Soft Skin Mode; Candle Light Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30PP Operating Instructions Manual

[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)

Soft skin mode

Select this mode when you want to take a
bust image of the subject. In this mode,
camera detects a skin-color area, such as
face, to achieve a smooth appearance of
the skin.
∫ Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as
possible.
2 To maximise the effect, select a
background as far as possible from the
camera, and get closer to the subject.
• This mode is only suitable for outdoors in
the daytime.
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
• If there is a color close to the skin color in
the background, that part is also
smoothened.
• This mode may not be effective in
insufficient brightness.
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Recording pictures (advanced)
Use this mode when you want to take
photos with a candle light atmosphere.
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∫ Technique for Candle light mode
• By making the most of the candle light,
you can take successful pictures without
using the flash.
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P53) for taking pictures.
• The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./
Red-eye reduction [
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• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].

Candle light mode

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