[Audio Rec.]; [Metering Mode] - Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AUDIO REC.]

Recording still pictures with audio
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P71)
You can record audio with the still picture if
this is set to [ON]. This means you can
record the conversation that took place
when you were recording or an explanation
of the picture.
• [ ] appears on the screen when you set
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
• Focus on the subject and press the
shutter button to start recording.
Recording will automatically stop about
5 seconds later. There is no need to press
and hold the shutter button.
• Audio is recorded from the built-in
microphone on the camera.
• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio
recording, the audio recording is
cancelled. The audio is not recorded.
• You cannot take pictures with audio in the
following cases:
– Auto bracket
– Burst mode
– When the quality is set to [RAW] or
[RAWKJPEG]
– [STARRY SKY] in scene mode
• You cannot use the following functions
with pictures with audio.
– [TEXT STAMP]
– [RESIZE]
– [TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]
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[METERING MODE]

Deciding the method to measure
brightness
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P71)
You can switch to the following metering
modes.
Multiple:
This is the method in which the
camera measures the most suitable
exposure by judging the allocation of
brightness on the whole screen
automatically. Usually, we
recommend using this method.
Centre weighted:
This is the method used to focus on
the subject on the centre of the
screen and measure the whole
screen evenly.
Spot:
This is the method to measure the
subject in the spot metering target
.
• Metering mode is fixed to multiple [
intelligent auto mode [
• When multiple [
AF mode is set to [
adjust the exposure to suit the person's
face.
].
] is selected and the
], the camera will
] in