Panasonic DMC-L10K operating instructions Press the shutter button fully to take the picture

Basic

2 Aim the AF frame B to the point you want to focus on and then press the shutter button halfway.

FViewfinder Display

•You can check the aperture value C and shutter speed D.

•The camera beeps and the focus indication E lights when the subject is focused.

•The focus indication blinks when the subject is not focused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.

•Refer to P39 for information about subjects that are difficult to focus on.

•The camera focuses on any of 3 focus area points– left, right or center in the AF frame and a lamp (AF-LED display) lights where the subject is focused. You can change the setting for the AF-LED display in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P106)

•Refer to P38 for information about Program shift.

•The focus range is 0.29 m (0.95 feet) to ¶. (when the supplied lens is attached)

•If the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO100] and the aperture value is set to F3.8 (when the supplied lens is attached), the shutter speed is automatically set between about 15 seconds and 1/4000th of a second.

3 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.

•If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is not focused, set [FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [OFF]. (P106)

•We recommend checking that the clock is set properly before taking pictures. (P24)

•When a time is set for power save (P28), the camera automatically turns off if you do not operate it within the set time. To operate the camera again, press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on.

∫Setting the AF frame for phase difference AF

If you press 2 while taking pictures with the Viewfinder, the AF frame setting screen is displayed.

If you press 2/1, you can select the AF frame setting from AUTO (any of 3 focus area points– left, right or center), left fix, center fix or right fix.

•If you set [AUTO], 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, select a setting other than [AUTO].

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