Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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w Operation with the joystick
Select [ ] with on the joystick
and then compensate the
exposure with /.
• You can compensate from [L2EV] to
[K2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [ ] only to return to the original
exposure (0 EV).
w Operation with the cursor buttons
1 Press [ ] until [EXPOSURE]
appears, compensate the
exposure with/.
• You can compensate from [L2EV] to
[K2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [0 EV] to return to the original
exposure.
2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.
• EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value].
It refers to the amount of light given to the
CCD by the aperture value and the shutter
speed.
• The exposure compensation value
appears on the lower left of the screen.
• The set exposure value is memorized
even if the camera is turned off.
• The compensation range of the exposure
will be limited depending on the
brightness of the subject.
• Exposure compensation is not available in
the following case.
– [STARRY SKY] in scene mode
Taking Pictures using
Auto Bracket
In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically
recorded in the selected exposure
compensation range each time the shutter
button is pressed. You can select the
picture with the desired exposure from the
3 pictures with different exposures.
1 Press [ ] several times until
[AUTO BRACKET] appears, set
the compensation range of the
exposure with /.
• You can select [OFF] (0), [F1/3 EV],
[F2/3 EV] or [F1EV].
• When you do not use auto bracket,
select [OFF] (0).
2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.