Panasonic Dmc Fz2500 Basic Owners Manual

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3Press the shutter button halfway to exit the menu.
4Press the shutter button to perform recording. 
• The camera will perform burst recording of a 4K photo and saves it as a 4K burst file in [MP4] format.
• When [Auto Review] is enabled, the picture selection screen 
will be displayed automatically.
• When [ ] ([4K Pre-Burst]) is set, the battery drains faster and  the camera temperature 
rises. Select [ ] ([4K Pre-Burst]) only when recording.
1Select an image with the [ ]...

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Controlling Focus After Recording 
(Post Focus/Focus Stacking)
Applicable modes: 
The camera allows you to take 4K burst pictures while shifting the focus to different areas. 
After taking these pictures, you can select the desired focus area. 
This function is suited for recording still objects.
It is also possible to select multiple focus areas and create a single merged picture. (Focus 
Stacking)
• We recommend that you use a tripod when recording images to be  used for...

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1Select an image with the [ ] icon on the playback screen, and 
press 3.
2Select and touch a focus area.• If a picture that is in focus is not available for the selecte d 
area, a red frame will be displayed. You cannot save a 
picture in this case.
• You cannot select the edges of the screen.
• You can fine-adjust the focus by dragging the slide bar  during enlarged display. (You can also perform the same 
operation by pressing  2/1.)
3Touch [ ] to save the picture.• The...

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1Touch [ ] in step 2 of “Selecting the desired focus area and saving a picture”.
2Touch the merging method.
3(When [Range Merging] is selected)
Touch the desired focus area.
• Touch the focus area again to cancel the selection.
4Touch [ ] to merge the pictures and save the resulting picture.• The picture will be saved in JPEG format. Recording information (Exif information) of the original picture with the closest focus distance, including the  shutter speed, aperture, and ISO...

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Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting 
Automatically 
(Bracket Recording)
Applicable modes: 
You can take multiple pictures while automatically adjusting a setting by pressing the 
shutter button.
1Select the menu. (P24)
¢ Available in Aperture-Priority AE Mode or when the ISO sensitiv ity is set to [AUTO] in 
Manual Exposure Mode.
2Press  3/4 to select [More settings] and then press [MENU/SET].
• For in formation on [More settings], refer to the page that de scribes each...

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∫About [More settings] (step 2 in P35)
¢ Not available for burst recording. When using burst recording,  if you press and hold the 
shutter button, recording will be performed continuously until  a specified number of pictures 
are taken. 
Recording Mode: 
∫ About [More settings] (step 
2 in P35)
• When using burst recording, if you press and hold the shutter  button, recording will be 
performed until a specified number of pictures are taken.
∫ About [More settings] (step 2...

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Image Stabilizer
Applicable modes: 
Automatically detects and prevents jitter. For motion picture recording, the 5-Axis Hybrid 
Image Stabilizer function is available. It uses both the optical stabilizer of the lens and the 
electronic stabilizer of the camera’s sensor. It corrects diffe rent types of jitters including 
those that occur during zoom recording and also recording while walking.
Select the menu. (P24)
Zoom types and use
Applicable modes: 
Zooms in without...

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Applicable modes: 
You can zoom in up to twice the original zoom magnification while minimising the 
deterioration of the image quality.
Applicable modes: 
Although the image quality deteriorates every time you zoom in further, you can zoom in 
up to four times the original zoom magnification.
Recording Motion Picture/4K Motion Picture
Applicable modes: 
The camera can record full high definition motion pictures that  comply with the AVCHD 
standard or 4K motion pictures in...

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• [AVCHD]:You can continue recording without interruption even if the file size exceeds 4 GB, but the 
motion picture file will be divided.
• [MP4] (with a [Rec Quality] size of [FHD] or [HD]): You can continue recording without interruption even if the con tinuous recording time exceeds 
30 minutes or the file size exceeds 4 GB, but the motion picture  file will be divided and 
recorded/played back separately.
• [MP4] (with a [Rec Quality] size of [4K]), [MP4 (LPCM)], or [M...

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When [MP4] is selected(± : Available, —: Not available)
¢ 4K motion picture
When [MP4 (LPCM)], [MOV] is selected(± : Available, —: Not available)
ItemSystem frequencySizeRecording 
frame rateSensor  outputBit rate59.94Hz
(NTSC)50.00Hz (PAL)24.00Hz
(CINEMA)
[4K/100M/30p]¢± — — 3840 k2160 29.97p 29.97 100 Mbps
[4K/100M/25p]¢—± — 3840 k2160 25.00p 25.00 100 Mbps
[4K/100M/24p]¢±— — 3840 k2160 23.98p 23.98 100 Mbps
[FHD/28M/60p]±— — 1920 k1080 59.94p 59.94 28 Mbps
[FHD/28M/50p]—± —...