[Panning]; [Night Portrait] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[PANNING]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P62)
When you move the camera to follow a
subject moving in one direction such as a
runner or car, the background becomes a
blur and the subject stays focused. This
effect is called "panning". This mode allows
you to obtain this effect easier.
∫ Technique for Panning mode
To obtain good pictures in panning mode,
move the camera in a horizontal plane as
you take the pictures.
1 Move the camera smoothly while
following the subject in the viewfinder.
2 Press the shutter button while you are
moving the camera.
3 Move the camera continuously.
• We recommend the following:
– Using the Viewfinder. (P38)
– Selecting a subject with quick motion.
– Using prefocus. (P61)
– Use this mode with burst mode. (P51)
(You can then select the best pictures
from all the pictures taken.)
• The shutter speed in panning mode
becomes slower to achieve the panning
effect. As a result, jitter can easily occur.
• The panning function does not work well
in the following situations.
– During very bright days in summer. We
recommend using an ND filter
(DMW-LND52; optional). (P118)
– When the shutter speed is faster than
1/100th.
– When you move the camera too slowly
because the subject is moving slowly.
(The background will not become a blur.)
• You cannot set the stabilizer function
mode to [MODE2]. When you set it to
[MODE1], only vertical jitters can be
compensated in panning mode.
• The settings on the AF assist lamp and
the continuous AF are disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
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[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P62)
This allows you to take pictures of a person
and the background with near real-life
brightness.
∫ Technique for Night portrait mode
• Use the flash.
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower,
we recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P47) for taking pictures.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking the picture.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m
(4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a
picture.
• The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to
5 m (16.4 feet). (Refer to P44 for the
available flash range to take pictures.)
• Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
• The shutter may remain closed (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
• Noise may become visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
• When using the flash, Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction [
flash is activated every time.
• The continuous AF setting is disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
] is selected and the