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

[PANNING]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode.
When you move the camera to follow a
subject moving in one direction such as a
runner or car, the background becomes a blur
and the subject stays focused. This effect is
called "panning". This mode allows you to
obtain this effect easier.
∫ Technique for Panning mode
To obtain good pictures in panning mode,
move the camera in a horizontal plane as you
take the pictures.
• We recommend that you do not follow the
subject with the camera alone, but stand
facing the subject with shoulders squared,
and follow it using your entire body, while
twisting at the waist.
• Once the subject is in front of you, press the
shutter button. Do not stop moving the
camera even after you press the shutter
button.
1 Move the camera smoothly while
following the subject in the viewfinder.
2 Press the shutter button while you are
moving the camera.
3 Move the camera continuously.
• We recommend the following:
– Using the Viewfinder.
– Selecting a subject with quick motion.
– Using prefocus.
– Use this mode with burst mode.
(You can then select the best pictures from
all the pictures taken.)
Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫ Setting the shutter speed
1 Press 3/4 to select
(P76)
2 Set the shutter speed using 3/4 on the
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[SHUTTER-PRIORITY] and press
[MENU/SET].
• It is also possible to select this using the
quick setting (P92).
• If you select [AUTO], it will not be
possible to select the shutter speed.
joystick.