Turning on the digital zoom on TZ5 I have gone in thru the menu to options I have and am unable to turn on the digital zoom. Most of the other options are in black and you can click on them, but the digital zoom is in light gray and you can't click on it to change it from "off" to "on". I am a complete novice so you expert probably think this is pretty dumb, but I do need help. Anyone? Turning on the digital zoom on TZ5 I have gone in thru the menu to options I have and am unable to turn on the digital zoom. Most of the other options are in black and you can click on them, but... » Read More Turning on the digital zoom on TZ5 I have gone in thru the menu to options I have and am unable to turn on the digital zoom. Most of the other options are in black and you can click on them, but the digital zoom is in light gray and you can't click on it to change it from "off" to "on". I am a complete novice so you expert probably think this is pretty dumb, but I do need help. Anyone? « Show Less
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I dont believe you can use digital zoom if you're in the AI (auto intelligence) mode...maybe that is why? Otherwise if you're in normal or any of the scene modes, you should be able to use it (and the menu will let you turn it on).
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You have to be shooting at a low megapixel rate...i think it is 5 or lower to get the zoom to work.
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very interesting. i've had my TZ5 for a couple of yrs, and used the digital zoom frequently, always in Normal mode, (I know it won't work in iA mode.) Recently, it refuses to work in normal mode-- stays grayed out, even with 3 mp manually set. However, in Scene 1 mode I am able to use digital zoom, just like before, (combined with optical and ez-zoom, giving me a total of 67.5X). I don't understand the change. Any ideas? Firmware update?
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The digital zoom may only be turned on in Normal, Scn1, Scn2 or Movie mode.Press 'Menu/Set' -> Select Digital Zoom off/on
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That is a great question. I tried to figure that out by checking the difference camera modes without success. I pushed E-Zoom on the top behind the zoom toggle button which bumped up the digital zoom to 16X. However, the digital zoom was inaccessible for me, also.I am sure that it is some simple solution....
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You have to use the T/W button to zoom in and out. This lens does not have a manual mode. It is quick and quiet though.
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There's a Z right of the Left Shift Button in the version I have. I'll upload a picture of my version. I bought it off amazon.
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Well, it only has digital zoom, and no real optical zooming (the lens does not move). I never use digital zoom, as it makes an already grainy image (from this camera anyway) even less sharp. If I wanted to "zoom" I would do it in post-processing in your computer's video editor, as you can crop at will.
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Depending on how you set it on your settings, it can be delayed for as long as you wished, but Sony has it in the box by default; so you will need to configure your settings. I have mine for 1 sec so I can see it quickly and depending on the circumstances, I will have it off if it is necessary, others, I would move it to 3 to 5 seconds to study it if any adjustments is necessary and this gives me a chance to delete this "image" right on the spot if it didn't turn out the way it was supposed to without having to go to the menu and review everything there. Everyone is different, so take your time and configure your Sony Camera settings the way you would like for it to be - but note: Some settings in some areas, are not applicable while others it would be available so it pays to take your time to configure everything everywhere. Grandma Rocks! (Vote if this was Helpful! Thanks!)
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I just ordered this camera so I haven't tried it yet but I have other Canon's and this is how it is done: look at the back of the camera. There is the larger round circle on the right. On the right of the circle there is what looks like a lightning bolt. Press that and it should turn off the flash. Press it again to turn it back on. Hope that helps. UPDATE***** I received my camera so here is an update. In order to turn the flash off the camera has to be set to "program" rather than "auto". Looking at the back of the camera there is a button at the top right. When you have it pushed up where it says "auto" the camera will determine if the flash is needed. If you push it down to the little camera icon it goes to "program" and allows you to set the flash on or off. So to turn off the flash push the top right button down to the little camera icon. Then press the right side of the round circle where the lightning bolt is. At the top of the LCD screen it shows the flash options. Push the right of the circle until the flash off option is highlighted and then press the "func. set" button (in the center of the circle button). Hope that's not too confusing.
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The question is rather generic. Use the Menu Button and scroll to the item you want to change and select the desired setting. This is just a point & shoot camera, but has a range of scene settings (party, outdoor, sunset, night, sports, etc.) that do a pretty good job. You just have to play around and take a bunch of test pictures - if you don't like, just delete.
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Cool! I thought I had tried this but now it seems to work on manual setting. Thanks for the help!
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A "simple" Question:How do I go FULLl manual with my EOS XSi? I want to set the ISO, the shutter speed and the aperature.?I might even want to "Spot Meter" as well.
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Ok, now I've had this for a while and and have figured out the not always intuitive adjustments- which include caption text font style, size, color, background color and more. But first you have to go to digital captions and set it to manual. Default is auto, which grays out captions, making it seem like there is no way to adjust it. Only took me six months to figure it out.
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i jsust tried out the tz5 at best buy and noticed after taking 3 photos in burst mode it stopped and i got a writing message on the screen while it saved the images which i've never seen on any other camera i've used. Does anyone know how long it takes for the tz5 to save the picture or was this normal?
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I too, have the open button that I slide and the flash comes on automatically. I changed my battery before I thoroughly tested mine but the problem with mine was the zoom would no longer retract. I finally just gave up and got a used one which I am totally happy with now. Like Ms. Jump stated though, Kodak has excellent customer service. Sorry, I wasn't much help on your issue.
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On the top of the camera do I leave the switch kept on the Green Camera? I don't know which setting that should be on either. Do I use the flash with the flower button? Need more light? I don't know what my image quality should be set on or my image size, should it be set on portair, number of pixels to use. Sorry so much, but this camera is new and I can't figure it out. So frustrating. Thanks for answering.
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I think you have to hold the power button down. Interestingly mine didn't come with any colored lenses like the ones shown in the ad.
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How do I use the viewfinder on the FZ4o? It is black and I can't see any images through it. Is there a setting that I must put the camera in to use this function in addition to the LCD monitor?
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Overall these setting really helped. Thank you. When I go to the real cinema setting in the advanced menu, it is shaded gray and I cannot change that setting. Does anyone know why?
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Hey Julie- I too had this same question so I went out and purchased the Lumix DMC-TZ5. I found the camera to be very good in the zoom department and video was nice as well. The reason I returned this camera was because of the picture quality. Panasonic seems to me, to have yellow pictures. Even though there is IS, I still had many shots that turned out to be blurry. I owned a Pansasonic in the past and had the same issues on that camera. I now own the Olympus Stylus 1010 for about 2 weeks. I had a mid-size camera for years and loved it but wanted a pocket size camera that would do justice. I am very picky and have bought and returned 4 different point and shoot cameras. The Olympus 1010 is the first camera that I have fell in love with. Very fast, very small, and the image quality is awesome! I have a very difficult shooting base but this camera far exceeds any other camera I have purchased or spent many hours playing with. I am so very satisfied with my purchase and Olympus really has come through with this camera. Hope this helps!