Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ3 User Manual
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Recording pictures (advanced) 71 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 functions cannot be used for pictures recorded in [TIFF]. – Auto bracket – Burst mode – [AUDIO REC.] –[ROTATE] – [AUDIO DUB.] –[RESIZE] –[TRIMMING] Refer to P18 for the number of recordable pictures.You can take a picture with audio. When you set [AUDIO REC.] to [ON], [ ] appears on the screen. When you start recording by focusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button, the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 5 seconds. There is no need to keep pressing the shutter button. Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone of the camera. If you press the [MENU] button during the audio recording, the audio recording will be canceled. The audio cannot be recorded. You cannot record pictures with audio in auto bracket, burst mode or when the quality is set to [TIFF]. When audio is recorded with each picture, the total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will slightly decrease. Quality [QUALITY] TIFF (Uncompressed) This type is suitable when editing and processing pictures with retouch software. Fine (Low compression): This type gives priority to picture quality. Picture quality will be high. Standard (High compression): This type gives priority to the number of recordable pictures and records standard quality pictures. Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.] FZ3-PP.book 71 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 72 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 spot metering target A. AF Mode [AF MODE] 9-area-focusing: The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas. You can record a picture in free composition without limiting the position of the subject. 3-area-focusing: The camera focuses on any of the left, center and right of the screen. This mode allows you to focus on the subject faster than any other modes in AF mode. 1-area-focusing: The camera focuses on the subject in AF area on the center of the screen. Spot-focusing: The camera focuses on the limited and narrow area in the screen. FZ3-PP.book 72 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 73 When setting to 3-area-focusing, pictures may become still while being focused on, however, this is not a malfunction. In 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 camera automatically determines at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode.This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by always focusing on the subject. When the AF mode is set to 1-area-focusing or spot-focusing, the time required for focusing when pressing the shutter button halfway will be reduced. When it is set to [ON], the [ ] indication appears. The battery may be consumed faster than usual. It may take time to focus on the subject after rotating the zoom lever from Wide to Tele or suddenly changing the subject from a distant one to a nearby one. Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject. Continuous AF [CONT.AF] FZ3-PP.book 73 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 74 When taking a picture with prefocus, set the button for starting AF (Auto focus) to [FOCUS] on [AF TRIGGER]. Prefocus is a technique to focus on the point where you take a picture of the subject with quick motion. This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is pre-determined. ∫Procedure for recording with prefocus using [FOCUS] button 1Aim the AF area to the point where you want to focus. (P32) 2Press the [FOCUS] button. When the subject is focused, the AF area 1 turns from white to green and the focus indication 2 lights up for 1 second. If the subject is out of focus, the AF area turns from white to red and the focus indication light up for about 1 second. The focus will not be changed unless you press the [FOCUS] button again. When you press the shutter button halfway, [ ] indication disappears and then the aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed. When you press the shutter button halfway without pressing the [FOCUS] button, the [ ] indication turns red. 3When the subject is enclosed within the focused area, press the shutter button to take a picture. When taking pictures normally, set the AF Trigger to [ ]. When you need to focus on the subject before recording such as prefocus, set to [FOCUS]. After you complete recording with prefocus, set to [ ] on [AF TRIGGER] again. In simple mode [ ], the AF Trigger is automatically set to [ ]. AF Trigger [AF TRIGGER] When you press the shutter button halfway, the Auto focus is activated. FOCUS When you press the [FOCUS] button, the Auto focus is activated. P AFFOCUS AFFOCUS AFFOCUS FZ3-PP.book 74 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 75 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 battery may be consumed faster than usual. In simple mode [ ], the setting on the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON]. You cannot use the AF assist lamp in [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PANNING] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P60). When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it becomes difficult to focus on the subject. The AF area is set only to a point on the center of the screen when the AF assist lamp is turned on. The vignetting effect may appear on the circumference of the AF assist lamp because the AF assist lamp may be obscured by the lens part, however, this is not a problem on the performance of the camera. AF Assist Lamp [AF ASSIST LAMP] ON The AF assist lamp turns on under low light conditions. In this time, the AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears on the screen. The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 4.92 feet (1.5 m). OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on. FZ3-PP.book 75 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 76 It is possible to further magnify a subject already magnified 12 times with the optical zoom by 4 more times with the digital zoom, thereby reaching a maximum of 48 times. ∫Entering the digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom indication may momentarily pause. This is not a malfunction. You can enter the digital zoom range to continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele or to release the zoom lever once and then rotate it to Tele again. 1Optical zoom 2Digital zoom When using the digital zoom the picture quality becomes deteriorated. In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer function may not be effective. We recommend using a tripod. The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation. The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the center of the screen in the digital zoom range.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, noises may become visible. To avoid noises, we recommend setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM] W WT T Color Effect [COL.EFFECT] COOL The picture becomes bluish. WARM The picture becomes reddish. B/W The picture becomes black and white. SEPIA The picture becomes sepia. Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.] NATURAL The picture becomes softer. VIVID The picture becomes sharper. FZ3-PP.book 76 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 77 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 capturing images of the subject in sequence moving the camera little by little and aligning the images, the subject looks as if it is moving. You can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play back motion images. (P80) Optical Image Stabilizer [STABILIZER] OFF ()When image stabilization is not desired or when using the camera with a tripod. MODE1 ()The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photocomposition. MODE2 ()The stabilizer function is in standby and activates at the moment the shutter captures the image. This mode offers a greater degree of stabilization. Flip Animation [FLIP ANIM.] FZ3-PP.book 77 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 78 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. (P87) 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 record up to 100 pictures. The number of recordable pictures displayed is an approximation. 4Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE]. MENU OFF STANDARDMODE1 OFF COL.EFFECT STABILIZER FLIP ANIM. D. Z O O M PICT.ADJ. EXITMENUSELECT REC3/3 CREATE MOTION IMAGE DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE EXITMENUSELECT FLIP ANIM. 892REMAIN 320 EXITMENU DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE MENU EXITMENU CREATE MOTION IMAGE SELECT FLIP ANIM. FZ3-PP.book 78 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Recording pictures (advanced) 79 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 normal review. (P39) If you execute [CREATE MOTION IMAGE], flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation. Delete unnecessary pictures. Flip animations may not be played back by other equipment. The audio is not recorded on flip animations, however, you may hear varying levels of noises when you play back flip animations with other equipment which does not have a mute function. 5fps 5 frames/sec. 10fps 10 frames/sec. (The motion images become smoother.) CREATE MOTION IMAGE CREATE MOTION IMAGE 5fps 10fpsFRAME RATE EXITMENUSELECT SET MENU CREATE MOTION IMAGE 5fpsFRAME RATE EXITMENUSELECT CREATE MOTION IMAGE 3 times FZ3-PP.book 79 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals

Playback (advanced) 80 Playback (advanced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images ∫Pictures with audio Select the picture with audio icon [ ] and play back the audio. ∫Motion images Select the picture with the motion image icon [ ] and play back the motion images. The cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1. Motion image playback stops and the normal playback is restored by pressing 4.∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding During motion image playback, keep pressing 2/1. 1: Fast forward 2: Fast rewind When releasing the button, it turns to normal motion image playback. ∫To p a u s e Press 3 during motion image playback. Press 3 again to cancel pause. You can hear audio from the speaker. To adjust the sound volume, refer to P26. The picture with audio cannot be resized (P88) or trimmed (P89). You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion images. The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG. Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not be played back with this camera. When playing back motion images that have been recorded with other equipment, the quality of images may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back. When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual. PLAY AUDIO100_ 00011/19 10:00 DEC. 1.2004 2016 PLAY MOTION100_ 00011/19IMAGE 10:00 DEC. 1.2004 FZ3-PP.book 80 ページ 2004年6月21日 月曜日 午後7時6分 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Panasonic Manuals