TAKING PHOTOS

BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING

1 Turn on the camera (page 21),

[ O] button

and set it to the recording

mode (page 26).

 

h If the subject is a person, a

 

green double-frame appears

 

around the face (See page 74

 

in the Operating Instructions

 

(PDF format)).

 

2 Press the [ O] button.

 

1 Press the [O] button

 

halfway.

 

h The autofocus operates,

 

 

and the image is focused

 

 

(focus lock).

 

2 Continue to gently press

 

the [O] button all the

 

way.

 

h The shutter releases and

16M-S

 

the image is captured.

1

2

 

 

 

F3.5

 

 

1/30

h You can view the captured

Target mark

 

image on the LCD monitor

 

 

by keeping the [ O]

 

 

button depressed when

 

 

you capture the image.

 

For shooting hi-speed burst, see

 

page 65 in the Operating Instructions (PDF format).

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Panasonic HX-DC10 operating instructions Taking Photos, 30 VQT3P31, Set it to the recording, Press the O button Halfway

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