Panasonic DMC-G10 Operating Instructions - Page 45

Focusing, When the subject is not in focus, Preventing jitter camera shake

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Basic Focusing Align the subject to the screen, and then press the shutter button halfway. A Focus When the subject is When the subject focused is not focused B Focus indication On Blinks AF area Green - C Sound¢2 Beeps 2 times - DE F A Focus indication B AF area (normal) C AF area (when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark) D Aperture value¢1 E Shutter speed¢1 F ISO sensitivity ¢1 It will flash in red when appropriate exposure is not achieved. (Except when flash is activated) ¢2 Sound volume can be set in [BEEP] (P31). • When the AF Mode is set to [ ], and multiple AF areas (up to 23 areas) have turned on, all the AF areas that have turned on are focused. If you would like to take a picture focused on a certain area, switch the AF Mode to [Ø]. (P69) • Focus sound will not beep if the Focus Mode is set to [AFC]. Also, the AF area will not be displayed if the AF Mode is set to [ ]. When the subject is not in focus If the subject is not in the center of composition when the AF Mode is set to [Ø], it is possible to move the AF area. (P72) ∫ Take picture with different Focus Modes depending on the subject (P69) ∫ Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus • Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast • When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects • When it is dark or when jitter occurs • When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects Preventing jitter (camera shake) When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P116), a tripod, the self-timer (P68) or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) (P160). • 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. - Slow Sync. - Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction - [NIGHT PORTRAIT] and [NIGHT SCENERY] in the Advanced Scene Mode (P88) - [PARTY] in Scene Mode (P94) - When you set to a slow shutter speed VQT2S62 45

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VQT2S62
Basic
Align the subject to the screen, and then press the shutter button halfway.
A
Focus indication
B
AF area (normal)
C
AF area (when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark)
D
Aperture value
¢
1
E
Shutter speed
¢
1
F
ISO sensitivity
¢
1
It will flash in red when appropriate exposure is not achieved.
(Except when flash is activated)
¢
2 Sound volume can be set in [BEEP] (P31).
•
When the AF Mode is set to [
], and multiple AF areas (up to 23 areas) have turned on, all the
AF areas that have turned on are focused. If you would like to take a picture focused on a
certain area, switch the AF Mode to [
Ø
]. (P69)
•
Focus sound will not beep if the Focus Mode is set to [AFC]. Also, the AF area will not be
displayed if the AF Mode is set to [
].
If the subject is not in the center of composition when the AF Mode is set to [
Ø
], it is
possible to move the AF area.
(P72)
∫
Take picture with different Focus Modes depending on the subject (P69)
∫
Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
•
Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast
•
When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
•
When it is dark or when jitter occurs
•
When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near
subjects
When the jitter alert [
] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P116), a tripod, the self-timer
(P68) or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional)
(P160)
.
•
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.
–
Slow Sync.
–
Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction
–
[NIGHT PORTRAIT] and [NIGHT SCENERY] in the Advanced Scene Mode (P88)
–
[PARTY] in Scene Mode (P94)
–
When you set to a slow shutter speed
Focusing
Focus
When the subject is
focused
When the subject
is not focused
Focus indication
On
Blinks
AF area
Green
—
Sound
¢
2
Beeps 2 times
—
When the subject is not in focus
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
D
A
E
F
B
C