Panasonic Dmc Fz70 Owners Manual

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Taking pictures with the built-in flashVQT5B76
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 ■Available types in each mode (○: Available, –: Not available, : Default setting)
[Scene Mode]
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*1  Set to [  ], [  ], [  ] or [   ] depending on the subject and brightness. • The flash cannot be used when recording motion pictures or in the [   ], [  ], [  ], 
[
  ], [   ], [  ], [  ], and [   ] Scene Modes.
 ●Flash settings may be changed...

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Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
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Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is too dark or too 
bright.
Press the rear dial to set Exposure Compensation to a 
selected state
Exposure Compensation
Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure
Exposure meter
Exposure Compensation value (+3 - –3)
 • If the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure to the “+” direction. • If the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure to the “-”...

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Burst function
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A burst of still pictures can be recorded while the shutter button is pressed fully.
Press [  ]
Press     to select the burst speed and then press 
[MENU/SET] 
(→84)
 • Description of recording conditions suitable for each setting is displayed by 
pressing [DISP

.] button.
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Burst functionVQT5B76
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 ■Settings
Setting Speed DescriptionNo. of 
pictures*1
  Approx. 2 
pictures/sec. • When [   ] or [
  ] is set, the focus is fixed to the first 
picture.
 • When [

 
 ] or [   ] is set, the focus is adjusted for 
each picture.
 • The exposure and White Balance are adjusted for  each picture.
 • The burst speed may be reduced under certain recording conditions. 100  Approx. 5 
pictures/sec.
Approx. 9 
pictures/sec. • Focus, exposure and White Balance are...

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Burst functionVQT5B76
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 ●Depending on changes in the brightness of the subject, the second and subsequent 
pictures may be recorded brighter or darker when using the burst function at the [   ] 
setting.
 ●Burst speed may be reduced if shutter speed is reduced in darker locations. ●[Auto Bracket] or [WB Bracket] is released. ●The flash is set to [  ]. (Except [   ]) ●Settings will be stored even if the camera is turned off. ●When [Self Timer] is set, 3 pictures are taken. (When...

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Taking pictures with self-timer
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We recommend using a tripod. This is also effective for preventing jitter when pressing 
the shutter button or the motion picture button, by setting the self-timer.
Press [  ] ()
Press   to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]
ItemDescription of settings
[10sec.] Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed.
[10s / 3pictures] After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 seconds 
intervals after shutter is pressed....

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Taking pictures with self-timerVQT5B76
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 ●When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused 
just before recording. In dark places, the Self-timer indicator will blink and then may 
turn on brightly operating as an AF Assist Lamp to allow the camera to focus on the 
subject.
 ●Depending on the recording conditions, the recording interval may become more than 
2  seconds when [10s / 3pictures] is selected.
 ●It is not possible to set [10s /...

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Setting the Light Sensitivity
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This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
Press [ISO] ()
Press   to select [Sensitivity] and press [MENU/SET]
SettingsDescription of settings
[AUTO] The ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the 
brightness.
 • Maximum [1600]*
The ISO sensitivity is adjusted according to the...

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Setting the Light SensitivityVQT5B76
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 ■About [  ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera detects movement of the subject and then automatically sets the optimum 
ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of 
the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject.
 • The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway. It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until the shutter button 
is...

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Setting coloring  (White Balance)VQT5B76
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In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Press [WB] ()
Press   to select the white balance and press [MENU/SET]
 ■Settings:  [AWB] ([Auto White Balance]) /  ([Daylight]) /  ([Cloudy]) /  ([Shade]) /  ([Flash]) /  ([Incandescent])...