Panasonic DMC LZ2 Digital Still Camera - Page 60

Recording pictures (advanced) Night portrait mode This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed. 2560 5 Fireworks mode This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky. The shutter speed is automatically adjusted for taking pictures of fireworks. 2560 5 ∫ Technique for Night portrait mode • Use the flash. • Since the shutter speed becomes slow, we recommend using a tripod. • Keep the subject still for about 1 second when taking a picture. • We recommend taking pictures by rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being at a distance about 4.92 feet (1.5 m) from the subject. ∫ Technique for Fireworks mode • We recommend using a tripod. • The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO]. • This mode is most suitable when the camera is at a distance of 32.8 feet (10 m) or more from the subject. • The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [ ]. • The focus range is 3.94 feet (1.2 m) - 16.4 feet (5 m). (Refer to P41 for the flash control range.) • The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 1 sec.) after taking a picture because of signal conditioning, but it is not a malfunction. • When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible. • When the flash setting is set to Forced OFF [ ], press 1 to set to Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction [ ]. (The flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] and the flash is always activated.) • The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO]. 60 VQT0P65