picture with everything in focus
including the background etc.
The screen may become dark depending
on the subject, settings on the camera etc.
[ ] (aperture stopping down button) is
not activated when taking pictures with the
Viewfinder.
¢1
Aperture
value
Small Large
Focus
length of
the lens
Tele Wide
Distance to
the subject
Near Distant
Depth of field
(effective focus
range)
Shallow
(Narrow)
¢2
Deep
(Wide)
¢3
A