Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF1K Operating Instructions Manual page 87

∫ 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.
∫ About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is
pressed fully (up to about 4 minutes).
The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of
fireworks, a night scene etc.
• If you set the shutter speed to [B], [B] is displayed on the screen.
• When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged battery.
(P20)
• We recommend using a tripod or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) when you take
pictures with the shutter speed set to [B]. Refer to P166 for information about the remote
shutter.
• When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid
picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHTR NR] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON]
before taking pictures. (P121)
• The manual exposure assistance does not appear.
Note
• It will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture.
• The brightness of the LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder may differ from the brightness
of the actual pictures. Check the pictures using the playback screen.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink
when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• [‡], [ ], [ ] and [
• The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch the recording mode to
Manual exposure while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [
• If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the
screen counts down.
• When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority.
] for flash cannot be set.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
] (Intelligent).
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