Panasonic DMC-FZ18 User Manual

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• Audio is recorded from the built-in 

microphone on the camera.

• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio 

recording, the audio recording is 
canceled. The audio is not recorded.

• You cannot take pictures with audio in the 

following cases:
– Auto bracket
– Burst mode
– When the quality is set to [RAW] or 

[RAW

KJPEG]

– [STARRY SKY] in scene mode

• You cannot use the following functions 

with pictures with audio.
– [TEXT STAMP]
– [RESIZE]
– [TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]

Press [

] to display the [REC] mode 

menu and select the item to set. (P71)
You can switch to the following metering 
modes.

• Metering mode is fixed to multiple [

] in 

intelligent auto mode [

].

• When multiple [

] is selected and the 

AF mode is set to [

], the camera will 

adjust the exposure to suit the person’s 
face.

Press [

] to display the [REC] mode 

menu and select the item to set. (P71)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.

Multiple:
This is the method in which the 
camera measures the most suitable 
exposure by judging the allocation of 
brightness on the whole screen 
automatically. Usually, we 
recommend using this method.

Center weighted:
This is the method used to focus on 
the subject on the center of the 
screen and measure the whole 
screen evenly.

MENU

SET

Spot:
This is the method to measure the 
subject in the spot metering target 

.

The camera 
automatically detects 
the person’s face. The 
focus and exposure 
can then be adjusted to 
fit that face no matter 
what portion of the picture it is in.

The camera focuses on 
any of the selected 
areas. This is effective 
when the subject is not 
in the center of the 
screen.

MENU

SET