Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20GN Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No.

DMC-FZ20GN

Before use, please read these

instructions completely.

VQT0M54

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

Page 2: ...hese Operating Instructions SD Logo is a trademark Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned IF THE P...

Page 3: ...ause a malfunction Be careful when you put the camera outside or near a window About Condensation Condensation takes place when the ambient temperature or humidity is changed as follows Be careful of...

Page 4: ...sor button are described as illustrated below e g When you press the 4 button Modes indicated here allow you to use the functions or settings described on this page Set the Mode dial to any of the mod...

Page 5: ...de 43 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 44 9 Pictures Multi Playback 45 Using the Playback Zoom 46 Deleting Pictures 47 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 49 Aperture priority AE 49 Sh...

Page 6: ...Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 88 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 89 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 90 Initializing the Card FORMAT 92 Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 93 Connecting to a PC o...

Page 7: ...t it is indicated as Card Battery Pack CGA S002E In the text it is indicated as Battery Battery Charger DE 994A In the text it is indicated as Charger AC Cable K2CJ2DA00011 AV Cable K1HA08CD0002 USB C...

Page 8: ...9 DISPLAY Button P26 10 EXPOSURE Button P33 49 50 51 11 Power Indicator P30 12 Camera Switch P10 13 LCD Monitor P26 104 14 MENU Button P22 15 Delete Button P47 16 Cursor buttons 2 Self timer Button P...

Page 9: ...ton P43 80 24 Focus Switch P60 63 25 Strap Eyelet P17 26 REMOTE Socket P103 27 AV OUT DIGITAL Socket P93 96 98 28 DC IN Socket P96 98 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW CAC1 option...

Page 10: ...d the battery is not charged Charge the battery before use 2 Insert the battery and the card P13 14 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P20 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Open the flash When...

Page 11: ...e 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 discon...

Page 12: ...tion of the battery Charging Charging time and the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S002E are the same as above When charging starts the CHARGE indicator lights Chargin...

Page 13: ...it firmly If you will not be using the camera for a long time remove the battery When fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at le...

Page 14: ...uine SD card with SD Logo 2 Insert Insert the card with the label facing the front of the camera until it clicks Remove Push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright Check the direction...

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

Page 16: ...ality 16 MB 0 5 11 1 9 17 2 14 28 32 MB 1 12 24 3 19 37 4 31 59 64 MB 3 25 49 6 39 75 10 63 121 128 MB 8 51 100 12 79 153 20 128 244 256 MB 15 102 200 24 157 306 40 255 487 512 MB 32 205 403 50 317 61...

Page 17: ...ore Attach the strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it Check that the strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the strap so that you can see LUMIX logo When you turn t...

Page 18: ...at the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted Close the flash 1 1 Detach the lens ring 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor 2 Attach the lens hood 1 Place the camera upside down 2 Catch the hoo...

Page 19: ...d is temporarily stored Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached When taking pictures with flash with the lens hood attached the lower portion of the photo may turn dark vignetting effect and the c...

Page 20: ...ET from the SETUP menu P22 2 Set date and time 2 1 Select the desired item 3 4 Set date and time 3 Select D M Y M D Y or Y M D Close the menu by pressing the MENU button 2 times after finishing the se...

Page 21: ...he storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock again You can set the year from 200...

Page 22: ...nishing the setting OFF ON M S A S C N 1 SC N 2 P AUTO 2560 OFF AUTO SENSITIVITY QUALITY AUDIO REC W BALANCE PICT SIZE SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT MENU OFF n0 OFF ON 2MIN AUTO REVIEW POWER SAVE MF...

Page 23: ...fixed to 1 second regardless of the setting on the SETUP menu When the quality is set to TIFF the auto review function works until the end of recording onto the card The picture is not enlarged When...

Page 24: ...the file number starts from 0001 The folder number can be assigned from 100 to 999 When the folder number reaches 999 it cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC...

Page 25: ...cene mode AUTO Scene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to or Select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu screen from the following 7 languages Set to the...

Page 26: ...to be used When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated During 9 pictures multi playback P45 or playback zoom P46 the indications on the screen can be turned on and off In recordin...

Page 27: ...in recording When the recording mode is switched to playback mode When reviewing pictures P35 When turning the camera on in playback mode Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizo...

Page 28: ...corded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the flash is activated When the flash is closed 1 Aperture priority AE...

Page 29: ...Manual exposure P51 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Macro mode P54 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subje...

Page 30: ...s low Insert a fully charged battery 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway A Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 2 is...

Page 31: ...ood pictures To take pictures without blurring Hold the camera gently with both hands keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Make sure that camera shake does not occ...

Page 32: ...lamp P72 may turn on to focus on the subject Even if the focus indication appears and the subject is focused it is cancelled when you release the shutter button Press the shutter button halfway again...

Page 33: ...e picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication is lit Programme shift In Programme AE mode you can change the preset aperture value and the shutter speed under the same exposure Th...

Page 34: ...Press the EXPOSURE button to cancel When 10 or more seconds have passed after the Programme shift becomes effective the status to activate the Programme shift is cancelled and returned to the Program...

Page 35: ...re P41 2 Enlarge and shift the picture 1k 4k 8k 8k 4k 1k When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second to check where is e...

Page 36: ...ens aberration which is common to some extent with all photographic lenses Distortion may be more visible when using a wider area of the zoom lens as you get closer to the subject When using the zoom...

Page 37: ...flash at 1 second before actually recording the picture Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording co...

Page 38: ...the focus range Shutter speed for each flash mode Refer to P53 for the Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE or Manual exposure mode ISO sensitivity Available flash control range AUTO 30 cm 7 m als...

Page 39: ...beyond the flash control range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark When you repeat taking a picture recording may be disabled even if the flash is activ...

Page 40: ...the shutter button The self timer indicator 1 blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds When you press the button fully with one stroke the subject is automatically focused ju...

Page 41: ...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...

Page 42: ...the auto bracket icon appears on the lower left of the screen When taking pictures using auto bracket after the exposure compensation the pictures are based on the compensated exposure When the expos...

Page 43: ...e pictures with audio in the burst mode You cannot take pictures in the burst mode when the quality is set to TIFF When setting auto bracket and the burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be perf...

Page 44: ...u 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...

Page 45: ...the number coloured in orange appears To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P47 Rotated picture...

Page 46: ...the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P47 The more the picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates The playback zoom may not operate if pictures h...

Page 47: ...1 Select MULTI DELETE 2 Select the pictures to be deleted The selected pictures appear with When 4 is pressed again the setting is cancelled The icon blinks red if the selected picture cannot be delet...

Page 48: ...ng pictures Do not turn off the camera while deleting Pictures that are protected P85 or that do not conform to DCF standards P44 will not be deleted When you delete pictures use a battery with suffic...

Page 49: ...cm Tele If the subject is too bright set to a larger aperture value if too dim set to a smaller aperture value The brightness of the screen may differ from that of the actual pictures Check it using...

Page 50: ...ng review function or setting to the playback mode You cannot set the following items in Shutter priority AE Slow sync Red eye reduction P37 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P68 When the recording mode is swit...

Page 51: ...istance 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 i...

Page 52: ...set the following items in manual exposure Slow sync Red eye reduction P37 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P68 When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure the ISO sensitivity is automatically set...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...ver the flash mode should be set to the mode except Slow sync Red eye reduction You can record motion images with audio 1 Select MOTION RATE 10fps Recording motion images for a longer time is availabl...

Page 55: ...ngs of auto focus zoom aperture values are fixed to what they are when recording starts in the first frame If you use a card with little capacity recording may stop while you are recording motion imag...

Page 56: ...e MENU button while the scene menu is displayed you can set the SETUP menu P22 and the REC mode menu P65 PORTRAIT P57 SPORTS P57 SCENERY P58 NIGHT SCENERY P58 NIGHT PORTRAIT P59 PANNING P59 FIREWORKS...

Page 57: ...s the hue may change The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO When you want to change the exposure or the hue compensate the exposure P41 This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g...

Page 58: ...can be recorded vividly by using the slow shutter speed Technique for Night scenery mode Since the shutter speed becomes slow max about 8 sec use a tripod The focus range is 5 m The shutter may be kep...

Page 59: ...noises may become visible Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync Red eye reduction The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO The setting on the continuous AF is disabled When you take a picture following the...

Page 60: ...us 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...

Page 61: ...tting is fixed to Forced OFF This mode allows you to take a picture in a dim room e g a wedding reception a party a banquet in a bar etc clearly The shutter speed or the exposure is automatically adju...

Page 62: ...ws 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 s...

Page 63: ...sing the MENU button after finishing the setting 2 Slide the focus switch to MF and rotate the MF ring 1 to focus on the subject AF Auto focus MF Manual focus 4 One shot AF 3 The MF assistance appears...

Page 64: ...on the point to take pictures in advance when it is difficult to focus on the subject with auto focus due to its quick motion e g PANNING in scene mode P59 This function is suitable when the distance...

Page 65: ...pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting EXT FLASH and EX FLASH BURST appear only when the external flash is attached W BALANCE P66 SENSITIVITY P68 PICT SIZE...

Page 66: ...adjustment may not operate properly In this case set the white balance to a mode except AUTO manually 1 The range that is controlled by the auto white balance adjustment mode of this camera 2 Blue sk...

Page 67: ...the hue is reddish 2 RED Press when the hue is bluish About the white balance When taking a picture with the flash the white balance will be automatically adjusted except for Daylight and Flash but t...

Page 68: ...40k480 pixels you can store more pictures on a card In addition it is convenient to attach the picture to an e mail or post it on a website because the file size is small If you select a larger pictur...

Page 69: ...ocusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 5 seconds There is no need to keep pressing the shutter button Audio is recorded from the bu...

Page 70: ...e whole screen evenly Spot This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target A AF Mode AF MODE 9 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas You can record a picture i...

Page 71: ...termine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by always focusing on the subject When the AF mode is set t...

Page 72: ...e 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 time...

Page 73: ...ecomes reddish B W The picture becomes black and white SEPIA The picture becomes sepia Picture Adjustment PICT ADJ CONTRAST HIGH Increases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the...

Page 74: ...ode 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 w...

Page 75: ...can check the recorded image with 4 and the previous or following image with 2 1 Delete unnecessary images with button You can record up to 100 pictures The number of recordable pictures displayed is...

Page 76: ...ame do not appear in normal review P35 If you execute CREATE MOTION IMAGE flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation Delete unnecessary pictures Flip animations may not be pl...

Page 77: ...retracted 2 Attach the tele conversion lens 1 or wide conversion lens 2 Rotate the lens slowly and carefully 3 Turn the camera on and select CONVERSION 4 Set to or OFF When you do not attach the conv...

Page 78: ...on lens and then attach the tripod to the tripod adaptor If you set CONVERSION to OFF the performance of the conversion lens will not be optimal When using the tele conversion lens We recommend using...

Page 79: ...era on Tighten the lock screw 2 of the external flash firmly 2 Select PRESET or MANUAL and turn the external flash on Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after fin...

Page 80: ...0 When attaching the external flash the shutter speed becomes 1 60th to 1 250th in normal mode 1 to 1 250th in NIGHT PORTRAIT in scene mode P56 External flash mode is selected when attaching the exter...

Page 81: ...image playback Press 3 again to cancel pause You can hear audio from the speaker To adjust the sound volume refer to P24 The picture with audio cannot be resized P89 or trimmed P90 You cannot use the...

Page 82: ...e 1 Select ROTATE 2 Select the picture to be rotated and set it 3 Select the direction to rotate the picture Rotating the Picture ROTATE PLAY 1 2 PROTECT SLIDE SHOW AUDIO DUB ROTATE DPOF PRINT EXITMEN...

Page 83: ...ich recording information and other can be added established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the us...

Page 84: ...printing with the recorded date with each press of the DISPLAY button when setting the number of prints The date print icon appears When you go to a photo studio for digital printing be sure to order...

Page 85: ...ign rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When setting the DPOF print delete any previous DPOF print settings made by othe...

Page 86: ...be effective in other equipment Sliding the Card Write Protect switch A to LOCK prevents the picture from deletion even if the protection is not set The audio dubbing cannot be used with protected pic...

Page 87: ...rinting both the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear on the picture in green When only the DPOF printing is set on the picture the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear in white They do not...

Page 88: ...rwritten The audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion images Protected pictures Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF 3 Stop audio recording Even if you do not pre...

Page 89: ...ze to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio Rotated pictures You can resize them if you rotate them back to their original position...

Page 90: ...may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment When resized pictures are overwritten they cannot be restored Use this function when you trim necessary parts of the recorded pict...

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

Page 92: ...ased 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 b...

Page 93: ...elect external input 4 Turn the camera on and then set the mode dial to playback mode Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the menu you can view images on the TV in other coun...

Page 94: ...e camera is connected via USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system PC HIGHLIGHT OFF EXIT...

Page 95: ...idge PTP When the camera is shipped PC is selected When connecting to a PC which includes the above mentioned OS and setting the USB MODE to PictBridge PTP the messages shown on the right appear on th...

Page 96: ...nd set the USB MODE according to the OS you use Set to PC or PictBridge PTP Refer to Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable on page 94 If USB MODE is set to PictBridge PTP while Windows XP or Mac...

Page 97: ...icient battery power P12 or the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional If the remaining battery power becomes low during communication the power indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the commun...

Page 98: ...es low during communication the power indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication at once Then turn the camera off and replace the battery with a charged one or charge the...

Page 99: ...WITH DATE If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints PAPER SIZE Possible paper sizes on the camera The items are li...

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

Page 101: ...nd then set the number of prints to 4 for the picture on NUM OF PRINTS When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper only in DPOF printing For example if you want to print 4 different pictures...

Page 102: ...e lens ring 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P18 3 Attach the MC protector A or the ND filter B Cap C supplied with MC protector The lens cap supplied with the camera cannot be attached to the MC protec...

Page 103: ...od 1 Connect the remote shutter to the REMOTE socket on the camera firmly 2 Focus on the subject and take a picture 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus 2 Press the shutter button fully to take...

Page 104: ...Programme shift setting indication P33 21 Exposure compensation P41 22 Auto bracket P42 23 Metering mode P70 24 Spot metering target P70 25 AF area P30 26 Spot AF area P70 27 AF assist lamp P72 28 Se...

Page 105: ...ttery indication P12 8 Folder File number 9 Page number Total pictures 10 Histogram P28 It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 11 Recording information Recording mode Aperture value S...

Page 106: ...hen insert the battery or connect AC adaptor again Thereafter turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high volta...

Page 107: ...y has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow the battery terminals to come in contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This c...

Page 108: ...folders shown below will appear In the 100_PANA folder it is possible to record up to 999 pictures In the MISC folder it is possible to record the files that have been set with DPOF settings The files...

Page 109: ...ICTURES CAN T BE DELETED The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted CAN T BE SET ON THIS PICTURE CAN T BE SET ON SOME PICTURES If the pictures are not based on the DCF standard the D...

Page 110: ...rd Before recording delete some pictures The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor Does the picture appear on the Viewfinder Press the EVF LCD button to switch to LCD monitor display The screen...

Page 111: ...ent when it is shaken The sound arises when the lens moves This is not a malfunction The lens clicks When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other the lens may cli...

Page 112: ...uctions of the printer for details Colours that were actually not around the subject appear on the picture This camera compensates the colour shift caused by the characteristic of the lens However the...

Page 113: ...y 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...

Page 114: ...for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard i640k480 pixels QuickTime picture with audio Motion images QuickTime Motion JPEG motion images with audio Interface Digital USB 2 0 Full Speed Analog...

Page 115: ...115 MEMO...

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

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