Panasonic DMC-GF3 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings, Program AE Mode, Program Shift

Recording Mode:

Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings

(Program AE Mode)

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] Mode menu.

Set Recording Mode to [].

Note

•The shutter speed is automatically set between about 20 seconds and 1/4000th of a second in the following cases.

–When the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO160].

–When the aperture value is set to F2.5 [when the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached].

–When the aperture value is set to F3.5 [when the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is attached].

Program Shift

In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. This is called Program Shift.

You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in Program AE Mode.

1Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen.

2While the values are displayed (about 10 seconds),

perform the Program Shift by rotating the control dial. A B

•During display of the numerical values, each press of the

cursor button 3 switches between Program Shift and Exposure Compensation.

•Rotate the control dial to display the [EXPO.METER] B.

•The Program Shift indication A appears on the screen when Program Shift is activated.

•To cancel Program Shift, turn the camera off or rotate the control dial until the Program Shift indication disappears.

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