Panasonic Dmc Fz100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P165)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
B Burst icon [ ˜]
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
•If you select a picture with the Burst icon [ ˜], and press [MENU/SET], the pictures from within 
that Burst Picture group will be played back using Multi Playback.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.•It is also possible to select pictures by rotating the rear dial.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear.•It is also possible to display pictures by pressing the rear dial.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
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∫Switching the displayed image while maintaining the Playback Zoom
Rotating the rear dial to select the picture during Playback Zoom.
•You can switch the displayed image while maintaining the same zoom magnification and zoom 
position for the Playback Zoom.
Note
•You can also delete the recording information etc. on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder during 
Playback Zoom by pressing [DISPLAY].
•If you want to save the enlarged pi cture, use the Cropping function. (P172)•The Playback Zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.•The zoom magnification and the zoom position are canceled when the camera is turned off 
(including Sleep Mode).
•The zoom position returns to the center in the following images.–Images with different aspect ratios–Images with different numbers of recorded pixels–Images with a different rotation direction (when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON])•Playback Zoom is not available during Motion Picture Playback.
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k > 2k> 4k> 8k > 16k
•When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4/ 2/1.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
•Focus point will be enlarged when [FOCUS] is pressed. 
(P63)
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This unit will remember the focus point during the recording, and it can be enlarged with 
that point as a center.
Press [FOCUS] during image playback.
•Focus point may not be the center of enlargement when it is 
at the edge of the image.
•Refer to “Using the Playback Zoom” (P62)  for operation 
during zooming.
•It will return to the original enlargement if [FOCUS] is 
pressed again.
•Following pictures cannot be enlarged because there is no 
focus point:
–Picture that was taken without focusing–Picture that was taken with Manual Focus–Picture that was taken with a different camera
 Enlarge the focus point (display focus point)
Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode
1
Press [MENU/SET] during playback.
2Press  1.3Press 3/4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY]  (P60)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW]  (P160)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
[MODE PLAY]  (P162)
Playback in [PICTURE], [AVCHD]
¢ 1, or [MOTION JPEG] can be selected.
¢1 This is the specification to re cord and playback high definition images.
[CATEGORY PLAY] (P163)
The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY]  (P164)
¢2
Your favorite pictures are played back.
¢2 [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] in [SETUP] menu has not 
been set to [ON].  (P39)
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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which are being played back will be deleted.•You can also delete pictures from the [PLAYBACK] mode Menu. (P180)
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press 
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∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P176)  setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note
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Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a ba ttery with sufficient 
battery power or the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional).
•If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.•If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected  (P179), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 100) or all the pictures
Press [‚ ].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
∫Selecting the screen to be used
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
A [DISPLAY] button•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During Playback Zoom  (P62), while playing back 
motion pictures  (P157) and during a slide show  (P160), you can 
only select “Normal display F” or “No display  H”.
In Recording Mode
In Playback Mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2 You can switch between available recording time and number of recordable pictures by 
setting [REMAINING DISP.] in [SETUP] menu.
¢ 3 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines 
are displayed.
¢4 When the number of pictures remaining is more than 1000 or the time remaining in recording motion pictures is more than 1000 seconds, [ ] is displayed.
Note
•[NIGHT PORTRAIT]  (P95),  [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode  (P96), the 
guide line is gray.
•In [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed.  (P105)
B
Normal display
¢1, 2
CNo display
D No display (Recording 
guide line)
¢1, 3
E Out-of-frame display¢4
F Normal display
G Display with recording 
information
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HNo display
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∫Out-of-frame display
Recording information is displayed on the bottom and right edges of the screen. You can 
therefore concentrate on the subject when ta king pictures without being obstructed by 
information displayed on the screen.
∫ Monitor priority
When [PLAY ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu  (P36), the LCD monitor is 
turned on 
when switching from Recording Mode to Playback Mode.You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when 
using the Viewfinder to record.
∫ Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the 
horizontal and vertical guide lines or the 
cross point of these lines, you can take 
pictures with well-designed composition by 
viewing the size, the slope and the balance 
of the subject.
A []: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness  along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each bri ghtness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily  check a picture’s exposure.
Examples of histogram
Note
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When the recorded picture and the hi stogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the Manual Exposure Mode
–When the flash is activated–In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode  (P96)–When the flash is closed•When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places•When the exposure is not adequately adjusted•The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.•The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode.•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.–Intelligent Auto Mode–Multi Playback–In [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode–Playback Zoom–Calendar Search–When HDMI cable is connected
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2 Under Exposed
3 Overexposed
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[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ATo open the flashPress the flash open button.
BTo close the flashPress the flash until it clicks.
•Be sure to close the flash when not in use.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash 
is closed.
Note
•Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb.
Set the flash to match the recording.
•Open the flash.
Select [FLASH] in the [REC] mode menu.  (P28)
Press  3/4 to select a mode and press 
[MENU/SET].
•For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer 
to “Available flash settings by Recording Mode”.  (P71)
Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
¢The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated.
Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject.
[RED-EYE REMOVAL]  (P148) on the [REC] Mode menu is set to [ON], [ ] appears on 
the flash icon.
∫ About Digital Red-Eye Correction
When [RED-EYE REMOVAL]  (P148) has been set to [ON] and Red-Eye Reduction 
([ ], [ ], [ ]) is selected, Digital Red-Eye Correction is performed whenever 
the flash is used. The camera automatically detects red-eye and corrects the picture. (Only 
available when [AF MODE] is set to [ š] and Face Detection is active)
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Under certain circumstances, red-eye cannot be corrected.•In the following cases, Digital Red-Eye Correction does not work.–When the flash setting is set to [ ‡], [‰] or [ Œ]–When [RED-EYE REMOVAL] is set to [OFF]–When [AF MODE] is set to anything except [ š]
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
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AUTO/Red-Eye 
Reduction
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The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting 
conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON
:
Forced ON/Red-Eye 
Reduction
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The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.•The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or 
[CANDLE LIGHT] in Scene Mode.  (P96)
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Slow sync./Red-Eye 
Reduction
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When taking pictures against a dark background landscape, this feature 
will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated. Dark background 
landscape will appear brighter. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye 
phenomenon.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
background.
•Using a slower speed can cause motion blur. Using a tripod can 
enhance your photos.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.•Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.