[Portrait] - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

[PORTRAIT]

The person stands out from the background
and has a healthier complexion.
[NORMAL PORTRAIT]
Shades the background and photographs
skin colour beautifully.
[SOFT SKIN]
Makes the skin surface appear especially
smooth.
[OUTDOOR PORTRAIT]
Prevents faces from appearing dark when
photographing outside.
[INDOOR PORTRAIT]
Sets the ISO sensitivity setting to the
appropriate setting to prevent blurring of
photo subject for indoor photography.
[CREATIVE PORTRAIT]
You can change the amount of
background blurring by changing the
aperture value (P64).
∫ Technique for Portrait mode
To increase the effectiveness of this mode:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible
to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this
mode more effective.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
• In [INDOOR PORTRAIT], the
[INTELLIGENT ISO] operates, and the
maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes
[ISO400]. In other modes, the ISO sensitivity
is fixed to [ISO100].
• In [NORMAL PORTRAIT], [SOFT SKIN],
and [CREATIVE PORTRAIT], you can set
the white balance.
• When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, if a part of
the background etc. is a colour close to skin
colour, this part is also smoothed.
• When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, this mode
may not be effective when there is
insufficient brightness.
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [
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