Panasonic Dmc Fz8 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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 You can record smoother motion 
pictures with “30 fps”.
 You can record longer motion pictures 
with “10 fps” although the picture quality 
is lower.
 The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small 
so it is suitable for e-mails.
¢You can only record motion pictures 
to the built-in memory when the 
[ASPECT RATIO] is [ ] and the 
picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320k240 pixels).
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button...

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Recording which day 
of the vacation you 
take the picture
If you set the departure date of the vacation 
in advance, the number of days that have 
passed since the departure date (which 
day of the vacation it is) is recorded when 
you take the picture. You can display the 
the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on 
the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] 
(P100).
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure...

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6Press 3/4/2/1 to set the return 
date and then press [MENU/SET].
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
 The travel date is canceled if the current 
date is after the return date.
 If you do not want to set the return date, 
press [MENU/SET
] while the date bar is 
displayed.
 You cannot set a date that is before the 
departure date.
7Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
8Take a picture.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Displaying the time at 
the travel destination 
(World Time)
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
 Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. (P19) 
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1
.
3Press 3/4 to select 
[WORLD...

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∫Finishing setting the home area
 If you are setting the home area for the 
first time, the screen returns to the screen 
shown in step 1 of “Setting the home 
area [HOME]” after you press [MENU/
SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to 
return to the screen shown in step 
3 and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 If you are setting the home area for the 
second time etc., the screen returns to the 
screen shown in step 
3 after you press 
[MENU/SET] to set...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variey of pictures you can take 
by setting the white balance, color mode 
etc.
The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
∫Setting from the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] 
mode menu and then select the item to 
set. (P21)
Items that can be set 
(
Recording in program AE mode [])∫Using quick setting
You can use the joystick to easily set the 
following items when recording. 
(in...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
∫Auto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the following illustration. When you take 
a picture beyond the available white...

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3Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter button 
halfway or press the center of the 
joystick to finish.
 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for 
the subject.
 The white balance setting is memorized...

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 You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance item.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting is 
reflected in the picture when using the flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.EFFECT] (P85) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
 The fine adjustment levels in [ ] or 
[ ] return to the standard setting 
(center...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
select [ ]. (P70)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P129)Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on...