Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN Food mode, Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P48

Recording pictures (advanced)

[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P69 for information about how to select the menu.)

Food mode

Select this mode when you want to take pictures of food without being affected by the ambient light, such as at restaurants. This mode allows you to take pictures of food in a natural hue.

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• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].

Scenery mode

This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera focuses on a distant subject preferentially. Set the focus switch to [AF].

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•The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [ ].

•The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].

•The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

Night portrait mode

This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed.

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∫Technique for Night portrait mode

• Use the flash. (P48)

• Since the shutter speed becomes slow, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P52) for taking pictures.

• Keep the subject still for about 1 second when taking a picture.

• We recommend taking pictures with zoom set to Wide (1k) and a distance of about

1.5m from the subject.

•The focus range is 1.2 m to 5 m.

(Refer to P49 for the flash control range.)

•Be sure to close the flash when not in use.

•The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 1 sec.) after taking a picture because of signal conditioning, but it is not a malfunction.

•When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible.

•When the flash is set, the flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./Red-eye reduction

[ ] and the flash is always activated.

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].

•The setting on the continuous AF is disabled.

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