Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs15 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using Zoom
Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the number of recording pixels is changed.
 ■Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 16 times is possible if pictures without  have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→80)
 ●Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: • Scene Mode ([Panorama Shot]) • [Macro Zoom]
 ■Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 31.3 times is possible when pictures with  have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu (→80). EZ is short for...

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Taking pictures with flash
Recording mode:          
Press  to display [Flash]
Use cursor button to select the desired type and press [MENU/
SET]
Type, operationsUses
∗1[Auto] • Automatically judges whether or not to flashNormal use
[Auto/Red-Eye]∗2 • Automatically judges whether or not to flash 
(reduce red-eye) Taking pictures of subjects in dark 
places
[Forced Flash On] • Always flash
Taking pictures with backlight or 
under bright lighting (e.g. fluorescent)[Slow Sync./Red-Eye]∗2 •...

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Taking pictures with flash
 ●The effect of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject and is affected by 
factors such as distance to the subject, whether the subject is looking at the camera 
during preliminary flash, and so on. In some cases, the effect of red-eye reduction may 
be negligible.
 ●Flash settings may be changed when changing recording mode. ●Scene Mode flash settings are restored to default when Scene Mode is changed. ●No pictures may be taken if these marks (e.g. ) are...

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Taking close-up pictures
Recording mode:          
When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] () enables you to take 
pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 3 cm (0.098 feet) 
for max. W). 
Press  to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] and press [MENU/SET]
 display
 ■Taking close-up pictures without standing 
close to subject ( “Tele macro” function)
“Tele macro” operates automatically when zoom ratios 
are close to the...

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Taking close-up pictures
 ●It may take some time until distant subjects come into focus. ●Using a tripod and [Selftimer] is recommended. Also, when recording a subject that is 
close to the camera, setting [Flash] to  [Forced Flash Off] is recommended. ●Moving the camera after aligning the focus is likely to result in poorly focused pictures 
if subject is close to the camera, due to the margin for focus alignment being severely 
reduced.
 ●Resolution may be reduced around the edges of the...

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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.
Press  to display [Selftimer]
Use cursor button to select time duration and press [MENU/
SET]
Take a picture
Press the shutter button fully to start recording after the preset time.
Self-timer indicator
(Flashes for set duration)
 • To cancel while in operation → Press [MENU/SET]
 ●Focus will...

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Corrects exposure when adequate exposure cannot be obtained (if difference between 
brightness of object and background, etc.).
 ■Recording mode:          
Press  to display [Exposure]
Use cursor button to select a value and press [MENU/SET]
 • If the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure  to the “+” direction.
 • If the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure to the “-” direction.
 • After exposure adjustment, the adjustment value ( for example) is displayed in the 
bottom-left corner of...

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Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
 ●Cannot be used with flash. ●When [Auto Bracket] is set, [Burst] is canceled. ●[Auto Bracket] cannot be used in the following cases: • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus]) • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR] [Handheld Night Shot]) • Motion picture
Recording while exposure is changed automatically ([Auto Bracket])
Records 3 pictures in continuous succession while exposure is changed automatically. 
After exposure adjustment, the...

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Determine aperture and shutter speed and record 
Recording mode:          
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
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 mode dial to  ([Aperture-Priority] Mode) 
Press [EXPOSURE] button and use cursor button to determine 
aperture value
Aperture value 
 • When the aperture value is increased, the range of depth in focus expands,...

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Determine aperture and shutter speed and record 
[Manual Exposure] Mode
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 15 seconds is possible.
Set mode dial to  ([Manual Exposure] Mode)
 • Manual exposure assist is displayed.
Press [EXPOSURE] button and use cursor button to determine 
aperture value and shutter speed
Aperture...