Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual page 34

∫ Programme shift
In programme AE mode, you can change the
preset aperture value and shutter speed
without changing the exposure. This is called
programme shift.
You can make the background more blurred
by decreasing the aperture value or record a
moving subject more dynamically by slowing
the shutter speed when taking a picture in
programme AE mode.
• Press the shutter button halfway and then
use the joystick to activate programme shift
while the aperture value and the shutter
speed are displayed on the screen (about
10 seconds).
• The programme shift indication A appears
on the screen when programme shift is
activated.
• Programme shift is cancelled if the camera is
turned off or the joystick is moved up and
down until the programme shift indication
disappears.
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Basic
∫ Example of programme shift
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(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1 Programme shift amount
2 Programme shift line chart
3 Programme shift limit
• If the exposure is not adequate when the
shutter button is pressed halfway, the
aperture value and shutter speed turns red.
• Programme shift is cancelled and the
camera returns to normal programme AE
mode if more than 10 seconds pass after
programme shift is activated. However, the
programme shift setting is memorised.
• Depending on the brightness of the subject,
programme shift may not be activated.
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