Panasonic Dmc Fz100 Operating Instructions Manual

Preparation
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Holding and using your camera
•Do not cover the flash, the AF assist lamp A or the microphone 
B with your fingers or other objects.
•Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your 
side and stand with your feet slightly apart.
•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter 
button.
•The lens barrel will retract approximately 15 seconds after switching 
from Recording Mode to Playback Mode.
•Do not touch the lens or the lens barrel. You may get your...

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Preparation
This is convenient as it allows you to take pictures from various angles by adjusting the 
LCD monitor. (P11)
∫ Taking pictures at a normal angle
LCD Monitor
∫ Taking pictures at a high angle
Open the LCD monitor 180 o toward you, 
and adjust the angle.
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This is convenient when there is someone in front 
of you and you cannot get close to the subject.
∫ Taking pictures at a low angle
Open the LCD monitor 180 o toward you, 
and adjust the angle.
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This is convenient when taking...

Preparation
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∫Taking pictures with the camera held vertically
Open the LCD monitor and rotate it to an angle that makes it easy to see.
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Do not cover the AF assist lamp, the microphone with your fingers or other objects.
Taking pictures at a normal angle
Note
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Close the LCD monitor, turn the power switch to [OFF], and retract the lens completely when 
carrying the camera.
Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle 

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Preparation
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P175)  is set to [ON])
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The Direction Detection Function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the 
camera aimed up or down.
•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
∫ Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Press [EVF/LCD] to switch the monitor screen.
A Viewfinder
B [EVF/LCD] button
C LCD monitor
•When the LCD...

Basic
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Mode switching
BasicSelecting the [REC] Mode, and record still picture 
or motion picture
Turn the camera on.
•The power lamp 2 lights when you turn this unit on  1.
Switching the mode by rotating the mode 
dial.
Align a desired mode with part  B.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust 
to each mode. (The mode dial rotates 360 o)
∫Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode  (P48)
The subjects are recorded using settings  automatically selected by the camera.
Program AE Mode (P53)
The subjects...

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Basic
∫Advanced
∫ Advanced Scene Mode
Aperture-Priority AE Mode  (P85)
The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set.
Shutter-Priority AE Mode  (P85)
The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set.
Manual Exposure Mode  (P86)
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture  value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
Creative Motion Picture Mode  (P114)
Record motion picture with manual settings.
Custom Mode  (P117)
Use this mode to...

Basic
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), and take 
the picture.
∫For more details, refer to the explanation of each recording mode.
Press the motion picture button to start the recording.
Press the motion picture button again to stop the 
recording.
•Sound will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start/
stop of motion picture recording.
Sound volume can be set in [BEEP LEVEL]  (P31).
∫Recording of motion picture...

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[REC] Mode: ñ
Taking pictures using the automatic function 
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording 
conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the 
settings to the camera and take pictures easily.
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The following functions are activated automatically.–Scene Detection/[STABILIZER]/Intelligent ISO sensitivity control/Face Detection/Quick AF/
[I.EXPOSURE]/Digital Red-Eye...

Basic
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When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
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[¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ],[ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera aut omatically detects a person’s face, and it will 
adjust the focus and exposure.  (Face Detection) (P140)
•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal...

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Basic
It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject.Note
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[FACE RECOG.] does not work during AF tracking.•Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on  P140.
AF Tracking Function
1
Press [FOCUS].
•[ ] is displayed in the upper left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the 
screen.
•Press [FOCUS] again to cancel.
2Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and 
press [AF/AE LOCK] to lock the subject.
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AF tracking frame will turn yellow.•An optimum scene...