Panasonic Dmc Fz70 Owners Manual

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Setting coloring  (White Balance)VQT5B76
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 ■[AWB] operational range: 
10000K9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting Blue sky
K=Kelvin Color Temperature
Setting the White Balance manually
Take a picture of a white object under the target light source to adjust colors.
Press [WB] ()
Press   to select either [] or [] and press 
Point the camera at a white object...

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Setting coloring  (White Balance)VQT5B76
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Setting the White Balance using color temperature
You can set the color temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting 
conditions.
Press [WB] ()
Press   to select [  ] and then press 
Press   to select the color temperature value and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • You can set the color temperature from 2,500 K to 10,000 K.
Performing White Balance fine adjustments
White Balance settings can be individually fine-tuned if...

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Setting coloring  (White Balance)VQT5B76
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 ●When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the  A (amber) or B 
(blue) side, the color of the White Balance icon displayed on the screen will change to 
the fine-tuned color.
 ●When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the G+ (green) or 
M- (magenta) side, [+] (green) or [-] (magenta) will be displayed in the White Balance 
icon on the screen.
 ●When fine adjustments of the White Balance are not...

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Setting coloring  (White Balance)VQT5B76
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 ●When [WB Bracket] is set, [BKT] appears on the White Balance icon. ●The position of the bracket cannot exceed the edge (limit value) of the White Balance 
fine adjustments.
 ●When White Balance fine adjustments are performed after the bracket is set, the 
bracket is used to take pictures with the changed adjustment value as the center 
value.
 ●When the camera is turned off, the White Balance Bracket setting is canceled. 
(Including...

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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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When Auto Focus is enabled, press the shutter button halfway to focus. Focusing 
methods differ depending on recording mode and [AF Mode] setting. 
Press [AF/AF/MF]
Press   to select [AF] and press [MENU/SET]
 ■Switching [AF Mode]
Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 57)
Press   to select Auto Focus mode items and press 
[MENU/SET]
(Face Detection) Taking front-on pictures of people  (→96)
(AF...

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Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5B76
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Taking front-on pictures of people (Face Detection)
Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus accordingly .
AF area
Yellow:
  When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White:
   
Displayed wh
 en more than one face is detected. Other faces 
that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF 
area are also focused.
 ●It will be fixed to [  ] (Face...

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Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5B76
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Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject (AF Tracking)
Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press [AF/AE 
LOCK (Fn1)] to lock the subject
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes 
from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in 
focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
 • To release AF Tracking → Press [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)]. • Focus range: same as macro...

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Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5B76
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Subject not centered in picture (23-area-focusing)
Focuses on the subject in the wide range area (up to 23-area-focusing) on the recording 
screen.
 ●Focus is fixed to [  ] (1-area-focusin g) during motion picture recording. ●Cannot set to [  ] (23-area-focusing) in the following cases. • [Creative V
ideo Mode]
 • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode • [Miniature Ef

fect] in [Creative Control] Mode
Determined position for focus (1-area-focusing)...

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Taking pictures with Auto FocusVQT5B76
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 ■Changing the position and size of the AF area
When [AF Mode] is set to [  ] (1-area-focusing), you can change the position or size of 
the 
AF area at the center.
If you performing any of the following operations, the screen will switch to the settings 
menu.
 • When [

 
 ] is selected, press [FOCUS]. • From the menu screen, select [   ], and press .
To change the AF area
To move the AF area: Press     
To change the size of the AF...

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Taking close-up pictures  (Macro recording)VQT5B76
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When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] () enables you to take 
pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 1 cm (0.033 feet) 
for max. Wide).
Press [AF/AF/MF]
Press   to select [AF Macro] () and press [MENU/SET]
 display
 ●It may take some time until distant subjects come into focus. ●Using a tripod and [Self Timer] is recommended. Also, when recording a subject that 
is close...