Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Compensating the Exposure, Under exposed, Properly exposed Overexposed

Advanced (Recording pictures)

•When using a tripod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.

•When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before recording. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp (P82) to allow the camera to focus on the subject.

•In intelligent auto mode [ ], the self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds.

•When you set the self-timer to [2SEC.] or [10SEC.] in burst mode, the camera starts taking pictures 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed. The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.

•We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.

•Depending on the recording conditions, the recording interval may become more than 2 seconds when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

•The flash output may not be constant when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

•You cannot select [10S/3PICTURES] when auto bracket is set.

•You cannot use the following functions when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

–Burst mode

–[AUDIO REC.]

Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.

Under exposed

Compensate the exposure towards positive.

Properly exposed

Overexposed

Compensate the exposure towards negative.

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