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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 2
About The Author ..................................................................................................... 2
Preface ..................................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1 ...................................................................................................................... 7
Introduction ............................................................................................................. 7
About You the Reader .............................................................................................. 9
Getting Started with the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 ................................................... 11
Memory Cards ........................................................................................................ 14
Lithium-ion Battery Care ........................................................................................ 16
Fitting the Lens Hood ............................................................................................. 19
Memory Card Capacity ........................................................................................... 20
For Stills Photography ........................................................................................ 20
For Videography ................................................................................................. 20
AVCHD Format
Specifications ................................................................................. 21
Camera Tour ........................................................................................................... 23
Description of Controls and Switches ..................................................................... 25
Top of camera ..................................................................................................... 25
Front/sides of camera ........................................................................................ 26
Back of camera ................................................................................................... 27
Mode Control Dial .................................................................................................. 29
Some Things You Should Understand ..................................................................... 29
Camera Sensor, ISO and Light Sensitivity ............................................................... 35
Does Size Matter? .................................................................................................. 36
The Exposure Triangle ............................................................................................ 44
Chapter 2 .................................................................................................................... 46
Intelligent Auto Mode Shooting (iA) ....................................................................... 46
Menu Systems ........................................................................................................ 47
Using the Scene Modes ...................................................................................... 58
Using the Creative Control Mode ........................................................................... 64
Examples of Creative Control Effects ..................................................................... 66
Choosing Image Format and Quality ...................................................................... 70
Exposure Metering Modes ..................................................................................... 72
Autofocus Modes and Styles .................................................................................. 75
Number, Position and Type of Autofocus Points .................................................... 77
Autofocus Styles ..................................................................................................... 81
Manual Focus ......................................................................................................... 84
Continuous shooting modes .................................................................................. 89
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