Panasonic DMC-FX9PP - Manual (Page 74)

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P66 for the setting method.)
Illuminating the subject with the AF assist
lamp allows the camera to focus on the
subject in low light conditions.
When you press the
shutter button halfway in
dark places or other
situations, an AF area
wider than usual appears
and the AF assist lamp
A
turns on.
• Be sure of the following points when the
AF assist lamp is in use.
– Do not look into the AF assist lamp.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• In simple mode [ ], the setting on the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON].
• You cannot use the AF assist lamp in
[SCENERY] (P58), [NIGHT SCENERY]
(P59), [FIREWORKS] (P62) and [SELF
PORTRAIT] (P64) in scene mode.
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture
of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it
becomes difficult to focus on the subject.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, an
AF area with a size wider than usual
normal AF area is indicated and the area
is set only to a point on the center of the
screen. (P73)
AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
ON The AF assist lamp turns on under
low light conditions. In 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.