Panasonic Dmc Fz2500 Operating Instructions Manual

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You can perform the following operations:
• When the picture is displayed in windowed mode, you can enlarge/reduce the picture by approximately 3
k to 6k; when the picture is displayed in full screen, you can enlarge /
reduce the picture by approximately 3k to 10k.
5Press the shutter button halfway.
• You can also perform the same operation by pressing [MENU/SET] .
• If you have enlarged the picture by rotating the focus ring, t he assist screen will close 
approximately 10 seconds after the operation.
Achieving focus quickly using Auto Focus
Touching [ ]
• Auto Focus works at the center of the frame.
• Auto Focus also works with the following operations. – Assign [AF-ON] to [AF/AE LOCK].  (P102)
– Pressing the function button to which [AF-ON] is assigned
– Dragging the monitor and releasing your finger at the position  
you want to focus on
• This function is not available  when [4K Live Cropping] is set.
Button operationTouch operationDescription of operation
3/4/2/1Dragging Moves the enlarged area.
Pinching out/in Enlarges/reduces the screen in small steps.
sEnlarges/reduces the screen in large steps.
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Switches the enlarged display (windowed/full 
screen).
[DISP.][Reset] Resets the area to be enlarged back to the 
center.
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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes: 
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate expos ure.
1Align the screen with the subject.
2Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus 
or exposure.
• If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
• Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the 
camera as you compose the picture and then 
press shutter button fully.
AAE Lock indication
∫Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]
>  [Custom]  > 
[AF/AE Lock]
[AE LOCK] Only the exposure is locked.
• When the exposure is set, [AEL] is displayed.
[AF LOCK]
Only the focus is locked.
• When the subject is focused, [AFL] is displayed.
[AF/AE LOCK] Both focus and exposure are locked.
• [AFL] and [AEL] are displayed when the focus and the exposure 
are 
optimized.
[AF-ON] Auto Focus is performed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Expos ure Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Foc us.
• The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter butto n halfway even when AE is 
locked.
• Program Shift can be se t even when AE is locked.
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Compensating the Exposure
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background.
1Press [ ].
• You can also use the button as a function button.  (P55)
2Rotate the rear dial to compensate the 
exposure.
AExposure Bracket
B Exposure Compensation
C [Flash Adjust.]
• You can perform the operations below while the 
exposure compensation screen is displayed.
• You can switch the functions between the rear dial and the fro nt dial by pressing [DISP.].
3Press [ ] to set.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
Compensates the exposure
Adjusts the flash output (P154)
3/4 Sets the exposure bracket  (P140)
Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed
Compensate the exposure 
towards positive. Compensate the exposure
towards negative.
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• You can set the exposure compensation value in the range between j5 EV and i5 EV.
Settings can be made within a range of 
j3 EV to i3 EV while recording motion pictures, 
recording 4K photos, or recording in [Post Focus].
• When [Auto Exposure Comp.] in [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set  to [ON], the brightness of the 
flash will automatically be set to the level appropriate to the  selected Exposure Compensation. 
(P154)
• When the exposure value is out of the  j3EV to  i3 EV range, the brightness of the recording 
screen will no longer change.
It is recommended to record by checking the actual brightness o f the recorded image in the 
Auto Review or playback screen.
• The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the came ra is turned off. (When 
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Setting the Light Sensitivity
Applicable modes: 
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set.
Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in  dark places without the 
resulting pictures coming out dark.
1Press  3 ( ).
2Select the ISO sensitivit y by rotating the rear 
dial.
• You can switch the functions between the rear dial and  the front dial by pressing [DISP.].
A ISO Limit Set
B ISO sensitivity
3Rotate the front dial to set the upper limit of 
ISO sensitivity.
• It will work when the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].
4Press [MENU/SET] to set.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
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¢1 When the [ISO Limit Set]  (P205) of [Rec] menu is set to anything except [OFF], it is set 
automatically within the value set in [ISO Limit Set].
¢ 2 Only available when [Extended ISO] is set.
AUTO The ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the 
brightness.
• Maximum [ISO3200] (With the flash on [ISO1600])¢
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(Intelligent) The camera detects movement of the subject and then 
automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter 
speed to sui
t the movement of the subject and brightness of 
the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject.
• Maximum [ISO3200] (With the flash on [ISO1600])¢ 1
• The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway. It is continuously changing to match the 
movement of the subject until the shutter button is pressed 
fully.
L.80¢ 2, L.100¢2, from 125 to 
12800, H.25600¢ 2The ISO sensitivity is fixed to various settings.
Characteristics of the ISO sensitivity
125 12800
Recording location 
(recommended) When it is light (outdoors) When it is dark
Shutter speed
Slow Fast
Noise Less Increased
Jitter of the subjectIncreasedLess
• For information on the focus range of flash when [AUTO] is set , refer to P149.
• Cannot select [ ] in the following cases:
– Shutter-Priority AE Mode
– Manual Exposure Mode
• When [Multi Exp.] is set, the maximum setting is [ISO3200].
• You can use the following settings in the Creative Video Mode, when recording 4K photos, or  when recording with [Post Focus].
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Adjusting the White Balance
Applicable modes: 
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the co lor of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in acc ordance with the light source.
1Press 1 ( ).
2Rotate the rear dial or front dial to select the 
White Balance.
[AWB] Automatic adjustment
[V ] When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky
[Ð ] When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky
[î ] When taking pictures outdoors in the shade
[Ñ ] When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[]¢When taking pictures with the flash only
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Set the White Balance value. Use to match the 
condition when taking photographs.
1 Press 
3.
2 Place a white object such as a piece of paper 
within the frame at the center of the screen, and 
press [MENU/SET].
• This will set the White Balance  and return you to the recording screen.
• The same operation can be performed by pressing the shutter button.
• White Balance may not be set when the subject is too bright or  too dark. 
Set the White Balance again after adjusting to appropriate brig htness.
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¢When you start recording a motion picture,  [AWB]  will be select ed. If recording is 
performed with the 4K Photo function or Post Focus function, th is setting works in the 
same way as  [AWB] .
3Press [MENU/SET] to set.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
∫ Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken,  the pictures may take on 
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being 
used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto Whit e Balance may not function 
properly. In a case like this, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1 Auto White Balance will work within this range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 Sunlight
6 White fluorescent light
7 Incandescent light bulb
8 Sunrise and sunset
9 Candlelight
Kl Kelvin Color Temperature
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You can set the color te mperature manually for 
taking natural pictures in different lighting 
conditions.
1 Press  3.
2 Press  3/4 to select the color temperature and 
then press [MENU/SET].
• You can set a color temperature from [2500K] to [10000K].
Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appr opriate White Balance 
will vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ].
• The White Balance is only calculated for subjects within the range of the camera’s flash. 
(P149)
• In Scene Guide Mode, changing the scene or Recording Mode will  return White Balance 
settings (including the White Balance fine adjustment setting)  back to [AWB].
• In the Scene Guide Mode, settings suitable for each scene are  made.
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You can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by 
setting the White Balance.
1Select the White Balance and then press 4.2Press 3/4 /2 /1  to fine-adjust the White Balance.
• You can also make fine adjustments by touching the White 
Balance graph.
• Pressing [DISP.] resets the position back to the center.
3Press [MENU/SET].
Finely adjusting the White Balance
2 : A (AMBER: ORANGE)
1 : B (BLUE: BLUISH)
3 : G (GREEN: GREENISH)
4 : M (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
• If you finely adjust the White Balance to [A] (amber), the Whi te Balance icon on the screen will 
change to orange.
If you finely adjust the White Balance to [B] (blue), the White  Balance icon on the screen will 
change to blue.
• If you finely adjust the White Balance to [G] (green) or [M] ( magenta), [_] (green) or [ `] 
(magenta) appears beside the White Balance icon on the screen.
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Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the White Balance fine 
adjustment, and 3 pictures with different colors are automatically recorded when the 
shutter button is pressed once.
1Fine-adjust the White Balance in step 2 of “Finely 
adjusting the White Balance” and then perform the 
bracket setting by rotating the rear dial.
Rotating the rear dial to the right:
Horizontal ([A] to [B])
Rotating the rear dial to the left:
Vertical ([G] to [M])
• You can also set the bracket by touching [ ]/[ ].
2Press [MENU/SET].
White Balance Bracket
• You can also set the White Balance Bracket in [Bracket] in the  [Rec] menu. (P139)
Not available in these cases:
• The White Balance Bracket does not work in the following cases :
– Intelligent Auto Mode
– Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
– Panorama Shot Mode
– [Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Handheld Night  Shot]/[Soft Image of a Flower] 
(Scene Guide Mode)
– Creative Control Mode
– When taking pictures while recording a motion picture
– When recording 4K photos
– When recording with [Post Focus]
– When recording in Burst Mode
– When [Quality] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
– When using [Multi Exp.]
– When using [Time Lapse Shot]
– When using [Stop Motion Animation] (only when [Auto Shooting]   is set)
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