Panasonic DMCTS4A Taking picture by setting the exposure manually, Available Aperture Value Wide

Recording

Recording Mode:

Taking picture by setting the exposure manually

(Manual Exposure Mode)

Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed. The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.

Press [MODE].

Press 3/4/2/1 to select [Manual Exposure], and then press [MENU/

SET].

Press 3.

•Press [DISP.] to select between the aperture value setting and the shutter speed setting.

Press 2/1 to adjust, and then press [MENU/SET].

AAperture Value B Shutter Speed

C Manual Exposure Assistance

A B C

Available Aperture Value (Wide)	Available Shutter Speed (Sec)
	(Per 1/3 EV)
F3.3	60 to 1/1300
F10

•Depending on the zoom magnification, available aperture values change.

∫Manual Exposure Assistance

The exposure is adequate.

Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.

Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.

•The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures on the playback screen.

Note

•The brightness of the LCD monitor and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the playback screen.

•The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red when the exposure is not adequate.

•Display of the shutter speed will count down when the shutter speed is set slow and the shutter button is pressed all the way.

•We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.

•The [Sensitivity] is automatically set to [100] when you change the Recording Mode to Manual Exposure Mode while the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].

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