Panasonic DMCFX12S User Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Pictures with 
the Self-timer
1 Press 
2  [ ].
2 Press 
3/4 to select a mode.
• You can also press 
2 [
] to select.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after 
about 5 seconds. At this time, the 
selected item is automatically set.
4 Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
take the picture.
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 (P63) to allow the camera to focus 
on the subject.
• The self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds in 
simple mode [
] and 2 seconds in 
[SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) 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.
• We recommend using a tripod when 
recording with the self-timer.
• The self-timer cannot be used in 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
OFF
SET
SELECT
MENU
2 SEC.
10 SEC.
SELFTIMER
CANCEL
3
MENU
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