Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz20 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using Zoom
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)
2.0ft 2.0ft --7.1X
When Extended optical zoom  is set
Optical Zoom range
Zoom barDigital Zoom range
Zoom ratio
Focus range
 ●Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom. ●Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. ●The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates. ●The camera may make a rattling...

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Using Zoom
Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the picture size is changed. (→73)
 
■Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 21x is possible if pictures without  have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu.
 ●Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:  • Scene Mode ([Panorama Shot])
 • [Macro Zoom]
 
■Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 48.5x is possible when pictures with  have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. 
EZ is short for “Extended optical...

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Taking pictures with flash
Recording mode:        
 
■To open the flash
Press
 • Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
 
■To close the flash
Press the flash until it clicks.
 • The flash setting is fixed to 
 [Forced Flash 
Off] while the flash is closed.
Flash open button
 ●Be careful not to catch a finger when closing the flash.
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Taking pictures with flash
Press  to display [Flash]
Use cursor button to select the desired type and press [MENU/
SET]
Type, operationsUses
*1[Auto]
 • Automatically judges when to use flash Normal use
[Auto/Red-Eye]*2 • Automatically judges when to use 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 • Automatically judges when to use...

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Taking pictures with flash
 ●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 reduction 
may be negligible.
 
●Do not put your hands over the light-emitting area of the flash 
or look at it from close range (a few centimeters away).
Do not use the flash at close distances to other subjects...

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Taking pictures with flash
 
■Available types in each mode (○: Available, –: Not available, : Default setting)
[Scene Mode]
○*1○○○○–○○○
–○○○–––○–
–○○○○–○○○
–○–––○–––
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*1  Set to , ,  or  depending on the subject and brightness. • The flash cannot be used when recording motion pictures, in [Scenery] mode or in  ,  and  Scene Modes.
 
■The available flash range when [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO]
Max. Wide Approx. 60 cm - 6.8 m (2.0 - 22 feet)
Max. Tele Approx. 60 cm - 3.6 m (2.0 -...

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Taking close-up pictures
Recording mode:        
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 2 cm (0.066 feet) 
for max. Wide).
Press  to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] and press [MENU/SET]
 display 

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Taking close-up pictures
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. (When zooming, even if 
[AF Macro] is set to ON, the shortest recording distance...

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Taking close-up pictures
[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 Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
The zoom position is fixed at the max. Wide. Focus range is 2 cm (0.066 feet) - .
ReturnEnlarge display
Digital Zoom magnification (1x to 3x)
 ●In [Macro Zoom], higher...

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Taking pictures with self-timer
Recording mode:        
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 [Selftimer]
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)
 
•T o cancel while in operation → Press [MENU/SET]
 ●Focus...