Panasonic Dmc Fz5 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording pictures (basic)
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∫Program AE
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
 Remove the lens cap.
1 1 Turn the camera on.
2 Set the mode dial to program 
AE mode [ ].
 The power indicator (green) lights. 
When it blinks, the remaining battery 
power is low. Insert a fully charged 
battery.
2 Aim the AF area  1 to the point 
you want to focus and then press 
the shutter button halfway.
 A : Press the shutter...

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∫AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/
AE: Auto exposure)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition as the above picture, you 
cannot focus on the subject because it is 
out of AF area in usual operation.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
 When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
3Keeping the focus and the exposure 
fixed, move the camera as you compose 
the...

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∫Focusing
 The focus range is 30 cm (0.98 feet) – ¶ 
(Wide), 2 m (6.56 feet) – ¶ (Tele).
 When you press the shutter button fully  with one stroke, pictures may be blurry or 
unfocused.
 When the focus indication is blinking, the  subject is not focused. Press the shutter 
button halfway and focus on the subject 
again.
 If the camera will not focus after a few  tries, turn it off and on and try again.
 In the following cases, the camera will not  focus on...

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∫Exposure
 If you press the shutter button halfway 
when the exposure is not adequate, the 
indication of the aperture value and the 
shutter speed turns red. (However, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed do 
not turn red when the flash is activated.)
 The brightness of the screen may differ 
from that of recorded pictures. In 
particular, when taking pictures in dark 
places with slow shutter speed, the 
subject looks dark on the screen, but the 
actual...

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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the most basic 
functions appear in the menu to make 
operations simple.
1Select the desired item and set 
the desired value.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P22)
SIMPLE MODE
AUTO REVIEW
BEEP
CLOCK SET
EXITMENUSELECT SET
MENU
MENU
PICT.MODEENLARGE
4k6/10k15 cm
E-MAIL
ENLARGE This selection is intended 
for situations...

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∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In Simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For details, refer to the pages 
corresponding to each item.
Focus range 2 m (6.56 feet) –¶ (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) –¶ (Wide)
MONITOR [0] (standard) P23
POWER SAVE [2MIN.] P23
Self-timer 10 seconds P44
Optical Image 
Stabilizer[MODE1] P47
Burst speed Low speed P48
Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode
DMC-FZ5:
 [ENLARGE]: max. 4 pictures
[4qk6q/10k15cm]: max. 7 pictures
...

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∫The Backlight Compensation
Backlight is a situation where light comes 
from the back of subjects. The subjects 
such as people become dark when pictures 
are recorded in backlight. If you press 3, 
[ ] (compensating backlight ON 
indication) appears and the backlight 
compensation function is activated. This 
function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture.
 If you press 3 while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight...

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Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
1Press 4.
 The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
 Press the shutter button halfway or  4 
to cancel the review.
 You can check other pictures by  pressing  2/1 .
 When the recorded pictures are too  bright or dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P45)
2 Enlarge and shift the picture.
:1 k> 4k> 8k
:8 k>4k> 1k  When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  A...

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Using the Optical Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 12 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele) The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
 The picture may have some distortion 
(typical example: vertical straight line bent 
outwards). This is due to the lens 
aberration, which is common to some...

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
When you set the flash, you can take 
pictures using the built-in flash according to 
the recording condition.
ATo open the flash
Press the [ OPEN] button.
BTo close the flash
Press the flash until it clicks.
 Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[ ] while the flash is closed.
∫Switching to the appropriate flash 
setting
For the selectable flash settings, refer to 
“Available...