Panasonic DMCFX100S AF Assist Lamp, Slow Shutter, Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AF ASSIST LAMP]

Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P59) 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.

	The AF assist lamp turns on in low
	light conditions. At this time, the
[ON]	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.

•Be careful about the following when using the AF assist lamp.

–Do not look at the AF assist lamp at close range.

–Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.

•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 [SELF PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],

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[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.

•The initial setting for [PET] in scene mode is [OFF]. (P46)

[SLOW SHUTTER]

Recording bright pictures in dark places

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P59) When taking pictures in dark places with low light, you can take pictures which are brighter than normal by selecting a setting even slower than the slowest setting of the 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] in scene mode.

Slow shutter		1/8 –					1 –
	setting
Brightness			Darker		Brighter
	Jitter			Less		More

•This should usually be set to [1/8 –] to take pictures. (When you select a slow shutter

speed other than [1/8 –], [ ] appears on the lower left of the screen.)

•When the shutter speed is made slower using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to occur. We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

•You cannot set the slow shutter in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] and simple mode [] and [SPORTS], [NIGHT SCENERY], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HI-SPEED BURST],

[STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

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