Panasonic DMC-FH22 User Guide

When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.

4

  " 3 [i-PORTRAIT]

4

 [i-SCENERY]

2

 [i-MACRO]

5

 [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]

• Only when [w] is selected

1

 [i-NIGHT SCENERY]

7

 [i-SUNSET]

• [4] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• When [3] or [5] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it 

will adjust the focus and exposure (Face Detection) 

.

• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is 

minimal when the Scene Mode has been identified as [1], the shutter speed will be 
set to a maximum of 8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.

• Most appropriate scene is selected for the touched subject during Touch AF Area 

.

• Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the 

same subject.

 

– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the 

distance to the subject, the color of the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the 
subject is moving

 

– Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the 

camera is shaken, when zoom is used

• For the best results, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate 

Recording Mode.

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The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture automatically.