Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs60 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
Taking pictures with Manual Focus
Technique for Manual Focus
1Turn the control ring to focus on the 
subject12
3
2
Rotate it a little more
3Finely focus on the subject by rotating 
it slowly in reverse
 ●ZS100After canceling [Sleep Mode], be sure to readjust the focus. ●ZS60After canceling [Auto Power Off], be sure to readjust the focus. ●When a nearby subject is to be recorded (→166)
Setting the display method of MF Assist
 →  [Custom] → [MF Assist] → [ON] / [OFF]
When [MF Assist] is set to [ON] in the [Custom] menu and you perform the Manual Focus 
operation, an enlarged display of the MF area (the position to be focus\
ed on) appears.
 • Shortly after you stop operating Manual Focus, the display switches to n\
ormal.
Enabling/disabling MF Guide display
 →  [Custom] → [MF Guide ] → [ON] / [OFF]
When [MF Guide] on the [Custom] menu is set to [ON] and 
you focus manually, the MF guide is displayed on the screen. 
You can check whether the point of focus is to the near side 
or the far side.
Indicator for  (infinity) 
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Taking pictures with Manual Focus
Enabling/disabling [Peaking] to add color to the portions of the 
image that are in focus
 →  [Custom] → [Peaking]
 ●[Peaking] functions during Manual Focus or when you are adjusting focus manually\
 
using [AF+MF].
[ON]Color is added to the portions of the image that are in focus.
[OFF] The portions of the image that are in focus are not displayed.
[SET] [Detect 
Level]
The detection level for in-focus portions is set.
Settings: [HIGH] / [LOW]
When [HIGH] is set, portions to be highlighted are reduced, allowing you\
 to 
achieve a more precise focus.
 • The detection level setting does not affect the focus range.
[Display 
Color] Sets the highlighting color used for [

Peaking].
Settings
Changing the [Detect Level] setting also changes the [Display Color]  setting as follows.
[Detect Level] [HIGH][LOW]
[Display Color] [
  ] (Light blue)[  ]  (Blue)
[
  ]  (Yellow)[  ]  (Orange)
[
  ] (Yellow Green)[  ]  (Green)
[
  ]  (Pink)[  ]  (Red)
[
  ]  (White)[  ]  (Gray)
 ●When [Peaking] is set to [ON], [  ]  ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) or [  ]  ([Detect Level]: 
[LOW]) will be displayed.
 ●Each time [  ] in [  ] is touched, the setting is switched in order of [ON] ([Detect Level ]: [LOW]) → 
[ON] ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) → [ OFF].
 ●When [Fn Button Set] (→70) in the [Custom] menu is set to [Peaking], you can switch the setting 
in the following order every time the assigned function button is presse\
d: [ON] ([Detect Level]: 
[LOW]) → [ ON] ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) → [ OFF].
 ●Since portions with clear outlines on the screen are highlighted as in-f\
ocus portions, portions to be 
highlighted vary depending on the recording conditions.
 ●The color used for highlighting does not affect recorded pictures. ●This function is not available in the following case: • [Rough Monochrome
] (Creative Control Mode) 
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ZS100 Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or 
exposure  
(AF/AE Lock)
Recording mode: 
The AF/AE Lock function is convenient, for example, when there is too much c\
ontrast with 
the subject and you cannot get appropriate exposure (AE Lock) or when \
you want to take 
a still picture composed with the subject outside the AF area (AF Lock).
1Point the camera at the subject
2Lock the focus and/or exposure while you 
press and hold the [AF/AE LOCK] button
 • When you release the [AF/AE LOCK] button, the focus 
and/or exposure lock is canceled.
 • Only the exposure is locked at the time of purchase.
3While you press and hold the  
[AF/AE LOCK] button, move the camera to 
compose the picture you want to take and 
fully press the shutter button
 • When [AE LOCK] is set, press the shutter button halfway to focus, then press it fully .
 :  
Exposure is locked  
(AE Lock)
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Setting the function of the [AF/AE LOCK] button
 →  [Custom] → [AF/AE Lock]
[AE LOCK] Locks exposure only. • [AEL], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the correct \
exposure is achieved.
[AF LOCK] Locks focus only
.
 • [AFL], focus, aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the s\
ubject comes into focus.
[AF/AE LOCK] Locks focus and exposure.
 • [AFL], [

AEL], focus, aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the 
subject is in focus and the correct exposure is achieved.
[AF-ON] Auto Focus is activated.
Maintaining/not maintaining the lock when [AF/AE LOCK] button is 
released
 →  [Custom] → [AF/AE Lock Hold ] → [ON] / [OFF] 
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
 Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure  (AF/AE Lock)
 ●AF Lock only is effective in the following case: • Manual Exposure Mode ●During Manual Focus, only AE Lock can be used. ●The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway, even when AE is locked. ●Program Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
ZS100 
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
ZS60 Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or 
exposure  
(AF/AE Lock)
Recording mode: 
The AF/AE Lock function is convenient, for example, when there is too much c\
ontrast with 
the subject and you cannot get appropriate exposure (AE Lock) or when \
you want to take 
a still picture composed with the subject outside the AF area (AF Lock).
Preparation
To execute the AF/AE Lock function, it is necessary to register [AF/AE LOCK] to the fun\
ction button. 
(→70)
1Point the camera at the subject
2Lock the focus and/or exposure while you press and hold the 
function button
 • When you release the function button, the focus and/or exposure lock is \
canceled.
3While you press and hold the function button, move the 
camera to compose the picture you want to take and fully 
press the shutter button
 • When [AE LOCK] is set, press the shutter button halfway to focus, then p\
ress it 
fully .
Setting the function of the function button where [AF/AE LOCK] is 
registered
 →  [Custom] → [AF/AE Lock]
[AE LOCK] Locks exposure only. • [AEL], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the correct \
exposure is achieved.
[AF LOCK] Locks focus only
.
 • [AFL], focus, aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the s\
ubject comes into focus.
[AF/AE LOCK] Locks focus and exposure.
 • [AFL], [

AEL], focus, aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the 
subject is in focus and the correct exposure is achieved.
[AF-ON] Auto Focus is activated.
Maintaining/not maintaining the lock when the function button where 
[AF/AE LOCK] is registered is released
 →  [Custom] → [AF/AE Lock Hold ] → [ON] / [OFF] 
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
 Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure  (AF/AE Lock)
 ●AF Lock only is effective in the following case: • Manual Exposure Mode ●During Manual Focus, only AE Lock can be used. ●The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway, even when AE is locked. ●Program Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
ZS60 
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
Recording mode: 
Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is t\
oo dark or too 
bright.
1Press [  ] button (  )ZS100
ZS60
Exposure compensation 
value
2ZS100
Rotate the rear dial to compensate the 
exposure
ZS60
Rotate the control dial to compensate the 
exposure
Under-exposedOptimum 
exposure Over-exposed
Adjust the 
exposure to the [+]  directionAdjust the 
exposure to the [-]  direction
ZS100ZS60
Adjust the exposure to the [+] direction
Adjust the exposure to the [-] direction 
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Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
3Press [MENU/SET] to set
 • You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
 ●You can set the exposure compensation value in the range between –5 EV\
 and +5 EV.
Settings can be made within a range of – 3 EV to +3 EV while recordin\
g motion pictures, recording 
4K photos, or recording in [Post Focus].
 ●Depending on the brightness, this may not be possible in some cases. ●The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the camera is turned off. (When [Exposure 
Comp. Reset] (→85) is set to [OFF]) 
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Setting the ISO Sensitivity
Recording mode: 
Set ISO sensitivity (sensitivity to lighting) manually.
We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker locations.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Sensitivity]
2ZS100
Select the ISO sensitivity by rotating the 
rear dial
ZS60
Select the ISO sensitivity by rotating the 
control dial
ISO sensitivity
3Press [MENU/SET]
 • You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
AUTOISO sensitivity is automatically set in a range up to 3200 (ZS60 with the 
flash on: 1600)*1 depending on the brightness of a subject.
(Intelligent ISO) ISO sensitivity is automatically set in a range up to 3200 (
ZS60 with the 
flash on: 1600)*1 depending on the movement and brightness of a subject. • The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfwa\
y.  It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until t\
he 
shutter button is pressed fully
.
ZS10080*2/100*2/125/ 
200/400/800/ 
1600/3200/6400/ 
12800/25600
*2ISO sensitivity is fixed at the selected setting. • When [ISO Increments] is set to [ 1/3EV], more ISO sensitivity settings can 
be selected. (→181)
ZS6080/100/200/400/ 
800/1600/3200/ 
6400
*2
*1   When  [ISO Limit Set] (→181) is set to other than [OFF], the ISO sensitivity is automatically set in 
the range up to the [ISO Limit Set] setting value.
*2 Only when [Extended ISO] is [ON]. 
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Setting the ISO Sensitivity
Setting guide
ZS100
ISO sensitivity[125][12800]
Location
(recommended) Bright
(outdoors) Dark
Shutter speed SlowFast
Interference LowHigh
Subject blur HighLow
ZS60
ISO sensitivity[80][3200]
Location
(recommended) Bright
(outdoors) Dark
Shutter speed SlowFast
Interference LowHigh
Subject blur HighLow
 ●For details on the available flash range used when the ISO sensitivity i\
s set to [AUTO], refer to 
(→242).
 ●Cannot select [  ] in the following cases: •Shutter-Priority AE  Mode • Manual Exposure Mode • When recording using [Post Focus] ●ZS100When [Multi Exp.] is set, the maximum setting is [3200]. ●You can use the following settings in the Creative Video Mode or when recording 4K photos. –ZS100[AUTO], [125] - [6400] –ZS60[AUTO], [80] - [3200] 
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