Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - Manual (Page 58)

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– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] (P47)
– [AUTO] or [ ] in ISO sensitivity
(P85) (The ISO sensitivity is
automatically set to [ISO100] when you
switch from [AUTO] to Aperture-priority
AE or Shutter-priority AE.)
• The aperture value and the shutter speed
turn red when the exposure is not
adequate.
• We recommend using a tripod when the
shutter speed is slow.
Manual exposure
Determine the exposure by manually
setting the aperture value and the shutter
speed.
1 Rotate the front or rear dial to the
left or right to set the aperture
value or the shutter speed.
2 Press the shutter button halfway.
• The manual exposure assistance 
appears for about 10 seconds to
indicate the exposure.
• Set the aperture value and the shutter
speed again when the exposure is not
adequate.
3 Take a picture.
w Manual Exposure Assistance
• The manual exposure assistance is an
approximation. We recommend checking
the pictures after taking them using the
review function.
• Refer to P59 for the available aperture
values and the shutter speed.
• You cannot set the following items in
manual exposure.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [
]
(P47)
– [AUTO] or [ ] in ISO sensitivity
(P85) (The ISO sensitivity is
automatically set to [ISO100] when you
switch from [AUTO] or [
] to Manual
exposure.)
– Exposure compensation (P52)
• The brightness of the screen may differ
from the brightness of the actual pictures.
Check the pictures using the review
function or playback mode.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the
aperture value and the shutter speed turn
red when the shutter button is pressed
halfway.
Set the aperture value.
Set the shutter speed.
ISO100
3
1/30 F2.8
1/125 F4.0
The exposure is
adequate.
Set to faster shutter
speed or larger aperture
value.
Set to slower shutter
speed or smaller
aperture value.
1/125 F5.6