Panasonic HX-DC10 Operating Instructions Manual page 49

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What is the camera focusing on?
i A target mark & on the LCD monitor
shows the area the camera is
focusing on.
i The camera automatically
determines the correct focus by
measuring from 9 different focus
points within the shooting area. If the
target mark is at a position that is
different from the point you wish to
focus on, you can refocus, for
example, by changing the shooting
angle.
i The large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area
in the centre of the screen.
The focus and exposure can be locked
i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET button (page 76), you can
set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the exposure
setting is fixed, the
autofocus setting is fixed, the
i When the focus setting or scene mode setting (pages 66 and 69) is
changed, the focus lock and AE lock are released.
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed
i The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording
Screen.
If the camera shake icon > appears...
i During photo shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that
the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the camera
shake icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod to
stabilise the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to
Auto (page 35).
i When shooting with the scene mode function set to the fireworks
mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal.
Does it seem to take a long time to save images?
i When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the
data to the card.
Does the image in the LCD monitor appear to waver?
i When the [O] button is pressed halfway, the image in the LCD monitor
may waver vertically. This is the result of internal image processing and is
not a malfunction. This wavering is not recorded and will not affect your
images in any way.
Shutter speed
Aperture
icon appears on the LCD monitor; when the
icon appears on the LCD monitor.
Target mark
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