[ON]/[OFF]
[ON]/[OFF]
[ ]/[ ]

Preparation

[CLOCK SET]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

Change date and time. (P26)

[WORLD TIME]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

[ ]: The time at your home area is set.

[ ]: The local time at the travel destination area is set.

Refer to P73 for information about setting [WORLD TIME].

[CUST. SET MEM.]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

The current camera settings are registered

in [ ], [ ] or [ ]. (P62)

[MONITOR/VIEWFINDER]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) or Viewfinder (when pictures appear on the Viewfinder) in 7 steps.

[GUIDE LINE]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking pictures. (P45)

You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed.

[REC. INFO.]: [HISTGRAM]: [PATTERN]:

[TRAVEL DATE]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P27)

[SET]: When taking a picture, the date on which it was taken is recorded.

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[OFF]: When taking a picture, the date on which it was taken it is not recorded.

Refer to P71 for information about setting [TRAVEL DATE].

[AUTO REVIEW]

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu

and select this item. (P27) [1SEC.]: The recorded picture

automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second.

[3SEC.]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 3 seconds.

[ZOOM]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. It is then enlarged

4 times and appears for about

1 second. This mode is useful for confirming focus. Pictures recorded using auto bracket or burst mode and pictures with audio are not enlarged even if [ZOOM] is selected.

[OFF]: The recorded picture does not automatically appear.

The auto review function is not activated

in motion picture mode [ ].

When pictures are recorded in auto bracket (P53) or burst mode (P55), the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function. (The picture is not enlarged.)

The auto review function is activated while pictures with audio (P89) are being recorded regardless of its setting. (The picture is not enlarged.)

If the auto review function is activated when [HIGHLIGHT] is set to [ON], any white saturated areas on the picture appear blinking in black. (P44)

When the quality is set to [RAW], the auto review function works until the end of recording onto the card. (The picture is not enlarged.)

The auto review setting is disabled when using auto bracket or burst mode, in

motion picture mode [ ] or when [AUDIO REC.] is set to [ON] or when the quality is set to [RAW].

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K operating instructions Clock SET, Refer to P71 for information about setting Travel Date

DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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