Determine Aperture And Shutter Speed And Record; [Aperture-Priority] Mode; [Shutter-Priority] Mode; [Manual Exposure] Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 Operating Instructions Manual

Determine aperture and shutter speed and record

Recording Mode:

[Aperture-Priority] Mode

When recording, you can control the range of focus (depth of field) to meet your recording
purposes.
Shutter speed is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set aperture value.
Set mode dial to
([Aperture-Priority] Mode)
Press [EXPOSURE] button and use cursor button to determine
aperture value
Aperture value
Press [EXPOSURE] button

[Shutter-Priority] Mode

When recording, you can control the shutter speed to meet your recording purposes.
Aperture is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set shutter speed.
Set mode dial to
([Shutter-Priority] Mode)
Press [EXPOSURE] button and use cursor button to determine
shutter speed
Shutter speed
Press [EXPOSURE] button
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• When the aperture value is increased, the
range of depth in focus expands, and the
picture shows up clearly from the position
of the camera to the background.
• When the aperture value is reduced, the
range of depth in focus shrinks, and the
background can get blurry.
• At faster shutter speeds, movements by
the subject show as if they are still.
• At slower shutter speeds, subjects that
are moving show as jittery.

[Manual Exposure] Mode

This mode of recording lets you set any aperture value and shutter speed when exposure
adjustment prevents you from recording at the desired exposure (brightness/darkness).
Also, long-exposure recording of up to 60 seconds is possible.
Set mode dial to
([Manual Exposure] Mode)
• Manual exposure assist is displayed.
Press [EXPOSURE] button and use cursor button to determine
aperture value and shutter speed
Aperture value/shutter speed
Press [EXPOSURE] button
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Manual exposure assist (estimate)
If the shutter button is pressed halfway, manual exposure assist is displayed.
Shows pictures with standard brightness.
Shows brighter pictures. For standard brightness, either use a faster
shutter speed or increase aperture value.
Shows darker pictures. For standard brightness, either use a slower
shutter speed or reduce aperture value.
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Recording motion pictures in
• Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
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When the picture is too bright or too dark or there is incorrect exposure, the numbers
for the aperture value and shutter speed are shown in red.
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LCD monitor brightness may vary from the actual still picture recorded.
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