Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to improve 
the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier.
∫ Technique for Portrait Mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture of 
their skin to appear even softer than with [Portrait].
(It is...

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This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness.
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Use the flash. (You can set to [ ].)•Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.•We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer for taking pictures.
•Shutter speed may slow down up to 1/4 seconds.•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.
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We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer for taking...

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This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the 
ambient light in restaurants, etc.
This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion.
It is possible to set different birthdays for [Baby1] and [Baby2]. You can display those during 
playback.
∫ Birthday setting
1Press  3/4  to select [Age] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Enter the birthday.
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When the birthday is set, [Age] is...

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This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects, and enables you to take pictures of these 
subjects in dimly lit rooms.
∫ Picture Size
Select the picture size of 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2), 2M (16:9) or 2 .5M (1:1).
This mode allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or  a dark subject.
∫ Setting the shutter speed
Select a shutter speed of [15 sec.], [30 sec.] or [60 sec.].
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Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen.  Do not move the camera after this 
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Using the [Rec] Menu
For details on [Rec] menu settings, refer to P38.
Applicable modes: 
Set the number of pixels.
The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the p ictures will appear even when they 
are printed onto large sheets.
¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
•In specific modes, Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used, and th e picture size for [ ] is not 
displayed.
For details regarding modes in which Extended Optical Zoom cann ot be used, refer...

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Applicable modes: 
This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables 
pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting  pictures coming out dark.
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For the focus range of flash when [AUTO] is set, refer to  P58.•The ISO sensitivity is automatically set under the following co nditions.
–When recording motion pictures–When [Burst Shooting] is set to [ ]
[Sensitivity]
SettingsDescription of settings
[AUTO]The ISO sensitivity...

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Applicable modes: 
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white takes 
on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of  white which is closest to what is 
seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
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Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appr opriate White Balance will vary 
depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or [ Ó].
•The White Balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] whe n...

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∫Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken,  the pictures may take on a 
reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being used or 
there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto White Balanc e may not function properly. In 
this case, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1 Auto White Balance will work within this range
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 Sunlight
6 White fluorescent...

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Applicable modes: 
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
¢ [Ø ] will be used during motion picture recording.
•The setting is fixed to [ š] in the following case.–In Self Shot Mode
(If [ š] is not available with the current Recording Mode, an availabl e focus setting for each 
Recording Mode will be used.)
•The setting is fixed to [ Ø] in the following cases.–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
–[Starry Sky] (Scene...

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∫About [ š] ([Face Detection])
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera dete cts the 
faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns gre en when the 
camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that  are the same distance away 
as the faces within the yellow AF areas are also brought into f ocus.
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Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following  cases, the face detection function may...