Aim the camera and shoot

Basics

Sequence of operations

Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be taken (→75)

Capture a wider	Enlarge
area	the subject
(wide-angle)	(telephoto)

■■Taking still pictures

Focus display

Press the shutter button halfway to focus

Press the shutter button fully to take the picture

Press halfway	Press fully
(press lightly to focus)	(press the button all the
	way to record)

■■Recording motion pictures

Press the motion picture button to start recording Press the motion picture button again to finish recording

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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Aim the camera and shoot, Taking still pictures, Recording motion pictures

Contents

Register online at Customers only Contents Application Record 109 Taking pictures by setting Shutter speedTaking pictures by setting 110 Application View Connecting with other devices Others Before use Camera handling Carefully observe copyright laws Always take a test shot firstNo compensation for missed shots Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →221 Standard Accessories Names and Functions of Main Parts Mode dial →29 Burst Mode button →83Power lamp →29 Camera ON/OFF switch →29 Shoulder strap eyelet →16 Speaker →61 28 AF/AE Lock Fn1 button Viewfinder LVF →13LVF button →13 Rear dial →14 30 AF/AF /MF button →95, 100 Press LVF button Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder LVFDiopter adjustment Viewfinder ISO button MENU/SET buttonCursor button WB button Pass the same string through the hole on the lens cap Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder StrapPass the string through the hole On the camera Attach the lens cap Attaching the Shoulder Strap About batteries that you can use with this unit Charging batteryDetach the battery after charging is completed Charging light Charge Remaining battery Remaining battery Recording still pictures When using LCD monitor Recording conditions by Cipa standard Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitor Viewing pictures When using LCD monitorRecording conditions Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery About the Built-in Memory/the Card Built-in memory approx MBCompatible memory cards optional Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording time Recording picture capacity still picturesPicture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 16M When Rec Format is Avchd When Rec Format is MP4Recording time capacity motion pictures Setting the clock Turn the camera onPress MENU/SET to set Select Clock Set from the Setup menu or Rec menu To change time settingSet the date and time Perform steps . →26 Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp Tips for taking good picturesHold the camera gently with both AF Assist Lamp Preventing jitter camera shake Set to the desired recording mode Sequence of operations Aim the camera and shoot Taking still picturesRecording motion pictures Play back pictures Turn the camera offViewing motion pictures Take a picture Taking pictures with your own settingsAdjusting the focus and checking the exposure Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Focus display Press the shutter button halfway Program Shift Program Shift diagram Example of Program Shift Subjects and environments that make focusing difficult How to adjust focusFirst adjust focus according to subject Return to desired composition Taking pictures with automatic settings About Backlight Compensation Automatic Scene Detection Press the rear dial to finalize the setting Defocusing the backgroundPress the rear dial Settings About Intelligent Auto setting itemsColor Mode About flash Motion Deblur IHandheld Nite Shot IHDR Press Focus to set AF Tracking AF Tracking Switching to Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Intelligent Auto Plus ModePress MENU/SET Press to select and press MENU/SET Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing Press To select an item to adjustPress To make adjustments Press MENU/SET Recording motion pictures Press the motion picture button to start recordingPress the motion picture button again to end recording About the recording format for recording motion pictures About the compatibility of the recorded motion picturesMP4 Selected recording mode Aspect Ratio Viewing your pictures Normal Play View picturesEnding Playback Move the zoom lever toward T side Enlarging the focus pointZooming in and viewing Playback Zoom Move the zoom lever toward W side Viewing a list of pictures Multi Playback Move the zoom lever toward W side several times Press to select recording date and press MENU/SETViewing pictures by their recording date Calendar Viewing motion pictures Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and pressOperations during motion picture playback Capturing still pictures from motion pictures Deleting pictures Press Q.MENU button to delete displayed picture To delete multiple up to 50/To delete all pictures Setting the menu Setting menu itemsMenu type To return to the previous screen Selected settingPress or rotate the rear dial to select the menu item Pages Switching to other menus Using Quick menu Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set Press Q.MENU button Using the Setup menu AF/AE Lock / Fn1 Live View ModeCust.Set Mem Fn Button Set Monitor Display / Viewfinder Auto Power MonitorPower Monitor Monitor Luminance LVF Disp.Style Setting the position of the guidelinesSettings / / / OFF Monitor Disp. Style Settings on / OFF Histogram Video Rec Area Remaining DispHighlight Lens Resume Settings on / OFF MF ResumeExpo.Meter Zoom Resume MF Assist Economy Auto Review No.ResetPlay on Monitor SEC. / 1 SEC USB Mode ResetReset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters? Select on connection Viera Link Settings 3D / 2DOutput 3D Playback Menu Resume Rotate DispScene Menu Version Disp Format LanguageStabilizer Demo Switching the display of recording information, etc Press DISP. button to change display Using Zoom Extended optical zoom ZoomEnlarging a subject further 675x 120x216x Digital Zoom Taking pictures with the built-in flash Press to open the flashClosing the built-in flash Changing the setting of the flash Select Flash in the Rec menuPress to select a type and press MENU/SET Application Record Scene Mode Available flash range when Sensitivity setting is AutoShutter speeds for each flash mode Setting Shutter speed seconds Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure Burst function Settings Setting Speed DescriptionAspect Ratio Picture size Application Record Description of settings Taking pictures with self-timerWhen taking motion pictures Press Press to select the item and then press MENU/SET Taking pictures with self-timer Setting the Light Sensitivity Press ISO Press to select Sensitivity and press MENU/SET About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Sensitivity Shutter speed Sec Setting coloring White Balance Setting the White Balance manually AWB operational range Use to perform fine adjustments and press MENU/SET Setting the White Balance using color temperaturePerforming White Balance fine adjustments Bracket recording using White Balance Application Record Switching AF Mode Select AF Mode from the Rec menuPress to select Auto Focus mode items and press MENU/SET Taking pictures with Auto Focus Taking front-on pictures of people Face Detection Application Record Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing Determined position for focus 1-area-focusing To change the AF area Changing the position and size of the AF area Taking close-up pictures Macro recording 100Press AF/AF /MF Press to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET Focus range 101Shortest recording distance Zoom Focus AF Macro Macro Zoom Max. W 102 Macro Zoom Press AF/AF /MF Press to select MF and press MENU/SET Taking pictures with Manual Focus103 Press the rear dial to set MF to a selected state Prefocus 104MF assist One shot AF Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure 105 AF/AE Lock switching 106 Using the function button 107 Per 1/3 EV Taking pictures by setting the aperture value108 2000 Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed 109Aperture value set Set mode dial to 110Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed Manual exposure assist estimate Taking pictures with different picture effects 112 Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing 113 Items that can be set →113 114Expressive Retro Low Key 115High Key Sepia Impressive Art 116Dynamic Monochrome High Dynamic 117 Cross ProcessToy Effect Defocusing a picture 118Miniature Effect 119 Soft FocusStar Filter 120 One Point ColorSelecting color Press the shutter button fully again to end recording Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode121 Tips Setting the recording direction and picture effect 122 123 About panorama playback Taking pictures according to the scene Scene Mode 124 Soft Skin 125Portrait Scenery Panning Technique for Panning Mode126 Shutter-Priority 127 Night PortraitNight Scenery Handheld Night Shot What is HDR?128 Food Baby 129To record age and name Pet High Sens 130Press to select shutter speed, and then press MENU/SET Starry Sky 3D Photo Mode 131Tips for recording pictures Recording motion pictures with manual operation 132 133 Register your own settings and record 134 When changing the menu settings 135Custom How the Face Recognition function works During recording Recording with the Face Recognition function136 During playback Press to select the item for editing and press 137Record the face picture Registering face pictures Recording tips when registering face pictures 138Editing or deleting information about registered persons To continue entering characters Entering Text139 Editing text Useful features for travel 140To record Location Press To select area and press MENU/SET When you come back from your travel destination141 To set daylight savings 142 Using the Rec menuSettings Photo Style Aspect Ratio Setting guide143 Picture Size 144 About RAW fileQuality ISO Limit Set Settings Auto / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600145 ISO Increments Face Recog AF Mode146 AF Style 147 Quick AFAF/AE Lock 148 Metering ModeSettings High / Standard / LOW / OFF Dynamic Min. Shtr Speed Resolution149 Digital Zoom Active Mode 150Stabilizer 151 AF Assist LampFlash Settings 1ST / 2ND 152Flash Synchro 153 Flash AdjustSettings -2 EV to +2 EV unit 1/3 EV Red-Eye Removal 154 ConversionRefer to →202 for details about attaching the lens 155 Auto Bracket Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF 156Date Stamp Rec Format Using the Motion Picture menu157 MP4 Rec Quality 158About motion picture icon Picture size Fps ∗ 159 Continuous AFWind Cut 160 Zoom Mic Changing the picture information display, etc 161 Different playback methods Playback Mode 2D/3D Settings162 Press to select Start and press MENU/SET 163Press to select the playback method and press MENU/SET Operations during Slide Show Changing the slide show settings Setup164 165 Filtering Play 166 Calendar Operation from the Playback menu Retouching pictures167 Auto Retouch Setting Effect 168Creative Retouch 169 Enter characters Entering text →139 Using the Playback menu170 Title Edit 171 Text Stamp 172 Items that can be stampedRetouch 173 Video DivideOriginal motion picture that was split does not remain 174 SingleResize 175 Multi 176 Cropping 177 Leveling 178 FavoriteTo clear all 179 Print Set 180 Protect 181 Face Rec Edit 182 Copy Connect camera to TV →184 Turn on TV Viewing on TV screen183 Turn on the camera and press the Playback button To connect with an AV cable optional 184To connect with an Hdmi mini cable Check the plug direction and insert it straight What is Viera Link HDMI? 185Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control 186 187 To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3DViewing 3D still pictures 188 Computer specifications Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC189 About supplied software 190PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AE Operating environment Installing supplied software 191 Downloading Silkypix Developer Studio Download procedure Operating environment192 Supported Connect camera to computer To cancel connection193 Copying still pictures and motion pictures Mac 194Windows 101PANA For PTP mode 195 196 Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorderDubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional Printing 197Connect camera to printer Selecting a single picture and printing it 198Press to select Print start and then press MENU/SET Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Print with Date Print Settings199 Num.of prints 200 Paper SizeLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 201 Print with date and textPrinting date without Text Stamp Optional accessories 202 203 Lens adaptor optional is needed to use the conversion lensDo not use with anything other than DMW-LC55 or DMW-LT55 204 Protector/Filter optional 205 External Flash optional 206 207 AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays 208Recording 209 Playback Message displays 210 Read Error / Write Error Please check the card 211 Battery, power 212 213 Recording 214 Motion picture recording stops midway 215 Lens 216 Flash 217 Blacken red areas of recorded pictures 218 Viera Link Hdmi is not working 219 Others 220 Zooming stops instantaneously 221 When in useUsage cautions and notes Caring for your camera Memory cards/Data When not using for a while222 LCD Monitor/Viewfinder 223 About charging the batteryWhen using a tripod or unipod Charger Personal Information 224About 3D viewing Disclaimer 225 226

Panasonic DMC-FZ70 Aim the camera and shoot, Taking still pictures, Recording motion pictures

Models: DMC-FZ70

Aim the camera and shoot

■■Taking still pictures

■■Recording motion pictures