Panasonic DMC-FZ18 User Manual

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Advanced (Playback)
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Press [
] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can convert pictures taken with a 
[
] aspect ratio to a [
] or a [
aspect ratio.
1 Press 
/ to select [
] or 
[
] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The following pictures cannot be 
converted.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAW
KJPEG]
– Motion pictures
– Flip animation
– Pictures with audio
– Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
2 Press 
/ to select a picture and 
then press 
.
• If you select and set a picture with an 
aspect ratio other than [
], the 
message 
[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE] 
is displayed on the screen.
3 Press 
/ to determine the 
horizontal position and press the 
shutter button to set.
• Use 
/ to set the frame position for 
pictures rotated vertically.
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
4 Press 
/to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. If you convert the aspect 
ratio of a picture and then overwrite it, 
you cannot restore it.
• A picture with the converted aspect 
ratio is newly created when you select 
[NO].
• When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a picture with the 
converted aspect ratio.
5 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
• After converting the aspect ratio, the 
picture size may become larger than that 
of the original picture.
• Files that do not conform to the DCF 
standard cannot be converted.
• You may not be able to convert pictures 
taken on other equipment.
[ASPECT CONV.]
Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 
picture
MENU
SET
MENU
SET
MENU
SET