Panasonic HXDC1 HXDC1 User Guide - Page 55

BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING, If the camera shake icon

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BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING HINT What is the camera focusing on? i A target mark & on the LCD monitor Target mark shows the area the camera is focusing on. 16M-S i The camera automatically determines the correct focus by measuring from 9 different focus points within the shooting area. If the target mark is at a position that is F3.5 different from the point you wish to 1/2 focus on, you can refocus, for example, by changing the shooting angle. i The large target mark appears when Camera shake icon Shutter speed Aperture the camera focuses on a wide area in the center of the screen. The focus and exposure can be locked i By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET button (page 82), you can set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the exposure setting is fixed, the icon appears on the LCD monitor; when the autofocus setting is fixed, the icon appears on the LCD monitor. i When the focus setting or scene mode setting (pages 72 and 75) is changed, the focus lock and AE lock are released. The shutter speed and aperture are displayed i The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording Screen. If the camera shake icon > appears... i During photo shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the camera shake icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to Auto (page 41). i When shooting with the scene mode function set to the fireworks mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal. Does it seem to take a long time to save images? i When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the data to the card. Does the image in the LCD monitor appear to waver? i When the [O] button is pressed halfway, the image in the LCD monitor may waver vertically. This is the result of internal image processing and is not a malfunction. This wavering is not recorded and will not affect your images in any way. VQT3M88 55

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VQT3M88
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BASIC OPERATION/SHOOTING
HINT
What is the camera focusing on?
i
A target mark
&
on the LCD monitor
shows the area the camera is
focusing on.
i
The camera automatically
determines the correct focus by
measuring from 9 different focus
points within the shooting area. If the
target mark is at a position that is
different from the point you wish to
focus on, you can refocus, for
example, by changing the shooting
angle.
i
The large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area
in the center of the screen.
The focus and exposure can be locked
i
By assigning an operation shortcut to the SET button (page 82), you can
set the autofocus or the exposure to a fixed setting. When the exposure
setting is fixed, the
icon appears on the LCD monitor; when the
autofocus setting is fixed, the
icon appears on the LCD monitor.
i
When the focus setting or scene mode setting
(pages 72 and 75) is
changed, the focus lock and AE lock are released.
The shutter speed and aperture are displayed
i
The shutter speed and aperture settings are shown on the Recording
Screen.
If the camera shake icon
>
appears...
i
During photo shooting, if the shutter speed is slow and the possibility that
the image may be blurred due to camera shake becomes high, the camera
shake icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case, use a tripod to
stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash operation mode to
Auto (page 41).
i
When shooting with the scene mode function set to the fireworks
mode, the camera shake icon always appears, but this is normal.
Does it seem to take a long time to save images?
i
When shooting in dimly lit conditions, it may take some time to save the
data to the card.
Does the image in the LCD monitor appear to waver?
i
When the [
O
] button is pressed halfway, the image in the LCD monitor
may waver vertically. This is the result of internal image processing and is
not a malfunction. This wavering is not recorded and will not affect your
images in any way.
F3.5
1/2
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S
Shutter speed
Aperture
Target mark
Camera shake icon