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Intentional blur with point and shoot digital? (Lumix LZ7)?

I've been trying to get some blurry waterfall or moving object shots. Whenever I choose slow shutter and turn off the image stabilizer, the picture still comes out clear. The starry-night mode gives you a slow shutter but it's a 15 second minimum---which might work on a waterfall if I get the apature right so it's not overexposed.

I also want to try some panning, moving object shots so the object appears clear and the background is blurry.

I heard a low-ISO can help, but in Intelligent ISO mode, it won't let you change shutter speed, and in normal mode, I can't figure out how to change ISO.

Are there any scene modes that will let me get a blurry shot? It seems like this camera is designed for clear shots, which is nice...except when you want blur.

Thanks for any help!

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Just read and study your Owner's Manual and see if you can disable the "intelligent" ISO mode.

    It might be time to consider an upgrade to a camera like the Canon G9 which allows you full manual control.

  • Antoni
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    cameras are not intelligent! even with features called intelligent

    some people think cameras are smarter than they are, and for them its true

    my advise is goto photography school or a nite course

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