Panasonic DMC-L10K operating instructions Live View AF P107 in the Custom Menu menu is set to P58

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•The camera beeps and the focus indication lights (green) C when the subject is focused.

•The focus indication blinks (green) 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.

•You can check the aperture value A and the shutter speed B.

• If the AF mode D is set to [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ], the AF area E is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus. (P60)

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

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)

•The shutter sound is heard twice when 1 picture is taken. The first shutter sound is heard when the shutter returns to the position before a picture is taken and the second shutter sound is heard when the picture is actually taken.

•The camera automatically switches to phase

difference AF [ ] (P59) if you use a lens that does not support contrast AF (P13) even if

[LIVE VIEW AF] (P107) in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu is set to [ ] (P58).

•If you press the shutter button halfway when the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn

red. (However, they do not turn red when the flash is activated.)

•The brightness of the LCD monitor may differ from the brightness of the recorded pictures especially when recording in dark places.

∫Switching to Phase difference AF You can set Phase difference AF if you press [MENU/SET] to display the [CUSTOM MENU] menu and then set [LIVE VIEW AF] (P107) to [ ].

•When you press the shutter button halfway, the mirror goes down and then goes up to enable the camera to focus. At this time, the same sound is heard as when the shutter button is pressed fully. However a picture is not taken.

•If the shutter button is pressed fully and then released, the shutter sound is heard. However a picture is not taken.

•The time between pressing the shutter button fully and the picture being taken (release time lag) becomes even longer than when taking pictures with the Viewfinder.

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