Night Portrait Mode; Fireworks Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX7 Operating Instructions Manual

Night portrait mode

This mode allows you to take pictures
against a night landscape. The subject can
be recorded with brightness in real life by
using the flash and the slow shutter speed.
∫ Technique for Night portrait mode
• When you take pictures holding the
camera in your hands, hold it firmly and
use the stabilizer function (P43).
The shutter speed becomes slow in this
mode. We recommend using a tripod.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking a picture.
• Take a picture within the available flash
range [max. 6.56 feet (2.0 m)] of the
subject.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide.
• The focus range is 3.94 feet
(1.2 m) – 9.84 feet (3 m).
• The shutter may be kept closed (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking a picture with
slow shutter speed, but this is not a
malfunction.
• When you take pictures in dark places,
noises may become visible.
• Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./
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Fireworks mode

This mode allows you to take beautiful
pictures of fireworks exploding in the night
sky. The shutter speed or the exposure is
automatically adjusted for taking pictures of
fireworks.
∫ Technique for Fireworks mode
• We recommend using a tripod.
• The available recording range is 32.8 feet
(10 m) – ¶.
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
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