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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No DMC ZX1 VQT2F55 Before use please read these instructions completely Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 2: ...ng the Digital Zoom 46 Using the Easy zoom 48 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 49 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 50 Using the Playback Zoom 51 Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 51 Deleting Pictures 52 To delete a single picture 52 To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures 52 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor 54 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash 56 Switc...

Page 3: ...TE PLAY 119 Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio 120 Motion pictures 120 Pictures with audio 121 Using the PLAYBACK Mode menu 122 CALENDAR 122 TITLE EDIT 123 TEXT STAMP 125 RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels 127 TRIMMING 128 LEVELING 129 ROTATE DISP 130 FAVORITE 131 PRINT SET 132 PROTECT 134 AUDIO DUB 135 FACE REC EDIT 136 COPY 137 Connecting to other equipment Connectin...

Page 4: ... the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use plug in type inlet type Insert the battery and the card P14 When you do not use the card you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P17 when you use a card Turn the camera on to take pictures 1 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P38 90 ON OFF Downloaded From camera ...

Page 5: ... 5 Before Use Play back the pictures 1 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 2 Select the picture you want to view P49 Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 6: ...k is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre if you lose the supplied accessories You can...

Page 7: ... P20 10 E ZOOM button P48 11 Cursor buttons A 3 Exposure compensation P64 Auto Bracket P65 White balance fine adjustment P97 B 4 Macro Mode P61 AF Tracking P41 100 C 2 Self timer button P63 D 1 Flash setting button P56 In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with 3 4 2 1 e g When you press the 4 down button or Press 4 1 2 3 10 4 9 ...

Page 8: ...MPONENT OUT socket P148 21 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P138 141 147 22 Tripod receptacle When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it 23 Card Battery door P14 24 Release lever P14 25 DC coupler cover P15 When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler optional and AC adaptor optional are used For connection details refer to P15 17 1415 16 12 13 19 ...

Page 9: ...rge the battery before use Charge the battery with the charger indoors Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 oC to 35 oC 50 oF to 95 oF The battery temperature should also be the same It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with in...

Page 10: ...the AC input terminal A gap will remain as shown on the right Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator A lights green Charging is complete when the CHARGE indicator A turns off plug in type inlet type Detach the battery after charging is completed 90 Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 11: ...ction The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge left but it is not recommended that the battery charge be frequently topped up while the battery is fully charged Since characteristic swelling may occur When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging t...

Page 12: ...Optical Image Stabilizer function is set to AUTO Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode P25 The number...

Page 13: ...charging has been completed successfully the CHARGE indicator turns off Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack are the same as above Note The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases For long term battery use we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted The perf...

Page 14: ...irection you insert it Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright B Do not touch the connection terminals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 1 Close the card battery door 2 Slide the...

Page 15: ...r in an open state 5 Plug the AC adaptor into an electrical outlet 6 Connect the AC adaptor B to the DC IN socket C of the DC coupler D Align the marks and insert Ensure that only the AC adaptor and DC coupler for this camera are used Using any other equipment may cause damage Note Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional When using an AC adaptor use the AC mains lead supplied with the A...

Page 16: ...ng operations can be performed using this unit When a card has not been inserted Pictures can be recorded in the built in memory and played back When a card has been inserted Pictures can be recorded on the card and played back Clipboard pictures P108 are stored on the built in memory even if a card is inserted When using the built in memory k ð access indication When using the card access indicat...

Page 17: ...o not subject the camera to vibration impact or static electricity The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or th...

Page 18: ...to select the language and press MENU SET The PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message appears This message does not appear in PLAYBACK Mode Press MENU SET Turn the camera on A MENU SET button B Cursor buttons If the language select screen is not displayed proceed to step 4 Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 19: ...ssed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by following the Changing the clock setting procedure below Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press 1 P21 It can be changed in steps 5 and 6 to set the clock The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without the battery Leave the charged battery in the unit f...

Page 20: ...ting of the playback methods such as Playback or Slide show of only the pictures set as FAVORITE PLAYBACK Mode menu P122 to 137 REC Mode menu P92 to 107 This menu lets you make the protection trimming or print settings etc of recorded pictures This menu lets you set the Colouring Sensitivity Aspect Ratio Number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording TRAVEL MODE menu P30 to 3...

Page 21: ...tting menu items Turn the camera on A MENU SET button B REC PLAYBACK selector switch C Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to When selecting the PLAYBACK Mode menu settings set the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and proceed to step 4 Set the mode dial to Press MENU SET to display the menu You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever ON OFF Downloaded From...

Page 22: ...con Press 1 Select a menu item next and set it Press 3 4 to select AF MODE Select the item at the very bottom and press 4 to move to the second screen Press 1 Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press 3 4 to select š Press MENU SET to set Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 23: ...Y is pressed and while STABILIZER P105 is selected STABILIZER DEMO can be displayed Using the quick menu Press and hold Q MENU when recording Press 3 4 2 1 to select the menu item and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu A The items to be set and the settings are displayed A Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 24: ...the SETUP menu settings refer to P21 Refer to P18 for details When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change U CLOCK SET Setting Date Time r BEEP This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound r BEEP LEVEL s Muted t Low u High SHUTTER VOL Muted Low High BEEP TONE SHUTTER TONE u VOLUME Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels MONITOR Adjust the brigh...

Page 25: ...ed in Playback Mode LCD MODE cannot be used when the component cable is connected The PATTERN setting is fixed to in the Intelligent Auto Mode and the Clipboard Mode LCD MODE These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you are in bright places OFF AUTO POWER LCD The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is around the camera POWER LCD The LCD monitor bec...

Page 26: ...not work in the following cases When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer While the self timer is set When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show While the menu screen is displayed AUTO DEMO HISTOGRAM This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram P55 OFF ON q ECONOMY You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus Also it...

Page 27: ...so performed at the same time You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning When the REC Mode settings are reset the following settings are also reset The data registered with FACE RECOG The setting and registration for My Scene Mode P66 When SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition ROTATE DISP P130 is s...

Page 28: ...r supporting PictBridge PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge z PC Set after or before connecting to a PC VIDEO OUT Set to match the colour television system in each country Playback Mode only NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system TV ASPECT Set to match the type of TV Playback Mode only W When connecting to a 16 9 s...

Page 29: ...nction is switched between ON and OFF every time MENU SET is pressed during the STABILIZER DEMO In Playback Mode STABILIZER DEMO cannot be displayed STABILIZER DEMO is an approximation Press DISPLAY to close STABILIZER DEMO AUTO DEMO has no TV output capability even when it is in Playback Mode Press MENU SET to close AUTO DEMO FORMAT The built in memory or card is formatted Formatting irretrievabl...

Page 30: ...lect CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P18 Select an item from the TRAVEL MODE menu and press 1 P21 On completion the set content is displayed A The name of the selected menu item is displayed A Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 31: ...ET 3 4 Select the month 2 1 Select the date 3 Press 3 4 2 1 to set the return date and then press MENU SET The frames of dates from the departure date to the return date undergo a colour change 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu The departure date and return date you have set appear in the TRAVEL MODE menu Cancelling the travel date These settings are cancelled automatically when the current date ...

Page 32: ...calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off If TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed If you set a departu...

Page 33: ...e destination is then recorded when you take pictures and can be displayed at playback You can stamp your pictures with this information using TEXT STAMP P125 OFF SET Setting the travel destination 1 Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Enter the travel destination For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P123 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu The travel de...

Page 34: ...ing time is used at the home area press 3 Press 3 again to return to the original time The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour 3 Press 3 to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set C The time in the selected location is displayed 4 Press 2 1 to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MEN...

Page 35: ...E is already set change only the travel destination and use If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area The travel destination icon appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 36: ...e recording conditions or to the Scene Mode which enables you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Turn the camera on A REC PLAYBACK selector switch B Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part C Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode ON OFF SCN MS Downloaded From camera user...

Page 37: ...e recorded using your own settings My Scene Mode P66 Pictures are taken using previously registered recording scenes Û Scene Mode P66 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Motion Picture Mode P82 This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio ì Clipboard Mode P108 Record as a memo Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 38: ...ons are activated automatically Scene detection STABILIZER INTELLIGENT ISO Face detection Quick AF I EXPOSURE Digital Red eye Correction Backlight Compensation Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the mode dial to ñ The status indicator 3 lights when you turn this unit on 2 It turns off after about 1 second 1 Shutter button Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at you...

Page 39: ... information such as their names and birthdays P85 Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is focused The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject s face by the face detection function In other cases it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The maximum close up ...

Page 40: ... for birthdays of registered faces already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected Note Due to factors such as size contrast motion and proximity a different mode may be identified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark The size of the subject The distance to the subject The contrast of the subject When the subject is moving Recording ...

Page 41: ...d in the centre of the screen Press 3 again to cancel 2 Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame and press 4 to lock the subject AF tracking frame will turn yellow An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press 3 to cancel Note FACE RECOG does not work during AF tracking Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on P100 AF Tracking Function Downloaded From camera usermanual...

Page 42: ...ET White balance fine adjustment DIGITAL ZOOM AUDIO REC MIN SHTR SPEED HISTOGRAM The other items on the SETUP menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal Picture Mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode Item Settings GUIDE LINE P25 REC INFO OFF ECONOMY POWER SAVE P26 5MIN AUTO REVIEW P27 2SEC Flash P56 ΠQUALITY P93 A INTELLIGENT ISO P94 WH...

Page 43: ...switch to A Mode dial B REC PLAYBACK selector switch Set the mode dial to To change the setting while taking pictures refer to Using the REC Mode Menu P92 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele to If pictures are to be taken a...

Page 44: ...at you use the face detection function when taking pictures of people P98 Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When the focus range display has appeared in red When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects When it is dark or when jitter occurs When the camera is too close to the su...

Page 45: ...PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in Scene Mode P66 When the shutter speed is slowed in MIN SHTR SPEED Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P130 is set to ON The direction detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the camera aimed up or down Motion pictures taken with the camera held ve...

Page 46: ...Digital Zoom To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Feature Optical zoom Extra optical zoom EZ Digital zoom Maximum magnification 8k 15 6k 32k including optical zoom 8k 62 5k including extra optical zoom 15 6k Picture quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnific...

Page 47: ...on If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated When using the digital zoom STABILIZER may not be effective When using the digital zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P63 for taking pictu...

Page 48: ...lever Note Press E ZOOM firmly until the zoom function is activated Using the Easy zoom Press E ZOOM You can further extend the zoom to the digital zoom range by pressing E ZOOM again when DIGITAL ZOOM P104 is set to ON When the maximum picture size has been set The zoom stops once at the maximum zoom position of the optical zoom 1 When E ZOOM is pressed again zooming proceeds as far as the maximu...

Page 49: ...ictures forwarded rewound increases Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch A to Normal playback is set automatically in the following cases When the mode is switched from the REC to PLAYBACK When the camera is turned on while the REC PLAYBACK selector switch was at When the mode dial is set to clipboard will be displayed Refer to Viewing clipboard pictures P110 for information about playing back t...

Page 50: ... return to the previous screen Pictures are not rotated for display Pictures displayed using cannot be played back To return to normal playback 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to select a picture An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings 2 Press MENU SET The picture that was selected will appear Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback A Downloaded From camera usermanual com P...

Page 51: ...W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you change the magnification the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second and the position of the enlarged section can be moved by pressing 3 4 2 1 The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second Switchin...

Page 52: ...o select YES and then press MENU SET To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures Press Press 3 4 to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL and then press MENU SET DELETE ALL step 5 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the picture and then press DISPLAY to set Repeat this step appears on the selected pictures If DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is cancelled Press MENU SET Press 3 to select YES and t...

Page 53: ...ile is displayed Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü the deleting will stop halfway Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P134 th...

Page 54: ...or not to have the recording information displayed when the guidelines are displayed Note In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Scene Mode the guideline is grey P66 In PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode the guideline is not displayed P66 C Normal display 1 D No display E No display Recording guideline 1 2 F Normal display G Display with recording information 1 H No display 5 5 1 5 1 5...

Page 55: ...ay not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc Histograms are not displayed in the following cases Intelligent Auto Mode Multi Playback Motion Picture Mode Playback Zoom Clipboard Mode Calendar PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode When the component cable is connected A This is used when d...

Page 56: ...gs that can be selected refer to Available flash settings by Recording Mode P58 Press MENU SET You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set A Photo flash Do not cover the flash with your fingers or other objects Switching to the appropriate flash setting Downloaded From camera usermanual...

Page 57: ...e Reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced flash ON Š Forced ON Red Eye Reduction The fla...

Page 58: ...depending on the type of subject and brightness The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off However the Scene Mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed ˆ Š Œ ˆ Š Œ ñ ï 9 ô 5 0 4 6 8 7 1 2 3 n í Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panas...

Page 59: ...atically switches to between ISO100 and ISO3200 and the available flash range also differs Wide Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to approx 3 4 m 11 2 feet Tele Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 1 9 m 6 23 feet ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele AUTO 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 3 m 17 4 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 9 m 9 51 feet ISO80 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 1 m 3 61 feet ISO100 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 3 m 4 26 ...

Page 60: ...e may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become too bright or too dark 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 AUTO LCD OFF is set the LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject When ...

Page 61: ...range is displayed during AF Macro Mode and is displayed during Macro Zoom Mode To cancel select the OFF in step 2 Zoom range focus range and zoom magnification are displayed during zooming This mode allows you to take close up pictures of a subject e g when taking pictures of flowers You can take pictures of a subject as close as 3 cm 0 10 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to W...

Page 62: ...to Πwhen you take pictures at close range If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subjec...

Page 63: ... The number of pictures which can be taken in FLASH BURST in Scene Mode is fixed to 5 Self timer cannot be set to 10 seconds in SELF PORTRAIT in Scene Mode or Clipboard Mode Self timer cannot be used while in HI SPEED BURST and UNDERWATER in Scene Mode Press 2 ë Press 3 4 to select a mode You can also press 2 ë to select Press MENU SET You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish The me...

Page 64: ... left of the screen The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Exposure compensation cannot be used when in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensate the exposure towards negative Press 3 È until EXP...

Page 65: ... camera off or POWER SAVE is activated When Auto Bracket is set the Auto Review function is activated regardless of the Auto Review setting The picture is not enlarged You cannot set the Auto Review function in the SETUP menu The exposure may not be compensated with Auto Bracket depending on the brightness of the subject Πis set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set Burst is cancelled when Auto ...

Page 66: ...tem by rotating the zoom lever Press MENU SET to set The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected Scene Mode The selected Scene Mode is stored as a My Scene Mode You can then use the stored Scene Mode when you next take pictures by setting the mode dial to Changing My Scene Mode 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press MENU SET to display the menu screen 3 Press 3 to select switch men...

Page 67: ... setting when the Scene Mode is changed When you take a picture with a Scene Mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene The following items cannot be set in Scene Mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY I EXPOSURE MIN SHTR SPEED COLOR MODE Shutter speed for Scene Modes except PANORA...

Page 68: ... a part of the background etc is a colour close to skin colour this part is also smoothed This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness The initial setting for AF MODE is š Subject can be recorded either slim or stretched and at the same time skin can be recorded smoothly 1 Press 3 4 to select the setting and then press MENU SET It can be set from the quick menu P23 2 Take p...

Page 69: ...mend using the 2 second self timer Note The focus range is about 30 cm 0 99 feet to 1 2 m 3 94 feet Wide You can record yourself with audio P106 If you do this the self timer indicator will light up while recording the audio The zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1k The self timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds If it is set to 2 seconds this setting will remain until the camera...

Page 70: ... can retake the picture by selecting RETAKE 5 Press 3 4 to select EXIT and then press MENU SET Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThe focus zoom exposure white balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the settings for the first picture The shutter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction We recommend using a t...

Page 71: ...ake pictures in dark places The initial setting for AF MODE is š This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape Technique for Night Scenery Mode When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds We recommend using the tripod and the self timer for taking picture Note The flash setting is fixed t...

Page 72: ...t from the subject when taking pictures Note The initial setting for AF MODE is š This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere Technique for Candle Light Mode This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures Note The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The shutter may re...

Page 73: ...me setting procedure Note The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the CD ROM supplied If AGE or NAME is set to OFF even when the birthday or name has been set the age or name will not be displayed Before taking pictures set AGE or NAME to ON The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity...

Page 74: ...s you to take vivid pictures of the red colour of the sun Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThis mode minimises the jitter of the subjects and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit rooms Select this for high sensitivity processing The sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 Picture size and aspect ratio 1 Press 3 4 to select the picture size and a...

Page 75: ... used The number of burst recording pictures increase immediately after formatting Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠQUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure white balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the settings for the first picture The IS...

Page 76: ...ton is pressed fully Note QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q 10k15 cm printing The shutter speed becomes 1 30th of a second to 1 2000th of a second The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure shutter speed ISO sensitivity and flash level are fixed to the settings for the first picture INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and ...

Page 77: ...d taking pictures with the self timer Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThe Optical Image Stabilizer function is fixed to OFF ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky Technique for Fireworks Mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod Note The flash setting is fixed to ΠThis mode is mos...

Page 78: ...ntain This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window Technique for Aerial Photo Mode We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture Note The ...

Page 79: ...feet Tele to Face detection P99 may not operate normally in the dark areas around the edges of the screen Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand Picture size and aspect ratio 1 Press 3 4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press MENU SET to set 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selected as the picture size 2 Take pictures Note QUALITY is automatically fixed...

Page 80: ...signal processing This is not a malfunction The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to LCD screen noise may be more visible than during normal recording due to brightness compensation of the darker areas Record the image with a frame around it Setting the frame 1 Press 2 1 to select the frame to use and then press MENU SET The number of pixels is fixed to 2M 4 3 2 Take pictures N...

Page 81: ...lock is cancelled In this case focus on the subject and fix the focus again You cannot set to AF lock when AF MODE is set to White balance fine adjustment You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather 1 Press 3 È three times to display WB ADJUST 2 Press 2 1 to adjust the white balance Select 0 if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance 3 Press MENU SET to close the men...

Page 82: ...rding time C is displayed on the bottom right of the screen After pressing the shutter button fully release it straight away When the subject is focused the focus indication lights The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio Press the shutter button fully to stop recording If the built in memory or the card be...

Page 83: ...ent socket P148 for details Cannot be recorded in the built in memory Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu About focusing When CONTINUOUS AF P101 is set to ON and you focus on a subject the camera will maintains focus on that subject To fix the focus position when beginning to record a motion picture set to OFF Changing the settings for t...

Page 84: ...ode direction detection function cannot be used In the Motion Picture Mode AF MODE is fixed to and STABILIZER to MODE1 DIGITAL ZOOM and AF ASSIST LAMP cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode Setting of other recording mode will be reflected E ZOOM cannot be used during motion picture recording Compared to still pictures motion pictures may have a narrow angle of view We recommend you use a battery wi...

Page 85: ...ng pictures is determined according to the order of registration Note AF MODE is fixed to š During the burst mode FACE RECOG picture information can be attached to only the first picture After pressing the shutter halfway down a different person s picture information may be added when the camera is turned to a different subject to photograph FACE RECOG can be used in the following Scene Modes PORT...

Page 86: ...g P91 When a person who is registered is not recognised correct by re registering Example of faces that are hard to recognise Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognise faces correctly even for registered faces in the following instances depending on the facial expression and environment Hair is covering the eyes or the eyebrows A The face is dark the light is at an angle B The face...

Page 87: ...ide The faces of subjects other than people pets etc cannot be registered When recognition fails a message will appear and the display will return to the recording screen In this case try taking the picture again Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET Press 1 and then 3 4 to select the item and then press 1 You can register up to 3 face images To register further pictures press 2 to select ...

Page 88: ...ils on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P123 PRIORITY The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for higher priority faces Press 3 4 2 1 to select the priority and then press MENU SET AGE It is possible to register the birthday 1 Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select the items Year Month Day and then press 3 4 to set and then press MENU S...

Page 89: ...NU SET 9 Use the operation in step 3 and following in Registering face image of new person To delete a face image 6 Press 4 to select DELETE and then press MENU SET When only one picture has been registered you cannot select DELETE 7 Press 2 1 to select the face image to delete and then press MENU SET 8 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET 9 Use the operation in Step 5 and following in Re...

Page 90: ...omatically to the recording screen 3 Perform the operation in Step 5 and following in Registering face image of new person Note If the registration screen will not display it may display easier by recording in the same conditions or with the same expressions If a face is not recognised even though it is registered it will make the recognition easier by registering the person again using the FACE R...

Page 91: ...en press MENU SET To return to the original settings select NORMAL 5 Press to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Sensitivity Item Description of settings HIGH Set when recognition is difficult The likelihood of recognition increases but so does the likelihood of mistaken recognition LOW Set when the frequency o...

Page 92: ...e aspect ratio is X This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode When the aspect ratio is Y When the aspect ratio is W PICTURE SIZE 12M 4000k3000 pixels 8M 3264k2448 pixels 5M 2560k1920 pixels 3M 2048k1536 pixels 2M 1600k1200 pixels 0 3M 640k480 pixels 10 5M 4000k2672 pixels 7M 3264k2176 pixels 4 5M 2560k1712 pixels 2 5M 2048k1360 pixels 9M 4000k2248 pixels 6M 3264k1840 pixels 3 5M 2560k14...

Page 93: ...not displayed Pictures may appear in mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions Refer to P170 for information about the number of recordable pictures For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures Applicable modes n HD WVGA VGA QVGA Note Refer to P83 for details For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Set the comp...

Page 94: ...the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise Note Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small when a moving subject is at the edge of the screen or when a subject has moved at the very moment when the shutter button was presse...

Page 95: ...automatically adjusted to a maximum of ISO400 according to the brightness It can be adjusted to a maximum of ISO1600 when using the flash The setting is not available when INTELLIGENT ISO is being used is displayed To avoid picture noise we recommend that you either reduce the ISO sensitivity level or set COLOR MODE to NATURAL and then take pictures P104 SENSITIVITY ISO sensitivity 80 1600 Recordi...

Page 96: ... changed In the Scene Modes listed below white balance is fixed to AWB SCENERY NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET FLASH BURST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO FILM GRAIN UNDERWATER Setting the white balance manually Set the white balance value Use to match the condition when taking photographs 1 Select Ó and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh...

Page 97: ...ment level in Ò returns to 0 when you reset the white balance using Ó In the UNDERWATER in Scene Mode the white balance is fixed at AWB but it can be finely adjusted White balance fine adjustment cannot be set for B W SEPIA COOL and WARM in COLOR MODE Auto white balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge Furthermore whe...

Page 98: ...then be adjusted to fit the face no matter what portion of the picture it is in max 15 areas AF Tracking Focus can be adjusted to a specified subject Focus will keep on following the subject even if it moves Dynamic tracking 11 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 11 focus areas This is effective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen ƒ 1 area focusing High speed The camera quic...

Page 99: ...š Face detection The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused Under certain picture taking conditions including the foll...

Page 100: ...ll flash in red and disappear Press 4 again AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified the subject is lost or has failed to be tracked The picture will be taken with Ø in AF MODE in that case FACE RECOG does not work when AF tracking is active will not operate during AF tracking It is not possible to set in PANORAMA ASSIST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS PIN HOLE FILM GRAIN and HIGH DYNAM...

Page 101: ...will be consumed faster than usual Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject will not operate during the AF tracking In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Scene Mode this setting is fixed to OFF When PRE AF is set to it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject ...

Page 102: ... dark places by setting MIN SHTR SPEED slower Also you can set it faster to reduce the blur of the subject Applicable modes 1 125 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 Note This should usually be set to 1 4 to take pictures When you select a minimum shutter speed other than 1 4 appears on the screen Setting MIN SHTR SPEED to slower speed might increase the chance of jitter so we recommend using a tripod an...

Page 103: ...hile taking pictures in a place landscape indoors outdoors etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade the exposure may not become optimal The burst speed pictures second may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places if the ISO sensitivity is high etc Burst Mode is not cancelled when the camera is switched off If you take pictures in Burst Mo...

Page 104: ...e modes the pictures can be made sharper or softer the colours of the pictures can be turned into sepia colours or other colour effects can be achieved Applicable modes ñ n Note When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting to NATURAL You cannot set NATURAL VIVID COOL or WARM in Intelligent Auto Mode In Intelligent Auto Mode you can set this mod...

Page 105: ...ge When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button The setting is fixed to MODE2 with SELF PORTRAIT in Scene Mode and to OFF in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode The setting is fixed to MODE1 in Motion Picture Mode STABILIZER OFF AUTO The optimum jitter compen...

Page 106: ... the camera Audio recorded with this unit may not play back on other equipment Sound from motion pictures or pictures with audio recorded by this camera cannot be played back by older models of Panasonic digital camera LUMIX launched before July 2008 AUDIO REC cannot be set in the following cases When recording with Auto Bracket During burst shooting PANORAMA ASSIST HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST and ...

Page 107: ... set the year month day and time It functions in exactly the same way as CLOCK SET P24 in the SETUP menu AF ASSIST LAMP OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on ON When taking pictures in dark places the AF assist lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed halfway Larger AF areas are now displayed Note The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet When you do not want to use the...

Page 108: ...immediate viewing Clipboard pictures can be recorded played back and deleted only when the mode dial is set to Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the mode dial to Take the pictures Number of recordable pictures when using the built in memory solely for clipboard pictures If the built in memory contains pictures recorded in another Recording Mode fewer pictures can be recorded than the f...

Page 109: ...e menu Clipboard recording menu Item Description of setting PICTURE SIZE Used to change the picture size 2M initial setting Prefer quality 1M prefer quantity AUDIO REC Used to record sound 5 seconds together with the pictures This setting is not reflected in AUDIO REC P106 in the REC Mode menu LCD MODE This has same function as the LCD MODE in the SETUP menu P25 CLOCK SET Used to set the clock Dow...

Page 110: ...ed This function is useful for enlarging parts of maps for instance and storing them in the memory For details on how to enlarge pictures refer to Using the Playback Zoom on P51 Viewing clipboard pictures Set the mode dial to 2 Play back the previous picture 1 Play back the next picture Enlarging clipboard pictures and storing them in the memory zoom marks Select the position to record by zoom lev...

Page 111: ...elease the zoom position 1 Press 2 1 to select a clipboard pictures with zoom mark 2 Press MENU SET to cancel AUDIO DUB Used to add sound after the clipboard pictures are recorded 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture 2 Press MENU SET to start stop recording COPY Used to copy clipboard pictures onto a card one at a time Zoom marks are not copied 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SE...

Page 112: ...E menu can be set in the Normal Picture Mode etc Setting will be reflected to the Clipboard Mode Note Please bear copyrights and other such matters in mind The PLAYBACK Mode menu P122 function cannot be used You cannot print while using Clipboard Mode Clipboard images copied to card can be printed Settings During Clipboard Item Description of settings Item Description of settings GUIDE LINE REC IN...

Page 113: ...ctures when you connect your camera to a TV Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MENU SET Set the mode dial to anything except Press 1 Press 3 4 to select SLIDE SHOW and then press MENU SET Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET FAVORITE can be selected only when FAVORITE on the PLAYBACK menu P131 is at ON and there are pictures already set as favourites When TRAV...

Page 114: ...t the date If there were no pictures recorded during a month that month is not displayed All pictures recorded while using the TRAVEL DATE setting are played back in order of date starting with the selected date CATEGORY SELECTION TRAVEL DATE Press 3 to select START and then press MENU SET Press 4 to finish the slide show Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes Downloaded From camera...

Page 115: ...effects in each category EFFECT is set to OFF when playing a slide show with motion pictures only SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting AUDIO can be set only when OFF has been selected as the MUSIC setting Audio will be played along with the still picture with audio by setting the AUDIO to ON Note Music effects cannot be playe...

Page 116: ... each category Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 113 Press 3 4 to select CATEGORY PLAY and then press MENU SET CATEGORY PLAY Press 3 4 2 1 to select the category and then press MENU SET to set If a picture is found in a category the category icon turns blue It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the card or the built in memory If you press while searching the searching will...

Page 117: ...he PLAYBACK menu CATEGORY Recording information e g Scene Modes CATEGORY Recording information e g Scene Modes FACE RECOG NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY i NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY PORTRAIT i PORTRAIT SOFT SKIN TRANSFORM SELF PORTRAIT NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT BABY1 BABY2 i BABY SPORTS PARTY CANDLE LIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO SCENERY i SCENERY SUNSET AERIAL PHOTO Î ...

Page 118: ...yback You can use only ROTATE DISP PRINT SET PROTECT or AUDIO DUB in the PLAYBACK menu TRAVEL PLAY Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 113 Press 3 4 to select TRAVEL PLAY and then press MENU SET Press 4 to select TRAVEL DATE and then press MENU SET If ALL is selected all pictures taken in Travel Mode are played back in the normal way Pictures without travel dates are not displayed Press 3 4 2 1 to selec...

Page 119: ...t to ON and there are pictures which have been set to FAVORITE Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 113 Press 3 4 to select FAVORITE PLAY and then press MENU SET Note You can use only ROTATE DISP PRINT SET PROTECT or AUDIO DUB in the PLAYBACK menu FAVORITE PLAY Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 120: ...playback time is displayed on the upper right of the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s Operations performed during motion picture playback The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3 4 2 1 A Play Pause B Stop C Fast rewind Frame by frame rewind D Fast forward Frame by frame forward These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode E Reduce volume le...

Page 121: ... may not play back on the camera If you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back Pictures with audio recorded with other equipment may not play back on this unit When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual Pictures with audio Press 2 1 to select a pict...

Page 122: ...u can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as the 1st January 2009 If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback CALENDAR Select CALENDAR on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 You can also rotate the zoom leve...

Page 123: ...blank move the cursor to SPACE or to delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE and press MENU SET To stop editing at any time during text entry press A maximum of 30 characters can be entered Maximum of 9 characters when setting names in FACE RECOG Press 3 4 2 1 to move the cursor to EXIT and then press MENU SET to end text input Press to return to the menu screen The menu screen is au...

Page 124: ...r BABY1 BABY2 and PET in Scene Mode or LOCATION in Travel Mode can also be registered by using the operation in steps 4 and following The name setting of BABY1 BABY2 or PET in Scene Mode LOCATION in Travel Mode and TITLE EDIT cannot be registered at the same time You can print out texts comments using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the CD ROM supplied You can set up to 50 pictures at one t...

Page 125: ...DATE If this is set to ON TRAVEL DATE is stamped on the pictures TITLE Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with text in FACE RECOG or BABY1 BABY2 and PET name settings in Scene Mode LOCATION in Travel Mode or TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP Select the picture and then press MENU SET to set appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text MULTI setting Pr...

Page 126: ...amped with text the date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing When text is stamped onto the pictures it is difficult to read it Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in...

Page 127: ... pictures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be resized RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press 3 4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET Select the picture and size SINGLE setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select the size and then press MENU SET Onl...

Page 128: ...of the trimmed picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be trimmed Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone TRIMMING TRIMMING Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET Use the zoom...

Page 129: ... not be performed on images recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be levelled Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone LEVELING LEVELING Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to adjust the tilting and press MENU SET 1 clockwise ...

Page 130: ...ch allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment The display is not rotated during multi playback P50 or CALENDAR P122 ROTATE DISP Press 4 to select ON and then press MENU SET The pictures are displayed without being r...

Page 131: ...ect CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a favourite Note You can set up to 999 pictures as favourites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ P52 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favourites FAVORITE Press 4 to select ON and then press MENU SET You cannot ...

Page 132: ...opy them to a card P137 and then set the print setting Select PRINT SET on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 Press 3 4 to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set When MULTI has been selected repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures Press to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu PRINT SET Press 3...

Page 133: ...uired Depending on the photo printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text Note The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 With a printer supporting PictBridge the date print setting...

Page 134: ...etting may not be effective on other equipment Even if you protect pictures in the built in memory or a card they will be deleted if the built in memory or the card is formatted Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK PROTECT Press 3 4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET...

Page 135: ... 2008 AUDIO DUB Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The message OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA screen appears when audio has already been recorded Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The original audio is overwritten Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera If you press the audio dubbing is cancelled Press ME...

Page 136: ... information of protected pictures FACE REC EDIT Press 3 4 to select REPLACE or DELETE and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET You cannot select pictures for which Face Recognition information has not been registered Press 2 1 to select the person and then press MENU SET DELETE step 6 You cannot select a person who has not been registered Press 3 4 2 1 to se...

Page 137: ...ata will only be copied halfway We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 40 MB If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when is selected a new folder is created and the picture is copied If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in...

Page 138: ...ons of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble B Align the marks and insert Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the ...

Page 139: ...here is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC it is convenient When the camera has been connected to the PC with USB MODE set to PictBridge PTP a message may appear on the PC s screen Select Cancel to close the screen and disconnect the camera from the PC Then set USB MODE to PC again Double click on Removable Disk in My Computer When using a Macintosh the drive is displayed on the d...

Page 140: ... memory data is displayed even if a card is inserted Viewing the contents of the built in memory or card using the PC folder composition A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations After NO RESET P27 in the SETUP menu has been executed When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as when pictures were taken using another make of...

Page 141: ...ay be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction B Align the marks and insert Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If this happens during printing stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the U...

Page 142: ...SB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again Copy the pictures recorded in Clipboard Mode copy them onto a card P111 and then print them out Selecting a single picture and printing it Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET The message disappears in about 2 seconds Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET ...

Page 143: ...essed again the setting is cancelled After the pictures have been selected press MENU SET SELECT ALL Prints all the stored pictures PRINT SET DPOF Prints the pictures set in PRINT SET only P132 FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as favourites only P131 Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Refer to P144 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures Press MENU S...

Page 144: ...be printed on the picture Since the printer s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting check the printer s print with date setting as well When printing images with a text stamp please remember to set print with date to OFF or the date will print on top Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures By stamping the date using TEXT STAMP P125 or setting date printing at ...

Page 145: ... Settings on the printer are prioritised L 3 5qk5q 89 mmk127 mm 2L 5qk7q 127 mmk178 mm POSTCARD 100 mmk148 mm 16 9 101 6 mmk180 6 mm A4 210 mmk297 mm A3 297 mmk420 mm 10k15cm 100 mmk150 mm 4qk6q 101 6 mmk152 4 mm 8qk10q 203 2 mmk254 mm LETTER 216 mmk279 4 mm CARD SIZE 54 mmk85 6 mm Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 146: ...then set NUM OF PRINTS to 1 for each of the 4 pictures Note The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer If the number of prints is high the pictures may be printed several times In this case the remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set...

Page 147: ...nput and the audio input sockets on the TV Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT socket on the camera Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on Note Depending on the ASPECT RATIO black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one Read the operating instructions for the TV When you play back ...

Page 148: ...he TV with component socket Preparations Turn this unit and the TV off 1 Component Plugs Connect the plugs to the component video input sockets on the TV with same colour Indication on the TV might be different 2 Audio Pin Plugs to the audio input socket 3 TV with component socket A Align the marks and insert B Component cable DMW HDC2 optional Check the directions of the connectors and plug them ...

Page 149: ... blurry Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor when the component cable is connected When pictures are displayed they may not be displayed properly depending on the type of TV Read the operating instructions for the TV The following functions cannot be used when the component cable is connected LCD MODE HISTOGRAM AUTO DEMO TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING LEVELING AUDIO DUB FACE REC EDIT C...

Page 150: ...uality P93 7 Battery indication P12 8 Number of recordable pictures P170 9 Built in memory P16 Card P16 displayed only during recording 10 Recording state 11 ISO sensitivity P95 12 Shutter speed P44 13 Aperture value P44 14 Optical Image Stabilizer P105 Jitter alert P45 5 5 F3 3 F3 3 F3 3 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 13 Downloaded From camera usermanual com Panasonic Manuals ...

Page 151: ...8 Age 1 P73 Location 2 P33 29 Exposure compensation P64 30 Power LCD P25 Auto Power LCD P25 31 Intelligent Exposure P102 32 Burst P103 Auto Bracket P65 B Audio recording P106 33 Quick AF P101 Continuous AF P101 AF Lock UNDERWATER P81 AF assist lamp P107 34 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P31 35 Self timer Mode P63 1 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turn...

Page 152: ...ourites settings P131 15 Recorded date and time Travel destination setting P34 Name P73 88 Location P33 Title P123 16 Age P73 17 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P31 18 Power LCD P25 19 Number of prints P132 20 Audio playback P120 Motion picture playback P120 Cable disconnection warning icon P141 Name registered with FACE RECOG does not display for an image with names set in B...

Page 153: ...e damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor optional ...

Page 154: ...t on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Do not press against the lens with excessive force Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when placing the camera outside or ...

Page 155: ...l do not forget to bring the battery charger supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in Dispose of unusable battery The battery has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This can cause short circuiting or heat...

Page 156: ...cognition function this personal information is kept in the camera and included in the recorded image Disclaimer Information including personal information may be altered or vanish due to erroneous operation effect of static electricity accident malfunction repair or other handlings Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect damage from the alteration...

Page 157: ...t if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod or unipod Make sure that the screw on the tripod or unipod is not at an angle when attaching or deta...

Page 158: ...S PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P29 NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE The number of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P52 FAVORITE P131 TITLE EDIT P123 TEXT STAMP P125 or...

Page 159: ...ed when you format the built in memory on a PC Format the built in memory on the camera again P29 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD This card has a format which is not recognised by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P29 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SYSTEM ERROR This message appears w...

Page 160: ...ving necessary data on a PC etc P29 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P27 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P28 This message also appears whe...

Page 161: ... the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty Wipe off the dirt using a dry cloth If the problem is not resolved it may be improved by selecting RESET P27 on the SETUP menu when taking pictures Battery and power source The camera cannot be oper...

Page 162: ...65 HI SPEED BURST P75 FLASH BURST P76 in Scene Mode or BURST P103 of the REC Mode menu to OFF The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P43 There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P45 The shutter speed becomes slower when pictures are taken in dark places s...

Page 163: ...fferent colours as the periphery set the AF area to those colours specific to the subject by aligning that area with the AF area P100 It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get coloured depending on the zoom magnification due to the characteristics of the lens Also the peripherals of the image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle ...

Page 164: ...nt light This is not a malfunction Adjust the brightness of the screen P24 POWER LCD is activated P25 This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording Is the flash setting set to ΠChange the flash setting P56 Flash Mode is not available when A...

Page 165: ...u take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P29 Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them Therefore check well before formatting Is the clock in the camera set properly P18 When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched they may be displayed on dates...

Page 166: ... adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording At such times the sound may break up This is not a malfunction White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction A characteristic of...

Page 167: ...en the mode dial is set to contents of the built in memory will be displayed Set the mode dial to anything except Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to PictBridge PTP in USB MODE P28 141 When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operating instructions for the print...

Page 168: ... appears set the clock again When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 0 0 is recorded P18 It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get coloured depending on the zoom magnification due to the characteristics of the lens but this is not a malfunction When using the extra optical zoom the zooming action will stop temporarily This is not a malfunction Is the...

Page 169: ...y be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures Check the clock P18 and birthday settings P73 The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC Mode to PLAYBACK Mode This is the AUTO DEMO to introduce the features of the camera Press a button to return the camera to the original screen The file numbers are not recorded consecutively The file num...

Page 170: ...in Memory Approx 40 MB 5 12 8 17 12 25 27 53 Card 32 MB 3 8 5 11 8 16 18 35 64 MB 8 17 12 24 18 35 38 73 128 MB 17 35 25 50 37 72 77 145 256 MB 35 70 50 98 73 140 150 290 512 MB 70 135 99 195 145 280 300 580 1 GB 140 280 200 390 290 560 600 1160 2 GB 290 560 400 790 590 1130 1220 2360 4 GB 570 1110 800 1560 1170 2230 2410 4640 6 GB 860 1690 1220 2380 1780 3390 3660 7050 8 GB 1160 2270 1630 3180 23...

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