Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 64)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press
/ to select the number of
seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
• It is also possible to change the number
of seconds using the quick setting
(P71).
Take pictures.
• Press the shutter button fully 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.
w Technique for Starry sky mode
• The shutter opens for 15, 30 or
60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We
also recommend taking pictures with the
self-timer.
• We recommend using prefocus (P54) to
focus in advance on a subject, such as a
bright star or a distant light, that is easy to
focus on.
• The LCD monitor automatically becomes
darker.
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The optical image stabilizer function is
fixed to [OFF].
• The following functions cannot be used.
– [EXPOSURE]
– [AUTO BRACKET]
– [BURST]
– [W.BALANCE]
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [CONT.AF]
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P59)
This mode allows you to take beautiful
pictures of fireworks exploding in the night
sky.
w Technique for Fireworks mode
We recommend performing the following
steps to prefocus on the point the pictures
will be taken so that you do not miss taking
pictures of the fireworks when they are
fired.
Aim the camera at an object, such as a
distant light, that is about the same
distance from the camera as the point
where the fireworks will rise.
Press the shutter button halfway until
the focus indication (P25) lights.
Press the [AF/MF] to select [MF]. (P52)
Aim the camera in the direction that the
fireworks will be fired and wait.
Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture when the fireworks are fired.
• If zoom was used, the focus position will
not be correct. Perform steps to
again.
• We recommend using a tripod.
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to
c in
AF mode. (We recommend performing
steps
to
for prefocus.)
• The shutter speed becomes the following.
– When [OFF] is set on the optical image
stabilizer function: Fixed to 2 seconds
– When [MODE1] or [MODE2] is set on
the optical image stabilizer function:
1/4th of a second or 2 seconds (The
shutter speed becomes 2 seconds only
when the camera has determined that
[FIREWORKS]
MENU
SET