Panasonic DMC-FZ50 User Manual

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Taking Pictures using 
Burst Mode
1 Press and hold the burst mode 
button.
2 Press / to select a mode.
• You can also press the burst mode 
button to select.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after 
about 5 seconds. At this time, the 
selected item is automatically set.
4 Take a picture.
• Hold down the shutter button fully to 
activate the burst mode.
Number of pictures recorded in burst 
mode
_ The burst speed is constant regardless 
of the transfer speed of the card.
• The number of pictures indicated is when 
the shutter speed is faster than 1/60 and 
the flash is not activated.
• The burst speed (pictures/second) may 
become slower in dark places etc. 
depending on the recording environment.
• When the burst mode setting is set to 
Unlimited
– You can take pictures until the capacity 
of the card is full.
– The burst speed will become slower halfway. 
The burst speed of a MultiMediaCard 
becomes even slower than that of an SD 
Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card. 
However, the exact timing of this 
depends on the number of recordable 
pictures and the card.
• The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken.
• When the self-timer is used, the number 
of recordable pictures in burst mode is 
fixed to 3.
• Burst mode is not canceled when the 
camera is switched off.
• When auto bracket and burst mode are 
set simultaneously, auto bracket will be 
performed.
• The exposure and the white balance vary 
depending on the burst mode setting. 
When burst mode is set to [
], they are 
fixed to the values set for the first picture. 
When the burst speed is set to [
] or 
[
], they are adjusted each time you 
take a picture.
• When burst mode is set, the auto review 
function is activated regardless of the auto 
review setting. (The picture is not 
enlarged.) You cannot set the auto review 
function in the [SETUP] menu.
• When burst mode is activated, 
[AUDIO REC.] cannot be used.
• When the flash is activated, you can take 
only 1 picture.
• You cannot take pictures in burst mode 
when the quality is set to [RAW] or 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode is selected.
Burst speed 
(pictures/
second)
Number of recordable 
pictures (pictures)
2
_
max. 3
max. 5
1
_
approx. 1
Depends on the 
remaining capacity of the 
card.
BURST SHOOTING
SELECT
SET
MENU
OFF
HIGH SPEED
LOW SPEED
UNLIMITED