Taking Pictures With Automatic Settings; [Intelligent Auto] Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Basic Owner's Manual

Taking pictures with automatic settings

[Intelligent Auto] Mode

Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as
"face," "movement," "brightness," and "distance" just by pointing the
camera at the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without
the need to make settings manually.
Turn on the power ( )
Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch
( ) to
Set the mode dial ( ) to
Take pictures
Press halfway
(press lightly and focus)
• If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your arms close
to your body, and stand with your feet at shoulder width.
• Focus display ( )
(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing)
• The AF area ( ) is displayed around
the subject's face by the Face Detection
function. In other cases, it is displayed at
the point on the subject which is in focus.
• Focus: Max. W: 3 cm (0.10 feet)/
Max. T: 1 m (3.28 feet) and above
(7 × to 11 × is 2 m (6.57 feet) to ∞)
Press fully
(press the button all the way to record)
Recording Mode:
Shutter button
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