Operating Instructions

Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
VQT5B87
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• For the setting procedures of the menu. (→57)
[AF Assist Lamp]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment.
• The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.9 feet).
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Settings
[ON] Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter button ([ ] appears)
[OFF] Lamp is not illuminated. (taking pictures of animals in the dark, etc.)
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Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close range.
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A vignetting effect may appear on the circumference of the AF Assist Lamp because
the AF Assist Lamp may be obscured by the lens, however, this does not cause a
problem with the performance of the camera.
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The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.
• [Scenery] [Panning] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Sunset] [Glass Through]
([Scene Mode])
• When [Conversion] is set
[Flash]
For details (→79).