[Night Portrait]; [Night Scenery]; [Handheld Night Shot]; [Food] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ9 Owner's Manual

[Night Portrait]

This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness.
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Technique for Night Portrait Mode
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Use the flash. (You can set to [
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Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.
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We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer for taking pictures.
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Shutter speed may slow down up to 4 seconds.
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The shutter may remain closed (max. about 4 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
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Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

[Night Scenery]

This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.
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We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer for taking pictures.
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Shutter speed may slow down up to 4 seconds.
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The shutter may remain closed (max. about 4 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
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Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

[Handheld Night Shot]

This mode allows you to record multiple pictures of night scenes at high speed, which are all
combined to make a single picture. It will reduce the jitter and noise from the picture even when
recording with the camera in your hand.
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Do not move the camera while recording pictures continuously.
• Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places or take pictures of moving subjects.

[Food]

This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the
ambient light in restaurants, etc.
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