[Af Assist Lamp] Focusing In Low Light Conditions Becomes Easier; [Slow Shutter] Recording Bright Pictures In Dark Places - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 Operating Instructions Manual

[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
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SCN SCN
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
If the AF assist lamp is set
to [ON], an AF area with a
size wider than usual is
displayed and the AF
assist lamp A turns on
when you press the shutter button halfway
in dark places etc.
ON The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the AF
assist lamp icon [
the screen. The effective range of
the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m
(4.92 feet).
OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the
AF area on the center of the screen is
displayed and it is bigger than usual.
(P76)
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of
animals in dark places), set the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case,
it will become more difficult to focus on the
subject.
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] appears on
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P52),
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P53), [FIREWORKS]
(P55) [SELF PORTRAIT] (P53) and
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P56) in scene mode.
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark
places
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SCN SCN
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
The shutter speed is automatically
adjusted. However, if you want brighter
pictures you can manually select an even
slower shutter speed.
• The slow shutter speeds you can select
are: [1/8–], [1/4–], [1/2–] and [1–].
• This is effective if you want to take bright
pictures of both a night landscape and a
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P52)
in scene mode.
Slow shutter
setting
Brightness
Jitter
∫ Example
1/8 –
• This should usually be set to [1/8–] to take
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter
speed other than [1/8–], [
the lower left of the screen.)
Menu Settings
].
1/8 –
Darker Brighter
Less More
1–
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