Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording motion picturesVQT5A33
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About recording modes
 ■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 dark scenes. • If the camera does not select your desired Scene Mode, choosing an appropriate mode manually is recommended.
 • The...

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Recording motion picturesVQT5A33
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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.
 ●When using zoom while recording motion pictures, it may take some time to focus. ●Depending on the environment when recording motion pictures, the screen may 
turn black for an instant or noise may be recorded because of static electricity , 
electromagnetic waves, etc. 
 ●The available...

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Recording motion picturesVQT5A33
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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]  (→140)Maximum number of pictures
9M 15 pictures
6M
2M
 • The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded. • When still pictures...

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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.
Press   to select a picture to be displayed
 • When the buttons are held down, the pictures can be scrolled quickly forward or  backward.
 • Pictures can also be selected with the control...

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Viewing your picturesVQT5A33
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Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
Move the zoom lever toward T side
Cancel Delete
Current zoom position
 • Each time you move the zoom lever toward the  T side, the magnification 
increases through four levels: 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (The picture quality displayed 
becomes successively lower.)
 • T

o reduce zoom → Move the zoom lever toward W side
 • Move zoom position → Press    
 ●Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback or panorama...

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Viewing your picturesVQT5A33
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Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Move the zoom lever toward W side
Picture no./Total no.
Panorama pictures
Motion 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 you select a picture using the cursor button and press [MENU/SET] on the 12-picture or...

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Viewing your picturesVQT5A33
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Viewing pictures by their recording date [Calendar]
Move the zoom lever toward W side several times
Use cursor button to select recording date and press  
[MENU/SET]
 • Pictures are displayed in Multi Playback (30-picture screen).  The cursor will 
appear on the first picture taken on the selected date.
 • Y

ou can also select the date with the control dial.
 ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures 
taken without clock...

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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 press 
Playback now starts.
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Motion picture recording time
Motion picture icon (differs depending on the recording mode and picture quality setting)
 ■Operations during motion picture playback
: Pause/play: Stop:  Fast rewind (2 steps *1)/Single-frame rewind (while paused):...

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Viewing motion picturesVQT5A33
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Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture.
Display the picture that you want to capture as a still picture 
by pausing a motion picture during playback
Press [MENU/SET]
 Save
 • A confirmation screen is displayed.   Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 • Still pictures are saved with [Aspect Ratio] setting of 16:9 and [Picture Size] at  2M *
.
*
 In the following cases, saved...

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Deleting pictures
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Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
However, pictures will not be deleted in the following cases.
 • Protected pictures  • Card switch is in “LOCK” position. • Pictures not of DCF standard (→44)
Press [  ] button to delete displayed picture
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]. 
 ●Do...