Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz5 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Focusing
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press 
the shutter button halfway.
•The AF area may be displayed larger for certain zoom magnifications and in dark places.
∫About focus range
The focus range is displayed when operating the zoom.
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The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused after pressing 
the shutter button halfway.
The focus range may change gradually depending on the zoom 
position.
e.g.: Range of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode
FocusWhen the...

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∫When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of the 
composition of the picture you want to take)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and press the 
shutter button half way to fix the focus and 
exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button half way 
while moving the camera as you compose the 
picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫ Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus in...

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Recording Motion Pictures
Applicable modes: 
1Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
AAvailable recording time
B Elapsed recording time
•You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording 
Mode.
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while 
recording motion pictures.
•For the setting of [Rec Quality], refer to  P85.
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again.
∫About the recording...

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Note
•When recording to the built-in memory, [Rec Quality] is fixed to [VGA].•The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.
•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording 
motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may record noise due to static electricity or 
electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the motion picture...

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Still pictures can be recorded even while recording a motion picture. (Simultaneous recording)
During motion picture recording, press the shutter button fully to record a still 
picture.
Note
•You can record up to 5 pictures per motion picture recording.•The picture size is fixed to 3.5M (16:9).•Simultaneous recording is not possible when [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA].
•If you press the shutter button halfway to take a picture while recording a motion picture, the camera 
will refocus and...

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Playing Back Pictures ([Normal Play])
Press [(].
•Normal Playback is displayed automatically when this unit is 
turned on by pressing and holding the [(] button.
Note
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “D esign rule for Camera File system” established by 
JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files that do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be 
played back.
•Pictures recorded with another...

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen>12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen displayA Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded 
pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the previous 
screen.
•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback
Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z...

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Playing Back Motion Pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the MP4 and QuickTime Motion JPEG 
formats.
Press  2/1 to select a picture with a Motion Picture 
icon (such as [ ]), and then press  3 to play back.
AMotion picture icon
B Motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on 
the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
∫Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback
The cursor...

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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted.
•Pictures that are not in the DCF standard or those that are protected cannot be deleted.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press 
[].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes]. 

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Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power.•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
1Press [ ].
2Press 3/ 4 to select [Delete Multi] or 
[Delete All] and then press [MENU/SET].
•[Delete All]  > Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
•It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set 
as...