Panasonic DMC-FX38 Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, ∫ Technique for Night portrait mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

•The zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide (1k).

•The self-timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds. If it is set to 2 seconds, this setting will remain until the camera is turned off, the scene mode is changed or [REC] mode or [PLAYBACK] mode is selected.

•The stabilizer function mode is fixed to [MODE2]. (P65)

•The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].

,[SCENERY]

This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape.

Note

•The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

-[SPORTS]

Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events.

Note

•This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m or more.

•[INTELLIGENT ISO] is activated, and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes [ISO800].

.[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness.

∫Technique for Night portrait mode

•Use the flash. (You can set to [ ].)

•Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

•Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.

•We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m from the subject when taking a picture.

Note

•The focus range is 0.8 m (Wide)/1.2 m (Tele) to 5 m.

•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

•The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].

/[NIGHT SCENERY]

This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.

∫Technique for Night scenery mode

•When the camera is set to [STABILIZER] and there is very little jitter, or if [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF], shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds. We recommend using the tripod and the self-timer for taking picture.

Note

•The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

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