Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs25 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 ●Focus is fixed to  (1-area-focusing) in the following cases:  • Scene Mode ([Starry Sky]) • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Effect]) ●Use  (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with  (Spot-focusing). ●Cannot set to  (Face Detection) in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] [Underwater]) • [Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus]) • [Panorama Shot] Mode ●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in  (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to another setting.
 ●If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement of 
the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to  (23-area-focusing). ●Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark,  AF 
Tracking may not operate correctly.
 ●When AF Tracking does not work, focus will be on  (1-area-focusing). ●Cannot set to  in the following cases. • [Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic]  [Toy Ef
fect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode • [B&W] and [SEPIA] in [Color Mode] ●While recording motion pictures and the setting is other than  (Face Detection), 
focus will be on  (1-area-focusing).
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→42)
[Quick AF]
The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when 
the shutter button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. W to max.  T, 
or if suddenly moving closer to subject.
 ●Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align. ●The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases. • Scene Modes ([Night Portrait] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Starry Sky]) ●[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.    
						

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Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Face Recog.]
For details (→90).
[Metering Mode]
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting 
exposure.
 ■Settings:
Brightness measurement position Conditions
  [Multi 
Metering]Whole screen
Normal usage (produces balanced 
pictures)
  [Center 
Weighted]Center and surrounding area
Subject in center
  [Spot]Center and close surrounding area Great difference between 
brightness of subject and 
background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage, 
backlighting)
[i.Exposure]
Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colors when 
there is significant contrast between background and subject.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When [i.Exposure] works, the color of  changes. ●Even if [Sensitivity] is set to [100], when [i.Exposure] is activated, pictures may be 
taken at a higher ISO Sensitivity than the setting.    
						

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Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Min. Shtr Speed]
Sets shutter speed to minimum. We recommend using slower shutter speeds 
to take brighter pictures in dark locations.
 ■Settings: [AUTO]  [1/250]  [1/125]  [1/60]  [1/30]  [1/15]  [1/8]  [1/4]  [1/2] *
  [1] *
* If the ISO Sensitivity setting is [3200] the shutter speed becomes [1/4].
 ●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 values such as [1/250], we 
recommend that still pictures are taken in bright locations ( flashes red when 
shutter button is pressed halfway if still picture will be dark).
 ● displayed on screen for settings other than [AUTO].
[i.Resolution]
You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to record still 
pictures with sharper outlines and clearer resolution. Also, when [i.ZOOM] is 
set, the zoom ratio can be increased 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with 
limited deterioration of picture quality.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [i.ZOOM] / [OFF]
 ●About [i.ZOOM]  (→58)
[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. (Note that enlarging will 
decrease picture quality with Digital Zoom.) For details  (→58).
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Burst]
For details (→88).
[Color Mode]
 ■Settings:  [STANDARD] / [VIVID] *1 (sharper) / [Happy]*2 / [B&W] / [SEPIA] 
*1 Except [Intelligent Auto] Mode*2 [Intelligent Auto] Mode only
[AF Assist Lamp]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment.
 ■Settings: [ON]   :  Lamp illuminated with halfwa y press of shutter 
button
AF Assist Lamp
[OFF] :  Lamp off (t aking pictures of animals in the dark, 
etc.)
 ●The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.9 feet). • Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close range. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes: 
[Scenery] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Sunset] [Glass  Through] 
[Underwater]    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Red-Eye Removal]
Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording 
with flash red-eye reduction (
 ).
 ■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 this function is set to [ON], the flash icon changes to []/[]. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes: 
[Scenery] [Sports] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [Food] [Pet] [Sunset] 
[High Sens.] [Starry Sky] [Glass Through] [Underwater] [3D Photo Mode]
[Motion Deblur]
For details (→27).
[iHandheld Nite Shot]
For details (→27).
[iHDR]
For details (→28).    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Stabilizer]
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
When recording motion pictures, [Active Mode] (stabilizer for motion pictures) 
will automatically function. This decreases the jitter of the image when 
recording motion pictures while walking, etc.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●The setting is fixed to [ON] either during motion picture recording or in [Handheld 
Night Shot] Scene Mode.
 ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes:  • [Starry Sky] [3D Photo Mode] ●Cases where Optical Image Stabilizer may be ineffective: • When there is a lot of jitter • When the zoom magnification is high (also in the Digital Zoom range) • When taking pictures while following a moving subject • When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places ●In [Active Mode], stronger effect of the correction can be achieved at the wide end. ●In the following case, [Active Mode] will not function even when recording motion 
pictures.
 • When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA/30p] in [MP4]
[Date Stamp]
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still 
picture.
 ■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 [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode is set.
 ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures 
with date stamps. (Date printing may be overlapped.)
 ●Cannot change the setting in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. The setting in other Recording 
Mode is applied.
[Clock Set]
Set the clock. Same function as that in [Setup] menu.
For details (→19).    
						

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Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Rec Format]
Sets the data format of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings:
[AVCHD] This is a data format suitable for playback on high-definition TVs.
[MP4] This data format is suited for playing back motion pictures on a computer and other 
such devices.
 ●For details (→32)
[Rec Quality]
Sets the picture quality of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings:
[AVCHD] in [Rec Format]
Item Picture size fpsBit rate
[FHD/60i] 1920×1080 60iApprox. 17 Mbps
[HD/60p] 1280×720 60pApprox. 17 Mbps
[MP4] in [Rec Format]
ItemPicture size fpsBit rate
[FHD/30p] 1920×1080 30pApprox. 20 Mbps
[HD/30p] 1280×720 30pApprox. 10 Mbps
[VGA/30p] 640×480 30pApprox. 4 Mbps
 ●What is bit rate 
Bit rate is the data volume for a given period of time. The bigger the volume, the 
higher the picture quality. This unit uses the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an 
abbreviation of “Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period 
of time) is changed automatically depending on the subject to record.  Therefore, the 
recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded.    
						

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Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Continuous AF]
Either allow the focus to be constantly adjusted during motion picture 
recording, or fix the focus position at the start of recording.
 ■Settings: [ON] [OFF]: Fix focus position at the start of motion picture recording.
 ●This setting is fixed to [OFF] in [Starry Sky] Scene Mode.
[Wind Cut]
Reduces recording of wind sounds (wind noise) when recording in a strong 
wind.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When [Wind Cut] is set to [ON], lower sounds will be eliminated and the sound quality 
will differ from that of normal recordings.
 ●The [Wind Cut] setting is fixed to [OFF] when [Miniature Effect] is selected under the 
[Creative Control] Mode.    
						

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Application (View)
Different playback methods  [Playback Mode]
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Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways. 
Press the playback button
Press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select [Playback Mode] menu and press 
[MENU/SET]
Press   to select the playback method and press 
[MENU/SET]
 ●When no card is inserted, pictures are played back from the built-in memory . ●When the camera is turned off, or when switching to Recording Mode, the camera will 
return to [All].
[2D/3D Settings]
The playback method for the 3D pictures can be switched. This menu is only displayed 
during HDMI output. For details  (→134)
[All]
Playback all the recorded pictures.
If the pictures displayed with [Slide Show]  (→110) or [Filtering Play] (→113) are narrowed 
down, selecting [All] will cancel the filtering.
Application (View)    
						

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Different playback methods  [Playback Mode]
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[Slide Show]
Automatically play pictures in order and to music. Recommended when viewing on  TV 
screen.
Use cursor button to select [Filtering] and press  
[MENU/SET]
 • If you want to change Slide Show settings without filtering, go to step . If you 
want to start the Slide Show directly, go to step .
Select the filtering method using cursor button, and press 
[MENU/SET]
[All] Play all.
[Picture Only] Plays back still pictures.
[Motion Pic. Only] Plays back motion pictures.
[3D Play] Plays back only 3D still pictures that were recorded in the [3D Photo 
Mode] Scene Mode.
[Travel] Play only pictures that were recorded with the [Travel Setup] or 
[Location]. (→113)
[Category 
Selection] Select category and play back motion or still pictures.  
(Select category with cursor button and press [MENU/SET].) 
(→113)
[Select Date] Filter pictures by the day they were recorded and then playback from 
the calendar screen.
[Favorite] Play back pictures set as [Favorite]. (→125)
Use cursor button to select [Setup] and press [MENU/SET]
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