Panasonic DMC-L10K operating instructions Manual Exposure Assistance, About B Bulb

Basic

•If the exposure is not adequate, check the aperture value and the shutter speed that have been set.

•You can also check the manual exposure assistance on the LCD monitor when taking pictures with the Viewfinder or with Live View.

3 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

∫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 using Auto Review.

∫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 8 minutes). 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.

•If you set the shutter speed to [B], [ ] is displayed on the Viewfinder and [B] is

displayed on the LCD monitor.

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

•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 P127 for information about the remote shutter.

•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. (P103)

•The manual exposure assistance does not appear.

•You can change the operation method of the dials with [DIAL SET.] (P105) in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu.

•If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the screen counts down.

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

•If [LCD AUTO] in the [SETUP] menu is set to [OFF] and you press the shutter button halfway when the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed on the LCD monitor (information display screen) turn red. The aperture value and the shutter speed blink on the Viewfinder.

•You cannot set the following items in manual exposure.

–AUTO [ ], AUTO/Red-eye reduction

[ ], Slow sync. [ ] and Slow

sync./Red-eye reduction [ ]

–Intelligent ISO sensitivity control or [AUTO] in ISO sensitivity. (The ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] if you switch from Intelligent ISO sensitivity control or [AUTO] to manual exposure.)

–Exposure compensation

•When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority.

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