Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz8 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Taking pictures with zoom (Continued)
Recording Mode:               
  ●The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.   ●In certain Recording Modes, ‘Tele macro’ function (→49) is activated when maximum 
zoom ratio is reached.
  ●A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking wider-angled pictures 
of close objects, while using more telescopic zoom may result in more colouring 
appearing around the outlines of objects.
  ●The camera may make a...

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Taking pictures with zoom (Continued)
Recording Mode:               
  [DIGITAL ZOOM]
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extra Optical Zoom.
(Note that, with Digital Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality.)
Display the [REC] menuSelect [ON]
Select [DIGITAL ZOOM]Close the menu
  Easy Zoom: For zooming rapidly to maximum ratio
Zoom to max. T in one touch. 
Press to change zoom ratio 
Each time you press, the ratio 
changes 
  ■Change of zoom ratio
  ●When the Picture Size is...

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  Viewing your pictures [NORMAL PLAY]
Playback Mode: 
 
Deleting pictures
Playback Mode: 
When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, and without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
(Clipboard pictures can only be played back in [CLIPBOARD] Mode (→110).)
Select type of deletion
  • To use 
[DELETE 
ALL] → go to 
step 
Select the pictures to delete 
(Repeat)  • To release
→  Press 
[DISPLAY] 
again
 Picture selected
Pictures...

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  Changing recording information display  Taking pictures with flash
Recording Mode:         
Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as Histograms.
  ■ 
HistogramDisplays distribution of brightness in picture
– e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are 
several bright areas in the picture. (Guide) A peak in the centre 
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This can be 
used as a reference for exposure correction (→53), etc.
  • Histogram...

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Taking pictures with flash (Continued)
Recording Mode:         
  Taking close-up pictures
Recording Mode:           
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Available types in each mode (○: Available, –: Not available, : Default setting)
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∗  Set to  (Auto),  (Auto/Red-Eye Reduction),  (Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction) or  (Slow Sync.) depending on the subject and brightness.  • The flash cannot be used when...

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Taking close-up pictures (Continued)
Recording Mode:           
  Positioning camera and subject within 
accessible range for focus alignment
  ●In [MACRO ZOOM], higher magnification results in lower picture quality.  ●When [MACRO ZOOM] is set, Extra Optical Zoom or [i.ZOOM] does not work.  ●[MACRO ZOOM] setting cannot be used while recording in [MULTI ASPECT] Mode.   ●When [AF TRACKING] is set, zoom macro is cancelled.  ●Using a tripod and [SELFTIMER] is recommended. Also, when...

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  Taking pictures with self-timer
Recording Mode:        
We recommend using a tripod. This is also effective for correcting jitter when pressing the 
shutter button, by setting the self-timer to 2 seconds.
  ●When set to [BURST], 3 pictures are taken. When set to the [FLASH BURST] Scene 
Mode, 5 pictures are taken.
  ●Focus will be automatically adjusted immediately before recording if shutter button is 
pressed fully here.
  ●After self-timer lamp stops flashing, it may then be...

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  Taking pictures by automatically changing the 
aspect ratio 
[MULTI ASPECT]
Recording Mode:      
Records 3 pictures in continuous succession while exposure is changed automatically. 
After exposure adjustment, the adjustment value is set as the standard.
First picture
0EV (Standard)Second picture
-1EV (Darker)Third picture
+1EV (Brighter)
Display [AUTO BRACKET]
Press ▲ several times to switch 
[EXPOSURE] to [AUTO BRACKET]
Select a value
[0] (no compensation)
Value displayed...

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When recording, you can control the range of focus (depth of field) to meet your recording 
purposes.
Shutter speed is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set aperture value.
Set to  (recording)
Set to ([APERTURE-PRIORITY] Mode) 
Determine aperture value 
  • When the aperture value is 
increased, the range of depth in 
focus expands, and the picture 
shows up clearly from the position 
of the camera to the background.
  • When the aperture value is 
reduced, the...

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This mode of recording lets you set any aperture value and shutter speed when exposure 
adjustment prevents you from recording at the desired exposure (brightness/darkness). 
Also, long-exposure recording of up to 60 seconds is possible.
Set to  (recording)
Set to  ([MANUAL EXPOSURE] Mode)
  • Manual exposure assist is displayed. (About 
10 seconds)
Determine aperture and shutter 
speed 
◄►: Adjust aperture value
▲▼: Adjust shutter speed
  • When the picture is too bright 
or too...