Panasonic DMC-FX8GN Slow shutter Setting, Brightness Darker, Jitter, More, Example

Recording Menu Settings

[REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 for the setting method.)

•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], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode. (P53)

•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 centre of the screen. (P67)

Slow Shutter [SLOW SHUTTER]

The shutter speed can be automatically adjusted. However, if you want brighter pictures, you can manually select a slower shutter speed. This is especially effective if you want to take pictures where both the night landscape and the subject are bright, using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in scene mode (P53).

The slow shutter speed values you can select are: [1/8 – ], [1/4 – ], [1/2 – ] and [1 – ].

Slow shutter	1/8 –	1 –
setting
Brightness	Darker	Brighter
Jitter	Less	More

∫Example

1/8–1–

• Usually, set to [1/8 –] to take pictures. (When you select slow shutter speed values other than [1/8 – ], [ ] appears on the lower left of the LCD monitor.)

• When the shutter speed is made slower using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to occur. We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P39) for taking pictures.

• You cannot set the slow shutter in [NIGHT SCENERY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode. (P53)

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