Panasonic DMC-ZS40 Basic Owner's Manual page 11

Recording modes
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[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings.
You can switch to the [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode on the menu to adjust the
brightness and color settings to your liking.
[Program AE] Mode
Take pictures with automatic shutter speed and aperture value settings.
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
Determine aperture, then record pictures.
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
Determine shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Manual Exposure] Mode
Determine aperture and shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Custom] Mode
Record pictures using pre-registered settings.
[Panorama Shot] Mode
Record panorama pictures.
[Scene Mode]
This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.
[Creative Control] Mode
Take pictures by selecting your preferred picture effect.
Holding the camera
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Do not block the flash or the lamp.
Do not look at it from close range.
To avoid camera shake, hold it with both hands keeping your arms close to
your body while standing with your feet slightly apart.
Do not touch the lens.
Taking pictures with automatic settings [Intelligent Auto] Mode
Zoom types
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You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom.
Capture a wider area Enlarge the subject
(wide-angle) (telephoto)
Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [
by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [
selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
[i.Zoom]
Increase the zoom ratio up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with
limited deterioration of picture quality. Set the [i.Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to
[ON].
[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. Note that, with Digital
Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the
[Rec] menu to [ON].
[Step Zoom]
Each time the control ring/control dial is operated, the zoom stops at the
position for one of the preset focal lengths.
Menu convenient for taking pictures
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[Picture Size]
Recording capacity guidelines (still pictures)
Save location
Built-in Memory
Card (2 GB)
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