Panasonic Dmc Fx7 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording pictures (basic)
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Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve 
appropriate exposure due to the difference 
of brightness between the subject and the 
background.
1Press 3 several times until 
[ EXPOSURE] appears and 
then compensate the exposure. 
 You can compensate from j2EV to 
i2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.
 EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value, 
and it is the amount of light given to the 
CCD by the aperture value and the shutter 
speed.
 The compensation range...

Recording pictures (basic)
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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically 
recorded by each press of the shutter 
button according to the compensation 
range of the exposure.
You can select the desired exposure 
among the 3 types of pictures.
1Press 3 several times until 
[ AUTO BRACKET] appears 
and then set the compensation 
range of the exposure. 
 You can select the exposure from 
j1EV to i1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.
 When you do not use auto bracket, 
select [OFF].
...

Recording pictures (basic)
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Optical Image Stabilizer [STABILIZER]
This mode recognizes and compensates 
jitters. You can reduce blurring caused by 
jitters when you hold the camera with one 
hand for taking a picture of yourself or 
when you take pictures indoors where the 
shutter speed is slowed down.
1 Optical Image Stabilizer button
1Keep pressing the stabilizer 
button until [STABILIZER] 
appears and then select the 
stabilizer function mode.
 The stabilizer function may not work 
sufficiently in...

Recording pictures (basic)
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Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
1Press the Single/Burst Mode 
Button to switch the burst mode 
setting and then take pictures. 
: High speed
;
: Low speed
;
: No limit
;
No display (canceled)
∫Number of pictures recorded in burst 
mode
¢When the shutter speed is higher than 
1/60 and the flash is not activated
 In simple mode [ ], the burst speed is 
fixed to Low. (P32)
 Keep pressing the shutter button fully to 
activate the burst mode.
 If the flash is activated, you...

Playback (basic)
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Playback (basic)
Playing Back Pictures
1Select the picture.
2 : Play back the previous picture.
 1 : Play back the next picture.
 The picture following the last one is the  first picture.
∫ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
When you keep pressing  2/1  during 
playback, the file number and the page 
number are updated. If you release  2/1 
when the number of the desired picture 
appears, you can play back the picture.
1 : Fast forward
2 : Fast rewind
 The number of files...

Playback (basic)
46
9 Pictures Multi Playback
1Switch to multi screen. 2Select the pictures. 
∫ To return to the normal playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] or 
press the [MENU] button.
 The picture with the number colored in  orange appears.
∫ To delete a picture during a 9 pictures 
multi playback.
Press the [ ] button.
When the confirmation screen appears, 
press  4 to select [YES], and press  1. 
(P48)
 Rotated pictures are displayed in the 
direction oriented when they are recorded. 
(P71)...

Playback (basic)
47
Using the Playback Zoom
1Enlarge the picture.
:1 k> 2k> 4k> 8k > 16k
:16 k> 8k> 4k> 2k > 1k
 When you rotate the zoom lever  towards W after the picture is enlarged, 
the magnification becomes lower.
 When you change the magnification,  the zoom position indication  A appears 
for about 1 second to check the position 
of the section enlarged.
 When you press the [MENU] button, the 
magnification reverts to 1 k.
2Shift the picture.
 When you move the position to be 
displayed,...

Playback (basic)
48
Deleting Pictures
∫To delete a single picture
1Select the picture to be deleted.
2: Play back the previous picture.
 1: Play back the next picture.
2 Delete the picture. 
 While deleting the picture, [ ] appears 
on the screen.
∫ To delete multiple pictures
1Select [MULTI DELETE].
2Select the pictures to be deleted.
 The selected pictures appear with [ ]. 
When  4 is pressed again, the setting is 
canceled.
 The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected  picture cannot be deleted....

Playback (basic)
49
3Delete the pictures.
 It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures 
all at once.
∫ To delete all pictures
1Select [ALL DELETE]. 
2Delete all of the pictures.
 Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Please double-check before 
deleting pictures.
 Do not turn off the camera while deleting.
 Pictures that are protected (P74) or that  do not conform to DCF standards (P45) 
will not be deleted.
 When you delete pictures, use a battery  with sufficient battery power (P13) or use...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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Recording pictures (advanced)
Using the Mode Dial
This mode allows you to take pictures 
closely focusing on the subject. (e.g. When 
taking pictures of flowers.)
You can take pictures with the lens at a 
distance of up to 0.16 feet (5 cm) (Wide) 
from the subject. 
∫Focus range 
 Normal 
 Macro mode [ ] 
 We recommend using a tripod.
 When the camera lens is at a distance 
beyond the available range from the 
subject, the subject may not be focused 
even if the focus...