Panasonic DMCFX7K AF Assist Lamp, Slow Shutter Slow Shutter, AF assist lamp does not turn

Recording pictures (advanced)

AF Assist Lamp

[AF ASSIST LAMP]

Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows

the camera to focus on the subject in low light

conditions. When you press the shutter button halfway in

dark places or other situations, an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist lamp 1 turns on.

ON	The AF assist lamp turns on under
	low light conditions. At this time, the
	AF assist lamp icon [	] appears
	on the screen. The effective range
	of the AF assist lamp is 4.92 feet
	(1.5 m).
OFF	The AF assist lamp does not turn
	on.

•Be sure of the following points when the AF assist lamp is in use.

–Do not look at the AF assist lamp closely.

–Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers.

•In simple mode [], the setting on the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON].

•In [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode (P53), the setting on the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF].

•When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it becomes difficult to focus on the subject.

•When the AF assist lamp turns on, the AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the center of the screen.

Slow Shutter [SLOW SHUTTER]

The shutter speed can be automatically adjusted. However, you can take pictures brighter than usual by changing the longest shutter speed. This mode is especially effective when you want to record both the background and the subject brightly.

You can select the slow shutter from 1/8 second, 1/4 second, 1/2 second and 1 second.

Slow shutter	1/8			1
setting
Brightness		Darker			Brighter
Jitter			Less			More

•Usually, set to [1/8–] to take pictures.

•When you set the shutter speed longer on [SLOW SHUTTER], we recommend using a tripod because jitters will easily occur.

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