Panasonic DMCFX12K User Manual

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Basic
Taking pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
1: Shutter button
• The status indicator 
3 lights for about 
1 second when you turn this unit on 
2.
1 Hold this unit gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
A: Flash
B: AF assist lamp
C: When holding the camera vertically
2 Aim the AF area at the point you 
want to focus on.
3 Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus.
• The focus indication 
2 lights green and 
the AF area 
1 turns white to green.
3: Aperture value
4: Shutter speed
• The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) 
to 
.
• The subject is not focused in the 
following cases.
– The focus indication blinks (green).
– The AF area turns white to red or 
there is no AF area.
– The focus sound beeps 4 times.
• If the distance is beyond the focus 
range, the picture may not be properly 
focused even if the focus indication 
lights.
4 Press the shutter button fully to 
take a picture.
∫ Using the flash
If the camera determines that the place 
where the picture is being taken is dark, the 
flash is activated when the shutter button is 
pressed fully. (When the flash is set to 
AUTO [
]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction 
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