Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to >-.
• 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 visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
• The flash setting isfixed to Forced OFF [_].
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO10O].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• You cannot set the slow shutter.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press _1 to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
This mode allows you to take pictures of food
with a natural hue without being affected by
the ambient light in restaurants etc.
,,The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./
Red-eye reduction [_] or Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction [_].
,,The white balance cannot be set.
Press [_] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
This mode allows you to take pictures with
a candle-lit atmosphere.
• Technique for Candle light mode
• If you make the most of the candle light,
you can take successful pictures without
using the flash.
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self4imer (P38) for taking pictures.
• The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to >-]
• The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./
................. Red-eye reduction [_] or Forced ON/
• The focus range becomes the same as Red-eye reduction [_].
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ ,,The white balance cannot be set.
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to J-]
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press [_] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
Select this when you want to take pictures
at a wedding reception, an indoor party etc.
This allows you to take pictures of people
and the background with near realqife
brightness.
• Technique for Party mode
• Use the flash.
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P38) for taking pictures.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide (1×) and being about 1.5 m
(4.92 feet) from the subject when taking
pictures.
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Press [_z_] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy
complexion. When you use the flash, the
light from it is weaker than usual.
You can set two different birthdays by using
[BABY1] and [BABY2]. You can display the
set age when playing back the pictures and
stamp the age on the recorded pictures
with [DATE STAMP] (P75).
• The age can also be printed on each
picture by using the software [LUMIX
Simple Viewer] or
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the
CD-ROM (supplied). (For information
about printing, refer to the separate
operating instructions for PC connection.)