Panasonic Dmc Fz20 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording pictures (advanced)
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You can select 3 types of quality 
(compression rate) according to the usage 
of the picture.
 When the quality is set to [TIFF], a JPEG 
picture with the quality equal to the 
standard is created at the same time.
 Pictures may have a mosaic-like 
appearance depending on the subject or 
the recording condition.
 The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the subject.
 The number of remaining pictures may not 
correspond with recorded frames.
 The following...

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You can switch to the following metering 
modes.
Metering Mode [METERING MODE]
Multiple:
This is the method in which the 
camera measures the most suitable 
exposure by judging the allocation of 
brightness on the whole screen 
automatically. Usually, we 
recommend using this method.
Center weighted:
This is the method used to focus on 
the subject on the center of the 
screen and measure the whole 
screen evenly.
Spot:
This is the method to measure the 
subject in the...

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 When setting to 3-area-focusing, pictures 
may become still while being focused on, 
however, this is not a malfunction.
 When using the digital zoom or when you 
take pictures in dark places, the AF area 
is displayed on the center of the screen 
with a size wider than usual.
 When multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) 
light at the same time, the camera is 
focusing on all the AF areas.
The focus position is not predetermined 
because it is set to the position the...

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Illuminating the subject with the AF assist 
lamp allows the camera to focus on the 
subject in low light conditions.
When you press the 
shutter button halfway in 
dark places or other 
situations, an AF area 
wider than usual appears 
and the AF assist lamp 1 
turns on.
 Be sure of the following points when the 
AF assist lamp is in use.
– Do not look in to the AF assist lamp 
closely.
– Detach the lens hood.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers.
– The...

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You can use 4 types of color effects 
depending on the image of the picture.Use this function according to the recording 
situation and the atmosphere of the picture.
 When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid 
picture noise, we recommend setting 
[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE 
REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures.
Color Effect [COL.EFFECT]
COOL The picture becomes bluish.
WARM The picture...

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 The stabilizer function may not work 
sufficiently in the following cases.
– When too much jitter occurs
– In digital zoom range
– When taking pictures while following 
subjects in motion.
– When the shutter speed is extremely 
slow due to dark conditions or other 
reasons.
 In motion image mode [ ], [MODE2] 
cannot be set.This camera allows you to create motion 
picture files up to 20 seconds long by 
connecting images recorded in flip 
animation mode.
Example:
When...

Recording pictures (advanced)
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1Select [FLIP ANIM.]. 
 A motion image file is created by putting 
images recorded in [IMAGE CAPTURE] 
together by [CREATE MOTION 
IMAGE].
 Audio cannot be recorded.
 You cannot record audio using the 
audio dubbing. (P90)
2Select [IMAGE CAPTURE]. 
 The picture size is 320k240 pixels.
3Capture images for flip animation. 
 You can check the recorded image with 
4 and the previous or following image 
with 2/1.
 Delete unnecessary images with [ ] 
button.
 You can...

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5Select [FRAME RATE] and set the 
number of frames. 
6Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE] 
and create a flip animation. 
 The file number appears after creating 
a flip animation.
∫Deleting all still images used to create 
flip animation
When selecting [DELETE STILL IMAGES] 
in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confirmation 
screen appears. Select [YES] with 4 and 
then press 1.
 You cannot use pictures with audio, burst 
mode and auto bracket.
 The images in each frame do not appear 
in...

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The tele conversion lens (DMW-LTZ10; 
optional) allows you to record pictures 
zooming in much more (1.5 times). The 
wide conversion lens (DMW-LWZ10; 
optional) allows you to record pictures with 
wider range of focus than usual (0.8 times).
1Remove the lens cap and the lens 
ring.
 Check that the camera is turned off and 
that the lens is retracted.
2Attach the tele conversion lens 1 
or wide conversion lens 2.
 Rotate the lens slowly and carefully.
3Turn the camera...

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∫Recordable range when using the 
conversion lens
When using the tele conversion lens:
 Normal: 15.1 feet (4.6 m) –¶
 Macro mode [ ]:
15.1 feet (4.6 m) –¶
When using the wide conversion lens:
 Normal: 0.56 feet (17 cm) –¶
 Macro mode [ ]: 0.03 feet (1 cm) –¶
 When using the tele conversion lens, the 
available zoom range is limited to 6 times 
or more. Digital zoom is available.
 When using the wide conversion lens, the 
available zoom range is limited between 
1k...