Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 57)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking expressive
portraits and
landscape pictures
(Advanced scene
mode)
In this mode, you can take quality pictures
of such subjects as people, sporting events
and activities, scenery, and people in night
scenes in accordance with the surrounding
conditions.
1 Press / to select the
advanced scene mode.
(Screen when selecting [ ])
2 Press [MENU/SET] to set.
• You can also press the center of the
joystick to set.
• The menu screen is switched to the
recording screen in the selected
advanced scene mode.
• Press [MENU/SET] and then perform
steps
1
and
2
to change the advanced
scene mode.
w About the information
• If you press [DISPLAY] when selecting an
advanced scene mode in step
1
,
explanations about each advanced scene
mode are displayed. (If you press
[DISPLAY] again, the screen returns to
the screen shown in step
1
.)
The person stands out from the
background and has a healthier
complexion.
w Technique for Portrait mode
To increase the effectiveness of this mode:
Rotate the zoom lever as far as
possible to Tele.
Move close to the subject to make this
mode more effective.
or
[PORTRAIT]
[NORMAL PORTRAIT]
Shades the background and photographs
skin color beautifully.
[SOFT SKIN]
Makes the skin surface appear especially
smooth.
[OUTDOOR PORTRAIT]
Prevents faces from appearing dark when
shooting outside.
[INDOOR PORTRAIT]
Sets the ISO sensitivity setting to the
appropriate setting to prevent blurring of
photo subject for indoor photography.
[CREATIVE PORTRAIT]
You can change the amount of
background blurring by changing the
aperture value (P50).