Food Mode; Party Mode; Candle Light Mode; Self Portrait Mode - Panasonic DMC-LZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu.
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Food mode

Use to take pictures of food in restaurants,
irrespective of the lighting, so that the
natural colours of the subject come out.
• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide) / 1 m (Tele)
to Z.
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.

Party mode

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Use to take pictures at wedding receptions,
indoor parties, etc. Both the people and
the background can be shot with natural
brightness.
Technique for Party mode
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• Use the flash.
• Use a tripod and the self-timer for best
results.
• Rotate the zoom lever to Wide (1 ×),
about 1.5 m from the subject.
• The flash setting can be set to Forced
ON/Red-eye reduction [
sync./Red-eye reduction [
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.
• The initial setting for the AF mode is
[ ] (face detection).
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Candle light mode

Use to get the most from the mood created
by candlelight.
Technique for Candle light mode
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• Don't use the flash.
• Use a tripod and the self-timer for best
results.
• The focus range is 5 cm (Wide) / 1 m
(Tele) to Z.
Advanced-Shooting
• The flash setting can be set to Forced
ON/Red-eye reduction [
sync./Red-eye reduction [
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.
• The initial setting for the AF mode is
[
For taking pictures of yourself easily.
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• Press the shutter button halfway to
focus. The self-timer indicator lights up
when you are brought into focus. Making
sure you hold the camera still, press the
shutter button fully to take the picture.
• The subject is not focused when the
self-timer indicator is blinking. Make sure
to press the shutter button halfway again
to focus.
] or Slow
• The recorded picture automatically
].
appears on the LCD monitor for
reviewing (for 10 seconds).
• If the picture is blurry due to the slow
shutter speed, we recommend using the
2 second self-timer (P47).
• The focus range is about 30 cm to 70 cm
(Wide).
• When you select [SELF PORTRAIT],
the zoom magnification is automatically
moved to Wide.
• The self-timer can only be set to [OFF]
or [2 SEC.]. If it is set to 2 seconds, this
setting will remain until the camera is
turned off, the scene mode is changed or
the camera is switched to the playback
mode.
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] (face detection).

Self portrait mode

Technique for self portrait mode
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