Panasonic DMC-ZS15 User Manual

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
[iHandheld Nite Shot]
If a night scene is detected automatically while the camera is handheld, the camera can 
record the still picture with less jitter and less noise by combining a burst of pictures. 
 
Settings 
 Press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [Rec] menu and press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [iHandheld Nite Shot] and press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET]
 
Recording
  Press the shutter button halfway
  Press the shutter button fully
 
When the camera is fixed in place on a tripod or by other means, [iHandheld Nite Shot] 
will not be identified.
[iHDR]
When [iHDR] is set to [ON], the camera can combine several still pictures taken with 
different exposures into a single properly exposed picture with rich gradation.
 
Settings 
 Press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [Rec] menu and press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [iHDR] and press [MENU/SET]
  Press     to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET]
 
Recording
  Press the shutter button halfway
  Press the shutter button fully
 
This function is automatically activated only when  ∗ is displayed on the LCD monitor.
 This icon is displayed when the camera detects a backlight.
 
The camera does not combine pictures in the following cases:
 •When the zoom ratio exceeds 16 times
 •[Burst] mode
 
Even if [iHDR] is set to [OFF], Backlight Compensation is automatically activated 
when the camera detects a backlight and the camera takes a picture by increasing the 
brightness of the entire image.
 
A subject that was in motion when it was recorded may be recorded as an afterimage.