Panasonic DMC-LZ8, DMC-LZ10 Night Portrait mode, To select each advanced scene P52, Illuminations

Advanced-Shooting

To select each advanced scene (P52)

NIGHT PORTRAIT mode

This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real- life brightness.

NIGHT PORTRAIT

This function is suitable for taking pictures of a person in dark places.

NIGHT SCENERY

Night scenery is vividly photographed with maximum of 8 seconds slow shutter.

ILLUMINATIONS

Illuminations are photographed beautifully.

CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY

The aperture value can be changed with the same setting in [NIGHT SCENERY]. (See P50 Aperture-priority AE)

■Recording technique

•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], we recommend rotating the zoom lever to W (Wide) and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a picture. Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture.

•The range in which the focus is adjusted is:

–[NIGHT PORTRAIT]: 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to 5 m (16.41 feet)

–other settings: 5 m (16.41 feet) to Z

•For details about available flash range, see P44.

•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

•Noise may become noticeable when taking pictures in dark places.

•The flash ([ Slow sync./Red-eye reduction] fixed) can be set for settings only for [NIGHT PORTRAIT].

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•In [NIGHT SCENERY] the shutter speed becomes as follows:

Max. 8 seconds:

–When optical image stabilizer is [OFF]

–When optical image stabilizer is [MODE1] or [MODE2] and the camera determines that there is little jitter

Max. 1/8 second:

– Other cases than the case listed above.

•[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] is selected, [SENSITIVITY] is fixed to [ISO100].

•When [NIGHT PORTRAIT] is selected,

the initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ ] (face detection).

•You cannot set the white balance.

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