Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr1 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject. Focus will keep following the subject 
automatically even if it moves.
1Press 3.
•[ ] is displayed in the upper left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the 
screen.
•Press  3 again to cancel.
2Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and 
press  4 to lock the subject.
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AF tracking frame will turn yellow.•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be 
chosen.
•Press  3 to cancel.
Note
•[FACE RECOG.]...

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•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] Mode menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢ (P92) /[BURST]  (P103)/[COLOR MODE]¢ (P104) /[FACE RECOG.]  (P85)
¢ The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] Modes are used.
[TRAVEL MODE] menu
–[TRAVEL DATE]/[LOCATION]/[WORLD TIME]
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]/[STABILIZER DEMO.]•The settings of the following items are fixed.
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF]/[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO...

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[REC] Mode: ·
Taking pictures with your favorite settings 
(Normal Picture Mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu.
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P64)
∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P96)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK]...

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Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
¢1
F Shutter speed¢1
G ISO sensitivity
¢ 1 If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed  in red when the flash is used.)
¢ 2 Sound volume can be set in [SHUTTER VOL.]  (P24).
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the...

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When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P105), a tripod or the self-timer 
(P63) .
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or 
[FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode  (P66)
–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR...

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[REC] Mode: ñ· ¿n¨
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 15.6 k), do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Digital...

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•When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD 
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
Note
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The digital zoom...

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You can zoom at high speed to Tele (maximum zoom position).
The zoom magnification differs depending on the picture size that is set.
∫ To return to Wide using the easy zoom
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Zooming returns at high speed as far as Wide.•When the zoom position returns to the Wide while the maximum picture size is set, the picture 
size which was changed in the extended optical zoom range now returns to what it was 
originally. Also, the picture size returns to what it was originally when the zoom position...

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1  during playback.
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The file number A and the picture number B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
•If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A to...

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P122)
ANumber 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 are not rotated for display.•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the...