Table Of Contents - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety....................... 2
About These Operating Instructions ......... 5
Preparation
Standard Accessories............................... 8
Names of the Components ..................... 10
Quick Guide ............................................ 12
Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 13
About the Battery .................................... 14
Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 15
Inserting/Removing the Card .................. 16
About the Card........................................ 17
Approximate number of recordable
pictures and the size ........................... 18
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap................. 19
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 20
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 22
Setup Menu ............................................ 24
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ......... 28
Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures ....................................... 31
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review) .............................................. 37
Using the Optical Zoom .......................... 38
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash ................................................... 39
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 42
Compensating the Exposure .................. 43
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 44
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 45
Playback (basic)
Playing Back Pictures ............................. 46
9 Pictures Multi Playback........................ 47
Using the Playback Zoom....................... 48
Deleting Pictures..................................... 49
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Recording pictures (advanced)
Using the Mode Dial ............................... 51
• Aperture-priority AE ......................... 51
• Shutter-priority AE ............................ 52
• Manual exposure .............................. 53
• Macro mode...................................... 56
• Motion image mode .......................... 56
• Scene mode..................................... 58
- Portrait mode................................. 59
- Sports Mode .................................. 59
- Scenery mode ............................... 60
- Night scenery mode ...................... 60
- Night portrait mode........................ 61
- Panning mode ............................... 61
- Fireworks mode............................. 62
- Party mode .................................... 63
- Snow mode ................................... 64
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 65
Using the [REC] mode menu .................. 67
• White Balance [W.BALANCE] .......... 68
• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY] ......... 70
• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE] .................. 70
• Quality [QUALITY] ............................ 71
• Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.] ....... 71
• Metering Mode
[METERING MODE]......................... 72
• AF Mode [AF MODE]........................ 72
• Continuous AF [CONT.AF] ............... 73
• AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP] .......................... 74
• Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM] .................... 74
• Color Effect [COL.EFFECT].............. 75
• Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.]........ 75
• Optical Image Stabilizer
[STABILIZER]................................... 76
• Flip Animation [FLIP ANIM.] ............. 76
• Conversion Lens [CONVERSION].... 79
• External Flash [EXT.FLASH] ............ 81
• External Flash Burst Mode
[EX.FLASH BURST]......................... 82