Panasonic DMC-FX5 Digital Still Camera - Page 33

Recording pictures (basic) • When using the camera in a sandy or dusty place, be careful not to let dirt, grit or seawater come into the camera. ¬Suggestions/Tips ¬ • When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the ª AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/ AE: Auto exposure) camera, the lens may click and the picture on the screen may be drastically changed. However, the 1600 1 19 pictures are not affected. The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aperture. It is not a malfunction. • When pressing the shutter button, the screen may become bright or whitish for a moment. However, the recorded When recording a picture of people with a composition such as in the above picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual operation. In this case, 1. Aim the AF area at the subject. 2. Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure. • When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights. 3. Keep pressing the shutter button halfway, move the camera as you compose the picture. 4. Press the shutter button fully. picture will not be influenced. This function make it easy to adjust the focus. • We recommend setting the clock again before taking pictures. (P21) • When the time for power save is set (P24), the camera is automatically turned off if you do not operate within the set time. When operating the camera again, press the shutter button or turn the camera off and on. • When economy mode (P25) is set and if you do not use the camera, the LCD monitor turns off in 15 seconds. (The LCD monitor turns on when pressing any button.) • You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button. 1600 1 19 F2.8 1/100 1 1600 19 F2.8 1/100 33