Panasonic DMC-LS2 Taking Pictures, Turn the camera on Select normal picture mode, Take a picture

Basic

Taking Pictures

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Select normal picture mode [ ].

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OFF ON

2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus on and then press the shutter button halfway.

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•A: Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•The focus indication 2 lights and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed.

•If 5-area-focusing or 3-area-focusing (High speed) is used in AF mode, the AF area does not appear until the subject is brought into focus. (P63)

•The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when using the digital zoom or when taking pictures in dark places.

(P63)

	When the	When the
	subject is not	subject is
	focused	focused
Focus	Blinks (green)	On (green)
indication
AF area	Turns white to	Turns white to
	red or no AF	green
	area
Sound	Beeps 4 times	Beeps 2 times

3 Take a picture.

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•B: Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

•We recommend checking that the clock is set properly before taking pictures. (P18)

•When you press the shutter button, the screen may become bright or dark for a moment. This function allows easy adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected.

•When a time is set for power save (P20), the camera automatically turns off if you do not operate it within the set time. To operate the camera again, press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on.

•To avoid noise, we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity (P61) or setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P65) (ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases.)

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