Panasonic DMC-ZS15 User Manual

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When recording, you can control the range of focus (depth of field) to meet your recording 

purposes.

Shutter speed is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set aperture value.

([Aperture-Priority] Mode) 

Aperture value 

 •When the aperture value is increased, the 

range of depth in focus expands, and the 

picture shows up clearly from the position 

of the camera to the background.

 •When the aperture value is reduced, the 

range of depth in focus shrinks, and the 

background can get blurry.

When recording, you can control the shutter speed to meet your recording purposes.

Aperture is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set shutter speed.

([Shutter-Priority] Mode)

Shutter speed

 •At faster shutter speeds, movements by 

the subject show as if they are still.

 •At slower shutter speeds, subjects that 

are moving show as jittery.