Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN operating instructions Contents

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety	2
About These Operating Instructions	5
Preparation
Standard Accessories	8
Names of the Components	9
Charging the Battery with the Charger ...	11
About the Battery (Charging/
number of recordable pictures)	12
Inserting/Removing the Battery	13
Inserting/Removing the Card	14
About the Card	15
Removing the Lens Cap/
Attaching the Strap	16
Attaching/Removing the Lens Hood	17
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	19
About the Setup Menu	20
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder	24
Approximate number of recordable
pictures and the size	30
About the zoom	32
• Using the Optical Zoom	32
• Using the Digital Zoom	33
• Using the Extra Optical Zoom
(EZ)	33
Recording pictures (basic)
The Mode Dial	35
Taking Pictures	36
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode	41
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review)	43
Taking Close-up Pictures
[AF MACRO]	44
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus	45
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash	48
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	52
Compensating the Exposure	53

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket	54
Optical Image Stabilizer	55
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode	56
Playback (basic)
Playing Back Pictures	58
Multi Playback (9 screens,
16 screens, and 25 screens)	59
Using the Playback Zoom	60
Deleting Pictures	61
Recording pictures (advanced)
Using the Mode Dial	63
• Aperture-priority AE	63
• Shutter-priority AE	63
• Manual exposure	64
• Motion picture mode	67
• Scene mode	69
– Portrait mode	70
– Sports mode	70
– Food mode	71
– Scenery mode	71
– Night portrait mode	71
– Night scenery mode	72
– Baby mode	72
– Soft skin mode	73
– Candle light mode	74
– Party mode	74
– Fireworks mode	75
– Snow mode	75
– Starry sky mode	76
– Panning mode	77
Recording Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu	78
• White Balance [W.BALANCE]	79
• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY]	81
• Aspect Ratio [ASPECT RATIO]	81
• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE]	82
• Quality [QUALITY]	83

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