Night Portrait Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ10 Operating Instructions Manual

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NIGHT PORTRAIT mode

This allows you to take pictures of a
person and the background with near real-
life brightness.
NIGHT PORTRAIT
This function is suitable for taking pictures
of a person in dark places.
NIGHT SCENERY
Night scenery is vividly photographed with
maximum of 8 seconds slow shutter.
ILLUMINATIONS
Illuminations are photographed beautifully.
CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY
The aperture value can be changed with
the same setting in [NIGHT SCENERY].
(See P50 Aperture-priority AE)
■ Recording technique
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer for taking pictures.
• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], we recommend
rotating the zoom lever to W (Wide)
and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from
the subject when taking a picture. Keep
the subject still for about 1 second after
taking the picture.
• The range in which the focus is adjusted
is:
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT]: 1.2 m (3.94 feet)
to 5 m (16.41 feet)
– other settings: 5 m (16.41 feet) to Z
• For details about available fl ash range,
see P44 .
• The shutter may remain closed (max.
about 8 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
• Noise may become noticeable when
taking pictures in dark places.
• The fl ash ([ Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction] fi xed) can be set for settings
only for [NIGHT PORTRAIT].
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• In [NIGHT SCENERY] 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.
• [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] is
selected, [SENSITIVITY] is fi xed to
[ISO100].
• When [NIGHT PORTRAIT] is selected,
the initial setting for [AF MODE] is [
(face detection).
• You cannot set the white balance.
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