Panasonic DMC TZ1 Digital Still Camera - English/ Spanish - Page 55

Fireworks mode, Starry sky mode, Technique for Fireworks mode, Setting the shutter speed

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• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P44) for taking pictures. Advanced • The setting on the AF assist lamp and continuous AF are disabled. • You cannot set the slow shutter. • The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶] • The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction [ ] or Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction [ ]. Fireworks mode Press [ MENU SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select this mode. (P50) This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky. 3 Starry sky mode Press [ MENU SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select this mode. (P50) This mode allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject that you could not take in [NIGHT SCENERY] by making the shutter speed slower. 3 15 ∫ Setting the shutter speed • Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.]. 1 Press 34 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET]. ∫ Technique for Fireworks mode • Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod. • This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) or more away. • The shutter speed becomes the following. - When [OFF] is set on the optical image stabilizer function: Fixed to 1 second - When [MODE1] or [MODE2] is set on the optical image stabilizer function: 1/4th or 1 second (The shutter speed becomes 1 second only when the camera has determined that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc.) • Histograms are always displayed in orange. (P38) • The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [ ]. STARRY SKY 15 SEC. 30 SEC. 60 SEC. CANCEL SELECT SET MENU 2 Take pictures. 15 CANCEL MENU • Press the shutter button to display the countdown screen. Do not move the camera after this screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing. • Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the picture while the countdown screen is displayed. 55 VQT0V40

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Advanced
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• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P44) for taking pictures.
• The focus range becomes the same as
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/1 m
(3.28 feet) (Tele) to
]
• The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./
Red-eye reduction [
] or Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction [
].
Press [
] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select this mode. (P50)
This mode allows you to take beautiful
pictures of fireworks exploding in the night
sky.
Technique for Fireworks mode
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower,
we recommend using a tripod.
• This mode is most effective when the
subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) or more away.
• The shutter speed becomes the following.
– When [OFF] is set on the optical image
stabilizer function:
Fixed to 1 second
– When [MODE1] or [MODE2] is set on
the optical image stabilizer function:
1/4th or 1 second (The shutter speed
becomes 1 second only when the
camera has determined that there is
little jitter such as when using a tripod
etc.)
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange. (P38)
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[
].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp and
continuous AF are disabled.
•You cannot set the slow shutter.
Press [
] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select this mode. (P50)
This mode allows you to take vivid pictures
of a starry sky or a dark subject that you
could not take in [NIGHT SCENERY] by
making the shutter speed slower.
Setting the shutter speed
• Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.],
[30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1
Press
3
/
4
to select the number of
seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
2
Take pictures.
• Press the shutter button to display the
countdown screen. Do not move the
camera after this screen is displayed.
When countdown finishes,
[PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the
same length of time as the set shutter
speed for signal processing.
• Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the
picture while the countdown screen is
displayed.
Fireworks mode
MENU
SET
3
Starry sky mode
MENU
SET
15
15
3
STARRY SKY
30 SEC.
60 SEC.
15 SEC.
SELECT
SET
MENU
CANCEL
15
CANCEL
MENU