Preventing Jitter (Camera Shake); Direction Detection Function - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX40 Operating Instructions Manual

When the jitter alert [
(P56).
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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 [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode
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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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Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken 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] (P96), a tripod or the self-timer
(P59)

Direction detection function

(P117) is set to [ON])
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