Panasonic Lumix FZ80 User Manual

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The Panasonic Lumix FZ80/82 User’s Guide 5The iA Intelligent Auto ModeThis, fully automatic, mode is recommended for thoseusers new to the camera or simply want to use thecamera in a “point and shoot” mode.The camera uses “scene” type recognition and automaticexposure determination to expose the images.By default, the camera is factory set to the more advanced iA+ mode and is generally the mode that Irecommend new users begin with.It has features which are invaluable when wanting to get great images and video from this camera.The option however to go back to the basic mode is available via the REC set up menu.This advanced mode allows you the user to adjust the exposure (effectively exposure compensation), thehue or tint of the image to apply either a warming or cooling tint to the image and a method to control theamount of foreground to background sharpness (known as depth of field).Begin by rotating the top mode control dial to the iA position, aligning the iA symbol against the whiteindex on the flash head.When you point the camera at the subject the image processor will attempt to determine what type ofscene that the lens is imaging on the sensor.It looks for things colour and light intensity patterns and facial features to set the optimal exposureconditions.You can see the scene type that has been selected by looking at the top left hand side of the LCD (or EVF ifenabled). Initially the icon will be displayed with a blue colour for about two seconds and then will turnred.The possible icons that will appear are;It is advised to check that the scene being captured is correctly interpreted by the camera.Sometimes the scene recognition software incorrectly determines the scene being imaged.If this is the case switch to the SCN scene mode and select the most applicable scene type for the scenebeing photographed.