Panasonic DMC-FX30 - Manual (Page 48)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P41)
Use the marine case (DMW-MCFX30;
optional). This allows you to take pictures
with a natural colour.
∫ Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water
depth and the weather.
1 Press
3
[ ] three times to display
[WB ADJUST.].
2 Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
• 2 [RED]: Press when the hue is
bluish.
• 1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is
reddish.
• If you adjust the white balance, [ ]
appears on the screen in red or blue.
• Select [0] if you do not want to finely
adjust the white balance.
∫ Fixing the focus underwater (AF Lock)
You can fix the focus before taking a picture
with AF lock. This is useful if you want to
take pictures of a fast moving subject etc.
1 Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press
2 to fix the focus.
• The AF lock icon A appears when the
subject is focused.
• Press 2 again to cancel AF lock.
• When you rotate the zoom lever, the AF
lock is cancelled. In this case, focus on
the subject and fix the focus again.
• The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to
¶]
• The self-timer cannot be set.
• The white balance cannot be set.
[UNDERWATER]
/SET
MENU
BLUE RED
WB ADJUST.
SELECT EXIT MENU
AWB
AWB
3
AWB
AF LOCK
3
AF LOCK