LUMIX FUNCTIONS 4
SCN (Scene) Modes
Portrait Mode
Adjusts the exposure and coloration so that skin tones look true and natural.
Soft Skin Mode
Softens the tone in
Scenery Mode
Provides quick focusing and crisp detail - especially good for shooting landscapes or scenery.
Sports Mode
Uses a higher shutter speed, making it possible to catch clear, sharp, dynamic action shots.
Panning Mode
Conveys a sense of motion by capturing a moving subject in crisp focus and blurring the background.
Night Portrait Mode
For portraits against nighttime scenery, using a flash. Hold the camera firmly and the subject should keep still for at least 1 second.
Night Scenery Mode
For taking a picture with night scenery. Shutter will be set to max. 8 sec. Be sure to use a tripod.
Self-Portrait Mode
Aim the camera at yourself, wait for the LED to light up (indicating that you're in focus), and take the shot.
Food Mode
Good for taking shots of special meals, this mode assures that colors are fresh, vivid and natural in all kinds of lighting.
Party Mode
For indoor shots. Colors come out more naturally with artificial light.
Candle Light Mode
Lets you capture the naturally warm color of scenes lit by candles.
Fireworks Mode
Uses a slower shutter speed to capture the glittering beauty of fireworks.
Starry Sky Mode
For shots of the night sky or other nighttime scenes with exposures of up to 60 seconds.
Beach Mode
Avoids underexposure of the subject in strong sunlight.
Aerial Photo Mode
For shooting through an airplane window.
Snow Mode
Exposure and white balance are set to reproduce snow in its true whiteness.
High Sensitivity Mode
Raises the ISO sensitivity, which lets you shoot at a higher shutter speed to prevent blurred shots of moving subjects.
that resolution is significantly lower at this setting.
Baby Mode (1 and 2)
Skin tones are slightly softened to enhance beauty. Input the date of your baby's birthday, and keep a running photographic record as he or she grows up. You can also input your baby's name. You can set two birth dates to track two different children.
Underwater Mode
Intended especially for underwater use with the optional Marine Case, this mode gives photos natural coloring even when the subject is lit by only a small amount of light.
Sunset Mode
Emphasizing red tones, this mode is designed to capture clear, vivid shots of colorful sunsets.
Pet Mode
Because pets often won't hold still, this mode switches the camera to Intelligent ISO Control, which helps prevent motion blur. If you input your pet's date of birth, its age in months (at the time a photo was taken) is displayed when you view photos. You can also input the pet's name or other.
Hi-Speed Burst Mode
You can capture a crucial moment with perfect timing.
*3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.
Flash Burst Mode
You can take consecutive flash shots without having to wait for the flash to recharge.
selected as the picture size.
Pin Hole Mode
The light intensity at the periphery of the shot image is reduced to make the picture look as if it was shot with a pinhole camera.
Film Grain Mode
This mode converts the image to a monochromatic picture and then enhances the contrast to create a film grain effect.
Transform Mode
You can expand or contract the image in the horizontal direction to create a different, fun photo. Expansion/contraction can be set in 5 steps.
Slimming | Normal | Stretching |
Panorama Assist Mode
This mode helps you take a series of images for use in a panorama photo, checking to ensure that adjacent shots have sufficient overlap.
(included with the camera) to stitch the images into a single panorama photo.
Photo Frame Mode
You can compose your shot while displaying one of the borders registered in the camera. This is a quick, easy way to produce photos with attractive borders.
*The picture size is automatically resized to 2M (or below).
Beach & Surf Mode
This mode prevents both the blue cast that typically occurs with images recorded underwater and the blown highlights that often result in photos taken on bright days at the beach.
Comparison Chart
SCN (Scene) Modes | TZ7 | TZ6 | FT1 | FX40 | FX37 | FX550 | FS25 | FS15 | FS7 | FS6 | LS85 | FZ28 | FX150 | LX3 |
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Soft Skin Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Scenery Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Sports Mode | • | • | Mode Dial | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Panning Mode | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - |
Night Portrait Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Night Scenery Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
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Food Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Party Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Candle Light Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Fireworks Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Starry Sky Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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Aerial Photo Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Snow Mode | • | • | Mode Dial | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
SCN (Scene) Modes | TZ7 | TZ6 | FT1 | FX40 | FX37 | FX550 | FS25 | FS15 | FS7 | FS6 | LS85 | FZ28 | FX150 | LX3 | ||
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| Flash Burst Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
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| Film Grain Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
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| Transform Mode | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | - | - | • | - |
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| Panorama Assist Mode | • | • | • | • | - | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Beach & Surf Mode | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
*Included in the detailed settings of the Advanced SCN modes.
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