Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using Zoom
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 ■Recording mode: 
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)
 • The zoom speed can be set to one of 2 levels using the angle at which the zoom  lever is moved.
When Extended optical 
zoom is set
Optical Zoom range
Zoom bar Digital Zoom rangei.Zoom range
Zoom ratio
Focus range
 ●Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. ●Adjust the focus after adjusting the...

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Using ZoomVQT5A33
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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 7.1x is possible if pictures without  have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→128)
 ●Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: • [Macro Zoom] • Scene Mode ([3D Photo Mode])
 ■Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 13.9x is possible when pictures with  have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu...

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Using ZoomVQT5A33
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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.  (→135)
 ●When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to 
the picture.
 ●[i.ZOOM] always works...

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Using ZoomVQT5A33
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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.
 • If recording in [Intelligent 

Auto] Mode or Scene Mode, you can adjust the [Step Zoom] 
with the control ring. 
If the setting assigned to the control ring is...

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Taking pictures with flash
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 ■Recording mode: 
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) T
aking pictures of subjects in dark 
places
[Forced Flash On] • Always flash T
aking pictures with backlight or 
under bright lighting (e.g. fluorescent)
[Slow...

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Taking pictures with flashVQT5A33
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 ●Do not put your hands over the light-emitting area of the flash  (→10) or look at it 
from close range. 
Do not use the flash at close distances to other subjects (heat/light may 
damage subject).
 ●The effect of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject and is affected by 
factors such as distance to the subject, whether the subject is looking at the camera 
during preliminary flash, and so on. In some cases, the effect of red-eye...

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Taking pictures with flashVQT5A33
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 ■Available types in each mode (○: Available, –: Not available, : Default setting)
[Scene Mode]
 ○*○ ○ ○ ○ ○–○ ○ ○
–○ ○ ○ ○– – –○–
–○ ○ ○ ○ ○–○ ○ ○
–○– – – –○– – –○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
*  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 Approx. 0.6 m - 7.0 m (2.0...

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Taking close-up pictures  (Macro recording)VQT5A33
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 ■Recording mode: * * Only [3D Photo Mode] can be set.
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 
Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] () and press 
[MENU/SET]
 display    

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Taking close-up pictures  (Macro recording)VQT5A33
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Focus range
When a subject is too close to the camera, the picture may not be properly focused.
 ■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.
Zoom Focus Mode
[] [] [MF] [AF]
Max. W 3 cm (0.098 feet) 50 cm (1.6 feet)
Max. T 80 cm (2.6 feet) 80 cm (2.6 feet)
 • Focus range is displayed when...

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Taking close-up pictures  (Macro recording)VQT5A33
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[Macro Zoom]
 ■Recording mode: *
*
 Cannot be set in the following modes: [T oy Effect], [Miniature Effect]
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 
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....