Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 User Manual

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Basic
∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P157)  setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note

Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with a sufficient 
power or the AC adaptor (optional).
If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
∫Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Press [EVF/LCD] to switch the monitor screen.
A Viewfinder
B [EVF/LCD] button
C LCD monitor
When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off 
(and vice versa).
∫Selecting the screen to be used
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
D [DISPLAY] buttonWhen the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] bu tton is not activated. During playback zoom 
(P58) , while playing back motion...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
In playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines 
are displayed.
¢3 When the number of pictures remaining is more than 1000 or the time remaining in motion picture mode is more than 1000 seconds, [ ] is displayed.
Note
[NIGHT...

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∫Monitor priority
When [PLAY ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu  (P35), the LCD monitor is 
turned on in the following cases.
You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when 
using the Viewfinder to record.

When switching from recording mode to playback mode.When reviewing pictures.When turning the camera on in playback mode.
∫ Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guide lines or...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Examples of histogramNote

When the recorded picture and the hi stogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode  (P96)–When the flash is closedWhen the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark placesWhen...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ATo open the flashPress the flash open button.
BTo close the flashPress the flash until it clicks.
Be sure to close the flash when not in use.The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash 
is closed.
Set the flash to match the recording.
Open the flash.
Press  1 [‰].
Press  3/4 to select a mode.
You can also press  1 [‰] to select.For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to “Available...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
¢The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated.
Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject.
∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data. 
¢ It may not be able to correct the red-eye depe nding on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
(± : Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Initial setting of advanced scene mode and scene 
mode)
¢ When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [iˆ ] or [i‹ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off....

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫The available flash range to take pictures
The available flash range is an approximation.
In [HIGH SENS.]  (P99) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the av ailable flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m to approx. 24.2 m
Tele: Approx. 1 m to approx. 15.4 m
In [FLASH BURST]  (P101) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to 
between [ISO100] and [ISO3200] and the available flash...

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∫Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting  (P134).Refer to P85  for details about the Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE, and Manual 
exposure.
In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.In advance scene modes  (P91) and [SCENE MODE]  (P96), the shutter speeds will differ from 
those described above.
¢ 2 The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following...