Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - Manual (Page 22)

Preparation
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Attaching the Lens
Hood
In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood
will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The
lens hood cuts off excess lighting and
improves the picture quality.
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Close the flash.
1 Place the camera upside down,
align the white mark on the
lens hood with lens hood
positioning groove
 on the unit
and insert it straight in until it
clicks.
• Make sure the lens hood is properly
attached.
w When removing the lens hood
Press lock release button
 and
remove the lens hood
w Temporarily storing the lens hood
1 Place the camera upside down,
remove the lens hood and turn it
around, aligning the white mark
on the lens hood with lens
hood positioning groove
 on
the unit, and insert it straight in
until it clicks.
• Make sure the lens hood is properly
attached.
• If you lightly turn the lens hood to the
left and right of the lens hood
positioning groove, it becomes easier to
insert.
2 Attach the lens cap.
• Ensure that the lens cap is firmly
attached.
• When temporarily storing the lens
hood, ensure that it is firmly attached
and that it is not reflected in the picture.
• When temporarily storing the lens
hood, you can detach the lens cap and
take pictures. However you cannot use
the zoom ring, focus ring, [FOCUS]
button or focus switch.