Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr3 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Specify a person’s face and use the Face Recognition functions.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ON]/[MEMORY]/[SET]
Note
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Refer to P84  for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22 .
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Applicable modes:
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¢ [Ø] will be used during motion picture recording.
 [FACE RECOG.]
 [AF MODE]
[š ]: Face...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Note
•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 11 areas) light at the 
same time in [ ]. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF 
Mode to [ ƒ], [Ø ] or [ Ù].
•If the AF Mode is set to [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus.•Switch the AF Mode to [ ƒ] or [ Ø] if it is difficult to focus using [Ù ].•The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About [ ƒ] [1-area-focusing (High speed)]
•You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF Modes.•The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the 
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
Note
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Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different 
subject depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below.
–When the...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
The camera will adjust focus automatically depending on the settings.
Applicable modes: 
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¢ In recording motion pictures, only [ ] (Continuous AF) can be selected.
About [] and []
[ ] will adjust the focus automatically when the jitter of the camera is reduced. [ ] will 
adjust the focus at all times (continuous AF operation).
The camera will adjust the focus automatically, and the focus adjustment when the...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
You can take bright pictures in dark places by setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED] slower. Also, 
you can set it faster to reduce the blur of the subject.
Applicable modes: 
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[AUTO], [1/125], [1/60], [1/30], [1/15], [1/8], [1/4], [1/2], [1]
Note
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This should usually be set to [AUTO] to take pictures. (When you select a minimum shutter 
speed other than [AUTO], [ ] appears on the screen.)
•Setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  to...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Select the ones you really like from the pictures you have taken.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ ˜]
¢ The Burst speed is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card.
•The Burst speed values given above apply when the shutter speed is 1/60 or faster.
Note
•The focus, exposure and White Balance are fixed when the first picture is...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Pictures with sharp profile and resolution can be taken by utilising the Intelligent 
Resolution Technology.
Applicable modes: 
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Note
•Refer to P41  for information about the Intelligent Zoom.•[I.RESOLUTION] is fixed to [i.ZOOM] in Intelligent Auto Mode or Clipboard Mode.•This will be fixed to [ON] for [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] in Scene Mode, to [OFF] 
for [FLASH BURST] and [PIN HOLE] in Scene Mode, and...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Using these modes, the pictures can be made sharper or softer, the colors of the pictures 
can be turned into sepia colors or other color effects can be achieved.
Applicable modes: 
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¢ 1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.
¢ 2 This can be set only during Normal Picture Mode.
Note
•When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible. To avoid noise, we 
recommend setting to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Using one of these modes, jitter during picture taking is detected, and the camera 
automatically compensates for the jitter, enabling jitter-free images to be taken.
Applicable modes:
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Note
•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases.–When there is a lot of jitter.–When the zoom magnification is high.–In Digital Zoom range.–When taking pictures while following a moving subject.–When...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Audio can be recorded simultaneously with the image. You can record the conversation 
during the shooting or the situation as a memo.
Applicable modes: 
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•If you press [MENU/SET] during audio recording, the audio recording is canceled.
Note
•The sound is set separately from [AUDIO REC.]  (P114) in the Clipboard Mode.•Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.•Audio recorded with this unit may...