[Scenery]; [Sports]; [Night Portrait] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
• In [INDOOR PORTRAIT], the
[INTELLIGENT ISO] operates, and the
maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes
[ISO400]. In other modes, the ISO
sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
• In [NORMAL PORTRAIT], [SOFT SKIN],
and [CREATIVE PORTRAIT], you can set
the white balance.
• When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, if a part of
the background etc. is a color close to skin
color, this part is also smoothed.
• When [SOFT SKIN] is selected, this mode
may not be effective when there is
insufficient brightness.
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [

[SCENERY]

This allows you to take pictures of a wide
landscape.
[NORMAL SCENERY]
The focus adjusts onto far away subjects
as a priority.
[NATURE]
The best setting for shooting natural
scenery.
[ARCHITECTURE]
This setting takes sharp photographs of
architecture. The guide lines are
displayed. (P38)
[CREATIVE SCENERY]
The shutter speed (P50) can be changed
in the [NORMAL SCENERY] setting.
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
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[SPORTS]

Set here when you want to take pictures of
sports scenes or other fast-moving events.
[NORMAL SPORTS]
Controls the ISO sensitivity while stopping
movement with a high shutter speed.
[OUTDOOR SPORTS]
Fast shutter speed for stopping movement
when taking photographs outdoors in
good weather.
[INDOOR SPORTS]
Increases the ISO sensitivity and
].
increases the shutter speed to prevent
blurring for indoor photography.
[CREATIVE SPORTS]
The shutter speed (P50) can be changed
in the [NORMAL SPORTS] setting.
• This mode is suitable for taking pictures of
subjects at distances of 5 m (16.4 feet) or
more.
• [INTELLIGENT ISO] operates for all
settings except for [CREATIVE SPORTS].
• You can set the white balance when
[NORMAL SPORTS] or [CREATIVE
SPORTS] is selected.
• Digital zoom cannot be used except for
[CREATIVE SPORTS].

[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

This allows you to take pictures of a person
and the background with near real-life
brightness.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
Uses when taking photographs of people
with night scenery as a background.
[NIGHT SCENERY]
Night scenery is vividly photographed with
the maximum 8 second slow shutter.
[ILLUMINATIONS]
Illuminations are photographed beautifully.