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Preparation

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VQT0Q30

Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap

∫

Lens Cap (supplied)

1

Pass the string through the hole 
on the lens cap.

2

Pass the string through the hole 
on the camera.

3

Attach the lens cap.

∫

Strap (supplied)

1

Pass the strap through the hole at 
the Strap Eyelet.

2

Pass the strap through the 
stopper and fasten the strap.

A

: Pull the strap 2 cm or 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 

“L

UMIX

” 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.
• When the mode dial is set to one of the recording modes and the camera is turned on 

with the lens cap attached, the message [REMOVE LENS CAP AND PRESS 

1

 

BUTTON] appears. Press 

1

 button after detaching the lens cap.

• Be careful not to lose the lens cap.

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Summary of Contents for LUMIX DMC-FZ5GC

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FZ5GC DMC FZ5SG Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0Q30 ...

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: ...ns Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong light sources It may cause not only a malfunction of the camera but irreversible damage to your eye Do not press the lens strongly Leaving the camera with the lens facing the sun may cause a malfunction Be careful when you put the camera outside or near a window About Condensation When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up Condensation takes place w...

Page 4: ...rted in the camera for a long time discharge takes place even if the camera is turned off If you leave the battery inserted for an extended period of time it will be excessively discharged and it may become unusable even after it is charged To store the battery for a long period of time we recommend charging it once every year and storing it again after you completely use up the charged capacity W...

Page 5: ...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 indicated...

Page 6: ...posure 44 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 45 Optical Image Stabilizer 46 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 47 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 49 9 Pictures Multi Playback 50 Using the Playback Zoom 51 Deleting Pictures 52 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 54 Aperture priority AE 54 Shutter priority AE 55 Manual exposure 56 Macro mode 59 Motion image mode 60 Scene mode 62 Portr...

Page 7: ...OTECT 87 Playing Back with Slide Show SLIDE SHOW 88 Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 89 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 90 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 91 Initializing the Card FORMAT 93 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 94 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB MODE 95 Connecting to a PC 96 Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer 98 Others U...

Page 8: ...ext it is indicated 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 Lens Cap Lens Cap String 10 Lens Hood Lens Hood Adaptor A Silver B Black 3 4 VFC4078 1 2 5 6 7 8 RP SD016B CGA S002E DE 994B K1HA08CD0004 K1HA08CD0005 9 10 VYK0W73 A VYQ3428 VYQ3387 B VY...

Page 9: ... EXPOSURE Button P54 55 56 11 Power Indicator P30 12 Camera ON OFF Switch P11 13 LCD Monitor P26 103 14 MENU Button P22 15 Delete P52 FOCUS P66 76 Button 16 Cursor Buttons 2 Self timer Button P43 4 REVIEW Button P37 1 Flash Setting Button P39 3 Exposure Compensation P44 Auto Bracket P45 White Balance Fine Adjustment P71 Flash Output Adjustment P41 Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode P36 Button 1...

Page 10: ...t Mode Button P47 22 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P46 23 Strap Eyelet P18 24 AV OUT DIGITAL Socket P94 96 98 25 DC IN Socket P96 98 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional 26 Terminal Door 27 Card Battery Door P14 15 28 Tripod Receptacle 20 21 22 18 19 24 23 25 26 27 28 ...

Page 11: ...he 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 P21 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Open the flash When using the flash P39 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 P49 OFF ON M S A S C N P O...

Page 12: ...en the 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 c...

Page 13: ...umber 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 battery temperature are not too low or high and then c...

Page 14: ... time remove the battery 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 P21 Do not remove the card and the bat...

Page 15: ... card with SD Logo 2 Insert Insert the card fully until it clicks and it is locked with the label facing the front of the camera 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 bat...

Page 16: ...ast 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 available SD Memory Card On this unit you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capacity from 8 MB to 1 GB Please confirm th...

Page 17: ...s Approx 5M pixels Approx 3M pixels Approx 2M pixels Quality SD Memory Card 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 99 195 24 154 299 39 250 476 512 MB 30 197 387 48 305 592 78 495 944 1 GB 61 395 775 96 610 1185 157 991 1889 Picture size 1280k960 640k480 1920k1080 HDTV Reference for number of pixels A...

Page 18: ... 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 When the mode dial is set to one of the recording modes an...

Page 19: ...s of the lens hood adaptor until marker A is at UNLOCK position 2 Place the camera upside down Align UNLOCK to groove B on the camera then slide the lens hood adaptor over the lens until it stops 2 Rotate ring C clockwise until LOCK mark is aligned with marker A on the adaptor Rotate the ring until it clicks 3 1 Place the camera right way up Align marker D on the lens hood to marker E on the adapt...

Page 20: ...d Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached When the lens hood is attached unstrap the lens cap and attach the lens cap only Before taking pictures with flash remove the lens hood first otherwise a shadow from the hood will be cast on the bottom part of the pictures vignetting effect When using the AF assist lamp in the dark detach the lens hood For details on how to attach the MC protector and ...

Page 21: ... the 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 aga...

Page 22: ...ct 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 2560 OFF AUTO MENU SENSITIVITY QUALITY AUDIO REC W BALANCE PICT SIZE SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT 1SEC n0 OFF 2MIN AUTO REVIEW POWER SAVE BEEP MONITOR PLAY ON LCD REC SELECT MENU EXIT SETUP 1 3 Be sure to pres...

Page 23: ...ted In motion image mode auto review function is not activated When pictures are recorded in any speed and on burst mode P47 or auto bracket P45 the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function 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 set...

Page 24: ...lume of shutter sound No shutter sound Soft shutter sound Loud shutter sound VOLUME The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps LEVEL 6 to 0 When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the speakers of the TV is not changed CLOCK SET Change date and time P21 NO RESET Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from 0001 on the next recording The folder number is updat...

Page 25: ...SCENE MENU OFF Scene menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to scene mode and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently selected If you change the scene mode press the MENU button to display the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode AUTO Scene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to scene mode Select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language...

Page 26: ...PLAY button is not activated During 9 pictures multi playback P50 or playback zoom P51 the indications on the screen can be turned on and off In simple mode P34 C Normal display D No display In recording mode P30 E Normal display F Display with histogram G Out of frame display H No display Recording guide line I No display Histogram In playback mode P49 J Normal display K Display with recorded inf...

Page 27: ...when using the Viewfinder in recording When the recording mode is switched to playback mode When reviewing pictures P37 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 subje...

Page 28: ...exposed Example of histogram A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed Histogram When the recorded 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 When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places 2 When the exposure is not adequately adjust...

Page 29: ...rture value you set Shutter priority AE P55 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual exposure P56 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Macro mode P59 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subject Motion image mode P60 This mode allows you to record motion images Scene mode...

Page 30: ...arged 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 M S A S C N P OFF ON 1 25 F2 8 When the subject is not focused When the subject i...

Page 31: ...ctures 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 you press the shutter button Do not cover the microphone or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects Do not touch the front of the lens When recording with Viewfinder When recording with...

Page 32: ...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 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 ...

Page 33: ...y field etc the recorded pictures may become dark In this case compensate the exposure value on the camera P44 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 P21 When the time for power save i...

Page 34: ... CLOCK SET EXITMENU SELECT SET MENU MENU PICT MODE ENLARGE 4 k6 10k15cm E MAIL ENLARGE This selection is intended for situations when large printing 8qk10q Letter etc is desired 4qk6q 10k15cm This selection offers an easy way to produce small general purpose prints E MAIL This selection favors a smaller file size optimised for home page and e mail use The recorded picture does not automatically ap...

Page 35: ...0 seconds P43 Optical Image Stabilizer MODE1 P46 Burst speed Low speed P47 Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode ENLARGE max 4 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 7 pictures E MAIL max 7 pictures White balance AUTO P70 ISO sensitivity AUTO P72 Picture size and Quality ENLARGE 2560k1920 pixels Fine 4qk6q 10k15cm 1600k1200 pixels Standard E MAIL 640k480 pixels Standard P73 Metering mode Multiple P74 AF...

Page 36: ...ou use the backlight compensation function we recommend using the flash The settings on the simple mode are not applied to other recording modes except CLOCK SET and BEEP You cannot set the following items in the simple mode PLAY ON LCD NO RESET RESET USB MODE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO OUT LANGUAGE However the setting on NO RESET and LANGUAGE in the SETUP menu also affects the simple mode You cannot use the...

Page 37: ...posure P44 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 P52 or P53 to operate them RE...

Page 38: ... you get closer to the subject When using the zoom lens at high magnification the quality of the picture can be enhanced if a tripod is used At high magnification even small movements can cause a slight decrease in picture sharpness If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again When you record motion images the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at...

Page 39: ...at the flash is activated for actual recording again The flash is activated 2 times 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 ...

Page 40: ...If the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO it is automatically adjusted from ISO100 to ISO400 when you use the flash To avoid noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity P72 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P79 In motion image mode SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY or FIREWORKS in scene mode P62 the flash setting is fixed to the Forced OFF even if the flash is opened ISO sensitivity Available flash control ran...

Page 41: ...then set the flash output You can adjust this from j2 EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV The flash output setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off In motion image mode simple mode SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY or FIREWORKS in scene mode P62 you cannot adjust the flash output Flash setting Shutter speed Sec AUTO 1 60 1 2000 AUTO Red eye reduction 1 60 1 2000 Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction 1...

Page 42: ...uto bracket only 1 picture is recorded for every flash activated The flash icon turns red when activating the flash and pressing the shutter button halfway When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully When taking a picture with the flash we recommend removing the lens hood In some cases it may not allow the sce...

Page 43: ...cases setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button When you press the shutter button fully with one stroke the subject is automatically focused just before the recording In dark places the self timer indicator blinks and then it may turn on brightly to work as the AF assist lamp P77 for focusing on the subject In simple mode the ...

Page 44: ... Press 3 several times until EXPOSURE appears and then compensate the exposure You can compensate from j2 EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV EV is an abbreviation 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 ap...

Page 45: ...ures 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 the auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used When setting the quality to TIFF you cannot take pictures with the auto b...

Page 46: ...is displayed the optical zoom is fixed to Wide 1k and the zoom function cannot be activated Moreover you cannot take pictures The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently in the following cases When too much jitter occurs In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following subjects in motion When the shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons Be careful of ...

Page 47: ...st mode When the shutter speed is higher than 1 60 and the flash is not activated When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited You can take pictures until the capacity of the card becomes full The speed of taking pictures becomes slow during a recording In simple mode the burst speed is fixed to Low P34 2560 19 Burst speed pictures second Number of recordable pictures pictures 3 max 4 max 7 2 m...

Page 48: ...ance vary depending on the burst mode setting When the burst speed is set to they are fixed to the values set for the first picture The burst speed is prioritised When the burst speed is set to or they are adjusted each time you take 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...

Page 49: ...ly be forwarded or rewound one by one When you forward or rewind a large number of pictures release 2 1 once before reaching the picture to be played back then press 2 1 to forward rewind pictures little by little This camera is based on the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA When ch...

Page 50: ...er 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 P52 Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P84 1 2 3 4 7 9 5 6 8 10 00 1 DEC 2005 100_0001 1 19 CANCEL SELECT 2560 T W 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 10 11 8 9 12 CANCEL SELECT CANCEL SELECT 13 ...

Page 51: ...cture during playback zoom Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P52 When you use the zoom function on rotated pictures they are not displayed in the rotated direction P84 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 o...

Page 52: ... MULTI DELETE 2 Select the pictures to be deleted Repeat the above procedure 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 P87 100_0001 1 19 10 00 1 DEC 2005 2560 DELETE THIS PICTURE DELETE SINGLE MULTI ALL SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE S...

Page 53: ...ctures Do not turn off the camera while deleting When you delete pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or use the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional Pictures that are protected P87 or do not conform to DCF standard P49 will not be deleted even if ALL DELETE is selected MULTI DELETE DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL SELECT MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE ...

Page 54: ... The focus range is 5 cm Wide 2 m 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 P72 When the recording mode is switched to Aperture priority AE the ISO sensitiv...

Page 55: ...e actual pictures Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode You cannot set the following items in Shutter priority AE Slow sync Red eye reduction P39 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P72 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 You can also change ISO setting from ISO80 ISO200...

Page 56: ...e assistance 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 shutt...

Page 57: ...ou cannot set the following items in manual exposure Slow sync Red eye reduction P39 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P72 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 You can also change ISO setting from ISO80 ISO200 or ISO400 on the menu Exposure compensation P44 Please set HIGHLIGHT to ON on the SETUP m...

Page 58: ...EV Shutter Speed Sec F8 0 1 1 2000 F7 1 F6 3 F5 6 1 1 1600 F5 0 F4 5 F4 0 1 1 1300 F3 6 F3 2 F2 8 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...

Page 59: ...nd the subject is changed after the subject is focused In the tele macro mode the depth of field is extremely narrowed and jitters occur easier than usual Therefore when you cannot use a tripod we recommend taking pictures under the brightness in which the aperture value is set to F4 0 or larger and the shutter speed is set to 1 125th or faster to keep the depth of field and the performance of the...

Page 60: ...se the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting 2 Press the shutter button halfway When the subject is focused the focus indication A lights 3 Press the shutter button fully to start the recording The remaining recording time approximation appears on the screen The audio recording starts simultaneously from the built in microphone of the camera By ...

Page 61: ...pending on the type of the card recording may stop while you are recording motion images When motion images recorded with the 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 Motion images recorded with setting MOTION RATE to 30fps on the camera cannot be played back on a camera which does not support 30fps...

Page 62: ...le the scene menu is displayed you can set the REC mode menu P69 and the SETUP menu P22 PORTRAIT P63 SPORTS P63 SCENERY P64 NIGHT SCENERY P64 NIGHT PORTRAIT P65 PANNING P65 FIREWORKS P66 PARTY P67 SNOW P68 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 picture to be recorded compe...

Page 63: ...ar as possible from the camera and get closer to the subject This mode is suitable for outdoors in the daytime The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g When taking pictures of outdoor sports Technique for Sports mode To take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject the shutter speed becomes faster than usual This mode is more effective...

Page 64: ... can be recorded vividly by slowing down the 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 because of signal conditioning but it is not a malfunction When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible The ISO sensitivity is fixe...

Page 65: ...noise may become visible When the flash is set the flash setting is fixed to Slow sync Red eye reduction and the flash is always activated 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 in a certain direction such as a runner or a car the background will show some motion blur This special effec...

Page 66: ...ontinuous 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 AF TRIGGER to FOCUS P76 2 Aim the camera at...

Page 67: ...sphere of the situation e g a wedding reception a party in a room etc Both the people and the background can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed Technique for Party mode Open the flash P39 Since the shutter speed becomes slow we recommend using a tripod We recommend taking pictures by rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1k and being at a dista...

Page 68: ... allows 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 69: ...ward 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 P70 SENSITIVITY P72 PICT SIZE P73 QUALITY P73 AUDIO REC P74 METERING MODE P74 AF MODE P75 CONT AF P76 AF TRIGGER P76 AF ASSIST LAMP P77 D ZOOM P78 COL EFFECT P79 PICT ADJ P79 FLIP ANIM P79 MENU EXITMENU SENSITIVITY QUALI...

Page 70: ...ance 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 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 Temperature White Balance W BALANCE AUTO for auto s...

Page 71: ...sh 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 and Flash 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...

Page 72: ...ash In simple mode motion image mode or scene mode P62 ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO In NIGHT SCENERY and PANNING in scene mode it is fixed to ISO80 You cannot select AUTO in Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE and Manual exposure mode To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P79 Refer to P58 for the shutter speed ISO Sensitivity SEN...

Page 73: ...types of quality compression rate according to the usage of the picture When the quality is set to TIFF a JPEG picture with the quality equal to Standard is created at the same time Pictures may appear like a mosaic depending on the subject or the recording condition The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject The number of remaining pictures displayed on the screen may not correspond...

Page 74: ...ot record pictures with audio in auto bracket burst mode or when the quality is set to TIFF When audio is recorded with each picture the total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will slightly decrease You can switch to the following metering modes Audio Recording AUDIO REC Metering Mode METERING MODE Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposur...

Page 75: ...When multiple AF areas max 9 areas light at the same time the camera is focusing on all the AF areas The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position that the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode AF Mode AF MODE 9 area focusing The camera focuses on an...

Page 76: ...arting AF Auto focus to FOCUS on AF TRIGGER Prefocus is a technique to focus on the point where you take a picture of the subject with quick motion This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is pre determined Procedure for recording with prefocus using FOCUS button 1 Aim the AF area to the point where you want to focus P30 2 Press the FOCUS button When the subje...

Page 77: ...such as prefocus set to FOCUS After you complete recording with prefocus set the AF Trigger to again In simple mode the AF Trigger is automatically set to Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera to focus on the subject in low light conditions When you press the shutter button halfway in dark places or other situations an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist...

Page 78: ...ist lamp may 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 m...

Page 79: ...s long by connecting images recorded in flip animation 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 P82 Colour Effect COL EFFECT COOL The picture becomes bluish WARM The picture becomes reddis...

Page 80: ...lete 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 MENU OFF STANDARD OFF COL EFFECT FLIP ANIM D ZOOM PICT ADJ EXITMENU SELECT REC 3 3 CREATE MOTION IMAGE DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE EXITMENU SELECT FLIP ANIM 8 92 REMAIN 320 EXIT MENU DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE MENU EXITMENU ...

Page 81: ...mal review P37 If you execute CREATE MOTION IMAGE flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation Delete unnecessary pictures Audio cannot be recorded You cannot record audio using the audio dubbing P89 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 ani...

Page 82: ...otion 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 P90 or trimmed P91 You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion images The file format that can be played back with the camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or ot...

Page 83: ... zoom lever toward T or W the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed After selecting a menu item with the operation described above make settings for each menu ROTATE DISP P84 ROTATE P84 PROTECT P87 DPOF PRINT P85 SLIDE SHOW P88 AUDIO DUB P89 RESIZE P90 TRIMMING P91 FORMAT P93 PLAY 1 2 DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW PROTECT EXITMENU SELECT MENU ROTATE ROTATE DISP ON Menu items ...

Page 84: ...es in normal playback can be rotated When playing back rotated pictures in zoom playback or 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 You can rotate the recorded pictures in steps of 90 and display them Example When rotating clockwise Original picture 1 Select...

Page 85: ...cally the pictures are played back vertically the pictures are rotated DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed how many copies of each picture will be printed or whether the recording date is to be printed on compatible photo printers or commercial photo printing services For details ask photo printing servicer 1 Select SINGLE MUL...

Page 86: ... date print icon appears When using the software SD Viewer for DSC in the CD ROM supplied you can print pictures with the date by setting the position on the print preview screen For details refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection 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 printe...

Page 87: ...ipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When setting the DPOF print on the camera delete any previous DPOF print settings made by other equipment You can set the protection for the pictures which you do not want to be deleted by accident 1 Select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL Single setting Select the picture and set cancel the protection Preventing Accidenta...

Page 88: ...ding 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 P84 AUDIO DUB P89 1 Set the items of the Slide Show 2 Select START 3 By pressing the MENU button the Slide Show stops Playing Back with Slide Show SLIDE SHOW DURATION It can be set to 1 2 3 or 5...

Page 89: ... the Slide Show When you play back pictures with audio the next picture appears after the playback of the audio is finished when AUDIO is set to ON You can record the audio after taking a picture max 10 seconds per picture 1 Select the picture and start audio recording When audio has already been recorded the confirmation screen appears Press 4 to select YES and press 1 to start audio recording Th...

Page 90: ...the picture and set it The following pictures cannot be resized Pictures equal to or smaller than 640k480 pixels Pictures recorded after setting the picture size to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Select the size and set it MENU AUDIO DUB 100_0001 1 19...

Page 91: ...O 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 Pictures smaller than 640k480 pixels Pictures recorded after setting the picture size to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio It may not be poss...

Page 92: ... trimmed picture When you select NO a trimmed picture is newly created Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P84 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 1 19 2560 MENU T W TRIM SHUT...

Page 93: ... 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 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 n...

Page 94: ...playback mode Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the SETUP menu you can view images on the TV in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot A recorded SD Memory Card can be played back on TVs with an SD Memory Card slot If you play back pictures recorded using HDTV mode on a High Definition TV HDTV has 16 9 a...

Page 95: ...USB MODE 2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP If you connect the camera to a PC select PC P96 If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge select PictBridge PTP P98 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 MENU PC SCENE MENU LANGUAGE V...

Page 96: ... 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 you Hold the plug C to push into or pull out D This message appears during data transfer Windows The...

Page 97: ...sconnect 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 Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one For more information refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection Also...

Page 98: ...r 3 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing you Hold the plug C to push into or pull out It may take time to print some pictures Therefore use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional when you connect to a printer If the remaining battery power becomes low during communicati...

Page 99: ...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 PictBridge PRINT SELECT 2560 CANCELMENU PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT NUM OF PRINTS PRINT START S...

Page 100: ...ct it to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P85 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 ...

Page 101: ...or the number of printed pictures is high pictures 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...

Page 102: ...without affecting the colour balance 1 Remove the lens cap 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P19 3 Attach the MC protector 1 or the ND filter 2 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 o...

Page 103: ... 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 18 Zoom Digital zoom P38 78 19 Shutter speed P30 20 Aperture value P30 21 Exposure compensation P44 22 Auto bracket P45 23 Metering mode P74 24 Tele macro P59 25 Spot metering target P74 26 AF area P30 27 Spot AF area P75 28 AF assist lamp P77 29 Self time...

Page 104: ...indication P16 8 AF area P30 9 Operation for backlight compensation P36 10 Current date and time P21 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 P38 11 Backlight compensation P36 12 Self timer P43 13 AF assist lamp P77 14 Burst P47 8 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 14 12 BACKLIGHT 13 W T 1X ...

Page 105: ...umber P97 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 mode White balance It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 12 Recorded date and time 13 Audio playback P82 In Motion image mode 14 Flip animation P79 8 9 10 11 12 100_0001 1 19 2560...

Page 106: ...n 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 extend the cords and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals on...

Page 107: ...fter use be sure to remove the battery If you drop the battery 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 prepar...

Page 108: ... the DPOF print cannot be set NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at once with MULTI DELETE Once delete the selected pictures and then repeat deleting multiple pictures MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The format of the card cannot be recognised by the camera Format the card again with the camera PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON ...

Page 109: ...re is blurred When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors the shutter speed becomes slow and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly In this case we recommend holding the camera with both hands firmly to take pictures When you take pictures with slow shutter speed we recommend using a tripod P31 LCD monitor 1 The brightness of the screen becomes dark or bright for a moment...

Page 110: ...se appears on the picture Is the ISO sensitivity is high or is the shutter speed slow Decrease the ISO sensitivity P72 Set PICT ADJ to NATURAL P79 Take pictures in bright places TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television Is the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to external input mode 2 When connecting to a PC pictures cannot be transferred Is the camera c...

Page 111: ...s not a malfunction 6 When the zoom lever is rotated the camera makes a noise When the zoom function is activated you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera may shake However it is not a malfunction 7 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 p...

Page 112: ...on the remaining capacity of the card unlimited Performance in burst recording is only 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 80 100 200 400 Shutter speed 8 1 2 000th Motion image mode 1 30th 1 2 000th White balance AUTO Da...

Page 113: ...dio JPEG Design rule 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 AV OUT DIGITAL Dedicated jack 8 pin DC IN type 3 jack Dimensions 108 mm W k68 4 mm H k84 8 mm...

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Page 116: ...c Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global VQT0Q30 C F0205Mn0 008000A E QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license The QuickTime logo is registered in the U S and other countries ...

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