Panasonic DMC-LS60, DMC-LS75, DMC-LS70 Sensitivity, Setting the white balance manually White set

Advanced-Shooting

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

■Setting the white balance manually (White set )

Use this to set the white balance manually.

1Select [] (White set) and then press [MENU/SET].

2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that the frame on the center of the screen turns white and then press [MENU/SET].

WHITE SET

CANCEL SET MENU

3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

•The white balance may not be correct if the subject is out of flash range.

•The white balance you set is saved even if you switch the camera off, but if you change the scene mode, the white balance setting returns to [AWB].

•The white balance cannot be set in the following cases:

–In simple mode []

–[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [FOOD], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [STARRY SKY], [SNOW], or [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode (P47)

J[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity of the image sensor to light. If you set the ISO sensitivity higher, the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places.

•When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO400] according to the brightness. (When using the flash, the adjustment range becomes a maximum of [ISO640].)

ISO sensitivity	100	1250
Use in bright		Not
places	Suitable
		suitable
(e.g. outdoors)
Use in dark	Not	Suitable
places	suitable
Shutter speed	Slow	Fast
Noise	Less	More

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in [HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode.

•To avoid picture noise we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity or setting [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P66)

•If the camera is in Intelligent ISO mode (P45), the screen changes to the one for [ISO LIMIT].

•The ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the following cases:

–In simple mode []

–In motion picture mode [i]

–In scene mode

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