Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs45 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
(Program AE Mode)
Recording 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 the [Rec] menu.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on.
3Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
AISO sensitivity
B Aperture value
C Shutter speed
•Aperture value and shutter speed...

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Focusing
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then 
press the shutter button halfway.
•The AF area may be displayed larger for certain zoom magnifications and in dark places.
∫About focus range
The focus range is displayed when operating the zoom.
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The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused afte r pressing 
the shutter button halfway.
The focus range may change gradually depending on the zoom posi tion.
e.g.: Range of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode
FocusWhen the...

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∫When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the  center of the 
composition of the picture you want to take)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and press 
the shutter button half way to fix the focus 
and exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button half way 
while moving the camera as you compose 
the picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫ Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus i n...

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Recording Motion Pictures
Applicable modes: 
AAvailable recording time
B Elapsed recording time
•You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording Mode.
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while 
recording motion pictures.
•For the setting of [Rec Quality], refer to P105 .
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture 
button again.
1Start recording by pressing the motion picture 
button.
∫About the recording...

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•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording 
motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may reco rd noise due to static electricity or 
electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the  motion picture recording.
•Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in still pictures and motion pictures, the angle of view  may 
change at the start of the motion picture...

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Still pictures can be recorded even while recording a motion picture. (Simultaneous recording)
During motion picture recording, press the shutter button fully to record a still 
picture.
•The picture is saved with the following conditions.
•You can record up to 2 pictures per motion picture recording.
•Simultaneous recording is not possible in the following cases:–When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA]–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
•If you press the shutter button halfway to take a...

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Playing Back
1Press [(].
∫Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press  2/1  to select a picture with a Motion Picture 
icon (such as [ ]), and then press  3 to play back.
C Motion picture icon
D Motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is 
displayed on the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[08m30s].
•Operations during Motion Picture Playback
¢The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2  again.
–You can adjust the volume...

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•When the camera is turned off, press and hold [(]. If you turn it on this way, the playback screen 
will be displayed automatically.
(If too many images are stored in the card, it may take a while  for the camera to turn on.)
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camer a File system” established by 
JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries  Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files that do not comply with the DCF...

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You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
1Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
2Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
It is executed when [Yes] is selected.
•Still pictures will be saved with the following settings:
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser tha n with normal picture quality.
•Still pictures cannot be created from motion pictures recorded in [HD]/[VGA].
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
[Picture...

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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted.
•Pictures that are not in the DCF standard or those that are protected cannot be deleted.
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press 
[].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes].
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting.•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete...