Panasonic Dmc Fz2500 Operating Instructions Manual

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Owner’s Manual
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FZ2500
DVQP1093ZA
F1016YT0
until 
2015/9/2
Message Display P325
Troubleshooting P327
Finding the information you need P2
Contents P4
Contents by Function P9
Menu list P190
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Finding the information you need
In this “Owner’s Manual for advanced features”, you can find the information you need 
from the following pages.
By clicking a page number, you can jump to the linked page and  quickly find the 
information.
Search from “Contents”
Click this icon to jump to “Contents”.P4
Search from the list of function namesP9
Search from the list  of buttons and dialsP14
Search from the list of screens and iconsP316
Search from “Message Display”P325
Search from “Menu list”...

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How to use this manual
∫About the symbols in the text
• Click a cross reference in the text to jump to the correspondi ng page.
• The screen illustrations in this owner’s manual assume that [S tyle] in [Clock Set] (P33) is set to 
[Y.M.D] and [System Frequency]  (P236) is set to [24.00 Hz (CINEMA)].
About the indication of the applicable mode
Applicable modes: 
The icons indicate the modes available for a function.
• Black icons: Applicable modes
• Gray icons: Unavailable modes
[ ] indicates that...

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Contents
Finding the information you need ..............................................................................2
How to use this manual ......................................... ....................................................3
Contents by Function ........................................... .....................................................9
1.  Before Use
Care of the camera .................................................................................................12
Standard...

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3.  Recording Modes
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ...................60
• Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot]) ................ ..........................63
• Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation  ([iHDR]).............64
• Taking pictures with customized color, defocus control, and 
brightness settings ............................................ .............................................65
Taking Pictures with Automatically...

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• Selecting the desired focus area and saving a picture .................................129
• Merging multiple pictures to widen the focus range (Focus Sta cking)..........130
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ............................ ............................................132
Taking Pictures with Time Lapse Shot/Stop Motion Animation ..... ........................133
• Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse S hot]) .............134
• Creating Stop Motion Pictures...

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• Reducing flickering and horizontal stripes on images ([Synchro Scan]).......178
• Switching the units of values ([SS/Gain Operation]).......... ...........................179
Recording while monitoring camera images ....................... ..................................180
8.  Playing Back and Editing Images
Playing Back Pictures ...........................................................................................182
Playing Back Motion Pictures......................................

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• When sending images to [Cloud Sync. Service] ..........................................285
Registering to the “LUMIX CLUB” ................................ .........................................286
• About the [LUMIX CLUB] ....................................... ......................................286
About Connections .............................................. ..................................................290
• Connecting via a wireless access point (via the network) ........

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Contents by Function
RecordingRecording Mode .............................. P40
[Preview].......................................... P71
Panorama Shot Mode ..................... P73
Macro recording ............................ P111
[Time Lapse Shot] ......................... P134
[Stop Motion Animation] ................ P136
Aperture Bracket ........................... P141
Focus Bracket ............................... P142
[Multi Exp.]..................................... P202
[Silent Mode]...

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Motion Picture[Rec Format].................................. P159
[Rec Quality] .................................. P159
Motion pictures in 4K ..................... P157
Recording still pictures while
recording motion pictures .............. P164
[Snap Movie] ................................. P165
Creative Video Mode [Slow/Quick] .................................. P169
[Dolly Zoom] .................................. P170
[4K Live Cropping] ......................... P171
[Exposure Mode]...