Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1, Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording pictures (advanced)
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For setting, see page 70.
This mode allows you to compose a picture
more easily by always focusing on the
subject.
When the AF mode is set to 1-area-
focusing, 1-area-focusing (high speed) or
spot-focusing, the time required for
focusing when pressing the shutter button
halfway will be reduced.
• When it is set to [ON], the [
] indication
appears.
• The battery may be consumed faster than
usual.
• It may take time to focus on the subject
after rotating the zoom lever from Wide to
Tele or suddenly changing the subject
from a distant one to a nearby one.
• Press the shutter button halfway again
when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• You cannot use this with the scene modes
(P61) [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS],
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], or [NIGHT
SCENERY].
• If the focus switch is set to [AF w ], the
time to focus will not be shorter.
For setting, see page 70.
Illuminating the subject with the AF assist
lamp allows the camera to focus on the
subject in low light conditions.
When you press the
shutter button halfway in
dark places or other
situations, an AF area
wider than usual appears
and the AF assist lamp
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turns on.
• Be sure of the following points when the
AF assist lamp is in use.
–Do not look into the AF assist lamp
closely.
–Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• AF assist lamp is fixed to [ON] in Auto
mode [ 0 ].
• You cannot use the AF assist lamp in
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in
scene mode. (P61)
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture
of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it
becomes difficult to focus on the subject.
• The AF area (P76) is set only to a point on
the center of the screen when the AF
assist lamp is turned on.
Continuous AF
[CONT.AF]
SCN
1
SCN
2
AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
ON The AF assist lamp turns on under
low light conditions. In this time,
the AF assist lamp icon [
S
]
appears on the screen. The
effective range of the AF assist
lamp is 4.92 feet (1.5 m).
OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
N
SCN
1
SCN
2
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