Panasonic DMC-FX55 User Manual

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A Press the shutter button halfway to 

focus.

B Press the shutter button fully to take 

the picture.

• The self-timer indicator 

C blinks and 

the shutter is activated after 10 seconds 
(or 2 seconds).

• If you press [MENU/SET] while the 

self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is 
canceled.

• When using a tripod etc., setting the 

self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient 
way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing 
the shutter button.

• When you press the shutter button once 

fully, the subject is automatically focused 
just before recording. In dark places, the 
self-timer indicator will blink and then may 
turn on brightly operating as an AF assist 
lamp (P64) to allow the camera to focus 
on the subject.

• The self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds in 

intelligent auto mode [

] and to 2 

seconds in clipboard mode [

] or 

[SELF PORTRAIT] (P43) in scene mode.

• When you set the self-timer in burst mode, 

the camera starts taking a picture 2 or 
10 seconds after the shutter button is 
pressed. The number of pictures taken at 
one time is fixed to 3.

• The self-timer cannot be set in 

[HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode.

• We recommend using a tripod when 

recording with the self-timer.

Use this function when you cannot achieve 
appropriate exposure due to the difference 
in brightness between the subject and the 
background. Look at the following 
examples.

Compensate the exposure towards 
positive.

Compensate the exposure towards

negative.

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