Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Zs30 Owners Manual

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Using ZoomVQT4T08
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Using the zoom by performing touch operations
Touch 
The zoom bar appears on the screen.
Touch the T or W edge of the zoom bar on the screen
Fast zooming all the way to the T end *
Fast zooming
Fast zooming all the way to the W end *
Slow zooming
*
 When  or  is touched again while zooming, zooming will stop.    

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Using ZoomVQT4T08
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Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the number of recording pixels is changed.
 ■Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 20x is possible if pictures without  have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→115)
 ●Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: • [Macro Zoom] • Scene Mode ([3D Photo Mode])
 ■Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 47.8x is possible when pictures with  have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu...

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Using ZoomVQT4T08
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To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom can be used in combination.
 ■[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 [i.Resolution] to [i.ZOOM] on the [Rec] menu.  (→122)
 ●When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to 
the picture.
 ●[i.ZOOM] does not...

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Taking pictures with flash
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Press  to display [Flash]
Use cursor button to select the desired type and press  
[MENU/SET]
Type, operationsUses
*1[Auto] • Automatically judges whether or not to flashNormal use
[Auto/Red-Eye]*2
 • Automatically judges whether or not to flash 
(reduce red-eye) Taking pictures of subjects in dark 
places
[Forced Flash On] • Always flash
Taking pictures with backlight or 
under bright lighting (e.g. fluorescent)[Slow Sync./Red-Eye]*2
 •...

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Taking pictures with flashVQT4T08
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 ■Available types in each mode (○: Available, –: Not available, : Default setting)
[Scene Mode]
 ○*1○ ○ ○ ○ ○–○ ○ ○ ○ ○
–○ ○ ○ ○– – –○– – –
–○ ○ ○ ○ ○–○ ○ ○ ○ ○
–○– – – –○– – – – –○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
*1  Set to , ,  or  depending on the subject and brightness. • The flash cannot be used when recording motion pictures or in the , , , , , , , , and  Scene Modes.
 ■The available flash range when [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO]
Max. Wide...

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Taking close-up pictures
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When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] () enables you to take 
pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 3 cm (0.098 feet) 
for max. Wide).
Press  to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] () and press 
[MENU/SET]
 display
 ■Taking close-up pictures without standing 
close to subject ( “Tele macro” function)
“Tele macro” operates automatically when you 
increase the zoom...

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Taking close-up picturesVQT4T08
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[Macro Zoom]
To take even larger images of the subject, setting to [Macro Zoom] (
) 
enables the subject to appear even larger than when using [AF Macro] ().
Press  to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [Macro Zoom] () and press 
[MENU/SET]
Adjust the magnification with the zoom lever
ReturnEnlarge
The zoom position is fixed at the Wide 
end.
Focus range is 3 cm (0.098 feet) - 
.
Magnification (1 x to 3 x)
 • You can also perform...

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Taking close-up picturesVQT4T08
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Focus range
When a subject is too close to the camera, the picture may not be properly focused.  The 
shortest recording distance differs depending on the zoom ratio and the setting in macro 
recording mode.
 ■Shortest recording distance
The shortest recording distance is the distance from the lens front to the subject.  This 
distance changes gradually depending on the zoom position. At the time of zooming, 
even if [Macro Mode] is set to [AF...

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Taking pictures with self-timer
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We recommend using a tripod. This is also effective for correcting jitter when pressing the 
shutter button, by setting the self-timer to 2 seconds.
Press  to display [Self Timer]
Use cursor button to select time duration and press  
[MENU/SET]
Take a picture
Press the shutter button fully to start recording after the preset time.
Self-timer indicator
(Flashes for set duration)
 • To cancel while in operation → Press [MENU/SET]
 ●Focus...

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Taking pictures with Exposure 
Compensation
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Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is too dark or too 
bright.
Press  to display [Exposure]
Use cursor button to select a value and press [MENU/SET]
 • If the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure to the “+” direction.
 • If the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure to the “-” direction.
 • After exposure adjustment, the adjustment value ( for example) is displayed in the 
bottom-left...