Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ3 User 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 (P53)
The shutter speed is automatically 
determined by the aperture value you set.
: Shutter-priority AE (P54)
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.
11Turn the camera on.
2Set the mode dial to program 
AE mode [ ]. 
 The power indicator (green) lights. 
When it blinks, the remaining battery 
power is low. Insert a fully charged 
battery.
2Aim the AF area 1 to the point 
you want to focus and then press 
the...

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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), 3.94 feet (120 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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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the necessary menus 
appear to make the operations simple.
1Select the desired item and set 
the desired value. 
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P22)
SIMPLE MODE
AUTO REVIEW
BEEP
CLOCK SET
ENLARGE
4k6/10k15 cm
E-MAIL
PICT.MODE
MENU
MENU
EXITMENUSELECT SET
ENLARGE This selection is intended 
for situations when large 
printing...

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∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In Simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For details, refer to the pages 
corresponding to each item.
Focus range 3.94 feet (120 cm) –¶ (Tele)
0.16 feet (5 cm) –¶ (Wide)
MONITOR [0] (standard) P25
POWER SAVE [2MIN.] P25
Self-timer 10 seconds P44
Burst speed Low speed P47
Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode
 [ENLARGE]: max. 7 pictures
[4qk6q/10k15cm]: max. 13 pictures
 [E-MAIL]: max. 13 pictures
White balance [AUTO] P68...

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∫The Backlight Compensation
Backlight is a situation where light comes 
from the back of subjects. The subjects 
such as people become dark when pictures 
are recorded in the backlight. If you press 
3, [ ] (compensating backlight ON 
indication) appears and the backlight 
compensation function is activated. This 
function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture. 
 If you press 3 while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight...

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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. (P45)
2Enlarge and shift the picture. 
:1k>4k>8k
:8k>4k>1k When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication A...

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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...