Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K Operating Instructions Manual page 56

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• The camera beeps and the focus
indication lights (green) C when the
subject is focused.
• The focus indication blinks (green)
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.
• You can check the aperture value A
and the shutter speed B.
• If the AF mode D is set to [
[ ] or [ ], the AF area E is not
displayed until the picture is brought
into focus. (P57)
• The focus range is 0.29 m to ¶.
(when the supplied lens is attached)
3 Press the shutter button fully to
take the picture.
• A picture is not taken until the subject is
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)
• The shutter sound is heard twice when
1 picture is taken. The first shutter
sound is heard when the shutter returns
to the position before a picture is taken
and the second shutter sound is heard
when the picture is actually taken.
• The camera automatically switches to phase
difference AF [ ] (P56) if you use a lens
that does not support contrast AF (P55)
even if [LIVE VIEW AF] (P104) in the
[CUSTOM] menu is set to [
• If [LCD AUTO] in the [SETUP] menu is set
to [OFF] and you press the shutter button
halfway when the exposure is not
adequate, the aperture value and the
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shutter speed turn red. (However, they do
not turn red when the flash is activated.)
• The brightness of the LCD monitor may
differ from the brightness of the recorded
pictures especially when recording in dark
places.
∫ Switching to Phase difference AF
You can set Phase difference AF if you
press [MENU/SET] to display the
[CUSTOM MENU] menu and then set
[LIVE VIEW AF] (P104) to [
], [ ],
• When you press the shutter button
halfway, the mirror goes down and then
goes up to enable the camera to focus.
At this time, the same sound is heard as
when the shutter button is pressed fully.
However a picture is not taken.
• If the shutter button is pressed fully and
then released, the shutter sound is heard.
However a picture is not taken.
• The time between pressing the shutter
button fully and the picture being taken
(release time lag) becomes even longer than
when taking pictures with the Viewfinder.
] (P55).
].