Panasonic DMC-FX12, DMC-FX10 Taking pictures, Focus range is 50 cm 1.64 feet to J

Basic

Taking pictures

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The camera automatically sets the shutter

speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

O:Shutter button

•The status indicator _ lights for about 1 second when you turn this unit on _.

I Hold this unit gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.

(A_: Flash

(_B):AF assist lamp

('c):When holding the camera vertically

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2 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on.

3 Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•The focus indication _2_lights green and the AF area (1_turns white to green. (_): Aperture value

(4_: Shutter speed

•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to J.

•The subject is not focused in the following cases.

-The focus indication blinks (green). -The AF area turns white to red or

there is no AF area.

-The focus sound beeps 4 times.

•If the distance is beyond the focus

range, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication

lights.

4 Press the shutter button fully to take a picture.

• Using the flash

If the camera determines that the place where the picture is being taken is dark, the flash is activated when the shutter button is pressed fully. (When the flash is set to

AUTO [l_J_]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction

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