Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Basic
2 Aim the AF frame B to the point
you want to focus on and then
press the shutter button halfway.
F
D C
B E
F Viewfinder Display
• You can check the aperture value C
and shutter speed D.
• The camera beeps and the focus
indication E lights when the subject is
focused.
• The focus indication blinks when the
subject is not focused. In this case, a
picture is not taken. Press the shutter
button halfway to focus on the subject
again.
• Refer to P36 for information about
subjects that are difficult to focus on.
• The camera focuses on any of 3 focus
area points– left, right or centre in the
AF frame and a lamp (AF-LED display)
lights where the subject is focused. You
can change the setting for the AF-LED
display in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu.
(P103)
• Refer to P35 for information about
Programme shift.
• The focus range is 0.29 m to ¶.
(when the supplied lens is attached)
• If the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO100]
and the aperture value is set to F3.8
(when the supplied lens is attached), the
shutter speed is automatically set
between about 8 seconds and 1/4000th of
a second.
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3 Press the shutter button fully to
take the picture.
• A picture is not taken until the subject is
ISO
brought into focus.
• If you want to press the shutter button
fully to take a picture even when the
subject is not focused, set
[FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM
MENU] menu to [OFF]. (P103)
• We recommend checking that the clock is
set properly before taking pictures. (P22)
• When a time is set for power save (P26),
the camera automatically turns off if you
do not operate it within the set time. To
operate the camera again, press the
shutter button halfway or turn the camera
off and on.
• When you use a lens with an aperture
ring, rotate the aperture ring to the [A]
position.
(If you rotate the aperture ring to a
position other than [A], the mode
becomes [
setting on the lens takes priority.)
∫ Setting the AF frame for phase
difference AF
If you press 2 while taking pictures with
the Viewfinder, the AF frame setting screen
is displayed.
If you press 2/1, you can select the AF
frame setting from AUTO (any of 3 focus
area points– left, right or centre), left fix,
centre fix or right fix.
] (P38) and the aperture ring