Optical Image Stabilizer - Panasonic DMC-FX12 Operating Instructions Manual

Optical Image
Stabilizer
This mode detects jitter and compensates
for it.
1 Press and hold the optical image
stabilizer button A until
[STABILIZER] appears.
2 Press 3/4 to select the
stabilizer function mode and then
press [MENU/SET].
STABILIZER
OFF
MODE1
MODE2
SELECT
[MODE1] The stabilizer operates
( ) continuously and can assist
during photo composition.
[MODE2] The jitter is compensated for
( ) when the shutter button is
pressed. There is a greater
stabilizing effect.
[OFF] When the stabilizer is not
( ) desired.
∫ About the jitter/movement detection
demonstration screen
Press 1 on the screen shown in step
display the jitter/movement detection
demonstration screen. (You cannot take
MENU
MENU
SET DEMO.
SET
pictures while the demonstration screen is
displayed.)
Press 1 to exit the demonstration screen.
A: Jitter detection demonstration
B: Movement detection demonstration
• The camera automatically detects the
jitter and the movement of the subject and
displays these on the indicator.
• We recommend using a bright subject
with high contrast for the subject
movement demonstration.
• The jitter/movement detection
demonstration screen is an
approximation.
• The camera also detects the movement of
the subject when automatically setting the
ISO sensitivity in intelligent ISO sensitivity
mode [
[BABY1]/[BABY2] (P48) and [PET] (P49)
in scene mode only.
• The stabilizer function may not be
effective in the following cases.
– When there is a lot of jitter.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– In digital zoom range.
– When taking pictures while following a
moving subject.
– When the shutter speed becomes
slower to take pictures indoors or in dark
places.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press
the shutter button.
• The setting is fixed to [MODE2] in simple
mode [
in scene mode and fixed to [OFF] in
[STARRY SKY] (P49) in scene mode.
2
to
• In motion picture mode [
cannot be set.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.
CANNOT BE DISPLAYED
IN REC MODE
EXIT
] (P42) and [SPORTS] (P46),
] and [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46)
], [MODE2]
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