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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing

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Application (Record)

Taking pictures with Auto Focus

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

Focuses on the subject in the wide range area (up to 23-area-focusing) on the recording screen.

●●Focus is fixed to [ ] (1-area-focusing) during motion picture recording. ●●Cannot set to [ ] (23-area-focusing) in the following cases.

••[Creative Video Mode] ••[Starry Sky] Scene Mode

••[Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode

Determined position for focus (1-area-focusing)

Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align) ••You can adjust the position of the AF area.

●●Focus is fixed to [ ] (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: ••[Starry Sky] Scene Mode

••[Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode

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Contents

Register online at Customers onlyContents Application Record 109 Taking pictures by setting Shutter speedTaking pictures by setting 110Application View Connecting with other devices OthersBefore use Camera handlingCarefully observe copyright laws Always take a test shot firstNo compensation for missed shots Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →221Standard 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 →6128 AF/AE Lock Fn1 button Viewfinder LVF →13LVF button →13 Rear dial →14 30 AF/AF /MF button →95, 100Press LVF button Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder LVFDiopter adjustment ViewfinderISO button MENU/SET buttonCursor button WB buttonPass 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 capAttaching the Shoulder Strap About batteries that you can use with this unit Charging batteryDetach the battery after charging is completed Charging light ChargeRemaining battery Remaining batteryRecording still pictures When using LCD monitor Recording conditions by Cipa standardRecording 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 Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp Tips for taking good picturesHold the camera gently with both AF Assist Lamp Preventing jitter camera shakeSet to the desired recording mode Sequence of operationsRecording motion pictures Aim the camera and shootTaking still pictures Viewing motion pictures Play back picturesTurn the camera off Take a picture Taking pictures with your own settingsAdjusting the focus and checking the exposure Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Focus displayPress the shutter button halfway Program ShiftProgram Shift diagram Example of Program ShiftSubjects and environments that make focusing difficult How to adjust focusFirst adjust focus according to subject Return to desired compositionTaking pictures with automatic settings About Backlight Compensation Automatic Scene DetectionPress the rear dial Press the rear dial to finalize the settingDefocusing the background Settings About Intelligent Auto setting itemsColor Mode About flashMotion Deblur IHandheld Nite ShotIHDR Press Focus to set AF Tracking AF TrackingPress MENU/SET Press to select and press MENU/SET Switching to Intelligent Auto Plus ModeIntelligent Auto Plus Mode Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing Press To select an item to adjustPress To make adjustments Press MENU/SETPress 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 Move the zoom lever toward W side Viewing a list of pictures Multi PlaybackViewing 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 Deleting pictures Press Q.MENU button to delete displayed pictureTo delete multiple up to 50/To delete all pictures Menu type Setting the menuSetting menu items To return to the previous screen Selected settingPress or rotate the rear dial to select the menu item PagesSwitching to other menus Using Quick menu Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set Press Q.MENU buttonUsing the Setup menu AF/AE Lock / Fn1 Live View ModeCust.Set Mem Fn Button SetMonitor Display / Viewfinder Auto Power MonitorPower Monitor Monitor LuminanceLVF Disp.Style Setting the position of the guidelinesSettings / / / OFF Monitor Disp. StyleSettings on / OFF HistogramHighlight Video Rec AreaRemaining Disp Lens Resume Settings on / OFF MF ResumeExpo.Meter Zoom ResumeMF Assist EconomyAuto Review No.ResetPlay on Monitor SEC. / 1 SECUSB Mode ResetReset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters? Select on connectionViera Link Settings 3D / 2DOutput 3D PlaybackMenu Resume Rotate DispScene Menu Version DispStabilizer Demo FormatLanguage Switching the display of recording information, etc Press DISP. button to change displayUsing Zoom Enlarging a subject further Extended optical zoomZoom 675x 120x216x Digital ZoomClosing 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 Scene Mode Available flash range when Sensitivity setting is AutoShutter speeds for each flash mode Setting Shutter speed secondsTaking pictures with Exposure Compensation Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposureBurst function Aspect Ratio Picture size SettingsSetting Speed Description Application Record Description of settings Taking pictures with self-timerWhen taking motion pictures Press Press to select the item and then press MENU/SETTaking pictures with self-timer Setting the Light Sensitivity Press ISO Press to select Sensitivity and press MENU/SETAbout Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Sensitivity Shutter speed SecSetting coloring White Balance Setting the White Balance manually AWB operational rangePerforming 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 Switching AF Mode Select AF Mode from the Rec menuPress to select Auto Focus mode items and press MENU/SET Taking pictures with Auto FocusTaking front-on pictures of people Face Detection Application Record Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing Determined position for focus 1-area-focusingTo change the AF area Changing the position and size of the AF areaPress AF/AF /MF Press to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET Taking close-up pictures Macro recording100 Focus range 101Shortest recording distance Zoom Focus AF Macro Macro Zoom Max. W102 Macro ZoomPress 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 statePrefocus 104MF assist One shot AFTaking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure 105AF/AE Lock switching 106Using the function button 107Per 1/3 EV Taking pictures by setting the aperture value108 2000Aperture 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 Taking pictures with different picture effects 112Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing 113Items that can be set →113 114Expressive RetroLow Key 115High Key SepiaImpressive Art 116Dynamic Monochrome High DynamicToy Effect 117Cross Process Miniature Effect Defocusing a picture118 Star Filter 119Soft Focus Selecting color 120One Point Color Press the shutter button fully again to end recording Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode121 TipsSetting the recording direction and picture effect 122123 About panorama playbackTaking pictures according to the scene Scene Mode 124Soft Skin 125Portrait SceneryPanning Technique for Panning Mode126 Shutter-PriorityNight Scenery 127Night Portrait Handheld Night Shot What is HDR?128 FoodBaby 129To record age and name PetHigh Sens 130Press to select shutter speed, and then press MENU/SET Starry SkyTips for recording pictures 3D Photo Mode131 Recording motion pictures with manual operation 132133 Register your own settings and record 134Custom When changing the menu settings135 How the Face Recognition function works During recording Recording with the Face Recognition function136 During playbackPress to select the item for editing and press 137Record the face picture Registering face picturesEditing or deleting information about registered persons Recording tips when registering face pictures138 To continue entering characters Entering Text139 Editing textTo record Location Useful features for travel140 Press To select area and press MENU/SET When you come back from your travel destination141 To set daylight savings142 Using the Rec menuSettings Photo StyleAspect Ratio Setting guide143 Picture SizeQuality 144About RAW file ISO Limit Set Settings Auto / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600145 ISO IncrementsFace Recog AF Mode146 AF StyleAF/AE Lock 147Quick AF 148 Metering ModeSettings High / Standard / LOW / OFF DynamicMin. Shtr Speed Resolution149 Digital ZoomStabilizer Active Mode150 Flash 151AF Assist Lamp Flash Synchro Settings 1ST / 2ND152 153 Flash AdjustSettings -2 EV to +2 EV unit 1/3 EV Red-Eye RemovalRefer to →202 for details about attaching the lens 154Conversion 155 Auto BracketDate Stamp Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF156 Rec Format Using the Motion Picture menu157 MP4Rec Quality 158About motion picture icon Picture size Fps ∗Wind Cut 159Continuous AF 160 Zoom MicChanging the picture information display, etc 161162 Different playback methods Playback Mode2D/3D Settings Press to select Start and press MENU/SET 163Press to select the playback method and press MENU/SET Operations during Slide Show164 Changing the slide show settingsSetup 165 Filtering Play166 CalendarOperation from the Playback menu Retouching pictures167 Auto RetouchCreative Retouch Setting Effect168 169 Enter characters Entering text →139 Using the Playback menu170 Title Edit171 Text StampRetouch 172Items that can be stamped Original motion picture that was split does not remain 173Video Divide Resize 174Single 175 Multi176 Cropping177 LevelingTo clear all 178Favorite 179 Print Set180 Protect181 Face Rec Edit182 CopyConnect camera to TV →184 Turn on TV Viewing on TV screen183 Turn on the camera and press the Playback buttonTo connect with an AV cable optional 184To connect with an Hdmi mini cable Check the plug direction and insert it straightViera 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 About supplied software 190PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AE Operating environmentInstalling supplied software 191Downloading Silkypix Developer Studio Download procedure Operating environment192 SupportedConnect camera to computer To cancel connection193 Copying still pictures and motion picturesMac 194Windows 101PANAFor PTP mode 195Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional 196Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder Connect camera to printer Printing197 Selecting a single picture and printing it 198Press to select Print start and then press MENU/SET Selecting multiple pictures and printing themPrint with Date Print Settings199 Num.of printsLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 200Paper Size Printing date without Text Stamp 201Print with date and text Optional accessories 202Do not use with anything other than DMW-LC55 or DMW-LT55 203Lens adaptor optional is needed to use the conversion lens 204 Protector/Filter optional205 External Flash optional206 207 AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optionalRecording List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays208 209 PlaybackMessage displays 210Read Error / Write Error Please check the card 211Battery, power 212213 Recording214 Motion picture recording stops midway215 Lens216 Flash217 Blacken red areas of recorded pictures218 Viera Link Hdmi is not working219 Others220 Zooming stops instantaneously221 When in useUsage cautions and notes Caring for your cameraMemory cards/Data When not using for a while222 LCD Monitor/Viewfinder223 About charging the batteryWhen using a tripod or unipod ChargerPersonal Information 224About 3D viewing Disclaimer225 226