Panasonic VQT2X42 User Guide

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VQT2X42 (ENG)

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Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face,’ 

‘movement,’ ‘brightness,’ and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at 

the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without the need to 

make settings manually.

The power is turned on.

: Shutter button

Press halfway 

(press lightly and focus)

Press fully 

(press the button all the 

way to record)

 •If jitter becomes noticeable, use both 

hands, keep your arms close to your 

body, and stand with your feet at shoulder 

width.

 •Focus display ( )

(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing)

 •The AF area ( ) is displayed around 

the subject’s face by the Face Detection 

function. In other cases, it is displayed at 

the point on the subject which is in focus.

 •Focus:  Max. W: 10 cm (0.33 feet)/

Max. T: 50 cm (1.64 feet) and above

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Camera identifies scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum 

settings automatically. The type of scene detected is indicated by a blue 

icon for two seconds.

[i PORTRAIT]: People are 

detected

 

[i NIGHT PORTRAIT]: People and 

night scenery are detected

(Only when 

 is selected)

[i SCENERY]: Scenery is detected

 

[i NIGHT SCENERY]: Night 

scenery is detected

[i MACRO]: A close-up shot is 

detected

[i SUNSET]: A sunset is detected

Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene does not 

correspond to any of the above.

If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that 

people appear as subjects in the picture (

 or 

), Face Detection is 

activated, and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognized 

faces. (Note that underwater, faces may be detected more slowly, or 

they may not be detected at all.)