Panasonic Dmc Fz2500 Operating Instructions Manual

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3(When [Range Merging] is selected)
Touch the desired focus area.
• Touch the focus area again to cancel the selection.
• Dragging the screen allows you to select multiple areas.
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 with the Self-timer
Applicable modes: 
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Press the shutter button halfway to focus and 
then press it fully to take the picture.
• Focus and exposure will be set when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• After the self-timer indicator flashes, recording starts.
∫ Changing the time setting for the self-timer
Select the menu.
>[Rec] > [Self Timer]
Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed.
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Taking Pictures with Time Lapse Shot/Stop 
Motion Animation
You can take pictures with Time Lapse Shot or Stop Motion 
Animation. In addition, the pictures taken can be combined 
into a motion picture.
• Set the date and time settings in advance. (P33)
• Recorded pictures are dis played as group pictures. (P187)
• When [System Frequency] is set to [24.00 Hz (CINEMA)], you  can take pictures, but you cannot create motion pictures from 
them.
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Applicable modes: 
The camera can automatically take pictures of subjects such as animals or plants as time 
elapses and create a motion picture.
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Display the setup screen.  (P133)• Switch to [Time Lapse Shot] if it is not selected.  (P133)
• Recording may not be consistent with the set recording interva l or the set number of 
pictures depending on recording conditions.
3Press the shutter button halfway.• The recording screen will be...

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• Operations during recording standby (The camera is turned on)
• After the recording stops, a confirmation screen will be displayed, asking whether to 
proceed to create a motion picture.
To create a motion picture, select [Yes].
For information on creating motion pictures, refer to  P138.
∫ Changing the Time Lapse Shot settings
You can change the settings in [Time Lapse/Animation] in the [R ec] menu.
Button 
operationTouch 
operationDescription of operation
[Fn5]...

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Applicable modes: 
A stop motion picture is created by splicing pictures together.
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .2Display the setup screen. (P133)• Switch to [Stop Motion Animation] if it is not selected. 
(P133)
3Press the shutter button halfway.• The recording screen will be displayed. You can also 
perform the same operation by pressing and holding 
[ ] until the recording screen is displayed.
Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
[Auto Shooting]...

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4Press the shutter button fully.• Up to 9999 frames can be recorded.
5Move the subject to decide on the composition.• Repeat recording in the same way.
• If this unit is turned off while recording, a message for resuming the recording is displayed when the camera is 
turned on. Selecting [Yes] allows you to continue the 
recording from the interruption point.
6Touch [ ] to end the recording.• It can also be ended by selecting [Time Lapse/Animation] from the [Rec] menu...

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To create motion pictures after taking pictures, follow the steps below.
1Select the methods for creating a motion picture.• The recording format is set to [MP4].
2Press 3/4  to select [OK] and then press [MENU/SET].• You can also create motion pictures using [Time Lapse Video]  (P251) or [Stop Motion 
Video]  (P251) in the [Playback] menu.
Creating motion pictures from recorded pictures
[Rec Quality]Sets the quality of a motion picture.
[Frame Rate]Sets the number of...

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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. (P51)
¢ 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 information on [More settings], refer to the page that des cribes...

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∫About [More settings] (step 2 in  P139 )
¢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.
[Step]: [3 •1/3], [Sequence]: [0/ s/r ]
Not available in these cases:
• Bracket recording is disab led in the following cases.
– [Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Handheld Night  Shot]/[Soft Image of a Flower] 
(Scene...