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VQT0M13
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No.
DMC-FZ3GN
FZ3-GN.book 1 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分
Страница 1: ...Before use please read these instructions completely VQT0M13 Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FZ3GN...
Страница 2: ...ese 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 PO...
Страница 3: ...e 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 con...
Страница 4: ...on In those Operating Instructions the operations on the cursor button are described as illustrated below e g When you press the 4 button Modes indicated here allows you to use the functions or settin...
Страница 5: ...re 43 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 44 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 45 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 46 9 Pictures Multi Playback 47 Using the Playback Zoom 48 Deleting Pictures 49 Rec...
Страница 6: ...SHOW 83 Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB 85 Resizing the Pictures RESIZE 86 Trimming the Pictures TRIMMING 87 Initializing the Card FORMAT 89 Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 90 Conne...
Страница 7: ...text 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 US...
Страница 8: ...0 EXPOSURE Button P51 52 53 11 Power Indicator P30 12 Camera Switch P10 13 LCD Monitor P26 100 14 MENU Button P22 15 Delete P49 FOCUS P62 72 Button 16 Cursor buttons 2 Self timer Button P42 4 REVIEW B...
Страница 9: ...21 Single Burst Mode Button P45 22 Strap Eyelet P17 23 AV OUT DIGITAL Socket P90 93 95 24 DC IN Socket P93 95 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional 25 Terminal Door 26 C...
Страница 10: ...is shipped 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 12: ...of the battery Charging Charging time and the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S002E are the same as the above When charging starts the CHARGE indicator lights Chargin...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 15: ...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 inhibi...
Страница 16: ...size 2016k1512 1600k1200 1280k960 Quality 16 MB 1 9 17 2 14 28 3 22 41 32 MB 3 19 37 4 31 59 7 47 86 64 MB 6 39 75 10 63 121 15 96 176 128 MB 12 79 153 20 128 244 31 195 356 256 MB 25 157 306 40 255...
Страница 17: ...ing careful not to twist it Check that the strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the strap so that you can see LUMIX logo When you turn the camera off carry the camera or play back the picture...
Страница 18: ...retracted Close the flash 1 1 Adjust A on the lens hood adaptor to UNLOCK 2 Place the camera upside down Align UNLOCK to B on the camera and then attach the lens hood adaptor to the camera 2 Rotate th...
Страница 19: ...lens hood is attached unstrap the lens cap and attach the lens cap only When taking pictures with flash with the lens hood attached the lower portion of the photo may turn dark vignetting effect and...
Страница 20: ...SET from the SETUP menu P22 2 Set date and time 2 1 Select the desired item 3 4 Set date and time 3 Select D M Y M D Y or Y M D Close the menu by pressing the MENU button 2 times after finishing the s...
Страница 21: ...e storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock again You can set the year from 2000...
Страница 22: ...the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting OFF ON AUTO 2016 OFF AUTO MENU SENSITIVITY QUALITY AUDIO REC W BALANCE PICT SIZE SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT OFF n0 OFF 2M...
Страница 23: ...s fixed to 1 second regardless of the setting on the SETUP menu When the quality is set to TIFF the auto review function works until the end of recording onto the card The picture is not enlarged When...
Страница 24: ...from 100 to 999 When the folder number reaches 999 it cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere When you insert a formatted card or a new card and sel...
Страница 25: ...ene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to scene mode Select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu screen from the following 7 languages Set to the desired...
Страница 26: ...een appears the DISPLAY button is not activated During 9 pictures multi playback P47 or playback zoom P48 the indications on the screen can be turned on and off In simple mode P34 C Display D Non disp...
Страница 27: ...in recording When the recording mode is switched to playback mode When reviewing pictures P37 When turning the camera on in playback mode Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizo...
Страница 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...
Страница 29: ...lue you set Shutter priority AE P52 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual exposure P53 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed...
Страница 30: ...ow Insert a fully charged battery 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway A Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 2 is lit...
Страница 31: ...d pictures To take pictures without blurring Hold the camera gently with both hands keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Make sure that camera shake does not occur...
Страница 32: ...may turn on to focus on the subject Even if the focus indication appears and the subject is focused it is cancelled when you release the shutter button Press the shutter button halfway again Jitter c...
Страница 33: ...before taking pictures P20 When the time for power save is set P22 the camera is automatically turned off if you do not operate within the set time When operating the camera again press the shutter b...
Страница 34: ...ENLARGE 4 k6 10k15cm E MAIL PICT MODE MENU MENU EXITMENU SELECT SET ENLARGE This selection is intended for situations when large printing 8qk10q Letter etc is desired 4qk6q 10k15cm This selection offe...
Страница 35: ...nds P42 Burst speed Low speed P45 Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode ENLARGE max 7 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 13 pictures E MAIL max 13 pictures White balance AUTO P66 ISO sensitivity AUTO P6...
Страница 36: ...use the backlight compensation function we recommend using the flash You cannot set the following items in the Simple mode PLAY ON LCD NO RESET RESET USB MODE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO OUT LANGUAGE However the...
Страница 37: ...xposure P43 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...
Страница 38: ...the lens aberration which is common to some extent with all photographic lenses Distortion may be more visible when using a wider area of the zoom lens as you get closer to the subject When using the...
Страница 39: ...cond before actually recording the picture Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition Use th...
Страница 40: ...n Refer to P32 for the focus range Shutter speed for each flash mode Refer to P55 for the Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE or Manual exposure mode ISO sensitivity Available flash control range...
Страница 41: ...gers or any other items When you take a picture 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 reco...
Страница 42: ...self timer indicator 1 blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds When you press the button fully with one stroke the subject is automatically focused just before the recording...
Страница 43: ...f 1 3 EV EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depen...
Страница 44: ...n setting the auto bracket 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 compensat...
Страница 45: ...mode is fixed to 3 You cannot take 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 simulta...
Страница 46: ...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...
Страница 47: ...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 P49 Rotated picture...
Страница 48: ...the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P49 The more the picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates The playback zoom may not operate if pictures h...
Страница 49: ...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...
Страница 50: ...ng pictures Do not turn off the camera while deleting Pictures that are protected P82 or that do not conform to DCF standards P46 will not be deleted When you delete pictures use a battery with suffic...
Страница 51: ...ture value and the shutter speed The focus range is 5 cm Wide 120 cm Tele If the subject is too bright set to larger aperture value if too dim set to smaller aperture value The brightness of the scree...
Страница 52: ...creen may differ from that of the actual pictures Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode You cannot set the following items in Shutter priority AE Slow sync Red eye reduction P...
Страница 53: ...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...
Страница 54: ...te the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when pressing the shutter button halfway You cannot set the following items in manual exposure Slow sync Red eye reduction P39 AUTO in ISO sensitiv...
Страница 55: ...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...
Страница 56: ...However 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 avai...
Страница 57: ...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...
Страница 58: ...f you press the MENU button while the scene menu is displayed you can set the SETUP menu P22 and the REC mode menu P65 PORTRAIT P59 SPORTS P59 SCENERY P60 NIGHT SCENERY P60 NIGHT PORTRAIT P61 PANNING...
Страница 59: ...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 P43 This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g...
Страница 60: ...n be recorded vividly by using the slow shutter speed Technique for Night scenery mode Since the shutter speed becomes slow max about 8 sec use a tripod The focus range is 5 m The shutter may be kept...
Страница 61: ...es 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 t...
Страница 62: ...ontinuous AF are disabled This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky The shutter speed or the exposure is automatically adjusted for taking pictures of fir...
Страница 63: ...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...
Страница 64: ...ws you to take a picture in locations such as skiing grounds 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...
Страница 65: ...he menu screen can be forwarded vice versa Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting W BALANCE P66 SENSITIVITY P68 PICT SIZE P68 QUALITY P69...
Страница 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...
Страница 67: ...Press when the hue is bluish About the white balance In simple mode the white balance is fixed to AUTO When taking a picture with the flash the white balance will be automatically adjusted except for...
Страница 68: ...s you can store more pictures on a card In addition it is efficient to attach the picture to an e mail or post it on a web site because the file size is small If you select a larger picture size 2016k...
Страница 69: ...rding by focusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 5 seconds There is no need to keep pressing the shutter button Audio is recorded f...
Страница 70: ...re the 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 pict...
Страница 71: ...ime of focusing If you want to determine 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...
Страница 72: ...cation light up for about 1 second The focus will not be changed unless you press the FOCUS button again When you press the shutter button halfway indication disappears and then the aperture value and...
Страница 73: ...assist lamp in SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY PANNING and FIREWORKS in scene mode P58 When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when you take a picture of a subject in a dark place set the AF ASSIST...
Страница 74: ...m range the stabilizer function may not be effective We recommend using a tripod The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only...
Страница 75: ...animation mode Example When capturing images of the subject in sequence moving the camera little by little and aligning the images the subject looks as if it is moving You can play back created flip a...
Страница 76: ...n check the recorded image with 4 and the previous or following image with 2 1 Delete unnecessary images with button You can record up to 100 pictures The number of recordable pictures displayed is an...
Страница 77: ...ame do not appear in normal review P37 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...
Страница 78: ...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 P86 or trimmed P87 You cannot use the...
Страница 79: ...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 MENU PLAY 1 2 PROTECT SLIDE SHOW AUDIO DUB ROTATE DPOF PRINT EX...
Страница 80: ...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...
Страница 81: ...he printing with the recorded date 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 th...
Страница 82: ...n rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When setting the DPOF print delete any previous DPOF print settings made by other...
Страница 83: ...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...
Страница 84: ...printing both the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear on the picture in green When only the DPOF printing is set on the picture the DPOF icon and the number of prints appear in white They do not...
Страница 85: ...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...
Страница 86: ...picture size 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 origina...
Страница 87: ...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 unnecessary parts of the recorded pic...
Страница 88: ...set 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 equip...
Страница 89: ...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...
Страница 90: ...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...
Страница 91: ...camera is connected via USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system MENU PC SCENE MENU LANGUAGE...
Страница 92: ...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...
Страница 93: ...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 91 If USB MODE is set to PictBridge PTP while Windows XP or Mac...
Страница 94: ...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 communicatio...
Страница 95: ...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...
Страница 96: ...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...
Страница 97: ...to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P80 2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture Refer to P96 for print setting Press the MENU button to...
Страница 98: ...d 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 o...
Страница 99: ...ut affecting the colour balance 1 Remove the lens cap 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P18 3 Attach the MC protector 1 or the ND filter 2 The lens cap supplied with the camera cannot be attached to the...
Страница 100: ...18 Aperture value indication P30 19 Exposure compensation P43 20 Auto bracket P44 21 Metering mode P70 22 Spot metering target P70 23 AF area P30 24 Spot AF area P70 25 AF assist lamp P73 26 Self time...
Страница 101: ...5 8 AF area P30 9 Backlight compensation indication P36 10 Current date and time P20 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the pla...
Страница 102: ...k6q 10k15cm E MAIL 7 Battery 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 Recordin...
Страница 103: ...rt the battery or connect AC adaptor again Thereafter turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines...
Страница 104: ...ry has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow the battery terminals to come in contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This...
Страница 105: ...ders 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 re...
Страница 106: ...CTURES 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 DP...
Страница 107: ...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...
Страница 108: ...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...
Страница 109: ...feature for printing The feature depends on the printer used Refer to the operating instructions of the printer for details Colours that were actually not around the subject appear on the picture Thi...
Страница 110: ...is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion image recording 320k240 pixels 30 or 10 frames second with audio The maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the c...
Страница 111: ...rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard i640k480 pixels QuickTime picture with audio Motion images QuickTime Motion JPEG motion images with audio Interface Digital USB 2 0 Full Speed An...
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