Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz25 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Quality]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Set quality of picture.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings:   High quality, priority to picture quality Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures
 ●The setting is fixed to , in [High Sens.] Scene Mode. ●When [3D Photo Mode] is selected, the displayed icons are different:: An MPO picture and a high quality JPEG picture are recorded simultaneously.: An MPO picture and a standard quality JPEG picture are recorded...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[White Balance]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings:  [AWB] (automatic) /  (outdoor, clear sky) /  (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) /  (Incandescent lighting) /  (uses value set in ) /  (set manually)
 ●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the colouring is adjusted in accordance 
with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or...

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Using the [Rec] menu
 ■Setting White Balance manually ()
  Select  and press [MENU/SET].  Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET].
White Balance is set to . • Even if the camera’s power is OFF, the set White Balance is remembered.
 • It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.
 ■[AWB] operational range: 
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[AF Mode]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings:  /  /  /  / 
Taking front-on 
pictures of people
 (Face Detection) Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus 
accordingly.
AF area
Yellow :  When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White
 :  Displayed when 

more than one...

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Using the [Rec] menu
 ●Focus is fixed to  (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: 
[Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] mode 
 ●Use  (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with  (Spot-focusing). ●Cannot set to  (Face Detection) in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food]  [Underwater])
 • [Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus]) ●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in  (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Face Recog.]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
For details (→74).
[Metering Mode]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings:
Brightness measurement position Conditions
  [Multi 
Metering]Whole screen
Normal usage (produces balanced 
pictures)
  [Center 
Weighted]Centre and surrounding area
Subject in centre
  [Spot]Centre and close surrounding area...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Min. Shtr Speed]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Sets shutter speed to minimum. We recommend using slower shutter speeds to take 
brighter pictures in dark locations.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings: [AUTO]  [1/250]  [1/125]  [1/60]  [1/30]  [1/15]  [1/8]  [1/4]  [1/2]  [1]
 ●Slower shutter speeds allow for brighter pictures but increase risk of jitter , so we 
recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
 ●As still pictures may become dark when using faster...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Digital Zoom]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extra Optical Zoom. (Note that enlarging will decrease 
picture quality with Digital Zoom.)
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●This is fixed to [ON] when [Macro Zoom] is set. ●When Digital Zoom is used simultaneously with i.Zoom, you can only increase the 
zoom ratio up to 2 times.
[Burst]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
For details (→72).
[Color Mode]
 •...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Red-Eye Removal]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash 
red-eye reduction (
 ).
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●This setting will work only when [AF Mode] is  (Face Detection). ●Depending on the circumstance, it may not be possible to correct red-eye. ●When the function setting is [ON], a  appears with the flash icon.
[Stabilizer]
 • For [Rec] menu setting...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Date Stamp]
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still picture.
 ■Recording mode:          
 ■Settings: [W/O TIME] / [WITH TIME] / [OFF]
 ●Date stamps on still pictures cannot be erased. ●The date cannot be stamped when [Auto Bracket] or [Burst] is set, when recording a 
motion picture, or when the [Panorama Shot] Scene Mode is set.
 ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing...