Recording pictures (advanced)

[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P56 for information about how to select the menu.)

Night portrait mode

This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed.

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∫Technique for Night portrait mode

• Use the flash.

• Since the shutter speed becomes slow, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P41) for taking pictures.

• Keep the subject still for about 1 second when taking a picture.

• We recommend taking pictures by rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being at a distance about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject.

•The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to 5 m (16.4 feet).

(Refer to P39 for the flash control range.)

•The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 1 sec.) after taking a picture because of signal conditioning, but it is not a malfunction.

•When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible.

•The flash is always activated when the camera is set to Slow sync./Red-eye

reduction [ ].

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].

Night scenery mode

This mode allows you to take a picture of a nightscape. The landscape can be recorded vividly by slowing down the shutter speed.

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∫Technique for Night scenery mode

• Since the shutter speed becomes slow (max. about 8 sec.), use a tripod. We also recommend using the self-timer (P41) for taking pictures.

•The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to .

•The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking a picture because of signal conditioning, but it is not a malfunction.

•When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible.

•The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

•The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

•You cannot set the slow shutter.

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Panasonic DMC-FX9PP, DMCFX9K Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash, Reduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto
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DMCFX9K, DMCFX9S, DMC-FX9PP specifications

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