Taking Pictures (Auto Mode) - Panasonic DMC-LC40PP Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures (AUTO Mode)

• When power saving time is set, if you do not operate the camera for a while, it is
automatically turned off at the set time. To operate the camera again, press the shutter
button or turn the power switch first to [OFF] and then to [ON]. (P80)
• There are times when the brightness of the LCD monitor differs from that of the recorded
pictures. In particular, when taking pictures in dark places with a long time exposure,
darkness appears on the LCD Monitor, but the recorded pictures are bright.
By only pressing the shutter button, the
exposure (shutter speed and aperture value)
will be automatically adjusted and the picture
will be taken.
[Preparations]
• Insert the card. (P16)
• Set the power switch to [ON]. (P18)
• Set the operational mode dial to the single mode
[ ]. (P25)
1
Set the REC mode dial to AUTO mode
[ ].
2 [
A Optical finder]
Center the subject in the AF target 1
inside the optical finder and press
the shutter button halfway.
[
B LCD monitor]
After centering the subject in the
focus area 3 on the LCD monitor,
press the shutter button halfway.
• When the focus is adjusted, the focus
indication [¥] 2 appears.
• The shutter speed and the aperture value
are automatically adjusted and displayed on
the LCD monitor.
• When the subject is out of the AF target or
the focus area, use the AF/AE lock. (P50)
3
Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
• After taking a picture, when the auto review
(P78) is set to [ON], the picture is displayed
on the LCD monitor for about 2 seconds.
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