Side Dial / Rear Dial - Panasonic DMC-FZ300 Operating Instructions Manual

Side dial / Rear dial

Rotate the side dial to adjust focus, and rotate the rear dial to set the aperture value and
shutter speed. You can also select items and set numeric values.
• This operating instructions describes operations of the dials as follows:
Rotating the side dial:
Side dial
You can adjust focus in the following cases:
• In Manual Focus
• In Auto Focus
(Only when the focus mode lever is set to [AFS/AFF], and
[AF+MF] in [Custom] menu is set to [ON])
Rotating the side dial to the side
Focusing on a nearby subject
Rotating the side dial to the side
Focusing on a distant subject
Rear dial
You can set the aperture value, shutter speed, and other settings when in following recording modes.
Mode dial
Programme Shift
[ ]
Aperture value
[ ]
Shutter speed
[ ]
[ ] Shutter speed / Aperture value

1
You can make the settings with the side dial as well. (→20)

2
You can switch between the shutter speed setting operation and the aperture value setting
operation each time the [
Temporarily changing the items assigned to the side/rear dials
([Dial Operation Switch])
You can temporarily change the items assigned to the side/
rear dials using the function button to which [Dial Operation
Switch] is assigned.
[Dial Operation Switch] is assigned to [Fn2] at the time of
purchase.
• You can set the items to be assigned temporarily to the side/
rear dials in [Dial Operation Switch Setup] in [Dial Set.] in
the [Custom] menu.
Rotating the rear dial:
:
:
Rear dial

] button/[Fn1] button is pressed.
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