Panasonic Dmc Fz10pp Operating Instructions Manual

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¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 In panning mode, the shutter speed 
becomes slower than usual to achieve 
the panning effect. As a result, jitter 
can easily occur.
 Panning function does not work well in 
the following situations.
– Very bright scenes such as daytime 
in summer. We recommend using an 
ND filter (DMW-LND72, optional). 
(P117)
– When the shutter speed is faster 
than 1/100th.
– When the subject moves slowly and 
the tracking speed is too slow. (The 
background...

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Taking Pictures using Night Portrait Mode
Night Portrait Mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape. By 
using the flash and a slow shutter speed,  the picture will show the subject and the 
background brighter than they appear in real life.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30)
ª Technique for Night portrait mode
 Open the flash. (P38)
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow  (max. about 1 sec.), we recommend 
using a tripod.
 Keep the...

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Recording Motion Images
You can record motion images with audio.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30)
1Select [MOTION RATE].
 [30fps]:The motion of recorded image is 
smooth, but the file size is large.
 [10fps]: The file size is smaller so you can 
record motion images for a longer 
time.
 fps (frame per second); This  means the number of frames used 
in 1 second.
 Close the menu by pressing the  [MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.2Press the shutter...

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ªAvailable recording time
 The remaining recording time appears on the screen.
(It is an approximation.)
 The recordable time is an approximation.
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Suggestions/Tips ¬
 The picture size is fixed to 320k240 pixels.
 The motion images cannot be recorded without audio.
 If using the MultiMediaCard, after recording motion images, the card access 
indication may appear for a while, but this is not a malfunction.
 After recording starts, the auto focus/zoom/aperture...

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Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the focus.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [MF ASSIST] from the 
[SETUP] menu (in the recording 
mode) (P26) and set it to [ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.2Slide the focus switch to [MF] and 
rotate the MF ring 1 to focus on 
the subject.
AF: Auto focus
 MF: Manual focus
4: One shot AF
3The MF assistance appears on...

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ªTechnique for Manual focus
The subject is focused.
The subject is unfocused.
1Rotate the MF ring slowly. If the 
subject is focused, rotate it a little 
more.
2Finely focus on the subject while 
rotating the MF ring in the reverse 
direction.
ªOne shot AF
You can focus on the subject with auto 
focus by sliding down the focus switch to 
[4] in MF mode. 
This is convenient for prefocus.ªPrefocus
This is a technique to focus on the point 
to take pictures in advance when...

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Setting the White Balance
In certain situations, the color white may appear slightly reddish or bluish. This can 
occur when shooting under early or late day sunlight, on a cloudy day, or under 
halogen lighting. By using the manual White Balance feature you can achieve a 
more accurate reproduction of the color white.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P30)
1Select [W.BALANCE] and set the 
desirable mode.
[AUTO]:
for setting the white balance...

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Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may 
result in reddish or bluish pictures. 
Where the subject is surrounded by 
many light sources, auto white balance 
adjustment may not operate properly. 
In this case, set the white balance to the 
mode except [AUTO] manually.
1 The range that is controlled by the 
auto white balance adjustment mode 
of this camera
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 TV screen
5 Sunlight
6 White fluorescent light...

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Setting the White Balance manually (White set)
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P30)
1Select [W.BALANCE] and set to 
[].
2(Only when setting the white 
balance again) Press 1.
3Aim the camera at a sheet of white 
paper 1 or similar object so that it 
completely fills the frame to white 
on the screen and press the 
shutter button fully.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 When setting the...

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Finely Adjusting the White Balance
If you cannot acquire the desirable hue with white balance because of too many 
different light sources, etc., adjust the fine white balance as follows.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P30)
 Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P67)
1Press 3 until [ WB ADJUST.] 
appears.2Adjust the white balance.
 1  [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 2  [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
 Close the function by...