Selecting The Recording Mode; Taking Pictures With Automatic Settings; [Intelligent Auto] Mode; Take Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the Recording Mode

Turn on the power ( )
Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch
( ) to
Switching the mode by rotating
the mode dial ( )

[Intelligent Auto] Mode

Take pictures with automatic settings.
[Program AE] Mode
The subjects are recorded using your own settings.
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you
set.
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you
set.
[Manual Exposure] Mode
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which
are manually adjusted.
[Custom] Mode
Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered setting.
[Scene Mode]
Take pictures according to scene.
[My Scene Mode]
Take pictures in frequently-used Scene Modes.
[Motion Picture] Mode
Take motion pictures.
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Taking pictures with automatic settings

[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as
"face," "movement," "brightness," and "distance" just by pointing the
camera at the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without
the need to make settings manually.
Turn on the power ( )
Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch
( ) to
Set the mode dial ( ) to

Take pictures

Press halfway
(press lightly and focus) (press the button all the way to record)
• If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your arms close
to your body, and stand with your feet at shoulder width.
• Focus display ( )
(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing)
• The AF area ( ) is displayed around
the subject's face by the Face Detection
function. In other cases, it is displayed at
the point on the subject which is in focus.
• Focus: Max. W: 3 cm (0.10 feet)/
Max. T: 1 m (3.28 feet) and above
(7 × to 11 × is 2 m (6.57 feet) to ∞)
Recording Mode:
Shutter button
Press fully
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