Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 78)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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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.
[METERING MODE]
Deciding the method to measure
brightness
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
.
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
Face detection:
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.
Multi-area-focusing:
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