Panasonic LUMIX DMC F7 User Manual

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Taking Pictures with the Built-in Flash
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press [ ].
Every time you press it, the available 
settings will appear as shown below. 
: AUTO
The flash fires automatically according 
to the recording situation.
: Forced ON
The flash is forced to fire.
You will use it when a subject is 
backlighted.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction
The flash fires automatically according 
to the recording situation and 
simultaneously it reduces the red-eye 
phenomenon (when a subject’s eyes 
appear red in flash light).
Use it when a subject is recorded in dark 
places.
: Slow synchro
When you take a picture with a dark 
background landscape, it makes the 
flash fire and the shutter speed be slow, 
so that the dark background landscape 
will become bright.
: Forced OFF
Even being in dark places, the flash 
does not light. 
Set it when you take pictures in places 
where flash is forbidden.
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2Take a picture.
The recording method is the same as in 
[Taking Pictures]. (P26)
The available flash range is about 10 cm to 4.5 m at a maximum wide angle and 
about 20 cm to 3.5 m at a maximum telephoto setting. 
Do not cover the flash sensor 
1 with your fingers or other items. Otherwise, 
brightness cannot be perceived.
In motion image [ ] or burst [ ] mode, the flash mode is set to Forced OFF 
[].
During flash charging it is possible to press the shutter button.
When the remaining power becomes low, the flash mode set to Forced OFF [ ] 
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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
When you set the self-timer, the picture is 
automatically taken after 10 seconds (or 2 
seconds).
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [ ] button.
Every time you press it, what is 
displayed changes as shown below.
: Self-timer set to 10 seconds
: Self-timer set to 2 seconds
When these indicators are not 
displayed, self-timer setting is 
cancelled.
2Press the shutter button fully.
The self-timer indicator blinks and the 
shutter is activated after 10 seconds 
(or 2 seconds).
Before taking a picture, if you press 
the 
shutter button fully again, the 
self-timer setting is cancelled.
In motion image mode [ ], the self-timer is not available.
In burst mode [ ], the self-timer setting covers only the first picture.
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Changing the Picture Size
You can choose among 3 kinds of picture 
size settings.
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [PICT. SIZE].
3Press 2/1 to set the picture size.
: 1600 x 1200 pixels
:   800 x 600 pixels
:   640 x 480 pixels
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
In motion image mode [ ], it is fixed to 320 x 240 pixels.
If you set the pictures size to small, the memory card can record more pictures. 
Moreover, as the data volume is small, you can easily attach the picture to an 
e-mail or use it in a web site.
If you set the picture size to large, it is possible to print clearer sheets.
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Changing the Quality 
(Data Compression Ratio)
You can choose among 2 kinds of quality 
levels (Data Compression Ratio).
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [QUALITY].
3Press 2/1 to select the quality (Data 
Compression Ratio).
: Fine (Low compression)
It gives priority to picture quality and 
record high quality pictures.
: Standard 
(Standard compression)
It gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures and record 
standard quality pictures.
A: Quality and number of 
recordable pictures (a Picture size, b Quality) (With 
the supplied 8MB SD memory card)
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
In motion image mode [ ], quality cannot be modified.
It could happen that picture are like a mosaic depending on the scene 
characteristics.
The number of recordable pictures corresponds to the capacity of the supplied 
8MB SD Memory card. (If you mix fine quality and standard quality, the number of 
recordable pictures changes)
Remaining frame which is displayed on the LCD monitor may not correspond with 
recorded frames. However, this is not a malfunction.
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Compensating the Exposure
If there is a difference between the subject 
and background brightness, since you 
cannot set the correct exposure, you can 
compensate it.
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [MENU] button. 
2Press 3/4 to select [EXPOSURE].
3Press 2/1 to set the exposure 
compensation.
You can compensate from -2.00 to 
+2.00 with 0.25 step.
(Exposure value is the amount of light 
given to the CCD by the aperture 
value and the shutter speed.
±0.00: the exposure capacity with the 
aperture value F1.0 and the shutter 
speed 1 second
When the aperture value or shutter 
speed rises, EV1, EV2, EV3... rise 
too.)
The compensation state is not 
reflected on the LCD monitor.
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
5Take a picture.
The recording method is the same as 
in [Taking Pictures]. (P26)
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Using the AF/AE Lock
If the subject is out of the AF target and 
you press the shutter button, the subject’s 
focus is not adjusted. After locking focus 
and exposure (AF/AE lock), you can take a 
clear picture with adjusted focus.
AF: Auto focus
AE: Auto exposure
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Centre the subject in the AF target 1 
inside the optical finder and keep the 
shutter button pressed halfway (AF/
AE lock) to set it.
2Move the camera keeping the chosen 
composition and press the shutter 
button all the way.
Before pressing the shutter button, you 
can set the AF/AE lock any time you 
want.
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Using the Spot AF
Set the metering mode using the spot area 
that is displayed on the LCD monitor. 
When [SPOT MODE] is set to [OFF], 
evaluation metering is set.
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [SPOT MODE].
3Press 2/1 to set to [ON].
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
5Centre the subject in the spot area 
1.
6Take a picture.
The recording method is the same as 
in [Taking Pictures]. (P26)
When taking pictures with spot AF mode, it is recommended to use the LCD 
monitor.
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Setting the White Balance
With the auto white balance you can 
automatically adjust the natural color tone, 
but in some particular situations, 
depending on light and environment 
conditions, you cannot do it and you have 
to adjust the white balance manually.
[Preparation]
Set the REC/power switch to [ON]. (P18)
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [W.BALANCE].
3Press 2/1 to select the mode.
AUTO: if the auto white balance is set
 (Daylight): for recording outdoors 
                        on a bright day
 (Cloudy): for recording under 
                      cloudy and shady sky
 (Halogen): for recording under 
                         halogen lamp
 (Night scene): for taking a picture 
                              in a night scene
 (White set): for manual setting 
(Read the following page where the 
manual setting is explained in detail)
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
5Take a picture.
The recording method is the same as 
in [Taking Pictures]. (P26)
When setting the white balance mode to Night scene [ ], the flash mode is 
automatically set to Slow synchro. And it is possible to set the flash mode to only 
Forced OFF or Slow synchro.
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Here the white set mode of white balance 
is explained.
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [W.BALANCE].
3Press 2/1 to set to white set [ ].
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
Only when setting the white balance again
5Aim the camera at a white paper A 
or similar objects so that it completely 
fills the frame to white on the screen 
and press 
1 until the [ ] indicator 
is displayed.
White balance is set.
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