[Sensitivity]; Setting The Light Sensitivity; [Aspect Ratio] Setting The Aspect Ratio Of Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Operating Instructions Manual

About the white balance
• When you take a picture with the flash, the
white balance is automatically adjusted
[except for [ ] (Daylight)/[
However, the white balance may not be
properly adjusted if the flash level is
insufficient.
• The white balance cannot be set in simple
mode [ ] and scene mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
• You can finely adjust the white balance
independently for each white balance
item.
• The white balance icon on the screen
turns red or blue.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting
is reflected in the picture when using the
flash.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting
is memorized even if the camera is turned
off.
• The white balance fine adjustment level in
[ ] or [ ] (White set) returns to "0"
when you reset the white balance using
White set [ ].
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance
when [COL.EFFECT] (P82) is set to
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].

[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P74)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is
needed to take a picture so the camera
becomes more suitable for recording in
dark places.
• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from
[ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the
brightness. (It can be adjusted from
[ISO80] to [ISO400] when using the flash.)
] (Flash)].
ISO sensitivity
Use in bright
places
(e.g. outdoors)
Use in dark
places
Shutter speed
Noise
• The ISO sensitivity can be set to [AUTO],
[ISO800] or [ISO1600] in [HIGH SENS.] in
scene mode.
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to
[AUTO] in Aperture-priority AE,
Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure.
• To avoid picture noises, we recommend
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting
[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to
[HIGH] or setting the items except
[NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take
pictures. (P83)
• Refer to P53 for information about Shutter
speed.
• ISO sensitivity cannot be set in scene
mode, motion picture mode [
simple mode [
Press [
menu and select the item to set. (P74)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can
select an angle of view that matches the
subject.
80
Suitable
Not
suitable
Slow
Less
].
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
MENU
] to display the [REC] mode
SET
Menu Settings
400
Not
suitable
Suitable
Fast
Increased
] and
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