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Recording pictures (basic)

VQT0S68

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Available flash settings by recording mode

The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
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: Available, —: Not available)

Not available in backlight compensation

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The available flash range to take pictures

• The available flash range is an approximation.
• Refer to P30 for the focus range.
• Refer to P68 for the ISO sensitivity.
• If the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when using the flash, it will be automatically

increased to a maximum of [ISO400].

• To avoid noise, we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity (P68) or setting

[PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P75)

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

30 cm to 2.0 m

30 cm to 1.1 m

ISO200

40 cm to 2.8 m

30 cm to 1.5 m

ISO400

60 cm to 4.0 m

40 cm to 2.2 m

Summary of Contents for LUMIX DMC-FX9GC

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FX9GC DMC FX9SG Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0S68 ...

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: ... 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 Wipe it with a soft dry cloth If the camera is extremely cold when you turn the camera on the picture on the LCD monitor is slightly darker than usual at first However as the internal temperature increases it goes back to the normal b...

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: ... Pictures using Auto Bracket 42 Optical Image Stabilizer 43 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 44 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 46 Multi Playback 9 screens 16 screens and 25 screens 47 Using the Playback Zoom 49 Deleting Pictures 50 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 52 Macro mode 52 Motion picture mode 52 Scene mode 55 Portrait mode 56 Sports mode 56 Food mode 57 Scenery mode 57...

Page 7: ...Prints DPOF PRINT 82 Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture PROTECT 84 Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 85 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 86 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 87 Clean up CLEAN UP 89 Initializing the Card FORMAT 90 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 91 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB MODE 92 Connecting to a PC 93 Connecting...

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 P40 4 REV Button P35 1 Flash Setting Button P37 3 Exposure Compensation P41 Auto Bracket P42 White Balance Fine Adjustment P67 Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode P34 Button 6 MENU Button P20 7 Status Indicator P13 22 8 DISPLAY PWR LCD Button P24 25 9 Single or Burst Mode P44 Delete P50 Button 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 6 7 ...

Page 10: ... Socket P91 93 95 20 DC IN Socket P93 95 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 when the camera is attached to it 22 Card Battery Door P14 15 23 Release lever P14 15 10 13 11 14 15 16 12 AV OUT DI...

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 P19 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P28 4 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Select the picture you want to view P46 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 completed 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: ...ition of the battery 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...

Page 14: ... Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied P103 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 genuine SD cards with an 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: ...ght 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 u...

Page 17: ... 240 190 350 256 MB 82 160 150 290 240 470 370 690 512 MB 160 320 300 590 480 940 730 1370 1 GB 320 640 610 1180 970 1880 1470 2740 2 GB 660 1280 1220 2360 1920 3610 2920 5120 Aspect ratio Picture size 0 3M EZ 640k480 pixels 5M 2816k1880 pixels 2 5M EZ 2048k1360 pixels Quality 16 MB 69 110 5 10 10 19 32 MB 145 230 11 22 21 41 64 MB 290 480 23 46 44 84 128 MB 600 970 47 93 89 170 256 MB 1170 1900 9...

Page 18: ...m ratio is extended to a maximum of 4 1k when the digital zoom is set to OFF P70 Refer to P71 for information about quality The numbers are approximations The numbers vary depending on the recording condition and the type of the card The number of recordable pictures varies depending on subjects The remaining number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen is an approximation Aspect ratio Pi...

Page 19: ... 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 20: ...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 6M 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 21: ... 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 picture mode SELF PORTRAIT P63 in scene mode or when AUDIO REC is set to ON POWER ...

Page 22: ...ing the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional 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 spea...

Page 23: ...tem SCENE MENU AUTO SCENE MODE menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to scene mode Select the desired scene mode OFF SCENE MODE menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to scene mode and the camera is operated in scene mode currently selected If you change the scene mode press the MENU button to display the SCENE MODE menu and then select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set ...

Page 24: ... Normal display C No display In recording mode P28 D Normal display E Display with histogram F No display Recording guide line G No display 1 Histogram In playback mode P46 H Normal display I Display with recorded information and histogram J No display 2 Displayed when you set birthday setting for BABY P59 in scene mode and WITH AGE is selected at taking pictures DISPLAY PWR LCD BACKLIGHT 3 3 3 1 ...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...y 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 do...

Page 27: ...ust to each mode Normal picture mode P28 Use this mode for usual recording Simple mode P32 This is the recommended mode for beginners Macro mode P52 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subject Scene mode P55 This mode allows you to take pictures depending on the recording scenes Motion picture mode P52 This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio Playback mo...

Page 28: ...fway to focus The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed When 5 area focusing or 3 area focusing High speed is used for AF mode the AF area will not appear until the subject is brought into focus P72 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 focuse...

Page 29: ...y 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 lamp Especial...

Page 30: ...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 tripod b...

Page 31: ...s may become dark In this case compensate the exposure value on the camera P41 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 P19 When the time for power save is set P21 the camera is automati...

Page 32: ...in Simple mode PICT MODE AUTO REVIEW BEEP CLOCK SET Change date and time P19 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 33: ...Y OFF P22 Self timer 10 seconds P40 Optical Image Stabilizer MODE2 P43 Burst speed Low speed P44 Number of recordable pictures in burst mode ENLARGE max 6 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 8 pictures E MAIL max 8 pictures W BALANCE AUTO P66 SENSITIVITY AUTO P68 ASPECT RATIO P68 PICT SIZE and QUALITY ENLARGE 6M Fine 4qk6q 10k15cm 2M EZ Standard E MAIL 0 3M EZ Standard P69 P71 AF MODE 1 area focusing P72 A...

Page 34: ...ht compensation function is cancelled When you use the backlight compensation function we recommend using the flash With 4qk6q 10k15cm or E MAIL in PICT MODE the extra optical zoom is activated and the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 4 1k P70 The settings on the simple mode are not applied to other recording modes except CLOCK SET and BEEP The setting on MONITOR P21 BEEP TONE P22 SHUTTER P2...

Page 35: ... or dim compensate the exposure P41 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 P50 ...

Page 36: ... 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 picture mode the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation The lens barrel P10 is...

Page 37: ... 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 flash set...

Page 38: ...r the focus range Refer to P68 for the ISO sensitivity If the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when using the flash it will be automatically increased to a maximum of ISO400 To avoid noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity P68 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P75 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 ISO...

Page 39: ...ange the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark When you repeat taking a picture recording may be disabled even if the flash is activated 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 When the fla...

Page 40: ...he 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 P73 for focusing on the subject In simple mode the self timer is fixed to 10 seconds In SELF PORTRAIT P63 in scene mode the...

Page 41: ...es 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 compensation value appears on the lower ...

Page 42: ...t When taking pictures using auto bracket 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 or STARRY SKY P62 in scene mode is selected you can take only 1 picture When the auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used When settin...

Page 43: ...e 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 when ...

Page 44: ...et to Unlimited You can take pictures until the capacity of the card becomes full The burst speed becomes slower halfway Depending on the picture size or card the time the speed becomes slower differs 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...can 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 W...

Page 47: ... screen When you switch to multi screen the scroll bar A appears From all the recorded pictures the location of the displayed picture can be confirmed 2 Select the pictures The selected picture s recording date and number the total number of recorded pictures a favourites only when FAVORITE P79 has been set to ON a motion picture in BABY in scene mode age in months age in years etc are displayed E...

Page 48: ... appears To delete a picture during a multi playback Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P50 Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P80 You can switch whether you turn the indications on the LCD monitor on or off by pressing the DISPLAY button ...

Page 49: ...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 P50 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 50: ...picture While deleting the picture appears on the screen To delete MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE 1 Select MULTI DELETE or ALL DELETE If you selected MULTI DELETE perform steps 2 and 3 P51 If you selected ALL DELETE perform step 3 P51 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 DELETE ALL DELETE SELECT 2 times ...

Page 51: ...eleted if you select ALL DELETE EXCEPT and use the same steps as ALL DELETE However if none of the pictures have displayed you cannot select ALL DELETE EXCEPT even if FAVORITE is set to ON Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Please double check before deleting pictures Do not turn off the camera while deleting When you delete pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or use th...

Page 52: ...ailable 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 pictures with audio 1 Select PICT MODE Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or ...

Page 53: ...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 pictures 5S SD Memory Card Picture...

Page 54: ...out audio The settings of auto focus zoom aperture values are fixed to what they are when recording starts in the first frame Depending on the type of card the card access indication appears for a while after recording motion pictures However this is not a malfunction When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment the quality of pictures and sounds may be deterior...

Page 55: ...the REC mode menu P65 and the SETUP menu P20 PORTRAIT P56 SPORTS P56 FOOD P57 SCENERY P57 NIGHT PORTRAIT P58 NIGHT SCENERY P58 BABY P59 SOFT SKIN P60 CANDLE LIGHT P60 PARTY P61 FIREWORKS P61 SNOW P62 STARRY SKY P62 SELF PORTRAIT P63 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 p...

Page 56: ...se the effect select a background as 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 fa...

Page 57: ...ou to take pictures of food in a natural 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 th...

Page 58: ...g a picture because of signal conditioning 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 Nigh...

Page 59: ...t using 3 4 3 Press the MENU button to 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...

Page 60: ... the subject This mode is only suitable for outdoors in the daytime The ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 If there is a colour close to the skin colour in the background that part is also smoothened This mode may not be effective in insufficient brightness Use this mode when you want to take photos with a candle light atmosphere Technique for Candle light mode By making the most of the candle ligh...

Page 61: ...nd being at a distance about 1 5 m from the subject The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction or Forced ON Red eye reduction The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky The shutter speed or the exposure is automatically adjusted for taking pictures of fireworks Technique for Fireworks mode We recomme...

Page 62: ...ur of the snow stand out The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject that you could not take in NIGHT SCENERY It is possible to take clear pictures of stars in the night sky by making the shutter speed slower Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC 30 SEC or 60 SEC Setting the shutter speed Press 3 4 to select the exposure time an...

Page 63: ...ed to OFF The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF The ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 You cannot compensate the exposure or set auto bracket burst mode or AUDIO REC Histograms are always displayed in orange P26 This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Technique for Self portrait mode When you are focused by pressing the shutter button halfway the self timer indicator lights up Make su...

Page 64: ...P40 When you select SELF PORTRAIT the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1k The self timer can be set to off or 2 seconds P40 When you set to 2 seconds it is kept until the camera is turned off or you switch the mode dial The stabilizer function mode is fixed to MODE2 P43 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO The AF mode is fixed to 5 area focusing P72 The setting on the AF assist la...

Page 65: ...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 P66 SENSITIVITY P68 ASPECT RATIO P68 PICT SIZE P69 QUALITY P71 AUDIO REC P71 AF MODE P72 AF ASSIST LAMP P73 SLOW SHUTTER P74 D ZOOM P74 COL EFFECT P75 PICT ADJ P75 EXITMENU SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE QUALITY ASPECT...

Page 66: ...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 67: ... 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 68: ...mend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P75 The aspect ratio is the horizontal to vertical ratio of a picture You can select from three aspect ratios The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing Check the picture in advance P108 ISO Sensitivity SENSITIVITY ISO sensitivity 80 400 Use in bright places e g outdoors Suitable Not suitable Use in dark places Not su...

Page 69: ... you select a picture size with EZ displayed the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 4 1k when the digital zoom is set to OFF P70 In the motion picture mode the picture size is fixed to 640k480 pixels VGA or 320k240 pixels QVGA 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 pi...

Page 70: ...ion with the extra optical zoom without worrying about further picture distortion If you set a picture size that activates the extra optical zoom the extra optical zoom icon is displayed on the LCD monitor when you use the zoom function When the extra optical zoom is used the zoom will stop moving for an instant near W 1k This is not a malfunction When you set D ZOOM in the REC mode menu to ON the...

Page 71: ...ssing the shutter button the audio recording will be automatically stopped in about 5 seconds There is no need to keep pressing the shutter button Audio is recorded from the built in microphone of the camera If you press the MENU button during the audio recording the audio recording will be cancelled The audio cannot be recorded You cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket burst mode or STA...

Page 72: ...eas 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 The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode FIREWORKS P61 or SELF PO...

Page 73: ... AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to ON You cannot use the AF assist lamp in SCENERY P57 NIGHT SCENERY P58 FIREWORKS P61 and SELF PORTRAIT P63 in scene mode When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when you take a picture of a subject in a dark place set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it becomes difficult to focus on the subject When the AF assist lamp is turned on an AF area with a size ...

Page 74: ...ng pictures You cannot set the slow shutter in NIGHT SCENERY P58 FIREWORKS P61 and STARRY SKY P62 in scene mode When the digital zoom is set to ON the zoom ratio can be extended to a maximum of 12k using the 3k optical and 4k digital zoom functions It can also be extended to a maximum of 16 4k using the 4 1k extra optical zoom and 4k digital zoom functions if the picture size activates the extra o...

Page 75: ...nd set only to a point on the centre of the screen in the digital zoom range P72 You can use 4 types of colour effects depending on the atmosphere of the picture Use this function according to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL Colour Effect COL EFFECT COOL ...

Page 76: ...ss 3 again to cancel pause Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P22 for information about how to adjust the volume on the SETUP menu Pictures with audio or motion pictures cannot be resized P86 or trimmed P87 You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion pictures The file format that can be played back with the camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Some QuickTim...

Page 77: ...ard 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 P78 FAVORITE P79 ROTATE DISP P80 ROTATE P81 DPOF PRINT P82 PROTECT P84 AUDIO DUB P85 RESIZE P86 TRIMMING P87 CLEAN UP P89 FORMAT P90 PLAY 1 3 FAVORITE DPOF PRINT EXITMENU SELECT ROTATE SLIDE SHOW OFF ON ROTATE DISP MENU Menu items...

Page 78: ... MENU button the Slide Show stops Motion pictures cannot be played back in the Slide Show 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 ALL Displays all pictures Displays only those pictures that have been set as favourites P79 PLAY 1 3 EXITMENU SELECT ALL DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW RO...

Page 79: ...f FAVORITE is set to OFF Also favourites icon will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if FAVORITE was previously set to ON 2 Select the picture and set it Repeat the above procedure If 3 is pressed while the favourites icon A is displayed is cleared and the favourites setting is cancelled You can set up to 999 pictures as favourites Using LUMIX Simple Viewer on the CD ROM supplied favouri...

Page 80: ...ood pictures on P29 carefully The direction detection function P30 may not work properly on pictures recorded by aiming the camera up or down 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 connect the camera to a TV an...

Page 81: ...oftware 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 I...

Page 82: ...nts 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 P...

Page 83: ...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 P95 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 I...

Page 84: ... While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure formatting the card will permanently delete all data P90 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 P81 AUDI...

Page 85: ...audio recording The original audio is overwritten The audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion pictures 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 Aud...

Page 86: ...es recorded in 0 3M EZ When the aspect ratio setting is Pictures recorded in 2 5M EZ When the aspect ratio setting is Pictures recorded in 2M EZ Motion pictures Pictures with audio It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Select the size and set it Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is When the aspect ratio setting i...

Page 87: ...ite the resized picture When you select NO a resized picture is newly created Use this function when you trim needed parts of the recorded picture 1 Select the picture to trim and set it The following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion pictures Pictures with audio It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment RESIZE CANCEL MENU DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE SELECT SET YES NO MENU ...

Page 88: ...riginal picture is protected you cannot overwrite the trimmed picture When you select NO a trimmed picture is newly created The picture size of the trimmed pictures may become smaller than that of the original one depending on the cut size The picture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated ZOOM EXIT TRIMMING 100_0001 MENU W T 1 3 TRIM SHUTTER ZOOM EXIT TRIMMING 100_0001 MENU 1 3 CANCE...

Page 89: ...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 clean up it may take time to complete Depending on the type of card CLEAN UP may not be effective CLEAN UP does not support MultiMediaCard During clean up do not turn the camera off When yo...

Page 90: ...luding protected pictures 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 91: ...ture is displayed on the TV Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the SETUP menu you can view pictures on the TV in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot Still pictures recorded to an SD Memory Card can be played back on TVs with an SD Memory Card slot Pictures may not be displayed on a full screen dependin...

Page 92: ...1 Select USB MODE 2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP If you connect the camera to a PC select PC P93 If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge select PictBridge PTP P95 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 93: ... 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 facing the 2 mark on the DIGITAL socket Hold the USB connection cable at C a...

Page 94: ...ayed 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 ...

Page 95: ...nnection cable with the mark facing the 2 mark on the DIGITAL socket Hold the USB connection cable at C and insert straight in and take straight 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 t...

Page 96: ... 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 SIN...

Page 97: ...t it to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P82 2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture Refer to P96 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 98: ...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 99: ... 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 P19 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 P36 Extra optical zoom P70 Digital zoom P74 17 Shutter speed P28 18 Aperture value P28 19 Exposure compens...

Page 100: ...ea P28 9 Operation for backlight compensation P34 10 Current date and time P19 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 P36 Extra optical zoom P70 11 Backlight compensation P34 12 Power LCD P25 13 Self timer P40 14 AF assist lamp P73 15 Burst P44 3 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 5 7 8 15 13 14 BACKLIGHT 1...

Page 101: ... pictures 10 Histogram P26 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 Favourites settings P79 13 Recorded date and time 14 Age P59 15 Power LCD P25 16 Audio playback P76 In Motion picture mode 17 Favourites P79 8 9 10 ...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...y 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 Disp...

Page 104: ...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 More than 999 favourites have been set MEMORY ...

Page 105: ...O THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD When you set the picture quality to 30fpsVGA we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package Depending on the type of SD Memory Card and how many times it has been recorded onto or deleted recording may stop in the middle If something like this happens clean up may be effective We recommend you clean u...

Page 106: ...sing the power save mode P21 the economy mode P22 etc 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 distance to the sub...

Page 107: ...The screen is too bright or dark Adjust the brightness of the screen P21 Is the power LCD function activated P25 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 does not affect the pictures you a...

Page 108: ...ther 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 The display areas on the TV screen and the camera s LCD monitor are different With some TV models the area display is smaller so the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may ap...

Page 109: ...oes not turn on when SCENERY P57 NIGHT SCENERY P58 FIREWORKS P61 or SELF PORTRAIT P63 in scene mode 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 p...

Page 110: ...ormance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion picture 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 2000th STARRY SKY mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Motion picture mode 1 30th to 1 2000th W...

Page 111: ...on Exif 2 2 standard iQuickTime picture with audio Motion pictures QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures 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...

Page 112: ... Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global VQT0S68 C F0705Mn0 016000 A E QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license ...

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