Taking pictures with self-timer

Application (Record)

●●When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before recording. In dark places, the Self-timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF Assist Lamp to allow the camera to focus on the subject.

●●Depending on the recording conditions, the recording interval may become more than 2 seconds when [10s / 3pictures] is selected.

●●It is not possible to set [10s / 3pictures] in the following cases. ••[Intelligent Auto] Mode

••[Panorama Shot] Mode

••[3D Photo Mode] ([Scene Mode]) ••[Creative Video Mode]

••When using Auto Bracket

••When using White Balance Bracket ••During the Burst Mode

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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Taking pictures with self-timer

Contents

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