Taking Pictures In The Desired Setting ( Program Ae Mode) - Panasonic DMC LZ1 - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures in the Desired Setting
( Program AE Mode)
This mode allows you to take pictures
freely as more options are setup is
available than Intelligent auto mode [
1 Select program AE mode [
2 Hold the camera gently with both
hands, keep your arms still at
your side and stand with your
feet shoulder-width apart.
A Flash
B AF assist lamp
3 Aim the AF area D to the point you
want to focus on, and press the
shutter button halfway to focus.
D C
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F3.3 F3.3
C The focus indication lights green.
D AF area: white
E Aperture value
F Shutter speed
30
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A
B
E
ISO
F
1/30 1/30
100
green
Basic
• The camera beeps twice when the
subject is focused.
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• The camera can focus between 50 cm
(1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele)
and . (When the macro is not used)
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• The followings indicate that the subject is
out of focus.
– Focus indication blinks (green).
– AF area turns white to red or no AF area.
– Beeps 4 times.
• The focus indicator may light even if the
subject is not properly focused if the
subject is out of range.
4 Press the halfway pressed shutter
button fully to take a picture.
■ Using the fl ash
If the fl ash is set to AUTO [
RED-EYE [
reduction [
you press the shutter button if the camera
determines that the area to be shot is too
dark.
• You can change the fl ash settings
• When you press the shutter button, the
screen may become bright or dark for
a moment. This function allows easy
adjustment of focus and the recorded
picture will not be affected.
• Be careful not to move the camera when
you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the photo fl ash or the AF
assist lamp with your fi nger or other
objects.
• Do not touch the lens.
], AUTO/
] or Slow sync./Red-eye
], the fl ash will work when
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