Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ30 User Manual

Recording Menu Settings
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Recording Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures.
 Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
 Rotate the front dial to switch between 
pages 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3.
 When an extra flash is attached, the 
pages switch between 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 
4/4.
 Close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway or the [MENU] button after 
finishing the setting.:...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color closer to the tone in real life on 
the pictures recorded under sunlight, 
halogen lighting, etc. in which the white 
color may appear reddish or bluish.
 When setting the white balance to the 
mode except [AUTO], you can finely 
adjust the white balance.∫Auto White Balance
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may result 
in...

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∫Setting the White Balance manually 
(White set )
Use this mode when you want to set the 
white balance manually.
1Set to [ ] (White set), select 
[WHITESET1] or 
[ WHITE SET 2] and then press 1.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
or a similar white object so that the frame 
in the center is filled by the white object 
only and then press 1.
∫Finely Adjusting the White Balance 
(White Balance Fine Adjustment )
When you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting...

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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to 
light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity 
higher, the camera becomes more suitable 
for recording in dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from 
[ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted from 
[ISO80] to [ISO400] when using the flash.)
 In auto mode [ ], motion picture mode 
[ ] and scene...

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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
When you select a larger picture size [ ] 
(8M), you can print pictures clearly.
If a small number of pixels [ ] (1M EZ) is 
selected, the size of the data will be small, 
so more images can be recorded. When 
attaching pictures to e-mail or using them 
on websites, resize the picture with 
[RESIZE] (P110).
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
 EZ is an...

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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
You can select 4 types of quality 
(compression level) according to the usage 
of the picture.
 When the quality is set to [RAW], the 
digital zoom cannot be used.
 When the quality is set to [TIFF], a JPEG 
picture with the quality equal to Standard 
is created at the same time.
 When the quality is set to [RAW]
– A JPEG file is also created 
simultaneously. Its quality is equal to 
FINE and its size is fixed to...

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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
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 about 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...

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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
∫High speed AF (H) mode
 When you select 3-area-focusing (High 
speed) or 1-area-focusing (High speed), 
the auto focus is activated in high speed 
and you can focus on the subject more 
quickly.
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, a picture may become still for a 
moment in the condition before being 
focused. However, it is not a malfunction. 
If you do not want to make pictures still 
during the auto...

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∫Selecting the AF area
When selecting 1-area-focusing or 
1-area-focusing (High speed), the AF area 
can be selected as shown in the following 
figure. When using spot-focusing you can 
also move the spot metering target to 
match the AF area.
1Set the Focus switch to [AF] or 
[AF MACRO].
2Press the [FOCUS] button.
3While pressing the [FOCUS] button, use 
3/4/2/1 to move the AF area.
4Release the [FOCUS] button to set.
 The following operations will return the AF 
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P81 for the setting method.)
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, 1-area-focusing (High 
speed) 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...