Panasonic Dmc Fz28 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  to slower speed might increase the chance of jitter, so we 
recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.
Setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  to faster speed might make the picture darker, so we recommend 
recording the picture in well-lit area. If correct  exposure cannot be achieved, [ ] will flash in 
red when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
For details on  [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 .
Audio can be recorded simultaneously with t he image. You can record the conversation 
during the shooting or the situation as a memo.
Applicable modes: 

If you press [MENU/SET] during audio recording, the audio recording is canceled.
Note
Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.Audio recorded with this unit may not playback on other equipment.
For details on  [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 .
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light 
conditions that make focusing difficult.
Applicable modes: 
B  [AUDIO REC.]
[OFF]: Audio will not be recorded.
[ON]:  [B ] is displayed on the screen.
Audio will be recorded as soon as the image is recorded.
(It will stop in 5 seconds)
F  [AF ASSIST LAMP]
[OFF] : The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
[ON] : When taking pictures in dark places, the AF assist lamp lights while the shutter 
button is pressed halfway. (Larger  AF areas are now displayed.)
Note

The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m (4.92 feet).When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp  A (e.g. when taking 
pictures of animals in dark places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In 
this case, it will become more difficult to focus on the subject.
Remove the lens hood.A vignetting effect may appear on the circumference of the AF assist lamp 
because the AF assist lamp may be obscured by the lens, however, this 
does not cause a problem with the performance of the camera.
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For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to  P22.
[2ND] (2nd synchro) activates the flash just  before the shutter closes when taking pictures 
of moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed.
Applicable modes:
 
Note
Set it to [1ST] normally.[2ND] is displayed in the flash icon on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder  if you set [FLASH SYNC.] to 
[2ND].
When a fast shutter speed is set, the effect of [FLASH SYNCHRO] may deteriorate.
For details on  [REC] mode menu settings, refer to  P22.
This camera allows you to create motion pi cture files up to 20 seconds long by connecting 
images.
Applicable modes:
 
[PICTURE CAPTURE]:
Taking pictures for flip animation.
[CREATE MOTION PICTURE]:
Creating an animated file using the pictures taken with [PICTURE CAPTURE].
[DELETE STILL PICTURES]:
To delete all pictures for flip animation.
∫ Creating the flip animation
1 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE] and then press  1.
2 Press the shutter button and capture the images one frame  at a time.

The picture size is 320k240 pixels.You can check the recorded image with 4 and the previous or 
following image with 2/1.Delete unnecessary images with the [ ‚].You can record up to 100 pictures. The number of recordable pictures displayed is an 
approximation.
 [FLASH SYNCHRO]
[1ST]: The normal method when taking pictures with the 
flash.
[2ND]: The light source appears behind the subject and 
picture becomes dynamic.
 [FLIP ANIM.]
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3 Press [MENU/SET], press 3/4  to select [CREATE MOTION PICTURE] and then 
press  1.
4 press  4 to select [FRAME RATE] and then press  1.
5 Press  3/4  to select  [5fps] or [10fps] and then press [MENU/
SET].
6 Press  3 to select [CREATE MOTION PICTURE] and then press 1 .

The file number appears after creating a flip animation.Press [MENU/SET] three times to close the menu after creating the flip animation.
∫ Deleting all still images used to create flip animation
When selecting [DELETE STILL PICTURES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confirmation screen 
appears. Select [YES] with  3 and then press [MENU/SET].
Note

Audio cannot be recorded.If you execute [CREATE MOTION PICTURE], flip animation is made from all pictures recorded 
for flip animation. Delete unnecessary pictures.
You can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play back motion 
pictures.  (P97)
Playback may not be possible on other equipment. You may also hear noise during playback 
on other equipment which does not have a mute function.
For details on  [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 .
With the optional conversion lenses, you can  record even more faraway pictures and take 
close-up pictures of smaller subjects.
Applicable modes:
 
Note
Refer to  P120 for details about attaching the lens.Ensure that [CONVERSION] is set to [OFF] when not using a conversion lens.Read the operating instructions of the conversion lens for details.
For details on  [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 .
To set the year, month, day and time.
It functions in exactly the same way as [CLOCK SET] in the [SETUP] menu. [5fps]
5 frames/sec.
[10fps] 10 frames/sec. (The motion 
pictures become smoother.)
 [CONVERSION]
[OFF]
[] When you attach the tele conversion lens.
[] When you attach the close-up lens.
U [CLOCK SET]
C
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Advanced (Playback)
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Advanced (Playback)Playing Back Pictures in Sequence (Slide Show)
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can 
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed  interval between each of the pictures.
Furthermore, you can play back the pictures  grouped together by category or play back 
only those pictures you have set  as favorites as a slide show.
This playback method is recommended when you have connected the camera to a TV set 
to view the pictures you have taken.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to 
[( ], and then press [MENU/SET].
Press 1.
Press 3/ 4 to select [SLIDE SHOW], and then press [MENU/SET].
When [ALL] or [FAVORITE] has been selected in step 4
When [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected in step 4
Press 3/
4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[FAVORITE] can be selected only when [FAVORITE] on the 
[PLAYBACK] menu  (P107) is at [ON] and there are pictures 
already set as favorites.
Press 3 to select [START] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press 4 to finish the slide show.
Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
Press  3/4/2/1 to select the category to play back 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
For details on categories, refer to  P96.
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∫Operations performed during slide showThe cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2 /1.
The menu screen is restored when [ ‚] is pressed.
∫ Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting 
[EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when 
switching from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]

When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
[AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures 
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
[SETUP]
[DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.

[DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.[AUDIO] will be displayed only when the [EFFECT] is set to [OFF]. Audio will be played along 
with the still picture with audio by setting the [AUDIO] to [ON].
Note
Motion pictures cannot be played back as a slide show.It is not possible to add new music effects.
Press  3 to select [START] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press  4 to finish the slide show.
Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
A Play/Pause
B Stop
C Back to previous picture
¢
DAhead to next picture¢
¢ These operations can be performed only in the pause mode.
E Reduce volume level
F Increase volume level
ItemSettings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT] ON/OFF
[MUSIC]/[AUDIO] ON/OFF
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Advanced (Playback)
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back 
([CATEGORY PLAY]/[FAVORITE PLAY])
This mode allows you to search images by scene mode or other categories (such as 
[PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCENERY]) and sort the pictures into each of the 
categories. You can then play back the pictures in each category.
Perform steps  1 and 2  on page 94.
Press  3/4 to select  [CATEGORY PLAY] , and then press [MENU/SET].
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select the category and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns blue.It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the 
card or the built-in memory.
If you press [ ‚] while searching, the searching will stop halfway.Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
Still pictures created from a motion picture cannot be played back from the motion 
pictures category in category playback.
You can play back the pictures you have set as [FAVORITE]  (P107) (Only when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [ON] and there are pictures which have been set to [FAVORITE]).
[CATEGORY PLAY]
[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. scene modes[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. scene modes
*  [PORTRAIT], 
[i-PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] [SPORTS], [PARTY], 
[CANDLE LIGHT], 
[PANNING], 
[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], 
[SNOW], 
[AERIAL PHOTO]
, 
[SCENERY], 
[i-SCENERY], [SUNSET], 
[AERIAL PHOTO]
Î 
[BABY1]/[BABY2]
í [PET]
1 [FOOD]
. [NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT SCENERY], 
[STARRY SKY] [TRAVEL DATE]
¢
Í 
[MOTION PICTURE], 
[FLIP ANIM.]
[FAVORITE PLAY]
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Advanced (Playback)
Perform steps 1 and  2 on page 94.
Press  3/4 to select [FAVORITE PLAY], and then press [MENU/SET].
Note
You can use only [ROTATE], [ROTATE DISP.], [DPOF PRINT], [PROTECT] or  [AUDIO DUB.] 
in the [PLAYBACK] menu.
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Press  2/1 to select a picture with a motion picture 
icon (such as [ ]), and then press  3 to play back.
AThe motion picture recording time
B Motion picture icon
C Motion picture playback icon
After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the 
upper right of the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
∫Operations performed during motion picture playback
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2 /1.
A Play/Pause
B Stop
C Fast rewind, Frame-by-frame rewind
¢
DFast forward, Frame-by-frame forward¢
¢ These operations can be performed only in the pause mode.
E Reduce volume level
F Increase volume level
Motion pictures
Pictures with audio
Press  2/1 to select a picture with the audio icon [ ] 
and then press 3 to play back.
A Audio iconRefer to [AUDIO REC.]  (P91) and [AUDIO DUB.]  (P110) for 
information about how to create still pictures with audio.
ABC
A
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Advanced (Playback)
Note
Sound can be heard through the speaker. Refer to [VOLUME]  (P24) for information about how 
to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu.
The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG.Please note that the bundled software inclu des QuickTime to play back motion picture files 
created with the camera on the PC.
Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back 
on the camera.
If you play back motion pictures that have  been recorded with other equipment, the picture 
quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back.
Motion picture with audio recorded on other cameras might not play on this unit.When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Creating still pictures from a motion picture
You can create a single still picture (with 1  screen or 9 screens) from a recorded motion 
picture. This is effective in moving scenes when you want to look carefully at the 
movement of a sportsperson etc.
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
To save the displayed image as 1 picture  > go to step 3To save the motion picture as 1 picture with 9 screens  > go to 
step 2
Press [MENU/SET] to display the 9 screens 
playback screen.
A : 30  frames: Display image every 1/30  second as picture
To advance frame-by-frame
3 /4 : Advance every 3 frames
2 /1 : Advance every 1 frames
Change the number of frame rate per second
Turn the zoom lever toward  [ L] (W)
To end 9 screen display
Press [MENU/SET]
Press the shutter button.
QualityFrame rate per second
/// 30 >15> 10> 5
 15 >5
A
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Press 3 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
The picture size are as following.

[QUALITY] is fixed to [ ›].
Note
You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu
You can use various functions in playback mode  to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.

With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [TRIMMING], [LEVELING] or [ASPECT CONV.], a new edited 
picture is created. A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the built-in 
memory or the card so we recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the 
picture.
You can display pictures by recording date.
Picture size
Item1picture9pictures
/  2M 2M
 0.3M 2M
/  0.3M 1M
 [CALENDAR]
Select [CALENDAR] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu.  (P22)
You can also rotate the zoom lever several times towards [ L] (W) to display the 
calendar screen.  (P41)
Press 3/4/ 2/1 to select the date to be played 
back.
3/ 4: Select the month
2/ 1: Select the date

If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is 
not displayed.
CAL
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Note
The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the calendar screen is first displayed.
If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2008.If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the pictures are 
displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.
You can add text (comments) to pictures. Af ter text has been registered, it can be included 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP]  (P101). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be 
entered.)
Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu.  (P22)
Press 3/ 4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET]. Press [MENU/SET] to display the pictures that were 
recorded on the selected date.
Press [ ‚] to return to the calendar screen.
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
The picture that was selected will appear.
 [TITLE EDIT]
Select the picture, and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
[ ’ ] is displayed for pictures that have 
already been recorded with text in 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] name 
settings in scene mode, [LOCATION] 
in travel date or [TITLE EDIT].
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set. [SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1  to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4 /2/ 1 to 
select the pictures.

The setting is canceled when [DISPLAY] is pressed again.
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