Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ30 User Manual

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Press the [MENU] button to display the 
[SCENE MODE] menu. When [AUTO] is 
setting for [SCENE MENU] (P24) on the 
[SETUP] menu, setting the mode dial to 
[ ] or [ ] will display to menu 
automatically.
 When you press 2, the explanations for 
each scene mode are displayed. (When 
you press 1, the screen returns to the 
[SCENE MODE] menu.)
 Rotate the front dial to switch between 
pages 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5.
 If you press the [MENU] button while the 
[SCENE...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of people.
This mode allows you to make the subject 
stand out from an unfocused background 
and adjust the exposure and the hue to 
achieve a healthy complexion on the 
subject.
∫Technique for Portrait mode
To make this mode more effective:
1Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as 
possible.
2To maximize the effect, select a 
background as...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of food without being affected by 
the ambient light, such as at restaurants. 
This mode allows you to take pictures of 
food in a natural hue.
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].This mode allows you to take a picture of a 
wide landscape. The camera focuses on a 
distant subject preferentially. Set the focus 
switch to [AF]. The...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
against a night landscape. The subject can 
be recorded with brightness in real life by 
using the flash and slowing down the 
shutter speed.
∫Technique for Night portrait mode
 Use the flash. (P49)
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow, 
we recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P53) for taking pictures.
 Keep the subject still for about...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of baby. Exposure and hue are 
adjusted to achieve a healthy complexion 
on the baby. When the flash is used, the 
light is weaker than usual.
 When playing back pictures, baby’s age 
can be displayed.
 The age can also be printed on each 
picture by using the software [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the 
CD-ROM...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
Select this mode when you want to take a 
bust image of the subject. In this mode, 
camera detects a skin-color area, such as 
face, to achieve a smooth appearance of 
the skin.
∫Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective:
1Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as 
possible.
2To maximise the effect, select a 
background as far as possible from the 
camera, and get closer...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
This mode allows you to take a picture 
according to the atmosphere of the 
situation (e.g. a wedding reception, a party 
in a dark room, etc.).
Both the people and the background can 
be recorded with brightness in real life by 
using the flash and slowing down the 
shutter speed.
∫Technique for Party mode
 Open the flash. (P49)
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow, 
we recommend...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
 When the auto focus is activated, the 
available recording range is 5 m 
(16.4 feet) to ¶. (We recommend 
following steps 1 to 5 on the previous 
page to take pictures with prefocus.)
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[].
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].
 The settings on the AF assist lamp and 
the continuous AF are disabled.This mode allows you to take a picture in...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
This mode allows you to take beautiful 
pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject 
that you could not take with [NIGHT 
SCENERY]. It is possible to take clear 
pictures of stars in the night sky by making 
the shutter speed slower. Select a shutter 
speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
Setting the shutter speed
Press 3/4 to select the exposure time and 
press 1.
 Press the...

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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P71 for information about how to select the menu.)
When you take a picture following the 
motion of a subject which moves in a 
certain direction such as a runner or a car, 
the background will show some motion blur. 
This special effect is called “panning”. This 
mode allows you to obtain this effect easier.
∫Technique for Panning mode
To achieve good pictures in panning mode, 
pick a horizontal plane – and then pan as 
you fire shots....