Panasonic DMC-FX50 - Manual (Page 78)

Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
• If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp
 turns
on when you press the shutter button
halfway in dark places etc.
• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the
AF area on the center of the screen is
displayed and it is bigger than usual.
(P77)
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of
animals in dark places), set the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case,
it will become more difficult to focus on the
subject.
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P50),
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), [FIREWORKS]
(P53) [SELF PORTRAIT] (P52) and
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P55) in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
When taking pictures in dark places with
low light, you can take pictures which are
brighter than normal by selecting a setting
even slower than the slowest setting of the
shutter speed.
• The slow shutter speeds you can select
are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1 –].
• This is effective if you want to take bright
pictures of both a night landscape and a
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51)
in scene mode.
w Example
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
[ON] The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the
AF assist lamp icon [
] 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.
/SET
MENU
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark
places
Slow shutter
setting
1/8 – 1 –
Brightness Darker Brighter
Jitter Less More
/SET
MENU
1/8 – 1 –