Sunset, BABY1/BABY2, High Sens | Panasonic DMCFZ18K instruction

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[SUNSET]

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P59) Select this when you want to take pictures

phenomenon caused by the light reflecting on dust in the air) to appear.

•The extended optical zoom and digital zoom cannot be used.

of a sunset. This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the sun.

[BABY1]/[BABY2]

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

•The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

•The white balance cannot be set.

[HIGH SENS.]

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P59) Select this for high-sensitivity processing. The sensitivity automatically switches to between [ISO1600] and [ISO6400].

∫Picture size and aspect ratio

Press 3/4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

•The picture size becomes 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9).

•[QUALITY] is automatically fixed to [ ].

•The resolution of the recorded picture decreases because of high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.

•The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.56 feet) (Tele) to ¶.

•You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q/ 10k15 cm printing.

•You can set the flash to AUTO [ ] or

Forced ON [ ].

•When the flash is used, it becomes relatively easier for “orbs” (the

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P59) This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual.

It is possible to set different birthdays and names for [BABY1] and [BABY2]. You can select to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on the recorded image using [TEXT STAMP] (P101).

•The age of the baby can be printed out using the [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] software on the CD-ROM (supplied). To print out the baby’s name, use [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-]. [For details on printing, refer to the operating instructions (PDF file) of the software.]

∫Birthday/Name setting

1Press 3/4 to select [AGE] or [NAME] and then press 1.

2Press 3/4 to select [SET] and then

press [MENU/SET].

3Enter the birthday or name.

–Birthday:

2/1: Select the items (year/month/

day).

3/4: Setting.

[MENU/SET]: Exit.

–Name:

For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on P99.

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Panasonic DMCFZ18K Sunset, BABY1/BABY2, High Sens, Picture size and aspect ratio

Models: DMCFZ18 DMCFZ18K