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Basic shooting operation
Please set the Clock before shooting (
→
17).
Holding the camera
Mode dial
For the operating procedures for the DMC-ZS6/DMC-ZS5 (
→
32)
Shutter button
Motion picture button
• Motion pictures can be recorded
immediately by pressing the
motion picture button.
Turn on the power
Set to
: Still pictures and motion
pictures can be taken.
: The captured still pictures
and motion pictures can be
played back.
Set to the desired Recording Mode
Set to the mode you plan to use
Aim the camera and shoot
Recording motion pictures
Press the motion picture button
Press the motion picture button to
start recording
Press the motion picture button
again to finish recording
• Motion pictures cannot be recorded in
([CLIPBOARD] Mode). (
→
110)
Taking still pictures
Press the shutter button
Gently press the shutter button
Press halfway
(Adjust the focus)
Press and hold the shutter button
to take the picture
Press fully
Flash
AF Assist Lamp
• Stand with your arms close to your body and with
your legs apart.
• Do not touch the lens.
• Do not block the microphone when recording audio.
(
→
9)
• Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at it
from close range.
• Make sure that the camera does not move at the
moment the shutter button is pressed.
[INTELLIGENT AUTO]
Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings (
→
34).
[PROGRAM AE] Mode
Record pictures with your own settings. (
→
37)
[APERTURE-PRIORITY]
Mode
Determine aperture, then record pictures.
(
→
56)
[SHUTTER-PRIORITY]
Mode
Determine shutter speed, then record
pictures. (
→
57)
[MANUAL EXPOSURE]
Mode
Determine aperture and shutter speed, then
record pictures. (
→
58)
[CUSTOM] Mode
Record pictures using pre-registered settings.
(
→
59)
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[MY SCN MODE]
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Sometimes referred to as
in this manual.
Take pictures in frequently-used Scene
Modes (
→
71).
[SCENE MODE]
Take pictures according to scene (
→
61).
[CLIPBOARD] Mode
Take pictures as memos (
→
110).
