Panasonic DMC-FX50 - Manual (Page 20)

Preparation
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[POWER SAVE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu
and select the item to set. (P18)
[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:
Power save mode is activated (the
camera is automatically turned off to
save the battery life) if the camera
has not been used for the time
selected on the setting.
[OFF]: Power save mode is not activated.
• Press the shutter button halfway or turn
the camera off and on to cancel power
save mode.
• Power save mode is fixed to [5MIN.] in
simple mode [ ].
• Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in
economy mode.
• When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5;
optional), connecting to a PC or a printer,
recording or playing back motion pictures
and during a slide show, power save
mode is not activated. (However, the
setting for power save mode is fixed to
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or
playing back a manual slide show.)
[ECONOMY]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu
and select the item to set. (P18)
Battery life is saved by reducing the
brightness of the LCD monitor and turning
it off automatically when the camera is not
being used in recording mode.
[LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off if the
camera is not operated for
about 15 seconds in recording
mode.
[LEVEL 2]: The LCD monitor turns off if the
camera is not operated for
about 15 seconds in recording
mode or for about 5 seconds
after taking a picture.
[OFF]: Economy mode cannot be
activated.
• In economy mode, the LCD monitor is
turned off while the flash is being charged.
• The status indicator lights while the LCD
monitor is turned off. Press any button to
turn on the LCD monitor again.
• Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in
economy mode.
[However, power save mode is not
activated when using the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC5; optional).]
• Economy mode will not work in simple
mode [ ], when using the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC5; optional), recording motion
pictures, the menu screen is displayed or
the self-timer is set.
• The brightness of the LCD monitor is not
reduced in Power LCD mode and high
angle mode.
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MENU
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MENU