Starry sky, Fireworks – Panasonic DMC-LZ7 User Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

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Press [

] to display the [SCENE MODE]

menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of a
starry sky or a dark subject.

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].

• If you want to change the number of

seconds, press [MENU/SET] and then
press

1 again to select

[STARRY SKY].

2 Taking 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.

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. (P39)

• The LCD monitor automatically becomes

darker.

• Histograms are always displayed in

orange. (P34)

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

[

].

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
• The following functions cannot be used.

– [EXPOSURE]
– [W.BALANCE]
– [STABILIZER]
– [BURST]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]

Press [

] to display the [SCENE MODE]

menu and select a scene mode. (P43)
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 or more away.

• The shutter speed becomes the following.

– When the optical image stabilizer is set

to [OFF]: Maximum 2 seconds

– When the optical image stabilizer is set

to [MODE1] or [MODE2]:
Maximum 1/4th of a second or
2 seconds (The shutter speed becomes
a maxiumum of 2 seconds only when
the camera has determined that there is
little jitter such as when using a tripod
etc.)

• Histograms are always displayed in

orange. (P34)

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

[

].

[STARRY SKY]

MENU

SET

STARRY SKY

30 SEC.

60 SEC.

15 SEC.

SELECT

SET

MENU

CANCEL

15

CANCEL

MENU

[FIREWORKS]

MENU

SET

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