Panasonic DMC-TZ50 operating instructions White Balance, Metering Mode, AF Mode

Applications10 Using REC menu (Continued) (Record)

WHITE BALANCE

Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.

Set-up: Mode dial → Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘WHITE BALANCE’ (P.20)

Settings: AWB	(automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) /				(outdoor, cloudy
sky) /		(outdoor, shade) /		(halogen lighting) /		(uses value
set in		) /	(set manually)

REC/PLAY switch:

METERING MODE

You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.

Set-up: Mode dial → Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘METERING MODE’ (P.20)

Settings:

	Brightness measurement position	Conditions
Multiple	Whole screen	Normal usage (produces balanced
		pictures)

‘AWB’ operational range:

10000K	Blue sky
9000K
8000K	Cloudy sky (rain)
7000K
	Shade
6000K	TV screen
5000K	Sunlight
4000K	White fluorescent lighting
3000K	Incandescent lighting
2000K	Sunset/sunrise
1000K	Candlelight

Image may appear red or blue if out of range. This function may also not work correctly even within range if there are many light sources present.

We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘’ when under fluorescent lighting.

Center	Center and surrounding area		Subject in center
weighted
Spot	Center and close surrounding area		Great difference between
			brightness of subject and
			background
		Spot metering target	(e.g. person in spotlight on stage,
			backlighting)

AF MODE

Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.

White balance fine adjustment (excluding ‘AWB’)

White balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors still do not appear as anticipated.

Press ▲ several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is displayed.

Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are strong.

Press ‘MENU/SET’.

•Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.

•Settings remain applied when using flash.

•Even though the ‘AWB’ setting is fixed in ‘UNDERWATER’ scene mode, fine adjustments may still be made.

•Fine adjustments cannot be made when ‘COLOR MODE’ (P.62) is set to ‘B/W’, ‘SEPIA’, ‘COOL’, or ‘WARM’.

Changes to red (blue) when making fine adjustment

WB ADJUST.

RED BLUE

ADJUST. EXITMENU

Set-up: Mode dial					→ Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘AF MODE’ (P.20)
Settings:		/ /	/ /	/	( : High-speed focus)
	Taking front-on		Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
	pictures of people		accordingly. (When set to ‘Multiple’ above)
	Face detection					AF area
					5	Yellow: When the shutter button is pressed
							halfway, the frame turns green
							when the camera is focused.
						White: Displayed when more than one face
							is detected. Other faces that are the
							same distance away as faces within
							the yellow AF area are also focused.
	Subject not in center		9-area-focusing:				3-area-focusing (High speed):
	of picture (AF area		Automatically focuses on any				Automatically focuses on either

Setting white balance manually ()

Select and press ‘MENU/SET’.

Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press ‘MENU/SET’.

Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.

•Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment.

Only takes image of white objects within frame (step )

WHITE SET

MENU/SET

CANCELSET

displayed after focuses	of 9 points.		side or center.
completely aligned)
9-area-focusing
3-area-focusing		AF area
(High speed)

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