Advanced (Recording pictures)
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•The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
•The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENEMODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
Use the marine case (DMW-MCFX30;
optional). (P110) This allows you to take
pictures with a natural color.
∫Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water
depth and the weather.
1Press 3[ ] three times to display
[WB ADJUST.].
2Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
•2 [RED]: Press when the hue is
bluish.
•1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is
reddish.
•If you adjust the white balance, [ ]
appears on the screen in red or blue.
•Select [0] if you do not want to finely
adjust the white balance.
∫Fixing the focus underwater (AF Lock)
You can fix the focus before taking a picture
with AF lock. This is useful if you want to
take pictures of a fast moving subject etc.
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press 2 to fix the focus.
•The AF lock icon A appears when the
subject is focused.
•Press 2 again to cancel AF lock.
•When you rotate the zoom lever, the AF
lock is canceled. In this case, focus on
the subject and fix the focus again.
•The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ]
•The self-timer cannot be set.
•The white balance cannot be set.
[UNDERWATER]
/SET
MENU
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECT
EXIT
MENU
AWB
AWB
3
AWB
AF LOCK
3
AF LOCK