Sony DSCTX20, DSC-TX20/D manual AF Illuminator

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Before Use
	AF Illuminator
Shooting
Viewing	The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings.
Using MENU items (Shooting)	The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed
	halfway, until the focus is locked.
Using MENU items (Viewing)
	The		indicator appears at this time.
Changing settings	1. Set the camera to shooting mode.
Viewing images on a TV	2. MENU				(Settings)	(Shooting Settings)		[AF Illuminator]	desired mode
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
			Auto	Uses/Does not use the AF illuminator.
			Off
	Notes
		Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject, regardless of whether
		light fails to reach the center of the subject.
		You cannot use the AF illuminator in the following situations:
			In movie mode
			In [iSweep Panorama]
			In [Underwater iSweep Panorama]
			When		(Landscape),	(Night Scene),	(Pet),	(Fireworks) or	(Hi-Speed Shutter) mode

is selected in Scene Selection.

When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].

When you use the AF illuminator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.

The AF illuminator emits very bright light. Although there is no health hazard, do not look directly into the AF illuminator emitter at close range.

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