Selecting The Scene Mode For Each Recording (¿: Scene Mode); [Portrait]; [Soft Skin] - Panasonic DMC-FS15 Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the scene mode for each recording (
In [SCENE MODE], you can select the scene mode each time you make a recording.
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In step , select [SCENE MODE] and press [MENU/SET].
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2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the scene mode, and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
• The recording screen for the selected scene mode will be displayed.
Note
• To change the scene mode, press [MENU/SET] and then press 1, and return to step
• The scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed.
• When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose, the hue of the
picture may differ from the actual scene.
• The following items cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts
them to the optimal setting.
– [INTELLIGENT ISO]
– [SENSITIVITY]
– [I.EXPOSURE]
– [COLOR MODE]
• [I.EXPOSURE] is activated automatically in the following scene modes.
– [PORTRAIT]/[SOFT SKIN]/[TRANSFORM]/[SELF PORTRAIT]/[SCENERY]/[SPORTS]/
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/[BABY1]/[BABY2]/[SUNSET]/[HIGH SENS.]
• Shutter speed for scene modes, except [SPORTS], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[CANDLE LIGHT], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [FLASH BURST], [STARRY SKY] and
[FIREWORKS], will be from 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second.
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to
improve the appearance of the persons concerned and make their skin tones look
healthier.
∫ Technique for Portrait mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
Note
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture
of their skin to appear even softer than with [PORTRAIT]. (It is effective when taking
pictures of people from the chest up.)
∫ Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
Note
• If a part of the background etc. is a colour close to skin colour, this part is also smoothed.
• This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].

* [PORTRAIT]

+ [SOFT SKIN]

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