Recording pictures (basic)

Optical Image Stabilizer

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Demonstration of the optical image stabilizer (Demonstration Mode)

This mode recognises and compensates jitter. You can reduce blurring caused by jitter especially when you take pictures with the optical zoom set to Tele or when you take pictures indoors where the shutter speed is slowed down.

When you press the [MENU] button, the demonstration appears. After the demonstration ends, the screen returns to the stabilizer function mode selection menu. If you want to exit the demonstration halfway through, press the [MENU] button again.

While the demonstration is displayed, the optical zoom is fixed to Wide (1k) and the zoom function cannot be activated.

Moreover, you cannot take pictures.

A: Optical image stabilizer button

1 Press the optical image stabilizer button A until [STABILIZER] appears and then select the stabilizer function mode.

STABILIZER

OFF

MODE1

MODE2

SELECT DEMO. MENU SET

MODE1

The stabilizer operates

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continuously and can assist

 

 

 

 

 

during photo composition.

 

 

 

 

MODE2

The stabilizer function is in

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standby and activates at the

 

 

 

 

 

moment the shutter captures the

 

 

 

 

image. This mode offers a

 

 

 

 

greater degree of stabilization.

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

When image stabilization is not

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needed or when using the

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera with a tripod.

 

 

 

 

 

The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently in the following cases.

When too much jitter occurs.

In digital zoom range.

When taking pictures while following subjects in motion.

When the shutter speed is extremely

slow due to dark conditions or other reasons.

Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button.

In simple mode [], the stabilizer function mode is fixed to [MODE2] and the

stabilizer function menu does not appear.

In motion image mode [ ], [MODE2] cannot be set.

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Panasonic DMC-LS1GN operating instructions Optical Image Stabilizer, Optical image stabilizer button, MODE1, Off

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