Panasonic DMC-LZ8, DMC-LZ10 Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu

Advanced-Shooting

Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu.

fFood mode

Use to take pictures of food in restaurants, irrespective of the lighting, so that the natural colors of the subject come out.

•Focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide) / 1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to Z.

•You cannot change the white balance setting.

aParty mode

Use to take pictures at wedding receptions, indoor parties, etc. Both the people and the background can be shot with natural brightness.

■Technique for Party mode

• Use the flash.

• Use a tripod and the self-timer for best results.

• Rotate the zoom lever to Wide (1 ×), about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject.

•The flash setting can be set to Forced

ON/Red-eye reduction [ ] or Slow

sync./Red-eye reduction [ ].

•You cannot change the white balance setting.

•The initial setting for the AF mode is

[ ] (face detection).

gCandle light mode

Use to get the most from the mood created by candlelight.

■Technique for Candle light mode

• Don’t use the flash.

• Use a tripod and the self-timer for best results.

•The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide) / 1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to Z.

•The flash setting can be set to Forced

ON/Red-eye reduction [ ] or Slow

sync./Red-eye reduction [ ].

•You cannot change the white balance setting.

•The initial setting for the AF mode is

[ ] (face detection).

Self portrait mode

For taking pictures of yourself easily.

■Technique for self portrait mode

• Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The self-timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus. Making sure you hold the camera still, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

•The subject is not focused when the self-timer indicator is blinking. Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus.

•The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor for reviewing (for 10 seconds).

•If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed, we recommend using the 2 second self-timer (P47).

•The focus range is about 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 70 cm (2.29 feet) (Wide).

•When you select [SELF PORTRAIT], the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide.

•The self-timer can only be set to [OFF] or [2 SEC.]. If it is set to 2 seconds, this setting will remain until the camera is turned off, the scene mode is changed or the camera is switched to the playback mode.

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