Panasonic Dmc Fz2500 Operating Instructions Manual

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• This owner’s manual describe operations of the front dial/rear dial as follows:
e.g.: When rotating the front dial to the left or right: 
e.g.: When rotating the rear dial to the left or right: 
Allows you to set the aperture, shutter speed, and other settin gs when in /// 
modes.
• In [Dial Set.] in the [Custom] menu, you can change the operat ion methods of the front dial and 
rear dial.  (P43)
Temporarily changing the items assigned to the front/rear dials...

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2Rotate the front/rear dials while the guide is 
displayed.
• The settings of the items assigned to the dials will change.
3Press [MENU/SET] and set.• You can also complete this step by performing either of the operations below:
– Press the shutter button halfway
– Press [Fn3]
• Items that are temporarily assigned to the front/rear dials ca n be used only while the guide 
(step
2) or setting screen (step3) is displayed.
• You can set the items to be assigned...

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∫Setting the operation methods of the front dial and rear dial
>  [Custom]  > [Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)] Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed 
in Manual Exposure Mode.
[F SS]:
Assigns the aperture value to the front dial, and the shutter 
speed to the rear dial.
[SS F]:
Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial, and the aperture 
value to the rear dial.
[Rotation (F/SS)]
Changes the rotation direction of the dials for adjusting the...

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Using the [ND FILTER] switch, you can switch the built-in 
optical ND filter setting. (The filter adjusts the amount of 
light.)
• Use this function when recording a bright subject outdoors under a clear sky that causes the screen to look white.
[ND FILTER] switch (switching the ND filter setting)
[AUTO] Controls the ND filter automatically according to the recording  condition.
[1/4]Reduces the amount of light to 1/4.
[1/16] Reduces the amount of light to 1/16....

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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
• This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of 
the cursor button as  3/4/2 /1.
Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.
• If the information on the screen is not displayed any longer 
because no operation was performed for some time, press the 
[DISP.] button or...

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∫[ ] Live View Finder style display layout  (Example of viewfinder style display)
∫ [ ] Monitor style display layout  (Example of monitor style display)
¢When the on-monitor recording information screen is displayed,  you can touch the desired 
item and change its setting directly.
With information 
(detailed 
information) With information With information 
(detailed 
information
, tilt 
sensor display) With information 
(tilt sensor 
display)
With information...

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∫About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt  of the camera etc.
• When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes t o green.
¢ This is displayed if [Highlight]  (P225) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
• Some of the screens cannot be displayed for certain files that  you play back, such as motion 
pictures and 4K burst files.
A
Horizontal direction : Correcting tilt to the left
B Vertical direction :...

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Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫ Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch screen apart (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
Touch screen (Touch operations)
• Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger.
• If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet,  please follow the...

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Applicable modes: 
Just by touching the subject you want as your point of focus, the camera will focus on the 
subject and take the picture automatically.
∫ To cancel the Touch Shutter function
Touch [ ] .
Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
• Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with the  Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
3Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and 
then...

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Applicable modes: 
You can easily optimize the brightness for a touched position. When the face of the subject 
appears dark, you can brighten the screen according to the brig htness of the face.
∫ Canceling the Touch AE function
Touch [ ] .
• [Metering Mode] returns to the original setting, and the brigh tness optimization position is 
canceled.
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area (Touch AE )
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
• The setting screen for the...