Aperture Value and Shutter Speed | Panasonic DMCFZ7S, DMC-FZ7

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•Refer to P55 for the available aperture values and the shutter speed.

•You cannot set the following items in manual exposure.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] (P42)

–[AUTO] in ISO sensitivity (P77) (The ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch from [AUTO] to Manual exposure.)

–Exposure compensation (P47)

•The brightness of the screen may differ from the brightness of the actual pictures. Check the pictures using the review function or playback mode.

•If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

Aperture Value and Shutter Speed

Aperture-priority AE

Available Aperture							Shutter Speed
	Value						Shutter Speed
	Value						(Sec)
(Per 1/3 EV)							(Sec)
(Per 1/3 EV)
		F8.0					8 to 1/2000

F7.1		F6.3			F5.6		8 to 1/1600

F5.0		F4.5			F4.0		8 to 1/1300

F3.6		F3.2			F2.8		8 to 1/1000

Shutter-priority AE

Available Shutter
Speed (Sec)							Aperture Value
(Per 1/3 EV)
8				6

5				4

3.2				2.5

2				1.6

1.3				1

1/1.3				1/1.6

1/2				1/2.5

1/3.2				1/4

1/5				1/6

1/8				1/10			F2.8 to F8.0

1/13				1/15
1/13				1/15

1/20				1/25

1/30				1/40

1/50				1/60

1/80				1/100

1/125				1/160

1/200				1/250

1/320				1/400

1/500				1/640

1/800			1/1000

1/1300							F4.0 to F8.0

1/1600							F5.6 to F8.0

1/2000							F8.0

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Panasonic DMCFZ7S, DMC-FZ7, DMCFZ7K Aperture Value and Shutter Speed, Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE

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Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety FCC Note U.S. only About the Lens About The Mode Dial About illustrations in these operating instructions Simple mode P29Playback mode P35 About indications in these operating instructions Contents Continuously focusing Adjusting the hue for a moreSetting the aspect ratio Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use Names Components Standard Accessories MENU/SET button P20 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 Set the clock. P19 Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Play back the pictures Detach the battery after charging is complete About the BatteryCharging/number of recordable Pictures Charging lamp Inserting/Removing the BatteryPlayback time when using the LCD monitor Charging Inserting/Removing the Card Remove the battery after use About the Card Lens Cap supplied Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Pull the strap 2 cm or more Attaching the Lens HoodAttach the hood adaptor supplied Strap supplied Hold the edge of the hood adaptor to remove it Removing the hood adaptorTemporarily storing the lens hood Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time Initial settingPress MENU/SET several times to close the menu Press MENU/SET and then press About the Setup MenuPress 4 to select the Setup menu icon and then press Changing the clock setting MONITOR/VIEWFINDER Press 3/4 to select the menu itemPress MENU/SET to close the menu Clock SET Auto Review Power SavePlay on LCD 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Shutter VolumeSelect on Connection Language HighlightVideo OUT Scene Menu Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Select program AE modeTake a picture Tips for taking good pictures Program shiftDown until the programme shift indication disappears Example of program shift Focusing Another object to block the light when using the cameraWhen holding the camera vertically Focus indication lights when the subject is focused Exposure Starry SKY P63 When you set to a slow shutter speed P53Preventing jitter camera shake Party P62 PICT.MODE Taking Pictures in Simple ModeBeep Zoom Focus range in simple mode To make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Further extending the zoom Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification± Available, Not available Extended optical zoom mechanism Menu operation Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to move the position Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 4 REV Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture Press and hold 2/1 during playback Playing Back PicturesPress 2/1 to select the picture Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set Deleting PicturesSelect the picture with 2/1 Press Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set Screen when selecting Multi Delete Playback mode Switching the LCD monitor/ ViewfinderRecording mode Simple mode Recording guide line Diopter adjustmentOut-of-frame display Monitor priority Example of histogram When the flash is activated When the flash is closedHistogram It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure LCD Press LCD Mode a for one second Press 3/4 to select a modePower LCD/High angle mode Canceling High angle mode or Power Press 1 to switch the flash setting Flash is not activated in any recording conditions Available flash settings by recording ModeForced on Forced OFF ISO80 Auto Select 0 to return to the original flash output Adjusting flash outputPress MENU/SET to finish Starry SKY P63 Seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Press 2 to select the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Properly exposed Over exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket During photo composition This mode detects jitter and compensates for itOptical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer operates Max pictures 4qk6q/10k15cm/ E-MAIL Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst Mode When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Tele-macro function When burst mode is activated, Audio REC. cannot be usedTaking Close-up Pictures Focus range Advanced Shutter-priority AE Aperture-priority AETilt the joystick towards 3/4 to set the aperture value Set the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual exposurePress the shutter button halfway Take the picture Aperture-priority AE Aperture Value and Shutter SpeedShutter-priority AE Manual exposure Switch the AF/MF button a to MFTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to focus on the subject Technique for Manual focus Press 3/4 to select MF Assist and then pressPress 3/4 to select MF1 or MF2 and then press MENU/ SET MF Assist Press 3/4 to select the scene mode Scene ModePrefocus Technique for Portrait mode Excluding High sensitivity modeThere are 5 menu screens 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5 Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Sports mode Technique for Panning mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Candle light mode Technique for Party mode Setting the shutter speed Technique for Fireworks modeTaking Pictures Age display setting Technique for Starry sky modeBirthday setting Press 4 to select the REC menu icon and then press Setting the ISO sensitivityPress 1 and then press 3/4 to set Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date Recording which day of the vacation you take the picturePress 3/4 to select Travel Date and then press Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU/SET Canceling the travel date Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Motion Picture ModeChanging the picture quality setting Press the shutter button fully to stop recording Press MENU/SET to close the menu Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens Displaying MultiplePress 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back Displaying pictures by recording dateScreen Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET Rotate the zoom lever towards W or press MENU/SET Using the Playback Zoom1k2k4k8k16k When you rotate the zoom lever To stop using the playback zoom Pictures with audio Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioMotion pictures To pause Press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item Using the REC Mode MenuThere are 3 menu screens 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture Keep pressing the joystick when recordingBalance Setting the white balance manually White set Aspect Ratio Setting the light sensitivitySetting the aspect ratio of pictures Sensitivity PICT.SIZE/QUALITY Quality Audio RECRecording still pictures with audio Deciding the method to measure brightness Metering ModeAF Mode Setting the focus method Continuously focusing on a subject About 3-area-focusing High speed 1-area-focusing High speedCONT.AF COL.EFFECT AF Assist LampPICT.ADJ Flip Anim Connecting images to create a motion picture filePress 3/4 to select Flip ANIM. and then press Select Frame Rate and then press Select Picture Capture and then pressPress 3/4 to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET Rotate the lens slowly and carefully Using an optional lensConversion Attach the conversion lens or close-up lens Press 3/4 to set to Then press MENU/SET Recordable range when using a conversion lens12 k 20.4 k ¢ Stabilizer function may not work sufficiently Using the Play mode menu Press 4 to finish Slide ShowPress 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Deleting all favorites Setting your favorite picturesFavorite Rotate DISP./ROTATE Rotate Picture is rotated manually Example When rotating clockwisePress 2/1 to select the picture and then press Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Dpof Print Setting the picture to print and the number of printsSingle setting Multi setting Date print icon Date appears To cancel all settingsProtect To print the date Press 4 to stop recording Audio DUBAdding audio after taking pictures Making the picture smaller ResizePress 3/4 to select YES or No and then press MENU/SET Message Delete Original PICTURE? appears TrimmingPress shutter button Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET Changing the aspect ratio of a 169 picture Aspect ConvPress 3/4 to select or and then press MENU/ SET Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press Initializing the card Format This message appears during data transfer Connecting to a PCPress 3 to select PC and then press MENU/SET USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-AC7 optional Misc DcimPRIVATE1 100 Printing the Pictures Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET 101Press 4 to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU/ SET Press 3 to select Single Picture and then press MENU/SET Press 4 to select Dpof Picture and then press MENU/SET 102 103 Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied104 Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 105 106 Screen DisplayRecording 107 Recording in simple modePlayback Flip animation P83 Favorites P89 Motion picture mode108 P73 Card Bring charged spare batteries when going outDispose of unusable battery 109 110 Message Display 111 112 Troubleshooting 113 Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV 114You can rotate pictures with the Rotate function. P89 Picture is not played back 115 File numbers are recorded in ascending order Clock is reset116 File numbers are not recorded consecutively 117 Number of recordable pictures and available recording timeNumber of recordable pictures 118 Available recording time seconds 119 120 Specifications DIGITAL/AV OUT 121 122 Digital Camera Accessory System 123 Digital Camera Accessory Order FormFor USA Customers 124 Request for Service Notice For USA Only Limited Warranty Coverage Limited Warranty For USA Only125 126 Carry-In or Mail-In Service Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services Directory For USA Only127 128 Index Numerics 129 Ajuste el reloj Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español130 Reproduzca las imágenes 131 Memo Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Panasonic Canada Inc