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

Advanced-Shooting
To select each advanced scene (P52)
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NIGHT PORTRAIT mode
This allows you to take pictures of a
person and the background with near real-
life brightness.
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NIGHTPORTRAIT
This function is suitable for taking pictures
of a person in dark places.
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NIGHT SCENERY
Night scenery is vividly photographed with
maximum of 8 seconds slow shutter.
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ILLUMINATIONS
Illuminations are photographed beautifully.
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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.
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• 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
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• For details about available flash 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 flash
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Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction] fixed) 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 fixed to
[IS0100].
• When [NIGHT PORTRAIT] is selected,
the initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ ~ ]
(face detection).
• You cannot set the white balance.