Panasonic Dmc Fz70 Owners Manual

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Viewing your pictures  ([Normal Play])VQT5B76
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Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Move the zoom lever toward W side
Picture no./Total no.
 • Move the zoom lever toward the W side and you can switch the display methods in the following order: 1-picture screen (full-screen) → 12-picture screen → 
30-picture screen → Calendar screen. (Move the lever to the 
T side to return.)
 • When you select a picture using     and press [MENU/SET] on a 12-picture 
or 30-picture screen, the selected picture is displayed on a 1-picture screen (full-
screen).
 ●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back.    
						

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Viewing your pictures  ([Normal Play])VQT5B76
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Viewing pictures by their recording date [Calendar]
Move the zoom lever toward W side several times
 • If there were no pictures recorded during a month, that month is not displayed.
Press     to select recording date and press [MENU/SET]
 • Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button to return to the calendar screen.
 ●The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date 
selected when the calendar screen is first displayed.
 ●If there is more than one picture recorded on the same date, the first picture taken on 
that date will be selected.
 ●You can display the calendar between January 2000 to December 2099. ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures 
taken without clock settings are displayed with the date January 1st, 2013.
 ●Pictures taken with destination settings made in [World Time] are displayed in the 
calendar screen using the appropriate date for the destination’s time zone.    
						

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Viewing motion pictures
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This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4 and QuickTime 
Motion JPEG formats.
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press 
Playback now starts. (After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed 
on the screen.)
Motion picture recording timeExample)
10 minutes 30 seconds: 10m30s
Motion picture icon (differs depending on [Rec Format] and [Rec Quality] setting)
 ■Operations during motion picture playback
: Pause/play: Stop:  Fast rewind (2 steps *
)/Single-fram e rewind (while paused):  Fast forward (2 steps*
)/Single-fra me forward (while paused)
* The fast forward or rewind speed increa ses if you press   again. • Volume can be adjusted with the zoom lever.
 ●It may not be possible to properly play back the motion pictures recorded using other 
cameras.
 ●Some information will not be displayed for motion pictures recorded in [A VCHD]. ●Motion pictures can be viewed on your computer using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the 
supplied CD
- ROM.
 ●Motion pictures recorded with [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode play back 
at approximately 10 times speed.
 ●When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than 
usual.    
						

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Viewing motion picturesVQT5B76
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Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture.
Display the picture that you want to capture as a still picture 
by pausing a motion picture during playback
Press [MENU/SET]
 • A confirmation screen is displayed.   If you select [Yes], the operation is executed.
 • Still pictures are saved with [Aspect Ratio] setting of 16:9 and [Picture Size] at  2M *
.
*
 In the following cases, saved pictures bec ome 4:3, 0.3M. • MP4 motion pictures with [Rec Quality] of [VGA]
 ●Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture 
quality.
 ●It may not be possible to capture still pictures from motion pictures that were recorded 
with a different camera.    
						

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Deleting pictures
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Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
However, pictures will not be deleted in the following cases.
 • Protected pictures  • Card switch is in “LOCK” position. • Pictures not of DCF standard 
(→49)
Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button to delete displayed picture
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. When you select [Yes], the selected picture is deleted.
 ●Do not turn off the camera during deletion. ●Use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler 
(optional).    
						

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Deleting picturesVQT5B76
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To delete multiple (up to 50)/To delete all pictures
Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button while viewing a picture 
Use   to select [Delete Multi]/[Delete All] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 ●[Delete Multi]
Press     to select picture and press [DISP.] button
 Picture selected
 • To cancel → Press [DISP.] button again. • T
o execute → Press [MENU/SET].
 • Y

ou can select [All Delete Except Favorite] in [Delete All] if there are pictures that 
have been set as [Favorite] (→178).
 • A

 confirmation screen is displayed. When you select [Yes], the selected picture is 
deleted.
 • May take time depending on number of pictures deleted.    
						

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Setting the menu
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The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures 
and playing them back as you like. There are also menus that enable you to have more 
fun with the camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
 ■Menu type
[Rec] (→142)You can perform settings such as Aspect Ratio and 
Picture Size and other settings.
[Motion Picture] 
(→157)You can select the recording format and picture quality 
and other settings.
[Setup] (→61)
You can perform settings for convenience of use such 
as the clock setting and changing of the beep sounds.
[Playback Mode] 
(→162)You can choose the playback method to see [Slide 
Show] or to narrow down the pictures for display, etc.
[Playback] (→170)
You can specify picture protection, resizing, print 
settings, and other settings for pictures you have 
taken.
Setting menu items
 • If you set [Menu Resume] 

(→72) in the [Setup] menu to [ON], the screen shows the last 
selected menu item when the menu was closed.
Example:
  
Changing [AF Mode] of [Rec] menu from [
  
 ] (1-area-focusing) to [  ] (Face 
Detection) in [Program 
AE] Mode.
Press [MENU/SET]
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Press   or rotate the rear dial to select the menu item
Menu items
Pages 
(The pages can also be 
selected with the zoom lever.)
Press  or the rear dial
Press   or rotate the rear dial to select the settings
Selected setting
Setting items that can be selected
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu
 • You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway.
 ■To return to the previous screen
  Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button    
						

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Setting the menuVQT5B76
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 ■Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [Setup] menu from [Rec] menu
  Press 
Menu type Item
  Press  or rotate the rear dial to select the [Setup] menu icon []
Selected menu type 
  Press  or the rear dial
 ●The operation screen examples in this manual may differ from the actual screen 
display or some parts of the screen display are omitted.
 ●There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu 
settings being used on the camera due to the specifications.
 ●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item. ●The following menus are also displayed depending on the recording mode. • In the [Intelligent Auto] mode: [Intelligent Auto] menu (→43)
 • In the [Creative Control] mode: [Creative Control] menu  (→

112)
 • In the [Scene Mode] mode: [Scene Mode] menu (→

124)
 • In the [Creative V

ideo Mode] mode: [Creative Video] menu  (→132)
 • In the [Custom] mode: [Custom] menu 

(→135)    
						

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Setting the menuVQT5B76
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Using Quick menu
In recording mode, you can quickly change the main settings of a still picture or a motion 
picture.
 • The menu items and setting items that are displayed dif

fer depending on the recording 
mode.
Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button
Press   or rotate the rear dial to select the menu item
Menu items
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set
Press   or rotate the rear dial to select the settings
Settings
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set
Press [ ( Q.MENU)] button
 • The menu screen can also be exited by pressing the shutter button halfway.