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Panasonic DMCFZ100 - DIGITAL STILL CAMERA, Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic

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Advanced

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Advanced Scene Mode

Aperture-Priority AE Mode 

(P85)

The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set.

Shutter-Priority AE Mode 

(P85)

The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set.

Manual Exposure Mode 

(P86)

The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.

Creative Motion Picture Mode 

(P114)

Record motion picture with manual settings.

Custom Mode 

(P117)

Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered settings.

Scene Mode 

(P96)

This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.

My Color Mode 

(P88)

Use this mode to check coloring effects, select a color mode from among twelve color 
modes, and then take pictures.

Portrait Mode 

(P92)

Use this mode to take pictures of people.

Scenery Mode 

(P93)

Use this mode to take pictures of scenery.

Sports Mode 

(P93)

Use this mode to take pictures of sporting events, etc.

Close-up Mode 

(P94)

Use this mode to take pictures of a close-by subject.

Night Portrait Mode 

(P95)

Use this mode to take pictures of night scenes and people against night time scenery.

Summary of Contents for DMCFZ100 - DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No DMC FZ100 VQT2V09 1 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely ...

Page 2: ...sing the Intelligent Zoom Using the Digital Zoom 57 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 60 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 61 Using the Playback Zoom 62 Enlarge the focus point display focus point 63 Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 63 Deleting Pictures 64 To delete a single picture 64 To delete multiple pictures up to 100 or all the pictures 65 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monito...

Page 3: ...4 SENSITIVITY 135 ISO LIMIT SET 135 WHITE BALANCE 136 FACE RECOG 139 AF MODE 139 PRE AF 142 AF AE LOCK 143 METERING MODE 144 I EXPOSURE Intelligent exposure adjustment 144 MIN SHTR SPEED 145 I RESOLUTION 145 DIGITAL ZOOM 146 STABILIZER 146 AF ASSIST LAMP 147 FLASH 147 FLASH SYNCHRO 148 RED EYE REMOVAL 148 CONVERSION 149 CLOCK SET 149 Using the MOTION PICTURE Mode menu 150 REC MODE 150 REC QUALITY ...

Page 4: ...PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition 191 Connecting to a PC 192 Printing the Pictures 196 Selecting a single picture and printing it 197 Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 198 Print Settings 199 Others Using the Conversion Lens optional 202 Using the Protector Filter optional 204 Using an external flash optional 205 Using the Remote Shutter optional 207 Using the External Microphone o...

Page 5: ...Charge the battery P16 The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use plug in type inlet type Insert the battery and the card P21 When you do not use the card you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P23 Refer to P24 when you use a card Turn the camera on to take pictures 1 Press the shutter button to take pictures P47 90 ...

Page 6: ... 6 Before Use Play back the pictures 1 Press 2 Select the picture you want to view P60 ...

Page 7: ...in the text Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card If any accessories are lost customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 8...

Page 8: ...209 8 Flash open button P69 9 Diopter adjustment dial P44 10 Viewfinder P44 209 11 EVF LCD button P44 12 AF AE LOCK button P50 140 143 13 Rear dial P56 61 62 75 78 85 86 114 Refer to P12 for operation of the rear dial 14 Playback button P60 15 MENU SET button P25 Rear dial is described as follows in these operating instructions e g Rotating left or right e g Pressing the rear dial 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 ...

Page 9: ...n P50 76 141 33 Focus selector switch P74 75 2 Self Timer button P77 4 Function button P32 Assign REC Mode menu to 4 button It is convenient to register REC Mode menu that is used often FILM MODE ASPECT RATIO QUALITY METERING MODE WHITE BALANCE I EXPOSURE GUIDE LINE REC AREA REMAINING DISP 1 ISO P80 3 Exposure compensation P78 Auto Bracket P79 Flash output adjustment P72 In these operating instruc...

Page 10: ...16 When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it 38 Card Battery door P21 39 DC coupler cover P22 When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler optional and AC adaptor optional are used For connection details refer to P22 34 35 37 38 39 36 ...

Page 11: ...this unit may get scratched if you rotate the LCD monitor without opening the LCD monitor fully Check that the terminal door is closed when rotating the LCD monitor The terminal door may get damaged or LCD monitor may get scratched if you rotate the LCD monitor with the terminal door opened When holding the edge of the LCD monitor there may be some distortion however this is not a malfunction More...

Page 12: ... A Rear dial 1 Recording 2 Playback Note The sound of the rear dial operation may be recorded when operated during motion picture recording Example of operation during recording playback screen 1 Rotating 2 Pressing 1 Adjusting of Program Shift P56 Manual Focus P75 Aperture P85 Shutter Speed P85 selection of items when burst is set etc Switching to Compensating the Exposure P78 etc 2 Forwarding re...

Page 13: ...he hole on the lens cap Attach the lens cap Detach the lens cap before turning on the camera in the Recording Mode Do not hang or swing around this unit with the lens cap string attached Make sure to detach the lens cap when turning the power ON or zooming Be careful not to lose the lens cap Since the lens cap string is long be careful not to let it get tangled with the shoulder strap or let it hi...

Page 14: ... the shoulder strap eyelet Pass the shoulder strap through the stopper and fasten the shoulder strap A Pull the shoulder strap 2 cm 0 07 feet or more Attach the shoulder strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it Check that the shoulder strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the shoulder strap so that the LUMIX LOGO is on the outside ...

Page 15: ...e arrow to detach it 2 Reverse the lens hood and then insert the lens hood into the lens with the short sides at the top and bottom Screw the lens hood into the lens barrel in the direction indicated by the arrow ensuring that the two parts mesh together properly 3 Turn the lens hood in the direction of the arrow until it stops Attach the lens cap When temporarily storing the lens hood check that ...

Page 16: ...camera is shipped Charge the battery before use Charge the battery with the charger indoors It is recommended to charge the battery in a temperature between 10 oC to 30 oC 50 oF to 86 oF The battery temperature should also be the same It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery ...

Page 17: ...ith a dry cloth Connect the charger to the electrical outlet Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach the battery after charging is completed The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input terminal A gap will remain as shown on the right plug in type inlet type The CHARGE indicator turns on The CHARGE indicator A is turned on and charging will start The CHARGE indicator t...

Page 18: ...l connected The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted The power lamp also blinks Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery Note The battery may be warm after use during charging immediately after charging etc The camera also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge l...

Page 19: ...from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time If the recording interval time becomes longer the number of recordable pictures decreases For example if you were to take one picture every two minutes then the n...

Page 20: ...ber of recordable pictures will differ according to the environment and the operating conditions For example in the following cases the operating times shorten and the number of recordable pictures is reduced In low temperature environments such as on ski slopes When using AUTO POWER LCD or POWER LCD P32 When operations such as flash and zoom are used repeatedly When the operating time of the came...

Page 21: ...cked by the lever A being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright B Do not touch the connection terminals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inser...

Page 22: ...er to the AC adaptor and the camera A Card battery door B DC coupler C DC coupler cover D AC adaptor E AC cable 1 Pull open the Card battery door and the DC coupler cover 2 Insert the DC coupler into this unit Insert by pushing the center of the DC coupler Press on the DC coupler until it is locked by lever 1 3 Pull out the cable through the opening as shown in the illustration and then close the ...

Page 23: ...lt in memory may be longer than the access time for a card The following operations can be performed using this unit When a card has not been inserted Pictures can be recorded in the built in memory and played back When a card has been inserted Pictures can be recorded on the card and played back When using the built in memory k ð access indication When using the card access indication The access ...

Page 24: ...static electricity The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again Write Protect switch A provided When this switch is set to the LOCK position no further data writing deletion or formatting is possible The ability to write delete and format data is restored whe...

Page 25: ...ra is shipped Turn the camera on A MENU SET button B Cursor buttons The lens barrel extends If the language select screen is not displayed proceed to step 4 Press MENU SET Press 3 4 to select the language and press MENU SET The PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message appears Press MENU SET ...

Page 26: ...ormed When MENU SET has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by following the Changing the clock setting procedure below Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press 1 P28 It can be changed in steps 5 and 6 to set the clock The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without the battery Leave t...

Page 27: ...s not been set to ON P39 REC Mode menu P132 to 149 MODE Playback Mode menu P63 160 to164 This menu lets you set the coloring sensitivity aspect ratio number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording This menu lets you select the setting of the playback methods such as playback or slide show of only the pictures set as FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE Mode menu P150 to 151 PLAYBACK Mode ...

Page 28: ...B MENU SET button The lens barrel extends Set the mode dial to To set the playback menu proceed to step 3 by pressing the Setting menu items Press MENU SET to display the menu C Menu toggle icon D Menu item E Settings F Menu screen page You can easily switch menu screen pages by rotating the zoom lever Press 3 4 to select AF MODE Select the item at the very bottom and press 4 to move to the second...

Page 29: ...T to close the menu Press MENU SET to set Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu 2 Press 2 3 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon 4 Press 1 Select a menu item next and set it ...

Page 30: ...t be set by the modes You can set the following items in detail by pressing DISPLAY WHITE BALANCE P136 AF MODE P139 Using the quick menu Press Q MENU when recording Press 3 4 2 1 to select the menu item and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu A The items to be set and the settings are displayed A ...

Page 31: ...ils Refer to P127 for details When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change U CLOCK SET Setting Date Time WORLD TIME Set the time in your home area and travel destination DESTINATION Travel destination area HOME Your home area TRAVEL DATE Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation TRAVEL SETUP OFF SET LOCATION OFF SET r BEEP This allows you to se...

Page 32: ...creases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode AUTO POWER LCD cannot be selected in Playback Mode CUST SET MEM Up to 3 current camera settings can be registered as custom settings Recording Mode only Fn BUTTON SET Assign REC Mode menu to 4 button It is convenient to register REC Mode menu that is used often Recording Mode only FILM MODE ASPECT RATIO QUALITY METERING MODE WHITE BALANCE I EXPOSUR...

Page 33: ...lso set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines are displayed P66 REC INFO OFF ON PATTERN HISTOGRAM This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram P68 OFF ON REC AREA Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked OFF ON REMAINING DISP This will switch display between the number of recordable pictures and available recording...

Page 34: ...switch is switched to anything but MF When switched to playback mode Zoom position will be set all the way to wide when the ZOOM RESUME is set to OFF When MF RESUME is set to OFF MF position will be the distance focused at the time of recording in Manual Focus Depending on the recording conditions the memorized MF positions and resumed MF positions might be different HIGHLIGHT When the Auto Review...

Page 35: ...aptor When connecting to a PC or a printer While the Self Timer is set When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show While the menu screen is displayed AUTO DEMO MF ASSIST In Manual Focus the assistance screen appears on the center of the screen to facilitate focusing on the subject OFF ON The center of the screen is enlarged over the whole screen q ECONOMY You can conserve th...

Page 36: ...selected during recording the operation that resets the lens is also performed at the same time You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning When the REC Mode settings are reset data registered with FACE RECOG will be also reset too When SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition ROTATE DISP P175 is set t...

Page 37: ...ation system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable supplied y SELECT ON CONNECTION Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge z PC Set after or before connecting to a PC TV ASPECT Set to match the ty...

Page 38: ...work when the HDMI mini cable optional is connected Refer to P187 for details HDMI MODE Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on the HDMI compatible high definition TV connected with this unit using the HDMI mini cable optional AUTO The output resolution is automatically set based on the information from the connected TV 1080i The interlace method with 1080 available scan lines is u...

Page 39: ...s displayed when the mode dial is set to and OFF The recording screen in the currently selected Advanced Scene Mode P91 or Scene Mode P96 appears AUTO The Advanced Scene Mode or Scene Mode menu screen appears MENU RESUME The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is turned off OFF ON Ü FAVORITE Marks can be added to pictures and set up as favorites OFF ON VERSION DISP It is possib...

Page 40: ...played Press DISPLAY to close STABILIZER DEMO STABILIZER DEMO is an approximation AUTO DEMO has no TV output capability even when it is in Playback Mode Press MENU SET to close AUTO DEMO LANGUAGE Set the language displayed on the screen DEMO MODE Displays the amount of jitter the camera has detected STABILIZER DEMO The camera s features are displayed as slide shows AUTO DEMO STABILIZER DEMO A Amou...

Page 41: ...t Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button The lens barrel will retract approximately 15 seconds after switching from Recording Mode to Playback Mode Do not touch the lens or the lens barrel You may get your fingers pinched when it is retracting or the lens may get dirty P213 When taking pictures make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with a...

Page 42: ...nitor Taking pictures at a high angle Open the LCD monitor 180o toward you and adjust the angle This is convenient when there is someone in front of you and you cannot get close to the subject Taking pictures at a low angle Open the LCD monitor 180o toward you and adjust the angle This is convenient when taking pictures of flowers etc that are in a low position ...

Page 43: ...t makes it easy to see Do not cover the AF assist lamp the microphone with your fingers or other objects Taking pictures at a normal angle Note Close the LCD monitor turn the power switch to OFF and retract the lens completely when carrying the camera Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle ...

Page 44: ...ically are not displayed vertically Switching the LCD monitor Viewfinder Press EVF LCD to switch the monitor screen A Viewfinder B EVF LCD button C LCD monitor When the LCD monitor turns on the Viewfinder turns off and vice versa Diopter adjustment Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that you can see the Viewfinder clearly Look at the display on the Viewfinder and rotate the diopter adjustme...

Page 45: ... Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part B Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 o Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P48 The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera Program AE Mode P53 The subjects are recorded using your own settings C U S T M C U S T M ...

Page 46: ...ode P117 Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered settings Scene Mode P96 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded My Color Mode P88 Use this mode to check coloring effects select a color mode from among twelve color modes and then take pictures Portrait Mode P92 Use this mode to take pictures of people Scenery Mode P93 Use this mode to take pictures of...

Page 47: ...ing Press the motion picture button again to stop the recording Sound will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start stop of motion picture recording Sound volume can be set in BEEP LEVEL P31 Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible For more details refer to Recording Motion Picture P107 A Shutter button B Motion picture button Taking the still pictur...

Page 48: ...al Red Eye Correction is turned on Shutter speed will be slow when using or When taking pictures using the zoom P57 When recording motion pictures P107 To take pictures using the Face Recognition function which stores faces of frequent subjects with information such as their names and birthdays P121 Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is f...

Page 49: ...e displayed for birthdays of registered faces already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected Note Due to conditions such as the ones below a different scene may be identified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark the size of the subject the color of the subject the distance to the subject the contrast of the subject when the subject ...

Page 50: ...40 AF Tracking Function 1 Press FOCUS is displayed in the upper left of the screen AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the screen Press FOCUS again to cancel 2 Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame and press AF AE LOCK to lock the subject AF tracking frame will turn yellow An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press FOCUS to cancel ...

Page 51: ...ayed on the recording screen when MOTION DEBLUR is set MOTION PICTURE Mode menu REC MODE P111 REC QUALITY 1 P111 SETUP menu CLOCK SET WORLD TIME BEEP LANGUAGE STABILIZER DEMO The settings of the following items are fixed Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode Item Settings GUIDE LINE P33 REC INFO OFF ECONOMY SLEEP MODE P35 5MIN AUTO REVIEW P36 2SEC SENSITIVITY P80 Intelligent ISO The maximum ISO sensit...

Page 52: ...oes not work when MOTION DEBLUR is set to ON 5 Fix to MODE 1 during motion picture recording or when burst is set The following functions cannot be used FILM MODE AUTO LCD OFF Auto Bracket Flash output adjustment White Balance fine adjustment White Balance Bracket Multi Film Bracket AF AE LOCK MIN SHTR SPEED DIGITAL ZOOM HISTOGRAM Out of frame display CONVERSION on the REC Mode menu and the other ...

Page 53: ...he AF area at the point you want to focus on To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark P78 To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red P136 When recording motion pictures P107 Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus range is 30 cm 0 99 feet Wide 2 m 6 57 feet Tele to If pictures are to be taken at an even closer...

Page 54: ...tedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully We recommend that you use the Face Detection function when taking pictures of people P139 Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When the recording distance range display has appeared in red When recording subjects through wi...

Page 55: ...l from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen We recommend using a tripod Slow sync Red Eye Reduction NIGHT PORTRAIT and NIGHT SCENERY in the Advanced Scene Mode P91 In PANORAMA ASSIST PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in Scene Mode P96 HIGH DYNAMIC DYNAMIC ART DYNAMIC in My Color Mode When the shutter speed is slowed in MIN SHTR SPEED Preventing ...

Page 56: ...s activated Program shift is canceled if the camera is turned off or the rear dial is rotated until the program shift indication disappears Example of program shift A Aperture value B Shutter speed 1 Program shift amount 2 Program shift line chart 3 Program shift limit Note If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfway the aperture value and shutter speed turns red Pro...

Page 57: ...re possible when DIGITAL ZOOM is set to ON in REC menu Changing the zoom speed You can operate the zoom at 2 speeds depending on the rotation angle of the zoom lever The zoom speed becomes slower when the rotation angle is small and the zoom speed becomes faster when the rotation angle is large A Fast B Slow Zoom speed cannot be changed in recording motion pictures P107 Storing the zoom position Z...

Page 58: ...lay A is displayed Feature Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom Maximum magnification 32k including Optical Zoom 24k 67 4k including Extended Optical Zoom 50 6k 96k including Optical Zoom 24k 202k including Extended Optical Zoom 50 6k 127k including Optical Zoom and i ZOOM 32k 269k including Extended Optical Zoom and i ZOOM 67 4k Picture quality No noticeable deterioration The higher the magnification le...

Page 59: ... motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated When you rotate the zoom lever you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera may shake This is not a malfunction When using the Digital Zoom STABILIZER may not be effective When using the Digital Zoom we recommend using a tripod and the Self Timer P77 for taking pictures I RESOLUTION is fixed to i ZOOM in Intelligent Auto Mode when...

Page 60: ...ay Note This camera complies with the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and with Exif Exchangeable Image File Format Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be played back The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC Mode to PLAYBACK Mode Press During recompos...

Page 61: ... within that Burst Picture group will be played back using Multi Playback Pictures are not rotated for display Pictures displayed using cannot be played back To return to normal playback 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to select a picture An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings It is also possible to select pictures by rotating the rear dial 2 Press MENU SET The picture that w...

Page 62: ...de The zoom position returns to the center in the following images Images with different aspect ratios Images with different numbers of recorded pixels Images with a different rotation direction when ROTATE DISP is set to ON Playback Zoom is not available during Motion Picture Playback Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k When you rotate the zoom lever towards ...

Page 63: ...Manual Focus Picture that was taken with a different camera Enlarge the focus point display focus point Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 1 Press MENU SET during playback 2 Press 1 3 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET NORMAL PLAY P60 All the pictures are played back SLIDE SHOW P160 The pictures are played back in sequence MODE PLAY P162 Playback in PICTURE AVCHD 1 or MOTION JPEG can be...

Page 64: ...res on the built in memory or the card which are being played back will be deleted You can also delete pictures from the PLAYBACK mode Menu P180 To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then press A DISPLAY button B button Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU SET ...

Page 65: ...ETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ the deleting will stop halfway Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P179 they will not be deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ is selected To delete multiple pictures up to 100 or all the pictures Press Press 3 4 to select DELETE M...

Page 66: ...ures by setting REMAINING DISP in SETUP menu 3 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting GUIDE LINE in SETUP menu You can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines are displayed 4 When the number of pictures remaining is more than 1000 or the time remaining in recording motion pictures is more than 1000 seconds is displayed Note NIGHT PO...

Page 67: ...cording Mode to Playback Mode You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when using the Viewfinder to record Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject A This is use...

Page 68: ...tivated In STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in Scene Mode P96 When the flash is closed When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places When the exposure is not adequately adjusted The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms display...

Page 69: ...the flash is closed Note Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb Set the flash to match the recording Open the flash Select FLASH in the REC mode menu P28 Press 3 4 to select a mode and press MENU SET For information about flash settings that can be selected refer to Available flash settings by Recording Mode P71 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter bu...

Page 70: ...ash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced flash ON Forced ON Red Eye Reduction The flash is activated ever...

Page 71: ...ELEGANT MONOCHROME SILHOUETTE CUSTOM 3 HIGH DYNAMIC DYNAMIC ART DYNAMIC 4 PIN HOLE FILM GRAIN The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene Mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene M...

Page 72: ...elect 0 EV to return to the original flash output 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway Note When the flash output is adjusted the flash output value appears on the upper left of the screen The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off You cannot set FLASH in the following cases In Intelligent Auto Mode In SCE...

Page 73: ...roperly and the picture may become bright or dark When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully The White Balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject The flash effect may not be sufficient when using FLASH BURST P101 in Scene Mode or when shutter speed is fast When tak...

Page 74: ...ou take pictures at close range If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may be...

Page 75: ...n is enabled when at the bottom right of the screen changes to orange Rotate the rear dial Focus range is displayed Press 2 1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject It may be difficult to make fine adjustments when using the rear dial If you have any difficulty we recommend adjusting using the cursor button Pressing and holding down the cursor button causes the focus position to move cont...

Page 76: ...rthermore in the same direction 3 Finely focus on the subject by pressing the cursor button in reverse Prefocus This is a technique for focusing in advance on the point the pictures will be taken when it is difficult to focus on the subject with Auto Focus due to its quick motion e g PANNING P102 in Scene Mode This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is certai...

Page 77: ...ES is selected 10S 3PICTURES cannot be set when any of Intelligent Auto Mode Auto Bracket or PANORAMA ASSIST FLASH BURST or PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode is set You cannot use Burst Mode when 10S 3PICTURES is selected Setting of the Self Timer cannot be performed when recording motion pictures Press 2 ë Press 3 4 to select a mode You can also press 2 ë to select If you set 10S 3PICTURES after 10 secon...

Page 78: ...ation of Exposure Value The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Exposure compensation cannot be used when in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode Under exposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure ...

Page 79: ...ubject The Auto Bracket setting is canceled if you turn the camera off or SLEEP MODE is activated The Auto Review function is activated regardless of the Auto Review setting You cannot set the Auto Review function in the SETUP menu In Shutter Priority AE and Manual Exposure if the shutter speed is set to more than 1 second Auto Bracket is canceled Πis set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set Bu...

Page 80: ...llowing when the ISO LIMIT SET is set to AUTO When AUTO is selected ISO sensitivity is adjusted automatically depending on brightness within a maximum setting of ISO400 When setting to ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness within the maximum setting of ISO1600 ISO800 when the flash is used ISO sensitivity will operate as AUTO in Motion Picture Recording other than Creat...

Page 81: ...he amount of picture noise Refer to P72 for the flash range Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided even if is selected Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small when a moving subject is at the edge of the screen or when a subject has moved at the very moment when the shutter button was pressed fully The setting is fixed to in the...

Page 82: ...match the recording conditions or subjects Pictures recorded in burst mode will be recorded as a burst picture group P153 Press Burst Mode button to display the Burst setting menu A Burst Mode button Press 2 1 to select the Burst speed and then press MENU SET You can also use the rear dial to select Description of recording conditions suitable for each burst speed is displayed by pressing DISPLAY ...

Page 83: ...ng fast movements such as a bird beating its wings Maximum recordable pictures 15 40 pictures second 60 pictures second It is suitable for recording split second actions that are hard to see with the naked eye such as water splashing Maximum recordable pictures 50 when is selected 60 when is selected When or is selected the picture size setting will become as shown below The range that can be reco...

Page 84: ...d to 3 If you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place landscape indoors outdoors etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade it may take time until the exposure is stable If burst is used at this time the exposure may not become optimal The burst speed pictures second may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places if th...

Page 85: ...r shutter speed Set the mode dial to Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed It will switch between shutter speed setting operation and Exposure Compensation operation every time the rear dial is pressed Take a picture Note Refer to P87 for the available aperture values and the shutter speed The brightness of the LCD monitor Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ Check the pictures ...

Page 86: ... halfway The Manual Exposure Assistance A appears for about 10 seconds Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again when the exposure is not adequate Take the picture Manual Exposure Assistance The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation Note Refer to P87 for the available aperture values and the shutter speed The brightness of the LCD monitor Viewfinder may differ from the brightness...

Page 87: ...alues cannot be selected Available Aperture Value Per 1 3 EV Shutter Speed Sec F2 8 to F8 0 8 to 1 2000 Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1 3 EV Aperture Value 8 6 5 4 3 2 F2 8 to F8 0 2 5 2 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 80 1 100 1 125 1 160 1 200 1 250 1 320 1 400 1 500 1 640 1 800 1 1000 1 1300 1 1600 1 2000 Available Aperture ...

Page 88: ...l come out slightly dark and amberish MONOCHROME This is an image effect that captures the subject using tones characteristic of black and white photography and with a whisper of color HIGH DYNAMIC This is an image effect that pictures dark and bright areas with appropriate brightness and with natural color DYNAMIC ART This is an impressive image effect that pictures dark areas to bright areas wit...

Page 89: ...g MENU SET Note During Motion Picture Recording settings for My Color Mode are used My Color settings are memorized even if the camera is turned off Auto Bracket cannot be used in My Color Mode excepting HIGH DYNAMIC DYNAMIC ART or DYNAMIC I EXPOSURE can be set only when the My Color Mode is set to CUSTOM The following items cannot be set in My Color Mode because the camera automatically adjusts t...

Page 90: ...t Note Adjustments made with CUSTOM are not in effect in other recording modes Icons for the adjusted items are displayed in the LCD monitor viewfinder when the CUSTOM are adjusted Displayed icon is the one for direction of adjustment AF tracking may not function if you adjust SATURATION to make the color lighter Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects Item Adjustment contents COL...

Page 91: ...ed Scene Mode when MENU RESUME P39 is OFF The Advanced Scene Mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Advanced Scene Mode is changed When you take a picture with a Advanced Scene Mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene The following items cannot be set in Advanced Scene Mode because the camera automatically adjusts them t...

Page 92: ... there is very little jitter in INDOOR PORTRAIT or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second The initial setting for AF MODE is š PORTRAIT NORMAL PORTRAIT Shades the background and photographs skin color beautifully SOFT SKIN Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth When SOFT SKIN is selected if a part of the background is a colored similar to the color of the p...

Page 93: ...wn up to 1 second SCENERY NORMAL SCENERY The focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority NATURE The best setting for photographing natural scenery ARCHITECTURE This setting takes sharp photographs of architecture The guide lines are displayed P33 CREATIVE SCENERY The shutter speed P85 can be changed in the NORMAL SCENERY setting SPORTS NORMAL SPORTS Controls the ISO sensitivity while stoppi...

Page 94: ...ing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again Close up Mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is far it takes longer to focus on it When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprint...

Page 95: ...rding low light settings are used which will provide better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall The range in which the focus is adjusted is shown below NIGHT PORTRAIT 60 cm 1 97 feet to 10 m 32 8 feet Wide NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY 5 m 16 4 feet to Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT PORTRAIT Uses when taking photogra...

Page 96: ...zoom lever Press MENU SET to set The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected Scene Mode Note To change the Scene Mode press MENU SET and then press 1 and return to step 2 above when MENU RESUME P39 is OFF The Scene Mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed When you take a picture with a Scene Mode that is not adequate for the purpose ...

Page 97: ...3 and 4 You can retake the picture by selecting RETAKE 5 Press 3 4 to select EXIT and then press MENU SET Note It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording The flash setting is fixed to ΠThe focus zoom exposure White Balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the settings for the first picture We recommend using a tripod When it is dark we recommend...

Page 98: ...out 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures Note The initial setting for AF MODE is š This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere Technique for Candle Light Mode This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash Note The focus range is 1 cm 0 04 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to We recommend using a tripod and the Self Timer for taking pictures ...

Page 99: ... will not record age or name The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied If AGE or NAME is set to OFF even when the birthday or name has been set the age or name will not be displayed Before taking pictures set AGE or NAME to ON The focus range is 1 cm 0 04 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to When the camera is set to STABILIZER a...

Page 100: ...you want to take pictures of sunset view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the sun Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThis mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit rooms Select this for high sensitivity processing The sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 Picture size and aspect ...

Page 101: ... the shutter button is pressed fully The burst speed changes according to the recording conditions Note It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording I RESOLUTION is fixed to OFF QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The focus range is 1 cm 0 04 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure shutter ...

Page 102: ...k motion Using prefocus Use this mode with Burst Mode You can then select the best pictures from all the pictures taken Setting the shutter speed 1 Press 4 to select SHUTTER PRIORITY and press MENU SET If you select AUTO it will not be possible to select the shutter speed 2 Press the rear dial to enable the shutter speed setting operation and then rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed It w...

Page 103: ...ed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing Press MENU SET to stop taking the picture while the countdown screen is displayed Technique for Starry Sky Mode The shutter opens for 15 30 or 60 seconds Be sure to use a tripod We also recommend taking pictures with the Self Timer We recommend using prefocus P76 to focus in advance on a subject such as a bright star or ...

Page 104: ...the picture when the fireworks are fired If zoom was used the focus position will not be correct Perform steps 2 to 5 again We recommend using a tripod Note It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording The flash setting is fixed to ΠThe focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to in AF Mode We recommend performing steps 1 to 5 for prefocus This mode is most effective when ...

Page 105: ...s when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThe focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to Turn the camera off when taking off or landing When using the camera follow all instructions from t...

Page 106: ...ding by pressing the shutter button It cannot be recorded into the built in memory Recording format will be fixed to of MOTION JPEG Audio is not recorded Motion picture can be recorded continuously for up to 2 GB Still picture cannot be recorded even when the shutter button is pressed Zoom or continuous AF cannot be used while recording the motion picture Exposure and white balance is fixed to the...

Page 107: ...so you can leave the settings to the camera and take motion pictures easily Mode Record motion pictures by automatically setting aperture and shutter speed Custom Mode Record motion pictures with selected Custom Mode settings Creative Motion Picture Mode Record motion pictures by manually setting aperture and shutter speed P114 Scene Mode Record motion pictures that match the scene being recorded ...

Page 108: ...this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio The recording state indicator red C will flash while recording motion pictures The screen will become dark momentarily and recording will start after adjusting the display Focus can be achieved during recording by pressing FOCUS Focus can be set manually when MF is displaying P75 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button aga...

Page 109: ...tical Zoom was used before pressing the motion picture button those settings will be cleared so the focus range will change dramatically Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in still and motion pictures the angle of view may change at the start of the motion picture recording When REC AREA P33 is set to ON angle of view during motion picture recording is displayed STABILIZER is fixed to MO...

Page 110: ...nt from 3 5 M of standard pictures Up to 40 still pictures can be recorded during recording of the motion picture Only JPEG images are recorded when QUALITY is set to or When set to or still pictures will be recorded in QUALITY of A The flash setting is fixed to ΠZooming may stop when a picture is recorded while zooming Simultaneous recording is not possible in the following cases When MOTION JPE...

Page 111: ...s Press 3 4 to select REC QUALITY and then press 1 Changing REC MODE and REC QUALITY Select REC MODE from the MOTION PICTURE Mode menu and press 1 P28 Recording format Features AVCHD 1080i AVCHD 720p Select this format to record HD high definition video for playback on your HDTV using an HDMI connection It can be played back as is by inserting the card into a device compatible with AVCHD Refer to ...

Page 112: ...me is changed automatically depending on the subject to record Therefore the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded 2 What is Mbps This is an abbreviation of Megabit Per Second and it represents the speed of transmission Item Quality bit rate 1 fps Aspect ratio High quality Longer time FSH 1920k1080 pixels Approx 17 Mbps 2 Full high definition 60i Sensor output i...

Page 113: ...playback may not be possible even when played back with equipment compatible with these formats Also the recording information may not be displayed properly In this case use this unit For details on AVCHD compatible devices refer to the support sites below http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Motion picture recorded in AVCHD does not comply with the DCF Exif so some in...

Page 114: ...hange the settings You can change the settings even during motion picture recording However please note that operating sounds may be recorded Items that can be set will switch every time the rear dial is pressed When the focus selector switch is at MF you can also set Manual Focus using the rear dial Start recording by pressing the motion picture button EXPOSURE MODE Items that can be set P Progra...

Page 115: ...d Set the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background Shutter speed When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster shutter speed When you want to create a trail effect set to a slower shutter speed Manually setting a higher shutter speed may increase the noise on screen due to the higher sensitivity When recording under lighting such as ...

Page 116: ...select YES and then press MENU SET When YES is selected the settings that were previously stored are overwritten Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Note You cannot save the following menu items because they affect other Recording Modes REC menu Recording functions SETUP menu BABY1 BABY2 or PET birthday and name settings in Scene Mode Da...

Page 117: ... settings for each menu item Press 2 1 to change between screens and press DISPLAY to return to the selection screen Only the main menu items are displayed Press MENU SET to enter the settings A Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen When changing the menu settings Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily with or selected what has been registered will remain unc...

Page 118: ... Quick Menu P30 In Film Mode the camera may do something equivalent to pull processing or push processing to create a picture with particular characteristics The shutter speed may become very slow at this time Item Effect STANDARD COLOR This is the standard setting DYNAMIC COLOR The saturation and contrast of the stored colors are increased NATURE COLOR Brighter red green and blue Enhanced beauty ...

Page 119: ...e items except NOISE REDUCTION towards to take pictures If you adjust a Film Mode the Film Mode icon on the LCD monitor viewfinder will turn orange You cannot adjust SATURATION in the black and white settings in Film Mode Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired setting Item Effect CONTRAST r Increases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture s Decreases the difference ...

Page 120: ...lected only for MULTI FILM 3 Press MENU SET to set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Focus on the subject and take a picture When using a Self Timer up to 3 pictures with set film will be taken if the shutter button is pressed Note MULTI FILM 1 is set to STANDARD MULTI FILM 2 is set to STANDARD and MULTI FILM 3 is set to OFF at the time when this camera is purchased Auto Bracket...

Page 121: ...fter pressing the shutter halfway down a different person s picture information may be added when the camera is turned to a different subject to photograph FACE RECOG can be used in the following Advanced Scene Modes and Scene Modes In PORTRAIT In SCENERY In SPORTS In FLOWER OBJECTS and CREATIVE CLOSE UP in CLOSE UP In NIGHT PORTRAIT in NIGHT PORTRAIT In PARTY CANDLE LIGHT BABY1 BABY2 PET SUNSET H...

Page 122: ...anging the SENSITIVITY setting P125 When a person who is registered is not recognized correct by re registering Example of faces that are hard to recognize Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for registered faces in the following instances depending on the facial expression and environment Hair is covering the eyes or the eyebrows A The face is dark the l...

Page 123: ...me that is not registered and then press MENU SET Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide The faces of subjects other than people pets etc cannot be registered When recognition fails a message will appear and the display will return to the recording screen In this case try taking the picture again Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET Registering face image of new person ...

Page 124: ...ction on P152 AGE It is possible to register the birthday 1 Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select the items Year Month Day and then press 3 4 to set and then press MENU SET FOCUS ICON Change the displayed focus icon when the subject is focused Press 3 4 to select the focus icon and then press MENU SET ADD IMAGES To add additional face images Add Images 1 Select the un...

Page 125: ...the menu Change or delete the information for a registered person Item Description of settings INFO EDIT Changing the information of an already registered person Perform step 6 in Registering face image of new person PRIORITY The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for higher priority faces Press 3 4 2 1 to select the priority and then press MENU SET DELETE Deleting information of a reg...

Page 126: ...age the screen returns automatically to the recording screen 3 Perform the operation in Step 6 and following in Registering face image of new person Note If the registration screen will not display it may display easier by recording in the same conditions or with the same expressions If a face is not recognized even though it is registered it will make the recognition easier by registering the per...

Page 127: ...ng back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with TEXT STAMP P168 The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P25 Select TRAVEL DATE from the SETUP menu and then press 1 Press 3 to select TRAVEL SETUP and then...

Page 128: ... Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET Enter the location For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text on P152 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Take a picture The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc after setting the Travel Date or when the Travel Date is set When the Travel Date is s...

Page 129: ...el Date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off If TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed For the date before the departure date minus is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation is not recorde...

Page 130: ...en press 1 When first using the camera after purchasing it the PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA message appears Press MENU SET and set the home area on the screen in step 3 Press 4 to select HOME and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select the home area and then press MENU SET A Current time B Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time If daylight saving time is used at the home area press 3 Press 3 aga...

Page 131: ...om the home area Press 3 to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set C Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed Press 2 1 to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set D Current time of the destination area E Time difference If daylight saving time is used at the travel destination press 3 The time adva...

Page 132: ...OLOR NATURE COLOR SMOOTH COLOR VIBRANT COLOR NOSTALGIC COLOR STANDARD DYNAMIC SMOOTH MY FILM 1 MY FILM 2 MULTI FILM Note Refer to P118 for details For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P28 This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method Applicable modes Note The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing...

Page 133: ...he aspect ratio is W When the aspect ratio is PICTURE SIZE 14M 4320k3240 pixels 10M 3648k2736 pixels 7M 3072k2304 pixels 5M 2560k1920 pixels 3M 2048k1536 pixels 0 3M 640k480 pixels 12 5M 4320k2880 pixels 9M 3648k2432 pixels 6M 3072k2048 pixels 4 5M 2560k1712 pixels 2 5M 2048k1360 pixels 0 3M 640k424 pixels 10 5M 4320k2432 pixels 7 5M 3648k2056 pixels 5 5M 3072k1728 pixels 3 5M 2560k1440 pixels 2M ...

Page 134: ...If you delete a RAW file from the camera the corresponding JPEG image will also be deleted 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels for each image aspect ratio Note Refer to P230 for information about the number of recordable pictures You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files You can save RAW files in a file format JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on your PC etc develop...

Page 135: ... details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P28 It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of the subject Applicable modes AUTO 200 400 800 1600 Note Setting items below will be selectable in Creative Motion Picture Mode AUTO 200 400 800 1600 3200 The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amou...

Page 136: ...he Scene Mode is set to AWB when the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene Mode is changed White Balance is fixed to AWB in following conditions In Intelligent Auto Mode In OUTDOOR PORTRAIT and INDOOR PORTRAIT in PORTRAIT In SCENERY In OUTDOOR SPORTS and INDOOR SPORTS in SPORTS In FLOWER and FOOD in CLOSE UP In NIGHT PORTRAIT In PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET FLASH BURST PANNING STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BEACH S...

Page 137: ...just the White Balance to A amber the White Balance icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder will change to orange If you finely adjust the White Balance to B blue the White Balance icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder will change to blue If you finely adjust the White Balance to G_ green or M magenta _ green or magenta appears beside the White Balance icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder Select the center ...

Page 138: ...to White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge Furthermore when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white Auto White Balance may not function properly In a case like this set the White Balance to a mode other than AWB 1 Auto White Balance will work within this...

Page 139: ...nd then take a picture Only š or Ø can be set during Creative Motion Picture Mode It will be fixed to š when the FACE RECOG is set to ON It is not possible to set š in the following cases In FOOD in CLOSE UP In NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS and CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY in NIGHT PORTRAIT In PANORAMA ASSIST PANNING STARRY SKY FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO in Scene Mode The setting is fixed to Ø with HIGH S...

Page 140: ...he camera When the face is at an angle When the face is extremely bright or dark When there is little contrast on the faces When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses etc When the face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement When the subject is other than a human being When the camera is shaking When Digital Zoom is used Setting up AF Tracking 1 Bring the subject to the...

Page 141: ...so possible to switch to AF area selection screen by pressing 1 when AF Mode is selected with 3 4 You can set from the quick menu P30 When selecting Ø 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to move the AF area You can set to arbitrary position of the screen It cannot be set to edge of the screen After moving the AF area press DISPLAY to return it to the center 2 Rotate the rear dial to change the size of AF area Rear di...

Page 142: ...n is pressed becomes faster It is effective when you do not want to miss the photo opportunity Note The battery will be consumed faster than usual Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject will not operate during the AF tracking When PRE AF is set to it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to Tele or suddenly change ...

Page 143: ...ness of the subject changes The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked Program shift can be set even when AE is locked When recording motion pictures after locking you can continue to record in a locked state in Creative Motion Picture Mode Lock will be canceled in other modes than Creative Motion Picture Mode Lock is canceled when zooming is per...

Page 144: ...SITIVITY is set to ISO100 SENSITIVITY may be set higher than ISO100 if the picture is taken with I EXPOSURE set to valid Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions in the screen turns to yellow when I EXPOSURE is in effect LOW STANDARD or HIGH represents the maximum range of effect The setting is fixed to OFF when QUALITY is set to METERING MODE C Multiple This is the meth...

Page 145: ...t increase the chance of jitter so we recommend using a tripod and the Self Timer for taking pictures Setting MIN SHTR SPEED to faster speed might make the picture darker so we recommend recording the picture in well lit area If correct exposure cannot be achieved will flash in red when the shutter button is pressed halfway For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P28 Pictures with sharp pro...

Page 146: ...otion Picture Recording Note The Stabilizer Function may not be effective in the following cases When there is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button Only OFF or MODE1 ...

Page 147: ... are displayed depending on the recording conditions Note The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp A e g when taking pictures of animals in dark places set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject Remove the lens hood A vignetting effect may appear on the circumference of the AF a...

Page 148: ... set the effect of FLASH SYNCHRO may deteriorate For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P28 When the flash is used with the Red Eye Reduction selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the image data Applicable modes OFF ON Note It may not be able to correct the red eye depending on the recording conditions When the Digital Red Eye Correction is set to ON appears on t...

Page 149: ... P202 for details about attaching the lens Ensure that CONVERSION is set to OFF when not using a conversion lens Read the operating instructions of the conversion lens for details For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P28 To set the year month day and time It functions in exactly the same way as CLOCK SET P31 in the SETUP menu CONVERSION OFF When you attach the tele conversion lens When y...

Page 150: ...ion pictures Applicable modes AVCHD 1080i AVCHD 720p MOTION JPEG Note Refer to P111 for details For details on MOTION PICTURE Mode menu settings refer to P28 This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures Applicable modes When REC MODE is AVCHD 1080i FSH FH When REC MODE is AVCHD 720p SH H When REC MODE is MOTION JPEG HD WVGA VGA QVGA Note Refer to P111 for details For details on MOTION PICTU...

Page 151: ...settings refer to P28 This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording Applicable modes OFF ON Note Sound quality will be different than usual when WIND CUT is set It will be set to OFF when the ZOOM MIC is set to ON For details on MOTION PICTURE Mode menu settings refer to P28 Coupled to the zoom operation it will clearly record far sounds with tele and surrounding sounds with wide Applicable m...

Page 152: ... press MENU SET to register Press DISPLAY to switch text between A capitals a lower case and 1 special characters and numbers The entry cursor position can be moved left and right with the zoom lever To enter a blank move the cursor to SPACE to delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE or to stop editing during text entry move the cursor to CANCEL and press MENU SET A maximum of 30 cha...

Page 153: ...burst picture group with all the pictures in that group are deleted It is also possible to delete or edit single pictures within the group Burst pictures recorded after the number of burst pictures has exceeded 50000 will not be grouped Burst pictures recorded on other cameras may not be recognized as a burst picture group Continuously playing back burst pictures Operations during burst picture gr...

Page 154: ...etrieval of Burst Picture group information If you delete or change the file names of pictures stored in the built in memory using a PC or pictures stored the memory card using a PC or other device the camera will automatically retrieve the new information and recompose the burst picture groups when you switch it on again During the retrieval of information after a change to the files the currentl...

Page 155: ...o Select item and press 1 4 Press 3 4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET You cannot select SINGLE or MULTI when CROPPING or LEVELING is selected 5 Select the picture and perform editing For details on the various ways of editing refer to Using the PLAYBACK Mode menu P165 1 Press MENU SET during normal playback 2 Select the item on the PLAYBACK mode menu and then press 1 3 Press 3 4 ...

Page 156: ... for which you have performed TEXT STAMP RESIZE CROPPING or LEVELING will be saved separately from burst pictures If you delete all pictures except one that picture will be saved as a single picture instead of as a burst picture group When a setting is made for a group all pictures in the group the numeral indicating the number of pictures subject to the setting will not appear The icon will appea...

Page 157: ...you press 2 1 again The display on the screen changes from 5 to Press 3 to resume normal playback speed When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual Note Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P31 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu To playback the motion pictures recorded by this unit on a PC use the Quick...

Page 158: ... cannot control the volume Note Elapsed playback time at the top right of the screen is the actual recording time when the motion picture was recorded Actual playback time is different from the displayed time When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual Playing Back HIGH SPEED MOVIE Press 2 1 to select a picture with a HIGH SPEED MOVIE icon and then p...

Page 159: ...ET Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET QUALITY is fixed to Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality Note You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment Picture size MOTION JPEG Picture size HD WVGA 2 M 16 9 VGA QVGA 0 3 M 4 3 AVCHD 1080i Picture size FSH FH 2 M 16 9 AVCHD 720p Picture size SH H...

Page 160: ... only favorites We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a TV Select SLIDE SHOW on the Playback Mode menu Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET FAVORITE can be selected only when FAVORITE on the SETUP menu P39 is at ON and there are pictures already set as favorites During CATEGORY SELECTION press 3 4 2 1 to select a category and then press M...

Page 161: ...uring a slide show of burst picture group Some EFFECT will not operate when playing back pictures displayed vertically SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting Even if DURATION is set it does not work during a slide show of motion pictures only or slide show of burst picture group Note It is not possible to add new music Audio is...

Page 162: ...electing Pictures and Playing them Back MODE PLAY CATEGORY PLAY FAVORITE PLAY Playback in PICTURE AVCHD or MOTION JPEG can be selected Select MODE PLAY on the Playback Mode menu Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET MODE PLAY ...

Page 163: ...s 3 4 2 1 to select the person to playback and then press MENU SET Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for registered faces depending on the facial expression and environment Also if there are multiple faces that are already registered in the picture it will be categorised only once to the person found first in the registration CATEGORY PLAY CATEGORY Reco...

Page 164: ... You can play back the pictures you have set as FAVORITE P176 Only when FAVORITE in SETUP menu is set to ON and there are pictures which have been set to FAVORITE Select FAVORITE PLAY on the Playback Mode menu FAVORITE PLAY ...

Page 165: ... between January 2000 and December 2099 If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2010 If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback CALENDAR Select CALENDAR on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P28 You can also rotate the zoom lever several times towards L W to...

Page 166: ...d when MULTI is selected Press MENU SET to close the menu Note To delete the title erase all the text in the text input screen Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen You can print out texts comments using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied You can set up to 100 pictures at one time with MULTI You cannot use TITLE EDIT fo...

Page 167: ...splay these motion pictures by using CALENDAR or MOTION JPEG in the MODE PLAY With AVCHD motion pictures the order of pictures will not change Motion pictures cannot be divided in the following cases Motion pictures set as FAVORITE Protected motion pictures Motion pictures with a short recording time VIDEO DIVIDE Select VIDEO DIVIDE on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P28 Press 2 1 to select the motion pict...

Page 168: ... to select the item and then press MENU SET When SINGLE IN BURST GROUP or MULTI IN BURST GROUP is selected press 3 4 2 1 to select burst picture group and press MENU SET to proceed to step 3 TEXT STAMP Select the picture and then press MENU SET to set appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text MULTI setting Press DISPLAY to set repeat and then press MENU SET to set The setting is cancel...

Page 169: ...h and date WITHTIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes NAME OFF Stamps names registered in name settings for FACE RECOG Stamps names registered in name settings for BABY1 BABY2 or PET in Scene Mode LOCATION OFF ON Stamps the travel destination name set under LOCATION TRAVEL DATE OFF ON Stamps the Travel Date set under TRAVEL DATE TITLE OFF ON Title input in the TITLE EDIT will be stamped ...

Page 170: ...hen you print pictures stamped with text the date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in MULTI The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing When text is stamped ...

Page 171: ...P and pictures taken with or cannot be resized RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET When SINGLE IN BURST GROUP or MULTI IN BURST GROUP is selected press 3 4 2 1 to select burst picture group and press MENU SET to proceed to step 3 Select the picture and size SINGLE setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 ...

Page 172: ... then press MENU SET When SINGLE IN BURST GROUP is selected press 3 4 2 1 to select burst picture group and press MENU SET to proceed to step 3 Press MENU SET CROPPING Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET Use the zoom lever and press 3 4 2 1 to select the parts to be cropped Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 3 4 2 1 Move Reduction Enlargement Move the position W T ...

Page 173: ...ture may become smaller than that of the original picture The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP and pictures taken with or cannot be cropped Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone CROPP...

Page 174: ...wise 2 counter clockwise Up to 2 o can be adjusted Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET Press to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu Note Quality of image may become coarse when leveling is performed Recorded pixels may decrease compared to original image when leveling is performed Leveling may not be performed on images recorded with other equipment Motion pictures...

Page 175: ...s compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment The display is not rotated during Multi Playback P61 ROTATE DISP Press 4 to select ON and then press M...

Page 176: ...2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a favorite Note You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ P65 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able t...

Page 177: ...AVORITE PRINT SET and PROTECT icons during playback of burst picture groups on P156 For more information visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm Select PRINT SET on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P28 Press 3 4 to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set When MULTI has been selected repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture 999 is displayed on the screen if the total number of prints you...

Page 178: ...hoto printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text Note The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 With a printer supporting PictBridge the date print settings of the printer may tak...

Page 179: ...top halfway Note The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment Even if you protect pictures in the built in memory or a card they will be deleted if the built in memory or the card is formatted Even if you do not protect pictures on a card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK PROTECT Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET When SINGL...

Page 180: ...SET is pressed while deleting multiple pictures Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF excluding AVCHD standard or are protected P179 they will not be deleted DELETE Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET When SINGLE IN BURST GROUP or MULTI IN BURST GROUP is selected press 3 4 2 1 to select Burst Pi...

Page 181: ...ot edit the Face Recognition information of protected pictures FACE REC EDIT Press 3 4 to select REPLACE or DELETE and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET You cannot select pictures for which Face Recognition information has not been registered Press 2 1 to select the person and then press MENU SET DELETE step 6 You cannot select a person who has not been re...

Page 182: ...ecommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 40 MB If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when is selected a new folder is created and the picture is copied If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when is select...

Page 183: ...nt out of shape which will cause trouble Connect the AV cable B supplied to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT socket on the camera Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on and then press Note Depending on the ASPECT RATIO black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures Do not use any ...

Page 184: ...an be played back on Panasonic TVs VIERA with the AVCHD logo mark In all other cases connect the camera to the TV using the AV cable supplied and playback the motion picture SDHC Memory Cards cannot be played back unless it is a TV compatible with SDHC Memory Cards or SDXC Memory Cards SDXC Memory Cards cannot be played back unless it is a TV compatible with SDXC Memory Cards Playing back pictures...

Page 185: ...linked operations VIERA Link are possible P187 Preparations Check the HDMI MODE P38 Turn this unit and the TV off 1 HDMI socket 2 TV with HDMI socket 3 HDMI mini C type A Align the marks and insert B HDMI mini cable optional Check the direction and shape of the terminal and plug in out while holding the plug straight It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal if it is plugged in...

Page 186: ...i cable are connected HDMI output is not possible even if you connect the HDMI mini cable while the unit is connected to the PC or the printer HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected When pictures are displayed they may not be displayed properly depending on the type...

Page 187: ...has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI mini cable optional for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control specification Linked operations with HDMI CEC compatible devices made by other companies are not guaranteed When using...

Page 188: ...elect the image while in Multi Playback and then press OK 2 1 Go to previous next image 3 Display the recording information 4 Return to Multi Playback OK Playback the motion picture when motion picture is selected Playback burst pictures when burst picture is selected Red button Start the Slide Show SUB MENU Go to Slide Show setting screen During Motion Picture Playback Burst Picture Playback 2 1 ...

Page 189: ...y switches to this unit s screen If the TV s power is in standby status it will turn on automatically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power on link setting Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions f...

Page 190: ...yback of this unit 3 Start the recording on the recording equipment When ending the recording copying stop the playback on this unit after stopping the recording in recording equipment Note When you play back motion pictures on 4 3 aspect ratio TV you must set TV ASPECT P37 on this unit to 4 3 before starting a copy The image will be vertically long if you play back motion pictures copied with 16 ...

Page 191: ...tall PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition to the PC Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it 2 Connect camera to PC For details on connecting refer to Connecting to a PC P192 3 Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 2 HD Edition For details refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfun...

Page 192: ...parate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it PC that can be used PC with Windows 98 98SE or older or Mac OS 8 x or older cannot be connected via USB but it can acquire the pictures if an SD memory card reader writer can be used 1 It is necessary for Internet Explorer 6 0 or newer to be installed PC with...

Page 193: ...o PictBridge PTP a message may appear on the PC s screen Select Cancel to close the screen and disconnect the camera from the PC Then set USB MODE to PC again Acquiring of still pictures and MOTION JPEG motion pictures other than AVCHD motion pictures A USB connection cable supplied Check the direction and shape of the terminal and plug in out while holding the plug straight Otherwise the connecto...

Page 194: ...to any different folder on the PC Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely Proceed with the hardware removal using Safely Remove Hardware on the task tray of the PC If the icon is not displayed check that ACCESS is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware Note Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor optional Before inser...

Page 195: ...ted When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as when pictures were taken using another make of camera When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder Connection in the PTP Mode WindowsR XP Windows VistaR WindowsR 7 and Mac OS X only Set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP Data can now be read only from the card into the PC When there are 1000 or more...

Page 196: ... the USB connection cable A supplied When the camera is connected to the printer the cable disconnect prohibit icon å appears Do not disconnect the USB cable while å is displayed Press 3 4 to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU SET A USB connection cable supplied Check the direction and shape of the terminal and plug in out while holding the plug straight Otherwise the connectors may be bent...

Page 197: ... insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again Motion pictures recorded cannot be printed out Selecting a single picture and printing it Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET The message disappears in about 2 seconds Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Refer to P199 for the items which can be set before starting to prin...

Page 198: ...e printed When DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is canceled After the pictures have been selected press MENU SET SELECT ALL Prints all the stored pictures PRINT SET DPOF Prints the pictures set in PRINT SET only P177 FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as favorites only P176 Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Refer to P199 for the items which can be set before starting to print...

Page 199: ...te printing the date cannot be printed on the picture Since the printer s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting check the printer s print with date setting as well When printing images with a text stamp please remember to set print with date to OFF or the date will print on top Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures By stamping the date using TEXT STAMP P168 ...

Page 200: ...Item Description of settings Settings on the printer are prioritized L 3 5qk5q 89 mmk127 mm 2L 5qk7q 127 mmk178 mm POSTCARD 100 mmk148 mm 16 9 101 6 mmk180 6 mm A4 210 mmk297 mm A3 297 mmk420 mm 10k15cm 100 mmk150 mm 4qk6q 101 6 mmk152 4 mm 8qk10q 203 2 mmk254 mm LETTER 216 mmk279 4 mm CARD SIZE 54 mmk85 6 mm ...

Page 201: ...amera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer If the number of prints is high the pictures may be printed several times In this case the remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set When the pictures in RAW files are to be printed the JPEG pictur...

Page 202: ...efully Attach the tele conversion lens A Lens adapter DMW LA5 optional B Tele conversion lens DMW LT55 optional Close up lens DMW LC55 optional can be attached in a similar manner The actual magnification when the zoom is used will be 1 7 times the display Zoom magnification when a lens is attached Max number of pixels Recordable range when using a conversion lens Wide Tele Tele conversion lens 12...

Page 203: ... cannot be used together with the conversion lens Remove them before attaching the conversion lens When there is dirt water oil and fingerprints etc on the surface of the lens the image may be affected Lightly wipe the surface of the lens with a soft dry cloth before and after taking pictures When using the tele conversion lens We recommend using a tripod The Stabilizer Function may not work suffi...

Page 204: ... possible to take a picture with enhanced contrast Turn the camera on Rotate the zoom lever towards L W and set the lens barrel to Wide 1k Set CONVERSION to OFF P149 Close the flash Attach the filter A MC protector B ND filter C PL filter Note Do not attach multiple filters at the same time If the filter is tightened too much you may not be able to remove it Do not tighten it too much You cannot a...

Page 205: ...ENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu When using other commercially available external flashes without communication functions with the camera DMC FZ100 It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash If you want to use the external flash in Auto Mode use an external flash that allows you to set the aperture value and the ISO sensitivit...

Page 206: ...When attaching the external flash the built in flash cannot be activated Do not open the built in flash when an external flash is attached The camera will become unstable when attaching the external flash it is recommended to use a tripod when taking picture Turn off the camera when removing the external flash Detach the external flash when carrying the camera When attaching the external flash do ...

Page 207: ...on fully to take the picture Press it as far as it will go About LOCK on the remote shutter You can keep the shutter button pressed fully This is effective when taking pictures with Burst Mode P82 While pressing the shutter button fully slide it to the LOCK side Slide it to the other side to cancel LOCK Note Always use a genuine Panasonic remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional You cannot operate the cam...

Page 208: ...e Battery Check Lamp BATTERY will light temporarily if there is still plenty of power in the battery If the Battery Check Lamp BATTERY does not light temporarily replace the battery with a new one Note When attaching the stereo microphone do not hold only the stereo microphone because it may detach from the camera Set the wind noise reduction only on the stereo microphone side Do not open the buil...

Page 209: ...s 1 P230 Focus P54 9 Built in Memory P23 Card P23 displayed only during recording 10 Recording State 11 Rear dial P56 61 62 75 78 85 86 114 12 Shutter Speed P54 13 Aperture Value P54 14 Exposure Compensation P78 15 Quick AF P142 16 Metering Mode P144 17 Optical Image Stabilizer P146 Jitter Alert P55 18 REC MODE when recording motion pictures P111 Recording Quality P111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 210: ...ge 2 P99 37 Program Shift P56 38 Exposure Compensation P78 39 LCD Mode P32 40 Intelligent Exposure P144 41 Intelligent Resolution P145 42 Continuous AF P142 AF Assist Lamp P147 43 AF AE LOCK P143 44 Number of days that have passed since the Travel Date P127 45 Burst P82 Auto Bracket P79 White Balance Bracket P138 1 99999 is displayed if there are more than 100000 pictures remaining However when it...

Page 211: ...d Time Travel Destination Setting P130 Name P99 Location P127 Title P166 17 Age P99 18 Number of days that have passed since the Travel Date P127 19 Power LCD P32 20 Color Effect P51 21 Number of Prints P177 22 Recording Quality P111 Burst Playback P153 Motion Picture Playback P157 High Speed Motion Picture Playback Cable Disconnection Warning Icon P196 It is displayed in order of TITLE LOCATION N...

Page 212: ...agnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect this unit disturbing the pictures and or sound If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor ...

Page 213: ... will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Do not press the lens with excessive force Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window When there is dirt water oil and fingerprints etc on the surface of the lens the picture may ...

Page 214: ...n charge the battery in the country that you are traveling in Dispose of unusable battery The battery has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline at 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects ...

Page 215: ...ay is set for BABY1 BABY2 Face Recognition function this personal information is kept in the camera and recorded in the image Disclaimer Information including personal information may be altered or vanish due to erroneous operation effect of static electricity accident malfunction repair or other handlings Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect da...

Page 216: ...lica gel when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod or unipod Make...

Page 217: ...ch can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P65 FAVORITE P176 TITLE EDIT P166 TEXT STAMP P168 or RESIZE P171 has been exceeded Reduce the number of pictures set and then repeat the operation CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP or PRINT SET cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT IN MEMORY NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON TH...

Page 218: ...emory Card 4 GB to 32 GB SDXC Memory Card 48 GB 64 GB INSERT SD CARD AGAIN TRY ANOTHER CARD An error has occurred accessing the card Insert the card again Insert a different card READ ERROR WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD It has failed to read or write data Remove the card after turning the power OFF Insert the card again turn the power on and try to read or write the data again The card may be ...

Page 219: ...YED FOR 4 3 TV The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P37 This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P192 196 PRINTER BUSY PLEASE CHECK THE P...

Page 220: ...with a HDMI mini cable optional and turn off the power on the TV with the remote control for the TV the power on this unit also turns off If you are not using VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF P38 Is the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty ...

Page 221: ...gs of Multi Film Bracket P120 or White Balance Bracket P138 Set Auto Bracket P79 or the Burst Mode P82 to OFF Is the Self Timer P77 set to 10S 3PICTURES or is it set to FLASH BURST in Scene Mode P101 The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera There is camera shake jitter or the su...

Page 222: ...n of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing but this is not a malfunction If recording under fluorescent light the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed becomes fast This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light It is not a malfunction Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possible The recorded picture looks rough...

Page 223: ...other equipment the data writing speed is lower In such cases we recommend that you make a backup of the data and then format P39 the card in this unit Object seems to be warped slightly when the object moves across the image very fast but this is because the unit is using MOS for the image sensor This is not a malfunction Is the CONVERSION P149 set to or Set the AF area to the distinctive color o...

Page 224: ...to switch to LCD monitor display This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording Is the flash closed Press OPEN to open the flash P69 Flash Mode is not available when Auto Bracket P79 or Burst have been set The flash is activated twice when Re...

Page 225: ...aking or did you take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P39 Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them Therefore check well before formatting Is the clock in the camera set properly P25 When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched they may be dis...

Page 226: ...ly or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied or with the HDMI mini cable optional and then play back the motion pictures on the camera P183 185 Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD can be played back on Panasonic televi...

Page 227: ...your PC is compatible with SDXC memory cards http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html A message prompting to format the card may be displayed when connecting but do not format If the ACCESS displayed on the LCD monitor does not disappear disconnect the USB connection cable after turning off the power Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to Pic...

Page 228: ...due to zoom or camera movement etc the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change However the picture is not affected The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This is not a malfunction If you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message will be displayed please re set the clock When taking pictures it will...

Page 229: ...ored in the memory When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures Check the clock P25 and birthday settings P99 The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC Mode to PLAYBACK Mode This is the AUTO DEMO to introduce the features of the camera Press a button to return the cam...

Page 230: ...me display 999 is displayed if there are more than 1000 pictures remaining Aspect ratio X Picture size Quality A A Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 7 10 1 1 9 14 1 1 Card 512 MB 83 120 20 22 110 160 21 23 1 GB 165 240 41 45 220 320 44 47 2 GB 340 490 84 92 440 660 90 96 4 GB 660 980 165 180 880 1290 175 190 6 GB 1010 1490 250 270 1330 1970 270 290 8 GB 1360 1990 340 370 1790 2640 360 380 12 GB 2050 30...

Page 231: ...40 18210 2190 2330 14000 22760 2240 2390 64 GB 16470 24710 2970 3160 19010 30890 3050 3250 Aspect ratio X Picture size Quality A A Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 18 35 1 1 230 390 1 1 Card 512 MB 200 380 23 25 2320 3770 27 27 1 GB 400 770 48 51 4640 7550 54 55 2 GB 800 1530 99 105 8770 12290 110 110 4 GB 1580 3010 195 200 17240 24130 220 220 6 GB 2410 4580 290 310 26210 36700 330 330 8 GB 3230 6130 ...

Page 232: ...60 48 GB 8470 12140 2230 2420 10710 15170 2360 2520 64 GB 11490 16470 3030 3290 14530 20590 3200 3430 Aspect ratio Y Picture size Quality A A Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 12 21 1 1 14 27 1 1 Card 512 MB 135 230 25 27 160 300 25 27 1 GB 270 460 50 55 320 600 52 56 2 GB 560 930 100 110 660 1180 105 115 4 GB 1100 1820 200 220 1290 2320 210 220 6 GB 1680 2770 310 330 1970 3520 320 340 8 GB 2250 3720 4...

Page 233: ...GB 1630 3010 210 230 17240 24130 240 240 6 GB 2470 4580 330 350 26210 36700 370 370 8 GB 3310 6130 440 470 35080 49120 500 500 12 GB 5000 9260 670 710 52920 74090 760 760 16 GB 6670 12350 890 950 70590 98830 1020 1020 24 GB 9690 17930 1300 1380 102500 143500 1480 1480 32 GB 13390 24780 1790 1910 141610 198260 2040 2050 48 GB 18210 30350 2600 2750 121420 182130 2960 2980 64 GB 24710 41190 3530 3740...

Page 234: ...0 48 GB 9100 13000 2540 2770 11030 16550 2670 2910 64 GB 12350 17650 3450 3770 14970 22460 3630 3950 Aspect ratio W Picture size Quality A A Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 12 22 1 2 15 29 2 2 Card 512 MB 140 250 29 31 165 310 30 32 1 GB 280 500 58 64 330 630 60 66 2 GB 570 1000 120 130 680 1250 120 135 4 GB 1130 1970 230 250 1340 2460 240 260 6 GB 1730 3000 350 390 2030 3740 370 400 8 GB 2310 4020 4...

Page 235: ...3540 6700 270 280 20110 30170 290 290 6 GB 5390 10190 410 430 30580 45870 440 450 8 GB 7220 13640 560 580 40930 61400 590 600 12 GB 10890 20580 840 870 61740 92610 900 900 16 GB 14530 27450 1130 1170 82360 123540 1200 1210 24 GB 21100 39860 1640 1700 119590 179380 1750 1760 32 GB 29150 55070 2260 2350 165220 247830 2420 2430 48 GB 36420 60710 3220 3340 121420 182130 3430 3460 64 GB 49430 82380 437...

Page 236: ...0 48 GB 10110 14000 2560 2750 12560 18210 2690 2890 64 GB 13730 19010 3480 3740 17040 24710 3660 3920 Aspect ratio Picture size Quality A A Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 14 26 2 2 18 34 2 2 Card 512 MB 165 280 29 31 200 370 30 32 1 GB 330 570 58 63 400 740 60 65 2 GB 660 1130 120 125 800 1460 120 130 4 GB 1310 2230 230 250 1580 2870 240 260 6 GB 1990 3390 350 380 2410 4360 370 390 8 GB 2660 4540 48...

Page 237: ...16 GB 13000 24700 1080 1130 82360 123540 1160 1170 24 GB 18880 35870 1570 1640 119590 179380 1690 1700 32 GB 26080 49560 2170 2260 165220 247830 2340 2350 48 GB 33110 60710 3110 3250 121420 182130 3340 3370 64 GB 44930 82380 4220 4410 164770 247150 4530 4570 Aspect ratio X Y W Quality Built in Memory Approx 40 MB 1 2 2 2 Card 512 MB 27 30 36 35 1 GB 55 62 74 71 2 GB 110 125 150 145 4 GB 220 250 29...

Page 238: ...00 s 18 min 00 s 14 min 00 s 18 min 00 s 4 GB 29 min 00 s 38 min 00 s 29 min 00 s 38 min 00 s 6 GB 45 min 00 s 59 min 00 s 45 min 00 s 59 min 00 s 8 GB 1 h 1 min 1 h 20 min 1 h 1 min 1 h 20 min 12 GB 1 h 33 min 2 h 2 min 1 h 33 min 2 h 2 min 16 GB 2 h 5 min 2 h 44 min 2 h 5 min 2 h 44 min 24 GB 3 h 3 min 3 h 59 min 3 h 3 min 3 h 59 min 32 GB 4 h 13 min 5 h 31 min 4 h 13 min 5 h 31 min 48 GB 6 h 12...

Page 239: ...t displayed File format MOTION JPEG Recording quality setting Built in Memory Approx 40 MB Cannot be used 1 min 18 s Cannot be used Card 512 MB 1 min 30 s 3 min 50 s 4 min 00 s 11 min 10 s 1 min 28 s 1 GB 3 min 30 s 9 min 00 s 9 min 20 s 26 min 00 s 3 min 25 s 2 GB 7 min 50 s 19 min 30 s 20 min 20 s 56 min 40 s 7 min 30 s 4 GB 15 min 50 s 39 min 50 s 41 min 20 s 1 h 54 min 15 min 20 s 6 GB 24 min ...

Page 240: ...ed under license therefrom Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer to i encode video in complian...

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