Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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∫When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of the 
composition of the picture you want to take)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and press the 
shutter button half way to fix the focus and 
exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button half way 
while moving the camera as you compose the 
picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫ Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus in...

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Recording Motion Pictures
Applicable modes: 
This unit can record motion pictures in QuickTime Motion JPEG format.
AAvailable recording time
B Elapsed recording time
•You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording Mode.•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while recording motion 
pictures.
•For the setting of [Rec Quality], refer to  P80.
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture 
button again.
1Start...

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•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording 
motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may record noise due to static electricity or 
electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the motion picture recording.
•Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in still pictures and motion pictures, the angle of view may 
change at the start of the motion picture...

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Playing Back
1Press [(].
∫Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press  2/1  to select a picture with a Motion Picture icon 
(such as [ ]), and then press  3 to play back.
CMotion picture icon
D Motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on 
the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[08m30s].
•Operations during Motion Picture Playback
¢The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2  again.
–You can adjust the volume...

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•When the camera is turned off, press and hold [(]. If you turn it on this way, the playback screen 
will be displayed automatically.
(If too many images are stored in the card, it may take a while for the camera to turn on.)
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “D esign rule for Camera File system” established by 
JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files that do not comply with the DCF standard...

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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted.
•Pictures that are not in the DCF standard or those that are protected cannot be deleted.
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes].
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting.•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete...

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and 
playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the 
camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock 
and power.
Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [Ø] ([1-Area]) to [ š] ([Face Detection])...

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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] repeatedly until the screen returns to 
the recording/playback screen.
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In recording mode, the menu screen can also be 
exited by pressing the shutter button halfway.
•There are functions that cannot be set or used  depending on the modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
3Press 3/ 4 to select the menu item and then 
press [MENU/SET].
A Menu screen page•It will switch to the next page when you reach the bottom.
(It will also...

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By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display style 
the camera is in.
Using the Quick Menu
1Press [Q.MENU] when recording.
2Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select the menu 
item and the setting and then press 
[MENU/SET] to close the menu. 

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About the Setup Menu
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P37.
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[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items.
Check their settings before using them.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, only [Online Manual], [ Clock Set], [World Time], [Airplane Mode], [Beep], 
[Language] can be set.
•Refer to P21  for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Daylight Savings [ ]. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.)
Press  3 once more to return to the normal time.
•If you...