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Functions that cannot be used when the component cable is connected

[LCD MODE]/[HISTOGRAM]/[TITLE EDIT]/[TEXT STAMP]/[RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/
[LEVELING]/[ASPECT CONV.]/[AUDIO DUB.]/[COPY]/[MULTI] settings of [DPOF PRINT]/
[MULTI] settings of [PROTECT]/[DELETE MULTI]/Creation of still pictures from motion 
pictures

Playback Zoom 

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When playing back motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio (when playing back audio)

[TITLE EDIT] 

(P109)

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Motion pictures

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Protected pictures

[TEXT STAMP] 

(P111)

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Pictures recorded without setting the clock or title

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Motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[RESIZE] 

(P113)

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Motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[TRIMMING] 

(P114)

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Motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[LEVELING] 

(P115)

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Motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[ASPECT CONV.] 

(P116)

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Pictures taken with 

Y

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X

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Motion pictures

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Still pictures with audio

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[ROTATE] 

(P117)

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Motion pictures

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Protected pictures

[ROTATE DISP.] 

(P117)

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Multi playback

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[CALENDAR]

PRINT WITH DATE

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Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]

[AUDIO DUB.] 

(P122)

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Motion pictures

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Protected pictures

Summary of Contents for LUMIX DMC-FX37

Page 1: ...please read these instructions completely QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FX37 DMC FX38 ...

Page 2: ...om Microsoft Corporation Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY TH...

Page 3: ...iod of time with doors and windows closed CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLEC...

Page 4: ...c Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction Places with a lot of sand or dust Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day or on a beach Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands Also be careful not to allow liquids sand and other fore...

Page 5: ... changes Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction If condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature Read together with the Cautions for Use P139 ...

Page 6: ...ical Zoom Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital Zoom 42 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 44 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 45 Using the Playback Zoom 46 Switching the PLAYBACK mode 46 Deleting Pictures 47 To delete a single picture 47 To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures 47 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor 49 Taking Pictures using the B...

Page 7: ...ure 106 Using the PLAYBACK mode menu 108 CALENDAR 108 TITLE EDIT 109 TEXT STAMP 111 RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels 113 TRIMMING 114 LEVELING 115 ASPECT CONV 116 ROTATE ROTATE DISP 117 FAVORITE 118 DPOF PRINT 119 PROTECT 121 AUDIO DUB 122 COPY 123 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC 124 Printing the Pictures 127 Selecting a single picture and printing it 128 Selectin...

Page 8: ...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 P17 When you do not use the card you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P19 Refer to P20 when you use a card Turn the camera on to take pictures 1 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P35 1 2 3 ...

Page 9: ... 9 Before Use Play back the pictures 1 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 2 Select the picture you want to view P44 4 ...

Page 10: ...software to your PC 7 CD ROM Operating Instructions 8 Strap 9 Battery Carrying Case The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera was purchased SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard 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 Consult the ...

Page 11: ...P47 button 9 REC PLAYBACK selector switch P23 10 Cursor buttons A 3 Exposure compensation P58 Auto bracket P59 White balance fine adjustment P86 B 4 Macro mode P56 AF Tracking P37 89 C 2 Self timer button P57 D 1 Flash setting button P51 In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with 3 4 2 1 e g When you press the 4 down button or Pr...

Page 12: ... 18 Lens barrel 19 COMPONENT OUT socket P135 20 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P124 127 133 21 DC IN socket P124 127 Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional This camera cannot charge the battery even when the AC adaptor optional is connected to it 22 Tripod receptacle When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it 23 Card Battery door P17 24 Release lever ...

Page 13: ... battery temperature should also be the same Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery Connect the charger to the electrical outlet The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input terminal A gap will remain as shown on the right Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator A lights green Charging is complete when the CHARGE indicator A turns off after approx 120 min maxim...

Page 14: ...he battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge left but it is not recommended that the battery charge be frequently topped up while the battery is fully charged The battery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and cause the battery to swell up When the operating time of the ca...

Page 15: ...ied battery Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the optical image stabilizer function is set to AUTO Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording Rotating the zoom lever 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 recor...

Page 16: ...ions in the charging environment When the charging has been completed successfully the CHARGE indicator turns off Note The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases For long term battery use we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the ...

Page 17: ...l 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 inserted 1 Close the card battery doo...

Page 18: ...urn off as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly The supplied battery is designed only for the camera Do not use it with any other equipment Before removing the card or battery turn the camera off and wait until the status indicator has gone off completely Otherwise this unit may no longer operate normally and the card itself may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost ...

Page 19: ...s 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 Clipboard pictures P95 are stored on the built in memory even if a card is inserted When using the built in memory k ð access indication When u...

Page 20: ...memory or the card is being formatted P32 Furthermore do not subject the camera to vibration or impact The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card We recommend storing important data on a PC etc Do...

Page 21: ...the travel destination P79 Cancel without setting the clock Select either 24HRS or AM PM for the time display format AM PM is displayed when AM PM is selected Press MENU SET to set After completing the clock settings turn the camera off Then turn the camera back on switch to recording mode and check that the display reflects the settings that were performed When MENU SET has been pressed to comple...

Page 22: ...r 24 hours to charge the built in battery Note The clock is displayed when DISPLAY is pressed several times during recording You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 If the clock is not set the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with TEXT STAMP P111 or order a photo studio to print the pictures If the clock is set the correct date can be printed even if the date i...

Page 23: ... the conditions under which the camera is used For details refer to P146 MODE playback mode menu P44 100 to104 A REC PLAYBACK selector switch This menu lets you select the setting of the playback methods such as playback or slide show of only the pictures set as FAVORITE PLAYBACK mode menu P108 to 123 REC mode menu P81 to 94 This menu lets you make the rotation protection trimming or DPOF settings...

Page 24: ...icture mode Setting menu items Turn the camera on A MENU SET button B REC PLAYBACK selector switch C Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to When selecting the PLAYBACK mode menu settings set the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and proceed to step 4 Set the mode dial to Press MENU SET to display the menu You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever 1 2 3 ON...

Page 25: ...icon Press 1 Select a menu item next and set it Press 3 4 to select AF MODE Select the item at the very bottom and press 4 to move to the second screen Press 1 Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press 3 4 to select š Press MENU SET to set 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 SET MENU 9 ...

Page 26: ... the modes When DISPLAY is pressed while STABILIZER P93 is selected JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO can be displayed Using the quick menu Press and hold 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 1 2 Q MENU A ...

Page 27: ... 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 set the beep and shutter sound r BEE...

Page 28: ...ight The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD mode and Power LCD mode The PATTERN setting is fixed to in the Intelligent auto mode and the clipboard mode LCD MODE These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you are in bright places OFF AUTO POWER LCD The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is around the camera POWER LCD The LCD mo...

Page 29: ...work while operating menu or playback zoom HISTOGRAM This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram P50 OFF ON q ECONOMY You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus Also it will turn off the LCD monitor automatically when not in use to prevent discharge of the battery p POWER SAVE The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been used for the tim...

Page 30: ... the RESET setting is 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 SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition ROTATE DISP P117 is set to ON and FAVORITE P118 is set to OFF in PLAYBACK mode menu The birthda...

Page 31: ...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 VIDEO OUT Set to match the colour television system in each country Playback mode only NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system TV ASPECT Set to m...

Page 32: ...stake select from the menu icons to set the desired language A Jitter detection demonstration B Movement detection demonstration In playback mode JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO cannot be displayed Press DISPLAY to close JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO Press MENU SET to close AUTO DEMO JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO is an approximation AUTO DEMO has no TV output capability FORMAT The built in memory or card is formatted Forma...

Page 33: ...d the recording conditions or to the scene mode which enables you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Turn the camera on A REC PLAYBACK selector switch B Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part C Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The part where there is no mode will ...

Page 34: ...ically selected by the camera Normal picture mode P39 The subjects are recorded using your own settings Û Scene mode P60 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Motion picture mode P73 This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio ì Clipboard mode P95 Record as a memo ...

Page 35: ...sily The following functions are activated automatically Scene detection STABILIZER INTELLIGENT ISO Face detection QUICK AF I EXPOSURE Digital Red eye Correction Backlight Compensation Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the mode dial to ñ The status indicator 3 lights when you turn this unit on 2 It turns off after about 1 second 1 Shutter button Hold this unit gently with both hands ke...

Page 36: ...s the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is focused The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject s face by the face detection function In other cases it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus The focus range is 5 cm Wide 1 m Tele to Press the shutter button fully push it in further and take the picture The access indication P19...

Page 37: ...tance to the subject The contrast of the subject When the subject is moving When zoom is used Recording conditions Sunset Sunrise Under low brightness conditions When the camera is shaken To take pictures in an intended scene it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate recording mode The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this ...

Page 38: ...AL ZOOM AUDIO REC MIN SHTR SPEED HISTOGRAM The other items on the SETUP menu can be set in a mode such as the normal picture mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode About the flash Settings in Intelligent auto mode Item Settings GUIDE LINE P28 REC INFO OFF ECONOMY POWER SAVE P29 5MIN AUTO REVIEW P30 2SEC Focus range The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm Wide 1...

Page 39: ...tor switch to A Mode dial B REC PLAYBACK selector switch Set the mode dial to To change the setting while taking pictures refer to Using the REC Mode Menu P81 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused The focus range is 50 cm Wide 1 m Tele to If pictures are to be taken at an even closer...

Page 40: ...that you use the face detection function when taking pictures of people P87 Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When the recordable range display has appeared in red When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects When it is dark or when jitter occurs When the camera is too close to...

Page 41: ...duction In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in scene mode P60 When the shutter speed is slowed in MIN SHTR SPEED Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P117 is set to ON Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down Motion pictures taken with the...

Page 42: ... appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Feature Optical zoom Extra optical zoom EZ Digital zoom Maximum magnification 5k 8 9k 1 20k including optical zoom 5k 35 6k including extra optical zoom 8 9k Picture quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification level the greater the d...

Page 43: ...n pixels the 10M 10 1 million pixels CCD area is cropped to the centre 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect Note The digital zoom cannot be set when õ or has been selected The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation EZ is an abbreviation of Extra optical Zoom The optical zoom is set to Wide 1k when the camera is turned on If you use the zoom function after...

Page 44: ...ssing 2 1 the number of pictures forwarded rewound increases Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch A to Normal playback is set automatically in the following cases When the mode was switched from the REC to PLAYBACK When the camera was turned on while the REC PLAYBACK selector switch was at When the mode dial is set to clipboard will be displayed Refer to Viewing clipboard pictures P97 for inform...

Page 45: ...corded pictures Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T to return to the previous screen Pictures are not rotated for display 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 2 Press MENU SET The picture that was selected will appear Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback A ...

Page 46: ...er towards L W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you change the magnification the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second and the position of the enlarged section can be moved by pressing 3 4 2 1 The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 se...

Page 47: ...ton Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU SET To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures Press Press 3 4 to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL and then press MENU SET DELETE ALL step 5 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the picture and then press DISPLAY to set Repeat this step appears on the selected pictures If DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is cancelled Press MENU SET Press 3 to sel...

Page 48: ... not turn the camera off while deleting while is displayed Use a battery with a sufficient power or the AC adaptor optional If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü 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 prote...

Page 49: ...ording mode In playback mode 1 If the HISTOGRAM in SETUP menu is set to ON histogram will be displayed 2 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 Note In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in scene mode the guide line is grey P60 ...

Page 50: ...area such as night scenery will also have a histogram like this 3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright area The pictures with mostly white area will also have a histogram like this Examples of histogram Note When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other The histogra...

Page 51: ...nformation about flash settings that can be selected refer to Available flash settings by recording mode P53 Press MENU SET You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set A Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects Switching to the appropriate flash setting 1 2 3 ...

Page 52: ...hen you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced flash ON Forced ON Red eye reduction The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light The flash setting is set to only when you set PARTY or CANDLE LIGHT in scene mode P60 Slow sync Red eye reduction If you take a picture with a dark background...

Page 53: ...Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode Available Not available Scene mode initial setting When is selected or is set depending on the type of subject and brightness The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off Howeve...

Page 54: ...e Approx 1 0 m to approx 7 3 m In FLASH BURST P68 in scene mode the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO100 and ISO3200 and the available flash range also differs Wide Approx 60 cm to approx 4 0 m Tele Approx 1 0 m to approx 1 9 m ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele AUTO 60 cm to 6 0 m 1 0 m to 2 8 m ISO100 60 cm to 1 9 m 1 0 m ISO200 60 cm to 2 7 m 1 0 m to 1 2 m ISO4...

Page 55: ...ximum shutter speed is selected when the amount of jitter is minimal while STABILIZER is set or when STABILIZER is set to OFF Note If you bring the flash too close to an object the object may be distorted or discoloured by the heat or lighting from the flash When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark ...

Page 56: ... 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 become difficult to focus on it a...

Page 57: ...mber of pictures which can be taken in FLASH BURST in scene mode is fixed to 5 Self timer cannot be set to 2 seconds in Intelligent auto mode Self timer cannot be set to 10 seconds in SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode or clipboard mode Self timer cannot be used while in HI SPEED BURST or UNDERWATER in scene mode Press 2 ë Press 3 4 to select a mode You can also press 2 ë to select Press MENU SET You can...

Page 58: ...r speed The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Under exposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensate the exposure towards negative Press 3 È until EXPOSURE app...

Page 59: ...ensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The auto bracket setting is cancelled if you turn the camera off or POWER SAVE is activated When auto bracket is set the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting The picture is not enlarged You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on...

Page 60: ...ene mode are displayed If you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the scene mode menu Note To change the scene mode press MENU SET and then press 1 and return to step 3 above Refer to P55 for information about the shutter speed 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 pur...

Page 61: ...to make this mode more effective Note If a part of the background etc is a colour close to skin colour this part is also smoothed This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness The initial setting for AF MODE is š Subject can be recorded either slim or stretched and at the same time skin can be recorded smoothly 1 Press 3 4 to select the setting and then press MENU SET It can...

Page 62: ...70 cm Wide You can take a picture of yourself with audio P94 If you do this the self timer indicator will light up while recording the audio The zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1k The self timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds If it is set to 2 seconds this setting will remain until the camera is turned off the scene mode is changed or REC mode or PLAYBACK mode is selected Th...

Page 63: ...become visible when you take pictures in dark places The initial setting for AF MODE is š This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape Technique for Night scenery mode When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds We recommend using the tripod and the self timer for taking picture Note The...

Page 64: ...g pictures We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1k and being about 1 5 m 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 We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures Note ...

Page 65: ... name has not been registered the setting screen appears automatically 4 Press MENU SET to finish To cancel AGE and NAME Select the OFF setting in step 2 of the Birthday Name setting procedure Note The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer 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 ...

Page 66: ...fer to BABY1 BABY2 for other information about this mode Select this when you want to take pictures of sunset view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red colour of the sun This mode minimises 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 ISO160...

Page 67: ...he card used The number of burst recording pictures increase immediately after formatting Note QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The shutter speed becomes 1 8th of a second to 1 2000th of a second The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm Wide 1 m Tele to The focus zoom exposure white balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are...

Page 68: ...till pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully Note QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm Wide 1 m Tele to The focus zoom exposure shutter speed ISO sensitivity and flash level are fixed to the settings for the first picture INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and max...

Page 69: ... for 15 30 or 60 seconds Be sure to use a tripod We also recommend taking pictures with the self timer Note The optical image stabilizer function is fixed to OFF ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky Technique for Fireworks mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod Note This mode is m...

Page 70: ...as possible at a ski resort or a snow covered mountain This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window Technique for Aerial photo mode We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus 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 s...

Page 71: ...tomatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm Wide 1 m Tele to Face detection may not operate normally in the dark areas around the edges of the screen FILM GRAIN Press 3 4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press MENU SET to set 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selected as the picture size Note QU...

Page 72: ...e the zoom lever the AF lock is cancelled In this case focus on the subject and fix the focus again You cannot set to AF lock when AF MODE is set to White balance fine adjustment You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather 1 Press 3 È three times to display WB ADJUST 2 Press 2 1 to adjust the white balance Select 0 if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance 3 Press M...

Page 73: ...ter pressing the shutter button fully release it straight away If the button is held down the sound will not be recorded for a few seconds when recording starts When the subject is focused the focus indication lights The focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when recording starts the first frame The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures c...

Page 74: ...ictures with 10 fps although the picture quality is lower can be enjoyed on the TV as high quality motion picture by using the component cable DMW HDC2 optional Refer to Playing back on the TV with component socket P135 for details The file size with is small so it is suitable for e mails Cannot be recorded in the built in memory Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter butt...

Page 75: ...y LUMIX models sold after August 2008 have improved sound quality so motion picture cannot be played back on previous models In motion picture mode the following functions cannot be used š and in AF MODE Direction detection function AUTO and MODE2 on the optical image stabilizer function This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards Motion pictures can be recorded continu...

Page 76: ...d when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with TEXT STAMP P111 The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer bundled software on the CD ROM supplied Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P21 Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture Select TRAVEL DATE from the SETUP ...

Page 77: ...o select SET and then press MENU SET Enter the location For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P109 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 set ap...

Page 78: ...orised 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 you set the travel date or the return date Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departu...

Page 79: ...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 again ...

Page 80: ...s when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination 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 ...

Page 81: ...s Applicable modes ñ When the aspect ratio is X This item cannot be set in the Intelligent auto mode When the aspect ratio is Y When the aspect ratio is W PICTURE SIZE 10M 3648k2736 pixels 7M 3072k2304 pixels 5M 2560k1920 pixels 3M 2048k1536 pixels 2M 1600k1200 pixels 0 3M 640k480 pixels 9M 3648k2432 pixels 6M 3072k2048 pixels 4 5M 2560k1712 pixels 2 5M 2048k1360 pixels 7 5M 3648k2056 pixels 5 5M ...

Page 82: ...IGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST PIN HOLE or FILM GRAIN in scene mode so the picture size for is not displayed Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions Refer to P158 for information about the number of recordable pictures For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P24 Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored Applicable modes Not...

Page 83: ...er limit of the ISO sensitivity can be set The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise Note Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided 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...

Page 84: ...he ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of ISO400 according to the brightness It can be adjusted to a maximum of ISO1000 when using the flash The setting is not available when INTELLIGENT ISO is being used is displayed To avoid picture noise we recommend that you either reduce the maximum ISO sensitivity level or set COLOR MODE to NATURAL and then take pictures P92 SENSITIVITY IS...

Page 85: ...use AWB or Ó The white balance setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off However the white balance setting for a scene mode returns to AWB when the scene mode is changed Setting the white balance manually 1 Select Ó and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then press MENU SET WHITE BALA...

Page 86: ...emorised even if the camera is turned off The white balance fine adjustment level in Ò returns to 0 when you reset the white balance using Ó In the UNDERWATER in scene mode the white balance is fixed at AWB but it can be finely adjusted Auto 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 nu...

Page 87: ...ture it is in max 15 areas AF Tracking Focus can be adjusted to a specified subject Focus will keep on following the subject even if it moves Dynamic tracking 11 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 11 focus areas This is effective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen ƒ 1 area focusing High speed The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the centre of the scr...

Page 88: ...ode In motion picture mode About š The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused Under certain picture taking conditions ...

Page 89: ... tracked The picture will be taken with Ø in AF MODE in that case QUICK AF will not operate during AF tracking It is not possible to set in STARRY SKY FIREWORKS PIN HOLE FILM GRAIN or in the motion picture mode It is not possible to set in B W SEPIA COOL or WARM in COLOR MODE The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm Wide 1 m Tele to For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P24 As ...

Page 90: ...rst picture for the subsequent pictures as well When the burst speed is set to ò they are adjusted each time you take a picture When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed 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 u...

Page 91: ... 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 For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P24 This can enlarge subjects even more than the optical zoom or extra optical zoom Applicable modes n OFF ON Note R...

Page 92: ...places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting to NATURAL You cannot set COOL or WARM in Intelligent auto mode Also you cannot set NATURAL or VIVID in motion picture mode Different colour modes can be set in different REC modes COLOR MODE STANDARD This is the standard setting NATURAL The picture becomes softer VIVID The picture becomes sharper B W The picture becomes black and...

Page 93: ...to P24 You can take a picture brightly in dark places by setting MIN SHTR SPEED slower Also you can set it faster to reduce the blur of the subject Applicable modes 1 250 1 125 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 Note This should usually be set to 1 8 to take pictures When you select a minimum shutter speed other than 1 8 appears on the screen Setting MIN SHTR SPEED to slower speed might increase the cha...

Page 94: ...in low light conditions that make focusing difficult Applicable modes n For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P24 To set the year month day and time It functions in exactly the same way as CLOCK SET in the SETUP menu AUDIO REC OFF Audio will not be recorded ON B is displayed on the screen Audio will be recorded as soon as the image is recorded It will stop in 5 seconds AF ASSIST LAMP OFF ...

Page 95: ...from the regular taken pictures and made available for immediate viewing Clipboard pictures can be recorded played back and deleted only when the mode dial is set to Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the mode dial to Take the pictures Number of recordable pictures when using the built in memory solely for clipboard pictures If the built in memory contains pictures recorded in another r...

Page 96: ...ess MENU SET to close the menu Clipboard recording menu Item Description of setting PICTURE SIZE Used to change the picture size 2M initial setting Prefer quality 1M prefer quantity AUDIO REC Used to record sound 5 seconds together with the pictures This setting is not reflected in AUDIO REC P94 in the REC mode menu LCD MODE This has same function as the LCD MODE in the SETUP menu P28 CLOCK SET Us...

Page 97: ... parts of maps for instance and storing them in the memory For details on how to enlarge pictures refer to Using the Playback Zoom on P46 Viewing clipboard pictures Set the mode dial to 2 Play back the previous picture 1 Play back the next picture Enlarging clipboard pictures and storing them in the memory zoom marks Select the position to record by zoom lever and 3 4 2 1 Press MENU SET The zoom m...

Page 98: ...1 to select a clipboard pictures with zoom mark 2 Press MENU SET to cancel AUDIO DUB Used to add sound after the clipboard pictures are recorded 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture 2 Press MENU SET to start stop recording COPY Used to copy clipboard pictures onto a card one at a time Zoom marks are not copied 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 to select YES and then ...

Page 99: ... to the clipboard mode Note Please bear copyrights and other such matters in mind P2 The PLAYBACK mode menu P108 function cannot be used When the pictures recorded in another recording mode have been rotated P117 and copied P123 as clipboard pictures the pictures prior to rotation will be shown You cannot print while playing clipboard Clipboard image copied to card can be printed Settings During C...

Page 100: ...s recommended when you have connected the camera to a TV set to view the pictures you have taken Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MENU SET Set the mode dial to anything except Press 1 Press 3 4 to select SLIDE SHOW and then press MENU SET When ALL or FAVORITE has been selected in step 4 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET FAVORITE can be selected only when ...

Page 101: ...4 2 1 to select the category to play back and then press MENU SET to set For details on categories refer to P103 Press 3 to select START and then press MENU SET Press 4 to finish the slide show Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes A Play Pause B Stop C Back to previous picture D Ahead to next picture These operations can be performed only in the pause mode E Reduce volume level F ...

Page 102: ... screen effect AUTO can be used only when CATEGORY SELECTION has been selected The pictures are played back with the recommended effects in each category SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting AUDIO will be displayed only when the EFFECT is set to OFF Audio will be played along with the still picture with audio by setting the A...

Page 103: ...e are a lot on the card or the built in memory If you press while searching the searching will stop halfway Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below The travel dates of images in the clipboard folder are not categorized Still pictures created from a motion picture cannot be played back from the motion pictures category in category playback CATEGORY PLAY CATEGORY Recording information e ...

Page 104: ...y when FAVORITE is set to ON and there are pictures which have been set to FAVORITE Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 100 Press 3 4 to select FAVORITE PLAY and then press MENU SET Note You can use only ROTATE ROTATE DISP DPOF PRINT PROTECT or AUDIO DUB in the PLAYBACK menu FAVORITE PLAY 1 2 ...

Page 105: ...the speaker Refer to VOLUME P27 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the ca...

Page 106: ...isplayed image as 1 picture go to step 3 To save the motion picture as 1 picture with 9 screens go to step 2 Press MENU SET to display the 9 screens playback screen A 30 frames Display image every 1 30 second as picture To advance frame by frame 3 4 Advance every 3 frames 2 1 Advance every 1 frames Change the number of frame rate per second Turn the zoom lever toward L W To end 9 screen display Pr...

Page 107: ...107 Advanced Playback QUALITY is fixed to Note You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment Picture size Item 1 picture 9 pictures 2 M 2 M 0 3 M 2 M 0 3 M 1 M ...

Page 108: ...ded on that day is displayed You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as the 1st January 2008 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 P24 Yo...

Page 109: ...an entered character move the cursor to DELETE and press MENU SET To stop editing at any time during text entry press A maximum of 30 characters can be entered Press 3 4 2 1 to move the cursor to EXIT and then press MENU SET to end text input Press to return to the menu screen The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected Press MENU SET to close the menu TITLE EDIT Select the pi...

Page 110: ...gistered text does not fit on the screen The name setting of BABY1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode or LOCATION in travel date can also be registered by using the operation in steps 4 and following The name setting of BABY1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode LOCATION in travel date and TITLE EDIT cannot be registered at the same time You can print out texts comments using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer bundled softw...

Page 111: ...s stamped on the pictures TRAVEL DATE If this is set to ON TRAVEL DATE is stamped on the pictures TITLE Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with text in BABY1 BABY2 or PET name settings in scene mode LOCATION in travel date or TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP Select the picture and then press MENU SET to set appears on screen if the picture is stamped with tex...

Page 112: ...n is automatically restored when MULTI is selected Press MENU SET to close the menu Note When 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 50 pictures at one time in MULTI Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing Wh...

Page 113: ...the resized picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press 3 4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET Select the picture and size SINGLE setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select the size and then press MENU SET Only the sizes to which t...

Page 114: ...on the cut size the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment TRIMMING 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 trimmed Zoom lever T Enlargement ...

Page 115: ...arse when levelling is performed Recorded pixels may decrease compared to original image when levelling is performed Levelling may not be performed on images recorded with other equipment LEVELING Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to adjust the tilting and press MENU SET 1 clockwise 2 counter clockwise Up to 2 o can be adjusted Press 3 to select YES and then press M...

Page 116: ...ture size may become larger than that of the original picture You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment ASPECT CONV Press 3 4 to select Y or X and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select a picture taken with W aspect ratio and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to determine the horizontal position and press MENU SET to set Use 3 4 to set the frame position for pictures rotated ve...

Page 117: ...es on a PC they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is 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 ROTATE ROTATE ...

Page 118: ...as a favourite Note You can set up to 999 pictures as favourites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ P47 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favourites You can perform check and cancel the settings of images as favourites using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer bundled sof...

Page 119: ...n the built in memory copy them to a card P123 and then set the DPOF setting Select DPOF PRINT on the PLAYBACK mode menu P24 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 It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures Press to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the...

Page 120: ... date additionally if required Depending on the photo 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 PictBrid...

Page 121: ...lfway 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 an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK PROTECT Press 3 4 to select SINGLE or MULTI...

Page 122: ...he message OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA screen appears when audio has already been recorded Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The original audio is overwritten Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera If you press the audio dubbing is cancelled Press MENU SET to stop recording It will automatically stop after recording about 10 seconds without press...

Page 123: ... more free space than the built in memory about 50 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 selected that picture is not copied P...

Page 124: ...g them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble B Align the marks and insert C AC adaptor optional Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps Refer to Disconnecting the USB connection cabl...

Page 125: ... pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the PC Double click on Removable Disk in My Computer When using a Macintosh the drive is displayed on the desktop LUMIX NO_NAME or Untitled is displayed Double click DCIM folder 3 4 5 ...

Page 126: ...ra is connected in clipboard mode the built in memory data is displayed even if a card is inserted Viewing the contents of the built in memory or card using the PC folder composition A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations After NO RESET P30 in the SETUP menu has been executed When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as ...

Page 127: ...tors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble B Align the marks and insert C AC adaptor optional Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If t...

Page 128: ...the USB connection cable to the printer again The pictures recorded in clipboard mode copy them onto a card P98 and then print them 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 P130 for the items which can be set before starting to print...

Page 129: ... When DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is cancelled After the pictures have been selected press MENU SET SELECT ALL Prints all the stored pictures DPOF PICTURE Prints the pictures set in DPOF PRINT only P119 FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as favourites only P118 Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Refer to P130 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pic...

Page 130: ...s are not displayed If the printer does not support date 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 Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures By stamping the date using TEXT STAMP P111 or setting date printing at the time of the DPOF PRINT P119 s...

Page 131: ...Item Description of settings Settings on the printer are prioritised 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 132: ...er set PAGE LAYOUT to ä and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 1 for each of the 4 pictures Note The camera 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 ma...

Page 133: ... 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 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 other AV cables except the supplied one Read the operating instructions for the TV When yo...

Page 134: ...el pictures may not be displayed on the full screen Motion pictures cannot be played back To play back motion pictures connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot ...

Page 135: ...layed properly depending on the type of TV Read the operating instructions for the TV Playing back on the TV with component socket Preparations Turn this unit and the TV off 1 Component Plugs Connect the plugs to the component video input sockets on the TV with same colour Indication on the TV might be different 2 Audio Pin Plugs to the audio input socket 3 TV with component socket A Align the mar...

Page 136: ...de P51 3 AF area P40 4 Focus P40 5 Picture size P81 6 Quality P82 7 Battery indication P15 8 Number of recordable pictures P158 9 Built in memory P19 Card P19 displayed only during recording 10 Recording state 11 ISO sensitivity P84 12 Shutter speed P40 13 Aperture value P40 14 Optical image stabilizer P93 Jitter alert P41 ...

Page 137: ...tical zoom P42 Digital zoom P42 91 27 Minimum shutter speed 28 Age 1 P65 Location 2 P76 29 Exposure compensation P58 30 Power LCD P28 Auto Power LCD P28 31 Intelligent Exposure P91 32 Burst P90 Auto bracket P59 B Audio recording P94 33 Quick AF P89 AF Lock P72 AF assist lamp P94 34 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P76 35 Self timer mode P57 1 This is displayed for about 5 seco...

Page 138: ...P105 9 Picture number Total pictures 10 Motion picture recording time P105 11 Histogram P50 12 Exposure compensation P58 13 Recording information P49 14 Favourites settings P118 15 Recorded date and time Travel destination setting P79 Name P65 Location P76 Title P109 16 Age P65 17 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P76 18 Power LCD P28 19 Number of DPOF prints P119 20 Audio play...

Page 139: ...and sound Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or di...

Page 140: ...old when you turn it on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture 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 ...

Page 141: ... battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a battery If you use the battery charger near a radio the radio reception may be disturbed Keep the charger 1 m or more away from radio The charger may g...

Page 142: ...a desiccant silica 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 ...

Page 143: ...the protect setting P121 THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P32 NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE The number of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P47 FAVORITE P118 TITLE ...

Page 144: ...ILT IN MEMORY This message will be displayed when you formatted the built in memory on a PC Format the built in memory on the camera again P32 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD This card has a format which is not recognised by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P32 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN...

Page 145: ...le A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P126 Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P32 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P30 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SE...

Page 146: ...rd mode refer to Settings During Clipboard P99 Functions that cannot be set or will not work Main conditions in which the functions cannot be set or will not work AUTO POWER LCD P28 mode POWER SAVE P29 When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show AUTO DEMO AUTO LCD OFF P29 When using the AC adaptor While the menu ...

Page 147: ... in SCENE MODE INTELLIGENT ISO P83 SCENE MODE mode SENSITIVITY P84 SCENE MODE mode When Intelligent ISO is set WHITE BALANCE P85 1 2 3 ï 5 4 6 8 7 and in SCENE MODE WB ADJUST P86 B W SEPIA COOL or WARM in COLOR MODE is set QUICK AF P89 5 and 4 in SCENE MODE mode BURST P90 ô 5 and in SCENE MODE mode AUDIO REC I EXPOSURE P91 SCENE MODE mode COLOR MODE P92 SCENE MODE MIN SHTR SPEED P93 SCENE MODE mod...

Page 148: ...thout setting the clock or title Motion pictures Still pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP RESIZE P113 Motion pictures Still pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP TRIMMING P114 Motion pictures Still pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP LEVELING P115 Motion pictures Still pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP ASPECT CONV P116 Pictures t...

Page 149: ... the ECONOMY mode etc P29 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 Wipe off the dirt using a dry cloth If the problem is not resolved it may be improved by selecting RESET P30 on the SETUP menu when taking pictures Battery and power sour...

Page 150: ... speed Set auto bracket P59 HI SPEED BURST P67 FLASH BURST P68 in scene mode or BURST P90 of the REC mode menu to OFF 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 P39 There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P41 The shutter speed becomes slower when pictures ar...

Page 151: ... the periphery set the AF area to those colours specific to the subject by aligning that area with the AF area P89 It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get coloured depending on the zoom magnification due to the characteristics of the lens Also the peripherals of the image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used This is not...

Page 152: ...a on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction Adjust the brightness of the screen P27 POWER LCD is activated P28 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 setting set to ΠChange the flash setting P51 Flash ...

Page 153: ...attery immediately after picture taking or did you take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P32 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 P21 When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equi...

Page 154: ...he motion pictures This is not a malfunction White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in eve...

Page 155: ...is inserted in the camera When the mode dial is set to contents of the built in memory will be displayed Set the mode dial to anything except Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to PictBridge PTP in USB MODE P31 127 When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operatin...

Page 156: ...ot use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 0 0 is recorded P22 It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get coloured depending on the zoom magnification due to the characteristics of the lens but this is not a malfunction When using th...

Page 157: ...r the pictures taken will not be stored 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 P21 and birthday settings P65 The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC mode to PLAYBACK mode The file numbers are not recorded consecutively The file nu...

Page 158: ...tio X Picture size 10M 3648k2736 7M 3072k2304 5M 2560k1920 3M 2048k1536 Quality A A A A Built in Memory Approx 50 MB 9 20 14 28 20 40 32 62 Card 32 MB 5 11 7 16 11 23 18 36 64 MB 11 24 16 34 24 48 38 75 128 MB 24 49 35 69 50 99 78 150 256 MB 48 97 68 135 98 190 150 290 512 MB 97 190 135 270 195 380 300 590 1 GB 195 380 270 540 390 770 600 1180 2 GB 390 770 550 1090 790 1530 1220 2360 4 GB 770 1520...

Page 159: ...0 MB 51 97 240 400 Card 32 MB 29 56 145 230 64 MB 61 115 290 480 128 MB 125 230 600 970 256 MB 240 460 1170 1900 512 MB 480 910 2320 3770 1 GB 970 1830 4640 7550 2 GB 1920 3610 8780 12290 4 GB 3770 7090 17240 24130 8 GB 7670 14440 35080 49120 16 GB 15440 29070 70590 98840 32 GB 30970 58310 141620 198270 ...

Page 160: ...16 GB 3580 7050 5040 9880 7160 13720 10980 20590 32 GB 7180 14160 10110 19820 14360 27530 22020 41300 Aspect ratio W Picture size 7 5M 3648k2056 5 5M 3072k1728 3 5M 2560k1440 2M 1920k1080 Quality A A A A Built in Memory Approx 50 MB 13 26 18 37 27 53 47 92 Card 32 MB 7 15 10 21 15 30 27 53 64 MB 15 32 22 45 32 63 57 105 128 MB 33 65 46 92 66 125 115 220 256 MB 65 125 91 180 130 250 220 430 512 MB ...

Page 161: ... 2 min 40 s 7 min 50 s 21 min 10 s 512 MB 2 min 00 s 4 min 30 s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s 42 min 00 s 1 GB 4 min 00 s 9 min 20 s 10 min 50 s 31 min 20 s 1 h 24 min 2 GB 8 min 20 s 19 min 00 s 22 min 10 s 1 h 4 min 2 h 51 min 4 GB 16 min 30 s 37 min 30 s 43 min 40 s 2 h 5 min 5 h 36 min 8 GB 33 min 40 s 1 h 16 min 1 h 28 min 4 h 15 min 11 h 23 min 16 GB 1 h 8 min 2 h 33 min 2 h 59 min 8 h 35 min 22 h ...

Page 162: ...nical shutter Motion picture recording 1280k720 pixels 30 frames second only when using a Card 848k480 pixels 30 frames second only when using a Card 640k480 pixels 30 frames second only when using a Card 320k240 pixels 30 frames second 10 frame second With audio Burst recording Burst speed 2 5 pictures second Normal Approx 2 pictures second Unlimited Number of recordable pictures Max 5 pictures S...

Page 163: ... Memory Card MultiMediaCard Still pictures only Picture size Still picture When the aspect ratio setting is X 3648k2736 pixels 3072k2304 pixels 2560k1920 pixels 2048k1536 pixels 1600k1200 pixels 640k480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is Y 3648k2432 pixels 3072k2048 pixels 2560k1712 pixels 2048k1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is W 3648k2056 pixels 3072k1728 pixels 2560k1440 pixels 1...

Page 164: ...DC IN Dedicated jack 2 pin Dimensions Approx 94 7 mm W k51 9 mm H k22 0 mm D excluding the projecting parts Mass Approx 125 g excluding card and battery Approx 146 g with card and battery Operating temperature 0 oC to 40 oC Operating humidity 10 to 80 Battery Charger Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A Output CHARGE 4 2 V 0 8 A Battery Pack lithium ion Information for y...

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