Take a picture, Programme AE | Panasonic DMC-FZ20GN manual

Recording pictures (basic)

∫Programme AE

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

•Insert the charged battery. (P13)

•Insert the card. (P14)

•Remove the lens cap.

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Set the mode dial to

programme AE mode [ ].

3Slide the focus switch to [AF].

S	M
A
P
SCN	1
2	SCN

OPEN

OFF ON

FOCUS

AF

MF

•The power indicator (green) lights. When it blinks, the remaining battery power is low. Insert a fully charged

battery.

2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway.

F2.8 1/25

•A: Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed.

3 Take a picture.

F2.8 1/25

•B: Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

	When the	When the
	subject is not	subject is
	focused	focused
Focus	Blink (green)	On (green)
indication

AF area	Turns from	Turns from
	white to red	white to green

Sound	Beeps 4 times	Beeps 2 times

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Panasonic DMC-FZ20GN operating instructions Take a picture, Programme AE

Contents

Model No.DMC-FZ20GN Information for Your Safety Dear Customer If you will not be using the camera for a long time About the Lens About These Operating Instructions About illustrations in these operating instructionsAbout illustrations of the cursor button Contents Audio DUB Dpof PrintSlide Show Trimming SD Memory Card 16 MB RP-SD016B Standard AccessoriesBattery Pack CGA-S002E Lens Cap VYK0W96 Strap VFC4078 Lens Hood VYQ3234 Names of the Components 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 Quick Guide Charge the battery. P11Insert the battery and the card. P13 Turn the camera on to take pictures Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the batteryAttach the battery to the charger Connect the AC cable About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Slide the card/battery door to open it Inserting/Removing the Card About handling a card Access to the cardAbout the Card SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Lens Cap Strap Attaching the Lens Hood Temporarily storing the lens hood Select Clock SET from Setting Date/Time Clock SetSetup menu. P22 Set date and time Preparation Setup Menu Menu Functions 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Reset VolumeNO.RESET USB Mode Scene Menu OFFLanguage Recording mode P30 Playback mode P44About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentAdjust the diopter, rotating the diopter adjustment dial Recording guide line Histogram Example of histogram Taking Pictures Take a picture Programme AE Correct posture for taking good pictures When recording with LCD Monitor ViewfinderAF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Position of feet Focusing Jitter camera shakeExposure Programme shift Example of Programme shift Checking the Recorded Picture Review PressEnlarge and shift the picture Using the Optical Zoom To make subjects appear closer use TeleTo make subjects appear further away use Wide To open the flash Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash setting To close the flash AUTO¢ Available flash settings by recording modeShutter speed for each flash mode Flash mode ISO80 Adjusting flash output Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Switch the self-timer settingFocus on the subject to take the picture Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly Exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Switch the burst mode setting to record picturesNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Select the pictures Switch to multi screenPictures Multi Playback To return to the normal playback Shift the picture Using the Playback ZoomEnlarge the picture To delete a picture during the playback zoom Delete the picture Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select Multi Delete Delete all of the pictures Delete the picturesSelect ALL Delete To delete all pictures Using the Mode Dial Aperture-priority AESet the aperture value and take the picture Shutter-priority AE Set the shutter speed and take the picture Press the shutter button halfway Manual exposure Take the pictureSet the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual Exposure Assistance Recording pictures advanced Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Shutter Speed SecManual exposure Select Motion Rate Macro mode Motion image modeMacro mode Focus range Press the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time seconds SCN1 SCN2 Scene mode Night Scenery P58 Night Portrait P59 Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective Technique for Sports mode Scenery mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Technique for Panning mode Fireworks mode Party mode Technique for Party mode Snow mode Taking Pictures with Manual Focus MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen Prefocus One shot AF Using the REC mode menu Metering Mode P70Conversion P77 White Balance W.BALANCE Auto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually White set About the white balance fine adjustmentAbout the white balance ISO sensitivity 400 ISO Sensitivity SensitivityPicture Size PICT.SIZE Hdtv Audio Recording Audio REC Audio REC Rotate Audio DUB Resize Trimming Metering Mode Metering Mode Continuous AF CONT.AF AF Assist Lamp Digital Zoom D.ZOOMOFF Colour Effect COL.EFFECT Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ MODE1 Optical Image StabilizerFlip Animation Flip Anim MODE2 Capture images for flip animation Select Flip AnimSelect Image Capture Select Create Motion Image Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames Select Create Motion Image and create a flip animationDeleting all still images used to create flip animation Conversion Lens Conversion Recordable range when using the conversion lens When using the conversion lens Switch the external flash setting Icon Setting External Flash EXT.FLASH Preset External Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH BurstSettings on the external flash Manual Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images To pause Select the picture to be rotated and set it Using the Play mode menuRotating the Picture Rotate Select Rotate Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number Select Dpof PRINT, then select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the date Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Select PROTECT, then select SINGLE, Multi or CancelCancel SET Set the items of the Slide Show Playing Back with Slide ShowSelect Slide SHOW, then select ALL or Dpof ALL Select Start By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stopsSD Slide Show Adding Audio to Recorded Stop audio recording Select Audio DUBSelect the picture and start audio recording Select the picture and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect Resize Select the size and set it Select YES or no and set it Trimming the PicturesSelect Trimming Enlarge or decrease the picture Initializing the Card Format Select FormatSelect YES to format Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied Select USB Mode Before Connecting with USB Connection CableUSB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP When using Windows 98/98 SE Message Connecting to a PC Macintosh About PictBridge PTP settingPC Windows PictBridge PTP Windows Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer PICTURE. P99 Set the print settings Select a picture to be printedSingle picture Select Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof PictureDpof picture Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance When printing with PictBridge Using the MC Protector/ND Filter MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density Using the Remote Shutter Focus on the subject and take a picture Screen Display Recording 1000 1.DEC Playback 106 Optimal Use of the Camera Dispose of an unusable battery BatteryWhen you go out, bring charged spare batteries Charger Folder Composition Printing pictures recorded with Hdtv modeCard To print pictures with ends Mode Dial is not in the Proper Position Message Display Troubleshooting Reset Conditions Causes When connecting to aClock setting is Internal mechanical Movement when it is Shaken Lens clicks Cut out Picture size to Hdtv1920k1080 pixels are Colours that were Specifications Operating Temperature DimensionsWeight Battery Charger Panasonic DE-994A Memo VQT0M54