Panasonic DMC-FX01 - Manual (Page 68)

Menu Settings
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• The focus position is not predetermined. It
is set to a position automatically
determined by the camera at the time of
focusing. If you want to determine the
focus position to take pictures, switch the
AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode (High
speed), 1-area-focusing mode or
Spot-focusing mode.
• Switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing
mode (High speed) or 1-area-focusing
mode if it is difficult to focus using
Spot-focusing mode.
• The AF mode cannot be set in simple
mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] (P50) or
[SELF PORTRAIT] (P49) in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P62)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
• If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp
A turns
on when you press the shutter button
halfway in dark places etc.
• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the AF
area on the center of the screen is displayed
and it is bigger than usual. (P67)
• 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 setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P47),
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P48), [FIREWORKS]
(P50) and [SELF PORTRAIT] (P49) in
scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P62)
The shutter speed is automatically
adjusted. However, if you want brighter
pictures you can manually select an even
slower shutter speed.
• The slow shutter speeds you can select
are: [1/8–], [1/4–], [1/2–] and [1–].
• This is effective if you want to take bright
pictures of both a night landscape and a
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P48)
in scene mode.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
ON The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the AF
assist lamp icon [
] appears on
the screen. The effective range of
the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m
(4.92 feet).
OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
/SET
MENU
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark
places
/SET
MENU
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