Advanced (Recording pictures)
• The battery will be consumed faster than usual.
• Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• When [PRE AF] is set to [CoAF],it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom
ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
• [PRE AF] does not work during the Preview Mode.
• [PRE AF] does not work with lenses that do not allow Auto Focus and Four Thirds mount
specification lens not compatible to contrast AF. [C'AF]does not work with lenses for which the
Focus Mode cannot be set to [AFC]. (P19)
Move the AF area or MF assist easily during recording.
[OFF]
[DIRECT FOCUS
AREA] [ON]: When [r_:], [[]] or [[2_] is selected in AF Mode, it is
possible to move the AF area freely with A/T/,_/I_.
Move the MF assist during the Manual Focus.
• Refer to P82_84 for details.
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]:
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
[ON]:
This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so
you can take a picture when the shutter button is
pressed fully.
You cannottake a pictureuntil the subject is brought into focus.
• If you set [OFF], be careful as the picture may not be properly focused even if [AFS] or [AFC] in
Focus Mode is set.
• This does not operate during motion picture recording.
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus
when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult.
[OFF]: The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
[ON]:
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When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist
Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed
halfway. (Larger AF areas are now displayed.)
• The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.
-When the 14-42 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is attached and at Wide: Approx.
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
• The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
• Remove the lens hood.
• When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark
places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus
on the subject.
• The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the lens included in the DMC-G2K is used, but
it does not affect the performance.
• The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may become harder to focus when a lens
with large diameter is used.
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] Mode,
[NIGHT SCENERY] or [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in [NIGHT PORTRAIT] Mode, and
[SUNSET] in Scene Mode.
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