Panasonic Dmc Fz70 Owners Manual

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Sequence of operationsVQT5B76
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5
Play back pictures
  Press the Playback button
  Press   to select a picture to be displayed
 ■Viewing motion pictures
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press .
6
Turn the camera off    

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Taking pictures with your own settings   
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Take pictures with automatic shutter speed and aperture value settings. 
Using the [Rec] menu to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Set to [] ([Program AE] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus) Press fully
(press the button all the  way to record)
 ■Adjusting the focus and checking the exposure
 Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Focus display
(  When focus is aligned:...

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Program Shift
The function for maintaining the same exposure (brightness) while changing the shutter 
speed and aperture value combination is called “Program Shift”.  You can use “Program 
Shift” to take pictures by adjusting the shutter speed and aperture value even in [Program 
AE] Mode.
Press the shutter button halfway
 • The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed on the screen.
Rotate the rear dial while the...

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 ■Example of Program Shift
2.0
2.8
4.0
5.6
8.011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1413
1 1/2 1/4
1/81/15
1/301/60
1/125 1/250
1/5001/1000
1/20001/4000 15
16
17
18
19
20
(Aperture value)
(Ev)
*
(Shutter speed)
 Program Shift amount Program Shift diagram Program Shift limit
*
  EV is an abbreviati on of [Exposure Value], a unit indicating the amount of exposure. The EV 
changes with the aperture value or the shutter speed.    

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How to adjust focus
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When [AF Mode] is set to [  ] (1-area-focusing), focus on the AF area in the center of the 
picture. If a subject you want to record is not in the center, follow the steps below.
First adjust focus according to subject
Align the AF area 
with the subject
Hold down halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated 
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(
 
When focus is aligned: green 
When focus is not aligned: red)
Return to desired composition...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings   
[Intelligent Auto] ModeVQT5B76
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This mode is recommended for those who want to point and shoot or beginners as the 
camera optimizes settings to match the subject and recording environment.
Set to [  ] ([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus) Press fully
(press the button all the  way to record)
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated 
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
 • The 

AF area is...

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Automatic Scene Detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically .
The icon of scene 
detected
When taking pictures
[i-Portrait][i-Night Portrait]*2 
(Only when the flash is opened) 
[i-Baby]*1[i-Night Scenery]*2
[i-Scenery][iHandheld Nite Shot]*3
[i-Sunset][i-Macro]
When scene does not correspond to any of the above
When recording motion pictures
 (→45)
[i-Portrait][i-Low...

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Defocusing the background
You can also use [Intelligent Auto] Mode to adjust background defocusing easily, as with 
in [Aperture-Priority] mode.
Press the rear dial
 • The adjustment screen is displayed.
Rotate the rear dial to adjust the background defocusing 
condition
 • [AUTO] is displayed in the icon during automatic  adjustment.
 • Y

ou can also make adjustments with 
 .  • T
o return to automatic adjustment  
→...

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About flash
Open the flash to use the built-in flash.  (→78)
 ●Set to [  ], [  ], [  ] or [   ] depending on the subject and brigh tness. ●When [  ] or [  ] is displayed, the [Red-Eye Removal] function is activated to 
automatically detect red-eye and correct the picture data.
 ●When [  ] or [   ] is selected, the shutter speed is reduced.
About [Intelligent Auto] setting items 
Following menus can be set.
 • For the...

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[Motion Deblur]
[Motion Deblur] automatically sets the optimum shutter speed in accordance with the 
movements of the subject to minimize the blur of the subject.
It is preset to [ON] with this unit.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→

57)
 ●When [Motion Deblur] is set to [ON], and the shutter button is pressed halfway , [   ] 
appears on the screen.
 ●The subject may be recorded in a picture size smaller...