Panasonic DMCZS8K User Manual

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Take pictures with automatic settings. (ĺ27)

Record pictures with your own settings. (ĺ30) 

Determine aperture, then record pictures. 
(ĺ48) 

Determine shutter speed, then record 
pictures. (ĺ49) 

Determine aperture and shutter speed, then 
record pictures. (ĺ50) 

Record pictures using pre-registered settings. 
(ĺ51) 

Take pictures according to scene. (ĺ53)

Take pictures in frequently-used Scene 
Modes. (ĺ60)

Take motion pictures. (ĺ61)

 

([Intelligent Auto] Mode)

Press halfway 

(press lightly to focus)

Press fully 

(press the button all the 

way to record)

Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as “face”, “movement”, 
“brightness”, and “distance” just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.

Shutter button

Ŷ

Camera identifies the scene when pointed at the subject, and makes optimum settings 
automatically.

People are detected

 

People and night scenery are detected

 

(Only when 

 is selected)

Baby is detected

Scenery is detected

 

Night scenery is detected

A sunset is detected

A close-up shot is detected

Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when the scene does not correspond to any of 

the above.

  When babies (under 3 years) that are registered with the Face Recognition function are 

recognized.

 We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.

If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as 
subjects in the picture (

, 

, 

), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and 

exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces.

 

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According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the 
same subject:
Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, coloring, contrast, movement), 
zoom ratio, sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter

 

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If undesired scene type is selected, we recommend manually selecting the 
appropriate Recording Mode.

 

Ɣ

We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with 

 and 

.

Ŷ

Flash

AF Assist Lamp

 

• Stand with your arms close to your body and with your 

legs apart.

 

• Do not touch the lens.

 

• Do not block the microphone when recording motion 

picture. (ĺ8)

 

• 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. 

 

• We recommend the use of the hand strap to avoid 

dropping the camera.