Basic Operations; Fit The Strap And Hold The Camera Carefully - Panasonic LUMIX DC-FT7 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

2. Getting Started/Basic Operations

Basic Operations

Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully

Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand
with your feet slightly apart.
• Before using the camera, be sure to attach the supplied strap and fasten it to your wrist
to avoid dropping the camera.
• Do not swing around or pull forcefully on the unit with the strap attached. The strap may break.
• Be careful not to put your fingers on the flash, AF assist lamp/LED light, microphone, speaker
or lens etc.
• Make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person or
object in the vicinity while taking pictures.
A Strap
B Microphone
C Flash
D AF Assist Lamp/LED light
E Speaker
Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function)
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This function detects the vertical orientation when you record
with the camera vertically orientated.
Images can be automatically displayed in vertical orientation
during playback.
• When the camera is held vertically and tilted significantly up or down to record, the Direction
Detection Function may not work correctly.
• Motion pictures, 4K burst files, and pictures taken with [Post Focus] cannot be displayed
vertically.
• When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless
the OS or software is compatible with Exif.
(Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc. to be added. It was
established by "JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)".)
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