[Af Assist Lamp] Focusing In Low Light Conditions Becomes Easier - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01W Operating Instructions Manual

Menu Settings
∫ About 3-area-focusing (High speed)
and 1-area-focusing (High speed)
• You can focus on the subject more quickly
than other AF modes.
• The picture may stop moving for a
moment before being brought into focus
when you press the shutter button
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
• The AF area displayed on the centre of
the screen is bigger than usual when
using the digital zoom or when taking
pictures in dark places. The AF area
displayed on the centre of the screen may
also be bigger than usual when taking
pictures in underwater mode.
• The focus position is not predetermined. It
is set to a position automatically
determined by the camera at the time of
focusing. If you want to determine the
focus position to take pictures, switch the
AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode (High
speed), 1-area-focusing mode or
Spot-focusing mode.
• Switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing
mode (High speed) or 1-area-focusing
mode if it is difficult to focus using
Spot-focusing mode.
• The AF mode cannot be set in simple
mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] (P48) or
[SELF PORTRAIT] (P47) in scene mode.
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[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
MENU
/SET
menu and select the item to set. (P60)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
• If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp A turns
on when you press the shutter button
halfway in dark places etc.
ON The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the AF
assist lamp icon [
the screen. The effective range of
the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m.
OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the AF
area on the centre of the screen is displayed
and it is bigger than usual. (P66)
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of
animals in dark places), set the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case,
it will become more difficult to focus on the
subject.
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [
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