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 such as a piece of paper, 
ensuring that it is inside the frame at the center of the screen, 
and press [MENU/SET]
 • If you want to use a flash, open the flash and set [Flash] in the [Rec] menu to [   ]. 
 ●Even if the camera’s power is off, the set White Balance is remembered. ●It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too 
dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.    
						

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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 colors still do not appear as 
anticipated.
Press [WB] ()
Press   to select the White Balance fine adjustment setting, 
and press 
 • When you select [], [] or [], press  again.
Use     to perform fine adjustments and press 
[MENU/SET]
: A (amber: orangish colors): B (blue: bluish colors): G+ (green: greenish colors): M- (magenta: reddish colors)    
						

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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 performed, select the center 
point.
 ●Settings remain applied when using flash. ●You can perform fine adjustments of the White Balance independently for each White 
Balance setting item.
 ●Settings are remembered even if the camera is turned off. ●When you reset the White Balance in [] or [], or reset the color temperature in 
[], the White Balance fine adjustment level will return to the standard setting (center 
point).
Bracket recording using White Balance
Bracket settings are performed based on the fine adjustment values for White Balance, 
and three pictures with different coloring are automatically recorded when the shutter 
button is pressed once.
Using the White Balance Fine Adjustment screen, set the 
White Balance, which is the reference for the bracket
 • How to display the White Balance fine adjustment screen  (→ 92)
Press [DISP.] button
Press     to set the bracket and press [MENU/SET]
 : G+ (green: greenish colors) to M- (magenta: reddish colors) : A (amber: orangish colors) to B (blue: bluish colors) • If the bracket width is not set, [WB Bracket] is disabled.    
						

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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 when the camera is turned off by [Sleep Mode])
 ●The shutter sound will be emitted only once. ●When the White Balance Bracket is set, [Auto Bracket] and [Burst] will be canceled. ●The White Balance Bracket does not function in the following cases. • During motion picture recording • When the [Quality] setting is set to [
  
 ], [  ] or [   ]    
						

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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 Tracking)Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject  (→97)
(23-area-focusing)Subject not centered in picture  (→98)
(1-area-focusing)Determined position for focus  (→98)    
						

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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 Detection) when the [Face Recog.] is set to [ON]. ●Cannot set to [  ] (Face Detection) in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Panning] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] [Starry Sky]) • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Ef

fect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode ●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in [  ] (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to another setting.
 ●If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement 
of the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to [   ] (23-area-focusing). 
([
  ] (1-area-focusing) while motion  pictures are taken).    
						

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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 recording
 ●Focus is fixed to [  ] (1-area-focusing) during motion picture recording. ●Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark, [  ] 
(AF 
Tracking) may not operate correctly.
 ●Cannot set to [  ] (AF Tracking) in the following cases. • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode • [Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic]   [T

oy Effect] [Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Creative V

ideo Mode]
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode    
						

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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)
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
 • You can adjust the position of the AF area.
 ●Focus is fixed to [  ] (1-area-focusin g) in the following cases: • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode • [Miniature Ef

fect] in [Creative Control] Mode    
						

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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 area: Rotate the rear dial
 • T

o restore the AF area to its initial state (position and 
size) → Press [DISP.] button
Press [MENU/SET] 
 ●The AF area position and size are stored in the memory even when the camera is 
turned off.
 ●AF area cannot be moved during motion picture recording. ●When the AF area is small, it may be difficult to adjust the focus. ●When [Metering Mode] is set to [  ] (spot-focusing), the new position of  the AF area 
will be measured.
 ●The position and size cannot be changed in [Miniature Effect] of [Creative Control] 
mode.    
						

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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 to the camera, we recommend that you close the flash to set to [   ]. ●If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the 
camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
 ●If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprints or dust, the lens may not be able to focus on 
the subject correctly.
 ●Moving the camera after aligning the focus is likely to result in poorly focused pictures 
if subject is close to the camera, due to the margin for focus alignment being severely 
reduced.
 ●Resolution may be reduced around the edges of the picture. ●Cannot be set in the following case. • In all Scene Modes except [3D Photo Mode]