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Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No. 

DMC-FH20
DMC-FH3
DMC-FH1

 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,

please read the instructions completely.

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

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

until 
2010/1/30

P

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

VQT2K50

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Summary of Contents for DMC-FH1A

Page 1: ...ions completely Please also refer to Operating Instructions PDF format recorded on the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting P For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo VQT2K50 ...

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

Page 3: ...ILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units DMC FH3 DMC FH1 DMC FH2...

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

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

Page 6: ...akers 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 DMW AC5PP optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera...

Page 7: ...ormation on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal ...

Page 8: ...u 17 Selecting the REC Mode 18 Taking pictures using the automatic function ñ Intelligent Auto Mode 19 Scene detection 20 Motion Picture Mode 21 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 22 Deleting Pictures 22 Reading the Operating Instructions PDF format 23 Specifications 25 Digital Camera Accessory System 28 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form 29 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR U S A AND PUERTO RICO 30 About...

Page 9: ...stall the software to your PC Operating Instructions 6 Hand Strap 7 Battery Case SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card For information about optional accessories refer to the Digital Camera Accessory System If any accessories are lost custo...

Page 10: ...elete button 8 MODE button 9 REC PLAYBACK selector switch 10 Cursor buttons A 3 Exposure compensation B 4 Macro Mode C 2 Self timer button D 1 Flash setting button 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 4 10 9 5 7 8 6 ...

Page 11: ...camera is attached to it 21 Card Battery door 22 Release lever 23 DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC4 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional are used We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut ...

Page 12: ...enuine Panasonic products Charging The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge 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 ...

Page 13: ...amera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases Connect the charger to the electrical outlet Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator A lights green Charging is properly complete when the CHARGE indicator A turns off Detach the battery after charging is completed Supplied battery Optional battery Charging time Approx 100 min Approx 130 min Supplied batt...

Page 14: ...y be used as 48 GB to 64 GB cards Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Note Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Built in Memo...

Page 15: ...ntee the quality of this product Battery Insert until it is locked by the lever A being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright B Do not touch the connection terminal...

Page 16: ...Press 2 1 to select the items year month day hour minute display sequence or time display format and press 3 4 to set Cancel without setting the clock Press MENU SET to set Press MENU SET Press to return to the settings screen Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press 1 It can be changed in steps 3 4 and 5 to set the clock Changing the clock setting ...

Page 17: ...Press MENU SET to close the menu Press MENU SET to display the menu Press 3 4 to select AF MODE and then press 1 Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press 3 4 to select š and then press MENU SET to set Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu 2 Press 2 3 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon...

Page 18: ...C PLAYBACK selector switch C MODE button Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Press MODE Press 3 4 to select the mode Press MENU SET Normal Picture Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings My Scene Mode Pictures are taken using previously registered recording scenes Û Scene Mode This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Motion Picture Mode This mode al...

Page 19: ...ressing again takes you back to the previous mode Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Press the shutter button B 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 o...

Page 20: ... color changes to the usual red is set if none of the scenes are applicable and the standard settings are set When or is selected the camera automatically detects a person s face and it will adjust the focus and exposure Face Detection Scene detection i PORTRAIT i SCENERY i MACRO i NIGHT PORTRAIT Only when is selected i NIGHT SCENERY i SUNSET ...

Page 21: ...ecording time B is displayed on the top right and the elapsed recording 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 focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when recording starts the first frame The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone ...

Page 22: ...vered Pictures on the built in memory or the card which is being played back will be deleted Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch A to Press 2 1 to select the picture After selecting the motion picture press 3 to start playback Select the picture to be deleted and then press A button Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU SET ...

Page 23: ...inds of situations refer to Operating Instructions PDF format recorded on the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied For Windows Turn the PC on and insert the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied Click the Operating Instructions Select the desired language and then click Operating Instructions to install A To return to the install menu Double click the Operating Ins...

Page 24: ... download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http get adobe com reader otherversions To uninstall the Operating Instructions PDF format Delete the PDF file from the Program Files Panasonic Lumix folder When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed click the Show the contents of this folder to display them For Macintos...

Page 25: ...mm to 40 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 224 mm F3 3 to F5 9 DMC FH20 Optical 5kzoom fl5 mm to 25 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 140 mm F2 8 to F6 9 DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Digital zoom Max 4k Extended optical zoom Max 16 9k DMC FH20 Max 10 5k DMC FH3 Max 9 8k DMC FH1 Focus range Normal 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele to DMC FH20 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to DMC FH...

Page 26: ...nd STARRY SKY Mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Exposure AE Program AE Exposure compensation 1 3 EV Step j2 EV to i2 EV Metering mode Multiple LCD monitor 2 7q TFT LCD Approx 230 000 dots field of view ratio about 100 Flash Flash range Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 8 m 19 0 feet Wide DMC FH20 Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to 6 8 m 22 3 feet Wide DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Microphone Monaural Speaker Monaural Reco...

Page 27: ...x 147 g 0 32 lb DMC FH3 Approx 145 g 0 32 lb DMC FH1 with card and battery Approx 138 g 0 30 lb DMC FH20 Approx 125 g 0 27 lb DMC FH3 Approx 123 g 0 27 lb DMC FH1 excluding card and battery Operating temperature 0 oC to 40 oC 32 oF to 104 oF Operating humidity 10 to 80 Language select ENGLISH ESPAÑOL Battery Charger Panasonic DE A59B Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A ...

Page 28: ...ard Class 10 32 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 2 GB SD Memory Card Class 2 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 2 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 2 2 GB SD Memory Card DMW AC5PP DMW BCF10PP DMW DCC4 DC Coupler Battery Pack Accessor...

Page 29: ... To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 2 Items Ordered Quantity Accessory Price ...

Page 30: ...roduct with new or refurbished parts b replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product or c refund your purchase price The decision to repair replace or refund will be made by the warrantor During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts This Limited Warranty excludes both parts and labor for non ...

Page 31: ...EDED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE PURCHASER WILL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH A SALES RECEIPT PROOF OF PURCHASE INDICATING DATE OF PURCHASE AMOUNT PAID AND PLACE OF PURCHASE CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT SUCH PROOF OF PURCHASE Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER no...

Page 32: ... OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product dev...

Page 33: ... 9pm Saturday Sunday 10am 7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pstc panasonic com Or send your request by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone ...

Page 34: ...reen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America Panasonic Corporation 2010 Printed in China ...

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