
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→26)
[Color Mode]
Set color effects.
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■Settings: [STANDARD] / [NATURAL] (soft) / [VIVID] (sharp) / [B/W] / [SEPIA] / [COOL] (more blue) / [WARM] (more red)
●If interference is noticeable in dark locations: Set to [NATURAL].
●In 
 ([Intelligent Auto] Mode), [STANDARD], [B/W], and [SEPIA] can only be set.
[AF Assist Lamp]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. ■Mode:
■Settings: [ON]: Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter
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 and larger AF area displayed) [OFF]: Lamp off (taking pictures of animals in dark, etc.)
●The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1 m (3.28 feet).  | 
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• Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close  | 
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range.  | 
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• The AF Assist Lamp’s effective distance becomes shorter when  | AF Assist Lamp  | 
using the zoom and depending on subject conditions.  | 
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●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes.  | 
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[Self Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Scenery], [Sunset], [Fireworks]  | 
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●Cannot change the setting in [Motion Picture] Mode. The setting in  | 
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other Recording Mode is applied.  | 
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[Red-Eye  Removal] (DMC-S3  only)
Automatically detects 
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■Mode: 


■Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
●Available only when [AF Mode] is set to 
 (Face Detection).
●The 
 is displayed in the flash icon.
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