Panasonic Dmc F3 Operating Instructions Manual

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• Only the following functions can be set in this mode.[REC] Mode menu
– [PICTURE SIZE]
¢ (P70) /[BURST] (P76) /[COLOR MODE]¢ (P77) /[STABILIZER] (P77)
¢ The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] Modes are used.
[SETUP] menu
– [CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]
• The settings of the following items are fixed.
• The following functions cannot be used. – [EXPOSURE]/[DIGITAL ZOOM]
• The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal...

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[REC] Mode: ·
Taking pictures with your favourite settings 
(Normal Picture 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.
∫To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P50)
∫ To adjust the colours and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P72)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK]...

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Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AF ocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
¢1
F Shutter speed¢1
G ISO sensitivity
¢ 1 If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)
¢ 2 Sound volume can be set in [BEEP]  (P23).
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button...

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∫Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus in• Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast
• When the recordable range display has appeared in red
• When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
• When it is dark or when jitter occurs
• When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use a tripod or the self-timer (P49) .• Shutter...

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[REC] Mode: ·¿n
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 7.8k), set 
the 
[PICTURE SIZE] to (8 MB) or less.
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
• When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in 
conjunction with the zoom display bar. [Example:...

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∫Extra Optical Zoom mechanism
When you set the Picture Size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels)  
CCD area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a 
higher zoom effect.
Note
• The Digital Zoom cannot be set in Auto Scene Mode [ ].
• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.
• The Optical Zoom is set to Wide (1 k) when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the Zoom...

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
• Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1 during playback.
• The file number  A and the picture number  B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
• If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures 
forwarded/rewound increases.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A...

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P85)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
• Pictures are not rotated for display.
• Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to Normal Playback
1Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select a picture.• An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the...

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Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode
1
Press [MODE] during playback.
2Press 3/4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY]  (P37)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW]  (P80)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
[FAVORITE PLAY]  (P83)
¢
Your favourite pictures are played back.¢ [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set. 

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.• Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which are being played back will be deleted.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚ ] button
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].