Focusing Off-Center Subjects; Preventing Camera Shake; Direction Detection Function - Leica D-LUX 5 Instructions Manual

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 camera shake 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 camera shake alert [
Self-Timer (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
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[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.

Focusing off-center subjects

Preventing camera shake

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

Direction Detection Function

(P170) is set to [ON])
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Basic
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F2.0 F2.0 F2.0 1/125 1/125 1/125
) in My Color 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