Panasonic DMC-FX30, DMCFX30K 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. (P57) 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	100			1250
Use in bright							Not
places		Suitable
						suitable
(e.g. outdoors)
Use in dark			Not			Suitable
places		suitable
Shutter speed			Slow				Fast
Noise			Less		Increased

•ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in [HIGH SENS.] (P48) in scene mode.

•To avoid picture noise, we recommend decreasing the highest ISO sensitivity or setting [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P66)

•The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in

intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. (P41)

•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. (P57) 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 [ ]. (P51)

•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P102)

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