Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz9 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
When [AVCHD] is selected
¢1 The sensor output is 30 frames/second
When [MP4] is selected
∫ Indication of the icon
A Format
B Size
C Frame rate
•What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed 
automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a 
subject with fast movement is recorded.
[Rec Quality]
ItemSizeFrame rateBit rateAspect ratio
[FHD/60i]
1920k1080 60i¢
1
17 Mbps 16:9[HD/60p]
1280k720 60p¢
1
ItemSizeFrame rateBit rateAspect ratio
[FHD/30p]
1920k1080
30p 20 Mbps
16:9
[HD/30p] 1280k720 10 Mbps
[VGA/30p]
640k480 4 Mbps4:3
AV C H DFHD60i
A
B
C 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
•
Set this function to [OFF] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion 
picture recording.
•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.–[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
Applicable modes: 
This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatically.
Settings: [AUTO]/[OFF]
•
Sound quality will be different than usual when [Wind Cut] is set.
•It is fixed to [OFF] in the following case.–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
[Continuous AF]
[Wind Cut] 
						

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Playback/Editing
Various methods of playback
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods.
1Press [(].
2Press [MODE].
3Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select item, and then press [MENU/SET].
•Following items can be selected.
¢ The playback method for the 3D pictures can be switched. This menu is only 
displayed during HDMI output. Refer to  P174 for details about the playback method.
[] ([All]) (P38)
[] ([2D/3D Settings])
¢
[]([Slide Show])  (P104)
[] ([Filtering Play])  (P106)
[] ([Calendar])  (P109) 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronization with music, and you can do 
this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show compos ed of only still pictures, only motion pictures, 
only 3D pictures etc.
We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a TV.
∫ Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4/ 2/1.
[Slide Show]
Press 3/ 4 to select [Start] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Play/Pause
4Stop
2Back to previous picture
1Ahead to next picture
[W]Reduce volume level
[T]Increase volume level 
						

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Playback/Editing
∫To filter images for slide show playback
You can filter images and play them back in a slide show by selecting 
[Filtering] on the slide show menu screen.
•
If you select [All], you can play back all images in a slide show. 
You can also filter images by using the same setting as [Filtering Play]. Refer 
to  P106
–108  for the setting.
•The filter settings are stored even after terminating slide show playback. To 
cancel filtering, refer to  P106.
∫Changing the slide show settings
By selecting  [Setup] on the slide show menu screen, you can change the 
settings such as [Effect] and [Duration] for slide show playback.
SettingsDescription of settings
[Effect]
This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when 
switching from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF]
•
When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and 
white as a screen effect.
•Some [Effect] will not operate when playing back pictures displayed 
vertically.
•Screen effects do not operate during a [3D Play] slide show.•When [Filtering] is set to [Motion Pic. Only], [Effect] is fixed to [OFF].
[Duration] [1SEC]/[2SEC]/[3SEC]/[5SEC]
•When playing back the following pictures, the [Duration] setting is 
disabled.
–Motion pictures –Panorama pictures
[Repeat] [ON]/[OFF]
[Sound] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]: Music is played when the still pictures are played back, 
and audio is played when the motion pictures are played 
back.
[Music]: Music is played back.
[Audio]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back. 
						

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Playback/Editing
Pictures are classified into only still pictures, only motion pictures, or only 3D pictures etc., and 
played back.
∫ To cancel filtering
1Press  3 while playing back one picture at a time.2Press  3/4  to select [Filtering Off] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Filtering is also canceled by turning off the camera or switching to Recording Mode.
[Filtering Play]
SettingsDescription of settings
[Picture Only] Only still pictures are played back.
[Video Only] Only motion pictures are played back.
[3D Play] Only 3D pictures are played back.
•Refer to 
P174 for the method to play back [3D Play] pictures in 3D.
[Category 
Selection] This mode allows you to search images by Scene Mode or other categories 
(such as [Portrait], [Scenery] or [Night Scenery]) and sort the pictures into each 
of the categories. You can then play back the pictures in each category.
[Select Date] You can play back pictures taken on each date.
[Favorite] You can play back the pictures you have set as [Favorite]  (P122). 
						

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Playback/Editing
1Press 3/4  to select [Category Selection] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the category and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
•
You can play back only the category in which an image has been found.
¢ Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the person to play back and then press [MENU/SET].
Sorting by category to play back
CategoryRecording information e.g. Scene Modes
[Face Recog.]
¢
*[Portrait], [i-Portrait], [Soft Skin], [Night Portrait], [i-Night Portrait], [Baby1]/
[Baby2], [i-Baby]
,Panorama Shot Mode, [Scenery], [i-Scenery], [Sunset], [i-Sunset], [Glass 
Through]
.[Night Portrait], [i-Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [i-Night Scenery], [Handheld 
Night Shot], [iHandheld Nite Shot], [Starry Sky]
[Sports]
Î[Baby1]/[Baby2], [i-Baby]
í[Pet]
1[Food]
[Travel Date] 
						

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Playback/Editing
1Press 3/4  to select [Select Date] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the date to be played back, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•
If there were no pictures recorded during a month, that month is not 
displayed.
∫ Changing the filtering date
1Press  3 while playing back one picture at a time.2Press  3/4  to select [Change Date] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the date to be played back, and then press [MENU/SET].
•
The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when 
the calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same record ing date, the first picture recorded on that day is 
displayed.
•You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2013.
•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [World Time], the pictures are displayed by 
the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback.
You can play back pictures taken on each date
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Playback/Editing
You can search for images by recorded date.
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The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when 
the calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day is 
displayed.
•You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2013.
•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [World Time], the pictures are displayed by 
the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback.
[Calendar]
1Press 3/ 4/2/1  to select the date you want to search.
•If there were no pictures recorded during a month, that month is not 
displayed.
2Press [MENU/SET] to display the list of images.
•Pictures are displayed with Multi Playback (30 screens). The cursor 
appears on the picture at the beginning of the selected date.
3Press 3/ 4/2/1  to select a picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•To continue the search, return to the previous screen by rotating the zoom 
lever towards [W].  (P40)
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Playback/Editing
Having Fun with Recorded Pictures (Retouch)
You can adjust the color tone of the pictures taken, or add your preferred effects.
•The processed pictures are newly generated, so be sure that you have enough space in the built-in 
memory or on the card. Note also that processing  will not be possible if the Write-Protect switch of 
the card is in the [LOCK] position.
•Effects may be difficult to see depending on the picture.
•Pictures taken with other cameras may not be processed.
The brightness and color of the pictures taken can be balanced.
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
1Press 2/ 1 to select a picture, and then press 3 .
•If you have filtered images for playback by using [Slide Show]   (P104) or [Filtering Play]  
(P106) , the selection screen appears. You can proceed to step 
2 by selecting  [Retouch] with 
3 /4 , and then pressing  [MENU/SET].
•You can also proceed to step 2 by selecting [Retouch] from the [Playback] menu.
2Press 3/ 4 to select [Auto Retouch], and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3/4 to select [ON], and then press [MENU/SET].
•If you select [OFF], an image with no effect is displayed. If you are not going to add an effect, 
exit the menu.
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected.
•Depending on the picture, noise may be emphasized by [Auto Retouch].•It may not be possible to perform [Auto Retouch] on pictures which have already been retouched.•The following pictures cannot be processed:
–Motion pictures–Pictures taken in Panorama Shot Mode–Pictures taken with [Photo Frame] or [3D Photo Mode] in Scene Mode
[Auto Retouch]