Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual

VQT5B76

M0713KZ0

Owner’s Manual

for advanced features

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FZ70

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Contents

Main Contents Preparations Basics Application (Record) Page Using the [Rec] menu ........................142 Using the [Motion Picture] menu .....157 Application (View) Retouching pictures ..........................167 Using the [Playback] menu...............170 Connecting with other devices Others Before use Camera handling Condensation (When the lens, the LCD monitor, or viewfinder, is fogged up) Standard Accessories Names and Functions of Main Parts Page Page Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder ([LVF]) Press [LVF] button Diopter adjustment Page Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap Charging battery About batteries that you can use with this unit Position the battery contacts to meet the charger, then insert the battery into the charger Plug the charger into the AC power Plug-in type Page Recording still pictures (When using LCD monitor) Recording motion pictures (When using LCD monitor) Viewing pictures (When using LCD monitor) Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery Page About the Built-in Memory/the Card Built-in memory (approx. 200 MB) Compatible memory cards (optional) About the display of the number of recordable pictures and available recording time Recording picture capacity (still pictures) Recording time capacity (motion pictures) Setting the clock Set the date and time Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu Tips for taking good pictures Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.]) Sequence of operations Turn the camera on Set to the desired recording mode Basic Advanced Taking still pictures Recording motion pictures Page Taking pictures with your own settings Set to [ ] Take a picture Adjusting the focus and checking the exposure Press the shutter button halfway Taking pictures with your own settings [Program AE] Mode VQT5B76 Example of Program Shift changes with the aperture value or the shutter speed. Program Shift amount Program Shift diagram Program Shift limit * How to adjust focus First adjust focus according to subject Return to desired composition Subjects and environments that make focusing difficult Taking pictures with automatic settings Set to [ ] Take a picture About Backlight Compensation Rotate the rear dial to adjust the background defocusing condition Press the rear dial to finalize the setting Page Press [FOCUS] to set [AF Tracking] Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject Press [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)] button to lock Switching to [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode Press to select [ ] and press [MENU/SET] Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing Press to select an item to adjust Press to make adjustments Recording motion pictures Press the motion picture button to start recording Press the motion picture button again to end recording About the recording format for recording motion pictures Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording Viewing your pictures Press the Playback button Press to select a picture to be displayed View pictures Ending Playback Switching the displayed picture without changing the zoom ratio and position of Playback zoom Enlarging the focus point Move the zoom lever toward W side Page Viewing motion pictures Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press Operations during motion picture playback Deleting pictures Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button to delete displayed picture Setting the menu Menu type To return to the previous screen Switching to other menus Page Using the [Setup] menu Settings Settings: [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6] Page Settings Settings: / / / [OFF] Setting the position of the guidelines Settings: [10MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [2MIN.] / [1 MIN.] / [OFF] Settings: [30 SEC.] / [15 SEC.] / [OFF] Page Settings: / Settings Settings: [3D] / [2D] Page Switching the display of recording information, etc. Press [DISP.] button to change display Using Zoom Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be taken Extended optical zoom [i.ZOOM] [Digital Zoom] Example of various zoom function combinations 216 Taking pictures with the built-in flash Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menu Press to select a type and press [MENU/SET] Page Available types in each mode (: Available, : Not available, : Default setting) The available flash range when [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] Shutter speeds for each flash mode Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation Press the rear dial to set Exposure Compensation to a selected state Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure Burst function Settings * Page Taking pictures with self-timer Press [ ] ( ) Press to select the item and then press [MENU/SET] Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture When taking motion pictures Setting the Light Sensitivity Press [ISO] ( ) Press to select [Sensitivity] and press [MENU/SET] About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control) Setting coloring Press [WB] ( ) Press to select the white balance and press [MENU/SET] Settings: [AWB] ([Auto White Balance]) / ([Daylight]) / ([Cloudy]) / [AWB] operational range: Page Page Page Taking pictures with Auto Focus Switching [AF Mode] Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)] to lock the subject Changing the position and size of the AF area To change the AF area Press [MENU/SET] Taking close-up pictures Shortest recording distance Page Taking pictures with Manual Focus MF assist Prefocus One shot AF Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure AF/AE Lock switching Using the function button Functions that can be registered Taking pictures by setting the aperture value Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture value Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed Page Taking pictures with different picture effects Press to select an effect, and then press [MENU/SET] Adjusting the brightness, background defocusing condition, setting conditions of a selected effect, etc. Press to select an item to adjust Press to make adjustments Page Page Page Page Defocusing a picture Page Items that can be set (113) Selecting color Recording panorama pictures Press the shutter button fully again to end recording Adjusting the brightness, background defocusing condition, setting Page Taking pictures according to the scene Press to select the Scene Mode and then press Press to select shutter speed setting, and then press Settings Technique for Panning Mode Page Tips What is HDR? Tips To record age and name Press to select the aspect ratio and the picture size and Settings: 3 M / 2.5 M / 2 M / 2.5 M Start the recording and then pan the camera horizontally straight from left to right Tips for recording pictures Recording motion pictures with manual operation Press to select the setting and press [MENU/SET] Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed Page Register your own settings and record Set mode dial to [ ] Press to select custom set and press [MENU/SET] When changing the menu settings Recording with the Face Recognition function How the Face Recognition function works During recording During playback Record the face picture Press to select the item for editing and press Recording tips when registering face pictures If the camera seems to have difficulty recognizing faces when recording Entering Text Useful features for travel Press to select the return date and press [MENU/SET] To record [Location] Using the [Rec] menu Adjusting the picture quality and registering a custom setting Settings: / / / Settings About RAW file Settings: [AUTO] / [200] / [400] / [800] / [1600] / [3200] Settings Page Settings Settings: [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [LOW] / [OFF] Settings: [AUTO] [1/250] [1/125] [1/60] [1/30] [1/15] [1/8] [1/4] [1/2] [1] Settings: [ON] / [OFF] Settings: [i.ZOOM] / [ON] / [OFF] Active Mode Page Page Press to set the compensation range of the exposure and then press [MENU/SET] Page Using the [Motion Picture] menu About motion picture icon Page Changing the picture information display, etc. Press [DISP.] button to change display Different playback methods Press [MENU/SET] in playback mode Press Press to select the Playback Mode and press [MENU/SET] Press to select the playback method and press Press to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET] Changing the slide show settings Press to select the playback method and press Page Retouching pictures Press to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET] Operation from the [Playback] menu Page Operation from the [Playback] menu Using the [Playback] menu Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press Select a still picture Page Press to select the motion picture to divide, and then Press at where you want to split a motion picture to pause it Press [Single] [Multi] Press to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET] Select area to crop and press [MENU/SET] Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press Press to select picture and press [MENU/SET] To clear all Press to select [Single] or [Multi] and then press To clear all Page Page Viewing on TV screen To connect with an HDMI mini cable To connect with an AV cable (optional) Page Other related operations To perform Slide Show playback of only still pictures recorded in 3D To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D To switch the playback method for the still pictures recorded in 3D Page Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC Computer specifications PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AE LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version (Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP) Insert the CD-ROM with the supplied software Click [Applications] Click [Recommended Installation] Download procedure Connect camera to computer Press on the camera to select [PC], and press Use PHOTOfunSTUDIO to copy pictures to your computer To cancel connection Copying to your computer without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO (except AVCHD motion pictures) For PTP mode Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures in the recorder Connect camera to recorder Start playback on camera Start recording on recorder Printing Connect camera to printer Press on the camera to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and Page [Paper Size] [Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit) number of prints for the still picture to 2 or 4. Printing date without [Text Stamp] Optional accessories Attach the lens adaptor Attach the tele conversion lens Select [Conversion] on the [Rec] menu Press to select [ ], and press [MENU/SET] to set Page Page Attach the dedicated flash to the hot shoe and then turn on the camera and the dedicated flash When using other commercially available external flashes without communication functions with the camera Page List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. In recording * Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. In playback * Message displays Page Q&A Battery, power This unit is turned off automatically. Page Page Page Page Page TV, computer, printer (continued) VIERA Link (HDMI) is not working. Cannot communicate with the computer. Computer does not recognize card (only reads built-in memory). Computer does not recognize card. (When using an SDXC Memory Cards) Cannot print panorama pictures properly. 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