Taking pictures with Auto Focus

Application (Record)

When Auto Focus is enabled, press the shutter button halfway to focus. Focusing methods differ depending on recording mode and [AF Mode] setting.

Press [AF/AF/MF]

Press to select [AF] and press [MENU/SET]

■■Switching [AF Mode]

Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu

••For the setting procedures of the menu. (→57)

Press to select Auto Focus mode items and press [MENU/SET]

(Face Detection)	Taking front-on pictures of people (→96)

(AF Tracking)	Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject (→97)

(23-area-focusing)	Subject not centered in picture (→98)

(1-area-focusing)	Determined position for focus (→98)

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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Taking pictures with Auto Focus, Press AF/AF /MF Press to select AF and press MENU/SET

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 conditions Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitorViewing pictures When using LCD monitor Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery Compatible memory cards optional About the Built-in Memory/the CardBuilt-in memory approx MB Picture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 16M Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording timeRecording picture capacity still pictures Recording time capacity motion pictures When Rec Format is AvchdWhen Rec Format is MP4 Press MENU/SET to set Setting the clockTurn the camera on Set the date and time Perform steps . →26 Select Clock Set from the Setup menu or Rec menuTo change time setting 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 Recording motion pictures Aim the camera and shootTaking still pictures Viewing motion pictures Play back picturesTurn the camera off 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 Press the rear dial to finalize the settingDefocusing the background About flash About Intelligent Auto setting itemsColor Mode Settings IHandheld Nite Shot Motion Deblur IHDR AF Tracking Press Focus to set AF Tracking Press MENU/SET Press to select and press MENU/SET Switching to Intelligent Auto Plus ModeIntelligent Auto Plus Mode Press MENU/SET Press To select an item to adjustPress To make adjustments Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing Press the motion picture button again to end recording Recording motion picturesPress the motion picture button to start recording MP4 About the recording format for recording motion picturesAbout the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures Selected recording mode Aspect Ratio Ending Playback Viewing your pictures Normal PlayView pictures Zooming in and viewing Playback Zoom Move the zoom lever toward T sideEnlarging the focus point Viewing a list of pictures Multi Playback Move the zoom lever toward W side Viewing pictures by their recording date Calendar Move the zoom lever toward W side several timesPress to select recording date and press MENU/SET Operations during motion picture playback Viewing motion picturesSelect a picture with the motion picture icon, and press 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 Menu type Setting the menuSetting menu items 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 Highlight Video Rec AreaRemaining Disp 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 Stabilizer Demo FormatLanguage Press DISP. button to change display Switching the display of recording information, etc Using Zoom Enlarging a subject further Extended optical zoomZoom Digital Zoom 120x216x 675x Closing the built-in flash Taking pictures with the built-in flashPress to open the flash Press to select a type and press MENU/SET Changing the setting of the flashSelect Flash in the Rec menu 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 Aspect Ratio Picture size SettingsSetting Speed Description 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 Performing White Balance fine adjustments Use to perform fine adjustments and press MENU/SETSetting the White Balance using color temperature 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 Press AF/AF /MF Press to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET Taking close-up pictures Macro recording100 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 Aperture value set Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed109 Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed Set mode dial to110 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 Toy Effect 117Cross Process Miniature Effect Defocusing a picture118 Star Filter 119Soft Focus Selecting color 120One Point 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 Night Scenery 127Night Portrait 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 Tips for recording pictures 3D Photo Mode131 132 Recording motion pictures with manual operation 133 134 Register your own settings and record Custom When changing the menu settings135 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 Editing or deleting information about registered persons Recording tips when registering face pictures138 Editing text Entering Text139 To continue entering characters To record Location Useful features for travel140 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 Quality 144About RAW file ISO Increments Settings Auto / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600145 ISO Limit Set AF Style AF Mode146 Face Recog AF/AE Lock 147Quick AF Dynamic Metering ModeSettings High / Standard / LOW / OFF 148 Digital Zoom Resolution149 Min. Shtr Speed Stabilizer Active Mode150 Flash 151AF Assist Lamp Flash Synchro Settings 1ST / 2ND152 Red-Eye Removal Flash AdjustSettings -2 EV to +2 EV unit 1/3 EV 153 Refer to →202 for details about attaching the lens 154Conversion Auto Bracket 155 Date Stamp Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF156 MP4 Using the Motion Picture menu157 Rec Format Picture size Fps ∗ 158About motion picture icon Rec Quality Wind Cut 159Continuous AF Zoom Mic 160 161 Changing the picture information display, etc 162 Different playback methods Playback Mode2D/3D Settings Operations during Slide Show 163Press to select the playback method and press MENU/SET Press to select Start and press MENU/SET 164 Changing the slide show settingsSetup Filtering Play 165 Calendar 166 Auto Retouch Retouching pictures167 Operation from the Playback menu Creative Retouch Setting Effect168 169 Title Edit Using the Playback menu170 Enter characters Entering text →139 Text Stamp 171 Retouch 172Items that can be stamped Original motion picture that was split does not remain 173Video Divide Resize 174Single Multi 175 Cropping 176 Leveling 177 To clear all 178Favorite 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 Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control What is Viera Link HDMI?185 186 Viewing 3D still pictures 187To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D 188 189 Computer specificationsKeeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC 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 Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional 196Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder Connect camera to printer Printing197 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 Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 200Paper Size Printing date without Text Stamp 201Print with date and text 202 Optional accessories Do not use with anything other than DMW-LC55 or DMW-LT55 203Lens adaptor optional is needed to use the conversion lens Protector/Filter optional 204 External Flash optional 205 206 AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional 207 Recording List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays208 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

Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Taking pictures with Auto Focus, Select AF Mode from the Rec menu

Models: DMC-FZ70