Panasonic DMC-TZ7, DMC-TZ65 Changing recording information display, Taking pictures with flash

Changing recording information display

Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as histograms.

Press to change display

In recording mode	Motion picture recording
Recording			Guide lines 1, 3
information 1	information 1, 2	No display

	In playback mode			1 Set ‘HISTOGRAM’ to ‘ON’ to display
	Recording	Recording information		histogram (P.22).
	information	or histogram 1	No display	2 • Return to the ‘Recording
				information’ display by pressing the
				shutter button halfway.
				• Displayed when recording			motion	pictures
				instead of the left screen.
				3 Select guide line pattern		and
				recording information display on/off
				with ‘GUIDE LINE’ setting (P.22).
	Histogram			• When	is in use, recording
				information and guide lines cannot be
Displays distribution of brightness in picture				displayed simultaneously.
– e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are					(Example)
several bright areas in the picture. (Guide) A peak in the centre
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This can be
used as a reference for exposure correction (P.49), etc.

•Histogram from time of recording is different to histogram in playback and displayed in orange, when recording with

flash or in dark locations. Also, histogram may differ from			Dark←	OK	→ Bright
histograms made with image editing software.
• Histograms cannot be displayed in (INTELLIGENT AUTO
mode),	(CLIPBOARD mode), MULTI ASPECT	, or during playback zoom.

• This is not displayed during motion picture recording.

	Guide lines		Judge balance	Judge centre of
• Reference for composition				subject
	(e.g. balance) when recording.
• INTELLIGENT AUTO mode and CLIPBOARD mode
	display	only.

• This is not displayed in ‘MULTI ASPECT’ mode.

During playback zoom, motion picture playback, slideshow: Display on/off

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Taking pictures with flash

Mode:

Display ‘FLASH’

Select the desired type

Stand at least 1 m (3.28 feet)			Displayed for approx. 5 sec.
away when using flash to take		Can also be selected with ►.
pictures of infants.
	Type, operations		Uses
	AUTO		Normal use
	• Automatically judges whether or not to flash
	AUTO/RED-EYE reduction 1		Taking pictures of subjects in dark
	• Automatically judges whether or not to flash
			places
	(reduce red-eye)
	FORCED FLASH ON
	• Always flash		Taking pictures with backlight or
	FORCED ON/RED-EYE reduction 1
	(For ‘PARTY’ and ‘CANDLE LIGHT’ scene modes		under bright lighting (e.g. fluorescent)
	only (P.54))
	• Always flash (reduce red-eye)
	SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE reduction 1		Taking pictures of subjects against a
	• Automatically judges whether or not to flash
	(reduce red eye; slow shutter speed to take brighter		nightscape (tripod recommended)
	pictures)
	FORCED FLASH OFF		Places where flash use is prohibited
	• Never flash

1When digital red-eye correction function operates, red-eye will be detected and corrected automatically when the flash is emitted.

As two flashes will be emitted, do not move until after the second flash (correction effect may vary according to person). Interval between flashes varies according to brightness of subject.

Shutter speeds are as follows:

•, , , : 1/302 - 1/2000th

•, : 1/82,3 - 1/2000th

2 Varies according to ‘MIN. SHTR SPEED’ setting.

3 Max. 1/4 sec. when ‘INTELLIGENT ISO’ in use; max. 1 sec. when ‘STABILIZER’ set to ‘OFF’ or when blur is insignificant. Also varies according to ‘INTELLIGENT AUTO’ mode, ‘SCENE MODE’, zoom position.

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