Table Of Contents - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ40 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................5
Standard Accessories ...............................7
Names of the Components .......................8
Operating the Rear Dial ..........................11
Attaching the Lens Cap/
Shoulder Strap ........................................12
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................14
Preparation
Charging the Battery ...............................15
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ..........18
Inserting and Removing
the Card (optional)/the Battery ................20
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........22
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................24
• Changing the clock setting ................25
Setting the Menu .....................................26
• Setting menu items ...........................27
• Using the quick menu .......................29
About the Setup Menu ............................30
Selecting the [REC] Mode, and record
still picture or motion picture ...................40
• Taking the still picture .......................42
• Recording the motion picture ............42
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............44
• Scene Detection................................45
• AF Tracking Function ........................46
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......47
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Program AE Mode)...................49
• Focusing ...........................................50
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the center
of the composition of the picture you
want to take) .....................................50
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......51
• Program shift.....................................52
Basic
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................53
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical zoom (EZ)/
Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom .......................53
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................56
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................57
• Using the Playback Zoom .................58
• Enlarge the focus point
(display focus point) ..........................59
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode .....59
Deleting Pictures .....................................60
• To delete a single picture ..................60
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)
or all the pictures...............................61
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ..........62
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash .....66
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................66
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................71
• [AF MACRO] ....................................72
• [MACRO ZOOM] ..............................72
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........73
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer.........75
Compensating the Exposure ...................76
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........77
Setting the Light Sensitivity .....................78
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/
shutter speed............................................80
• Aperture-Priority AE .........................80
• Shutter-Priority AE ...........................80
Taking picture by setting the exposure
manually ..................................................81
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........82
Taking pictures while adjusting color
(My Color Mode)......................................83
• Adjusting the custom settings to
achieve desired effects .....................85
Taking expressive portraits and landscape
pictures (Advanced Scene Mode) ..............86
• [PORTRAIT] ......................................87
• [SCENERY] .......................................88
• [SPORTS] .........................................88
• [CLOSE-UP] ......................................89
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ..........................90
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