Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 65)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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there is little jitter such as when using a
tripod etc.)
– You can change the shutter speed by
compensating the exposure.
• Histograms are always displayed in
orange.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The setting on the continuous AF and the
AF assist lamp are disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P59)
This allows you to take even more vivid
pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky
etc. It also prevents under exposure of
people under strong sunlight.
• Do not touch the camera with wet hands.
• Sand or seawater will cause the camera to
malfunction. Make sure that sand or
seawater does not get into the lens or the
terminals.
• Problems caused by sand or seawater are
not covered by the product warranty.
• The white balance cannot be set.
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [
].
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P59)
This allows you to take pictures that show
the snow as white as possible at a ski
resort or a snow-covered mountain.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P59)
This mode allows you to take pictures
through an airplane window.
w Technique for Aerial photo mode
• We recommend using this technique if it is
difficult to focus when taking pictures of
clouds etc. Aim the camera at something
with high contrast, press the shutter
button halfway to fix the focus and then
aim the camera at the subject and press
the shutter button fully to take the picture.
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to
c.
• Turn the camera off when taking off or
landing.
• When using the camera, follow all
instructions from the cabin crew.
• Be careful about the reflection from the
window.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[ ].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Motion Picture Mode
1 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
start recording.
Audio recording
• The available recording time is
displayed on the top right and the
elapsed recording time
is displayed
on the bottom right of the screen.
• When the subject is focused, the focus
indication lights.
[BEACH]
[SNOW]
[AERIAL PHOTO]
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