Panasonic DMC-FX38 Taking pictures with your favourite settings, · Normal picture mode, Focusing

Basic

[REC] mode: ·

Taking pictures with your favourite 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 (P25).

1		Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector
		switch to [!].
		A Mode 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” (P58).

3

4

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

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is focused.

•The focus range is 50 cm (Wide)/1 m (Tele) to ¶.

•If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P40).

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

• The access indication lights (P14) 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 (P42)

∫To adjust the colours and take pictures at times when the image appears too red (P60)

Focusing

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

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

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