Hi there, and welcome.
Thanks so very much for sharing the information.

I know it will help others!
I have the Panasonic FZ3, too, and love it. I agree that the manual doesn't give enough details about some of the camera functions. Fortunately, there are places like the Q&A Board where users can help one another. We try our best here and if we can't find a solution, we'll try to point you to a place that can.
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