[Starry Sky] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

• We recommend that you do not follow the
subject with the camera alone, but stand
facing the subject with shoulders squared,
and follow it using your entire body, while
twisting at the waist.
• Once the subject is in front of you, press
the shutter button. Do not stop moving the
camera even after you press the shutter
button.
1 Move the camera smoothly while
following the subject in the viewfinder.
2 Press the shutter button while you are
moving the camera.
3 Move the camera continuously.
• We recommend the following:
– Using the Viewfinder.
– Selecting a subject with quick motion.
– Using prefocus.
– Use this mode with burst mode.
(You can then select the best pictures
from all the pictures taken.)
∫ Setting the shutter speed
1 Press 3/4 to select
[SHUTTER-PRIORITY] and press
[MENU/SET].
• It is also possible to select this using
the quick setting (P71).
• If you select [AUTO], it will not be
possible to select the shutter speed.
2 Set the shutter speed using 3/4 on
the joystick.
• The shutter speed in panning mode
becomes slower to achieve the panning
effect. As a result, jitter can easily occur.
• The panning function does not work well
in the following situations.
– During very bright days in summer. We
recommend using an ND filter
(DMW-LND46; optional). (P118)
– When the shutter speed is faster than 1/
100th.
– When you move the camera too slowly
because the subject is moving slowly.
(The background will not become a blur.)
– When the camera cannot follow the
subject well
• You cannot set the stabilizer function
mode to [MODE2]. When you set it to
[MODE1], only vertical jitters can be
compensated in panning mode.
• The settings on the continuous AF and the
AF assist lamp are disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.

[STARRY SKY]

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
SET
menu and select a scene mode. (P59)
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.].
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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