Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

							Advanced
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Playing Back Motion 
Pictures/Pictures with 
Audio
wMotion pictures
Press  to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[]/[]/[]/[ ]/
[ ] and then press 
 to play 
back.
• The motion picture recording time  is 
displayed on the screen. After playback 
starts, the motion picture recording time 
disappears and the elapsed playback time 
is displayed on the bottom right of the 
screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as [1h20m30s].
• The cursor displayed during 
playback is the same as //
/.
• Press  again to stop motion picture 
playback and return to the normal 
playback screen.
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  during motion picture 
playback.
: Fast rewind
: Fast forward
• The camera returns to normal motion 
picture playback when  is released.
To pause
Press  during motion picture playback.
• Press again to cancel pause.wPictures with audio
Press  to select a picture 
with the audio icon [ ] and then 
press 
 to play back.
• Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P89) and 
[AUDIO DUB.] (P108) for information 
about how to create still pictures with 
audio.
• Sound can be heard through the speaker. 
Refer to [VOLUME] (P29) for information 
about how to adjust the volume in the 
[SETUP] menu.
• The file format that can be played back 
with this camera is QuickTime Motion 
JPEG.
• Please note that the bundled software 
includes QuickTime to play back motion 
picture files created with the camera on 
the PC. (P113)
• Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files 
recorded by a PC or other equipment may 
not play back on the camera. 
• If you play back motion pictures that have 
been recorded with other equipment, the 
picture quality may deteriorate or the 
pictures may not play back.
• When using a high capacity card, it is 
possible that fast rewinding may be slower 
than usual.
• You cannot use the following functions with 
motion pictures and pictures with audio.
– Playback zoom
(While playing back or pausing motion 
pictures and while playing audio)
– [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]/
[AUDIO DUB.] (Motion pictures only)
– [RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/[ASPECT CONV.]
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Menu Settings
Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variety of pictures you can 
take by setting color effect, picture 
adjustment etc.
• Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
• Menu items differ depending on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P6). This 
page describes how to set [AUDIO REC.] 
in program AE mode [ ]. (Refer to P83  to 
101 for each menu item.)
• Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to 
return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of purchase. (P30)
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press  to select the menu 
item.
• Press  at  to switch to the next 
menu screen.
3Press , press  to select the 
setting and then press 
[MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
wAbout the menu screen items
• There are 5 menu screens (1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 
4/5 and 5/5).
• You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the front dial.
EXITMENU
REC1/5AUTO
AUTO
SENSITIVITY WB ADJUST.ASPECT RATIO
W.BALANCE
1010
EXITMENUSELECT
REC2/5
OFFMETERING MODE
CONT.AF AF MODEOFF
SELECT
AUDIO REC.QUALITY
PICT.SIZE
REC2/5
OFFMETERING MODE
CONT.AF
AF MODEOFF
QUALITYOFF
ONAUDIO REC.
SELECTSETMENU
SETMENU
REC1/5AUTO
AUTO
SENSITIVITY WB ADJUST.
PICT.SIZEASPECT RATIO1010EXITMENUSELECT
W.BALANCE
EXITMENUSELECT
REC2/5
OFFMETERING MODE
CONT.AF AF MODEOFF
AUDIO REC.QUALITY
EXITMENUSELECT
REC3/5
OFF OFF Focus/AE
OFFCOL.EFFECTD.ZOOM
AF ASSIST LAMP
FOCUS/AE LOCK
DIRECT EX.COMP.
ON
EXITMENUSELECT
REC4/5
FLIP ANIM.
CONVERSION
EXT.FLASH
EX.FLASH BURST
PICT.ADJ.
OFF
OFFPRESET
REC
MENU
CLOCK SET
SELECTEXIT
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wUsing FUNCTION setting
You can use the [FUNCTION] button to 
easily set the following 6 items when 
recording.
• AF mode (P90)
• Metering mode (P89)
• White balance (P83)
• ISO sensitivity (P85)
• Picture size (P87)
• Quality (P87)
1Press [FUNCTION] when 
recording.
2Press /// to select the 
menu item and then press 
[FUNCTION] to close the menu.
• You can select menu items by rotating 
the front dial or rear dial.
• The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
• The [ ] (White Set) setting for white 
balance does not appear when using the 
[FUNCTION] setting. Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
3SELECT EXIT
FUNCTIONAUTO
PAUTOAUTO1010
MENU
3SELECT EXITMENUFUNCTION
AUTO
PAUTOAUTO1010
[W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more 
natural picture
[AUTO]for auto setting (auto 
white balance)
(Daylight)for recording outdoors 
on a bright day
(Cloudy)for recording outdoors 
on a cloudy day
(Shade)for recording outdoors 
in the shade on a 
brightday
(Halogen)for recording under 
halogen lighting
(Flash)for recording with the 
flash only
(White set 1)
for using the preset 
white balance
(White set 2)
(White set)for setting the white 
balance again
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wAuto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the following illustration. When you take 
a picture beyond the available white 
balance range, the picture may appear 
reddish or bluish. Even when you take a 
picture inside the range shown in the 
illustration, auto white balance may not 
operate properly if there are many light 
sources or there is no color close to white. 
In these cases, set the white balance to a 
mode other than [AUTO].
1 Auto white balance will work in the 
following range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8 Incandescent light bulb
9 Sunrise and sunset
10 Candlelight
KNKelvin Color TemperaturewSetting the white balance manually 
[]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Select [ WHITE SET 1] or 
[ WHITE SET 2] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.• You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
• When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance is automatically adjusted 
(except for [ ] /[ ]). However, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient.
• The white balance cannot be set in auto 
mode [ ] and scene mode.
1)
2)
3)
4)5)6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
WHITE SET
SETMENU
WHITE SET 2
SELECT
WHITE SET 1
SETMENU
WHITE SET
SET CANCELMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
You can adjust the white balance finely 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
1Press /// to finely adjust 
the white balance.
•: A (AMBER: ORANGE)
• : B (BLUE: BLUISH)
• : GA(GREEN: GREENISH)
• : MB (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• If you finely adjust the white balance to 
A (amber), the white balance icon on 
the LCD monitor will change to orange. 
If you finely adjust the white balance to 
B (blue), the white balance icon on the 
LCD monitor will change to blue.
• If you finely adjust the white balance to 
GA (green) or MB (magenta), [A] (e.g. : 
) or [
B] (e.g. :  ) appears beside 
the white balance icon on the LCD 
monitor.
• Select the center point if you are not 
finely adjusting the white balance.
• You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance 
item.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.EFFECT] (P94) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
• The fine adjustment levels in [ ] or 
[ ] return to the standard setting 
(center point) if you reset the white 
balance in 
[].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
[WB ADJUST.]
Finely adjusting the white 
balance
SETMENU
WB ADJUST.
ADJUST.SETMENU


	




AUTOAUTO
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity100 1600
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)Suitable Not suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot suitable Suitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
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• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO400] when using the 
flash.)
wAbout [ ] (Intelligent ISO 
sensitivity control)
The camera detects the movement of the 
subject near the center of the screen and 
then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and 
shutter speed according to the movement 
and the brightness of the subject. 
• Jitter is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a moving subject by increasing 
the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter 
speed faster. • Noise is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a subject with no movement by 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity.
• When you press the shutter button 
halfway,  [ ]  appears.  When you 
press the shutter button fully, the shutter 
speed is displayed for a while.
• If you select [ ], digital zoom and 
auto bracket cannot be used.
• Depending on the brightness and how fast 
the subject is moving, jitter may not be 
avoided even if  [ ] is selected.
• The camera may not be able to detect the 
movement of the subject in the following 
cases.
– When the moving subject is small
– When the moving subject is at the edge 
of the screen
– When the subject starts moving the 
instant the shutter button is pressed fully
• The setting is fixed to [ ] in auto 
mode [ ] and [SPORTS] (P65) and 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] (P69) in scene mode.
• Program shift cannot be activated when 
the ISO sensitivity is set to [ ].
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to 
[AUTO] or [ ] in Aperture-priority AE, 
Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure.
• ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the 
following optimal value in [HIGH SENS.] 
(P70) in scene mode.
– [ISO3200]  AU TOThe ISO sensitivity is 
automatically adjusted 
according to the brightness. 
The ISO sensitivity is 
adjusted according to the 
movement of the subject 
and the brightness.
100The sensitivity is fixed to 
various settings.
200
400
800
1600
F2.8
1/125   ISO800
F2.8
1/30   ISO200
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• ISO sensitivity cannot be set in motion 
picture mode [ ].
• To avoid picture noises, we recommend 
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting 
[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[HIGH] or setting the items except 
[NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take 
pictures. (P94)
• Refer to P57 for information about Shutter 
speed.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
• In motion picture mode [ ], you can 
select [ ] or [ ]. (P76)
• The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P127)
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
 Many pixels (Fine)
 Few pixels (Rough)
wNumber of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (10M) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] (2M EZ) 
is selected, you can record more pictures 
and attach them to an e-mail or post them 
on a website because their file size is 
small.
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the same 
3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
SETMENU
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that matches your use of the 
pictures
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wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wQuality
You can increase the number of recordable 
pictures without changing the picture size if 
quality is set to [ ].
• The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”. This is a 
function which further extends the optical 
zoom ratio. If you select a picture size with 
EZ displayed, the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 21.4M when the digital 
zoom is set to [OFF]. (P37) 
• The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
• In motion picture mode [ ], the picture 
size is fixed to VGA (640M480 pixels), 
QVGA (320M240 pixels) or 16:9 
(848M480 pixels).
• When the quality is set to [RAW]
– A JPEG file is also created 
simultaneously. Its quality is equal to 
[STANDARD] and its size is fixed to 
([ ], [ ], [ ]).
– When the RAW file is deleted on the 
camera, the created JPEG file is also 
deleted.
• Pictures may appear mosaic depending on 
the subject and the recording conditions. 
• Refer to P129 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
• The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the subject.
• The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on the screen may not 
correspond with recorded pictures.
• When the quality is set to [RAW], the 
digital zoom cannot be used.
• The quality cannot be set to [RAW] in the 
[HIGH SENS.] mode (P70).
• You cannot select the following functions 
when the quality is set to [RAW].
– Audio Dubbing
– Burst mode
–Resize
–Trimming
– Audio Recording 
– Auto Bracket
• You can enjoy more advanced picture 
editing if you use RAW files. You can save 
RAW files in a file format (JPEG, TIFF 
etc.) that can be displayed on your PC 
etc., develop them and edit them using the 
software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio” by 
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the CD-ROM 
(supplied).  (10M)3648M2736 pixels
 (8M EZ)3264M2448 pixels
 (5M EZ)2560M1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048M1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600M1200 pixels
 (8.5M)3600M2400 pixels
 (7M EZ)3248M2160 pixels
 (4.5M EZ)2560M1712 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)2048M1360 pixels
 (7M)3584M2016 pixels
 (5.5M EZ)3072M1728 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920M1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
RAW file:
Set this when altering the pictures 
on a PC.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
You can record audio with the still picture if 
this is set to [ON]. This means you can 
record the conversation that took place 
when you were recording or an explanation 
of the picture.
• [ ] appears on the screen when you set 
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
• Focus on the subject and press the 
shutter button to start recording. 
Recording will automatically stop about 
5 seconds later. There is no need to press 
and hold the shutter button.
• Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone on the camera.
• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio 
recording, the audio recording is 
canceled. The audio is not recorded.
• The total number of pictures that can be 
stored on each card will decrease slightly 
when audio is recorded with each picture.
• You cannot record pictures with audio in 
the following cases.
-When recording with Auto Bracket.
-When recording in burst mode.
-When the quality is set to [RAW].
-When the scene mode is set to “““
[STARRY SKY].
• If you rotate the focus ring or zoom 
ring, a grinding noise may be recorded.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
You can switch to the following metering 
modes.
[AUDIO REC.] 
Recording still pictures with audio
SETMENU
[METERING MODE]
Deciding the method to measure 
brightness
Multiple:
This is the method in which the 
camera measures the most suitable 
exposure by judging the allocation of 
brightness on the whole screen 
automatically. Usually, we 
recommend using this method.
Center weighted:
This is the method used to focus on 
the subject on the center of the 
screen and measure the whole 
screen evenly.
Spot:
This is the method to measure the 
subject in the spot metering target 
.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.wAbout [ ] and [ ]
• You can focus on the subject more quickly 
than other AF modes.
• The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
wSelecting the AF area
When selecting 1-area-focusing or 
1-area-focusing (High speed), the AF area 
can be selected as shown in the following 
figure. When using Spot you can also move 
the spot metering target to match the AF 
area.
Set the Focus switch to [AF] or 
[AF MACRO].
While pressing the [FOCUS] button, use 
/// to move the AF area.
Release the [FOCUS] button to set.
• The following operations will return the AF 
area to the previous one
– Setting the mode dial to auto mode 
[]. 
– Turning the camera off.
• The AF area displayed on the center of 
the screen is bigger than usual when 
using the digital zoom or when taking 
pictures in dark places.
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
 9-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
any of 9 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or center. This 
is effective when the 
subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the center of 
the screen.
 Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
SETMENU
FOCUS
P
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