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• The display style when printing may differ
slightly from the display style on the
screen.
• The date of birth is displayed as
[0 month 0 day].
• If the age is not properly displayed, check
the clock and birthday settings.
• If the camera is set to [WITHOUTAGE],
the age is not recorded even if the time
and birthday are set. This means the age
cannot be displayed even if camera is set
to [WITH AGE] after taking the pictures.
• Use [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to
reset the birthday setting. (P23)
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select this mode. (P50)
This mode stops pictures from becoming
blue underwater. Use the marine case
(DMW-MCTZ1; optional) when you want to
take pictures underwater.
∫ Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water
depth and the weather.
1 Press 3 [ ] several times to display
[WB ADJUST.].
2 Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
• 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.
• 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/AE 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.
• 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)/1 m
(3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
• The self-timer cannot be set.
Underwater mode
MENU
SET
AF Lock
3
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECT
EXIT
MENU
AUTO
AF Lock
AUTO
3
AF L
AF
LOCK
3
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