Panasonic DMC-LS85 Operating Guide

Advanced-Shooting

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q [PORTRAIT]

The person stands out with a healthier complexion.

Technique for Portrait mode

To make this mode more effective:

1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible.

2 Move close to the subject.

Note

• Suitable for outdoors in the daytime.

• The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [ISO80].

• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [3].

w [SOFT SKIN]

The camera detects the face or skin area to achieve a smoother appearance than portrait mode.

Use when taking portraits from the chest up.

Technique for Soft skin mode

To make this mode more effective:

1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible.

2 Move close to the subject.

Note

• Suitable for daylight shooting.

• Other fl esh-coloured elements are also softened.

• The effect may not be as obvious if there is not enough light.

• The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [ISO80].

• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [3].

e [SELF PORTRAIT]

For taking pictures of yourself easily.

Technique for Self portrait mode

• Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The self-timer indicator lights

up when you are brought into focus. Making sure you hold the camera

still, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

• The subject is not focused when the self-timer indicator is blinking.

Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus.

• The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor for

reviewing.

• If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed, we recommend using the 2 second self-

timer.

Note

• The focus range is about 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.2 m (3.94 feet) (Wide).

• When you select [SELF PORTRAIT], the zoom magnifi cation is automatically moved to Wide.

• The self-timer can only be set to [OFF] or [2SEC.]. If it is set to 2 seconds, this setting will

remain until the camera is turned off, the Scene Mode is changed or the camera is switched to

the Playback Mode.

• Optical image stabilizer is fi xed to [MODE2]. (P59)

• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [3]

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