Panasonic Dmc Fz300 Owners Manual

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Taking pictures with self-timer
 ●If you take a picture with a flash when [  ] is set, the flash output may not be stable in some 
cases.
 ●It cannot be set to [  ] in the following ca ses: • When White Balance Bracket is set • During B (Bulb) recording • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter] of [Filter Settings] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set ●This function is not available in the following cases: • During motion picture recording • When using [T

ime Lapse Shot]
 • When [Auto Shooting] of [ Stop 

Motion Animation] is set to [ON] 
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Functions for specific subjects and purposesTaking pictures automatically at set intervals   
[Time Lapse Shot]
Recording mode: 
You can preset data such as recording start time and time lapse to take s\
till pictures 
automatically. This setting is convenient for taking pictures at constant intervals for\
 
landscape scenes, observation of the gradual changes in animals/plants, \
and other 
applications. The pictures are recorded as a set of group pictures  (→232). When [Time 
Lapse Video] in the [Playback] menu is used, you can create a motion picture.  (→248)
 •Complete the date and time settings in advance.  (→

34)
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Time Lapse Shot]
2Press   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[Start Time][Now] Starts the recording by fully-pressing the shutter button.
[Start Time 
Set]Set the time to start recording. Any time up to 23
 hours 
59 minutes ahead can be set.Press   to select the item (hour and/or minute), 
and   to set the start time, and press [MENU/SET]
[Shooting 
Interval] / 
[Image 
Count] The recording interval and the number of pictures can be set.  : 
Select the item (minute/second/number of pictures)  : Setting
[MENU/SET]: Set
 • Y

ou can set the interval from 1
 second to 99 minutes 59 seconds in 
1-second intervals.
 • Y

ou can set the number of pictures to be recorded from 1 picture to 9,999\
 
pictures.
 • Be sure to use an interval  setting that is longer than the exposure time 
(shutter speed) . (Illustration below) 
If the interval  setting is shorter than the exposure time (shutter speed)  
(e.g. recording at night), it may cause the recording to skip.
First Second Third
 • The camera may not be able to record using the preset interval and numbe\
r 
of pictures to be recorded under some recording conditions.
3Press   to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET] 
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Taking pictures automatically at set intervals  [Time Lapse Shot] 
4Press the shutter button fully
 • The recording starts automatically. • During recording standby
, the camera turns off automatically when no operation 
is performed for a preset interval. The [Time Lapse Shot] recording will continue 
even if the camera is turned off, and the camera is automatically turned on at the 
recording start time. If you want to turn on the camera manually, press the shutter 
button halfway.
 • Operations during recording standby (The camera is turned on)Button 
operation Touch 
operation Description
[Fn2]
Displays a selection screen that lets you pause or stop the 
recording
Displays a selection screen that lets you resume or stop the 
recording (during pause)
5Select the motion picture creation method
 • [Rec Format]: [MP4]
[Rec Quality] Sets the picture quality of the motion picture.
[4K/30p] / [4K/24p] / [FHD/60p] / [FHD/30p] / [HD/30p] / [VGA/30p]
[Frame Rate] Set the number of frames per second. When you set a higher number, you 
can create a more seamless animation.
[60fps]
* / [30fps] / [15fps] / [10fps] / [7.5fps] / [6fps] / [3fps] / [1fps]* Only available with
 [FHD/60p] setting • Y
ou can set the number of frames to [24fps], [12fps], [8fps], [6fps], [4.8fps], 
[2.4fps], or [1fps] when [Rec Quality] is set to [4K/24p].
[Sequence] [NORMAL]: Stitches the still pictures in the recording sequence.
[REVERSE]: Stitches the still pictures in the reverse order of recording.
6Use   to select [OK] and press [MENU/SET]
 • You can also create a motion picture using [Time Lapse Video] in the [Playback] 
menu. (→248) 
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Taking pictures automatically at set intervals  [Time Lapse Shot] 
 ●This function is not intended for application-specific systems (monitor\
ing cameras). ●If you leave the camera unattended during [Time Lapse Shot] recording, make sure that the 
camera is not stolen.
 ●Exercise caution when you perform [Time Lapse Shot] recording for a long period of time 
in cold regions or in a low-temperature or high-temperature/high-humidit\
y environment, 
since such use could cause malfunctions.
 ●Use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional). ●[Time Lapse Shot] is paused in the following cases: • When the remaining battery power runs out • T
urning the camera off
If this occurs during [Time Lapse Shot] recording, you can restart the operation by replacing the 
battery or card in the pause state and turning the camera on. (Note, ho\
wever, that the pictures 
recorded after restarting the operation are saved as a separate set of g\
roup pictures.) When you 
replace the battery or card, turn the camera off.
 ●Do not connect the AV cable (optional), HDMI micro cable or USB connection cable (supplie\
d) 
during [Time Lapse Shot] recording.
 ●When you select the picture quality for an aspect ratio that is different from the original picture, the 
picture will be displayed with a black band on the upper/lower side or t\
he left/right side of a stop 
motion animation.
 ●If the power supply is cut off due to a power outage or AC adaptor disconnection while a motion 
picture is being recorded using the AC adaptor (optional), that motion picture will not be recorded.
 ●You cannot create a motion picture that is longer than 29 minutes 59 seco\
nds, or whose file 
exceeds 4 GB.
 ●If only one still picture is recorded, it will not be recorded as a grou\
p picture. ●This function is not available in the following cases: • [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode) • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter] of [Filter Settings] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set • When using [

Stop  Motion Animation ] 
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Functions for specific subjects and purposes
Creating stop motion animation  [Stop Motion Animation]
Recording mode: 
You can stitch still pictures to create stop motion animation. •Complete the date and time settings in advance.  (→
34)
 • Still pictures that were captured using frame-by-frame recording are gro\
uped into a single picture group.  (→

232)
Before creating stop motion animation
When you use [Stop  Motion Animation ] to record still pictures by moving a subject such 
as a doll little by little and then stitching those pictures, you can cr\
eate a stop motion 
animation as if the subject is moving.
 ●To create stop motion animation using this camera, it is necessary to rec\
ord 1 to 
60 frames of still pictures for every 1 second of motion picture. ●To produce smooth movement of the subject, record the motion using as man\
y frames 
as possible and set a higher number of frames per second (frame rate) \
when you 
create a stop motion animation.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Stop Motion Animation]
2Press   to select the recording method, and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Auto 
Shooting] [ON] Takes pictures automatically at a set recording interval.
[OFF] Takes pictures manually, one frame at a time.
[Shooting 
Interval] (Only when [Auto Shooting] is set to [ON])
Set the interval used for [Auto Shooting]. You can set the interval from 1 second 
to 60 seconds in 1-second intervals.
3Press   to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET] 
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Creating stop motion animation  [Stop Motion Animation]
4Press   to select [New] and press 
[MENU/SET]
5Press the shutter button fully
 • Up to 9,999 frames can be recorded.
6Move the subject to decide on the 
composition
 • Repeat the recording of still pictures in the same way .
 • When you turn of

f the camera during recording, a message to restart recording 
will appear when you turn on the camera. To start recording from the next still 
picture, select [Ye s ].
How to create stop motion animation effectively
 ●Up to two previously recorded pictures are displayed on the recording sc\
reen. 
Check this screen as a guideline for determining the amount of required \
motion.
 ●You can press the Playback button to check the recorded pictures. Press t\
he 
[Q.MENU ] button to delete unnecessary pictures. To return to the recording 
screen, press the Playback button again.
7Touch [  ] to end the re cording
 • You can also end the recording by selecting [Stop 
Motion Animation ] in the [Rec] menu, and then 
pressing the [MENU/SET].
 • When [Auto Shooting] is set to [ON], select [End] on  the confirmation screen. (If you select [Pause], press 
the shutter button fully to resume recording.) 
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Creating stop motion animation  [Stop Motion Animation]
8Select a method to create a stop motion animation
 • [Rec Format]: [MP4]
[Rec Quality]Sets the picture quality of the motion picture.
[4K/30p] / [4K/24p] / [FHD/60p] / [FHD/30p] / [HD/30p] / [VGA/30p]
[Frame Rate] Set the number of frames per second. When you set a higher number, you 
can create a more seamless animation.
[60fps]
* / [30fps] / [15fps] / [10fps] / [7.5fps] / [6fps] / [3fps] / [1fps]* Only available with
 [FHD/60p] setting • Y
ou can set the number of frames to [24fps], [12fps], [8fps], [6fps], [4.8fps], 
[2.4fps], or [1fps] when [Rec Quality] is set to [4K/24p].
[Sequence] [NORMAL]: Stitches the still pictures in the recording sequence.
[REVERSE]: Stitches the still pictures in the reverse order of recording.
9Press   to select [OK] and press [MENU/SET]
 • You can also create a stop motion animation using [Stop Motion Video] in the 
[Playback] menu. (→248)
 ■Adding pictures to an already recorded stop motion animation group
When you select [Additional] in step 
4, group pictures recorded using [Stop Motion 
Animation] are displayed. Select a set of group pictures and press [MENU/SET]. Then, 
select [Ye s ] on the confirmation screen. 
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Creating stop motion animation  [Stop Motion Animation]
 ●[Auto Shooting] may not be performed according to the preset interval because recordin\
g could 
take time under some recording conditions, such as when pictures are tak\
en using a flash.
 ●When you select the picture quality for an aspect ratio that is different from the original picture, the 
picture will be displayed with a black band on the upper/lower side or t\
he left/right side of a stop 
motion animation.
 ●Use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional). ●If the power supply is cut off due to a power outage or AC adaptor disconnection while a motion 
picture is being recorded using the AC adaptor (optional), that motion picture will not be recorded.
 ●You cannot create a motion picture that is longer than 29 minutes 59 seco\
nds, or whose file 
exceeds 4 GB.
 ●If only one still picture is recorded, it will not be recorded as a grou\
p picture. You cannot select 
only one recorded still picture using [Additional].
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter] of [Filter Settings] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set • When using [T
ime Lapse Shot]
 ●[Auto Shooting] in [Stop  Motion Animation ] cannot be used in the following case: • [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode) 
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Performing multiple exposures for a single picture  
[Multi Exp.]
Recording mode: 
You can create an effect similar to the operation of up to four times of exposure on a 
single picture.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Multi Exp.]
2Press   to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET]
3Decide on your composition and take the 
first picture
 • After recording the first picture, press the shutter button halfway to proceed to the next recording.
 • Press   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]. 
You can perform the following operations.
 – [Next]: Proceed to the next recording. – [Retake]:  Delete the result of the last shot and take 
another picture.
 – [Exit]:  Exit Multi Exposure and save the picture that 
was taken.
Next
Retake Exit
4Record the second, third, and fourth 
pictures
 • When you press [Fn2] button while taking pictures, the pictures that you took are saved and Multi Exposure 
is closed.
Retake
Exit
5Press  to select [Exit] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • You can also end the operation by pressing the shutter 
button halfway. 
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Performing multiple exposures for a single picture  [Multi Exp.]
 ■About the automatic gain compensation setting
Select [Auto Gain] on the screen in step 
2 (→189). •[ON]:  Combines s
everal pictures into one by automatically adjusting the brightness in 
accordance with the number of pictures taken.
 • [OFF]: 

 
Combines several pictures into one by simply overlapping the exposure 
results of all pictures, as is. Perform the Exposure Compensation based \
on 
the requirements of a subject.
 ■To overlay the pictures on the RAW file picture in a card
Set [Overlay] to [ON] on the screen in step 
2 (→189). After selecting [Start], the 
pictures on a card will be displayed. Select the RAW file pictures and press [MENU/
SET] to continue recording.
 • Y

ou can perform [Overlay] on RAW file pictures recorded using this camera only.
 ●Pictures are not saved in memory until Multi Exposure is ended. ●Information for the picture taken last will be used as recording informa\
tion of pictures taken using 
Multi Exposure.
 ●While [Multi Exp.] recording is being performed, you cannot set items di\
splayed in gray on the 
menu screen.
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • When using [T ime Lapse Shot]
 • When using [

Stop  Motion Animation ] 
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