Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ100 Basic Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No.

DMC-FZ100

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,

please read the instructions completely.

Please also refer to the Operating
Instructions (PDF format)
contained on the CD-ROM
(supplied).

You can learn about advanced operation methods
and check the Troubleshooting.

until
2010/7/17

VQT2U38

For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or,
contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

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Page 1: ... instructions completely Please also refer to the Operating Instructions PDF format contained on the CD ROM supplied You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting VQT2U38 For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo P ...

Page 2: ...e Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose o...

Page 3: ...LASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES 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 EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE Product Location Digital camera Bottom Battery charger Bott...

Page 4: ...ration between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral...

Page 5: ...nto contact with your hands or clothes wash it off thoroughly with water If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes never rub the eyes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufa...

Page 6: ...y microprocessors may adversely affect this unit disturbing the pictures and or sound If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high voltage ...

Page 7: ...tion 22 AF Tracking Function 22 Taking pictures with your favorite settings Program AE Mode 23 Program shift 24 Compensating the Exposure 25 Taking pictures by specifying the aperture shutter speed 26 Aperture Priority AE 26 Shutter Priority AE 26 Taking picture by setting the exposure manually 27 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 28 Recording Motion Picture 29 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 30 ...

Page 8: ... PC 6 CD ROM Operating Instructions 7 Shoulder Strap 8 Lens Cap Lens Cap String 9 Lens Hood SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card For information about optional accessories refer to the Digital Camera Accessory System If any accessories are...

Page 9: ...button 6 DISPLAY button 7 LCD monitor 8 Flash open button 9 Diopter adjustment dial 10 Viewfinder 11 EVF LCD button 12 AF AE LOCK button 13 Rear dial 14 Playback button 15 MENU SET button Rear dial is described as follows in these operating instructions e g Rotating left or right e g Pressing the rear dial 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 9 10 111213 14 15 16 ...

Page 10: ...itch 2 Self Timer button 4 Function button Assign REC Mode menu to 4 button It is convenient to register REC Mode menu that is used often FILM MODE ASPECT RATIO QUALITY METERING MODE WHITE BALANCE I EXPOSURE GUIDE LINE REC AREA REMAINING DISP 1 ISO 3 Exposure compensation Auto Bracket Flash output adjustment In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure be...

Page 11: ...coupler DMW DCC6 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optional are used Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optional We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut off due to a power outage or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc the motio...

Page 12: ...e battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use Charge the battery with the charger indoors It is recommended to charge the battery in a temperature between 10 oC to 30 oC 50 oF to 86 oF The battery temperature should also be the same It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in s...

Page 13: ...f the charger or the battery are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth Connect the charger to the electrical outlet Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach the battery after charging is completed The CHARGE indicator turns on The CHARGE indicator A is turned on and charging will start The CHARGE indicator turns off The CHARGE indicator A of the charger will turn off on...

Page 14: ... 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 Playback When using the LCD monitor Viewfinder Charging time Appro...

Page 15: ...igher when recording motion pictures in AVCHD Also use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures in MOTION JPEG SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Note Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to ...

Page 16: ...antee the quality of this product Battery Insert until it is locked by the lever A being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright B Do not touch the connection termina...

Page 17: ...ET Press 2 1 to select the items year month day hour minute display sequence or time display format and press 3 4 to set You can cancel without setting the clock by pressing Press MENU SET to set Press MENU SET Press to return to the settings screen Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press 1 It can be changed in steps 3 and 4 to set the clock Changing the clock setting ...

Page 18: ...e with the focus selector switch set to AF Press MENU SET to close the menu Press MENU SET to display the menu Press 3 4 to select AF MODE and then 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 and then press MENU SET to set Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu 2 Pres...

Page 19: ... mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part A Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 o Basic Intelligent Auto Mode The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera Program AE Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings C U S T M C U S T M ...

Page 20: ...gs Custom Mode Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered settings Scene Mode This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded My Color Mode Use this mode to check coloring effects select a color mode from among twelve color modes and then take pictures Portrait Mode Use this mode to take pictures of people Scenery Mode Use this mode to take pictures of scenery S...

Page 21: ...e dial to ñ Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Press 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...

Page 22: ...sure Face Detection It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject Scene Detection i PORTRAIT i SCENERY i MACRO i NIGHT PORTRAIT Only when is selected i NIGHT SCENERY i SUNSET i BABY AF Tracking Function 1 Press FOCUS is displayed in the upper left of the screen AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the screen Press FOCUS again to cancel 2 Bring the subject to the AF Tracking f...

Page 23: ...he subject You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in REC menu Set the mode dial to Set the focus selector switch to AF Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus range is 30 cm 0 99 feet Wide 2 m 6 57 feet Tele to Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture C U S T M AF MF AF ...

Page 24: ... dial to activate program shift while the aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed on the screen about 10 seconds The program shift indication A appears on the screen when program shift is activated Program shift is canceled if the camera is turned off or the rear dial is rotated until the program shift indication disappears Example of program shift A Aperture value B Shutter speed 1 Pro...

Page 25: ...d Operate with the rear dial 1 Press the rear dial to select È and then rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure A Exposure compensation value 2 Press the shutter button halfway to finish Press 3 È until EXPOSURE appears compensate the exposure with 2 1 Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure Press MENU SET to finish You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish ...

Page 26: ...hen you want a soft focus background Set the mode dial to Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture value Take a picture When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster shutter speed When you want to create a trail effect set to a slower shutter speed Set the mode dial to Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed Take a picture Aperture Priority AE Shutter Prior...

Page 27: ...d It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed Press the shutter button halfway The Manual Exposure Assistance A appears for about 10 seconds Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again when the exposure is not adequate Take the picture Manual Exposure Assistance The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation T...

Page 28: ...eed can be selected to match the recording conditions or subjects Pictures recorded in burst mode will be recorded as a burst picture group Press Burst Mode button to display the Burst setting menu Press 2 1 to select the Burst speed and then press MENU SET Take a picture Burst speed 2 pictures second 5 pictures second 11 pictures second 40 pictures second 60 pictures second C U S T M 2 5 11 40 60...

Page 29: ...able time for 2 GB is displayed on the screen Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with AVCHD is 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds Screen will only display up to 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds However the recording may stop before that depending on the remaining battery level Select the mode Start recording by pressing the motion picture button A Available recording time B Elapsed record...

Page 30: ...ng the motion picture press 3 to start playback PLAYBACK Mode Deleting Pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Pictures on the built in memory or the card which are being played back will be deleted Press Select the picture to be deleted and then press Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU SET ...

Page 31: ...ns You want to check the Troubleshooting In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions PDF format contained on the CD ROM supplied For Windows Turn the PC on and insert the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied Select the desired language and then click Operating Instructions to install Double click the Operating Instructions shortcut icon on the desktop ...

Page 32: ... download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http get adobe com reader otherversions To uninstall the Operating Instructions PDF format Delete the PDF file from the Program Files Panasonic Lumix folder When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed click the Show the contents of this folder to display them For Macintos...

Page 33: ...olor filter Lens Optical 24k zoom f 4 5 mm to 108 mm 35 mm film camera conversion 25 mm to 600 mm 4 3 27 mm to 654 mm still pictures 16 9 31 mm to 735 mm motion pictures still pictures during motion pictures 16 9 26 mm to 624 mm 3 2 30 mm to 709 mm 1 1 38 mm to 900 mm burst 60 frames sec 4 3 31 mm to 735 mm burst 60 frames sec 16 9 35 mm to 832 mm burst 60 frames sec 3 2 44 mm to 1 060 mm burst 60...

Page 34: ...es sec Max 15 frames 14 M 40 frames sec Max 50 frames 5 M 60 frames sec Max 60 frames 3 5 M 2 frames sec Max 40 frames 3 5 M 5 frames sec Max 40 frames 3 5 M 10 frames sec Max 40 frames 3 5 M Minimum illuminance Approx 12 lx when i low light is used Shutter speed Still picture 60 seconds to 1 2000th of a second STARRY SKY Mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Motion pictures 1 30 to 1 20000th of a...

Page 35: ...ed ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced flash OFF Microphone Stereo Speaker Monaural Recording media Built in Memory Approx 40 MB SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card Recording file format Still Picture JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 3 standard RAW DPOF corresponding Motion pictures with audio AVCHD QuickTime Motion JPEG Interface Di...

Page 36: ...lb excluding card and battery Operating temperature 0 oC to 40 oC 32 oF to 104 oF Operating humidity 10 RH to 80 RH Language select ENGLISH ESPAÑOL Battery Charger Panasonic DE A83B Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 15 A Output 8 4 V 0 43 A Equipment mobility Movable Battery Pack lithium ion Panasonic DMW BMB9PP Information for your safety Voltage capacity 7 2 V 895 mAh ...

Page 37: ... mini Cable Lens Adapter MC Protector ND Filter PL Filter AC Adaptor 1 DC Coupler 1 Tele Conversion Lens 2 Close up Lens 2 Description Illustration Accessory DMW AC8PP DMW BMB9PP DMW DCC6 RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 DMW LT55 DMW LC55 DMW LA5 DMW LMC52 DMW LND52 DMW LPL52 2 ...

Page 38: ...K RP SDW16GU1K RP SDW08GU1K RP SDW04GU1K RP SDP16GU1K RP SDP08GU1K RP SDP04GU1K RP SDP02GU1K RP SDR08GU1A RP SDR04GU1A RP SDR02GU1A Class 10 64 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 48 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 32 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 4 GB SDHC...

Page 39: ... To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 2 Items Ordered Quantity Accessory Price ...

Page 40: ...roduct with new or refurbished parts b replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product or c refund your purchase price The decision to repair replace or refund will be made by the warrantor During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts This Limited Warranty excludes both parts and labor for non ...

Page 41: ...EDED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE PURCHASER WILL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH A SALES RECEIPT PROOF OF PURCHASE INDICATING DATE OF PURCHASE AMOUNT PAID AND PLACE OF PURCHASE CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT SUCH PROOF OF PURCHASE Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER no...

Page 42: ... OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product dev...

Page 43: ... 9pm Saturday Sunday 10am 7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pstc panasonic com Or send your request by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone ...

Page 44: ... product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer to i encode video in compliance with the AVC Standard AVC Video a...

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