[Intelligent Iso] - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX55 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the white balance fine adjustment
• You can finely adjust the white balance
independently for each white balance
item.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting
is reflected in the picture when using the
flash.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting
is memorised even if the camera is turned
off.
• The white balance fine adjustment level in
[ ] returns to [0] when you reset the
white balance using [
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance
when [COL.MODE] (P67) is set to [B/W],
[SEPIA], [COOL] or [WARM].

[INTELLIGENT ISO]

Automatically setting the optimal
ISO sensitivity and shutter speed
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
MENU
/SET
menu and select the item to set. (P57)
The camera will automatically set the
optimal ISO sensitivity and the shutter
speed to the movement of the subject and
the surrounding brightness.
• One of the following maximum ISO
sensitivity levels can be selected. The
higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity,
the more the jitter is reduced but the
greater the amount of picture noise.
Item
OFF Intelligent ISO does not work.
ISOMAX
400 The ISO sensitivity
400
automatically increases up to
ISOMAX
800
800
the set value according to the
movement and brightness of
ISOMAX
1250
1250
the subject.
• Jitter is avoided when taking pictures
indoors of a moving subject by increasing
60
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Settings
the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter
speed faster.
1/125 ISO800
• Noise is avoided when taking pictures
indoors of a subject with no movement by
decreasing the ISO sensitivity.
1/30 ISO200
• When you press the shutter button
halfway, [ ] A appears. When you
press the shutter button fully, the shutter
speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a
while.
• When the flash is activated, the ISO
sensitivity is automatically increased to
maximum ISO sensitivity level.
• Refer to P38 for information about the
available flash range.
• Depending on the brightness and how fast
the subject is moving, jitter may not be
avoided.
• The camera may not be able to detect the
movement of the subject in the following
cases.
– When the moving subject is small
– When the moving subject is at the edge
of the screen
– When the subject starts moving the
instant the shutter button is pressed fully
A