Panasonic DMC G1 Digital Still Camera - Page 85

Advanced (Recording pictures) • When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a second in Shutter-priority AE mode. (P60) • If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the screen counts down in Shutter-priority AE mode. • [ ] and [ ] cannot be set for Shutter-priority AE mode. • The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the recording mode to Shutter-priority AE mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ] (Intelligent). [REC] mode: ² Taking picture by setting the exposure manually Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed. Set the mode dial to [²]. Rotate the front dial to set the aperture and shutter speed. • It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the front dial is pressed. • You can also set the focus manually by rotating the focus mode dial to [MF]. (P45) Press the shutter button halfway. • The manual exposure assistance A appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure. • Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again when the exposure is not adequate. Take the picture. ∫ Manual Exposure Assistance The exposure is adequate. Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value. Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value. • The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures on the playback screen. ∫ About [B] (Bulb) If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is pressed fully (up to about 4 minutes). The shutter closes if you release the shutter button. Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of fireworks, a night scene etc. VQT1U32 85