Panasonic DMCFZ1000 owner manual Recording night scenes iHandheld Night Shot

Recording Modes

Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot])

Recording Mode:

When [iHandheld Night Shot] is set to [ON] and [ ] is detected while taking handheld night shots, pictures of the night scenery will be taken at a high burst speed and composed into a single picture.

This mode is useful if you want to take stunning night shots with minimal jitter and noise, without using a tripod.

[MENU] > [Rec] > [iHandheld Night Shot] > [ON]/[OFF]

•Flash is fixed to [Œ] (forced flash off).

Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])

Recording Mode:

When [iHDR] is set to [ON] and there is, for example, strong contrast between the background and the subject, multiple still pictures are recorded with differing exposures and combined to create a single still picture rich in gradation.

[iHDR] works automatically as needed. When it does, [ ] is displayed on the screen.

[MENU] > [Rec] > [iHDR] > [ON]/[OFF]

Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control)

Recording Mode:

You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.

1Press the rear dial to display the setting screen.

•Each time the rear dial is pressed in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, the camera switches among brightness setting operation, Defocus Control operation, and normal operation.

•Each time the rear dial is pressed in Intelligent Auto Mode, the camera switches between Defocus Control operation and normal operation.

2Set the blurriness by rotating the rear dial.

SS

F

500 250 125 60 30

2.8 4.0 5.6 8.0

Strong defocus Weak defocus

•Pressing [] on the blurriness setting screen will cancel the setting.

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