Panasonic Lumix 7 Manual

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Registering your own settings and recording  [Custom] Mode
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[Custom]
Settings registered in [Cust.Set Mem.] can be quickly called up by setting the 
mode dial to 
 / .
Set mode dial to  /  ([Custom] mode)
 • When set to →  The camera switches to the recording mode and settings registered in . • When set to →  Use cursor button to select custom set and press [MENU/SET] to switch to the 
recording mode and settings registered in .
 ■When changing the menu settings
Even if...

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Using Zoom
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You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom.
Zoom In/Out
Capture a 
wider area 
(wide-angle)Enlarge 
the subject 
(telephoto)
When Extended optical zoom is set
Optical Zoom range Zoom ratio
Focus range
Digital Zoom range
i.Zoom range
 ●Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom. ●Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. ●The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates. ●The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate...

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Using Zoom
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Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 3.8x is possible if pictures without 
 have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→135)
 ●Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [3D Photo Mode])
Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 6.7x is possible when pictures with 
 have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu (→135). EZ is short for “Extended optical zoom”.
 ●Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the...

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Using Zoom
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[i.Zoom]
You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio up 
to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration of picture quality .  
Set the [i.Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON].  (→141)
 ●The camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to a picture in the zoom 
range of [i.Zoom].
 ●[i.Zoom] does not function in the following cases. • [Intelligent 
Auto] Mode (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])
 •...

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Using Zoom
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[Step Zoom]
You can set the zoom operation to allow easy visualization of the angle of view (picture 
angle) for the focal length of a regular fixed focal length lens (as with a 35 mm film 
camera). When using the Step Zoom, you can operate the zoom ratio as easily as 
changing the camera lens.
Preparation:
Set [Step Zoom] for the [Rec] menu to [ON].
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→

25)
Select the focal length
Every time you rotate the zoom...

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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 [Rec] mode and [AF Mode] setting. 
 ●Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult: • Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with no color contrast. • T
aking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light. In dark, or with 
significant jitter.
 • When too close to object or when taking pictures of...

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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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 ■Switching [AF Mode]
Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
Press   to select Auto Focus mode items and press 
[MENU/SET]
(Face Detection) Taking front-on pictures of people
(AF Tracking)Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject  (→98)
(23-area-focusing)Subject not centered in picture  (→98)
(1-area-focusing)Determined position for focus  (→99)
Taking front-on pictures of people...

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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject
Align the subject with the AF Tracking frame and press  
[AF/AE LOCK] button
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] button. • Focus range (same as macro recording)
 ●Under certain recording...

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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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Determined position for focus
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
 • You can adjust the position of the AF area. (→100)
 ●Focus is fixed to  (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: • [Miniature Ef
fect] in [Creative Control] Mode
 • [High Speed V

ideo] in [Creative Video Mode]
 • During Interval Recording ●The AF area display may be larger depending on recording conditions such as...

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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
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 ■Changing the position and size of the AF area
When [AF Mode] is set to  (1-area-focusing), you can move the position or size of the 
AF area at the center.
Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→ 25)
Use cursor button to select [  ] from the [AF Mode] items 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...