Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 Operating Instructions Manual

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28 VQT1P79 VQT1P79 29Basics1 Taking picture withautomatic settingsOptimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face’, ‘movement’,‘brightness’, and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clearpictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.Automatic scene distinction1 Turn on the powerStatus indicator illuminated forapprox. 1 second.2 Set to3 Set to (INTELLIGENT AUTO mode)INTELLIGENT AUTO4 Take a picturePress halfway(Adjust thefocus)Press fullyF3.3F3.3Recognized scene icon displayed inblue for 2 sec.• Camera reads scene whenpointed at subject, andmakes optimum settingsautomatically.Backlight compensation(brighten subject against backlight)55BACKLIGHT• To cancel compensation → Press ▲ again.Displayed when compensation is on.To use flashF3.3F3.3Select either (Auto) or (forced flash off).When using , (AUTO), (Auto/red-eye reduction)and (Slow sync./red-eye reduction) will be switchedbetween automatically (see P.38 for details).A second flash will be emitted in and for red-eyereduction.Focus range → (P.41).In addition to automatic scene distinction, ‘INTELLIGENT ISO ’, ‘I.EXPOSURE’, ‘STABILIZER’,and ‘CONTINUOUS AF’ will operate automatically.The following menu items may be set in INTELLIGENT AUTO mode.• REC menu: ‘PICTURE SIZE ’, ‘ASPECT RATIO’, ‘BURST’, ‘COLOR MODE ’, ‘STABILIZER ’• SETUP menu: ‘CLOCK SET’, ‘WORLD TIME’, ‘TRAVEL DATE’, ‘BEEP ’, ‘LANGUAGE’Items that may be set differ from other recording modes.Please set the clock before taking pictures (P.19).Status indicatorShutter buttonRecognizes ‘i PORTRAIT’Follows face to take clear, brightpictures.Recognizes ‘i SCENERY’Takes sharp pictures of near and farlandscapes.Recognizes ‘i MACRO’Reads distance to take sharp picturesof close subjectsRecognizes ‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’Takes bright, natural pictures of peopleand night scenery. (Only with )Recognizes ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’Uses slow shutter speed to achievenatural coloring.(Only with )Recognizes movementReads subject movement to avoidblurring when scene does notcorrespond to any of the above.e.g. Face too large – ‘i PORTRAIT’ becomes‘i MACRO’55BACKLIGHTF3.3F3.3According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the same subject.• Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, coloring, movement), zoom ratio, sunset,sunrise, low brightness, jitterIf desired scene type is not selected,we recommend manually selecting theappropriate recording mode.(scene mode: P.44)We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’ and ‘i NIGHTPORTRAIT’.When jitter is small (e.g. using tripod) with ‘iNIGHT SCENERY’, shutter speed can reacha maximum of 8 seconds. Do not move the camera.The settings for the following functions are fixed.• AUTO REVIEW: 2 SEC. • POWER SAVE: 5 MIN. • GUIDE LINE: • WHITE BALANCE: AWB• QUALITY: (Fine) 1 • AF MODE: (Face detection) 2 • AF ASSIST LAMP: ON• METERING MODE: (Multiple)1 0.3 M only (standard) 2 (9 points) when face cannot be recognizedThe following functions cannot be used.‘HISTOGRAM’, ‘EXPOSURE’, ‘AUTO BRACKET’, ‘WB ADJUST.’, ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’, ‘MIN. SHTRSPEED’, ‘AUDIO REC.’Holding the camera• Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at themfrom close range.• Do not touch the lens.• Stand with your arms close to your body and with yourlegs apart.• Do not block the microphone when recording audio.• Holding camera vertically (→ P.31)Microphone(top surface)Flash Lamp