Photography Basics - Exposure, Focus, And Color - Panasonic DMC LZ1 - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual

Photography basics – exposure, focus, and color
A little knowledge about exposure, focus and color will come in handy when you are
having trouble with a shot.
Are images dark?
Exposure
problems
Refer to P48
Focus
problems
Refer to P32 , 46
Color problems
Refer to P70
Basic
In program AE mode [
the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if there
is backlight.
Use exposure compensation in these situations for
brighter images.
In program AE mode [
correct focus for you, but images may be unfocused in the
following situations. The camera can focus between 50 cm
(1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) and
– When shooting something that is far away and something
that is close by at the same time.
– When shooting through a dirty window.
– When there are sparkling or shiny objects around the
subject.
– When shooting in a dark place.
– When shooting a subject that is moving fast.
– When shooting a scene with minimal contrast.
– When shooting something very bright.
– When taking a close-up picture of the subject.
– When there is jitter.
Use AF/AE lock or macro in these situations. Refer to
for details in face detection function.
How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting, so
colors in different lights will be different. This unit adjusts the
color automatically to give a more natural result. (Auto white
balance)
You can also adjust the white balance to suit different
situations to reproduce natural colors. You can fi nely
adjust the white balance independently for each white
balance item.
], Auto Exposure (AE) normally sets
], Auto Focus (AF) normally sets the
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