Basic

Scene Detection

When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.

When taking pictures

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[i-PORTRAIT]

 

 

 

 

[i-SCENERY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[i-MACRO]

 

 

 

 

[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]¢1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[i-NIGHT SCENERY]

 

 

 

 

[iHANDHELD NITE]¢2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[i-SUNSET]

 

 

 

 

[i-BABY]¢3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¢1

Only when [

 

] is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¢2

Only displayed when [iHANDHELD NITE] is set to [ON].

¢3

When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [

 

 

] will be displayed for birthdays of

 

 

 

 

 

registered faces already set only when

the face of a person 3 years old or

 

 

 

younger is detected.

 

 

 

When recording motion pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[i-PORTRAIT]

 

 

[i-SCENERY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[i-LOW LIGHT]

 

 

[i-MACRO]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.

•When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will adjust the focus and exposure. (Face Detection)

•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the Scene Mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of

8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.

•When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R]

is displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ].

•Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same subject.

–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving

–Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera is shaken, When zoom is used

•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate Recording Mode.

•The Backlight Compensation

–Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject. In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture automatically.

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Panasonic FZ150 Scene Detection, When taking pictures, When recording motion pictures, Portrait Scenery LOW Light Macro
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FZ150, DMCFZ150K specifications

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