Sports Mode; Night Portrait Mode; Night Scenery Mode; Food Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 Operating Instructions Manual

Refer to P46 for details on selecting a scene menu.

Sports mode

U
Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects
(e.g. outdoor sports).
• Suitable for daylight shooting, 5 m (16.4
feet) or more away from the subject.
• When shooting fast moving subjects
indoors, Sensitivity will be the same as
when you have set ISO limit in intelligent
ISO to [ISO MAX800].
• The digital zoom is fi xed to [OFF].

Night portrait mode

X
Shoot the subject with natural brightness
using the fl ash and slow shutter speed.
Technique for Night portrait mode
■
• Use the fl ash.
• Due to the slow shutter speed, use a
tripod and the self-timer for best results.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking a picture.
• Rotate the zoom lever to Wide (1 ×),
about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject.
• The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to
5 m (16.4 feet). (Refer to
about available fl ash range.)
• The shutter may close (max. about
1 sec.) after shooting due to signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
• When shooting in dark places, noise may
become visible.
• When using the fl ash, Slow sync./Red-
eye reduction [u] is selected and
the fl ash is activated every time.
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.
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Advanced-Shooting
P40 for details

Night scenery mode

W
The nightscape can be recorded vividly.
■ Technique for night scenery mode
• Use a tripod as the shutter may be open
for as long as 8 seconds. Use the self-
timer for best results.
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to Z.
• The shutter may close (max. about 8
seconds) after shooting due to signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
• When shooting in dark places, noise may
become visible.
• The fl ash setting is fi xed to Forced Flash
OFF [v].
• The shutter speed becomes as follows:
Max. 8 seconds:
– When optical image stabilizer is [OFF]
– When optical image stabilizer is
[MODE1] or [MODE2] and the camera
determines that there is little jitter
Max. 1/8 second:
– Other cases than the case listed above.
• The settings on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.

Food mode

f
Use to take pictures of food in restaurants,
irrespective of the lighting, so that the
natural colors of the subject come out.
• The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet)
(Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to Z.
• You cannot change the white balance
setting.