Panasonic DMCFX30K Stabilizer, About or, Detecting jitter and compensating for it, MODE1, MODE2

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫About [ ] or [ ]

•You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.

•The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.

•The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places or when using the digital zoom. The AF area displayed on the center of the screen may also be bigger than usual when taking pictures in underwater mode.

F5.6 1/60

•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max.

5 areas) light at the same time.

The focus position is not predetermined. It is set to a position automatically

determined by the camera at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the

AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].

•If the AF mode is set to [ ] or [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the

picture is brought into focus.

•Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it is difficult to focus using [ ].

•The AF mode cannot be set in simple

mode [], [SELF PORTRAIT] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

[STABILIZER]

Detecting jitter and compensating for it

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P57)

[MODE1]		The stabilizer operates
(	)	continuously and can assist
		during photo composition.
[MODE2]		The jitter is compensated for
(	)	when the shutter button is
		pressed. There is a greater
		stabilizing effect.
[OFF]		When the stabilizer is not
(	)	desired.

∫About demonstration of jitter/ movement detection screen

Press 1 to display [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO] when the [STABILIZER] screen is displayed. (Pictures cannot be recorded when the [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO] screen appears.)

Press 1 again to finish this mode.

JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.

CANNOT BE DISPLAYED

IN REC MODE

EXIT

A: Jitter detection demonstration

B: Movement detection demonstration

•The camera automatically detects the jitter and the movement of the subject and displays these on the indicator.

•We recommend using a bright subject with high contrast for the subject movement demonstration.

•The jitter/movement detection demonstration screen is an approximation.

•The camera also detects the movement of the subject when automatically setting the

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