Panasonic DMC-FX700 User Guide

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫ About [ƒ] [1-area-focusing (High speed)]
You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF Modes.
The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the 
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
∫ Setting up [
] (AF Tracking)
1
Touch the subject.
The AF area turns yellow and the subject is locked.
It will continuously adjust the focus and exposure automatically 
following the movement of the subject. (Dynamic Tracking)
Lock is canceled when [
] is touched.
2
Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it 
fully to take the picture.
Note
Dynamic Tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different 
subject depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below.
When the subject is too small
When the recording location is too dark or bright
When the subject is moving too fast
When the background has the same or similar color to the subject
When jitter is occurring
When using the zoom
When the AF lock fails, the Tracking AF frame will flash in red and then disappear. Redo the AF 
lock. 
AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified, the subject is lost, or has failed 
to be tracked. The picture will be taken with [
] in [AF MODE] in that case.
[FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active.
AF Tracking is canceled when the Touch Shutter is set to [
].
[
] will not operate during AF tracking.
It cannot be set to [
] in the following conditions
In [PANORAMA ASSIST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] and 
[HIGH DYNAMIC] in Scene Mode.
In [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM] in [COLOR EFFECT].
The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to 
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