Panasonic DMCFZ60 DMCFZ200 User Guide - Page 29

Preparation Tips for taking good pictures Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep A B your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart. • Be careful not to put your fingers on the flash, AF Assist Lamp A, microphone B, speaker or lens etc. • Be careful not to cover the speaker with your finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to hear. (P10, 11) • Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button. • When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person, an object etc. • Do not hold the lens barrel as you take pictures. There is a risk that your finger will be trapped as the lens retracts. ∫ Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.]) Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [Rotate Disp.] (P67) is set) • When the camera is held vertically and tilted up and down to record pictures, the Direction Detection function may not work correctly. • Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically. • You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation. Preventing jitter (camera shake) When the Jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer] (P143), a tripod or the Self-timer (P84). • Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod. - Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction - [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery] (Scene Mode) - When the shutter speed is slowed in [Min. Shtr Speed] - 29 -