User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-LZ7EF

[. . . ] Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. · Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. · Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned. [. . . ] · If the subject is too bright, set to a larger aperture value, if too dim, set to a smaller aperture value. · The brightness of the screen may differ from that of the actual pictures. Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode. · The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to [AUTO]. (P72) (When the recording mode is switched to Aperture-priority AE, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] even though it was set to [AUTO] beforehand. You can also change ISO setting from [ISO80], [ISO200] or [ISO400] on the menu. ) · When the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed on the screen turn red. When you want the background to be in sharp focus, set the aperture value to a higher number. The higher the aperture value is the smaller the aperture opening will be. For a soft focus background, set the aperture value to a lower number which corresponds to a larger aperture opening. 1 Set the aperture value and take the picture. ISO100 2560 19 F2. 8 EXPOSURE 54 VQT0Q40 Recording pictures (advanced) Shutter-priority AE When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set to a faster shutter speed. When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shutter speed and take the picture. 2560 19 1/30 EXPOSURE · Refer to P58 for the available range of the aperture value and the shutter speed. · The focus range is 5 cm ­ ¶ (Wide), 2 m ­ ¶ (Tele). · The brightness of the screen may differ from that of the actual pictures. The recordable range can be changed up to 2 m (when the zoom magnification is 11k). Focus range 5 cm 2m 1m Tele-macro function 2560 19 When you rotate the zoom lever upmost to Tele (12k), you can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 1 m from the lens. (The tele-macro icon [ ] appears. ) It is convenient when taking close-up pictures of flowers blooming near the ground while standing up or when taking close-up pictures of insects from a distant position. · We recommend using a tripod. · When the subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range (depth of field) is much narrowed. Therefore, you will have difficulty in focusing on the subject if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after the subject is focused. · In the tele macro mode, the depth of field is extremely narrowed and jitters occur easier than usual. Therefore, when you cannot use a tripod, we recommend taking pictures under the brightness in which the aperture value is set to F4. 0 or larger and the shutter speed is set to 1/125th or faster to keep the depth of field and the performance of the stabilizer function. · When the camera lens is at a distance beyond the available range from the subject, the subject may not be focused even if the focus indication lights. · The available flash range is about 30 cm ­ 4. 5 m (Wide). (This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to [AUTO]. ) · If you focus on the subject at 2 m or less distant position with tele-macro function when setting the optical zoom magnification in 12k and then rotate the zoom lever for setting the optical zoom magnification to 11k or less, the subject becomes unfocused. In this case, press the shutter button halfway or operate the camera to focus on the subject again. [. . . ] · This appears due to the highlight display function which shows white saturated areas. (P27) 4: When the shutter button is pressed halfway, a red lamp turns on sometimes. · In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P77) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject. 5: The camera will make sounds caused by internal mechanical movement when it is shaken. [. . . ]