Recording pictures (advanced)

Scene mode

SCN1 SCN2

Set the mode dial to the scene mode to display the scene menu.

When [SCENE MENU] on the [SETUP] menu (P23) is set to [OFF], press the [MENU] button to display the scene menu.

Menu items

SCENE MODE

1/3

PORTRAIT

SPORTS

SCENERY

SELECT SET MENUMENU

MENU

When you press 2, the explanations for each scene mode are displayed. (When you press 1, the screen returns to the scene menu.)

When rotating the zoom lever toward T or W, the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed.

If you press the [MENU] button while the scene menu is displayed, you can set the [REC] mode menu (P61) and the [SETUP] menu (P23).

: [PORTRAIT] (P57)

: [SPORTS] (P57)

: [SCENERY] (P58)

: [NIGHT SCENERY] (P58)

: [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P59)

: [FIREWORKS] (P59)

: [PARTY] (P60)

: [SNOW] (P60)

When you take pictures with a scene mode which is not adequate for the purpose, the hue may differ from the actual scene.

When you want to change the brightness of the picture to be recorded, compensate the exposure. (P43)

The following functions cannot be set in scene mode.

White balance (P62)

ISO sensitivity (P64)

Colour effect (P68)

Picture adjustment (P68)

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Panasonic DMC-LZ2GN, DMC-LZ1GN operating instructions Scene mode, Night Scenery P58 Night Portrait P59

DMC-LZ2GN, DMC-LZ1GN specifications

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