Panasonic DMC-FX35 Taking pictures with your favorite settings, Set the mode dial to ·, Focusing

Basic

[REC] mode: ·

Taking pictures with your favorite settings

(·: Normal picture mode)

Many more menu items can be set and you can take pictures with greater freedom than when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode (P26).

1 Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!].

AMode dial

B[REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch

2 Set the mode dial to [·].

•To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu” (P57).

A

B

3

4

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

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

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

•If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P41).

5 Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture.

• The access indication lights (P15) red when pictures are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card).

∫To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P43)

∫To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red (P59)

Focusing

Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.

	Focus	When the subject is	When the subject
A		focused	is not focused
B	Focus indication	On	Blinks
C	AF area	White>Green	White>Red
	Sound	Beeps 2 times	Beeps 4 times

DE F

AFocus indication B AF area (normal)

C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark) D Aperture value

E Shutter speed F ISO sensitivity

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