designedtoallowuserstoalternatetheviewingoptionsbetweentheviewfinderand
themonitor.TheusershouldpresstheLVFbuttononcetoactivatetheautoswitch
betweenviewfinderandmonitor,anothertimetoswitchtotheviewfinderand
anothertimeforthemonitordisplay.
39.EyeSensor
TheFZ300kcameraisoutfittedwithatwelvemegapixelultra-sensitiveMOSeye
sensor.Thefeatureallowsforautomaticswitchingbetweentheviewfinderandthe
monitorforviewingbydetectingwhentheuser’seyeoranobjectcomesclosetothe
viewfinder.
40.DiopterAdjustmentDial
ThisfeatureislocatedtotheleftsideoftheElectronicViewfindertothetoprearof
theLumixFZ300kcamera.Itistoberotatedtosharpentheappearanceofimages
beingviewedintheviewfinderuntiltheyappearasdesired.
41.OpticalImageStabilizer
Thedevicecomesequippedwithafive-axisHYBRIDOpticalImageStabilizerPlus.
Theinclusionofthisfeatureminimizesthepresenceofblurinvideosbeingshot
withonehand.Thisisdonewiththeuseofmovementcompensation.TheShot
Functiononthestabilizerwilldetectandmaintaintheimaginaryhorizonline,
regardlessofwhetherornotthecamerashifts.
42.DFDTechnology
ThisnewtechnologyfromPanasonicisknownasDepth-From-Defocus(DFD).The
featurewillautoascertainthedistancethatexistsbetweenthebackgroundandfront
oftheintendedshotandrapidlyattemptfocususingacontinuousmotion.
43.UsingtheIntelligentAutoModes
Themodedialtothetoprightofthecamerashouldberotatedto activatethe
AutoModesonthedevice.Theusershouldthenliftthecameratothefaceandpoint
towardstheintendedsubject.InAutoMode,thecamerawillautomaticallyidentify
thesceneandsettingmostideal;displayingtheselectedscenetothetopleftofthe
screenthereafter.
44.AlternatingBetweenIntelligentand
IntelligentPlusModes
UserswishingtoutilizetheAutomodesfeatureoftheFZ300kcamerahavethe
optionofusingeitherIntelligentAutoPlusModeandIntelligentAutoMode.To
alternatebetweeneitheroftheoptions,firstpressthe‘MENU/SET’buttontothe
rearofthecameraandthenpresstheleftarrowoftheselector.Theupanddown
arrowsoftheselectororthesidedialshouldbeusedtochoose or asthe
preference.Pressthe‘MENU/SET’buttontoconfirmselection.
45.HDRFeature