Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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[SCENE MENU]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select this item. (P27)
[AUTO]:[SCENE MODE] menu appears 
automatically when setting the 
mode dial to scene mode. Select 
the desired scene mode. (P64)
[OFF]:[SCENE MODE] menu does not 
appear when setting the mode 
dial to scene mode and the 
camera is operated in scene 
mode currently selected. If you 
change the scene mode, press 
[MENU/SET] to display the 
[SCENE MODE] menu and then 
select the desired scene mode....

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

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• To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity, and/or 
setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting every 
item except [NOISE REDUCTION] to 
[LOW]. (P94).
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the 
camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
wProgram shift
In program AE mode, you can change the 
preset aperture value and shutter speed 
without changing the exposure. This is 
called program...

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• Make sure the camera does not shake 
when you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the microphone or the AF assist 
lamp with your fingers or other objects.
• Do not touch the front of the lens.
• If the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see 
because of light from the sun etc. shining 
on it, we recommend using your hand or 
another object to block the light when 
using the camera.
When recording with LCD Monitor
When recording with Viewfinder
: When holding the camera vertically...

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In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P91) 
may turn on to focus on the subject.
• Even when the focus indication appears 
and the subject is focused, it is canceled if 
you release the shutter button. Press the 
shutter button halfway again.
• Please do not rotate the zoom ring during 
auto focus.
wPreventing jitter (camera shake)
• Be careful of jittering when pressing the 
shutter button.
• If jitter could occur because of slow 
shutter speed, the jitter alert  appears.
•
When the...

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Taking Pictures in 
Auto Mode
This mode allows beginners to take pictures 
easily. The settings for those functions which 
are easy to make mistakes with are fixed at 
the time of purchase allowing pictures to be 
taken with fewer mistakes.
wAuto Mode Settings
In auto mode the following items are fixed 
at the time of purchase to prevent mistakes 
being made when using the camera.
• Select [AF] or [AF MACRO] with the focus 
switch.wThe Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light...

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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 12M optical zoom and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. 
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to 
420 mm)
wTo make subjects appear closer use 
Te l e
Rotate the zoom ring  towards 
the right.
• When the setting for picture size is 
[ ] (10M).
wTo make subjects appear further away 
use Wide
Rotate the zoom ring towards 
the left.
• When the setting for picture size is 
[ ] (10M).
• Depending...

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wPicture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(n: Available, —: Not available)
• Refer to P87 for aspect ratio settings and 
P87 for picture size.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
• You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification with the extended optical 
zoom without worrying about further 
picture distortion. 
• If you set a picture size that activates the 
extended optical zoom, the extended 
optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the 
screen when you use the zoom...

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wEntering the digital zoom range
In the [REC] menu (P82), setting [D.ZOOM] 
to [2M] or [4M] allows you to magnify a 
subject up to a maximum of 48 times. 
(Except when using extended optical 
zoom.)
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
wThe digital zoom and extended optical 
zoom can be used together.
Example: When the digital zoom is set to 
[4M] and the picture size to [ ] (3M EZ), 
you can use the extended optical zoom at 
the same time.
	When using the digital zoom [4M] and 
the extended...

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3Press to move the 
position.
• When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  appears for about 
1 second so that you can check the 
enlarged area.
wDeleting the recorded picture during 
Review (Quick deletion)
1Press [ ].
2Press  to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
• Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Double-check pictures 
before deleting them.
• Multiple pictures or all the pictures can 
be deleted. For...