Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX8GC Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for LUMIX DMC-FX8GC

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FX8GC DMC FX8SG Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0R47 ...

Page 2: ...emarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPM...

Page 3: ... camera If seawater splashes onto the camera wet a soft cloth with tap water wring it well and use it to wipe the camera body carefully Then wipe it again with a dry cloth About the LCD monitor Do not press the LCD monitor strongly It may cause uneven colours on the LCD monitor or a malfunction of the LCD monitor In a place with drastic temperature changes condensation may form on the LCD monitor ...

Page 4: ...rature of the camera is close to the ambient temperature to avoid condensation In case of condensation turn the camera off and then leave it for about 2 hours When the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature the fog disappears naturally If you will not be using the camera for a long time Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature Recommended temperature ...

Page 5: ...tions on the cursor button are described as illustrated below e g When you press the 4 button Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference of brightness between the subject and the background EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed 1 Modes ind...

Page 6: ...sure 40 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 41 Optical Image Stabilizer 42 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 43 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 45 9 Pictures Multi Playback 46 Using the Playback Zoom 47 Deleting Pictures 48 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 50 Macro mode 50 Motion image mode 50 Scene mode 53 Portrait mode 54 Sports mode 54 Food mode 55 Scenery mode 55 Night portra...

Page 7: ...NT 75 Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture PROTECT 77 Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 78 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 79 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 80 Clean up CLEAN UP 81 Initializing the Card FORMAT 82 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 83 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB MODE 84 Connecting to a PC 85 Connecting to a PictBridg...

Page 8: ...as Charger 4 AC Cable A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China B Areas Other than Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China 5 USB Connection Cable 6 AV Cable 7 CD ROM 8 Strap 9 Battery Carrying Case Consult the dealer or your nearest servicentre if you lose the supplied accessories You can purchase the accessories separately VYQ3509 9 7 VFC4090 3 4 1 2 5 6 8 RP SD016B CGA S005E DE...

Page 9: ...rsor Buttons 2 Self timer Button P39 4 REV Button P34 1 Flash Setting Button P36 3 Exposure Compensation P40 Auto Bracket P41 White Balance Fine Adjustment P63 Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode P33 Button 6 MENU Button P19 7 Status Indicator P13 21 8 DISPLAY PWR LCD Button P23 24 9 Single or Burst Mode P43 Delete P48 Button 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 6 7 ...

Page 10: ... Socket P83 85 87 20 DC IN Socket P85 87 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional This camera cannot charge the battery even though the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional is connected to it 21 Tripod Receptacle When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable with the camera attached to it 22 Card Battery Door P14 15 23 Release lever P14 15 10 13 11 14 15 16 12 AV OUT DIGIT...

Page 11: ...pages 1 Charge the battery P12 When the camera is shipped the battery is not charged Charge the battery before use 2 Insert the battery and the card P14 15 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P18 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P27 4 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Select the picture you want to view P45 OFF ON ...

Page 12: ...the CHARGE indicator A turns off in about 130 minutes charging is completed 3 Detach the battery after charging is completed After charging is compleded be sure to disconnect the AC cable from the electrical outlet The battery becomes warm after use charge or during charge The camera also becomes warm during use However it is not a malfunction The battery is exhausted when it is left for a long pe...

Page 13: ... Charging Charging time and the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S005E are the same as above When charging starts the CHARGE indicator lights Charging error If a charging error occurs the CHARGE indicator blinks in about 1 second cycles In this case disconnect the AC cable from the electrical outlet remove the battery and make sure that both room and battery tempera...

Page 14: ...y Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied P95 When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed The storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock...

Page 15: ... only the genuine SD card with SD Logo 2 Insert Insert the card fully with the label side facing the front of the camera until it clicks Remove Push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright Check the direction of the card Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 3 1 Close the card battery door 2 Slide the ...

Page 16: ...eight removable external cards The reading writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card is equipped with a Write Protect switch B that can inhibit writing and formatting a card When the switch is slid to the LOCK side it is not possible to write or delete data on the card and format it When the switch is unlocked these functions become available SD Memory Card On this unit you can...

Page 17: ...en is an approximation Aspect ratio Picture size 2560k1920 pixels 2048k1536 pixels 1600k1200 pixels 1280k960 pixels Quality 16 MB 5 11 9 17 14 28 22 41 32 MB 12 24 19 37 30 59 46 86 64 MB 25 49 39 75 62 120 94 175 128 MB 51 100 79 150 125 240 190 350 256 MB 99 195 150 290 240 470 370 690 512 MB 195 380 300 590 480 940 730 1370 1 GB 390 770 610 1180 970 1880 1470 2740 Aspect ratio Picture size 640k...

Page 18: ... clock setting is correct after turning the camera off and on When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed The storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock again Y...

Page 19: ...item 5 Select the desired value Close the menu by pressing the MENU button after finishing the setting In recording mode you can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway OFF ON AUTO AUTO 5M SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE QUALITY W BALANCE ASPECT RATIO SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT MENU 1SEC n0 2MIN OFF AUTO REVIEW ECONOMY BEEP MONITOR POWER SAVE REC SELECT MENU EXIT SETUP 1 3 ECO Be sure...

Page 20: ... function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged The auto review function is activated while pictures with audio are recorded regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged The setting for the auto review function is disabled in auto bracket burst mode motion image mode SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode P53 or whe...

Page 21: ...n images The brightness of the LCD monitor is not reduced when the power LCD function is activated BEEP BEEP LEVEL No operational sound Soft operational sound Loud operational sound BEEP TONE SHUTTER The settings on BEEP also affect simple mode VOLUME The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps LEVEL 6 to 0 When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the speakers of the TV is not chang...

Page 22: ...UTO Scene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to scene mode Select the desired scene mode OFF Scene menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to scene mode and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently selected If you change the scene mode press the MENU button to display the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu...

Page 23: ...1 B Normal display C No display In recording mode P27 D Normal display E Display with histogram F No display Recording guide line G No display 1 Histogram In playback mode P45 H Normal display I Display with recorded information and histogram J No display 2 Displayed when you set birthday setting for BABY in the scene mode P53 and WITH AGE is selected at taking pictures DISPLAY PWR LCD BACKLIGHT 3...

Page 24: ...ly again If you press and hold PWR LCD button for 1 second again the power LCD function is cancelled and the LCD monitor reverts back to its usual brightness In the power LCD function the brightness and colour tone are emphatically displayed on the LCD monitor Therefore the brightness and the colour tone may look different from those in real life depending on the subject However this function does...

Page 25: ...nly the exposure is adequate and the brightness is well balanced C When the values are concentrated to the right the picture is over exposed Example of histogram A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed Histogram 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 histogram ...

Page 26: ...djust to each mode Normal picture mode P27 Use this mode for usual recording Simple mode P31 This is the recommended mode for beginners Macro mode P50 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subject Scene mode P53 This mode allows you to take pictures depending on the recording scenes Motion image mode P50 This mode allows you to record motion images with audio Playback mode...

Page 27: ... and then press the shutter button halfway A Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed 3 Take a picture B Press the shutter button fully to take the picture OFF ON 1 25 F2 8 When the subject is not focused When the subject is focused Focus indication Blink green On green AF area Turns from white to re...

Page 28: ...mera gently with both hands keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Make sure that camera shake does not occur when you press the shutter button Do not cover the photo flash or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects Do not touch the front of the lens 1 When holding the camera sideways 2 When holding the camera vertically A Photo flash B AF assist lam...

Page 29: ... the subject is focused it is cancelled when you release the shutter button Press the shutter button halfway again Jitter camera shake Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button especially when fully zoomed into the subject When jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed the jitter alert A appears When the jitter alert appears we recommend using a tripod If you cannot use a tri...

Page 30: ...s may become dark In this case compensate the exposure value on the camera P40 When you press the shutter button the LCD monitor may become bright or dark for a moment This function allows easy adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected We recommend making sure the clock is set properly before taking pictures P18 When the time for power save is set P19 the camera is automati...

Page 31: ...in Simple mode PICT MODE AUTO REVIEW BEEP CLOCK SET Change date and time P18 SIMPLE MODE AUTO REVIEW BEEP CLOCK SET EXITMENU SELECT SET PICT MODE ENLARGE 4 k6 10k15cm E MAIL MENU ENLARGE Optimum for enlarging to 8qk10q Letter etc 4qk6q 10k15cm Optimum for regular size printing E MAIL Optimum for attaching to e mails or insertion into website OFF The recorded picture does not automatically appear O...

Page 32: ... timer 10 seconds P39 Optical Image Stabilizer MODE2 P42 Burst speed Low speed P43 Number of recordable pictures in burst mode ENLARGE max 3 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 5 pictures E MAIL max 5 pictures W BALANCE AUTO P62 SENSITIVITY AUTO P64 ASPECT RATIO P64 PICT SIZE and QUALITY ENLARGE 2560k1920 pixels Fine 4qk6q 10k15cm 1600k1200 pixels Standard E MAIL 640k480 pixels Standard P65 AF MODE 1 area ...

Page 33: ...e of the picture If you press 3 while is displayed disappears and the backlight compensation function is cancelled When you use the backlight compensation function we recommend using the flash The settings on the simple mode are not applied to other recording modes except CLOCK SET and BEEP The setting on MONITOR BEEP TONE SHUTTER NO RESET and LANGUAGE in the SETUP menu P19 also affects the simple...

Page 34: ...posure P40 2 Enlarge and shift the picture 1k 4k 8k 8k 4k 1k When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second to check the enlarged area Recorded pictures can be deleted during the review Quick Deletion Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Multi pictures or all pictures can be deleted Read P48 or P49 to operate them RE...

Page 35: ...r area of the zoom lens as you get closer to the subject When using the zoom lens at high magnification the quality of the picture can be enhanced if a tripod is used At high magnification even small movements can cause a slight decrease in picture sharpness If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again In motion image mode the zoom magnification is fixed to...

Page 36: ...activated twice The first flash is activated only for a preparation of actual recording The subject should not move until the second flash is finished Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light Forced ON Red eye reduction The ...

Page 37: ...for the focus range Refer to P64 for the ISO sensitivity If the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO it is automatically adjusted from ISO100 to ISO400 when you use the flash To avoid noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity P64 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P69 ISO sensitivity Available flash control range Wide Tele AUTO 30 cm to 4 0 m 30 cm to 2 2 m ISO80 30 cm to 1 7 m 30 cm to 1 0 m ISO100...

Page 38: ...Take a picture after the access indication disappears When the jitter alert appears we recommend using the flash When you set to burst mode or auto bracket only 1 picture is recorded for every flash activated The flash icon turns red when activating the flash and pressing the shutter button halfway When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when yo...

Page 39: ... the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button When you press the shutter button fully with one stroke the subject is automatically focused just before the recording In dark places the self timer indicator blinks and then it may turn on brightly to work as the AF assist lamp P67 for focusing on the subject In simple mode the self timer is fixed to 10 seconds In SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode P53 t...

Page 40: ...oward negative 1 Press 3 several times until EXPOSURE appears and then compensate the exposure You can compensate from j2 EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV EV is an abbreviation for Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject The exposure comp...

Page 41: ... after the exposure compensation the pictures are based on the compensated exposure When the exposure is compensated the compensated exposure value appears on the lower left of the screen When the flash is activated you can take only 1 picture When the auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used When setting auto bracket and the burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed The e...

Page 42: ... the optical zoom is fixed to Wide 1k and the zoom function cannot be activated Moreover you cannot take pictures The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently in the following cases When too much jitter occurs In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following subjects in motion When the shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons Be careful of jittering wh...

Page 43: ...speed of the card When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited You can take pictures until the capacity of the card becomes full The speed of taking pictures becomes slow during a recording The focus is fixed at taking the first picture In simple mode the burst speed is fixed to Low When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3 When the burst mode is ...

Page 44: ...e a picture When setting the burst mode the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged Moreover the settings for the auto review function on the SETUP menu are disabled Burst mode is not cancelled when the camera is switched off Burst mode will not perform as described if a MultiMediaCard is used in place of an SD Memory Card...

Page 45: ... only be forwarded or rewound one by one When you forward or rewind a large number of pictures release 2 1 once before reaching the picture to be played back then press 2 1 to forward rewind pictures little by little This camera is based on the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA When...

Page 46: ...the number coloured in orange appears To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P48 Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P73 1 2 4 7 9 5 6 8 10 00 1 DEC 2005 CANCEL SELECT 100_0001 1 14 3 W T 1 2 4 7 5 6 10 11 8 9 12 CANCEL SELECT CANCEL SELECT 13...

Page 47: ...ation is displayed for about 1 second To delete a picture during playback zoom Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P48 The more the picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment Even if the indications on the screen are turned off in normal playback mode...

Page 48: ...lect the pictures to be deleted Repeat the above procedure The selected pictures appear with When 4 is pressed again the setting is cancelled After selecting pictures press to delete The icon blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting P77 10 00 1 DEC 2005 100_0001 1 14 DELETE THIS PICTURE DELETE SINGLE MULTI ALL SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL MULTI D...

Page 49: ...camera while deleting When you delete pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or use the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional More numbers of pictures take longer time for deletion Pictures that are protected P77 or do not conform to DCF standard P45 will not be deleted even if ALL DELETE is selected MULTI DELETE SELECT SET DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL SELE...

Page 50: ... available flash range is about 30 cm to 4 0 m Wide This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to AUTO When you take pictures at close range in macro mode the resolution of the peripheral of the picture may be slightly decreased However this is not a malfunction This mode allows you to record motion images with audio 1 Select PICT MODE Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or...

Page 51: ...recording the camera stops automatically Available recording time seconds The recordable time is an approximation It varies depending on the recording condition and the types of SD memory Card The recording time changes with subjects The available recording time displayed on the LCD monitor may not reduce regularly This unit does not support MultiMediaCard for recording motion images 5S SD Memory ...

Page 52: ...f you use a card in which pictures have been recorded and deleted repeatedly recording may stop in the middle while you are recording motion images We recommend you to clean up the card in advance P81 We recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Card Use only the genuine SD card with SD Logo When motion images recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment the quality of pictures and soun...

Page 53: ...ene menu is displayed you can set the REC mode menu P61 and the SETUP menu P19 PORTRAIT P54 SPORTS P54 FOOD P55 SCENERY P55 NIGHT PORTRAIT P56 NIGHT SCENERY P56 BABY P57 SOFT SKIN P58 PARTY P58 FIREWORKS P59 SNOW P59 SELF PORTRAIT P60 When you take pictures with a scene mode which is not adequate for the purpose the hue may differ from the actual scene When you want to change the brightness of the...

Page 54: ...far as possible from the camera and get closer to the subject This mode is only suitable for outdoors in the daytime The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g When taking pictures of outdoor sports Technique for Sports mode To take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject the shutter speed becomes faster than usual This mode is more eff...

Page 55: ...ral hue The focus range becomes the same as that in the macro mode 5 cm Wide 30 cm Tele to The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape The camera focuses on a distant subject preferentially The focus range is 5 m to The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled Food mod...

Page 56: ...oning but it is not a malfunction When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible The flash is always activated when the camera is set to Slow sync Red eye reduction The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take a picture of a nightscape The landscape can be recorded vividly by slowing down the shutter speed Technique for Night scenery mode Since the shutter spee...

Page 57: ...o finish the setting If you select WITH AGE without setting birthday in advance a message is displayed Press the MENU button and set birthday following the above steps 2 and 3 The focus range becomes the same as that in the macro mode 5 cm Wide 30 cm Tele to The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO After turning on the camera in BABY or switching to BABY from other modes the age and current date and t...

Page 58: ... the skin colour in the background that part is also smoothened This mode may not be effective in insufficient brightness Select this mode when you want to take pictures at wedding receptions indoor parties etc Both the people and the background can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed Technique for Party mode Since the shutter speed become...

Page 59: ...nce to the subject is 10 m or longer The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF The ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to the optimal value You cannot set the AF mode The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled You cannot set the slow shutter This mode allows you to take a picture in locations such as skiing resorts and locations near snowy mountains The exposure and the white balance are a...

Page 60: ... the review function When the picture may be blurry by slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 seconds self timer P39 The available focus range is about 30 cm to 70 cm You can take a picture of yourself with audio In this time the self timer indicator lights up while recording the audio P66 When you select SELF PORTRAIT the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1k The self timer ca...

Page 61: ...om lever toward T or W the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting W BALANCE P62 SENSITIVITY P64 ASPECT RATIO P64 PICT SIZE P65 QUALITY P65 AUDIO REC P66 AF MODE P66 AF ASSIST LAMP P67 SLOW SHUTTER P68 D ZOOM P69 COL EFFECT P69 PICT ADJ P69 EXITMENU SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE QUALITY ASPECT...

Page 62: ...subject is surrounded by many light sources auto white balance adjustment may not operate properly In this case set the white balance to a mode except AUTO 1 The range that is controlled by the auto white balance adjustment mode of the camera 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky Rain 4 TV screen 5 Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight KlKelvin Colour Te...

Page 63: ... 2 RED Press when the hue is bluish About the white balance In simple mode the white balance is fixed to AUTO When taking a picture with the flash the white balance will be automatically adjusted except for Daylight but the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance fine adjustment The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue You...

Page 64: ... fixed to ISO80 To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P69 The aspect ratio is the horizontal to vertical ratio of a picture You can select from two aspect ratios depending on a purpose Both ends of pictures recorded using may be cut at printing Check the picture in advance P100 ISO Sensitivity SENSITIVITY ISO sensitivity 80 400 Use in bri...

Page 65: ...displayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded frames Refer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures You can select 2 types of quality compression level according to the usage of the picture Pictures may appear like a mosaic depending on the subject or the recording condition The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject The number of remaining pictures displayed on the sc...

Page 66: ...recorded You cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket or burst mode When audio is recorded with each picture the total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will slightly decrease Audio Recording AUDIO REC AF Mode AF MODE 5 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 5 focus areas You can record a picture in free composition without limiting the position of the subject 3 area fo...

Page 67: ...ple AF areas max 5 areas light at the same time the camera is focusing on all the AF areas The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position that the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode or Spot focusing mode You cannot set the AF mode in FIREWORKS and ...

Page 68: ...dicated and the area is set only to a point on the centre of the screen P67 The shutter speed can be automatically adjusted However if you want brighter pictures you can manually select a slower shutter speed This is especially effective if you want to take pictures where both the night landscape and the subject are bright using NIGHT PORTRAIT in scene mode P53 The slow shutter speed values you ca...

Page 69: ...zoom range the stabilizer function may not be effective When using the digital zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P39 for taking pictures The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the centre of the screen in the digital zoom range P67 You can use 4 types of colour effects depending on the atmosphere of the picture Use this function according ...

Page 70: ...ng motion image playback Press 3 again to cancel pause You can hear audio from the speaker To adjust the sound volume refer to P21 The picture with audio cannot be resized P79 or trimmed P80 You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion images The file format that can be played back with the camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC o...

Page 71: ...lever toward T or W the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed After selecting a menu item with the operation described above make settings for each menu SLIDE SHOW P72 ROTATE DISP P73 ROTATE P74 PROTECT P77 DPOF PRINT P75 AUDIO DUB P78 RESIZE P79 TRIMMING P80 CLEAN UP P81 FORMAT P82 PLAY 1 2 ROTATE DISP PROTECT DPOF PRINT ROTATE EXITMENU SELECT SLIDE SHOW ON MENU Menu items ...

Page 72: ... When you set AUDIO to ON and then a picture with audio is played back the next picture is displayed after playing back audio Playing Back with Slide Show SLIDE SHOW DURATION It can be set to 1 2 3 or 5 seconds AUDIO By setting it to ON the audio of the pictures with audio can be played back during Slide Show SLIDE SHOW EXITMENU START AUDIO 1SEC 2SEC 3SEC 5SEC DURATION SELECT SET SLIDE SHOW EXITME...

Page 73: ...fully The direction detection function P29 may not work properly on pictures recorded by aiming the camera up or down Only still pictures in normal playback can be rotated When playing back rotated pictures in multi playback pictures appear in original orientation You can rotate and display pictures by using ROTATE function even if you do not take pictures by holding the camera vertically When you...

Page 74: ...ftware compatible with Exif Exif is the file format for still pictures to which recording information and other can be added established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When ROTATE DISP is set to OFF ROTATE function is disabled When pictures are recorded by holding the camera vertically the pictures are played back vertically the pictures are rotated It...

Page 75: ...rints can be set from 0 to 999 The number of prints icon appears When the number of prints is set to 0 DPOF print setting is cancelled Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of prints Repeat the above procedure The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 The number of prints icon appears When the number of prints is set to 0 DPOF print setting is cancelled Setting the Picture to be...

Page 76: ... the date print For further information ask the photo studio or refer to the operating instructions of the printer DPOF print setting is a convenient function when you print pictures with printers supporting PictBridge P87 DPOF is an abbreviation of Digital Print Order Format This feature allows you to write print information into the media and to use such information on the DPOF compliant system ...

Page 77: ...st While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure formatting the card will permanently delete all data P82 The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment Sliding the Card Write Protect switch A on the SD Memory Card to LOCK prevents the picture from deletion even if the protection is not set The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures ROTATE P74 AU...

Page 78: ... audio recording The original audio is overwritten The audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion images Protected pictures The audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment 2 Stop audio recording The audio recording stops by pressing the 4 button Even if you do not press 4 after about 10 seconds the audio recording stops automatically Adding Audi...

Page 79: ... Select the size and set it Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is 2048k1536 pixels 1600k1200 pixels 1280k960 pixels 640k480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 1920k1080 pixels 3 Select YES or NO and set it When you select YES the picture is overwritten When resized pictures are overwritten they cannot be restored When the original picture is pr...

Page 80: ...e following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion images Pictures with audio It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Enlarge or decrease the picture 3 Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING TRIMMING EXIT MENU 100_0001 SELECT SET 1 3 ZOOM EXIT TRIMMING 100_0001 MENU W T 1 3 TRIM SHUTTER ZOOM EXIT TRIMMING 100_0001 MENU 1 3 ...

Page 81: ...on are repeated In this case recording may stop in the middle while you are recording motion images We recommend you to clean up the card using the camera before recording motion images 1 Select YES to start the clean up CLEAN UP is a function to recover the speed of writing into a free space in the card Therefore pictures and data already recorded in the card will not be erased When you start cle...

Page 82: ...cluding protected images are irretrievably erased Please confirm that all data is transferred to your PC before proceeding with format function During formatting do not turn the camera off When you format the card use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional When the SD Memory Card Write Protect switch is slid to LOCK you cannot format the card If the card cannot ...

Page 83: ...e Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the SETUP menu you can view images on the TV in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot A recorded SD Memory Card can be played back on TVs with an SD Memory Card slot Pictures may not be displayed on a full screen depending on the model of TV MultiMediaCard may not be ...

Page 84: ...1 Select USB MODE 2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP If you connect the camera to a PC select PC P85 If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge select PictBridge PTP P87 When PC is selected the camera is connected via USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system SETUP 2 3 CLOCK SET ...

Page 85: ...et USB MODE on the SETUP menu to PC P84 If you set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP and then connect the camera to the PC messages may appear on the screen of the PC Select Cancel to close the indications and disconnect the camera from the PC Connect the camera after you set USB MODE again 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark...

Page 86: ...ed do not disconnect the USB connection cable When the OS of your PC is Windows 2000 and you connect the camera to the PC with the USB connection cable do not replace the card with the camera connected to the PC The information in the card may be damaged Make sure to disconnect the USB connection cable beforehand when you replace the card For details refer to the separate operating instructions ab...

Page 87: ...t the USB connection cable with the mark facing the 2 mark on the DIGITAL socket Hold the plug C to push into or pull out It may take time to print some pictures Therefore use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional when you connect to a printer If the remaining battery power becomes low during communication the battery indication turns red and blinks P13 and...

Page 88: ...be printed on the picture NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints PAPER SIZE Possible paper sizes on the camera The items are listed on 1 2 and 2 2 Press 4 to select the desired item These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT 100_0001 PictBridge PRINT SELECT 1 3 CANCELMENU PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT NUM OF PRINTS PRINT START SING...

Page 89: ...t it to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P75 2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture Refer to P88 for print setting Press the MENU button to cancel printing Settings on the printer are prioritised 1 page with no frame print 1 page with frame print 2 pages print 4 pages print CANCELMENU PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT NUM OF PRINTS PRINT START S...

Page 90: ...tures may be printed several times The indication of the remaining number of prints is different from the setting however this is not a malfunction The setting on the printer may have priority over the setting on the camera in the date print Also check the date print setting on the printer If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture Layout printing When ...

Page 91: ... 5 seconds when turning on the camera in BABY setting the clock and birthday and after switching from other modes to BABY 16 Current date and time P18 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the recording mode Zoom Digital zoom P35 69 17 Shutter speed P27 18 Aperture value P27 19 Exposure compensation P40 20 A...

Page 92: ...state 8 AF area P27 9 Operation for backlight compensation P33 10 Current date and time P18 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the simple mode Zoom P35 11 Backlight compensation P33 12 Power LCD P24 13 Self timer P39 14 AF assist lamp P67 15 Burst P43 3 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 5 7 8 15 13 14 BACKLIGHT 12 6 W T ...

Page 93: ...P86 9 Page number Total pictures 10 Histogram P25 It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 11 Recording information Recording mode Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Flash mode White balance It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 12 Recorded date and time 13 Age P57 14 Power LCD P24 15 Audio playback P70 In Motion image mode 8 9 10 11 12 100_0001 1 1 2 3 4...

Page 94: ...ot use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines recorded pictures or sounds may be adversely affected Make sure to use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords and the cables supplied with them Do not extend the cords and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the...

Page 95: ... accidentally check to see if the battery body and terminals are damaged Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera When you go out bring charged spare batteries Be aware that the operating time of the battery will become shorter in low temperatures such as outdoors at a ski resort When you travel be sure to prepare the supplied charger to charge the battery on the spot Dispo...

Page 96: ...ng necessary data on a PC or elsewhere CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES If the pictures are not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print cannot be set NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at once with MULTI DELETE Once delete the selected pictures and then repeat deleting multiple pictures MEMORY CARD ERROR...

Page 97: ...E WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD When you set the picture quality to 30fpsVGA or depending on the type of card recording may stop while you are recording motion images P50 We recommend using a high speed SD memory card indicated with 20 MB s or above on its package If you use a card in which pictures have been recorded and deleted repeatedly recording may stop in the middle while you are recording moti...

Page 98: ...f frequently by using the power save mode the economy mode etc P19 Recording 1 The picture cannot be recorded Is the card inserted Is the mode dial correctly set Is there any memory capacity left on the card Before recording delete some pictures 2 The subject is not focused properly The focus range varies depending on the recording mode Rotate the mode dial to set to the proper mode for the distan...

Page 99: ...t affect the recorded pictures 3 The screen is too bright or dark Adjust the brightness of the screen P19 Is the power LCD function activated P24 4 Some pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures This is not a malfunction 5 Noise appears on the LCD monitor In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This d...

Page 100: ... In order to delete the pictures mentioned above format the data P82 Once formatted all the data including the other pictures cannot be restored Confirm carefully to format TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television Is the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to external input mode 2 When connecting to a PC pictures cannot be transferred Is the camera connec...

Page 101: ...amp does not turn on when SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY FIREWORKS or SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode P53 is selected 5 The camera is getting warmer The surface of the camera may get warmer during use This does not cause a problem with the performance or quality of the camera 6 The lens clicks When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other the lens may click and the picture ...

Page 102: ...ity of the card Unlimited Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion image recording 640k480 pixels 320k240 pixels 30 or 10 frames second with audio The maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the card ISO sensitivity AUTO 80 100 200 400 Shutter speed 8 to 1 2 000th Motion image mode 1 30th to 1 2 000th White balance AUTO Day...

Page 103: ...picture with audio Motion images QuickTime Motion JPEG motion images with audio Interface Digital USB 2 0 Full Speed Analogue video audio NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output monaural Terminal AV OUT DIGITAL Dedicated jack 8 pin DC IN Dedicated jack Dimensions Approx 94 1 mm W k50 5 mm H k24 2 mm D excluding the projection part Mass Approx 127 g excluding Memory Card and battery A...

Page 104: ... Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global VQT0R47 C F0605Mn0 030000A E QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license ...

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