Panasonic DMCFX100S, DMC-FX100, DMCFX100K Sensitivity, Aspect Ratio, Setting the light sensitivity

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P59) ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is needed to take a picture so the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places.

•When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO200] according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted to a maximum of [ISO640] when using the flash.)

ISO sensitivity	80			1600
Use in bright
places		Suitable			Not suitable
(e.g. outdoors)
Use in dark	Not suitable					Suitable
places
Shutter speed			Slow				Fast
Noise			Less			Increased

•To avoid picture noises, we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures. (P69)

•The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ].

•ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the following cases.

–Simple mode []

–Motion picture mode []

–Scene mode

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[ASPECT RATIO]

Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P59) By changing the aspect ratio, you can select an angle of view that matches the subject.

Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a PC monitor.

Select to take pictures with the same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film.

This is suitable for landscapes etc. where a wide view is preferable. This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide-screen TV, high-definition TV etc.

•In motion picture mode [], you cannot

select [ ].

•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P109)

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