Panasonic Dmc Fx9 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording pictures (advanced)
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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P56 for information about how to select the menu.)
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:
1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as 
possible.
2 To maximize the effect, select a 
background as far as possible from the 
camera, and get closer to the subject.
 This mode is only suitable for outdoors in 
the...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P56 for information about how to select the menu.)
Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures at wedding receptions, indoor 
parties, 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
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow, 
we recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P41) for taking pictures.
 We recommend...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P56 for information about how to select the menu.)
This mode allows you to take a picture in 
locations such as skiing resorts and 
locations near snowy mountains. The 
exposure and the white balance are 
adjusted to make the white color of the 
snow stand out.
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].This mode allows you to take beautiful 
pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject 
that you could not take in [NIGHT 
SCENERY]. It is...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P56 for information about how to select the menu.)
 Press the shutter button until the 
countdown screen is displayed. Do not 
move the camera after this screen is 
displayed. When countdown finishes, 
[PLEASE WAIT…] is displayed for the 
same length of time as the set shutter 
speed for signal processing.
 If you press the [MENU] button while the 
picture is being taken, the picture will stop 
being taken.
∫Technique for Starry sky...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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 The available focus range is about 30 cm 
(0.98 feet) to 70 cm (2.30 feet).
 You can take a picture of yourself with 
audio (P72). In this time, the self-timer 
indicator lights up while recording the 
audio. (P41)
 When you select [SELF PORTRAIT], the 
zoom magnification is automatically 
moved to Wide (1k).
 The self-timer can be set to off or 
2 seconds (P41). When you set to 
2 seconds, it is kept until the camera is 
turned off or you switch the mode...

Recording Menu Settings
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Recording Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures.
 Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
 When rotating the zoom lever toward T or 
W, the page of the menu screen can be 
forwarded or reversed.
 Close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway or the [MENU] button after 
finishing the setting.: [W.BALANCE] (P67)
: [SENSITIVITY] (P69)
: [ASPECT...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P66 for the setting method.)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color closer to the tone in real life on 
the pictures recorded under sunlight, 
halogen lighting, etc. in which the white 
color may appear reddish or bluish.
 When setting the white balance to the 
mode except [AUTO], you can finely 
adjust the white balance.∫Auto White Balance
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may result 
in...

Recording Menu Settings
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∫Setting the White Balance manually 
(White set )
Use this mode when you want to set the 
white balance manually.
1Select [ ] (White Set) and then 
press 1.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
or a similar white object so that the frame 
in the center is filled by the white object 
only and then press 1.
∫Finely Adjusting the White Balance 
(White Balance Fine Adjustment )
When you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance, you can adjust 
the...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P66 for the setting method.)
ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to 
light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity 
higher, the camera becomes more suitable 
for recording in dark places.
 When [AUTO] is selected, the ISO  sensitivity automatically increases to a 
maximum of [ISO200] (or [ISO400] when 
the flash is activated) depending on the 
brightness.
 In simple mode [ ], motion picture mode [ ] or scene mode, ISO sensitivity is...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P66 for the setting method.)
When you select a larger picture size [ ] 
(6M), you can print pictures more clearly.
When you select a smaller picture size 
[ ] (0.3M EZ), you can record more 
pictures. In addition, it is convenient to 
attach the picture to an e-mail or post it on 
a website because the file size is small.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
 “EZ” is an abbreviation for...