Panasonic Dmc Fz20 Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures
∫The Mode Dial
This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of many kinds of scenes.
Select the desired mode and enjoy the variety of recording.
Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely. 
: Program AE mode (P32)
The exposure is automatically adjusted by 
the camera.
: Aperture-priority AE (P51)
The shutter speed is automatically 
determined by the aperture value you set.
: Shutter-priority AE (P52)
The aperture value is...

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∫Program AE
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
 Insert the charged battery. (P15)
 Insert the card. (P16)
 Remove the lens cap.
1 1 Turn the camera on.
2 Set the mode dial to program 
AE mode [ ].
3 Slide the focus switch to [AF]. 
 The power indicator (green) lights. 
When it blinks, the remaining battery 
power is low. Insert a fully charged 
battery.
2 Aim the AF area  1 to the point...

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∫AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/
AE: Auto exposure) 
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition as the above picture, you 
cannot focus on the subject because it is 
out of AF area in usual operation.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
3When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
4Keeping the focus and the exposure 
fixed, move the camera as you compose 
the picture....

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∫Focusing
 The focus range is 0.98 feet (30 cm) – ¶ 
(Wide), 6.56 feet (200 cm) – ¶ (Tele).
 If you press the shutter button fully without  prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or 
unfocused.
 When the focus indication is blinking, the  subject is not focused. Press the shutter 
button halfway and focus on the subject 
again.
 If the camera will not focus after a few  tries, turn it off and on and try again.
 In the following cases, the camera cannot  focus on subjects...

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 When you press the shutter button, the screen may become bright for a moment. 
This function allows easy adjustment of 
focus and the recorded picture will not be 
affected.
 We recommend setting the clock again 
before taking pictures. (P22)
 When the time for power save is set (P24),  the camera is automatically turned off if 
you do not operate within the set time. 
When operating the camera again, press 
the shutter button or turn the camera off 
and on.
 In some...

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∫Example of Program shift
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
 Program shift can be set in Macro mode 
[] too.
 If the exposure is not adequate when 
pressing the shutter button halfway, the 
shutter speed turns red.
 When Program shift can be set, you 
cannot switch the flash mode or set the 
self-timer. Press the [EXPOSURE] button 
to cancel.
 When 10 or more seconds have passed 
after the Program shift becomes effective, 
the status to activate the Program shift is...

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Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
1Press 4. 
 The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
 Press the shutter button halfway or  4 
to cancel the review.
 You can check the previous or following  picture with  2/1.
 When the recorded pictures are too 
bright or dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P43)
2 Enlarge and shift the picture. 
:1 k>4k > 8k
:8 k>4k > 1k  When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position...

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Using the Optical Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 12 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide) ∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele) 
 The picture may have some distortion 
(typical example: vertical straight line bent 
outwards). This is due to the lens 
aberration, which is common to some 
extent with all photographic lenses. 
Distortion may be more visible when...

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
When you set the flash, you can take 
pictures using the built-in flash according to 
the recording condition.
∫To open the flash
Press the [ OPEN] button. 
∫To close the flash
Press the flash until it clicks. 
 Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[ ] while the flash closes.
∫Switching to the appropriate flash 
setting :AUTO
The flash is automatically activated 
according to the...

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∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
(±: Available, —: Not available) 
∫The available flash range to take pictures 
¢Except when the flash mode is set to Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ]
 The available flash range is an approximation.
 Refer to P34 for the focus range.
∫Shutter speed for each flash mode 
 Refer to P55 for the Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure mode.
ISO...