Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ1GN Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording pictures (advanced)59VQT0P83This mode allows you to take picturesagainst a night landscape. The subject canbe recorded with brightness in real life byusing the flash and slowing down theshutter speed.∫ Technique for Night portrait mode• Use the flash.• Since the shutter speed becomes slow,we recommend using a tripod.• Keep the subject still for about 1 secondwhen taking a picture.• We recommend taking pictures by rotatingthe zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being ata distance about 1.5 m from the subject.• The focus range is 1.2 m – 5 m.(Refer to P40 for the flash control range.)• The shutter may be kept closed (max.about 1 sec.) after taking a picturebecause of signal conditioning, but it is nota malfunction.• When you take pictures in dark places,noise may become visible.• When the flash setting is set to ForcedOFF [ ], press 1 to set to Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ]. (The flashsetting is fixed to Slow sync./Red-eyereduction [ ] and the flash is alwaysactivated.)• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].This mode allows you to take beautifulpictures of fireworks exploding in the nightsky. The shutter speed is automaticallyadjusted for taking pictures of fireworks.∫ Technique for Fireworks mode• We recommend using a tripod.• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].• This mode is most suitable when thecamera is at a distance of 10 m or morefrom the subject.• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF[ ].Night portrait mode25605Fireworks mode25605