Taking Pictures In Auto Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
• Check that the camera is set to taking
pictures with the Viewfinder. When taking
pictures with Live View, press [LIVE
VIEW] to switch the setting so the camera
is set to taking pictures with the
Viewfinder. (P35)
Set the focus mode lever to
[AFC].
• "AFC" is an abbreviation of "Auto Focus
Continuous". The camera is continuously
focusing on the subject while the shutter
button is pressed halfway.
• It may take time to focus on the subject if
you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele
or suddenly change the subject from a
distant one to a nearby one.
• Press the shutter button halfway again
when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• Refer to P71 for information about
focusing on the subject in burst mode.
• [AFC] in focus mode is not activated when
taking pictures with Live View.
If you switch the focus mode lever to
[AFC], the message [SWITCH TO AFS]
appears and [AFS] in focus mode is set.
Taking Pictures in
Auto Mode
This mode allows beginners to take pictures
easily. Only the basic functions appear in the
menu to make operations simple.
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Switch the focus mode lever to [AFS] or
[AFC].
∫ Changing the settings
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC]
mode menu, the [SETUP] menu or the
[CUSTOM MENU] menu and then select
the item to set. (P26)
Items that can be set
Menu
[REC] mode
menu
[SETUP] menu
[CUSTOM MENU]
menu
∫ Auto Mode Settings
In auto mode, other settings are fixed as
follows. For details, refer to the pages
corresponding to each item.
• Light Sensitivity (P78):
[AUTO]
• Metering mode (P81):
[ ]
• White Balance (P75):
[AWB]
• [AF] (P37, 60):
Face detection
(When taking pictures with Live View)
3-area-focusing
(When taking pictures with the Viewfinder)
• [FILM MODE] (P92):
[STANDARD]
• [OIS MODE] (P96):
[MODE1]
Item
[ASPECT] (P94)
[PICT.SIZE] (P94)
[QUALITY] (P94)
"About the Setup Menu"
P28 to 32
[CUST. SET MEM.]
(P104)
[DISPLAY SET] (P107)