[Night Portrait]; [Night Scenery]; [Food] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This allows you to take pictures of a person
and the background with near real-life
brightness.
∫ Technique for Night portrait mode
• Use the flash.
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower,
we recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P42) for taking pictures.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking the picture.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m
(4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a
picture.
• The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to
5 m (16.4 feet). (Refer to P40 for the
available flash range to take pictures.)
• The shutter may remain closed (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
• Noise may become visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
• When using the flash, Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction [ ] is selected and the
flash is activated every time.
• The white balance cannot be set.
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[NIGHT SCENERY]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the
nightscape.
∫ Technique for Night scenery mode
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower
(up to about 8 sec.) use a tripod. We also
recommend using the self-timer (P42) for
taking pictures.
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶.
• The shutter may remain closed (max.
about 8 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
• Noise may become visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The following functions cannot be used.
– [W.BALANCE]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]

[FOOD]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode allows you to take pictures of
food with a natural hue without being
affected by the ambient light in restaurants
etc.
• The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
50 cm (1.64 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
• The white balance cannot be set.