[Portrait] - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ40 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

The person stands out from the background and has a healthier complexion.
[NORMAL PORTRAIT]
Shades the background and photographs skin color beautifully.
[SOFT SKIN]
Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth.
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When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, if a part of the background is a colored similar to the color
of the person's skin, it also may show some smoothing.
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When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, this mode may not be effective when there is insufficient
brightness.
[OUTDOOR PORTRAIT]
Prevents faces from appearing dark when taking pictures outside.
[INDOOR PORTRAIT]
Sets the ISO sensitivity setting to the appropriate setting to prevent blurring of photo
subject for indoor photography.
[CREATIVE PORTRAIT]
You can change the amount of background blurring by changing the aperture value
(P80).
∫ Technique for Portrait Mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
Note
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When recording motion pictures in [SOFT SKIN], the setting will be applied.
[NORMAL PORTRAIT], [OUTDOOR PORTRAIT], [INDOOR PORTRAIT] and
[CREATIVE PORTRAIT] produce motion pictures using settings suitable for recording
people.
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In [INDOOR PORTRAIT], the Intelligent ISO sensitivity control operates, and the maximum ISO
sensitivity level becomes [ISO800].
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When the camera is set to [STABILIZER] and there is very little jitter in [INDOOR PORTRAIT],
or if [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF], shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second.
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The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].
Advanced (Recording pictures)

[PORTRAIT]

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