Panasonic Dmc Fx700 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
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: 
[AUTO]/
[]/[100]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600]
∫ About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the 
movement of the...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Note
•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 maximum of [ISO1600] when using the 
flash.)
•When setting to [ ], ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness within 
the maximum setting of [ISO1600].
•The ISO sensitivity will be set to [AUTO]  when recording motion pictures. Also, 
[ISO LIMIT SET] will not work.
•The higher the value set...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of 
the subject.
Applicable modes: 
[AUTO]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600]
Note
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The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity, the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the 
amount of picture noise.
•It will work when the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P23.
In...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫Setting the White Balance manually
Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when taking photographs.
1Select [ ], and then touch [ ].
2Aim 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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If the subject is overly bright or overly dark, you may 
not be able to set the White Balance. If this is the case, 
adjust to an appropriate brightness and then set the 
White...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures  are taken, the pictures may take on 
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being 
used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto White Balance may not function 
properly. In this case, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1 Auto White Balance will work within this range
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 Sunlight
6...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
Specify a person’s face and use the Face Recognition functions.
Applicable modes:
 
[OFF]/[ON]/[MEMORY]/[SET]
Note
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Refer to P96  for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P23.
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Applicable modes:
 
¢ [Ø] will be used during motion picture recording.
 [FACE RECOG.]
 [AF MODE]
[š ]: Face...

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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 subjects other than a person as a face. In this...

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)
1Touch 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....

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
The camera will adjust focus automatically depending on the settings.
Applicable modes:
 
¢ When 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).
The camera will adjust the focus automatically, and the focus adjustment when the shutter...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed.
Applicable modes: 
Note
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When [ C] is selected and [AF MODE] is set to [ š], the camera will adjust the exposure to suit 
the person’s face.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P23.
Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatically when there is a big difference in 
brightness between the background and subject,  to bring the...