Panasonic DMC-SZ9 manual Color Mode, AF Assist Lamp

Recording

[Color Mode]

Applicable modes:

Sets various colour effects, including making the picture sharper, brighter, or applying a sepia tone.

Settings	Description of settings
[STANDARD]	This is the standard setting.
[Happy]¢1	Image with enhanced brightness and vividness.
[VIVID]¢2	The picture becomes sharper.
[B&W]	The picture becomes black and white.
[SEPIA]	The picture becomes sepia.

¢1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set. ¢2 This can be set only during Normal Picture Mode.

[AF Assist Lamp]

Applicable modes:

AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button is pressed halfway, making it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions. (Larger AF area is displayed depending on the recording conditions.)

Settings: [ON]/[OFF]

• The effective distance of the assist lamp is a maximum of approximately	
1.5 m (4.9 feet).
• When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp A (e.g. when taking
pictures of animals in dark places), set the [AF Assist Lamp] to [OFF]. In this
case, it will become more difficult to focus on the subject.

•[AF Assist Lamp] is fixed to [OFF] in the following conditions.

–[Scenery]/[Night Scenery]/[Handheld Night Shot]/[Sunset]/[Glass Through] (Scene Mode)

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