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Using the Remote Shutter

The remote shutter (DMW-RS1; optional)
works similar to the shutter button on the
camera. You can avoid jitter (camera
shake) when using a tripod.

Connect the remote shutter to the
[REMOTE] socket on the camera
firmly.

Focus on the subject and take a
picture.

•

: Press the shutter button halfway to

focus.

•

: Press the shutter button fully to take

the picture.

• You cannot operate the camera with the

remote shutter in the following cases.
– When the power save mode is cancelled
– When you determine the part to be

trimmed (P91)

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Summary of Contents for LUMIX DMC-FZ20GC

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FZ20GN Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0M54 ...

Page 2: ...these Operating Instructions SD Logo is a trademark Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned IF THE POWER CORD OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS DAMAGED IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY APPROVED POWER CORD WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE ONLY THE RECOMMEND...

Page 3: ...cause a malfunction Be careful when you put the camera outside or near a window About Condensation Condensation takes place when the ambient temperature or humidity is changed as follows Be careful of condensation since it causes stains on the lens fungus or malfunction P107 When the camera is brought inside from the cold to a warm room When the camera is moved from outside to an air conditioned c...

Page 4: ...rsor button are described as illustrated below e g When you press the 4 button Modes indicated here allow you to use the functions or settings described on this page Set the Mode dial to any of the modes to use the functions or settings Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference of brightness between the subject and the background...

Page 5: ...ode 43 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 44 9 Pictures Multi Playback 45 Using the Playback Zoom 46 Deleting Pictures 47 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 49 Aperture priority AE 49 Shutter priority AE 50 Manual exposure 51 Macro mode 54 Motion image mode 54 Scene mode 56 Portrait mode 57 Sports mode 57 Scenery mode 58 Night scenery mode 58 Night portrait mode 59 Panning mode 59 F...

Page 6: ... Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 88 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 89 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 90 Initializing the Card FORMAT 92 Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 93 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable USB MODE 94 Connecting to a PC 96 Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer 98 Others Using the MC Protector ND Filter 102 Using the Remote Sh...

Page 7: ...xt it is indicated as Card Battery Pack CGA S002E In the text it is indicated as Battery Battery Charger DE 994A In the text it is indicated as Charger AC Cable K2CJ2DA00011 AV Cable K1HA08CD0002 USB Connection Cable K1HA08CD0001 CD ROM Lens Cap VYK0W96 Strap VFC4078 Lens Hood VYQ3234 Lens Hood Adaptor VYQ3213 Black VYQ3226 Silver ...

Page 8: ...7 9 DISPLAY Button P26 10 EXPOSURE Button P33 49 50 51 11 Power Indicator P30 12 Camera Switch P10 13 LCD Monitor P26 104 14 MENU Button P22 15 Delete Button P47 16 Cursor buttons 2 Self timer Button P40 4 REVIEW Button P35 1 Flash Mode Button P37 3 Flash Output Adjustment P39 Exposure Compensation P41 Auto Bracket P42 White Balance Fine Adjustment P67 Button 17 Speaker P81 1 2 3 4 8 13 11 12 14 1...

Page 9: ...tton P43 80 24 Focus Switch P60 63 25 Strap Eyelet P17 26 REMOTE Socket P103 27 AV OUT DIGITAL Socket P93 96 98 28 DC IN Socket P96 98 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional 29 Terminal Door 30 Card Battery Door P13 14 31 Tripod Receptacle M S A SC 1 S C 2 P 21 20 22 19 18 23 27 26 28 29 25 24 30 31 ...

Page 10: ...ed the battery is not charged Charge the battery before use 2 Insert the battery and the card P13 14 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P20 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Open the flash When using the flash P37 3 Press the shutter button to take pictures P30 4 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Select the picture you want to view P44 OPEN OFF ON M S A S C N 1 SC N 2 P M S A...

Page 11: ...he CHARGE indicator A lights in green charging starts When the CHARGE indicator A turns off in about 120 minutes charging is completed 3 Detach the battery 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 Use the dedicated charg...

Page 12: ...ition of the battery Charging Charging time and the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S002E are the same as above When charging starts the CHARGE indicator lights Charging error If a charging error occurs the CHARGE indicator blinks in 1 second cycles In this case disconnect the AC cable from the electrical outlet remove the battery and make sure that both room and b...

Page 13: ... it firmly If you will not be using the camera for a long time remove the battery When 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 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 ...

Page 14: ...nuine SD card with SD Logo 2 Insert Insert the card with the label 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 card battery door to th...

Page 15: ... and MultiMediaCard are small lightweight removable external memory cards The reading writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card is equipped with a Write Protect switch A 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 av...

Page 16: ...uality 16 MB 0 5 11 1 9 17 2 14 28 32 MB 1 12 24 3 19 37 4 31 59 64 MB 3 25 49 6 39 75 10 63 121 128 MB 8 51 100 12 79 153 20 128 244 256 MB 15 102 200 24 157 306 40 255 487 512 MB 32 205 403 50 317 616 81 515 982 1 GB 61 395 775 96 610 1185 157 991 1889 Picture size 1280k960 640k480 1920k1080 HDTV Quality 16 MB 3 22 41 13 69 113 2 13 25 32 MB 7 47 86 28 145 236 4 28 54 64 MB 15 96 176 58 298 484 ...

Page 17: ...more Attach the strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it Check that the strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the strap so that you can see LUMIX logo When you turn the camera off carry the camera or play back the pictures attach the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens Detach the lens cap before turning on the camera in the recording mode Be careful not t...

Page 18: ...hat the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted Close the flash 1 1 Detach the lens ring 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor 2 Attach the lens hood 1 Place the camera upside down 2 Catch the hook on the lens hood adaptor 3 Push the lens hood 4 Align the marks as illustrated 5 Tighten the screw Check if the screw is loose and then attach the lens hood Do not tighten the screw too much 4 1 3 ...

Page 19: ...od is temporarily stored Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached When taking pictures with flash with the lens hood attached the lower portion of the photo may turn dark vignetting effect and the control of the flash may be disabled because the photo flash may be obscured by the lens hood We recommend detaching the lens hood When using the AF assist lamp in the dark detach the lens hood For de...

Page 20: ...SET from the SETUP menu P22 2 Set date and time 2 1 Select the desired item 3 4 Set date and time 3 Select D M Y M D Y or Y M D Close the menu by pressing the MENU button 2 times after finishing the setting Check if the clock setting is correct after turning the camera off and on PLEASE SET THE CLOCK CLOCK SET MENU SETUP 2 4 BEEP CLOCK SET SELECT LEVEL 3 VOLUME NO RESET SHUTTER EXIT MENU MENU D M ...

Page 21: ...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 You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 The 24 hour system is used If you do not set the date the date cannot be printed when you go to a photo studio for digital printing For the date print setting refer to P84 ...

Page 22: ...inishing the setting OFF ON M S A S C N 1 SC N 2 P AUTO 2560 OFF AUTO SENSITIVITY QUALITY AUDIO REC W BALANCE PICT SIZE SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT MENU OFF n0 OFF ON 2MIN AUTO REVIEW POWER SAVE MF ASSIST MONITOR PLAY ON LCD REC SELECT MENU EXIT SETUP 1 4 Be sure to press 1 at the end to determine the setting n0 POWER SAVE MF ASSIST MONITOR PLAY ON LCD AUTO REVIEW OFF 1SEC 3SEC ZOOM SELECT EXIT...

Page 23: ...s fixed to 1 second regardless of the setting on the SETUP menu When the quality is set to TIFF the auto review function works until the end of recording onto the card The picture is not enlarged When using pictures with audio the auto review function works while recording the audio or the data into the card regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged PLAY ON ...

Page 24: ... the file number starts from 0001 The folder number can be assigned from 100 to 999 When the folder number reaches 999 it cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere When you insert a formatted card or a new card and select this item the file number is reset and the confirmation screen for reset of folder number appears If you select YES on the scree...

Page 25: ...scene mode AUTO Scene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to or Select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu screen from the following 7 languages Set to the desired language with 3 4 and determine it with 1 ENGLISH English DEUTSCH German FRANÇAIS French ESPAÑOL Spanish ITALIANO Italian Chinese Simplified Japanese When you set to other language by mistak...

Page 26: ... to be used When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated During 9 pictures multi playback P45 or playback zoom P46 the indications on the screen can be turned on and off In recording mode P30 C Display D Display with histogram E Out of frame display F Non display Recording guide line G Non display Histogram In playback mode P44 H Display I Display with recorded information and ...

Page 27: ...r in recording When the recording mode is switched to playback mode When reviewing pictures P35 When turning the camera on in playback mode Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject Highlight display Whe...

Page 28: ...ecorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the flash is activated When the flash is closed 1 Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE When the brightness of the screen is not correct or when the exposure is not adequately adjusted in dark places 2 Manual exposure When the shutter speed is slower than 1 13th 3 I...

Page 29: ... Manual exposure P51 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Macro mode P54 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subject Motion image mode P54 This mode allows you to record motion images with audio Scene mode 1 Scene mode 2 P56 This mode allows you to take pictures depending on the recording scenes This mode also a...

Page 30: ...is low Insert a fully charged battery 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus 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 OPEN FOCUS AF MF M S A S C N 1 SC N 2 P When the s...

Page 31: ...good pictures To take pictures without blurring Hold the camera 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 pressing the shutter button halfway After pressing the shutter button keep the camera stationary until the picture appears on the screen In the following cases keep the camera stationary for ...

Page 32: ... lamp P72 may turn on to focus on the subject Even if the focus indication appears and 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 When jitter could occur the jitter alert 1 appears When the jitter alert appears we recommend using a tripod If you cannot...

Page 33: ...he picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication is lit Programme shift In Programme AE mode you can change the preset aperture value and the shutter speed under the same exposure This is called Programme shift By this function you can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record the moving subject more dynamically by setting to slow shutter speed ...

Page 34: ...r Press the EXPOSURE button to cancel When 10 or more seconds have passed after the Programme shift becomes effective the status to activate the Programme shift is cancelled and returned to the Programme AE mode However the setting on the Programme shift is memorised Programme shift is cancelled when turning the camera off The Programme shift may not be activated depending on the brightness of the...

Page 35: ...ure 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 where is enlarged 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 P47 or P48 to operate them SCN1 ...

Page 36: ...lens aberration which is common to some extent with all photographic lenses Distortion may be more visible when using a wider 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 zo...

Page 37: ...e flash at 1 second before actually recording the picture 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 When you set to PARTY in scene mode P56 the flash mode is set to Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow...

Page 38: ... the focus range Shutter speed for each flash mode Refer to P53 for the Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE or Manual exposure mode ISO sensitivity Available flash control range AUTO 30 cm 7 m also applicable in Macro mode ISO80 30 cm 3 2 m ISO100 30 cm 3 5 m ISO200 40 cm 5 m ISO400 60 cm 7 m Flash mode Shutter speed AUTO 1 60 1 2000 AUTO Red eye reduction 1 60 1 2000 Forced ON Forced ON Red ...

Page 39: ... beyond the flash control range 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 card access lamp 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 fl...

Page 40: ...g the shutter button The self timer indicator 1 blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds When you press the 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 P72 for focusing on the subject When you set the self timer in th...

Page 41: ...3 EV 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 The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off Under exposed Compensate the ...

Page 42: ...t the auto bracket icon appears on the lower left of the screen 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 you can take only 1 picture When setting auto bracket you cannot take a picture w...

Page 43: ...ke pictures with audio in the burst mode You cannot take pictures in the burst mode when the quality is set to TIFF When setting auto bracket and the burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed by default When the burst mode setting is set to no limit the speed of taking pictures becomes slow during a recording in burst mode Burst mode will not perform as described if a MultiMediaCard...

Page 44: ...ou 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 standards Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA When changing the folder name or file name on a PC...

Page 45: ... 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 P47 Rotated pictures are displayed in the direction oriented when they are recorded P82 1 2 3 4 7 9 5 6 8 CANCEL SELECT T W 100_0001 1 19 2560 10 00 1 DEC 2004 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 10 11 8 9 12 CANCEL SELECT CANCEL SELECT ...

Page 46: ... the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P47 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 indication on the LCD monitor are turned off in normal playback mode P26 the magnification and enabled operations appear on the LCD monitor when the...

Page 47: ... 1 Select MULTI DELETE 2 Select the pictures to be deleted The selected pictures appear with When 4 is pressed again the setting is cancelled The icon blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting P85 100_0001 1 19 2560 10 00 1 DEC 2004 DELETE THIS PICTURE DELETE SINGLE MULTI ALL SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE SELECT 2 times 7 12...

Page 48: ...ing pictures Do not turn off the camera while deleting Pictures that are protected P85 or that do not conform to DCF standards P44 will not be deleted When you delete pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P12 or use with the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional MULTI DELETE DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL SELECT MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE 2 times ALL DE...

Page 49: ...0 cm Tele If the subject is too bright set to a larger aperture value if too dim set to a smaller aperture value The brightness of the screen may differ from that of the actual pictures Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to AUTO P68 When the recording mode is switched to Aperture priority AE the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to I...

Page 50: ...ing review function or setting to the playback mode You cannot set the following items in Shutter priority AE Slow sync Red eye reduction P37 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P68 When the recording mode is switched to Shutter priority AE the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO100 even though it was set to AUTO beforehand Even though the ISO mode is set to ISO100 automatically you can also change IS...

Page 51: ...sistance appears for about 10 seconds When the exposure is not adequate set the aperture value and the shutter speed again 3 Take the picture Manual Exposure Assistance The manual exposure assistance is an approximation We recommend taking pictures and then checking them using the review function Manual exposure 1 30 F2 8 19 2560 EXPOSURE 1 125 F4 0 The exposure is adequate Set to faster shutter s...

Page 52: ...t set the following items in manual exposure Slow sync Red eye reduction P37 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P68 When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO100 even though it was set to AUTO beforehand Exposure compensation P41 Please set HIGHLIGHT to ON on the SETUP menu P22 Any white saturated area on the picture will appear blinking in black an...

Page 53: ...1 1 1000 Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1 3 EV Aperture Value 8 6 5 4 F2 8 F8 0 3 2 2 5 2 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 80 1 100 1 125 1 160 1 200 1 250 1 320 1 400 1 500 1 640 1 800 1 1000 1 1300 F4 0 F8 0 1 1600 F5 6 F8 0 1 2000 F8 0 Available Aperture Value Per 1 3 EV Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1 3 EV F2 8 F3 7 8 1 100...

Page 54: ...ever the flash mode should be set to the mode except Slow sync Red eye reduction You can record motion images with audio 1 Select MOTION RATE 10fps Recording motion images for a longer time is available though the quality will be less than the quality recorded at 30fps The file size is smaller so the files are suitable to be attached to e mails 30fps The motion of the recorded image is smooth but ...

Page 55: ...ings of auto focus zoom aperture values are fixed to what they are when recording starts in the first frame If you use a card with little capacity recording may stop while you are recording motion images When motion images recorded with this camera are played back on other equipment the quality of pictures and sounds may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back The motion images...

Page 56: ...he MENU button while the scene menu is displayed you can set the SETUP menu P22 and the REC mode menu P65 PORTRAIT P57 SPORTS P57 SCENERY P58 NIGHT SCENERY P58 NIGHT PORTRAIT P59 PANNING P59 FIREWORKS P60 PARTY P61 SNOW P62 The following functions cannot be set in scene mode White balance P66 ISO sensitivity P68 Metering mode P70 Colour effect P73 Picture adjustment P73 Scene mode SCN1 SCN2 SCN1 S...

Page 57: ...rs the hue may change The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO When you want to change the exposure or the hue compensate the exposure P41 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 record actions of the subject as if it were still the shutter speed becomes faster than usual This mode is more effective when tak...

Page 58: ... can be recorded vividly by using the slow shutter speed Technique for Night scenery mode Since the shutter speed becomes slow max about 8 sec use a tripod The focus range is 5 m The shutter may be kept closed max about 8 sec after taking a picture with slow shutter speed but it is not a malfunction When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible The ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO1...

Page 59: ...s noises may become visible Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync Red eye reduction The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO The setting on the continuous AF is disabled When you take a picture following the motion of a subject which moves to a certain direction as a runner or a car the background will show some motion blur This special effect is called panning This mode allows you to obtain this effect...

Page 60: ...ous AF are disabled 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 recommend following the prefocus procedure below to ensure that you do not miss the chance to take pictures 1 Set the focus mode to MF mode P63 2 Aim the camera at an ...

Page 61: ...etting is fixed to Forced OFF This mode allows you to take a picture in a dim room e g a wedding reception a party a banquet in a bar etc clearly The shutter speed or the exposure is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the room Technique for Party mode The shutter speed is slowed down Hold the camera firmly to take a picture The flash mode of the built in flash can be set to Forc...

Page 62: ...ows you to take a picture in locations such as skiing resorts and locations near snowy mountains The exposure and the white balance are adjusted to make the white colour of the snow stand out The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO Snow mode 2560 19 ...

Page 63: ...ssing the MENU button after finishing the setting 2 Slide the focus switch to MF and rotate the MF ring 1 to focus on the subject AF Auto focus MF Manual focus 4 One shot AF 3 The MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen You can also set MF ASSIST to OFF on the SETUP menu in the recording mode When you stop rotating the MF ring the MF assistance disappears about 2 seconds after SCN1 SCN2 ...

Page 64: ...s on the point to take pictures in advance when it is difficult to focus on the subject with auto focus due to its quick motion e g PANNING in scene mode P59 This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is certain You can also record with manual focus in motion image mode When starting the recording the focus is fixed When you focus on the subject in Wide the focu...

Page 65: ...y pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting EXT FLASH and EX FLASH BURST appear only when the external flash is attached W BALANCE P66 SENSITIVITY P68 PICT SIZE P68 QUALITY P69 AUDIO REC P69 METERING MODE P70 AF MODE P70 CONT AF P71 AF ASSIST LAMP P72 D ZOOM P72 COL EFFECT P73 PICT ADJ P73 STABILIZER P74 FLIP ANIM P74 CONVERSION P77 EXT FLASH P79 EX FLASH B...

Page 66: ...e adjustment may not operate properly In this case set the white balance to a mode except AUTO manually 1 The range that is controlled by the auto white balance adjustment mode of this 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 Temperature White Balance W BALANCE AUTO for auto set...

Page 67: ...n the hue is reddish 2 RED Press when the hue is bluish About the white balance When taking a picture with the flash the white balance will be automatically adjusted except for Daylight and Flash but the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the photo flash is insufficient About the white balance fine adjustment The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue You can set the value i...

Page 68: ...640k480 pixels you can store more pictures on a card In addition it is convenient to attach the picture to an e mail or post it on a website because the file size is small If you select a larger picture size 2560k1920 pixels you can print pictures clearly For details on how to playback pictures recorded using HDTV mode on a High Definition TV HDTV has a 16 9 aspect refer to P93 Both ends of the pi...

Page 69: ...focusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 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 record pictures with audio in aut...

Page 70: ...he whole screen evenly Spot This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target A AF Mode AF MODE 9 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas You can record a picture in free composition without limiting the position of the subject 3 area focusing The camera focuses on any of the left centre and right of the screen This mode allows you to focus on the subject faste...

Page 71: ...etermine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by always focusing on the subject When the AF mode is set to 1 area focusing or spot focusing the time required for focusing when pressing the shutter button halfway will be reduced When it is set to ON the indication appears When setting the manual focus yo...

Page 72: ...be obscured by the lens however this does not cause a problem with the performance of the camera It is possible to further magnify a subject already magnified 12 times with the optical zoom 4 more times with the digital zoom thereby reaching a maximum of 48 times Entering the digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position the on screen zoom indication may momentaril...

Page 73: ...becomes reddish B W The picture becomes black and white SEPIA The picture becomes sepia Picture Adjustment PICT ADJ CONTRAST HIGH Increases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture LOW Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture SHARPNESS HIGH The picture is sharply defined LOW The picture is softly focused SATURATION HIGH The colour...

Page 74: ...mode Example When capturing images of the subject in sequence moving the camera little by little and aligning the images the subject looks as if it is moving You can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play back motion images P81 Optical Image Stabilizer STABILIZER OFF When image stabilization is not desired or when using the camera with a tripod MODE1 The stabilizer ope...

Page 75: ... can check the recorded image with 4 and the previous or following image with 2 1 Delete unnecessary images with button You can record up to 100 pictures The number of recordable pictures displayed is an approximation 4 Select CREATE MOTION IMAGE MODE1 OFF OFF EXITMENU SELECT REC 3 3 COL EFFECT STABILIZER PICT ADJ CONVERSION FLIP ANIM MENU CREATE MOTION IMAGE DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE EXIT...

Page 76: ...rame do not appear in normal review P35 If you execute CREATE MOTION IMAGE flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation Delete unnecessary pictures Flip animations may not be played back by other equipment The audio is not recorded on flip animations however you may hear varying levels of noises when you play back flip animations with other equipment which does not have a m...

Page 77: ...s retracted 2 Attach the tele conversion lens 1 or wide conversion lens 2 Rotate the lens slowly and carefully 3 Turn the camera on and select CONVERSION 4 Set to or OFF When you do not attach the conversion lens When you attach the wide conversion lens When you attach the tele conversion lens Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting Conv...

Page 78: ...ion lens and then attach the tripod to the tripod adaptor If you set CONVERSION to OFF the performance of the conversion lens will not be optimal When using the tele conversion lens We recommend using a tripod The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently The focus indication may light due to the jitter even if the subject is not focused The time required for focusing may become longer than us...

Page 79: ...mera on Tighten the lock screw 2 of the external flash firmly 2 Select PRESET or MANUAL and turn the external flash on Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting Switch the external flash setting External Flash EXT FLASH SCN1 SCN2 Icon Setting or External flash Forced ON or External flash Forced OFF EXITMENU SELECT REC 4 4 MENU SET EX FLASH...

Page 80: ...00 When attaching the external flash the shutter speed becomes 1 60th to 1 250th in normal mode 1 to 1 250th in NIGHT PORTRAIT in scene mode P56 External flash mode is selected when attaching the external flash to the camera even if the external flash is turned off When you are not using the external flash detach it or set it to Forced OFF When attaching the external flash the built in flash canno...

Page 81: ... image playback Press 3 again to cancel pause You can hear audio from the speaker To adjust the sound volume refer to P24 The picture with audio cannot be resized P89 or trimmed P90 You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion images The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other ...

Page 82: ...re 1 Select ROTATE 2 Select the picture to be rotated and set it 3 Select the direction to rotate the picture Rotating the Picture ROTATE PLAY 1 2 PROTECT SLIDE SHOW AUDIO DUB ROTATE DPOF PRINT EXITMENU SELECT MENU The picture rotates clockwise in increments of 90 The picture rotates counter clockwise in increments of 90 EXITMENU 100_0001 1 19 ROTATE SET SELECT 2560 ROTATE EXITMENU SELECT SET MENU...

Page 83: ...hich recording information and other can be added established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatible photo printers DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed Many commercial photo printing services now...

Page 84: ...e printing with the recorded date with each press of the DISPLAY button when setting the number of prints The date print icon appears When you go to a photo studio for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required The date may not be printed depending on photo studios or printers even if you set the date print For further information ask the photo studio for d...

Page 85: ...sign rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When setting the DPOF print delete any previous DPOF print settings made by other equipment You can set the protection on the pictures which you do not want to delete to prevent them from accidental erasure 1 Select PROTECT then select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL Single setting Selec...

Page 86: ... be effective in other equipment Sliding the Card Write Protect switch A to LOCK prevents the picture from deletion even if the protection is not set The audio dubbing cannot be used with protected pictures P88 1 Select SLIDE SHOW then select ALL or DPOF 2 Set the items of the Slide Show Playing Back with Slide Show SLIDE SHOW ALL for playing back all pictures DPOF for playing back the pictures fo...

Page 87: ...printing both the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear on the picture in green When only the DPOF printing is set on the picture the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear in white They do not appear on the DPOF Slide Show When you set AUDIO to ON and then play back a picture with audio the sound is played for 5 seconds in audio recording or for 10 seconds at the maximum in audio dubbing W...

Page 88: ...erwritten The audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion images Protected pictures Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF 3 Stop audio recording Even if you do not press 4 after about 10 seconds the audio recording stops automatically Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB AUDIO DUB ROTATE EXITMENU DPOF PRINT SELECT PROTECT SLIDE SHOW PLAY 1 2 MENU AUDIO DUB ...

Page 89: ...ize to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio Rotated pictures You can resize them if you rotate them back to their original position 3 Select the size and set it Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed 2048 2048k1536 pixels 1600 1600k1200 pixels 1280 1280k960 pixels 640 640k480 pixels Resizing the Pictures RESIZE PLA...

Page 90: ...t may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment When resized pictures are overwritten they cannot be restored Use this function when you trim necessary parts of the recorded picture 1 Select TRIMMING MENU RESIZE CANCEL MENU DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE SELECT SET YES NO 2 times Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING RESIZE EXITMENU FORMAT SELECT TRIMMING PLAY 2 2 MENU ...

Page 91: ...et it When you select YES the picture is overwritten When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite the resized picture It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment 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 may be deteriorated When trimmed pictu...

Page 92: ...rased 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 P12 or AC adapter DMW CAC1 optional When the SD Memory Card Write Protect switch is slid to LOCK you cannot format the card If the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest servicent...

Page 93: ...select external input 4 Turn the camera on and then set the mode dial to playback mode Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the 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 If you play back pictur...

Page 94: ...he camera is connected via USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system PC HIGHLIGHT OFF EXITMENU USB MODE RESET SELECT SETUP 3 4 VIDEO OUT PAL SCENE MENU AUTO MENU USB MODE SELECT SET PictBridge PTP PC Devices to be connected Setting on the USB mode PC OS Windows 2000 Professional Windows M...

Page 95: ...ridge PTP When the camera is shipped PC is selected When connecting to a PC which includes the above mentioned OS and setting the USB MODE to PictBridge PTP the messages shown on the right appear on the LCD monitor of the camera The following messages appear for each OS on the display of the PC Select Cancel to close the window and disconnect the USB connection cable OS Message Windows 2000 Profes...

Page 96: ...and set the USB MODE according to the OS you use Set to PC or PictBridge PTP Refer to Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable on page 94 If USB MODE is set to PictBridge PTP while Windows XP or Mac OS X is used it is connected as PTP 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing you Hold C and then insert or pull the ...

Page 97: ...ficient battery power P12 or the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional If the remaining battery power becomes low during communication the power indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication Then turn the camera off and charge or replace the battery Refer to P95 when connecting to the OS except for Windows XP and Mac OS X when setting USB MODE to PictBridge PTP While ACCESS is be...

Page 98: ...mes low during communication the power indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication at once Then turn the camera off and replace the battery with a charged one or charge the battery Or use the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional Set the print settings such as print quality on the printer beforehand Ask the manufacturer of the printer about the corresponding models Read the pri...

Page 99: ...T WITH DATE If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot 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 1 19 2560 PictBrid...

Page 100: ...t to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P83 2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture Refer to P99 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 SELE...

Page 101: ...and then set the number of prints to 4 for the picture on NUM OF PRINTS When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper only in DPOF printing For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to and then set the number of prints to 1 on COUNT in DPOF print setting P83 for each of the 4 pictures When printing with PictBridge Do not disconnect the USB con...

Page 102: ...he lens ring 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P18 3 Attach the MC protector A or the ND filter B Cap C supplied with MC protector The lens cap supplied with the camera cannot be attached to the MC protector or the ND filter You cannot attach the MC protector and the ND filter at the same time When taking pictures with the flash using the MC protector or ND filter vignetting effect may occur If the M...

Page 103: ...pod 1 Connect the remote shutter to the REMOTE socket on the camera firmly 2 Focus on the subject and take a picture 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus 2 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture You cannot operate the camera with the remote shutter in the following cases When the power save mode is cancelled When you determine the part to be trimmed P91 ...

Page 104: ...0 Programme shift setting indication P33 21 Exposure compensation P41 22 Auto bracket P42 23 Metering mode P70 24 Spot metering target P70 25 AF area P30 26 Spot AF area P70 27 AF assist lamp P72 28 Self timer P40 29 Flash output adjustment P39 External flash P79 30 Zoom Digital zoom P36 72 31 Optical image stabilizer P74 32 MF indication P63 Current date and time is displayed on the bottom of the...

Page 105: ...attery indication P12 8 Folder File number 9 Page number Total pictures 10 Histogram P28 It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 11 Recording information Recording mode Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Flash White balance It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 12 Recorded date and time 13 Audio playback P81 In Motion image mode 14 Flip animation P74 8 9...

Page 106: ...then insert the battery or connect AC adaptor again Thereafter turn the camera on Do not 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 ex...

Page 107: ...ry has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow the battery terminals to come in contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This can result in a short circuit or heat generation and if you touch the battery in this condition you may be badly burned Charger If you use the charger near a radio radio reception may be disturbed Kee...

Page 108: ... folders shown below will appear In the 100_PANA folder it is possible to record up to 999 pictures In the MISC folder it is possible to record the files that have been set with DPOF settings The files recorded in flip animation function are stored in PRIVATE1 folder The motion images created by flip animation function are stored in 100_PANA or another folder Printing pictures recorded with HDTV m...

Page 109: ...PICTURES CAN T BE DELETED The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted CAN T BE SET ON THIS PICTURE CAN T 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 setting MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The f...

Page 110: ...ard Before recording delete some pictures The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor Does the picture appear on the Viewfinder Press the EVF LCD button to switch to LCD monitor display The screen is too bright or dark Adjust the brightness of the screen Flash is not activated Is the flash closed Press the OPEN button to open the flash Unreadable language was selected by mistake Select icon on...

Page 111: ...ment when it is shaken The sound arises when the lens moves This is not a malfunction 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 on the screen may be drastically changed however the pictures are not affected The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aperture It is not a malfunction Some pixels are i...

Page 112: ...ructions of the printer for details Colours that were actually not around the subject appear on the picture This camera compensates the colour shift caused by the characteristic of the lens However the colour shift may appear when you rotate the zoom lever to Tele etc This is not a malfunction The flash is activated 2 times The first flash is activated for red eye prevention on the subject red eye...

Page 113: ...ly with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion image recording 320k240 pixels 30 or 10 frames second with audio The maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the card ISO sensitivity AUTO without flash from ISO80 to ISO200 with flash from ISO100 to ISO400 80 100 200 400 Shutter speed 8 1 2 000th Motion image mode 1 30th 1 2 000th White balance AUTO Daylight Cloudy Ha...

Page 114: ... for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard i640k480 pixels QuickTime 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 REMOTE φ 2 5 mm jack AV OUT DIGITAL Dedicated jack 8 pin DC IN Type 3 jack Dimensions 127 6 mm W k87 2 mm H k106 ...

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Page 116: ...Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global A VQT0M54 F0804Mn0 3800A C ...

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