Panasonic Dmc Fz18 Operating Instructions Manual

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 When you rotate the zoom lever, you may 
hear some sound from the camera or the 
camera may shake. This is not a 
malfunction.
 When using the zoom function, an 
estimate of the focus range will appear in 
conjunction with the zoom display bar.
(Example: 0.99 ft. –¶)
This camera has a 18k optical zoom. 
However, if the picture size is not set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio [ /
/ ], a maximum of 28.7k optical 
zoom can be achieved with no picture 
quality deterioration....

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3Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. 
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele 
or releasing the zoom lever once and then 
rotating it to Tele again.
(When using the digital...

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2Press 2/1 to select the picture.
∫Enlarging the picture
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T].
 Rotate the zoom lever to [ ] [T] for a 
4k magnification and then rotate it 
even more for a 8k magnification. 
When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to move the 
position.
 When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication A appears for about 
1 second....

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∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2/1 during 
playback.
 The file number A and the picture 
number B only change one by one. 
Release 2/1 when the number of the 
desired picture appears to play back the 
picture.
 If you keep pressing 2/1, the number 
of pictures forwarded/rewound 
increases.
 In review playback in recording mode 
and in multi playback (P88), the 
pictures can only be forwarded or 
rewound one by one.
 This camera is based on the DCF 
standard “Design rule...

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3Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to set.
(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
 Repeat the above procedure.
 [ ] appears on the selected pictures. If 
4 is pressed again, the setting is 
canceled.
 The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected 
picture is protected and cannot be 
deleted. Cancel the protect setting and 
then delete the picture. (P104)
4Press [ ].
5Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting 
[MULTI DELETE])
 When you delete...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD 
Monitor/Viewfinder
1Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Press [EVF/LCD] to switch the monitor 
screen.
 When the LCD monitor turns on, the 
Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
2Selecting the screen to be used
Press [DISPLAY] to change the display.
 When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] is not activated. During 
playback zoom (P90), while playing back 
motion pictures (P91) and during a slide 
show (P94), you...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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In playback mode
¢4 Displayed if birthday setting and [AGE] 
were set to [ON] in [BABY1]/[BABY2] 
(P61) or [PET] (P62) in scene mode 
before taking pictures.
¢5 When characters are registered under 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] (P61) or [PET] (P62) 
name settings in scene mode, 
[TITLE EDIT] (P99) in [PLAY] mode 
menu, the recorded date and time 
appears after the registered characters 
are displayed for a few seconds.
¢6 The number of days that have passed 
since the travel...

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∫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.
∫Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays 
brightness along the horizontal axis (black 
to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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– Multi playback
– Calendar playback
– Playback zoom
1Press [LCD MODE] for 1 second.
2Press 3/4 to select a mode.
3Press [MENU/SET].
AThe [AUTO POWER LCD] icon ([ ] 
([ ])), [POWER LCD] icon ([ ]) or 
[HIGH ANGLE] icon ([ ]) appears.
∫Canceling setting
If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again 
for 1 second the screen shown in step 
2 is 
displayed. Select [OFF] to cancel a setting.
 High angle mode is also canceled if you 
turn the camera off or power save mode is...

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 The brightness of the pictures displayed 
on the LCD monitor screen are increased 
in Auto power LCD, Power LCD and High 
angle modes. Therefore, some subjects 
may look different on the LCD monitor. 
However, this does not affect the recorded      
pictures.
 The LCD monitor automatically returns to 
normal brightness after 30 seconds when 
recording in Power LCD mode. Press any 
button to make the LCD monitor bright 
again.
 If the screen is difficult to see...