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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No DMC FT10 Before use please read these instructions completely VQT2X62 ...

Page 2: ...our pictures NORMAL PLAY 50 Deleting pictures 51 To delete multiple up to 50 or all pictures 51 Application Record Changing recording information display 52 Taking pictures with the self timer 53 Taking pictures with flash 54 Taking close up pictures 56 Taking pictures at even closer range MACRO ZOOM 57 Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation 58 Taking pictures according to the scene SCENE MODE...

Page 3: ...irection of the arrow until the red area is no longer visible Recording Names of main components Power button Shutter button button Playback button MODE button MENU SET Cursor button Press the Power button Select the desired Recording Mode To use settings automatically selected by the camera Press the button To select the Recording Mode manually Press the MODE button Press to select the Recording ...

Page 4: ...mera to strong vibration or shock e g dropping or hitting the camera or sitting down with the camera in your pocket Attach hand strap to avoid dropping camera Hanging any items other than the supplied hand strap from the camera can apply pressure against it It may impair the waterproof performance Do not press the lens or the LCD monitor Be careful of water entering the camera Be especially carefu...

Page 5: ...ontact a Panasonic Service Centre to have the camera inspected subject to a fee for its waterproof performance Any malfunction caused by the customer s mishandling such as water entering the camera is not covered by the warranty Handling the camera Do not leave the camera for a long time in a cold environment where the temperature is very low such as a ski resort or very high at 40 C or higher in ...

Page 6: ... to strong water flows such as in rapids or under waterfalls The strong water pressure may cause a malfunction The camera sinks in water Attach the camera securely to yourself such as by wearing the hand strap around your wrist to prevent you from dropping and losing the camera If the camera is splashed by substances such as detergent soap hot spring water bath powder sun oil sunscreen or chemical...

Page 7: ...rea Card Battery door A gap forms and allows water to enter Cleaning the rubber seals When a foreign object such as hair sand dust or liquid adheres to the rubber seal or rubber seal contact area water may enter within a few seconds and cause a malfunction When cleaning make sure that no foreign objects get inside the camera Be especially careful when removing very small or wet sand particles Make...

Page 8: ...e adhered to it After using the brush clean it by removing any adhered foreign objects Example of foreign objects on the inner side of the card battery door Rubber seal contact area around the card battery compartment Rubber seal area around the card battery door Example of foreign objects on the inner side of the terminal cover Rubber seal contact area around the connection socket Rubber seal are...

Page 9: ...ttons move smoothly Water sand and other foreign objects easily enter the speaker so after using the camera be sure to rinse with water and then shake it gently several times to remove any water droplets Do not dry the camera with hot air such as from a hair dryer Deformation may deteriorate the waterproof performance Do not use soap neutral detergents or chemicals such as benzine thinner alcohol ...

Page 10: ...tery in the text Battery charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text Please dispose of all packaging appropriately Optional accessories Cards are optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre if you lose the supplied accessories You can purchase the accessories separately Micro...

Page 11: ...ripod is stable AV OUT DIGITAL socket 95 97 101 DC IN socket 95 97 Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional Loop the hand strap through the hand strap eyelet on the camera If the hand strap is loose it may be trapped when opening or closing the terminal cover This may cause damage or allow water to enter the camera so make sure that the hand strap is not trapped by the terminal cover and...

Page 12: ...ched Always charge before first use not sold pre charged About batteries that you can use with this unit It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine products are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a p...

Page 13: ...w temperatures When using AUTO POWER LCD or POWER LCD A ghost images may appear on the LCD monitor when using the camera in cold environments or at low temperatures The battery performance may also drop Keep the camera and spare battery warm by placing them in a warm place such as inside your thermal gear or clothes The reduced performance of the battery or LCD monitor will recover when the temper...

Page 14: ...ove To remove battery move lever in direction of arrow To remove card press down in centre Lever About the card battery door If the card battery door is opened when the power is on a warning sounds to alert against water entering the camera and the following message is displayed on the LCD monitor The camera cannot be operated when the card battery door is open Only the Power button can be operate...

Page 15: ...between cards and the built in memory 94 The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a card QVGA in REC QUALITY can only be available to record motion pictures in the built in memory Compatible memory cards optional The following SD standard based cards Panasonic brand recommended Type of Card Capacity Notes SD Memory Cards 8 MB 2 GB Can be used with devices comp...

Page 16: ... the camera for 24 hours beforehand To set local time at travel destination WORLD TIME 72 Failure to set the date and time will cause the date time to be improperly printed when printing pictures at a digital photo centre or when using TEXT STAMP Year can be set between 2000 and 2099 After the time has been set the date can be printed correctly even if the date is not displayed on the camera scree...

Page 17: ... select the SETUP menu Press The background colour changes Moves to the SETUP menu icon Select the item Operations Press to select LCD MODE Pages The pages can also be selected with the zoom button Press to display the settings Settings Selected setting Changing the settings Main operations MENU SET Press to select a setting and then press MENU SET The selected setting is set To cancel Press delet...

Page 18: ...p sounds and so on PLAYBACK menu Playback Mode only Using your pictures 87 94 Enables you to specify picture protection cropping and printing settings for pictures you have taken Settings items displayed vary depending on Recording Mode Using Quick menu Recording menu items can be called up easily In Recording Mode display the Quick menu Press the button until the Quick menu is displayed Press to ...

Page 19: ...e Beep sounds CLOCK SET AUTO REVIEW and AUTO POWER OFF are important for Clock setting and battery life Please check these before use Item Settings Notes VOLUME Adjust volume of sound from speakers 7 levels 0 LEVEL3 LEVEL6 Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when connected to TV We recommend setting camera volume to 0 LCD MODE Make LCD monitor easier to see OFF Normal cancel setting AUTO PO...

Page 20: ... when connecting to a computer VIDEO OUT Change the video output format when connected to a TV etc Playback Mode only NTSC PAL Operates when AV cable is connected Item Settings Notes FOCUS ICON Change the focus icon AUTO POWER OFF The camera turns off automatically after a specified period of inactivity OFF 2 MIN 5 MIN 10 MIN Not used in the following situations When an AC adaptor optional is used...

Page 21: ...ot turn off power or perform other operations during formatting Formatting the built in memory may take several minutes Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre if format cannot be successfully completed Item Settings Notes LANGUAGE Change display language Set the language displayed on the screen DEMO MODE View demonstration of functions STABILIZER DEMO Only during recording Indicates the...

Page 22: ...ding Mode Press the Playback button again The camera returns to the previous Recording Mode Press the Power button The power is turned off Playback button button Power button MODE button MENU SET Recording Mode list INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode Take pictures with automatic settings 44 NORMAL PICTURE Mode Take pictures with your own settings 46 MY SCENE MODE Take pictures in commonly used Scene Modes 68 S...

Page 23: ... When is used Auto Red Eye Reduction Slow Sync Red Eye Reduction and Slow Sync are selected automatically according to the subject type and brightness For details 54 and indicate that digital red eye correction is activated The shutter speed is slower in and In addition to Automatic Scene Detection in SENSITIVITY and Backlight Compensation will operate automatically The following menu items may be...

Page 24: ...ronments which may make focusing difficult Fast moving or extremely bright objects or objects with no colour contrast Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light In the dark or with significant jitter When too close to object or when taking pictures of both distant and close objects together in the same picture We recommend using the Face Detection function when taking pictures of...

Page 25: ...gement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate Enlarging further DIGITAL ZOOM Zoom 4 times further than Optical Extra Optical Zoom Note that with Digital Zoom enlarging will decrease picture quality Display the REC menu Select ON Select DIGITAL ZOOM Close menu Digital Zoom area is displayed within zoom bar on screen Digital Zoom area 16 x e g With 16 x Zoom motion stops momentarily whe...

Page 26: ...reduce zoom Press the W side of the zoom button Move zoom position To play back as list Multi Playback Calendar Playback 81 To view with different Playback Modes Slide Show etc 83 To play back motion pictures 82 When a card is in the camera pictures are played back from the card and without a card pictures are played back from the built in memory DISPLAY Zoom button Select type of deletion To use ...

Page 27: ...ommend using a tripod This is also effective for correcting jitter when pressing the shutter button by setting the self timer to 2 seconds When set to BURST three pictures are taken When set to the FLASH BURST Scene Mode five pictures are taken Focus will be automatically adjusted immediately before recording if shutter button is pressed fully After self timer lamp stops flashing it may then be li...

Page 28: ...pictures of infants Available types in each mode Available Not available Default setting SCENE MODE 3 3 Set to Auto Auto Red Eye Reduction Slow Sync Red Eye Reduction or Slow Sync according to the subject and brightness The flash cannot be used in Motion Picture Mode and in these Scene Modes and Focus range according to ISO Sensitivity and zoom Focus range Max W Max T SENSITIVITY 74 Approx 0 3 m 4...

Page 29: ...om position Gradually changes In MACRO ZOOM higher magnification results in lower picture quality When zoomed macro is specified Extra Optical Zoom is disabled We recommend using a tripod SELFTIMER or setting FLASH to FORCED FLASH OFF Moving the camera after aligning the focus is likely to result in poorly focused pictures if subject is close to the camera due to the margin for focus alignment bei...

Page 30: ...es Display the screen for Recording Mode selection Select SCENE MODE Select and set the scene Scene menu The zoom button can also be used to switch to the next screen To see description of each scene Select scene and press DISPLAY button Registering commonly used scenes MY SCENE MODE 68 Selecting a Scene Mode inappropriate for the actual scene may affect the colouring of your picture The following...

Page 31: ...y when using SLIM HIGH or STRETCH HIGH The following functions cannot be used Extra Optical Zoom DIGITAL ZOOM Scene Uses Tips Notes SELF PORTRAIT Take pictures of yourself Tips Press shutter button halfway self timer indicator illuminates press shutter button fully review if self timer indicator flashes focus is not correctly aligned Focus 30 cm 1 2 m 0 99 feet 3 94 feet Max W Do not use zoom hard...

Page 32: ... is Face Detection Scene Uses Tips Notes BABY Uses weak flash to bring out skin colours To record age and name BABY1 and BABY2 can be set separately Select AGE or NAME with press select SET and press MENU SET Set the birthday and name Age Set birthday with and press MENU SET Name See Entering Text 80 Press MENU SET Tips Make sure AGE and NAME are ON before taking a picture To reset Select RESET fr...

Page 33: ...for the first picture The following functions cannot be used Extra Optical Zoom DIGITAL ZOOM SELFTIMER BURST If recording is repeated depending on the usage conditions there may be a delay before the camera takes pictures again Scene Uses Tips Notes FLASH BURST Enables continuous recording in dim locations Use to select the picture size and aspect ratio and press MENU SET to set Take pictures Hold...

Page 34: ...m aircraft windows Tips Angle the camera towards areas of contrasting colours when aligning the focus Check that the interior of the aircraft is not reflected in the window Stand at least 5 m 16 4 feet away Main fixed settings FLASH FORCED FLASH OFF AF ASSIST LAMP OFF Turn the camera off when taking off or landing When using the camera follow all instructions from the cabin crew To prevent water f...

Page 35: ...ister it simply switch to MY SCENE MODE and you can record in the registered Scene Mode MENU SET DISPLAY Zoom button For information on the available recording time 119 Depending on the type of card used a card access display may appear for a while after motion picture recording This does not indicate a problem Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it all the way The following func...

Page 36: ...pictures recorded with LUMIX digital cameras sold before this date can be played on this camera Select the desired picture quality Close menu TRAVEL DATE Record travel date and destination Record information as to what day and where pictures were taken by setting departure dates and destinations Set up Clock must be set in advance 30 Press MENU SET SETUP menu Select TRAVEL DATE The number of days ...

Page 37: ...rst time or has been reset To close menu press MENU SET 3 times Close menu Set destination area Select DESTINATION Set destination area Difference with home time City area name Current time at selected destination To cancel Press If actual destination is unavailable select based on difference with home time Close menu For details about the setting procedure in the REC menu 32 Quick menu 35 is usef...

Page 38: ...cloudy sky outdoor shade incandescent lighting uses value set in set manually AWB operational range 10000K 9000K 8000K 7000K 6000K 5000K 4000K 3000K 2000K 1000K Cloudy sky rain Shade Incandescent lighting Sunset sunrise Candlelight Sunlight White fluorescent lighting Blue sky Picture may appear red or blue if out of range This function may also not work correctly even within range if there are man...

Page 39: ... face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement When the camera is shaking When the subject is other than a human being such as pets When Digital Zoom is used BURST Enables a rapid succession of still pictures to be taken Succession of still pictures taken while shutter button is held down Mode Settings OFF Speed No of pictures Approx 1 5 pictures sec Until card built in memory is f...

Page 40: ... Optical Image Stabilizer may be ineffective Heavy jitter high zoom ratio also in the Digital Zoom range fast moving objects indoors or in dark locations due to low shutter speed This is fixed at MODE 1 during motion picture recording AF ASSIST LAMP Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment Mode Settings OFF Lamp off taking pictures of animals in dark etc ON Lamp illuminated with ha...

Page 41: ...EXT STAMP 12 screens 30 screens Selected date First picture from date Select week with and date with and press MENU SET to display that date s pictures on a 12 screen display Calendar screen Use the cursor buttons to enter names in Scene Modes BABY and PET or to enter LOCATION names in TRAVEL DATE A maximum of 30 characters can be entered The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with ...

Page 42: ...ess during fast rewind or fast forward to return to the normal playback speed The volume can be adjusted with the zoom button Deleting 51 Press the Playback button Select the motion picture and start playback Motion picture recording time Motion picture icon When playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed in the top right of the screen Example After 1 hour 3 minutes and 30 seconds 1h3m...

Page 43: ...OW SWING Play with livelier music and screen transition effects URBAN OFF No effects SETUP DURATION 1 SEC 2 SEC 3 SEC 5 SEC Only available when EFFECT is OFF REPEAT OFF ON Repeat MUSIC ON The audio portion is played to match effects OFF The audio portion is not played Select START with and press MENU SET Press to return to menu screen during Slide Show Operations during Slide Show Volume down Volu...

Page 44: ...LIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH SURF SNOW AERIAL PHOTO BABY PET FOOD TRAVEL DATE MOTION PICTURE For details about the setting procedure in the PLAYBACK menu 32 CALENDAR Select the date from the calendar screen to view only the pictures taken on that day 81 Set up Press MENU SET PLAYBACK menu Select CALENDAR TEXT STAMP Stamps the recording date or text you have registered in the BABY and PET Scene Modes or T...

Page 45: ...quest date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures with date stamps Date printing may be overlapping Picture quality is reduced after resizing Motion pictures and text stamped still pictures cannot be used May not be compatible with still pictures taken on other devices RESIZE Picture size can be reduced to facilitate e mail attachment and use in webpages etc Still pi...

Page 46: ...dditionally still pictures taken while holding the camera upside down are not rotated automatically Pictures cannot be rotated during Multi Playback and Calendar Playback Will only be displayed rotated on computer if in Exif compatible 50 environment OS software ROTATE DISP Automatically rotate portrait still pictures Set up Press MENU SET PLAYBACK menu Select ROTATE DISP FAVORITE By labeling your...

Page 47: ...first copy pictures to card 94 before making settings DPOF print settings may not be made to non DCF 50 files Some DPOF information set by other equipment cannot be used In such cases delete all of the DPOF information and then set it again with this camera Date printing settings cannot be made for pictures with a TEXT STAMP applied These settings will also be cancelled if a TEXT STAMP is applied ...

Page 48: ...tion SDXC html Imported pictures can then be printed or sent by e mail using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO software on the CD ROM supplied Getting Ready Use a fully charged battery or connect an AC adaptor optional When importing pictures from the built in memory remove any memory cards COPY You can copy pictures between built in memory and memory card Set up Press MENU SET PLAYBACK menu Select COPY Select t...

Page 49: ...r folder Macintosh Drives are displayed on the desktop Displayed as LUMIX NO_NAME or Untitled You can save pictures to use on your computer by dragging and dropping folders and files into separate folders on your computer Folder and file names on computer DCIM Still pictures motion pictures 100_PANA Up to 999 pictures folder P1000001 JPG P1000999 JPG 101_PANA 999_PANA MISC DPOF files Favourite JPG...

Page 50: ... ON when connecting to a printer compatible with date printing Do not use any other USB connection cables except the one supplied Disconnect USB connection cable after printing Turn off power before inserting or removing memory cards If the battery runs out during communication a warning beep will sound Cancel printing and disconnect the USB connection cable Recharge the battery before reconnectin...

Page 51: ...rinting settings on the printer printer settings may be prioritized You can view still pictures and motion pictures on a TV by connecting the camera to your TV with the AV cable supplied Also consult TV operating manual Getting Ready Complete the TV ASPECT setting Turn off both the camera and television Connect camera to TV Turn on TV Set to auxiliary input Turn on camera Press the Playback button...

Page 52: ...7 Elapsed recording time 69 18 Travel elapsed days 71 Name 63 Travel Location 71 Age in years months 63 Current date time 19 AF Assist Lamp 79 20 Audio recording for motion pictures h m and s indicate hour minute and second 1 Playback Mode 83 Protected picture 93 Favourites 91 Text stamped display 87 2 Picture Size 73 3 Battery capacity 29 4 Folder File number 50 96 Picture number Total pictures 5...

Page 53: ...f display still remains SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED Pictures cannot be copied in the following cases Picture of same name already exists in built in memory when copying from card File is not of DCF standard Picture taken or edited on a different device NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT IN MEMORY NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD There is no space left on the built in memory or t...

Page 54: ...tings are returned to their values from the time of purchase 39 Battery power Camera does not work even if power is turned on Battery is not inserted correctly 26 or needs recharging The power cuts off during use Battery needs recharging Camera is set to AUTO POWER OFF 38 Press the Power button to turn the power on again Recording Cannot record pictures The camera is in Playback Mode Press the Pla...

Page 55: ... an SD speed class of Class 6 or higher SD speed class refers to a specification for sustained write speeds If recording stops even when using a card with speed of Class 6 or faster the data writing speed is low We recommend backing up the data on the memory card and reformatting it 40 LCD monitor LCD monitor dims during Motion picture recording LCD monitor may dim if continuing Motion picture rec...

Page 56: ...al cameras of other manufacturers Additionally motion pictures recorded with this camera cannot be played on Panasonic LUMIX digital cameras sold before July 2008 However motion pictures recorded with LUMIX digital cameras sold before this date can be played on this camera TV computer printer No image appear on TV Image blurred or not coloured Not connected correctly 101 The television has not bee...

Page 57: ...ures may be slightly warped or coloured around the edges depending on the zoom ratio but this is not a fault File numbers are not recorded in sequence File numbers are reset when new folders are created 96 File numbers have jumped backwards Battery was removed inserted with power on Numbers may jump backwards if folder file numbers are not correctly recorded Others continued The card is not recogn...

Page 58: ... the monitor may be slightly darker than usual or ghost images may appear Keep the camera warm when using it in a cold environment The performance recovers when the internal temperature rises When using the camera in a cold environment such as a ski resort snow or water droplets may enter the gaps around the zoom button Power button speaker or microphone and freeze resulting in the following pheno...

Page 59: ...rformance recovers when the internal temperature rises Memory cards To prevent damage to cards and data Avoid high temperatures direct sunlight electromagnetic waves and static electricity Do not bend drop or expose to strong impacts Do not touch connectors on reverse of card or allow them to become dirty or wet When disposing of transferring memory cards If using the format or delete functions on...

Page 60: ... 8540 48 GB 9330 13000 21420 28020 182140 10400 12560 64 GB 12670 17650 29070 38020 247160 14120 17040 Recording time capacity motion pictures The available recording time varies depending on the REC QUALITY setting 70 REC QUALITY HD WVGA VGA QVGA Built in memory 1 min 26 s Memory card 512 MB 2 min 5 min 10 s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s 1 GB 4 min 10 min 20 s 10 min 50 s 31 min 20 s 2 GB 8 min 20 s 21 ...

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