Panasonic Dmc Fx65 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Setting to a higher number 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
Applicable modes: 
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[AUTO]/[80]/[100]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600]
Note
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When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO400] 
according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted to a...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
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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Note
•The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded 
under so use [AWB] or [ Ó].
•The White...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Finely adjusting the white balance [ ]
You can finely adjust the white balance when  you cannot acquire the desired hue by 
setting the white balance.
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Set the white balance to [ V]/[Ð ]/[î ]/[Ñ ]/[Ò ].1Press 3 [È] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears 
and then press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
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Select [0] to return to the original white balance.2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.•The White Balance icon on...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
Specify a person’s face and use the Face Recognition functions.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ON]/[MEMORY]/[SET]
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Refer to P76  for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P21.
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Applicable modes:
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 [FACE RECOG.]
  [AF MODE]
[š ]: Face detection The camera automatically detects the...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
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...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫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...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
As long as the camera is held steady, the camera will automatically adjust the focus and 
focus adjustment will then be quicker when the shut ter is pressed. This is useful when you 
do not want to miss a picture-taking opportunity.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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When [ON] is set, [ ] is displayed on the screen.•It does not operate during AF tracking.•[QUICK AF] cannot be set when in [NIGHT PORTRAIT],...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
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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[1/250], [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 [1/4 ] to take pictures. (When you select a minimum shutter speed 
other than [1/4 ], [ ] appears on the screen.)
•Setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
Pictures are taken continuously wh ile the shutter button is pressed.
Select the ones you really like from  among 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 and when 
the flash is not activated.
Note
•The focus, exposure and white...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
This can enlarge subjects even more than t he Optical Zoom or Extended Optical Zoom.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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Refer to P40  for details.•If camera shake (jitter) is a problem during zooming, it is recommended that [STABILIZER] be 
set to [AUTO] or [MODE 1].
•The setting is fixed to [ON] in Macro Zoom Mode.•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode. Setting of other recording mode will be...