Advanced (Recording pictures)

In playback mode

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HNormal display

IDisplay with recording information and histogram

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¢4 Displayed if birthday setting and [AGE] were set to [ON] in [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P61) or [PET] (P62) in scene mode before taking pictures.

¢5 When characters are registered under [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P61) or [PET] (P62) name settings in scene mode, [TITLE EDIT] (P99) in [PLAY] mode menu, the recorded date and time appears after the registered characters are displayed for a few seconds.

¢6 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displayed if you set [TRAVEL DATE] (P67) before taking pictures.

•With [NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode (P58) and [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P59), the guide lines will be shown in gray.

∫Out-of-frame display

Recording information is displayed on the bottom and right edges of the screen. You can therefore concentrate on the subject when taking pictures without being obstructed by information displayed on the screen.

∫Diopter adjustment

Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that you can see the Viewfinder clearly.

• Press [EVF/LCD] to display the viewfinder.

Look at the display on the Viewfinder and rotate the diopter adjustment dial to where the screen is clearest.

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∫Monitor priority

When [PLAY ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu (P21), the LCD monitor is turned on in the following cases.

You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when using the Viewfinder to record.

•When switching from recording mode to playback mode.

•When reviewing pictures. (P32)

•When turning the camera on in playback mode.

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Panasonic DMCFZ18K operating instructions Playback mode, Out-of-frame display, Diopter adjustment
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DMCFZ18, DMCFZ18K specifications

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