[Starry Sky] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
• The recorded picture becomes slightly
rougher. This is not a malfunction.
• You can take pictures suitable for 4
10k15 cm printing.
• The shutter speed becomes 1/8th of a
second to 1/2000th of a second.
• The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to
• The focus, zoom, exposure, white
balance, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity
are fixed to the settings for the first picture.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The ISO sensitivity automatically switches
to between [ISO500] and [ISO800].
However, the ISO sensitivity is increased
to make the shutter speed become
high-speed.
• You cannot use the following functions.
– Extended optical zoom
– Digital zoom
– Auto bracket
– Self-timer
– [ASPECT RATIO]
– [PICT.SIZE]
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [BURST]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]

[STARRY SKY]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
MENU
/SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P42)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of a
starry sky or a dark subject.
∫ Setting the shutter speed
• Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.],
[30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1 Move 3/4 to select the number of
seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
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• It is also possible to change the number of
seconds using the quick setting. (P55)
2 Take pictures.
• Press the shutter button fully to display the
countdown screen. Do not move the
camera after this screen is displayed.
When countdown finishes,
[PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the
same length of time as the set shutter
speed for signal processing.
• Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the
picture while the countdown screen is
displayed.
∫ Technique for Starry sky mode
• The shutter opens for 15, 30 or
60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We
also recommend taking pictures with the
self-timer.
• The LCD monitor automatically becomes
darker.
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The optical image stabilizer function is
fixed to [OFF].
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
• The following functions cannot be used.
– [EXPOSURE]
– [W.BALANCE]
– [AUTO BRACKET]
– [BURST]
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]