About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder | Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN guide

Preparation

About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder

EVF/LCD DISPLAY

1Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder

Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch the monitor screen. (When the LCD monitor is closed with the screen facing outwards)

ALCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF)

• When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).

In recording mode (P36)

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BACKLIGHT

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2Selecting the screen to be used Press the [DISPLAY] button to change the display.

• When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated. During multi playback (P59) or playback zoom (P60) and when playing back with Slide Show (P99), the indications on the screen can be turned on and off.

CNormal display

DDisplay with histogram E Out-of-frame display

F No display (Recording guide line)

•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P71), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P72), [FIREWORKS] (P75) and [STARRY SKY] (P76) in scene mode, the lines are grey.

G No display

¢1 Backlight Compensation (Appears only in auto mode)

¢2 Histogram

¢3 When the number of pictures remaining is more than 1000 or the time remaining in motion picture mode is

more than 1000 seconds, [] is displayed.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder, Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder, Recording mode P36

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer Before Use If you will not be using the camera for a long time About the Lens About These Operating Instructions About indications in these operating instructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Audio Recording Audio REC Metering Mode Extra Flash Burst ModeAF Assist Lamp Conversion Lens Standard Accessories RP-SD032B CGR-S006EDE-994A K2CJ2DA00008 K1HA08CD0007 K1HA08CD0008 VFC4124 VYK1P30 Self-timer Indicator P52 Lens P4AF Assist Lamp P87 Flash P48 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 Tripod is stable with the camera attached to it Charging the Battery with the Charger About the Battery Charging/number of recordable pictures Inserting/Removing the Battery Check that the camera is turned off Close the flash Inserting/Removing the Card Slide the card door to open itCard may be damaged if it is not fully inserted About the Card Removing the Lens Cap/Attaching the Strap Pinch the lens cap and remove itStrap Eyelet Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap When attaching the lens hood Attaching/Removing the Lens HoodMake sure the lens hood is properly attached Attach the lens cap Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingChanging the clock setting Set date and time About the Setup Menu Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting method MONITOR/VIEWFINDERAuto Review Play on LCD Volume NO.RESETBeep Shutter Highlight Video OUTLanguage Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder Recording mode P36About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Playback mode P58 You can switch between the LCD monitor and the ViewfinderLCD Monitor Taking pictures at a normal angle You can use the LCD monitor only LCD monitor rotation directionAbout the Viewfinder Direction detection function Diopter adjustment Out-of-frame displayRecording guide line Highlight display Histogram Example of histogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Quality 5M EZ Using the Optical Zoom About the zoomIndicated zoom magnification is an approximation Zoom ring Using the Digital Zoom Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZOptical zoom Digital zoom Digital zoom and optical zoom Can be used together Picture size and maximum zoom magnification ± Available, Not availableExtra optical zoom mechanism Mode Dial SCN Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to programme AE mode Taking PicturesTake a picture Programme AE When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights FocusingPress the shutter button fully Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus Starry SKY P76 When you set to a slower shutter speed P63 Jitter camera shakeParty P74 Programme shift Example of Programme shift AE Lock Button Exposure Taking Pictures in Auto Mode Auto Mode Settings Flash Output Adjustment Zoom AE Lock Checking the Recorded Picture Review Press 4 REVEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Set the focus switch to AF Macro Taking Close-up Pictures AF MacroFocus range Taking Pictures with Manual Focus MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen When pressing the shutter button halfway MF AssistTechnique for Manual focus One shot AF Prefocus Changing the zoom area Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Available flash settings by recording mode Cm to 7.0 m Cm to 5.3 m Adjusting flash output 30 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Select the self-timer modeTake the picture Compensating the Exposure Under exposedCompensate the exposure toward positive Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Select the burst modeNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Select the pictures Examples of 16 screens and 25 screensTo return to the normal playback To delete a picture during a multi playback Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the front dial towards Right to enlarge the pictureShift the picture Zoom Delete the picture Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture Select the pictures to be deleted Delete the pictures Using the Mode Dial Aperture-priority AESet the aperture value and take the picture Shutter-priority AE Manual exposure Set the aperture value and the shutter speedPress the shutter button halfway Aperture value Shutter speed Manual Exposure Assistance Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Manual exposure Motion picture mode This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audioWhen the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Select PICT.MODE Available recording time seconds VGA Qvga Scene mode Night Portrait P71 Night Scenery P72 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as possible Food mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P48 Technique for Night scenery mode Age display setting Soft skin mode Technique for Candle light mode Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P48 Fireworks mode Technique for Starry sky mode Setting the shutter speedPress 3/4 to select the exposure time and press Panning mode Technique for Panning mode Using the REC mode menu EX.FLASH Burst P96 Displayed when an extra flash is attached REC mode menu Refer to P78 for the setting method White Balance W.BALANCEAuto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually White set About the white balance fine adjustmentAbout the white balance Is insufficient ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity ISO sensitivity 400Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark Fast When the aspect ratio is Picture Size PICT.SIZE Quality Quality Audio DUB Resize Trimming Metering Mode Audio Recording Audio REC AF Mode AF Mode Area-focusing Camera focuses on anyHigh speed AF H mode When selecting 1-area-focusing or Set the Focus switch to AF orSelecting the AF area Auto mode , the CONT.AF setting is fixed to OFF Continuous AF CONT.AFAF Assist Lamp AF assist lamp does not turn Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Colour Effect COL.EFFECT Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip Anim Select Flip Anim Capture images for flip animation Select Picture CaptureSelect Create Motion Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation5fps 10fps Conversion Lens ConversionSet to or Rotate the lens slowly and carefully OFF Recordable range when using the conversion lens Time required for focusing may become longer than usualSet to Tele or Wide Switch the extra flash forced off setting Icon SettingExtra Flash EXT.FLASH Settings on the extra flash Manual Extra Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH Burst Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Pictures Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding To pause Using the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Select ALL orSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start Setting Favorites Favorite 100Select the picture and set it Select on to set it 101 Example When rotating clockwise 102Rotating the Picture Rotate Select the picture to be rotated and set it Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number 103Select SINGLE, Multi or To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings 104To print the date Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel 105Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect 106 Adding Audio to RecordedRecording Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is 107Resizing the Pictures Resize Select the size and set it 108 Select YES or no and set itTrimming the Pictures Select the picture to trim and set 109 Enlarge or decrease the pictureShift the picture and press the shutter button to set 110 Aspect ratio conversion Clean-up Clean UP Select YES to start the clean-up111 112 Initializing the Card FormatSelect YES to format During formatting, do not turn the camera off Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 113Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied Turn the camera and the TV off Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB ModeSelect USB Mode 114 Connecting to a PC 115Windows Macintosh 116 Folder CompositionConditions under which a different folder number is used PictBridge PTP setting 117 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer 118Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing Set the print settings 119Select a picture to be printed 120 Select Print Start and then print out the pictureSelect Dpof Picture Layout Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 121 Using the Remote Shutter 122Focus on the subject and take a picture Using the MC Protector/ND Filter 123MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 124 5 6 725 24 23 21 20 19 Backlight 21 17 19, 24 11, 23 Recording 125 PlaybackFlip animation P89 Favorites P100 126 When you go out, bring charged spare batteries Dispose of an unusable battery127 Charger Message Display 128 Read Error Please Check the Card Write Error Please Check the Card129 Folder Cannot be Created Troubleshooting 130 131 132 133 134 135 RemoteAV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0S12