Panasonic Dmc Fh7 Owners Manual

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Recording
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
∫ Applicable modes:
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∫Settings
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take 
the picture. The self-timer indicator blinks and the shutter is activated 
after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).
Note
•When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is 
automatically focused just before recording. In dark places, the 
Self-timer indicator  A will...

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For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the nu mbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they  are printed onto large sheets.
∫ Applicable modes:
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∫Settings
¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
Note
•The Extended Optical Zoom does not work when [Macro Zoom] is set or in [Transform], 
[High Sens.], [Hi-Speed Burst], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole] and [Photo Frame] in Scene Mode so...

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Recording
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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∫Settings
¢ Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
[Rec Quality]
ItemPicture SizefpsAspect Ratio¢1280k 720 pixels 2416:9¢640k480 pixels
304:3
320 k240 pixels 

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For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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∫Settings: [ ]/[ISO100]/[ISO200]/[ISO400]/[ISO800]/[ISO1600]
∫ About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera 
detects movement of the subject and then automatically sets the optimum ISO 
sensitivity and...

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Recording
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in ot her such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in ac cordance with the light source.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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∫Settings
Note
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Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will vary 
depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB]...

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Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when taking photographs.
1Touch [Ò].2Touch [ Ó].
3Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc., so 
that the frame in the center is filled by the white 
object only and then touch [Set].
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White Balance may not be set when the subject is too 
bright or too dark. Set the White Balance again after 
adjusting to appropriate brightness.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Setting the White Balance manually 

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Recording
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
This allows the appropriate focusing method to be selected.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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∫Settings
Note
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The AF Mode is fixed to [Ø ] in [Starry Sky], [Fireworks] in Scene Mode.•It is not possible to set [š] in the following cases.–In [Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Food] or [Aerial Photo] in Scene Mode.
∫About [ š] (Face Detection)
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera 
detects the faces.
Yellow:
When the...

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∫Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
Touch the subject.
•The AF area turns yellow and the subject is locked.
It will continuously adjust the fo cus and exposure automatically 
following the movement of the subject. (Dynamic Tracking)
•Lock is canceled when [ ] is touched.
Note
•Touch operation is not possible at the top right of the LCD monitor even if image is displayed.•Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different 
subject depending on the...

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Recording
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures  of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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∫Settings
Note
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We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer.•We recommend setting the flash to [ Œ] when you take pictures at close range.•If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, 
the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights....

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For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
Use this function when you c annot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
∫ Applicable modes: 
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1Adjust the exposure by dragging the slide bar.
•Select [0 EV] to return to the original exposure.2Touch [Exit].
•Exit the menu after it is set.•The exposure compensation value appears on the screen.
Note
•EV is an abbreviation of...