Holding The Camera/Direction Detection Function; Mode Dial; Taking Picture With Automatic Settings - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Basic shooting operation
(Continued)

Holding the camera/Direction detection function

AF assist lamp • Stand with your arms close to your body and with
your legs apart.
Flash
• Do not touch the lens.
• Do not block the microphone when recording audio.
(P.9)
• Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at it
from close range.
• Pictures taken with camera held vertically can
automatically be displayed vertically in playback.
(Only when 'ROTATE DISP.' is set to 'ON')
Pictures may not be able to be displayed vertically
if taken with camera facing upwards or downwards.
Motion pictures cannot be displayed vertically during
playback.
Align to
correct mode
INTELLIGENT AUTO
Mode
NORMAL PICTURE Mode
MY SCENE MODE
SCENE MODE
MOTION PICTURE Mode
CLIPBOARD Mode
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Please set the clock before
shooting (P.14).

Mode dial

The current mode will be displayed on the
LCD monitor when the mode dial is turned.
Take pictures with automatic settings (P.21).
Take pictures with customized settings (P.24).
Taking pictures in frequently-used scene
modes.
Take pictures according to scene.
Take motion pictures.
Take pictures as memos.

Taking picture with automatic settings

'INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode'
Mode:
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as 'face', 'movement',
'brightness', and 'distance' just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Shutter button
Status indicator
Automatic scene detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at
subject, and makes optimum settings
automatically.
• During AF tracking (P.23), the
optimum scene is automatically
selected for the subject where the
focus was locked (AF Lock).
Recognises 'i PORTRAIT'
Follows face to take clear, bright
pictures.
Recognises 'i SCENERY'
Takes sharp pictures of near and far
landscapes.
Recognises 'i MACRO'
Reads distance to take sharp pictures
of close subjects
Recognises 'i NIGHT PORTRAIT'
Takes bright, natural pictures of people
and night scenery. (Only with )
Recognises 'i NIGHT SCENERY'
Uses slow shutter speed to achieve
natural colouring.(Only with )
Recognises 'i BABY'
Recognises movement
Reads subject movement to avoid
blurring when scene does not
correspond to any of the above.
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for
approx. 1 second.
Set to
Set to
(INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode)
Take a picture
Focus display
(when focus
aligned:
Press halfway
flashing →
(Adjust the
illuminated)
focus)
Recognized scene icon displayed in
blue for 2 sec.
Press fully
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