When The Subject Is Not In Focus (Such As When It Is Not In The Centre Of The Composition Of The Picture You Want To Take); Preventing Jitter (Camera Shake); Direction Detection Function - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Operating Instructions Manual

When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the centre of
the composition of the picture you want to take)
1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the
focus and exposure.
2
Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you
compose the picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the Face
Detection function when taking pictures of
people. (P134)
∫ Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
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Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast
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When the focus range display has appeared in red
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When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
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When it is dark or when jitter occurs
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When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near
subjects
When the jitter alert [
(P74).
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend
using a tripod.
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Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
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In [PANORAMA ASSIST], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY],
[CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode
–
[HIGH DYNAMIC], [DYNAMIC ART], [DYNAMIC] (
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When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only
when [ROTATE DISP.]
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The Direction Detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the
camera aimed up or down.
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Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P146), a tripod or the Self-timer

Direction Detection Function

(P170) is set to [ON])
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Basic
1
F2.0 F2.0 F2.0 1/125 1/125 1/125
) in My Colour Mode
(P143)
ISO ISO ISO
F2.0 F2.0 F2.0 1/125 1/125 1/125
80 80 80
(P92)
(P87)
ISO ISO ISO
80 80 80