Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press [
] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
Use the marine case (DMW-MCFX30;
optional). (P110) This allows you to take
pictures with a natural color.
∫
Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water
depth and the weather.
1
Press
3
[
] three 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 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)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to
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]
• The self-timer cannot be set.
• The white balance cannot be set.
[UNDERWATER]
/SET
MENU
BLUE
RED
WB ADJUST.
SELECT
EXIT
MENU
AWB
AWB
3
AWB
AF
LOCK
3
AF
LOCK