Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Taking Pictures with 
the Self-timer
1Press  [].
2Press / to select a mode.
• You can also press  [ ] to select.
3Press [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.
4Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
take the picture.
•: Press the shutter button halfway to 
foc us.
•: Press the shutter button fully to take...

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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.
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure towards 
positive.
Properly exposed
Over exposed
Compensate the exposure towards
negative.
1Press  [ ] until [EXPOSURE] 
appears, compensate the 
exposure with 
/.
• You can compensate from [L2EV] to 
[K2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [0 EV]...

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Taking Pictures using 
Auto Bracket
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.
1Press  [ ] several times until 
[AUTO BRACKET] appears, set 
the compensation range of the 
exposure with 
/.
• You can select [0] (OFF), [F1/3 EV], 
[F2/3 EV] or [F1EV].
• When you do not use auto bracket,...

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Optical Image 
Stabilizer
This mode detects jitter and compensates 
for it.
1Press and hold the optical image 
stabilizer button  until 
[STABILIZER] appears.
2Press  to select the 
stabilizer function mode and then 
press [MENU/SET].
wDemonstration of the optical image 
stabilizer (Demonstration Mode)
Press  to display the demonstration. After 
the demonstration ends, the screen returns 
to the stabilizer function mode selection 
menu. Press  again if you want to exit the...

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Taking Pictures using 
Burst Mode
1Press and hold the burst mode 
button.
2Press / to select a mode.
• You can also press the burst mode 
button to select.
3Press [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.
4Take a picture.
• Hold down the shutter button fully to 
activate the burst mode.
wNumber of pictures recorded in burst 
mode_The burst speed...

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Taking Close-up 
Pictures 
This mode allows you to take close-up 
pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking 
pictures of flowers.
You can take pictures approaching the 
subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.16 feet) 
from the lens by rotating the zoom ring 
upmost to Wide (1M). 
1Set the focus switch to 
[AF MACRO].
wFocus range
• We recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P51) with AF macro.
• When a subject is close to the camera, the 
effective focus range (depth of field) is...

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Aperture-priority AE
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.
1Rotate the front dial to the left or 
right to set the aperture value.
2Take a picture.
• If the direct exposure compensation 
function (P93) is activated, the way in 
which the dial is operated changes. The 
explanation here shows the direct 
exposure compensation function 
deactivated as an...

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– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] (P47)– [AUTO] or [ ] in ISO sensitivity 
(P85) (The ISO sensitivity is 
automatically set to [ISO100] when you 
switch from [AUTO] to Aperture-priority 
AE or Shutter-priority AE.) 
• The aperture value and the shutter speed 
turn red when the exposure is not 
adequate.
• We recommend using a tripod when the 
shutter speed is slow.
Manual exposure
Determine the exposure by manually 
setting the aperture value and the shutter 
speed.
1Rotate the front...

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Aperture Value and 
Shutter Speed
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AEManual exposure
• The aperture values given in the table 
above are values when the zoom ring is 
rotated to Wide.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, 
some of the shutter speeds and aperture 
values cannot be selected.
Available Aperture 
Va l u e
(Per 1/3 EV)Shutter Speed 
(Sec)
F8.0 to F11.0 8 to 1/2000
F7.1 F6.3 F5.6 8 to 1/1600
F5.0 F4.5 F4.0 8 to 1/1300
F3.6 F3.2 F2.8 8 to 1/1000
Available Shutter...

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Taking Pictures with 
Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the 
focus or when the distance between the 
lens and the subject is determined and you 
do not want to activate auto focus.
1Slide the focus switch to [MF].
2Rotate the focus ring  to focus 
on the subject.
: MF assistance
• The MF assistance appears on the 
center of the screen.
• When you stop rotating the focus ring, 
the MF assistance disappears about 
2 seconds after.
• You can also set [MF ASSIST] to...