Panasonic DMC-TS3 owner manual Tips for taking good pictures, Preventing jitter camera shake

Basic

Tips for taking good pictures

•Be sure to attach the strap when using the camera to ensure

that you will not drop it.

• Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.

• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.

• Do not block the flash and AF Assist Lamp/LED light with your fingers.

•Be careful not to block the microphone with your fingers when recording motion pictures.

•Do not touch the front of the lens. (P162)

AStrap B Flash

C AF Assist Lamp/LED light D Microphone

∫Direction Detection Function

Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [Rotate Disp.] (P52) is set)

•The Direction Detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the camera aimed up or down.

•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer] (P109), a tripod or the Self-timer (P62).

•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.

–Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction

–In [Panorama Assist], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Party], [Candle Light], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks] or [High Dynamic] in Scene Mode

–When the shutter speed is slowed in [Min. Shtr Speed]

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