Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs25 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording motion pictures
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You can record motion pictures with audio (monaural).
Press the motion picture button to start recording
[Rec Format] (→107)/
[Rec Quality] (→107)
Elapsed recording 
timeRemaining recording 
time (approx.)
 ●Do not block the microphone when recording motion 
pictures.
 ●Immediately release the motion picture button after 
pressing it.
 ●You can also use zoom while recording motion 
pictures. 
 • The zoom speed will be slower than normal. • When using zoom...

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Recording motion pictures
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 ■About the recording format for recording motion pictures
This unit can record motion pictures in either AVCHD or MP4 formats.
AVCHD:
You can record high definition quality images with this format. It is suitable for 
viewing on a large format TV or for saving to disc. 
MP4:
This is a simpler video format best used when extensive editing is needed, or 
when uploading videos to the Internet.
 • You can record a motion picture to the built-in memory only in...

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Recording motion pictures
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 ■Recording motion pictures in 
Records a motion picture at your preferred settings. • Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
 ■Recording motion pictures in 
The camera automatically detects the scene to record motion pictures with optimal 
settings.
  When scene does not 
correspond to any on the right.
 • In  mode, focus and exposure will be set according to the face detected. • will be selected for nightscapes and other dark scenes. • If the...

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Recording motion pictures
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Taking still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture 
recording
 • Still pictures are recorded with aspect ratio setting of  and [Picture Size] 
setting of 3.5 M. (Max. 2 pictures)
 • Motion picture recording continues unchanged. • The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded. • When...

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Viewing your pictures
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When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, and without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
Press the playback button
 • By holding down the playback button while the camera is off, you can turn the camera on in Playback Mode.
Use the   cursor button to select a picture that you want to 
play back
 • Hold down to quickly scroll forwards/backwards.
View pictures
Folder/File number
Picture number/Total pictures
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Viewing your pictures
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Viewing motion pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4 and QuickTime 
Motion JPEG formats.
Press the playback button
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press 
Playback now starts.
Motion picture recording time
Motion picture icon (differs by [Rec Format] and [Rec Quality])
 • If the pictures played back are narrowed down with [Slide Show]  (→110) or [Filtering 
Play]  (→113) , a selection screen will appear....

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Viewing your pictures
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Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture.
Display the picture that you want to capture as a still picture 
by pausing a motion picture during playback
Press [MENU/SET]
 • A confirmation screen is displayed.   Select [Y es] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]. 
[Rec Format] [Rec Quality] [Picture Size] [Aspect Ratio]
[AVCHD] [FHD/60i]
2M16:9
[HD/60p]
[MP4] [FHD/30p]
[HD/30p]
[VGA/30p]
0.3M4:3...

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Viewing your pictures
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Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
Move to  T sideCurrent zoom position
 • Each time you move the zoom lever toward the T  side, the magnification increases 
through four levels: 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (The picture quality displayed becomes 
successively lower.)
 • To reduce zoom → Move lever towards W side • Move zoom position → Press    
 ●Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback.
Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Move to  
W...

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Viewing your pictures
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Searching pictures by the recording date (Calendar search)
Move to 
the W side  several times
Selected date
 • Use cursor button to select the recording date, then press [MENU/SET] to select the  pictures for the selected recording date.  (→1
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Deleting pictures
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Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
Press [ / ] button to delete displayed picture
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]. 
 ●Do not turn off the camera during deletion. ●Pictures cannot be deleted in the following cases: • Protected pictures  • Card switch is in “LOCK” position. •...