Panasonic DMCFZ47K, DMC-FZ47, VQT3R48 owner manual Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Exposure Assistance

Recording

Manual Exposure Mode

Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed. The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.

Set the mode dial to [ ].

Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed.

CManual Exposure Assistance

•It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter

speed setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed.		C
Available Aperture Value (W)	Available Shutter Speed (Sec)
(Per 1/3 EV)	(Per 1/3 EV)
F2.8 to F8.0	60 to 1/2000

•Depending on the zoom magnification, some of the aperture values cannot be selected.

∫Manual Exposure Assistance

The exposure is adequate.

Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.

Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.

•The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures on the playback screen.

Note

•The brightness of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the playback screen.

•Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright. Set the aperture value to a lower number when the subject is too dim.

•The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red when the exposure is not adequate.

•Display of the shutter speed will count down when the shutter speed is set slow and the shutter button is pressed all the way.

•We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.

•The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the Recording Mode to

Shutter-Priority AE Mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ] (Intelligent).

•The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch the Recording Mode to Manual Exposure Mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [ ] (Intelligent).

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