Panasonic Dmc Fz7 Operating Instructions Manual

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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 12k optical zoom and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Tel e .
 When the setting for picture size is 
[] (6M).
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
 When the setting for picture size is 
[] (6M).
 The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
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∫Picture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 6M (6 million 
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a 
picture with a higher zoom effect.
 Refer to P77 for aspect ratio settings, P78 
for picture size and P29 for simple mode 
[].
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
[Extended optical Zoom].
 You can further enhance the...

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∫Menu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
 When a scene mode is selected, press 
2 in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P58), 
press 4 to select the [REC] menu icon 
[ ] and then press 1.
2Press 34 to select [D.ZOOM] 
and then press 1.
3Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the...

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Checking the 
Recorded Picture 
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1Press  4 [REV].
 The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
 Review is canceled when the shutter  button is pressed halfway or the  4 
[REV] is pressed again.
 You can check other pictures by  pressing  2/1 .
 When the recorded pictures are too 
bright or too dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P47)
2 Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
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Playing Back Pictures
Press 21 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
 You can also use the joystick for 
operation.
 The first recorded picture will be 
displayed after the last recorded 
picture.
 When [ROTATE DISP.] (P89) is set to 
[ON], pictures recorded by holding the 
camera vertically are played back 
vertically.
∫ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 21 during playback
2: Fast rewind
1:Fast forward
 You can also use...

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Deleting Pictures
∫To delete a single picture
1Select the picture with  21.
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
 You can also use the joystick for 
operation.
2 Press [ ].
3Press  3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 While the picture is being deleted, [ ] 
appears on the screen.
∫ To delete [MULTI DELETE]/
[ALL DELETE]
1Press [ ] twice.
2Press  34 to select 
[MULTI DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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5Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting 
[MULTI DELETE])
 [DELETE ALL PICTURES?] is 
displayed when using [ALL DELETE] 
and [DELETE ALL EXCEPT ?] is 
displayed when using [ALL DELETE 
EXCEPT ].
 If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting  pictures using [ALL DELETE] or [ALL 
DELETE EXCEPT ], the deleting will 
stop halfway.
 Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Double-check pictures 
before deleting them.
 Do not turn off the camera while...

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Advanced
About the LCD 
Monitor/Viewfinder
1Switching the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder
Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch the 
monitor screen.
ALCD monitor (LCD)
BViewfinder (EVF)
 When the LCD monitor turns on, the 
Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
2Selecting the screen to be used
Press the [DISPLAY] button to change the 
display.
 When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. In multi 
playback (P70) or playback zoom (P72), 
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KDisplay with recording information and 
histogram
LNo display
¢3 Displayed if [BIRTHDAY SET.] and 
[WITH AGE] were set in [BABY1]/
[BABY2] (P64) in scene mode before 
taking pictures.
¢4 The number of days that have passed 
since the travel date are displayed if 
[TRAVEL DATE] (P66) is set.
 In [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P60), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P61), [FIREWORKS] 
(P63) and [STARRY SKY] (P63) in scene 
mode, the lines are grey.
∫Out-of-frame display
Recording information is displayed on the...

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∫Histogram
 A histogram is a graph that displays  brightness along the horizontal axis (black 
to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
 It allows you to easily check a picture’s  exposure.
 It is very useful if manual adjustments of  the lens aperture and shutter speed are 
available, especially in those situations 
where automatic exposure may be difficult 
due to uneven lighting. Using the 
histogram feature allows you to get the 
maximum...