Panasonic DMC-FZ200 User Manual

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Recording
Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
1
Set the mode dial to [
].
2
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter 
speed.
E Manual Exposure Assistance
F Exposure meter
It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed 
setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed.
¢1 Some aperture values are not selectable when using conversion lens.
¢2 Depending on the zoom position, some of the values cannot be selected.
¢3 The shutter speed varies depending on the [Sensitivity] setting. 
Manual Exposure Assistance
The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures on the 
playback screen.
Note
The brightness of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the 
pictures on the playback screen.
Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright. Set the aperture value to a 
lower number when the subject is too dim.
The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red when the exposure is not 
adequate.
Display of the shutter speed will count down when the shutter speed is set to slow and the shutter 
button is pressed all the way.
We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
The [Sensitivity] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the Recording Mode to 
Shutter-Priority AE Mode while the [Sensitivity] is set to [
].
The [Sensitivity] is automatically set to [100] when you switch the Recording Mode to Manual 
Exposure Mode while the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [
].
Manual Exposure Mode
Available Aperture Value
¢1,2
(Per 1/3 EV)
Available Shutter Speed
¢2
 (Sec)
(Per 1/3 EV)
F2.8 to F8.0
(DMC-FZ200) 60
¢3
 to 1/4000
(DMC-FZ60) 4
¢3
 to 1/2000
The exposure is adequate.
Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
F
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
60
125
4.0
2.8
5.6
8.0
30
15
8
30
30
30
4.0
0
-3
+3
F
E
−3
+
3
0
−3
+
3
0
−3
+
3
0
−3
+
3
0
−3
+
3
0
−3
+
3
0