Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr1 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject. Focus will keep following the subject 
automatically even if it moves.
1Press 3.
•[ ] is displayed in the upper left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the 
screen.
•Press  3 again to cancel.
2Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and 
press  4 to lock the subject.
•
AF tracking frame will turn yellow.•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be 
chosen.
•Press  3 to cancel.
Note
•[FACE RECOG.] does not work during AF tracking.•Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on  P100.
AF Tracking Function 
						

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•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] Mode menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢ (P92) /[BURST]  (P103)/[COLOR MODE]¢ (P104) /[FACE RECOG.]  (P85)
¢ The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] Modes are used.
[TRAVEL MODE] menu
–[TRAVEL DATE]/[LOCATION]/[WORLD TIME]
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]/[STABILIZER DEMO.]•The settings of the following items are fixed.
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF]/[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO BRACKET]/White balance fine adjustment/
[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[AUDIO REC.]/[MIN. SHTR SPEED]/[HISTOGRAM]
•The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal Picture Mode. 
What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
ItemSettings
[GUIDE LINE]  (P25)  ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF])
[ECONOMY] 
([POWER SAVE])  (P26)[5MIN.]
[AUTO REVIEW]  (P27)[2SEC.]
Flash  (P56) ‡/Œ
[QUALITY]  (P93) A
[INTELLIGENT ISO]  (P94)
[WHITE BALANCE]  (P96)[AWB]
[AF MODE]  (P98) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected)
[PRE AF] (P101)
[I.EXPOSURE]  (P102)[ON]
[STABILIZER]  (P105)[AUTO]
[AF ASSIST LAMP]  (P107)[ON]
[RED-EYE REMOVAL] 
(P107) [ON]
ISOMAX1600 
						

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[REC] Mode: ·
Taking pictures with your favorite settings 
(Normal Picture Mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu.
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P64)
∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P96)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ !].
A Mode dial
B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
Set the mode dial to  [ ·].
•To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu” (P92) .
Aim the AF area at the point you want to 
focus on.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
•The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is 
focused.
•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/2 m 
(6.56 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.•If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, 
refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P61) .
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
•The access indication lights  (P16) red when pictures 
are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the 
card). 
						

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Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
¢1
F Shutter speed¢1
G ISO sensitivity
¢ 1 If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed  in red when the flash is used.)
¢ 2 Sound volume can be set in [SHUTTER VOL.]  (P24).
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button halfway  while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
•
You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face 
detection function when taking pictures of 
people.  (P98)
∫ Subjects and recording conditions 
which are difficult to focus
•
Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast•When the focus range display has appeared in red.•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
Focusing
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White>Green White >Red
Sound
¢ 2Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
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)
B
EDFG
A
C
1/30 1/30
F3.3
F3.3ISO
ISO 80
 801/30
F3.3ISO 801/30 1/30
F3.3
F3.3ISO
ISO 80
 801/30
F3.3ISO 80 
						

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When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P105), a tripod or the self-timer 
(P63) .
•
Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or 
[FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode  (P66)
–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertica lly are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P130)  is set to [ON])
•
The direction detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the 
camera aimed up or down.
•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
Direction detection function 
						

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[REC] Mode: ñ· ¿n¨
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 15.6 k), do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Digital Zoom
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
FeatureOptical zoomExtended optical zoom (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 8
k 15.6k
¢32k (including optical zoom 
8 k)62.5 k (including extended 
optical zoom 15.6 k)
Picture 
qualityNo deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None[PICTURE SIZE] with 
 (P92)  is selected. [DIGITAL ZOOM] 
(P104) on 
the [REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A[ ] is displayed.
BThe digital zoom range is 
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•When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD 
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
Note
•
The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ or  ¨ has been selected.•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.•The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 k) when the camera is turned on.•If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.•The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt 
the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
•When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P63) for taking 
pictures.
•The extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases.–In Macro Zoom Mode–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], 
[FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
–In Motion Picture Mode•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.–In [TRANSFORM], [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], 
[HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in 
Scene Mode
–When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set 
						

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You can zoom at high speed to Tele (maximum zoom position).
The zoom magnification differs depending on the picture size that is set.
∫ To return to Wide using the easy zoom
•
Zooming returns at high speed as far as Wide.•When the zoom position returns to the Wide while the maximum picture size is set, the picture 
size which was changed in the extended optical zoom range now returns to what it was 
originally. Also, the picture size returns to what it was originally when the zoom position has 
been returned to the optical zoom range using the zoom lever.
Note
•Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom function is activated.
Using the Easy zoom
Press [E.ZOOM].
You can further extend the zoom to  the digital zoom range by pressing 
[E.ZOOM] again when [DIGITAL ZOOM]  (P104) is set to [ON].
•
When the maximum picture size has been set:
The zoom stops once at the maximum zoom position of the optical zoom. 
(
1)
When [E.ZOOM] is pressed again, zooming proceeds as far as the 
maximum zoom position of the extended optical zoom. (
2)
A Optical zoom
B Extended optical zoom
C Digital zoom
The colors of the zoom bars and the picture size change, and the picture size changes 
temporarily as shown below.
Aspect ratioPicture size
X  [] >[]
Y  [] >[]
W  [] >[]
Press [E.ZOOM] at Tele (the 
maximum zoom position).
W
TW 
						

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1  during playback.
•
The file number A and the picture number B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
•If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A to [(].
•Normal playback is set automatically in the 
following cases.
–When the mode is switched from the [REC] to 
[PLAYBACK].
–When the camera is turned on while the [REC]/
[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at [ (].
•When the mode dial is set to  [ ¨] , clipboard will 
be displayed. Refer to “Viewing clipboard 
pictures”  (P110)  for information about playing 
back the clipboard.
Press  2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
2 : Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P122)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
A