Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Operating Instructions Manual

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38 VQT2R48 VQT2R48 39Taking pictures with your own settings[PROGRAM AE] Mode (Continued)Recording Mode:Taking pictures with zoomRecording Mode:Align focus for desired compositionUseful when subject is not in centre of picture.First adjust focus according to subjectHold down halfwayAlign the AF areawith the subjectAF area●Subjects/environments which maymake focusing difficult:• Fast-moving or extremely brightobjects, or objects with no colourcontrast.• Taking pictures through glass or nearobjects emitting light. In dark, or withsignificant jitter.• When too close to object or whentaking pictures of both distant andclose objects together in the samepicture.●We recommend using the ‘FaceDetection’ function when takingpictures of people (→99).Return to desired compositionPress fullyAF areaOrientation detection functionStill pictures taken with the camera held vertically are automatically played back vertically.(Only when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON])●Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing directly up or down and still picturestaken on other cameras may not be rotated. Additionally, still pictures taken whileholding the camera upside down are not rotated automatically.●Motion pictures are not displayed vertically.Zoom In/OutCapture awider area(wide-angle)Enlargethe subject(telephoto)W side (wide-angle) T side (telephoto)FocusrangeZoom ratio(approx.)Zoom bar●Zoom speed can be adjusted.Zoom slowly → turn slightlyZoom quickly → turn completely●Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.You can zoom in up to 12 times with ‘Optical Zoom’, and up to 23.4 times with ‘ExtraOptical Zoom’ (pictures only) with lower picture quality. To zoom further, you can use[i.ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM].Do not block the lens barrel movementwhile zooming.●The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is notaligned.Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference.Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable tobring the subject into focus if it is out of range.●AF area is displayed larger in dark conditions or when usingDigital Zoom.●Most displays are temporarily cleared from screen when theshutter button is pressed halfway.Focus displayFocus range■Zoom typesType Optical Zoom Extra Optical ZoomMaximumratio12 × Up to 23.4 × (Depending on the picturesize)Picture qualitydeteriorationNo No(However, the picture size is reduced)OperationconditionsNone Set [PICTURE SIZE] in the [REC] menuto a setting for which is displayed (→95)Screendisplayis displayedType i.Zoom Digital ZoomMaximumratioApprox. 1.3 × the Optical Zoom or ExtraOptical ZoomUp to 4 × the original zoom ratioPicture qualitydeteriorationAlmost none YesConditions,etc.i.Zoom functions in the following cases.• ([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode)• Scene Mode (except for [HIGHSENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASHBURST], [PIN HOLE])• ([CLIPBOARD] Mode)• When [I.RESOLUTION] in the [REC]menu is set to [i.ZOOM] (→41)When [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the [REC]menu is set to [ON] (→43)Screendisplayis displayed Digital Zoom area is displayed