Panasonic DMC-FX38 Preventing jitter camera shake, Direction detection function

Basic

AFocus indication B AF area (normal)

C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark) D Focus range

E Aperture value¢ F Shutter speed¢ G ISO sensitivity

¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. (However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)

When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the centre of

the composition of the picture you want to take)

1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and exposure.

2Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you

compose the picture.

• You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.

We recommend that you use the face
detection function when taking pictures of
people. (P62)			100			100
	F2.8	1/125	ISO	F2.8	1/125	ISO

∫Subjects and recording conditions

which are difficult to focus

•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast

•When the recordable range display has appeared in red.

•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects

•When it is dark or when jitter occurs

•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P65), a tripod or the self-timer (P41).

•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction

–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P44)

–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]

Direction detection function

Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P83) is set to [ON])

•Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.

•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.

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