Panasonic DMC-LX1GN operating instructions Correct posture for taking good Pictures, Focusing

Recording pictures (basic)

nCorrect posture for taking good

pictures

To take pictures without blurring:

•Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.

•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.

•Do not cover the microphone or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects.

•Do not touch the lens part.

•Do not cover the photo flash with your finger or other objects.

1 A 2

A

B

B

1: When holding the camera sideways

2 : When holding the camera vertically

A : Photo flash

B : AF assist lamp

• For the following modes and methods, keep the camera steady. Use a tripod for best results. By combining the use of a tripod with the self-timer (P43), you can avoid blurring caused when you press the shutter button.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [u] (P40)

–[NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P63), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P63), [CANDLE LIGHT] (P65), [FIREWORKS] (P66), [PARTY] (P66), [STARRY SKY] (P67) in scene mode (P60)

–When you have reduced shutter speed (P54, 55)

nFocusing

•The focus range is 50 cm to Z(Wide), 1.2 m to Z(Tele).

•If you press the shutter button fully without prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or unfocused.

•When the focus indication is blinking, the subject is not focused. Press the shutter button halfway and focus on the subject again.

•If the camera will not focus after a few tries, turn it off and on and try again.

•In the following cases, the camera cannot focus on subjects properly.

–When including both near and distant subjects in a scene.

–When there is dirt or dust on the glass between the lens and the subject. –When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject.

–When taking a picture in a dark place. –When the subject is moving fast. –When the scene has low contrast. –When jitter occurs.

–When recording a very bright subject. We recommend taking pictures using manual focus (P82), prefocus (P83) or AF/AE lock (P84). In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P76) may turn on to focus on the subject.

•Even if the focus indication appears and the subject is focused, it is cancelled when you release the shutter button. Press the shutter button halfway again.

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