Use a Panasonic FZ50 Camera
The Panasonic FZ50 digital camera offers 10.10 megapixels, 12X zoom and a 2-inch LCD monitor. This single-reflex camera weighs a little over a pound and a half. Geared toward the professional or serious amateur photographer, the camera comes with a Leica 12x zoom lens.
Instructions
1. Charge the battery before inserting in the camera. When the camera first arrives from the manufacturer, the battery is not charged. Snap the battery into its charger and plug into an electrical outlet. After the battery charges, open the battery door on the bottom of the camera and insert the battery.
2. Insert the SD Memory Card into the camera. Locate the memory card door on the right side of the camera.
3. Turn the camera on. Slide the on-and-off switch, on the top of the camera, to the right to turn on, and to the left to turn off.
4. Set the mode dial, a circular knob on the top of the camera, to "P" or "Auto" to take standard pictures.
5. Press the shutter button down to take a photograph. Find the button on top of the camera, to the far right, in front of the mode dial. Press halfway down, allow the camera to automatically focus on your subject, and then press all the way down.
6. Set the mode dial to the right pointing arrow to view the pictures you have just taken.
7. Set the mode dial to the motion picture icon to take videos. This setting is between SCN and CUSTOM.
8. Learn what the letters on the mode dial mean. You can control how the camera captures images by adjusting the mode dial. Some of the options are identified by a letter. P is for automatic exposure, A is to set the aperture manually, S is to set the shutter speed manually, and M is for setting the exposure manually. The camera icon with an A is for auto setting and recommended for beginners. (There are two A's on the mode dial, one with the camera icon and one without.)
9. Save preferred menu settings by setting the mode dial to CUSTOM.
10. Set the mode dial to SCN to bring up a selection of scene options. When choosing a specific scene, the camera will adjust the settings to best capture that image, considering its lighting and other factors. There are five scene menus. SCN settings include portrait, nighttime portrait, sports, soft skin, scenery, night scenery, panning, food, party, fireworks, candlelight, snow and starry night.
11. Choose a scene by maneuvering through the menu that appears on the LCD screen located on the back of the camera. Press the arrows near the round menu button, located on the back of the camera, to move through the menu. Press "Set" in the middle of the menu button to make your choice.
12. Flip the flash attachment up to use the flash. Look on the top of the camera for the flash.
13. Transfer images from your camera to your computer by hooking up the USB cord that comes with the camera from the camera to computer. Before downloading images for the first time, run the CD camera software on your computer. The CD should come with your camera. Another way to transfer images is to remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a card reader connected up to your computer.
14. Refer to the user manual (see References) for additional features and controls.
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