Panasonic DMC-ZS15 User Manual

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Useful when subject is not in centre of picture.

Align the AF area 

with the subject

Hold down halfway

( When focus is aligned: illuminated 

When focus is not aligned: flashing)

( When focus is aligned: green 

When focus is not aligned: red)

Press fully

AF area

 

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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 dark, 

or with significant jitter.

 •When too close to object or when 

taking pictures of both distant and 

close objects together in the same 

picture.

 

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The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is not 

aligned.

Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference. 

Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable to bring 

the subject into focus if it is out of range.

 

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The AF area display may be larger depending on recording 

conditions such as dark locations or zoom ratio.

Focus display

Focus range