Advanced (Playback)

Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio

Motion pictures

Press 2/1 to select a picture

with a motion picture icon [ ]/

[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/

[ ] and then press 4 to play back.

B A

AThe motion picture recording time B Motion picture icon

• After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen.

For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].

• The cursor displayed during

playback is the same as 3/4/ 2/1.

Stopping motion picture playback Press 4.

Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding

Press and hold 2/1 during motion picture playback.

2: Fast rewind

1: Fast forward

The camera returns to normal motion picture playback when 2/1 is released.

To pause

Press 3 during motion picture playback.

• Press 3 again to cancel pause.

Frame-by-frame forwarding/rewinding

Press 2/1 while pausing.

Pictures with audio

Press 2/1 to select a picture

with the audio icon [ ] and then press 4 to play back.

Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P77) and [AUDIO DUB.] (P105) for information about how to create still pictures with audio.

Sound can be heard through the speaker. Refer to [VOLUME] (P22) for information about how to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu.

The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG.

Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC. (P111)

Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the camera.

If you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back.

When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.

You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures and pictures with

audio.

– Playback zoom

(While playing back or pausing motion pictures and while playing audio)

[TITLE EDIT]/[ROTATE DISP.]/ [ROTATE]/[AUDIO DUB.] (Motion pictures only)

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Panasonic DMCFZ18 Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio, Motion pictures, To pause, Pictures with audio

DMCFZ18, DMCFZ18K specifications

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