Panasonic DMC-FZ150 operating instructions Contents

Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera	5
Standard Accessories	6
Names and Functions of Main Parts	7
Preparation
Attaching the Lens Cap/
Shoulder Strap	12
Attaching the Lens Hood	14
Charging the Battery	15
• Charging	15
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures	17
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery	19
About the Built-in Memory/the Card	20
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and available
recording time	22
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	23
• Changing the clock setting	24
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode	25
Tips for taking good pictures	27
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)	27
Taking Pictures with Your Favourite
Settings (Programme AE Mode)	28
• Programme Shift	29
Focusing	30
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)	32
Recording Motion Pictures	35
• Recording still pictures while
recording motion pictures	38

Playing Back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY])	39
• Selecting a picture	40
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)	40
• Using the Playback Zoom	41
Playing Back Motion Pictures	42
• Creating Still Pictures from
a Motion Picture	43
Deleting Pictures	44
• To delete a single picture	44
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 100) or all the pictures	45
Setting the Menu	46
• Setting menu items	48
• Using the Quick Menu	49
About the Setup Menu	50
Recording
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder	62
Using the Zoom	64

•Using the Optical Zoom/

Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/

Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom	64
Taking Pictures using the Flash	67
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting	67
• Adjust the flash output	71
Taking Close-upPictures	72
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus	73
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer	75
Compensating the Exposure	76
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket	77
Taking Pictures Using Burst Mode	78
Setting the Light Sensitivity	80
Taking Pictures by Specifying
the Aperture/Shutter Speed	82
• Aperture-Priority AE	82
• Shutter-Priority AE	82
• Manual Exposure Mode	83
Taking Pictures with different image
effects (Creative Control Mode)	84

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