is there any way to adjust iso film speed or is it automatic,pictures of moving objects blurry,went to monster jam
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We had best results at monter jam using the high speed burst mode. Manual mode allows shutter speed to be set. search for manual mode and shutter speed http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCZS5.PDF
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In low light, noise and motion artifacts are tradeoffs. Are you getting noise because you've set the ISO "too high"? You might try multiple shots of the same image with different speed / ISO settings. Drop the ISO until motion artifacts become unacceptable. It's a subjective game. But the point of expensive equipment like this is that you should be able to get a good image with less of both noise and motion artifact.
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it is pretty fast in Program mode, but incredibly slow in the mode that takes a 4 second video before taking the still picture. Avoid that mode like the plague.
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Hi Alex, The camcorder doesn't have ISO settings. You may use NightShot feature for low light shooting. Vincent
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LadyR,Try several DVD's. It may be that the discs you're playing are the problem. It seems to me that if there's not enough info on the disc, when it upgrades the picture it fills in the blanks with "noise", which makes the pic look grainy. Just a hunch, but most of my discs look great with no adjustment now.
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Hey Mark, Try setting the camera to the "P" on the dial (stands for Program AE). Once you do, click the Q. MENU button on the bottom right of camera. Select the ISO setting and change it to 200 or 400. I'm having the same issues as you with this camera and its poor low light performance. To get better shots indoors, it helps to crank up the ISO to a higher setting. The downside is that the picture may come in a bit grainy. The higher the ISO, the more grain, but at least you'll have a brighter and clearer picture. At ISO 200 and 400, you shouldn't have too much grain for it to ruin the picture. Let me know if it works!
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For fastest performance, turn off the instant shot review, use Priority mode and get the fastest SD cards you can. Using a high ISO can also slow things down due to the noise reduction processing
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At the bare minimum try getting a THX certified DVD (Cars, Finding Nemo, etc...) and using the THX Optimizer included on the disc. This will help some, but won't beat a professional calibration.
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Try these. Very good for blurays. Picture Mode: Movie 1 Backlight: 33 Contrast: 50 Brightness: 6 Color: 0 Tint: 11 Sharpness: 0 Advanced Picture Settings: *ColorMaster: Off *Color Temperature: 0 *Smart Sensor: Off *DynaLight: On *Dynamic Contrast: 5 *Static Gamma: 0 *MPEG NR: Off *DNR: Off *Resolution+: Off (HD sources) On (+3 to +4, SD sources) *ClearFrame 240: Off *Film Stabilization: Standard Expert Picture Settings *Test Pattern: As needed *RGB Filter: As needed *White Balance (2P) &#9702;Offset: Red 0, Green 0, Blue +9 &#9702;Gain: Red 0, Green +6, Blue -15
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Mine are blurry and yellow; slow for movement- not much luck with that setting. New to the Cyber-shot, would love the pictures to come out; for we have daughters that play basketball
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Mine is a little slow on the internet. One site lowered the image quality it sent to me because it detected that I have a slower speed. I have roadrunner turbo! I am going to research more to figure it out. Also considering upgrading to Vista and using a SD card to improve my processing speed. Has anyone tried that? I love this computer!
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Thanks very much for the info., Les. I actually returned my camera when even Panasonic tech support couldn't fix the problem, but I later learned it was not a defective camera. I'll be buying it again in the near future as I think it's a great camera, and I'll be saving your message in an attempt to figure it all out. Also, too bad there's no flash button on the camera and that you have to go to the menu to fiddle with it. That's weird! (and too bad it doesn't pop up automatically, like my Sony) THANKS AGAIN! Jeffroar
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Actually, Matthew Swalwell is right! I tried setting it to standard and things look drastically better! Even when I set the output on my cable box to 720p :)So far my vote for the fix to this problem is setting film stabilization to standard, if you turn it off, the the 240 setting goes off too and I think it looks better with 240 on and FS at standard.
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I had a problem with blurry images, too, so finally checked the owners manual (duh!) It mentions that if you press the shutter too hard, you actually cause the blurriness. I have lightened up my touch, and things have improved. I still love this camera.
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I actually returned mine because the videos were choppy. I had wanted to do the same thing. I watched one movie that worked smoothly, and I could never get it to work again. However, the firmware may have been updated since then and work better.
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Use a higher ISO setting. This camera takes great smooth pics all the way up to ISO 800. If your using it at the lowest setting (ISO 100) and you are indoors and/or outdoors with not enough light your pictures will blur occasionally.
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Shutter lag time.... I don"t know, or even how to calculate that. But the first pictures were at my Daughters dance. I thought i just didn't know how to run this midget camera but most of those pictures were very blurry.