Panasonic Dmc Ft1 Operating Instructions Manual

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When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 
8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking...

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Face of the person that is taken often can be registered along with 
information such as name and birthday.
When a picture is taken with [FACE RECOG.] turned [ON], it will 
search for the face similar to the registered face, setting the focus 
and exposure preferentially. The camera will also remember the face 
during the face recognition, and detect the face that the picture is 
taken for many times automatically, displaying the face recognition 
registration screen. (P91)
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[FACE...

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•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] mode menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢1 (P100) /[BURST]  (P112)/[COLOR MODE]¢1 (P113) /[FACE RECOG.] 
(P91)
¢ 1 The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[MOTION PICTURE] mode menu
–[REC MODE]  (P85)/[REC QUALITY]¢2 (P85) /[COLOR MODE]¢2 (P113) /[LED LIGHT]  (P90)
¢ 2 The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD...

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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 [REC] menu.
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P64)
∫ To adjust the colours and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P104)
∫ When recording motion...

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Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
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FShutter speed¢
GISO sensitivity
¢ 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.)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2Press and...

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∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
•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 [STABILIZER]  (P114), a tripod or the self-timer 
(P63)...

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[REC] mode: ñ· ¿¨
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 subjec ts appear even closer [maximum of 9.1k], do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the 
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•When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.3 m –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫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.
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The digital zoom cannot be set when...

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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.
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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.
∫ To finish playback
Press [(] again, press the...

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Slide the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P131)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Slide the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the previous 
screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will...