Panasonic DMC FZ35 Digital Still Camera - Advanced Features - Page 94

Advanced (Recording pictures) [NIGHT PORTRAIT] This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness. [NIGHT PORTRAIT] Uses when taking photographs of people with night scenery as a background. • Open the flash. (You can set to [ ].) • The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š]. [NIGHT SCENERY] Night scenery is vividly photographed with the maximum 8 second slow shutter. • The flash setting is fixed to [Œ]. [ILLUMINATIONS] Illuminations are photographed beautifully. • The flash setting is fixed to [Œ]. [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] The aperture value (P80) can be changed in the [NIGHT SCENERY] setting. (Set value will not be applied for motion picture recording.) • The flash setting is fixed to [Œ]. ∫ Technique for Night Portrait Mode • Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures. • When selecting [NIGHT PORTRAIT], ask the subject not to move while taking a picture. • When [NIGHT PORTRAIT] is selected, we recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a picture. Note • During motion picture recording, low light settings are used, which will provide better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall. • The range in which the focus is adjusted is shown below. - [NIGHT PORTRAIT]: 0.9 m (2.96 feet) to 5 m (16.4 feet) (Wide) - [NIGHT SCENERY]/[ILLUMINATIONS]/[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY]: 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶ • Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places. • The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction. - 94 -