Panasonic DMC-FZ70 User Manual

Basics

Recording motion pictures

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Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.

Still pictures can be taken while a motion picture is being recorded.

16:9

3.5M

1

 •The picture quality may be different to [3.5M] (16:9) of standard pictures.

 •When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop.

 •Using [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode, a still picture may be taken 

with a slight delay from the time when the shutter button is pressed fully.

 

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When you press the shutter button halfway during motion picture recording, the 

camera will automatically refocus on a subject. This refocus movement is recorded 

even during motion picture recording. When priority is to be given to the motion 

picture videos, press the shutter button fully, and record the still pictures. Still pictures 

can also be created after motion picture recording. 

 

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When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of 

recordable pictures are displayed.

 

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Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases:

 •When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA]

 •[Creative Video Mode]

 

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The flash is set to [   ].

 

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Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be 

distorted.

 

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When [Quality] is set to [ 

 ], [ 

 ] or [ 

 ], still pictures are recorded with the [   ] 

setting in JPEG file format.