Table Of Contents - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety .......................2
Quick Guide ..............................................7
Standard Accessories ...............................9
Names of the Components .....................10
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap .................14
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................16
Preparation
Charging the Battery ...............................18
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) ................................20
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................22
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........24
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................26
• Changing the clock setting ................27
Setting the Menu .....................................28
• Setting menu items ...........................29
• Using the quick menu .......................31
About the Setup Menu ............................32
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................40
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............43
• Scene detection ................................45
• AF Tracking Function ........................46
• About the flash ..................................46
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode .......47
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode)..............49
• Focusing ...........................................50
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the
centre of the composition of
the picture you want to take).............50
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......51
• Direction detection function...............51
• Enlarge the focus point (display
focus point) .......................................51
• Programme shift................................52
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................53
• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the
Digital Zoom......................................53
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................56
Basic
• Confirm the picture in [REC] mode
(Review)............................................57
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................57
• Using the Playback Zoom .................58
• 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 ........................72
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........74
Compensating the Exposure ...................76
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Colour Bracket.........................................77
• Auto Bracket......................................77
• Colour Bracket ..................................78
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode...........79
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture / shutter speed ..........................81
• Aperture-priority AE...........................81
• Shutter-priority AE .............................82
Taking picture by setting the exposure
manually ..................................................83
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........85
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........86
• MF ASSIST .......................................87
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings)..................89
Taking pictures in Custom mode.............90
Taking expressive portraits and
landscape pictures
(Advanced scene mode) .........................91
• [PORTRAIT] .....................................92
• [SCENERY] ......................................93
• [SPORTS] ........................................93
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] .........................94
• [CLOSE-UP] .....................................95
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode).................96
• [PARTY] ...........................................97
• [CANDLE LIGHT] .............................97
• [BABY1]/ [BABY2] ............................98
• [PET] ................................................99
• [SUNSET].........................................99
• [HIGH SENS.] ..................................99
• [HI-SPEED BURST] .......................100
• [FLASH BURST] ............................101
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