[Starry Sky]; [Fireworks] - Panasonic DMC-LZ6 Operating Instructions Manual

[STARRY SKY]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of a
starry sky or a dark subject.
∫ Setting the shutter speed
• Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.],
[30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1 Press 3/4 to select the number of
seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
STARRY SKY
15 SEC.
30 SEC.
60 SEC.
CANCEL
• If you want to change the number of
seconds, press [MENU/SET] and then
press 1 again to select
[STARRY SKY].
2 Taking Pictures.
• Press the shutter button fully to display the
countdown screen. Do not move the
camera after this screen is displayed.
When countdown finishes,
[PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the
same length of time as the set shutter
speed for signal processing.
• Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the
picture while the countdown screen is
displayed.
∫ Technique for Starry sky mode
• The shutter opens for 15, 30 or
60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We
also recommend taking pictures with the
self-timer. (P40)
MENU
SELECT SET
15
MENU
CANCEL
• The LCD monitor automatically becomes
darker.
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange. (P35)
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
• The following functions cannot be used.
– [EXPOSURE]
– [W.BALANCE]
– [STABILIZER]
– [BURST]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]

[FIREWORKS]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This mode allows you to take beautiful
pictures of fireworks exploding in the night
sky.
∫ Technique for Fireworks mode
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower,
we recommend using a tripod.
• This mode is most effective when the
subject is 10 m or more away.
• The shutter speed becomes the following.
– When the optical image stabilizer is set
to [OFF]: Maximum 2 seconds
– When the optical image stabilizer is set
to [MODE1] or [MODE2]:
Maximum 1/4th of a second or
2 seconds (The shutter speed becomes
a maxiumum of 2 seconds only when
the camera has determined that there is
little jitter such as when using a tripod
etc.)
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange. (P35)
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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