Panasonic Dmc Fz28 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
You can confirm the picture in [REC] mode. You can also move between pictures using 2/
1 , use zoom playback  (P41), or delete pictures  (P42).
1 Select the [Fn BUTTON SET] on the  [SETUP] menu, and then press  1.
2 Press  3/4 to select [REVIEW] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

You can review by pressing  4 in [REC] mode if it is set.
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P99)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z ] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫ To return to normal playback
1 Press  3/4/2 /1  to select a picture.

An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2 Press [MENU/SET]. The picture that was selected will appear.
Note
This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after  switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.You can also delete the recording information etc. on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder during 
playback zoom by pressing [DISPLAY].
If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function.  (P104)The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.
Confirm the picture in [REC] mode (Review)
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k> 2k > 4k> 8k > 16k
When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4/ 2/1.
The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
Focus point will be enlarged when [AF #/FOCUS] is pressed. 
(P37)
You can review next picture in enlarged view by pressing  2/1 
of the joystick.
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which is being played back will be deleted. 
Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode
1 Press [MENU/SET] during playback.
2 Press 1.
3 Press  3/4  to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY]  (P40)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW]  (P94)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
[CATEGORY PLAY]  (P96)
The pictures grouped together in  categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY]  (P96)
¢
Your favorite pictures are played back.¢ [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press 2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
MENUSET
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∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE]  (P107) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note

Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with a sufficient 
power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional).
If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.If pictures do not conform to  the DCF standard or are protected  (P109) , they will not be 
deleted even if  [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
DISPLAY
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
∫Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Press [EVF/LCD] to switch the monitor screen.
A Viewfinder
B [EVF/LCD] button
C LCD monitor
When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off 
(and vice versa).
∫Selecting the screen to be used
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
D [DISPLAY] buttonWhen the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated. During playback zoom 
(P41) , while playing back motion pictures (P97)  and during a slide show (P94) , you can only 
select “Normal display  I” or “No display  K”.
In recording modeE Normal display¢1
FNo display
G No display (Recording guide line)¢1, 2
H Out-of-frame display
In playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines 
are displayed.
¢3 When the number of pictures remaining is more than 1000 or the time remaining in motion picture mode is more than 1000 seconds, [ ] is displayed.
I
Normal display
J Display with recording 
information
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KNo display
C D
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Note
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]  (P63),  [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode, the guide line 
is gray.  (P66)
∫Out-of-frame display
Recording information is displayed on the bottom and right edges of the screen. You can 
therefore concentrate on the subject when  taking pictures without being obstructed by 
information displayed on the screen.
∫ Diopter adjustment
Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that 
you can see the Viewfinder clearly.

Press [EVF/LCD] to display the viewfinder.
Look at the display on the Viewfinder and 
rotate the diopter adjustment dial to 
where the screen is clearest.
∫ Monitor priority
When [PLAY ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu  (P27), the LCD monitor is 
turned on in the following cases.
You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when 
using the Viewfinder to record.

When switching from recording mode to playback mode.When reviewing pictures.When turning the camera on in playback mode.
∫ Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guide lines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫ About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each br ightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily c heck a picture’s exposure.
1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take 
a picture.
A []: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
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2The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly 
dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.
3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly 
white area will also have a histogram like this.
Examples of histogram
Note

When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode  (P66)–When the flash is closedWhen the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark placesWhen the exposure is not adequately adjustedThe histogram is an approximation in recording mode.The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode.The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ATo open the flashPress the flash open button.
BTo close the flashPress the flash until it clicks.
Be sure to close the flash when not in use.The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash 
is closed.
Set the flash to match the recording.
Open the flash.
1 Properly Exposed
2 Under Exposed
3 Overexposed
¢ Histogram
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
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Press 1 [‰].
Press  3/4 to select a mode.
You can also press  1 [‰] to select.For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to “Available flash settings by recording mode”. (P48)
Press [MENU/SET].
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is 
automatically set.
¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated.
Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject.
∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data. 
¢ It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than red-eye.
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
: 
AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting 
conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON
: 
Forced ON/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or 
[CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode.  (P66)
: 
Slow sync./Red-eye 
reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the 
red-eye phenomenon.
Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
background.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.
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∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
( ±: Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Initial setting of advanced scene mode and scene 
mode)
¢ When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [iˆ ] or [i‹ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the advanced scene 
mode or the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the advanced scene 
mode or the scene mode is changed.
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∫The available flash range to take pictures
The available flash range is an approximation.
In [HIGH SENS.]  (P69) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 24.2 m (79.4 feet)
Tele: Approx. 1 m (3.28 feet) to approx. 15.4 m (50.5 feet)
In [FLASH BURST]  (P70) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO100] and [ISO3200] and the available flash range also differs. 
Wide: Approx. 30 cm (0.99 feet) to approx. 4 m (13.1 feet)
Tele: Approx. 1 m (3.28 feet) to approx. 2.5 m (8.2 feet)
¢ When the [ISO LIMIT SET]  (P82) is set to [AUTO]
∫Adjust the flash output
Adjust the flash output when the subject is sma ll, or the reflectivity is very high or low.
1 Press  3 (È) several times to display [FLASH], and then 
press  2/1  to set the flash output.

You can adjust from [j2 EV] to [i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].Select [0 EV] to return to the original flash output.2 Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
Note
When the flash output is adjusted, the flash output value appears on the upper left of the 
screen.
The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting  (P90).
ISO sensitivityAvailable flash range
WideTe l e
AUTO 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 8.5 m 
(27.9 feet)
¢1.0m (3.28feet) to 5.4m 
(17.7 feet)¢
ISO100
30 cm (0.99 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 1.9 m (6.23 feet)
ISO200 40 cm (1.32 feet) to 4.2 m (13.8 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 2.7 m (8.85 feet)
ISO400 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 6.0 m (19.7 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.8 m (12.5 feet)
ISO800 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 8.5 m (27.9 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 5.4 m (17.7 feet)
ISO1600 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to 12.1 m 
(39.7 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 7.7 m (25.3 feet)
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
‡  
1/30
¢1 to 1/2000th 1¢1 to 1/2000th
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Refer to P58 for details about the Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE, and Manual 
exposure.
In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.In advance scene modes  (P63) and [SCENE MODE]  (P66), the shutter speeds will differ from 
those described above.
¢ 2 The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.
–When the optical image stabilizer is set to [OFF].–When the camera has determined that there is little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is 
set.
¢ 3 The maximum shutter speed is selected when the amount of jitter is minimal while 
[STABILIZER] is set or when [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF].
It will become 1 to 1/2000th of a second in other advanced scene modes and scene modes.
Note
Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it is activated. The 
objects may be discolored by its heat or lighting.
Do not close the flash soon after the flash is activated prior to taking pictures due to AUTO/
Red-eye reduction etc. It causes a malfunction.
When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted 
properly and the picture may become bright or dark.
When the flash is being charged, the flash icon blinks red, and you cannot take a picture even 
when you press the shutter button fully.  When [AUTO LCD OFF] is set, the LCD monitor 
turns off and the power lamp lights.
The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.When the shutter speed is fast, the flash effect may not be sufficient.When taking a picture with the flash, we recommend removing the lens hood. In some 
cases it may not allow the scene to be illuminated properly.
It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the 
access indication disappears.
The red-eye reduction effect differs between people.  Also, if the subject was far away from the 
camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.
Flash is fixed to [ Œ] when the [CONVERSION] (P93)  is set to [ ] or [ ].
ModeShutter speed (Sec.)
 in   mode 1/8 to 1/2000th
 in   mode,   and   in   mode
:, ;  and  í in [SCENE MODE] 1 or 1/4 to 1/2000th
¢
2 
 in   mode in   mode
 in   mode and   in   mode in   mode
 in [SCENE MODE] (in shutter speed priority) 8 to 1/2000th
5
 in [SCENE MODE] 15, 30, 60
4 in [SCENE MODE] 1/4, 2¢3
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