SCN Scene Modes | Panasonic DMC-FX550, DMC-TZ6, DMC-FX40, DMC-FT1

*3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is

*You can use ArcSoft® Panorama Maker™ software

*3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size; Note

LUMIX FUNCTIONS 4

SCN (Scene) Modes

Portrait Mode

Adjusts the exposure and coloration so that skin tones look true and natural.

Soft Skin Mode

Softens the tone in skin-color areas, making minor blemishes and wrinkles less noticeable.

Scenery Mode

Provides quick focusing and crisp detail - especially good for shooting landscapes or scenery.

Sports Mode

Uses a higher shutter speed, making it possible to catch clear, sharp, dynamic action shots.

Panning Mode

Conveys a sense of motion by capturing a moving subject in crisp focus and blurring the background.

Night Portrait Mode

For portraits against nighttime scenery, using a flash. Hold the camera ﬁrmly and the subject should keep still for at least 1 second.

Night Scenery Mode

For taking a picture with night scenery. Shutter will be set to max. 8 sec. Be sure to use a tripod.

Self-Portrait Mode

Aim the camera at yourself, wait for the LED to light up (indicating that you're in focus), and take the shot.

Food Mode

Good for taking shots of special meals, this mode assures that colors are fresh, vivid and natural in all kinds of lighting.

Party Mode

For indoor shots. Colors come out more naturally with artiﬁcial light.

Candle Light Mode

Lets you capture the naturally warm color of scenes lit by candles.

Fireworks Mode

Uses a slower shutter speed to capture the glittering beauty of ﬁreworks.

Starry Sky Mode

For shots of the night sky or other nighttime scenes with exposures of up to 60 seconds.

Beach Mode

Avoids underexposure of the subject in strong sunlight.

Aerial Photo Mode

For shooting through an airplane window.

Snow Mode

Exposure and white balance are set to reproduce snow in its true whiteness.

High Sensitivity Mode

Raises the ISO sensitivity, which lets you shoot at a higher shutter speed to prevent blurred shots of moving subjects.

that resolution is signiﬁcantly lower at this setting.

Baby Mode (1 and 2)

Skin tones are slightly softened to enhance beauty. Input the date of your baby's birthday, and keep a running photographic record as he or she grows up. You can also input your baby's name. You can set two birth dates to track two different children.

Underwater Mode

Intended especially for underwater use with the optional Marine Case, this mode gives photos natural coloring even when the subject is lit by only a small amount of light.

Sunset Mode

Emphasizing red tones, this mode is designed to capture clear, vivid shots of colorful sunsets.

Pet Mode

Because pets often won't hold still, this mode switches the camera to Intelligent ISO Control, which helps prevent motion blur. If you input your pet's date of birth, its age in months (at the time a photo was taken) is displayed when you view photos. You can also input the pet's name or other.

Hi-Speed Burst Mode

You can capture a crucial moment with perfect timing.

*3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.

Flash Burst Mode

You can take consecutive ﬂash shots without having to wait for the ﬂash to recharge.

selected as the picture size.

Pin Hole Mode

The light intensity at the periphery of the shot image is reduced to make the picture look as if it was shot with a pinhole camera.

Film Grain Mode

This mode converts the image to a monochromatic picture and then enhances the contrast to create a ﬁlm grain effect.

Transform Mode

You can expand or contract the image in the horizontal direction to create a different, fun photo. Expansion/contraction can be set in 5 steps.

Slimming

Normal

Stretching

Panorama Assist Mode

This mode helps you take a series of images for use in a panorama photo, checking to ensure that adjacent shots have sufﬁcient overlap.

(included with the camera) to stitch the images into a single panorama photo.

Photo Frame Mode

You can compose your shot while displaying one of the borders registered in the camera. This is a quick, easy way to produce photos with attractive borders.

*The picture size is automatically resized to 2M (or below).

Beach & Surf Mode

This mode prevents both the blue cast that typically occurs with images recorded underwater and the blown highlights that often result in photos taken on bright days at the beach.

Comparison Chart

SCN (Scene) Modes

TZ7

TZ6

FT1

FX40

FX37

FX550

FS25

FS15

FS7

FS6

LS85

FZ28

FX150

LX3

Portrait Mode

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Soft Skin Mode

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Scenery Mode

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Sports Mode

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Mode Dial

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Panning Mode

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Night Portrait Mode

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Night Scenery Mode

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Self-Portrait Mode

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Food Mode

•

Party Mode

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Candle Light Mode

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Fireworks Mode

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Starry Sky Mode

•

Beach Mode

•

Aerial Photo Mode

•

Snow Mode

•

Mode Dial

•

SCN (Scene) Modes

TZ7

TZ6

FT1

FX40

FX37

FX550

FS25

FS15

FS7

FS6

LS85

FZ28

FX150

LX3

High Sensitivity Mode

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Baby Mode (1 and 2)

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Underwater Mode

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Sunset Mode

•

Pet Mode

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Hi-Speed Burst Mode (Maximum)

10 fps

6 fps

10 fps

5 fps

6 fps

5.5 fps

4.5 fps

13 fps

7 fps

6 fps

Flash Burst Mode

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Pin Hole Mode

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Film Grain Mode

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Transform Mode

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Panorama Assist Mode

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Photo Frame Mode

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Beach & Surf Mode

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*Included in the detailed settings of the Advanced SCN modes.

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