Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr3 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Still pictures are taken continuously with flash. It is convenient to take continuous still 
pictures in dark places.
∫Picture size and aspect ratio
1Press  3/4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
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3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.2Take pictures.
•Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully.
Note
•It will be a normal motion picture recording during the...

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This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject.
∫Setting the shutter speed
Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1Press  3/4 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
•It is also possible to change the number of seconds using the Quick Menu.  (P24)2Take pictures.
•Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen. Do 
not move the camera after this screen is displayed. When 
countdown...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also 
prevents underexposure of people under strong sunlight.Note
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The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ š].•Do not touch the camera with wet hands.•Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction. Make sure that sand or seawater does 
not get into the lens or the terminals.
•Problems caused by sand, seawater and fresh water are not covered by the product warranty.
This...

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Picture is taken darker and with soft focus around the subjects.Note
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[I.RESOLUTION] is fixed to [OFF].•The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.•Face Detection  (P102) may not operate normally in the dark areas 
around the edges of the screen.
Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand.
Note
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ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO1600].•The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.
 [PIN...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
You can use this mode to easily record pictures in which bright and dark regions of the 
scene are expressed with suitable brightness when looking into the sun, at night, or in 
similar circumstances.
∫Setting the effect
1Press  3/4 to select the effect to use, and then press [MENU/SET].
•It can be set from the Quick Menu  (P24).
2Take pictures.
Note
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ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO400].•Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions.•The focus...

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Use the marine case (DMW-MCZX3; optional). This allows you to take pictures with a 
natural color.
Fixing the focus underwater (AF Lock)
You can fix the focus before taking a picture with AF Lock. This is useful if you want to take 
pictures of a fast moving subject etc.
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press 2 to fix the focus.
•The AF Lock icon  A appears when the subject is focused.•Press 2 again to cancel AF Lock.•When you rotate the zoom lever, the AF Lock is...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: ñ· ¿
Advanced (Recording pictur es)Recording Motion Picture
This can record high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG.
Audio will be recorded in monaural.Note
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It will be recorded in following categories for certain scene modes.
• A motion picture recording matching each scene will be performed for the ones not listed 
above.  (P61 to  76)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫About focusing
When [CONTINUOUS AF]  (P112) is set to [ON], and you focus on a subject, the camera 
will maintain focus on that subject. To fix the focus position when beginning to record a 
motion picture, set to [OFF].
Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
A  Available recording time
B  Elapsed recording time
•After pressing the shutter button fully, release it 
straight away.
•The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the 
built-in...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
•The screen will change as following when the motion picture button is pressed in steps 3 and 4.
¢ 1 Press [DISPLAY] to display the available recording time before recording motion pictures.
¢ 2 The screen that is displayed during Motion Picture Mode setting is different depending on the 
setting of the 
[REC MODE].
•Refer to  P112 for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ].•Refer to P184  for information about the available recording...

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•When Intelligent Auto Mode is selected in step 2, motion picture recording matching to the 
subject or recording situation can be performed.
∫ Scene Detection
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a...