Panasonic Dmc Ft1 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
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“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a 
PC monitor.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
•If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.•The extra optical zoom does not work when macro zoom is set or...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of  the pictures to suit printing or the playback 
method.
Applicable modes: 
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Note
•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing.  (P186)
For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the 
movement of the subject and brightness of the scene...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
Applicable modes: 
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[AUTO]/[80]/[100]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600]
Note
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When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO400] 
according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted to a...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the colour of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the colour of white which is closest 
to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Applicable modes: 
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Note
•The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded 
under so use [AWB] or [ Ó].
•The white...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Finely adjusting the white balance [ ]
You can finely adjust the white balance when  you cannot acquire the desired hue by 
setting the white balance.
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Set the white balance to [ V]/[Ð ]/[î]/[Ñ ]/[Ò ].1Press 3 [È] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears 
and then press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
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Select [0] to return to the original white balance.2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.•The white balance icon on...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
Specify a persons face and use the face recognition functions.
Applicable modes: 
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[OFF]/[ON]/[SET]
Note
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Refer to P91  for details.
[FACE RECOG.] 

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P27.
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Applicable modes: 
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Note
•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 11 areas) light at the 
same time in [ ]. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF 
mode to [ ƒ], [Ø ] or [ Ù].
•If the AF mode is set to [ ], the AF area is not displayed until...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫About [ š]
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the 
faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when 
the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance 
away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.
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Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition 
function may fail to work,...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About [ ƒ]
•You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF modes.•The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the 
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
Note
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Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different 
subject depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below.
–When the subject is too small–When the...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to  P27.
The camera will adjust focus automatically depending on the settings.
Applicable modes: 
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¢ In recording motion pictures, only [ ] (Continuous AF) can be selected.
About [ ] and [ ]
[ ] will adjust the focus automatically when the jitter of the camera gets small. [ ] will 
adjust the focus at all times (continuous AF operation).
The camera will adjust the focus automatically, and the focus adjustment when the...