Panasonic DMC-LS60 User Guide

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Illuminating the subject with the AF assist 
lamp allows the camera to focus on the 
subject in low light conditions.
If the AF assist lamp is set to 
[ON], an AF area (P63) with 
a size wider than usual is 
displayed and the AF assist 
lamp A turns on.

ON

The AF assist lamp turns on 
under low light conditions. In this 
time, the AF assist lamp icon 
[S] appears on the screen. The 
effective range of the AF assist 
lamp is 1.5 m (4.92 feet).

OFF

The AF assist lamp does not turn 
on.

• Be sure of the following points when the 

AF assist lamp is in use.
– Do not look into the AF assist lamp 

closely.

– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 

your fi ngers or other objects.

• When you do not want to use the AF 

assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture 
of animals in a dark place), set the [AF 
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it 
becomes diffi cult to focus on the subject.

• The AF assist lamp is fi xed to [ON] while 

the camera is in simple mode [

].

• You cannot use the AF assist lamp 

in [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], 
[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL 
PHOTO] in scene mode. (P47)

• The AF assist lamp is changed to [OFF] 

in [PET] (P50) in scene mode.

You can use following types of color effects 
depending on the image of the picture.

NATURAL

Shoot softer pictures.

VIVID

Shoot more vivid pictures.

B/W

The picture becomes black 
and white.

SEPIA

The picture becomes sepia.

• Picture noises might stand out when 

taking a picture in a dark place. To avoid 
picture noises we recommend setting 
[COL.MODE] to [NATURAL].

Set the clock when you change the date or 
time (P17).

MENU

SET

Press [

] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

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