Half click option suddenly vanishes!

[Naomi Epstein]

Hi!
I've had my new Panasonic Tz60 for a month. When in aperature mode or Shutter mode I would half click to focus and the shoot the pic. Suddenly that option is only available in automatic mode. Which means that I can't use the other modes as it is all blurry. I don't know the camera that well yet, I'm sure I must have accidently changed some setting as the camera works beautifully in automatic mode. I don't know what to do. Am searching the manual but haven't found an explanation yet.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
Naomi Epstein

[☠northy]

No real clue, but I am wondering if your camera has a setting that allows you to lock focus other than when you are in fully auto mode, and if you accidentally invoked that?

[Lyn Todd]

It might be that you have activated manual focus, it should be in the user manual.

[Frank Hymus]

Almost for sure what Lyn @ltodd said. Your camera does have a manual focus mode on its fixed lens. Don't know where the control is, though.

[Lyn Todd]

http://www.camerauserguide.net/panasonic-lumix-dmc-tz60-camera-user-manual-instruction-manual-user-guide-pdf/23106 page 96 and page 34

[Eve Pulsater]

On my partner's FZ200 the option for manual focus is on the lens barrel.

[Naomi Epstein]

@northy @ltodd @frankhymus @ltodd @creampuff Just got home from work and saw all your replies. What a wonderful community! I'm off to look at the manual. I tried to look before writing but wasn't able to define what I needed and did not find it. Hope tp have updates shortly!

[Naomi Epstein]

@northy @ltodd @frankhymus @ltodd @creampuff You all were right! I still have to learn how to move easily from me controlling certain things and then not but thanks to you (and @iltod page number references!!!!!) I'm back in a mode I can work with. So grateful!