Panasonic DMC-FZ70 User Manual

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Preparations
Tips for taking good pictures
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Hold the camera gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
 •
Be careful not to put your fingers on 
the flash, AF Assist Lamp, microphone, 
speaker or lens etc.
 •Be careful not to cover the speaker with 
your finger. Doing so may make sound 
difficult to hear. 
 •Be careful not to move the camera when 
you press the shutter button.
 •When taking pictures, make sure your 
footing is stable and there is no danger of 
colliding with another person, an object etc.
 •Do not hold the lens barrel as you take 
pictures. There is a risk that your finger will 
be trapped as the lens retracts.
AF Assist Lamp
Stereo microphone
Holding the 
camera vertically
 
Direction Detection Function ([Rotate Disp.])
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). 
(Only when [Rotate Disp.] 
 is set)
 •When the camera is held vertically and tilted up and down to record pictures, the 
Direction Detection function may not work correctly.
 •Motion pictures cannot be displayed in portrait orientation.
 •You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the Jitter alert [
] appears, use [Stabilizer] 
(→150)
, a tripod or the Self-timer 
.
 •Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. 
-  Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
-  [Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky] ([Scene Mode])
-  When the shutter speed is slowed in [Min. Shtr Speed]