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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 Owner Manual
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Basic Owners ManualDigital Camera3 WARNING: Product identification marking 5 About the battery packCAUTION Warning 6 About the battery charger Cautions for Use 7 ContentsCare of the camera 8 When camera is not in use or when using the playback There are times when rattling sounds or vibrations will 12 Attaching the Lens Cap Attaching the Shoulder Strap Charging the batteryPosition the battery contacts to meet the charger, then insert the battery into the charger Plug the charger into the AC power Charging light ([CHARGE]) 13 About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting and removing the card (optional)/ the battery 14 15 Sequence of operationsTurn the camera on ( ) Set to the desired recording mode Recording modeSequence of operations Take pictures Taking still pictures Recording motion pictures Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be captured Viewing your Pictures Deleting Pictures About recording motion pictures 16 23 Installing supplied software For WindowsInsert the supplied CD-ROM with the supplied software Click [Applications] on the install menu Click [Recommended Installation] Download procedure 24 28
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2 Contents7 Before use Camera handling Condensation (When the lens, the LCD monitor, or viewfinder, is fogged up) Always take a test shot first No compensation for missed shots Carefully observe copyright laws Also refer to Usage cautions and notes (221) 8 9 Standard Accessories10 Names and Functions of Main Parts15 Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap17 Charging battery About batteries that you can use with this unitPosition the battery contacts to meet the charger, then insert the battery into the charger Plug the charger into the AC power Plug-in type Charging light ([CHARGE]) Detach the battery after charging is completed Recording still pictures (When using LCD monitor) 19 Recording motion pictures (When using LCD monitor) 20 Viewing pictures (When using LCD monitor) 21 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery23 About the Built-in Memory/the Card Built-in memory (approx. 200 MB) Compatible memory cards (optional) 24 26 Setting the clock27 Set the date and time Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu 28 Tips for taking good pictures Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.]) 29 Sequence of operationsTurn the camera on Set to the desired recording mode Basic Advanced Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be taken Aim the camera and shoot 30 Taking still pictures Recording motion pictures 32 Taking pictures with your own settings Set to [ ] Take a picture Adjusting the focus and checking the exposurePress the shutter button halfway 33 Taking pictures with your own settings [Program AE] Mode VQT5B76 34 Example of Program Shiftchanges with the aperture value or the shutter speed. Program Shift amount Program Shift diagram Program Shift limit * 35 How to adjust focusFirst adjust focus according to subject Return to desired composition Subjects and environments that make focusing difficult 36 Taking pictures with automatic settings Set to [ ] Take a picture 37 About Backlight CompensationRotate the rear dial to adjust the background defocusing condition Press the rear dial to finalize the setting 38 39 41 Press [FOCUS] to set [AF Tracking] Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject Press [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)] button to lock 42 44 45 Recording motion picturesPress the motion picture button to start recording Press the motion picture button again to end recording About the recording format for recording motion pictures About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures 46 47 Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording 48 49 Viewing your pictures Press the Playback button Press to select a picture to be displayed View pictures Ending Playback Move the zoom lever toward T side 50 Switching the displayed picture without changing the zoom ratio and position of Playback zoom Enlarging the focus point Move the zoom lever toward W side 51 53 Viewing motion picturesSelect a picture with the motion picture icon, and press Operations during motion picture playback 54 55 Deleting picturesPress [ ( Q.MENU)] button to delete displayed picture 56 57 Setting the menu61 Using the [Setup] menu Settings Settings: [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6] 63 65 66 67 68 Settings: [10MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [2MIN.] / [1 MIN.] / [OFF] Settings: [30 SEC.] / [15 SEC.] / [OFF] 69 71 Settings: / Settings Settings: [3D] / [2D] 72 74 Switching the display of recording information, etc.Press [DISP.] button to change display 75 Using ZoomUse the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be taken 76 Example of various zoom function combinations 77 21678 Taking pictures with the built-in flash79 Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menuPress to select a type and press [MENU/SET] Available types in each mode (: Available, : Not available, : Default setting) 81 The available flash range when [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] Shutter speeds for each flash mode 82 Taking pictures with Exposure CompensationPress the rear dial to set Exposure Compensation to a selected state Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure 83 Burst function86 Taking pictures with self-timerPress [ ] ( ) Press to select the item and then press [MENU/SET] Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture When taking motion pictures 87 88 Setting the Light SensitivityPress [ISO] ( ) Press to select [Sensitivity] and press [MENU/SET] About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control) 89 90 Setting coloring Press [WB] ( ) Press to select the white balance and press [MENU/SET] Settings: [AWB] ([Auto White Balance]) / ([Daylight]) / ([Cloudy]) / 91 95 Taking pictures with Auto Focus Switching [AF Mode] 96 Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)] to lock the subject 97 98 Changing the position and size of the AF areaTo change the AF area Press [MENU/SET] 99 100 Taking close-up pictures 103 Taking pictures with Manual Focus105 Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure 107 Using the function button Functions that can be registered 108 Taking pictures by setting the aperture value Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture value 109 Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed 110 Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed 112 Taking pictures with different picture effects Press to select an effect, and then press [MENU/SET] 118 Items that can be set (113) 120 121 Recording panorama pictures 124 Taking pictures according to the scene Press to select the Scene Mode and then press 125 Press to select shutter speed setting, and then press Settings Technique for Panning Mode 126 128 To record age and name Tips 129 Press to select the aspect ratio and the picture size and Settings: 3 M / 2.5 M / 2 M / 2.5 M 130 Start the recording and then pan the camera horizontally straight from left to rightTips for recording pictures 131 132 Recording motion pictures with manual operation Press to select the setting and press [MENU/SET] Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed 134 Register your own settings and record 136 Recording with the Face Recognition function How the Face Recognition function works During recording During playback 139 Entering Text140 Useful features for travelPress to select the return date and press [MENU/SET] To record [Location] Press to select area and press [MENU/SET] To set daylight savings When you come back from your travel destination 141 142 Using the [Rec] menu Adjusting the picture quality and registering a custom setting 143 144 Settings: [AUTO] / [200] / [400] / [800] / [1600] / [3200] 145 146 Settings Settings: [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [LOW] / [OFF] 148 Settings: [AUTO] [1/250] [1/125] [1/60] [1/30] [1/15] [1/8] [1/4] [1/2] [1] 149 Settings: [i.ZOOM] / [ON] / [OFF] 150 151 154 Press to set the compensation range of the exposure and then press [MENU/SET] 155 157 Using the [Motion Picture] menu161 Changing the picture information display, etc.Press [DISP.] button to change display 162 Different playback methods Press [MENU/SET] in playback mode Press Press to select the Playback Mode and press [MENU/SET] Press to select the playback method and press Press to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET] Operations during Slide Show 163 165 167 Retouching picturesPress to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET] Operation from the [Playback] menu Operation from the [Playback] menu 169 170 Using the [Playback] menu Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press Select a still picture 171 Press to select the motion picture to divide, and then Press at where you want to split a motion picture to pause it Press 173 175 Press to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET] Select area to crop and press [MENU/SET] 176 177 Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press Press to select picture and press [MENU/SET] 178 Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press 179 181 183 Viewing on TV screen189 Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC Computer specifications 190 PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AE LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version (Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP) 191 Insert the CD-ROM with the supplied software Click [Applications] Click [Recommended Installation] Download procedure 192 Connect camera to computer Press on the camera to select [PC], and press Use PHOTOfunSTUDIO to copy pictures to your computer 193 To cancel connection Copying to your computer without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO (except AVCHD motion pictures) 194 196 Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures in the recorderConnect camera to recorder Start playback on camera Start recording on recorder 197 PrintingConnect camera to printer Press on the camera to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and 198 [Paper Size] [Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)number of prints for the still picture to 2 or 4. 200 Printing date without [Text Stamp] 201 202 Optional accessories208 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays210 Message displays212 Q&A This unit is turned off automatically. Card/battery door does not close. TV, computer, printer (continued)VIERA Link (HDMI) is not working. 218 Cannot communicate with the computer. Computer does not recognize card (only reads built-in memory). Computer does not recognize card. (When using an SDXC Memory Cards) Cannot print when connecting to printer. The edges of pictures are cut off when printing. Cannot print panorama pictures properly. 221 Usage cautions and notes
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