Panasonic Dmc Fz300 Owners Manual

Owner’s Manual  
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-FZ300
SQW0419
M0715KZ0
Message Display → 332
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,  
and save this manual for future use.
Q&A  Troubleshooting → 340
Finding the information you need →2
Contents →4
Contents by Function →12
Menu list →336
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Finding the information you need
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Contents
 ■Finding the information you need .....2
 ■How to use this manual ....... ...............3
 ■Before use ....... .................................. 15
 ■Standard Accessories ....... ...............17
Before Use
 ■Names and Functions  
of Main Parts .......
.............................. 18
Preparations
 ■Attaching the Lens Hood ....... ..........20
 ■Attaching the Lens Cap/ 
Shoulder Strap .......
...........................22
Attaching the Lens Cap .... .........................22
Attaching...

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 ■Holding the camera ...........................36
 ■Buttons/Dials/Levers  
Used for Recording ........
...................37
Zoom Lever/Side Lever (Use Zoom) .... .....37
Shutter button (Taking pictures) ................. 38
Motion picture button  
(Recording motion pictures).....
.................. 39
Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
 ...... 40
Focus mode lever ....

.................................. 40
Side dial / Rear dial.................................... 41
Side...

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Recording mode
 ■Taking pictures with  
automatic settings   
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
 .......
..............76
Taking pictures using a handheld camera  
([iHandheld Night Shot]) ....
........................78
Combining pictures into a single  
still picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])...... 79
Defocusing the background  
(Defocus control function)
 .................

.........80
Recording images by changing the 
brightness (exposure) or color tone
 ........... 81
About Intelligent 

Auto...

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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
 ■Taking pictures with Auto Focus ...128Select the focus mode  
(AFS, AFF, AFC) ....
.................................. 129
Switching [AF Mode]
 .................

...............130
Changing the position and size of the  
AF area
 .................

................................... 137
Setting the AF area position with  
the touch pad
 .................

..........................141
Optimizing the focus and brightness  
for a touched position...

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Shutter and Drive Settings
 ■Setting the Shutter Type .................159
 ■Selecting a Drive Mode ........ ...........160
 ■Burst function ....... ..........................161
 ■Recording 4K Photos ....... ..............164Recording with [4K Burst] .... ....................167
Recording with [4K Burst(S/S)] ................ 167
Recording with [4K Pre-Burst] ....

.............168
Selecting pictures from 4K burst file and 
saving
 ....

.................................................. 169...

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Recording motion pictures
 ■Recording motion pictures ............215Recording 4K motion pictures.................. 217
Setting the format, picture size and 
recording frame rate
 ....

............................218
Adjusting the focus while recording  
motion pictures ([Continuous AF])
 ....

.......219
 ■Taking still pictures while a  
motion picture is being  
recorded
 ........

................................... 220
 ■Recording Snap Movies ....... ..........221Setting up [Pull Focus]...

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Contents
Wi-Fi
 ■What you can do with the  
Wi-Fi® function ................................ 256
 ■Wi-Fi Function ....... ..........................257
 ■Operating the camera by  
connecting it to a smartphone .......260Installing the smartphone/tablet app 
“Panasonic  Image App” ....
.......................260
Connecting to a smartphone.................... 261
Taking pictures via a smartphone  
(remote recording)
 ....

...............................267
Playing back pictures in the camera  
on a...