Determine Aperture And Shutter Speed; And Record [Manual Exposure] Mode - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ18 Owner's Manual

Determine aperture and shutter speed and record
[Manual Exposure] Mode
Recording Mode:
This mode of recording lets you set any aperture value and shutter speed when exposure
adjustment prevents you from recording at the desired exposure (brightness/darkness).
Also, long-exposure recording of up to 60 seconds is possible.
Aperture value/shutter speed
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Manual exposure assist (estimate)
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LCD monitor brightness may vary from the actual still picture recorded.
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Set to
Determine aperture and shutter
speed
Shows pictures with standard brightness.
Shows brighter pictures. For standard brightness, either use a faster
shutter speed or increase aperture value.
Shows darker pictures. For standard brightness, either use a slower
shutter speed or reduce aperture value.
([Manual Exposure] Mode)
• Manual exposure assist is displayed.
◄►: Adjust aperture value
▲▼: Adjust shutter speed
• When the picture is too bright
or too dark or there is incorrect
exposure, the numbers for the
aperture value and shutter speed
are shown in red.
• If the shutter is pressed halfway,
manual exposure assist is
displayed.