Panasonic DMCTZ1S Taking pictures with your favorite settings, Focusing, REC mode ·, De F G

Basic

[REC] mode: ·

Taking pictures with your favorite settings

(·: Normal Picture Mode)

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu.

Set the mode dial to [·].

A Mode dial

• To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu” (P81).

Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on.

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

• The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is focused.

• The focus range is 30 cm (0.99 feet) to ¶.

• If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P52).

Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture.

• The access indication lights (P21) red when pictures are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card).

∫To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P55)

∫To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red (P83)

∫When recording motion pictures (P68)

Focusing

Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.

	A			Focus	When the subject is	When the subject
					focused	is not focused
			B	Focus indication	On	Blinks
AF area	White>Green	White>Red
		C		Sound	Beeps 2 times	Beeps 4 times
DE F G

AFocus indication B AF area (normal)

C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark) D Focus range

E Aperture value¢ F Shutter speed¢ G ISO sensitivity

¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. (However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)

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