Panasonic Dmc Fz28 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Advanced
∫ Advanced scene mode
Aperture-priority AE mode  (P56)
The shutter speed is automatically deter mined by the aperture value you set.
Shutter-priority AE mode (P57)
The aperture value is automatically  determined by the shutter speed you set.
Manual exposure mode (P57)
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
Custom mode  (P62)
Use this mode to take pictures wi th previously registered settings.
$Motion picture mode (P74)
This mode allows you to record motion pictures.
ÛScene mode  (P66)
This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.
Portrait mode  (P63)
Use this mode to take pictures of people.
Scenery mode  (P64)
Use this mode to take pictures of scenery.
Sports mode  (P65)
Use this mode to take pictures of sporting events, etc.
Night portrait mode  (P65)
Use this mode to take pictures of night scenes and people with night time scenery.
Close-up mode  (P51)
Use this mode to take picture of close-by subject.
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[REC] mode: ñ
BasicTaking pictures using the automatic function 
(ñ: Intelligent Auto Mode)
The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording 
conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the 
settings to the camera and take pictures easily.

The following functions are activated automatically.–Scene detection /[STABILIZER] /[INTELLIGENT ISO]/ Face detection / [QUICK AF]/
[I.EXPOSURE] (Intelligent Exposure)/ Digital  Red-eye Correction/Backlight Compensation
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [ !].
Set the mode dial to  [ ñ].
Hold this unit gently with both hands, keep your 
arms still at your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
A AF assist lamp
The power lamp  3 lights when you turn this unit on 
2. (It turns off after about 1 second.) 
( 1: Shutter button)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
The focus indication  1 (green) lights when the subject 
is focused.
The AF area  2 is displayed around the subject’s face 
by the face detection function. In other cases, it is 
displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus.
The focus range is 1 cm (0.04 feet) (Wide)/2 m 
(6.57 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.
(Tele-macro function: 1 m (3.28 feet) to  ¶)
Press the shutter button fully (push it in 
further), and take the picture.
The access indication  (P18) lights red when pictures are 
being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card).
OFF ON
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Note
Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.Do not touch the front of the lens.When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with 
another person, a ball etc.
∫ When taking pictures using the flash  (P46)
∫ When taking pictures using the zoom  (P38)
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P53)
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after wh ich its color changes to the usual red.

[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 
8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking  (P86).
∫ Face detection
When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will 
adjust the focus and exposure  (P85).
Note

Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same 
subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of the subject, The distance to 
the subject, The contrast of the subject, When the subject is moving, When zoom is used
–Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera is 
shaken
To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate recording mode.
∫ The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so  this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture automatically. 
It is possible to set the focus to the specifi ed subject. Focus will keep following the subject 
automatically even if it moves. Refer to  P86 for details.
Scene detection
¦
 >[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-CLOSE-UP]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] 
Only when [
‡] is selected
[i-NIGHT SCENERY] Only when [
Œ] is selected
AF Tracking Function
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Set the [AF TRACKING] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON].
([  is displayed on the screen.)
Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and 
press
 [AF/AE LOCK] to lock the subject
AF tracking frame will turn yellow.An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press  [ AF/AE LOCK] again to cancel.
Open the flash when the flash is to be used.  (P46)[], [iˆ], or [i ‹] will appear depending on the type and brightness of the subject.When [iˆ ] or [i‹ ] is displayed, the Digital red-eye correction  (P47) is turned on, and the 
flash will be activated twice.
Flash modes cannot be switched using 1 ( ‰) in the intelligent auto mode.
Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] mode menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢ (P79) /[ASPECT RATIO]  (P80)/[COLOR EFFECT]¢ (P89) /
[AF TRACKING]  (P86)
¢ The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[TRAVEL DATE]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]The settings of the following items are fixed.
About the flash
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
ItemSettings
[Fn BUTTON SET] (P25) o
[GUIDE LINE]  (P25)  ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF])
[ECONOMY] 
([POWER SAVE])  (P26)[5MIN.]
[AUTO REVIEW]  (P27)[2SEC.]
Focus range The focus range becomes the same as AF macro mode.
The focus range is 1 cm (0.04 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.57 feet) 
(Tele) to ¶. (P51)
(Tele-macro function: 1 m (3.28 feet) to  ¶)

The maximum close-up distance (the shortest distance at 
which the subject can be taken) differs depending on the zoom 
magnification.
Self-timer  (P52) 10 seconds
[QUALITY]  (P80) A (Set to [› ] when picture size is [ ] (0.3M ))
[INTELLIGENT ISO]  (P81)[ON] (The maximum ISO sensitivity: [ISO800])
[ISO LIMIT SET]  (P82)800
[WHITE BALANCE]  (P82)[AWB]
[METERING MODE]  (P84)
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The following functions cannot be used.–Flash output adjustment / Auto bracket/ Color bracket /White balance fine adjustment/[AF/
AE LOCK]/[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[AUDIO REC.]/[MIN. SHTR SPEED]/[HISTOGRAM]/[PICT. 
ADJ.]/Out of frame display
The following functions are fixed to the ones set in other modes.–[ZOOM RESUME]/[CONVERSION]The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in a mode such as the program AE mode. 
What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode.
[REC] mode: ³
Taking pictures with your favorite settings 
(: Program AE mode)
Many more menu items can be set and you can take pictures with greater freedom than 
when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode  (P32).
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] 
selector switch to [ !].
A Mode dial
B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
Set the mode dial to  [ ].
To change the setting while taking pictures, 
refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu”  
(P79) .
Aim the AF area at the point you 
want to focus on.
[AF MODE]  (P84) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected)
[PRE AF]  (P87)
[I.EXPOSURE]  (P88)[STANDARD]
[STABILIZER]  (P90)AUTO
[AF ASSIST LAMP]  (P91)[ON]
[FLASH SYNCHRO]  (P92)[1ST]
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∫To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P82)
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
A Focus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Recording distance range display (when zooming)
E Aperture value
¢
FShutter speed¢
GISO sensitivity
¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)
1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway  while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.

You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face 
detection function when taking pictures of 
people.  (P84)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
The focus range is 30 cm (0.99 feet) (Wide)/2 m 
(6.57 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, 
refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P51) .
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
The access indication lights  (P18) red when pictures 
are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the 
card).
Focusing
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White>Green White >Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of 
the composition of the picture you want to take)
1/1251/125F2.8F2.8ISOISO 100 1001/125
F2.8ISO 1001/1251/125F2.8F2.8ISOISO 100 1001/125
F2.8ISO 100
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∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrastWhen the recordable range display has appeared in red.When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objectsWhen it is dark or when jitter occursWhen the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER]  (P90), a tripod or the self-timer 
(P52) .

Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction–[NIGHT PORTRAIT] and [NIGHT SCENERY] in the advanced scene mode  (P63)–In [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode  (P66)–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.]  (P106) is set to [ON])

Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.Pictures cannot be displayed vertically when recording motion pictures or creating flip 
animations.
This unit will remember the focus point during the recording, and it can be enlarged with 
that point as a center.
Press [AF #/FOCUS] during image playback.
Focus point may not be the center of enlargement when it is 
at the edge of the image. 
Refer to “Using the Playback Zoom” (P41)  for operation 
during zooming.
It will return to the original enlargement if [AF #/FOCUS] is 
pressed again.
Following pictures cannot be enlarged because there is no 
focus point:
–Picture that was taken without focusing–Picture that was taken with manual focus–Picture that was taken with a different camera
In program AE mode, you c an change the preset aperture 
value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. 
This is called program shift.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
Direction detection function
Enlarge the focus point (display focus point)
Program shift
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You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a 
moving subject more dynamically by slowi ng the shutter speed when taking a picture in 
program AE mode.

Press the shutter button halfway and then use the joystick to activate program shift while the 
aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed on the screen (about 10 seconds).
The program shift indication A appears on the screen when program shift is activated.Program shift is canceled if the camera is turned off or the joystick is moved up and down until 
the program shift i ndication disappears.
∫Example of program shift
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1 Program shift amount
2 Program shift line chart
3 Program shift limit
Note

If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfway, the aperture value 
and shutter speed turns red.
Program shift is canceled and the camera returns to normal program AE mode if more than 
10 seconds pass after program shift is activated. However, the program shift setting is 
memorized.
Depending on the brightness of the subject, program shift may not be activated.
[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects  appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subj ects appear even closer [maximum of 32.1k], do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Digital Zoom 
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
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∫Changing the zoom speed
You can operate the zoom at 2 speeds 
depending on the rotation angle of the zoom 
lever.
The zoom speed becomes slower when the 
rotation angle is small and the zoom speed 
becomes faster when the rotation angle is 
large.
A Fast
B Slow
C Zoom lever
Zoom speed cannot be changed in the motion picture mode  (P74).
∫Storing the zoom position (Zoom resume)
Refer to  P27 for details.
∫Types of zooms

When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.3 m (0.99 ft.) –¶ )
¢ 1 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
¢ 2 The on-screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom 
lever to the extreme Tele position. You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously 
rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele 
again.
∫ Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1 million pixels) CCD 
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
FeatureOptical zoomExtended optical zoom  (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 18
k 32.1k
¢1 72 k [including optical zoom 
18 k]
128 k [including extended 
optical zoom 32.1 k]
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P79)
 is selected. [DIGITAL ZOOM]  
(P89) on the 
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A
 [ ] is displayed.B
The digital zoom range is 
displayed.
The AF area becomes larger 
when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway in the digital 
zoom range
¢ 2.
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A
TWTW
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Note
The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ has been selected.The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 k) when the camera is turned on.
Zoom position is as when the power was turned off if the [ZOOM RESUME]  (P27) is set to 
[ON].
If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt 
the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
When you rotate the zoom lever, you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera 
may shake. This is not a malfunction.
When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P52) for taking 
pictures.
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture.
A File number
B Picture number
Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding 
changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1 during playback.

The file number  A and the picture number  B only change one by one. Release 2 /1  when the 
number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A to [(].
Normal playback is set  automatically in the 
following cases.
–When the mode was switched from the [REC] 
to [PLAYBACK].
–When the camera was turned on while the 
[REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at 
[ ( ].
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
2 : Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
AB
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