Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Zs30 Owners Manual

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About recording modes
 ■Recording motion pictures in 
Records a motion picture at your preferred settings. • Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
 ■Recording motion pictures in 
The camera automatically detects the scene to record motion pictures with optimal 
settings.
  When scene does not 
correspond to any on the right.
 • In  mode, focus and exposure will be set according to the face detected. • will be selected for nightscapes and other...

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 ■About the recording format for recording motion pictures
This unit can record motion pictures in either AVCHD or MP4 formats.
AVCHD:
You can record high definition quality images with this format. It is suitable for 
viewing motion pictures on a high-resolution TV or for saving them to a disc.
AVCHD Progressive:
The [60p] in [FHD] is a mode that allows motion pictures to be recorded at 1920 x 
1080/60p, the highest quality *
 that complies with the AVCHD...

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 ●If the surrounding temperature is high, or a motion picture is recorded 
continuously,  is displayed and recording may be stopped halfway through 
to protect the camera.
 ●The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly . ●If data is repeatedly recorded and deleted, the total available recording time on the 
SD card may be reduced. To restore the original capacity, use the camera to format 
the SD card. Be sure to save all...

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Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture 
recording
Still pictures can be taken while a motion picture is being recorded.
[Still Picture Size]  (→127)Maximum number of pictures
13.5M 10 pictures
6M
2M
 • The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded.  
If the noise of the...

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Viewing your pictures
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When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, and without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
Press the Playback button
 • By holding down the Playback button while the camera is off, you can turn the camera on in Playback Mode.
Drag your finger across the screen, and select the picture to 
be played back
Scrolling to the next picture:  Drag your finger across the screen from right to left.
Returning to the...

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Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
Spread (pinch out) your 2 fingers where you want to zoom in
On the touch screen, spread (pinch out) your 2 fingers to 
zoom in, and pinch (pinch in) your 2 fingers to zoom out.
 • You can also zoom in by quickly touching the touch screen twice. (If the display was enlarged, it returns to 
the same magnification ratio.)
 • Each time you move the zoom lever toward the T side, the camera magnifies the selected area by 2x, 4x,...

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Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Move the zoom lever toward W side
Picture no./Total no.
Slide bar (drag this to change display)
Motion pictures
Panorama pictures
 • 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 a picture is touched on the 12-picture or...

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Viewing pictures by their recording date [Calendar]
Move the zoom lever toward W side several times
Touch the recording date to be displayed, and touch [Set] to 
enter the date
Select the month
 • Pictures recorded on the selected date will appear on the 30-picture screen. • The recording date can also be selected by using the cursor button, and press [MENU/SET].
 ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures 
taken without...

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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 touch 
Playback now starts. • You can also press  to play back motion pictures.
Motion picture recording time
Motion picture icon (differs depending on the recording mode and picture quality setting)
 ■Operations during motion picture playback
 Touch the screen to display the control panel.  Touch the...

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 ●You can also use the cursor button to perform playback operations.: Pause/play: Stop:  Fast rewind (2 steps)/Single-frame rewind (while paused):  Fast forward (2 steps)/Single-frame forward (while paused)
[MENU/SET]: Capturing still pictures from motion pictures  (→51)
 • 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...