Panasonic DMC-FX5 Digital Still Camera - Page 31

Posture to take good pictures, Status indicator, Blinking, Flash/Access Indicator, your left hand.

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Recording pictures (basic) ª Posture to take good pictures ª Status indicator A To take pictures without blurring: • Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart. • Check that the camera is not shaken when pressing the shutter button halfway. • After pressing the shutter button, keep the camera stationary until the picture appears on the screen. In the following cases, keep the camera stationary for a long time. - Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] (P38) - In Night portrait mode [ ] (P54) Lit: • When turning the camera on. Blinking: • While the focus is being adjusted or the focus is not properly adjusted. • When the card is not inserted. • When there is no remaining capacity on the card. • When the card is locked in the recording mode. • When the remaining battery power is low. (blinking slowly) ª Flash/Access Indicator B • Hold the camera firmly with your right hand. • Do not cover the flash with your finger or other objects. • Hold the lower left of the camera with your left hand. • Do not cover the microphone with your finger or other objects. • Do not touch the lens barrel. Lit: • When accessing the card. • When the flash fires. (It lights when the shutter is pressed halfway.) • When sending data to PC. Blinking: • When charging the flash. • When setting the flash mode to Forced OFF [ ] and pressing the shutter halfway in dark places. (blinking slowly) (The jitter alert appears) 31

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Recording pictures (basic)
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Posture to take good pictures
To take pictures without blurring:
• Hold the camera gently with both
hands, keep arms stationary at your
side and stand with your feet slightly
apart.
• Check that the camera is not shaken
when pressing the shutter button
halfway.
After pressing the shutter button, keep
the camera stationary until the picture
appears on the screen.
In the following cases, keep the
camera stationary for a long time.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction
[
] (P38)
– In Night portrait mode [
] (P54)
• Hold the camera firmly with your right
hand.
• Do not cover the flash with your finger
or other objects.
• Hold the lower left of the camera with
your left hand.
Do not cover the microphone with your
finger or other objects.
• Do not touch the lens barrel.
ª
Status indicator
A
Lit:
• When turning the camera on.
Blinking:
• While the focus is being adjusted or
the focus is not properly adjusted.
• When the card is not inserted.
• When there is no remaining capacity
on the card.
• When the card is locked in the
recording mode.
• When the remaining battery power is
low. (blinking slowly)
ª
Flash/Access Indicator
B
Lit:
• When accessing the card.
• When the flash fires. (It lights when
the shutter is pressed halfway.)
• When sending data to PC.
Blinking:
• When charging the flash.
When setting the flash mode to Forced
OFF [
] and pressing the shutter
halfway in dark places. (blinking
slowly) (The jitter alert appears)