[Intelligent Iso] - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

[INTELLIGENT ISO]

Automatically setting the optimal
ISO sensitivity and shutter speed
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu
SET
and select the item to set.
The camera will automatically set the optimal
ISO sensitivity and the shutter speed to the
movement of the subject and the surrounding
brightness.
• One of the following maximum ISO
sensitivity levels can be selected. The higher
the value set for the ISO sensitivity, the more
the jitter is reduced but the greater the
amount of picture noise.
Item
OFF Intelligent ISO does not work.
ISOMAX
400 The ISO sensitivity
400
automatically increases up to
ISOMAX
800
800
the set value according to the
movement and brightness of
ISOMAX
1600
1600
the subject.
• Jitter is avoided when taking pictures
indoors of a moving subject by increasing
the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter
speed faster.
1/125 ISO800
• Noise is avoided when taking pictures
indoors of a subject with no movement by
decreasing the ISO sensitivity.
1/30 ISO200
Advanced (Recording pictures)
(P92)
Settings
• When you press the shutter button halfway,
[ ] A appears. When you press the
shutter button fully, the shutter speed and
the ISO sensitivity appear for a while.
• When the flash is activated, the ISO
sensitivity is automatically increased to
maximum ISO sensitivity level.
• Depending on the brightness and how fast
the subject is moving, jitter may not be
avoided.
• The camera may not be able to detect the
movement of the subject in the following
cases.
– When the moving subject is small
– When the moving subject is at the edge of
the screen
– When the subject starts moving the instant
the shutter button is pressed fully
• If picture noise becomes a problem, we
recommend that you take pictures after
lowering the maximum ISO sensitivity level,
increasing the setting for
[NOISE REDUCTION] under [PICT.ADJ.], or
lowering the setting for each of the items
other than [NOISE REDUCTION].
• The digital zoom cannot be used.
- 96 -
A
(P108)