Panasonic DMCGX1XS, DMC-GX1 115, Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Exposure Assistance, About B Bulb

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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.

•It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed.

A Manual Exposure Assistance A

∫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.

∫About [B] (Bulb)

If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is pressed fully (up to about 120 seconds).

The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.

Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of fireworks, a night scene etc.

•We recommend using a tripod or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) when you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B]. Refer to P200 for information about the remote shutter.

•If you set the shutter speed to [B], [B] is displayed on the screen.

•When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged battery. (P18)

•When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHTR NR] in the [REC] Mode menu to [ON] before taking pictures. (P143)

•The Manual Exposure Assistance does not appear.

•It can only be used with Manual Exposure Mode.

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