Panasonic Dmc Fz300 Owners Manual

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Setting the Flash Functions
 ■Shutter speeds for each flash mode
Flash Mode Shutter speed (seconds)
1/60*1 - 1/4000
Flash Mode Shutter speed (seconds)
1 - 1/16000
60*2 - 1/16000
*1  The shutter speed is set to 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and to B (Bulb) in Manual 
Exposure Mode.
*2  The shutter speed is set to B (Bulb) in Manual Exposure Mode. • In Intelligent  Auto Mode ([  ] or [  ]), the shutter speed changes depending on the 
detected scene.
Setting the 2nd...

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Setting the Flash Functions
Adjusting the flash output
Recording mode: 
Adjust the flash output if a picture taken using the flash is too bright\
 or too dark.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Flash] → [Flash Adjust.]
2Press   to set the flash output and press [MENU/SET]Settings: -3 EV to +3 EV (unit: 1/3 EV)
When you do not want to adjust the intensity of the flash, select [±0\
 EV].
 ●When the intensity of the flash is adjusted, [+] or [-] is displayed on \
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Recording mode: 
When you use the flashes (DMW-FL360L, DMW-FL580L: optional) with the wireless flash 
recording function, you can separately control the firing of the flashes\
 in three groups and 
of the built-in flash (or the flash attached to the hot shoe of the cam\
era).
 ■Positioning the wireless flash
Position the wireless flash with its wireless sensor facing the camera. \
The following 
illustration is an example of the range within which the flash can be po\...

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Taking Pictures with Wireless Flashes
5Press   to select [Wireless Channel] and press 
[MENU/SET]Firing Mode Flash output
Flash ratio
6Press   to select the channel and press [MENU/SET] • Select the same channel as the channel set for the wireless flash 
in step 1.
7Press   to select [Wireless Setup] and press  
[MENU/SET]
8Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[Built-in 
Flash] /
[External 
Flash]
*1
[Firing 
Mode] [TTL]: 
 The flash output is automatically...

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Recording motion picturesRecording motion pictures
Recording mode: 
You can record full high-definition quality images that comply with the AVCHD standard, 
as well as motion pictures recorded in MP4. You can also record a 4K motion picture in 
MP4. (→217)
Audio is recorded in stereo.
1Press the motion picture button to start 
recording
 • Recording of motion picture appropriate for each  motion picture mode is possible.
 • Immediately release the motion picture button after pressing it.
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Recording motion pictures
Recording motion pictures
About operation sound when recording ends
If the operation sound of the motion picture button pressed to end recor\
ding bothers you, 
try the following:
 ●Record the motion picture about three seconds longer, and then divide the last part of 
the motion picture using [Video Divide] (→247) in the [Playback] menu.
 ●Set the camera to Creative Video Mode, and use a shutter remote control (DMW-RSL1: 
optional) to record motion pictures. (→323)
 ●If the...

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Recording motion pictures
Recording motion pictures
Recording 4K motion pictures
Recording mode: 
You can record high-resolution 4K motion pictures by setting [Rec Quality] to [4K]. • To record 4K motion pictures, use a UHS Speed Class 3 card.  (→29)
 • When you record 4K motion pictures, the angle of view will be narrower t\
han motion 
pictures of other sizes.
 ■To record motion pictures in 4K
Select the recording mode  (→40)Set the [Rec Format] in the [Motion Picture] menu to [MP4] (→218)Set [Rec...

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Recording motion pictures
Recording motion pictures
Setting the format, picture size and recording frame rate
Recording mode: 
1Set the menu
 →  [Motion Picture] → [Rec Format]
2Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[AVCHD]This is a data format suitable for playback on high-definition TVs.
[MP4] This data format is suited for playing back motion pictures on a compute\
r and other 
such devices.
3Use   to select [Rec Quality] and press [MENU/SET]
4Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]...

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Recording motion pictures
Recording motion pictures
 • The quality becomes higher when the number of bit rate gets bigger. This unit uses the 
“VBR” recording method, and the bit rate is changed automatically \
depending on the 
subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast 
movement is recorded.
 ■About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] or [MP4] may be played back with poor picture or 
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Recording motion pictures
Taking still pictures while a motion picture is being 
recorded
Recording mode: 
1Press the shutter button fully during the 
motion picture recording
 • When you take a still picture, the simultaneous still/motion picture recording icon is displayed.
 • Recording with the 

Touch Shutter function (→54) is 
also available.
Setting the motion picture priority or still picture priority mode
Recording mode: 
You can use [Picture Mode] in the [Motion Picture] menu to set the...