At the moment I am doing everything in auto mode as I have no idea what does what, its a lot more complex than the manual options on my Sony camcorder. The camera I bought was a Panasonic FZ7 compact/SLR hybrid with an SLR style body. I want to be able to use its full manual focus settings in order to get the best results but I have no idea what everything means. Edited due to confusion over the model number.