[Underwater] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.

[UNDERWATER]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
MENU
/SET
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.
WB ADJUST.
RED
AWB
SELECT
• 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.
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BLUE
MENU
EXIT
AWB
AWB
3
AF LOCK
∫ 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 ¶]
• The self-timer cannot be set.
• The white balance cannot be set.
]
3
AF LOCK