Panasonic DMC-ZS40K DMC-ZS40K Advanced Features Manuals (English) - Page 149

Application (Record) Using the [Rec] menu ••For the setting procedures of the menu. (→60) [AF Assist Lamp] ■■Recording mode: Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. ■■Settings [ON] Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter button. ([ ] appears.) [OFF] Lamp is not illuminated. (Taking pictures of animals in the dark, etc.) ●●The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.9 feet). ••The AF Assist Lamp's effective distance becomes shorter when using the zoom and depending on subject conditions. ••Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close range. ●●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes: [Scenery], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Sunset], [Glass Through], [High Speed Video] [Red-Eye Removal] ■■Recording mode: Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash red-eye reduction ■■Settings: [ON] / [OFF] ●●Depending on the circumstance, it may not be possible to correct red-eye. ●●When this function is set to [ON], the flash icon changes to This function only works when the camera detects a subject as a face. ●●The setting is set to [OFF] except in the following Scene Modes: [Portrait], [Soft Skin], [Night Portrait], [Baby] - 149 - VQT5E74