Panasonic Dmc Fz35 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers. You can take pictures of a subject as close as 1 cm (0.04 feet) from the lens by 
rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1k).
As you rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, the distance at which you can take close-up 
pictures changes in steps. The maximum distance for close-up pictures is 2 m (6.57 feet) 
(4 k-10 k).
∫ Focus range
¢ The focus range changes in steps....

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You can take a picture with the digital zoom up to 3k while maintaining the distance to the 
subject for the extreme Wide position [1 cm (0.04 feet)].
A Recording distance range
B Zoom range
•Recording distance range will be 1 cm (0.04 feet) to  ¶ during 
Macro Zoom Mode regardless of the zoom position.
•Zoom range will be displayed in blue. (digital zoom range)•The image quality is poorer than during normal recording.•Macro zoom recording is not available in the...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 [ë ].
Press  3/4  to select a mode.
•You can also press  2 [ë] to select.•If you set [10S/3PICTURES], after 10 seconds the 
camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals.
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.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press...

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Note
•When using a tripod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the 
jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.
•When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before 
recording. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly 
operating as an AF assist lamp (P146)  to allow the camera to focus on the subject.
•We recommend using a tripod when recording with...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
∫Operate with the joystick
Tilt the joystick toward  2 to select [ È], and then move 
3/ 4 to compensate the exposure.
A Exposure compensation value•Select [ È] only to return to the original exposure (0 EV).•Press the shutter button halfway to finish.
Note
•EV...

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Color Bracket
[REC] Mode: 
In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded in the selected exposure 
compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. You can select the picture 
with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with different exposures.
With Auto Bracket d1 EV
Auto Bracket
 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture
d 0EV j1 EV i1 EV
Press  3 [È ] several times until [AUTO BRACKET] 
appears, set the compensation...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
In this mode, up to 3 pictures in black & white, standard, or sepia in the selected modes 
are automatically recorded each time the shutter button is pressed.
Press 3 [È] several times to display [AUTO BRACKET].
Press [DISPLAY] to display [COLOR BRACKET].
•It is switched between Auto Bracket and Color Bracket every 
time [DISPLAY] is pressed.
Press  2/1  to select the mode.
Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button...

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[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Select the ones you really like from among the pictures you have taken.
Press [˜/‚ ] to display the Burst Mode selection 
menu, and then press  3/4 to select the Burst 
Mode.
A [˜ /‚ ] button
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...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
•Focus, exposure and white balance are fixed to the settings used for the first picture.•When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in Burst Mode is fixed to 3.•If you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place (landscape) indoors, 
outdoors etc. where there is a large difference between the light and shade, it may take time 
until the exposure is stable. If burst is used at this time, the exposure may not become optimal....

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[REC] Mode: 
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture / 
shutter speed
Set the aperture value to a higher number when you want a sharp focus background. Set 
the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background.
Set the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!], and then set the 
mode dial to [ ].
Tilt the joystick towards 3 /4  to set the 
aperture value.
Take a picture.
When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set with a...