Basic Shooting Operation; Holding The Camera/Direction Detection Function; Mode Dial - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic shooting operation

Shutter button
The illustration shows the DMC-TZ8.
Taking still pictures
Press the shutter button
Gently press the shutter button
Press halfway
(Adjust the focus)
Press and hold the shutter button
to take picture
Press fully
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Turn on the power
Set to
: Still pictures and motion
pictures can be taken.
: The captured still pictures
and motion pictures can be
played back.
Set to the desired recording mode
Set to the mode you plan to use
Aim the camera and shoot
Recording motion pictures
( only)
Press the shutter button
Gently press the shutter button
Press halfway
(Adjust the focus)
Press and hold the shutter button
to begin recording
Press fully
Press the shutter button again to
finish recording
Press fully
Please set the clock before shooting (→19).
Holding the camera
• Stand with your arms close to your body and with
AF assist lamp
your legs apart.
Flash
• Do not touch the lens.
• Do not block the microphone when recording audio.
(→10)
• Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at it
from close range.
• Make sure that the camera does not move at the
moment the shutter button is pressed.

Mode dial

[INTELLIGENT AUTO]
Mode
[PROGRAM AE] Mode
[APERTURE-PRIORITY]
Mode
[SHUTTER-PRIORITY]
Mode
[MANUAL EXPOSURE]
Mode
[CUSTOM MODE]
[MY SCENE MODE]
[SCENE MODE]
[MOTION PICTURE] Mode
[CLIPBOARD] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings (→34).
Record pictures with your own settings. (→37)
Determine aperture, then record pictures.
(→56)
Determine shutter speed, then record
pictures. (→57)
Determine aperture and shutter speed, then
record pictures. (→58)
Record pictures using pre-registered settings.
(→58)
Taking pictures in frequently-used scene
modes (→71).
Take pictures according to scene (→61).
Take motion pictures (→76).
Take pictures as memos (→108).
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