Taking Pictures With Exposure Compensation; Optical Image Stabilizer - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2 Operating Instructions Manual

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Taking pictures with exposure
Applications
(Record) compensation
Corrects exposure when adequate exposure cannot be obtained (if difference between
brightness of object and background, etc). Depending on the brightness, this may not be
possible in some cases.
Display 'EXPOSURE'
Select a value
'0' (no compensation)
EXPOSURE
SELECT EXIT
The compensation value is displayed on the
bottom-left of the screen. ( , etc)
AUTO BRACKET (DMC-TZ3 only)
Takes 3 pictures in succession, changing the exposure. After exposure compensation, the
compensation value is as standard.
Display 'AUTO BRACKET'
Press several times
Select a value
'0' (no compensation)
AUTO BRACKET
SELECT EXIT
Value displayed after exposure
compensation set
Cannot be used with flash or when there is remaining capacity for only 2 more
pictures.
When 'AUTO BRACKET' is set,
Canceled when the power is turned off.
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Example of exposure compensation
Over-exposed
Minus direction
Optimum
exposure
Plus direction
Under-exposed
e.g. AUTO BRACKET with ±1EV
First picture
0EV
(Standard)
Second picture
-1EV
(Darker)
Third picture
+1EV
(Brighter)
is displayed on the left of the screen.
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Applications

Optical image stabilizer

(Record)
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
Settings cannot be changed in SIMPLE MODE (P.28) or in 'SELF PORTRAIT' (P.42) and
'STARRY SKY' (P.44) scene modes.
MENU/SET
Cases where optical image
stabilizer may be ineffective:
● Heavy jitter
● High zoom ratio (digital zoom:
P.27)
● Fast-moving objects
● Indoors or in dark locations
(due to low shutter speed)
To view jitter/movement detection demo screen
Extent of jitter and of subject movement are shown on graph. (Estimate)
Large ← Small → Large
Press
(Press again to close)
Recording and zoom cannot be performed during demo.
Automatic ISO sensitivity settings based on movement detection are only effective
when using Intelligent ISO (P.46) and the 'SPORTS'
and 'PET' (P.44) scene modes.
Use the movement detection demo with objects with contrasting coloring.
Hold down
Select mode
STABILIZER
OFF
MODE1
MODE2
SELECT SET DEMO.
MODE1: Constant correction
(Monitor image stable, composition
easy to determine)
MODE2: Correction at moment shutter
button is pressed
(More effective than MODE1)
OFF: Pictures deliberately taken with no
jitter correction
Jitter
Movement detection
(P.42), 'BABY' (P.42),
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