Taking Pictures With Your Own Settings; [Normal Picture] Mode; Align Focus For Desired Composition; Direction Detection Function - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking pictures with your own settings

[NORMAL PICTURE] Mode

Recording Mode:
Using the [REC] menu to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Shutter button
■
To use zoom
(→48)
■
To use flash
(→54)
■
To adjust picture brightness
(→58)
■
To take close-up pictures
(→56)
■
To adjust colouring
(→75)
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If a warning is displayed about jitter, use
[STABILIZER], a tripod, or [SELFTIMER].
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If aperture value or shutter speed is displayed in red,
correct exposure has not been achieved. Use flash or
change [SENSITIVITY] settings.
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Press the Power button
The power is turned on.
Display the screen for Recording
Mode selection
Select [NORMAL PICTURE] Mode
Take a picture
Press halfway Press fully
(press lightly to (press the button all
focus) the way to record)
Focus display
(when focus is aligned:
flashing → illuminated)
AF area
(aligns focus with subject;
when complete: red → green)
Jitter alert
display
Aperture value Shutter speed

Align focus for desired composition

Useful when subject is not in centre of picture.
First adjust focus according to subject
Align the AF
area with the
subject
Hold down
halfway
AF area
Return to desired composition
Press fully
AF area
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The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is not aligned.
Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference.
Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable to bring
the subject into focus if it is out of range.
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AF area is displayed larger in dark conditions or when using Digital
Zoom.
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Most displays are temporarily cleared from screen when the shutter
button is pressed halfway.

Direction detection function

Still pictures taken with the camera held vertically are automatically played back vertically.
(Only when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON])
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Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing directly up or down and still pictures
taken on other cameras may not be rotated. Additionally, still pictures taken while
holding the camera upside down are not rotated automatically.
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Motion pictures are not displayed vertically.
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Subjects/environments which may
make focusing difficult:
• Fast-moving or extremely bright objects,
or objects with no colour contrast.
• Taking pictures through glass or near
objects emitting light. In the dark, or
with significant jitter.
• When too close to object or when
taking pictures of both distant and close
objects together in the same picture.
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We recommend using the 'Face
Detection' function when taking
pictures of people (→76).
Focus range
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