Panasonic DMC-FZ30PP operating instructions Technique for Panning mode

Recording pictures (advanced)

[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)

Panning mode

When you take a picture following the motion of a subject which moves in a certain direction such as a runner or a car, the background will show some motion blur. This special effect is called “panning”. This mode allows you to obtain this effect easier.

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∫Technique for Panning mode

To achieve good pictures in panning mode, pick a horizontal plane – and then pan as you fire shots.

1Move the camera smoothly while tracking a subject in motion.

2Press the shutter button while moving the camera.

3Keep moving the camera continuously.

•Be careful of the following:

–Use the Viewfinder. (P25)

–Select a subject with quick motion.

–Prefocus to the point where the subject will arrive. (P48)

–Use this mode with burst mode. (P57) Select the best picture from the pictures taken.

•In panning mode, the shutter speed becomes slower than usual to achieve the panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily occur.

•Panning function does not work well in the following situations.

–Very bright scenes such as daytime in summer. We recommend using an ND filter (DMW-LND55; optional). (P126)

–When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th.

–When the subject moves slowly and the tracking speed is too slow. (The background cannot be recorded dynamically.)

•You cannot set the stabilizer function mode to [MODE2]. When [MODE1] is selected, only vertical jitters can be compensated in panning mode.

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

•The settings on the AF assist lamp and the continuous AF are disabled.

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