Panasonic Dmc F2 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
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To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
1 Press [4].
2 Press e/r to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then press [MENU/SET].
•  [DELETE ALL] " step 5.
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3 Press e/r/w/q to select the picture and then press [DISPLAY] to set. (Repeat 
this step.)
•  The selected pictures appear with [b]. When [DISPLAY] is pressed again, the setting is cancelled.
4 Press [MENU/SET].
5 Press e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
When [DELETE ALL] has been...

Advanced-Shooting
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Press [DISPLAY] to switch the screen to be used.
DISPLAY
A  LCD monitor
•   When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button 
is not activated.
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During playback zoom, while playing back motion 
pictures and during a slide show, you can only select “Normal display” or “No display”
In Recording Mode
10 M30 
BCDB   Normal displayC  No displayD  Guideline display	When recording, you can refer to the guideline for composing.
In Playback Mode
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Advanced-Shooting
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Display in large size
Select [LARGE] in the [DISPLAY SIZE] in [SETUP] menu. (P25)• In the Recording Mode, Recording Mode icon is displayed in large size.
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In the menu screen, the items you selected will be displayed in large size.
Recording ScreenMenu Screen 

Advanced-Shooting
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Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash
Recording Mode: ; 1 5 
A  Photo flash•
  Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or any other items.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Set the flash to match the recording.
1 Press q [t].
2 Press e/r to switch the flash setting.•  You can also press q [t] to switch the setting.
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For the selectable flash settings, refer to “Available flash settings 
by Recording Mode”. (P46)
3  Press [MENU/SET].•  You can also...

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ItemDescription of settings
q: AUTOThe flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition.
@: AUTO/Red-eye reduction1
The flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition.It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording.
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  Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.
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Advanced-Shooting
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Available flash settings by Recording ModeThe available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode.(○ : Available, — : Not available, ◎ : Scene Mode initial setting)
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;○2————○a○◎○——○1○○○——○s○◎○——○
q○◎○——○d○—○——◎
w○◎○——○f—————◎
e○◎○——○z○—○——◎
r—————◎x—————◎
t◎—○——○g——◎———
y———◎—○c—————◎
u—————◎v—————◎
i○—○——◎b——◎——○
o———◎○○n◎—○——○
p———○○◎m—————◎6—————○2	When [q] is selected, [w], [e] or [r] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness.
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The...

Advanced-Shooting
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The available flash range to take pictures•  The available flash range is an approximation.
ISO sensitivityAvailable flash range
Wide Tele
i.AUTO30 cm (0.99 feet) to 6.3 m (20.67 feet)50 cm (1.64 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
ISO8030 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.7 m (5.85 feet)50 cm (1.64 feet) to 0.8 m (2.62 feet)
ISO10030 cm (0.99 feet) to 2.0 m (6.56 feet)50 cm (1.64 feet) to 0.9 m (2.96 feet)
ISO20040 cm (1.32 feet) to 2.8 m (9.18 feet)50 cm (1.64 feet) to 1.3 m (4.26 feet)...

Advanced-Shooting
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Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)q : AUTO1/30 to 1/2000@ : AUTO/ Red-eye reduction1/30 to 1/2000t : Forced ON` : Forced ON/Red-eye reduction1/30 to 1/2000
[ : Slow sync./Red-eye reduction1/8 to 1/2000o : Forced OFF1/8 to 1/20001
1 When [i.AUTO] is set• In both Auto Scene Mode and Scene Mode, the shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.
 Note•  Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it...

Advanced-Shooting
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Taking Close-up Pictures
Recording Mode: 1 6
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers.You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 ×).
1 Press r [p].• Macro shooting starts and [a] is displayed. To cancel the macro shooting, press r again.
2  Take the pictures.
Focus range
T 
W 
50 cm (1.64 feet)
5 cm (0.17 feet)...

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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Recording Mode: ; 1 5 
1 Press w [s].
2 Press e/r to select the time.•  You can also press w [s] to select.
3 Press [MENU/SET].•  You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.
•   When 5 seconds pass without any operation, the setting selected at the time is 
automatically adopted.
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4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take a picture.•  The self-timer indicator A blinks and the shutter goes...