Advanced

[UNDERWATER]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P49) This mode stops pictures becoming blue underwater. Use the marine case (DMW-MCFX01; optional) when you want to take pictures underwater.

3

AF LOCK

Adjusting the white balance [WB ADJUST.]

You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather.

1Press 3 [ ] several times to display [WB ADJUST.].

2Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.

WB ADJUST.

REDBLUE

AUTO

SELECT

EXIT MENU

2 [RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.

1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.

If you adjust the white balance, [ ] appears on the screen in red or blue.

AUTO

3

AF LOCK

Select [0] if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance.

Fixing the focus underwater (AF Lock) You can fix the focus before taking a picture with AF lock. This is useful if you want to take pictures of a fast moving subject etc.

1 Aim the AF area at the subject.

2 Press 2 to fix the focus.

The AF lock icon A appears when the subject is focused.

3

AF¥L

AF LOCK

Press 2 again to cancel AF lock.

When you rotate the zoom lever, the AF lock is canceled. In this case, focus on the subject and fix the focus again.

The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ]

The self-timer cannot be set.

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Panasonic VQT0Y69 operating instructions Adjusting the white balance WB Adjust, Press 2 again to cancel AF lock