Panasonic VQT2F10 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................5
Standard Accessories ...............................7
Names of the Components .......................8
Attaching the Lens Cap/
Shoulder Strap ........................................11
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................13
Preparation
Charging the Battery ...............................15
• About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures).........18
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................20
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........22
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................24
• Changing the clock setting................25
Setting the Menu.....................................26
• Setting menu items ...........................27
• Using the quick menu .......................29
About the Setup Menu ............................30
Basic
Selecting the [REC] mode, and recording
still pictures or motion pictures................39
• Taking the still picture .......................42
• Recording the motion picture............42
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............43
• Scene detection ................................44
• AF Tracking Function........................45
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......46
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Program AE Mode)...................48
• Focusing ...........................................49
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the center
of the composition of the picture
you want to take) ..............................49
• Preventing jitter (camera shake).......50
• Direction detection function...............50
• Enlarge the focus point
(display focus point)..........................50
• Program shift.....................................51
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................52
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical zoom
(EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom..............52
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................55
• Confirm the picture in [REC] Mode
(Review)............................................56
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................56
• Using the Playback Zoom .................56
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode.....57
Deleting Pictures.....................................58
• To delete a single picture ..................58
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures..............59
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder..........60
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash............................................64
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................64
Taking Close-up Pictures........................70
• [AF MACRO] ....................................71
• [MACRO ZOOM]..............................72
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........73
Compensating the Exposure...................75
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Color Bracket...........................................76
• Auto Bracket......................................76
• Color Bracket ....................................77
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode...........78
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture / shutter speed..........................80
• Aperture-priority AE..........................80
• Shutter-priority AE............................80
Taking a picture by setting the exposure
manually..................................................81
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........82
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........83
• MF ASSIST .......................................84
Taking pictures while adjusting color
(My color mode) ......................................86
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings)..................88
Taking pictures in Custom Mode.............89
Taking expressive portraits and
landscape pictures
(Advanced Scene Mode).........................90
• [PORTRAIT].....................................91
• [SCENERY]......................................92
• [SPORTS] ........................................92
• [CLOSE-UP].....................................93