Panasonic Dmc Fz20 Operating Instructions Manual

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This mode allows you to take pictures 
against a night landscape. The subject can 
be recorded with brightness in real life by 
using the flash and the slow shutter speed.
∫Technique for Night portrait mode
 Open the flash. (P39)
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow 
(max. about 1 sec.), we recommend using 
a tripod.
 Keep the subject still for about 1 second 
after taking a picture.
 Take a picture within the available flash  range [max. about 11.5 feet (3.5 m)] of...

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 In panning mode, the shutter speed 
becomes slower than usual to achieve the 
panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily 
occur.
 Panning function does not work well in the 
following situations.
– Very bright scenes such as daytime in 
summer. We recommend using an ND 
filter (DMW-LND72; optional). (P104)
– When the shutter speed is faster than
1/100th.
– When the subject moves slowly and the 
tracking speed is too slow. (The 
background cannot be recorded...

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 When the auto focus is activated, the 
available recording range is 16.4 feet 
(5 m) –¶. (We recommend following 
steps 1 to 5 on the previous page to take 
pictures with prefocus.)
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
 The settings on the AF assist lamp and 
the continuous AF are disabled.
 The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[].This mode allows you to take a picture in a 
dim room (e.g. a wedding reception, a 
party, a banquet in a bar, etc.) clearly....

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This mode allows you to take a picture in 
locations such as skiing resorts and 
locations near snowy mountains. The 
exposure and the white balance are 
adjusted to make the white color of the 
snow stand out.
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].
Snow mode
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Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the 
focus or when the distance between the 
lens and the subject is determined and you 
do not want to activate the auto focus.
1Select [MF ASSIST] from the 
[SETUP] menu (in the recording 
mode) (P24) and set it to [ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Slide the focus switch to [MF] and 
rotate the MF ring 1 to focus on 
the subject.
 AF: Auto focus
...

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∫Technique for Manual focus
1Rotate the MF ring slowly.
2Even if the subject is focused, rotate it a 
little more.
3Finely focus on the subject while 
rotating the MF ring in the reverse 
direction.
∫One shot AF
You can focus on the subject with auto 
focus by sliding down the focus switch to 
[4] in MF mode. 
This is convenient for prefocus.∫Prefocus
This is a technique to focus on the point to 
take pictures in advance when it is difficult 
to focus on the subject with...

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Using the [REC] mode menu
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures.
 Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode. 
 When rotating the zoom lever toward T, 
the page of the menu screen can be 
forwarded. (vice versa)
 Close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway or the [MENU] button after 
finishing the setting.
 [EXT.FLASH] and [EX.FLASH BURST] 
appear only when the external flash is...

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This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color closer to the tone in real life on 
the pictures recorded under sunlight, 
halogen lighting, etc. in which the white 
color may appear reddish or bluish.
 When setting the white balance to the 
mode except [AUTO], you can finely 
adjust the white balance.∫Auto White Balance
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may result 
in reddish or bluish pictures. Where the 
subject is...

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∫Setting the White Balance manually 
(White set )
Use this mode when you want to set the 
white balance manually.
1Set to [ ] (White Set) and then 
press 1.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
or a similar white object so that the frame 
on the center of the screen turns white 
and then press 1. 
∫Finely Adjusting the White Balance 
(White Balance Fine Adjustment )
When you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance, you can adjust 
the white...

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ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to 
light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity 
higher, the camera becomes more suitable 
for recording in dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from 
[ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO400] when using the 
flash. However, it is fixed to [ISO100] 
when the flash mode is set to Slow sync./
Red-eye reduction [ ].)
 In...