Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review



Playback Modes & Screens
(Note: All screens and menus can be displayed on
either the EVF or LCD.)
The playback screen with information display enabled. Upper right corner has the image
size 2560x1920, image quality Fine, battery fully charged, folder name (101) and image
number. The current image # / total # of images. Time and date is on the bottom
status line.
Pressing the DISPLAY button will put the extended exposure information over the
image and includes a histogram, the exposure mode, aperture, shutter speed, ISO speed and flash
mode.
Toggling the zoom lever to the Wide angle position brings up the thumbnail index mode
with nine images displayed per screen.
Toggling the zoom lever to Telephoto allows you to enlarge the current image up to 16X
in four steps. At any point you can use the 4-way selector to scroll around inside of
the enlarged image.
Playback Menu options:
Protect - Protect/Unprotect one or all images DPOF Print - Select one or all images for later printing Slide Show - Auto playback of all images or just those selected for DPOF printing Audio Dub - Add up to a 10-second audio note to a still image Resize - Make a smaller image Trimming - Create a new smaller image from a zoom-cropped larger image. Format - Format the memory card
The Resize opton lets you "down size" larger images.
The Trim option lets you crop an image and save it as a smaller image.
Ten-second audio memos can be recorded and replayed.
Movies are played back fullscreen on the LCD, EVF or a television set if the audio-visual cable is connected. The audio is heard on the builtin speaker if played in-camera.
As with still image playback, you can press the Display button to show extended
exposure information for the movie clip.
Setup Menu (same in record or play mode):
Auto Review - Auto review after capture (off, 1s, 3s, Zoom) Play on LCD - Show playback images on EVF or LCD Power Save - Auto power off delay, 2m, 5m, 10m, Off MF Assist - Enlarge center of screen during manual focus Beep - Camera beep sounds, On or Off Shutter - Shutter release sound-effects Volume - Internal speaker volume control Clock Set - Set the time and date No. Reset - Reset file numbering counter Reset - Reset all settings to factory default USB Mode - PC Mass Storage / PictBridge Video Out - Video output signal format, NTSC or PAL Scene Menu - Display scene menu Automatically when selected or never Language - Menu language; English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Japanese |
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