Panasonic Dmc Fz7 Operating Instructions Manual

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3Press 34 to select the menu 
item.
Press 4 at A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
4Press 1, press 34 to select the 
setting and then press [MENU/
SET].
5Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫About the menu screen items
 There are 4 menu screens (1/4, 2/4, 3/4 
and 4/4).
 You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
[CLOCK SET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select...

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[PLAY ON LCD]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
[ON]:If you were using the viewfinder to 
record, the display automatically 
switches to the LCD monitor when 
reviewing or playing back pictures. 
(P39)
[OFF]:Does not automatically switch.
[POWER SAVE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:
Power save mode is activated (the 
camera is automatically turned off to 
save the...

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[BEEP]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
[ ]: No operation sound
[ ]: Soft operation sound
[ ]: Loud operation sound
 The [BEEP] setting also affects simple 
mode [ ].
[SHUTTER]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
Set to select the volume of shutter sound.
[]:No shutter sound
[]:Soft shutter sound
[]:Loud shutter sound
[VOLUME]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
The...

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[HIGHLIGHT]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
[ON]:When the auto review or review 
function is activated, a white 
saturated area appears blinking 
in black and white. (P39)
[OFF]:No highlight display
[VIDEO OUT]
(Playback mode only) (P104)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P20)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
[TV ASPECT]
(Playback mode only)
Press [ ] to...

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Basic
Taking Pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
 Remove the lens cap.
11 Turn the camera on.
2 Select program AE mode [ ].
 The status indicator  A lights for 
approximately 1 second if you turn the 
camera on when using the LCD monitor.
 The status indicator continues to light if  you turn the camera on when using the 
Viewfinder. The status indicator blinks 
when the remaining battery power is...

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[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[HIGH] or setting every item except 
[NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW]. (P83).
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the 
camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
∫ Program shift
In program AE mode, you can change the 
preset aperture value and shutter speed 
without changing the exposure. This is 
called program shift.
You can make the background more blurred 
by decreasing the aperture value or...

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another object to block the light when 
using the camera.
When recording with LCD Monitor
When recording with Viewfinder
A: When holding the camera vertically
∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P89) is set to [ON])
 Pictures may not be displayed vertically if 
they were taken with the camera aimed up 
or down.
 Pictures cannot be displayed vertically 
when recording motion...

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∫Preventing jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering when pressing the  shutter button.
 If jitter could occur because of slow 
shutter speed, the jitter alert  A appears.
 When the jitter alert appears, we  recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful how you hold the 
camera (P26). The use of the self-timer 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a tripod 
(P46).
 Shutter speed will be slower particularly in 
the...

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Taking Pictures in 
Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
∫Basic menu settings
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 34 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select the desired 
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.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE][AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]...

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 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P77, 78):
– [ ENLARGE]:
/ (6M)/Fine
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
/ (2.5M EZ)/Standard
–[ E-MAIL]:
/ (0.3M EZ)/Standard
 [AF MODE] (P80):
[ ] (1-area-focusing)
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P82):
[ON]
 [METERING MODE] (P80):
[ ] (Multiple)
 You cannot use the following functions in 
simple mode.
– High angle mode
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Flash output adjustment
– Auto bracket
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [COL.EFFECT]
– [PICT.ADJ.]...