Panasonic DMC-FX48 operating instructions Focusing, Preventing jitter camera shake

Basic

Focusing

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

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

AFocus indication B AF area (normal)

C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark) D Focus range

E Aperture value¢ F Shutter speed¢ G ISO sensitivity

¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. (However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)

When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of

the composition of the picture you want to take)

1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and exposure.

2Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture.

• You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.

We recommend that you use the face detection function when taking pictures of people. (P71)

F2.8	1/30	ISO	F2.8	1/30	ISO
		80			80

∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus

•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast

•When the recordable range display has appeared in red.

•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects

•When it is dark or when jitter occurs

•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P75), a tripod or the self-timer (P46).

•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction

–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene mode (P49)

–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]

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