Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking Pictures with different image effects 
(Creative Control Mode)
Recording Mode: 
This mode allows you to add any of 15 types of effects before recording.
You can set the effects to add by selecting example images and  checking them on the screen.
1Press [MODE].
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select [Creative Control], and then press [MENU/
SET].
3Press 3/ 4 to select image effects and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•The image effect of the selected example image will be applied 
in a preview display...

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For details on how to select the “Creative Control Mode” settings, refer to P61.
¢These pictures are examples to show the effect.
This effect emphasizes the color to make a pop art picture.
This effect gives a faded image.
This effect adds a bright, soft and nostalgic feel to the overa ll image.
This effect adds a bright, airy and soft feel to the overall im age.
[Expressive]
[Retro]
[Old Days]
[High Key]
•If you select this effect with Panorama Shot Mode, the effect m ay not be...

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This effect adds a dark and relaxing feel to the overall image and 
enhances bright parts.
This effect creates a sepia image.
This effect gives a higher contrast to create an impressive bla ck and 
white picture.
This effect gives your photo a dramatic contrast look.
[Low Key]
[Sepia]
[Dynamic Monochrome]
[Impressive Art]
•If you select this effect with Panorama Shot Mode, seams betwee n 
pictures may become noticeable. 

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This effect produces the optimum brightness for both dark and bright 
parts.
This effect gives your phot o a dramatic color look.
This effect reduces peripheral brightness to give the impressio n of a toy 
camera.
[High Dynamic]
[Cross Process]
Items that can be set
Color Green tone/Blue tone/Yellow tone/Red tone
•Press 2/1  to select the color to enhance, and 
press [MENU/SET].
[Toy Effect]
Items that can be set
Color Orange emphasized Blue emphasized
•Press 2/1 to select the color tone...

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This effect blurs peripheral areas to give the impression of a diorama.
This effect blurs the overall image to produce a soft feel.
[Miniature Effect]
Items that can be set
Direction of the blur Horizontal/Vertical
•Press 2/1  to select the direction of the blur, 
and press [MENU/SET].
•Display of the recording scre en will be delayed more than usual  and the 
screen will look as if frames are being dropped during motion p icture 
recording.
•No sound is recorded in motion...

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This effect transforms pin-points of light into a star effect.
This effect leaves one selected color to emphasize impressiveness.
[Star Filter]
[One Point Color]
∫Set the color to leave in
1Fit the color you want to leave in the 
frame at the center of the screen, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
•
You can set the color again by pressing 
2.
2Check the color you have set, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
•
The set color is memorized even if the 
camera is turned off.
•Depending on the subject, the...

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Taking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
Recording Mode: 
Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically, and are 
combined to make a single panorama picture.
This mode allows you to add any of 13 types of effects before r ecording.
1Press [MODE].
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select [Panorama Shot], and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3/ 4 to select the recording direction and 
then press [MENU/SET].
4Press 3/ 4 to select image effects and then press...

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7Press the shutter button fully and record a picture while moving the 
camera in a small circle in the direction selected in Step 
3.
8Press the shutter button once again to end the picture recording.
•Recording can also be ended by keeping the camera still while recording.•Recording can also be ended by moving the camera to the end of  the guide.
∫Technique for Panorama Shot Mode Recording from left to right
Trace a half-circle with the camera, taking about 4 seconds.
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Move the camera...

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•The zoom position is fixed to Wide.•[Stabilizer] is fixed to [OFF].•The focus, White Balance, and exposure are fixed at the optimum values for the first picture. As a 
result, if the focus or brightness changes substantially during  recording, the entire panorama picture 
may not be recorded at the suitable focus or brightness.
•White Balance is fixed to [AWB] while an image effect is applie d.
•When multiple pictures are combined to create a single panorama picture, the subject may...

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Taking pictures that match the scene being 
recorded 
(Scene Mode)
Recording Mode: 
You can select any of 15 types of Scene Modes according to the subject and scene.
1Press [MODE].
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select [Scene Mode], and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode and 
then press [MENU/SET].
•To change the Scene Mode, press [MENU/SET], select [Scene Mode]  using 3/4/ 2/1, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•The following cannot be set in Scene Mode as the camera adjusts...