Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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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
•The picture is saved with the following conditions.
•You can record up to 2 pictures per motion picture recording.•Simultaneous recording is not possible when [VGA] in [MP4] is set.•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])
Slide the REC/PLAY switch to [(].
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 other camera may not be able to play back on this unit.•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds...

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display
A 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...

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Playing Back Motion Pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, 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].
•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not...

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You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
Note
•The picture is saved with the following recording sizes.
•You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality....

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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
Press [ ].
Press  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...

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures 
and playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with 
the camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [ Ø] ([1-Area]) to [ š] ([Face...

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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] several times or press the shutter 
button halfway.
Note
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There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on 
the modes or menu settings being used on the camera due 
to the specifications.
By using the Quick Menu, some of  the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display 
style the camera is in.
Press  3/4 to select the menu item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
A Menu screen...

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About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings before 
using them.
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to  P38.
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Refer to P18  for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Summer Time [ ]. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.) Press  3 
once more to return to the normal time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
U  [Clock...