Panasonic DMC-FX50 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp turns
on when you press the shutter button
halfway in dark places etc.
Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the
AF area on the center of the screen is
displayed and it is bigger than usual.
(P77)
When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (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.
The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P50),
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), [FIREWORKS]
(P53) [SELF PORTRAIT] (P52) and
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P55) in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
When taking pictures in dark places with
low light, you can take pictures which are
brighter than normal by selecting a setting
even slower than the slowest setting of the
shutter speed.
The slow shutter speeds you can select
are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1–].
This is effective if you want to take bright
pictures of both a night landscape and a
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51)
in scene mode.
w Example
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
[ON] The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears
on the screen. The effective range
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m
(4.92 feet).
[OFF] The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
/SET
MENU
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark
places
Slow shutter
setting
1/8– 1–
Brightness Darker Brighter
Jitter Less More
/SET
MENU
1/8– 1–