Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Use the marine case (DMW-MCZX3; optional). This allows you to take pictures with a
natural colour.
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 cancelled. In this
case, focus on the subject and fix the focus again.
•
You cannot set to AF Lock when [AF MODE] is set to [
].
White Balance fine adjustment
You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather.
1
Press
3
[
È
] three times to display
[WB ADJUST.].
2
Press
2
/
1
to adjust the White Balance.
•
Select [0] if you do not want to finely adjust the White Balance.
3
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•
If you adjust the White Balance, [
] appears on the screen in red or blue.
Note
•
The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to
¶
.
[UNDERWATER]
2
[RED]:
Press when the hue is bluish.
1
[BLUE]:
Press when the hue is reddish.
A
AWB