Panasonic Dmc Fz300 Owners Manual

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Recording motion pictures
Recording Snap Movies
Recording mode: 
You can specify the recording time in advance and record motion pictures \
casually like 
you take snapshots. The function also allows you to shift a focus at the start of recording \
and add fade in/out effects in advance.
 • Motion pictures will be recorded with [FHD/20M/30p] in [MP4]. • Using the smartphone/tablet app “Panasonic Image 
App”, you can combine motion 
pictures recorded with the camera. Music can be added and various editin\
g operations 
can be performed when you combine them. In addition, you can send the co\
mbined 
motion picture to a web service.  (→271)
1Set the menu
 →  [Motion Picture] → [Snap Movie]
2Use   to select [SET] and press [MENU/SET]
3Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[Record time] Sets the recording time of motion pictures.
[8SEC] / [6SEC] / [4SEC] / [2SEC]
[Pull Focus] Allows dramatic imaging expression by shifting focus gradually at the st\
art 
of recording.
[ON] / [OFF]
 • For details (→

222).
[Fade] Adds a fade-in (gradual appearance) effect to an image and audio as 
recording starts or adds a fade-out (gradual disappearance) effect to them 
as recording ends.
[WHITE-IN] / [WHITE-OUT]:
Adds a fade-in or fade-out effect that uses a white screen.
[BLACK-IN] / [BLACK-OUT]:
Adds a fade-in or fade-out effect that uses a black screen.
[COLOR-IN] / [COLOR-OUT]:
Adds an effect that fades in from black-and-white to color or an effect that 
fades out from color to black-and-white. Audio will be recorded normally.
[OFF]
4Press [Q.MENU  ] button
5Press [MENU/SET]
6Press   to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET]
 • If [Pull Focus] is set to [ON], set its focus.  (→ 222) 
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Recording motion pictures
Recording Snap Movies
7Press the motion picture button to start 
recording
 • Immediately release the motion picture button after pressing it.
 • Y

ou cannot stop motion picture recording in the 
middle. The recording will stop automatically when the 
set recording time has elapsed.
Elapsed recording time
Set recording time
 ■Deactivating Snap Movie
Select [OFF] in step 
2.
 ●Motion pictures recorded with [WHITE-IN] or [BLACK-IN] are displayed as all-white or all-black 
thumbnails in Playback Mode.
 ●If you assign [Snap Movie] to [Fn Button Set] (→61), you can display a screen that lets you switch 
[Snap Movie] between [ON]/[OFF] by pressing the assigned function button. If you pr\
ess [DISP.] 
button while the screen is displayed, you can change the settings for Sn\
ap Movie.
 ●[Snap Movie] will be set to [OFF] when you connect to Wi-Fi with [Remote Shooting & View]. ●This function is not available in the following cases: • [Miniature Ef fect] (Creative Control Mode)
 • When the drive mode is set to [4K PHOT

O]
 • During [High Speed V

ideo] recording
Setting up [Pull Focus]
Set the frames that determine a focus start (first) position 
and focus end (second) position. The camera then measures 
its distance to the subjects and sets focus. When you start 
motion picture recording, focus shifts from the first frame to 
the second frame.
 ■Button operation
Press Press     to move the frame, and press [MENU/SET] (First position) • If you press [DISP.] button before pressing [MENU/SET], the frame will return to the cente\
r.Repeat step  (Second position) • Auto Focus will work to set the start and end focus of [Pull Focus]. Whe\
n the setup has failed, 
the frame returns to the first position. Perform the setup again.
 • T

o cancel the frame settings, press [MENU/SET]. 
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Recording motion pictures
Recording Snap Movies
 ■Touch operation
Touch a subject (first position), drag your finger to the desired locat\
ion (second 
position), and release the finger.
 • Auto Focus will work to set the start and end focus of [Pull Focus]. Whe\
n the setup has failed, the frame returns to the first position. Perform the setup again.
 • T

o cancel the frame settings, touch [
  ].
 ●A greater effect can be achieved by creating a striking contrast of focus 
between the start and end positions, for example by shifting focus from \
the 
background to foreground, or vice versa.
 ●After setting focus, try to keep the distance between the subject and th\
e 
camera constant.
 ●When [Pull Focus] is set to [ON] • Auto Focus Mode will be switched to [  ], a setting specially designed for [Pull Focus]. • If you take a picture, the 
Auto Focus operation [  ] will take place at the first frame position. ●To re-adjust the focus while recording a motion picture, press the shutte\
r button halfway after the 
[Pull Focus] operation finishes.
 ●Even when [Metering Mode] (→158) is set to [  ], the spot metering target does not move with 
focus. 
The target is fixed at the start position (first position) of [Pull Fo\
cus].
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • In Manual Focus • When using the Digital Zoom 
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Recording motion pictures
Using the [Motion Picture] menu
For the setting procedures for the [Motion Picture] menu, refer to (→56)
 • The [Motion Picture] menu is not displayed in the recording mode in whic\
h motion pictures cannot be recorded.
[Snap Movie]
 • For details (→ 221).
[Rec Format]
 • For details (→218).
[Rec Quality]
 • For details (→218).
[Exposure Mode]
 • For details (→108).
[High Speed Video]
 • For details (→109).
[Picture Mode]
 • For details (→220). 
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Using the [Motion Picture] menu
For the setting procedures for the [Motion Picture] menu, refer to (→56)
[Continuous AF]
 • For details (→219).
[Level Shot]
Recording mode: 
Level Shot function automatically detects the camera’s tilt while recording motion pictures, 
and horizontally corrects the recording motion picture so it will not be\
 tilted.
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●If you record while walking, or if the camera’s tilt is large, it may not be possible to horizontally 
correct the motion pictures.
 ●When [Level Shot] is set to [ON] • The [E-Stabilization (V
ideo)] is automatically set to [ON], and the 5-axis Hybrid Image Stabil\
izer 
function (→199) starts operating.
 • The angle of view becomes slightly narrow when motion picture recording \
starts. ●Still pictures taken while recording motion pictures will not be horizon\
tally corrected. ●This function is not available in the following cases: • When recording with [High Speed V ideo]
 • When [Operation Mode] of [Stabilizer] is set to [OFF] • When [Rec Format] is set to [MP4], and [Rec Quality] is set to [4K/100M/30p], [4K/100M/24p], or [VGA/4M/30p]
[Conversion]
 • For details (→ 319).
[Flkr Decrease]
Recording mode: 
The shutter speed can be fixed to reduce the flicker or striping in the \
motion picture.
Settings: [1/50] / [1/60] / [1/100] / [1/120] / [OFF]
[Silent Operation]
 • For details (→11 0). 
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Using the [Motion Picture] menu
For the setting procedures for the [Motion Picture] menu, refer to (→56)
[Mic Level Disp.]
Recording mode: 
You can set whether or not to display the microphone level on the recordi\
ng screen.
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When [Mic Level Limiter] is set to [OFF], [Mic Level Disp.] is fixed to [ON].
[Mic Level Adj.]
Recording mode: 
You can adjust the audio input level in 19 steps (- 12 dB to + 6 dB).
[Special Mic.]
 • For details (→323).
[Mic Level Limiter]
Recording mode: 
The camera adjusts the sound input level automatically, minimizing the sound distortion 
(crackling noise) when the volume is too high.
Settings: [ON] / [OFF] 
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Recording motion pictures
Using the [Motion Picture] menu
For the setting procedures for the [Motion Picture] menu, refer to (→56)
[Wind Noise Canceller]
Recording mode: 
This will reduce the wind noise coming into the built-in microphone whil\
e maintaining 
sound quality.
Settings: [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [OFF]
 • [HIGH] ef
fectively reduces the wind noise by minimizing the low-pitched sound whe\
n a 
strong wind is detected.
 • [ST

ANDARD] extracts and reduces only the wind noise without deteriorating t\
he sound 
quality.
 ●You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions.
[Wind Cut]
 • [Wind Cut] is displayed only when an external microphone (optional) is\
 in use. In other  cases, [Wind Noise Canceller] is displayed.
 • For details (→

324).
[Zoom Mic]
Recording mode: 
Coupled to the zoom operation, it will more clearly record far sounds du\
ring enlarging 
image, and surrounding sounds with wide-angle.
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When set to [ON] and performing zoom, the operation sound may be recorde\
d enhanced in 
accordance with the surrounding sounds. Also, audio recording level will be lower compared to 
when [OFF].
 ●The stereo effect of the audio is reduced during enlarging image. 
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Playing Back and Editing PicturesViewing your pictures
1Press the Playback button
2Press   to select a picture to be 
displayed
 • When you press and hold  , the pictures are 
displayed one after another.
 • Pictures can also be forwarded or rewound by rotating  the rear dial or dragging the screen horizontally  (→

52).
 • If you keep your finger touching the left or right edge of the screen after scrolling the pictures, the pictures will 
continue to be scrolled. (The pictures are displayed in 
a reduced size.)
 • The playback speed of pictures varies depending on the playback conditions.
Switching the speed for forwarding or rewinding pictures 
continuously
 →  [Custom] → [Touch Scroll ] → [H] (High speed) / [L] (Low speed)
Sending pictures to the WEB services
If you press  while a single picture is being displayed, you can send the picture to the 
WEB service quickly. (→285)
 ■Ending Playback
Press the Playback button again or press the Motion picture button.
The Playback can also be ended by pressing the shutter button halfway.
 ●The playback screen appears if the camera is turned on while pressing th\
e Playback button. ●When the camera is switched to the playback screen from the recording sc\
reen, the lens barrel is 
retracted after approx. 15 seconds.
 ●This camera is compliant with the unified DCF (Design rule for Camera F\
ile system) standard 
formulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), 
and with Exif (Exchangeable image file format).  
Files that are not DCF-compliant cannot be played back.
 ●It may not be possible to properly play back pictures taken using other \
cameras on this unit or it 
may not be possible to use the functions of this unit for those pictures\
. 
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Playing Back and Editing Pictures
Viewing motion pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD and MP4 formats. • Motion pictures are displayed with the motion picture icon ([  ]). • 4K burst files recorded with the 4K Photo function are displayed with [  ].
For details on playing back a 4K Burst file, refer to  (→
169).
1Press  to start playback
 • Touching [  ] in the middle of the screen allows you 
to play back motion pictures.
 • Motion pictures recorded with [Snap Movie] are played  back automatically

.
 • Some information will not be displayed for motion pictures recorded in [A

VCHD].
Motion picture recording time
 ■Operations during motion picture playback
Button operation Touch operation Description
Play/pause
Fast rewind*1
Single-frame rewind*2 (while paused)
Volume down
Stop
Fast forward*1
Single-frame forward (while paused)
Volume up
*1  The fast forward or rewind speed increases if you press   again.*2  Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] are rewound frame by frame approximately every 
0.5 seconds.
 • Control panel disappears when no operation is performed for some time.  Touch the 
screen to redisplay the control panel.
 •If you press [MENU/SET] during a pause, you can create a picture from a \
motion picture. 
(→230)
 ■Operations during automatic Snap Movie playback
Playback from the beginning
Returning to the previous picture
Scrolling to the next picture
 • If you touch the screen, automatic playback will stop.
 ●Motion pictures can be viewed on your computer using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the supplied DVD. 
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Playing Back and Editing Pictures
Viewing motion pictures
Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture.
1Display the picture that you want to capture as a still 
picture by pressing  to pause a motion picture being 
played back on the camera
 • If you press   while paused, you can make finer adjustments 
to the positions in a motion picture.
2Press [MENU/SET] • The same operation can be performed by touching [  ]. • The still picture is saved with aspect ratio of [16:9] and [Quality]  of [  ]. The picture size varies depending on the motion picture 
being played back.
 – For motion pictures recorded in [Rec Quality] with [4K]:   [M] (8M)
 – For motion pictures recorded in [Rec Quality] with [FHD], [HD]: [S] (2M)
 ●The picture quality becomes slightly lower depending on the [Rec Quality] setting of the original 
motion picture.
 ●When a still picture captured from a motion picture is played back, [  ] is displayed. ●If you want to capture a still picture from a motion picture while the c\
amera is connected to a TV 
with the HDMI micro cable, set [VIERA Link] of [TV Connection] in the [Setup] menu to [OFF].
 ●You cannot capture a still picture from the following motion pictures. • Motion pictures recorded in [MP4] using the [VGA/4M/30p] setting 
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