Panasonic DMC-FZ18 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 [

L2 EV] 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 [

L2 EV] 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 [F1 EV].

• 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.