Scene Detection; The Backlight Compensation - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX520 Operating Instructions Manual

When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.
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[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
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[ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• 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 [
8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
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Most appropriate scene is selected for the touched subject during Touch AF/AE (P61).
∫ Face detection
When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person's face, and it will
adjust the focus and exposure (P95).
Under backlight conditions, the lighting is automatically corrected so
that the brightness of the faces will be optimal.
Note
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be
identified for the same subject.
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Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of the
subject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject,
When the subject is moving, When zoom is used
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Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera is
shaken
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To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate recording mode.
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.
Move 3.
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Backlight can also be compensated by touching
[BACKLIGHT].
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When the backlight compensation function is activated, [
appears.
Move 3 again to cancel this function.
Basic

Scene detection

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Only when [‡] is selected
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Only when [Œ] is selected
], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of

The Backlight Compensation

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