Panasonic DMC-FX10 Bedienungsanleitung

PP Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FX12 DMC-FX10 VQT1C14 Bef ore con necting, op erating or adjustin g this product , please read the instru ctions completely . For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.panasonic.com For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-[...]

Before Use 2 VQT1C14 Before Use Dear Customer , We would like to tak e this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f u ture reference . Informatio n for Y our Saf ety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs [...]

Befo re Use 3 VQT1C14 THE FOLLO WING APPLIE S ONL Y IN THE U .S.A. THE FOLL OWI NG APPLI ES ONL Y IN CANAD A FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found t o com ply with the l im its f or a Class B digital de v ice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc[...]

Before Use 4 VQT1C14 -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack ∫ About the battery charger Inf ormation on Dis posal in ot her Countrie s outside t he European Union This symbol is only valid in the Europ ean Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local aut horities or dealer and ask for the correc t method of [...]

Befo re Use 5 VQT1C14 ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera. This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor ma y be damaged. • W e s trongly recommend you do not leav e t he camera in your pants pock et when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full or ti[...]

6 VQT1C14 Contents Before Use Infor m at ion for You r Safety ...... ...... ......... .. 2 Prepa ratio n Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ................ . ...... 8 Quick Gui de ...... ........ ......... ........ ........ ..... 10 Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 11 About the Battery (chargi[...]

7 VQT1C14 • [ASPEC T RATIO] Setting the aspect ratio of pictures ... 60 • [PICT.S IZE]/[QUALIT Y] Setting a picture size and quality that match your us e of the pict ures ........ ........ ........ ........... ........ .. 61 • [AF MODE] Settin g the focus method........ ........ .. 62 • [BURST] Takin g P icture s us ing Bur st ....... .....[...]

Preparation 8 VQT1C14 Preparati on Standar d Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 Batt er y P ac k (Indicated as battery in the te xt) 2 Batter y Charger (Indicated as char g er in the text) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 AV C a b l e 5 CD- ROM 6 Str ap 7 Batter y Carr ying Case • SD Memory Card, SDHC Memor[...]

Preparatio n 9 VQT1C14 4 LCD monitor (P 32, 88) 5 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer button (P39) 4 /[REV] button (P29) 1 /Flash setting button (P35) 3 /Exposure compensat ion (P40)/ Backlight compensation in simple mode button (P26) 6 [MENU/SET] b utton (P15) 7 Status indicator (P19, 21) 8 [DISPLA Y/LCD MODE] button (P32, 34) 9 [FUNC] (P58)/Delete butto[...]

Preparation 10 VQT1C14 Quic k Guide This is an ov er view of ho w to record and play back pictures with the camera. F or each step, be sure to re f er t o the pages indicated in brack ets. 1 Char g e the batte r y . (P11) • The ba ttery is not charged w hen the camera is shi pped. Charge the battery b efore use . 2 Insert the battery a nd the car[...]

Preparatio n 11 VQT1C14 Charging the Battery with the Char g er The battery is not charged when t he camera is shipped. Charge the battery bef ore u se. 1 Attach the b attery with attention to the direction of the battery . 2 Connect the c harger to the elec tri cal out let . • Charging starts when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green. • Charg[...]

Preparation 12 VQT1C14 About the B attery (char ging/numb er of recordab le pictures) ∫ The battery life The number of recor dable pictures (By CIP A standar d in normal pi cture mode [] ) Recor ding conditions b y CIP A standar d • T emperature: 23 ° C (73.4 °F)/ Humidity: 50% when LCD monit or is on. ¢ • Using a P anasonic SD Memor y Car[...]

Preparatio n 13 VQT1C14 Inser ting and Removi n g the Battery/ the Car d (opti onal) • Chec k th at this unit is tur ned off. • Prepare a card. (optional) • Y ou can record or pla y back pictures on the built-in memory when y ou are not using a card. (P14) 1 Slide the release lev er in the direction of the arrow and open the car d/battery doo[...]

Preparation 14 VQT1C14 About the Built-in Memory/the C ard (optional) The built-in memor y can be used as a temporar y storage de vice when the card being used becomes full. ∫ Built-in Memor y [ ] Y ou can recor d or pla y back pictures with the bu ilt -in memory . (Th e built- in m emo ry c annot be used when a card is inser ted.) • The bui lt[...]

Preparatio n 15 VQT1C14 Setting Date/Time (C lock Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set so the f ollowing screen appears when you turn the c amera on. A : [MENU/SET] b utton B : Cursor buttons 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he date and time. A : Time at the home a rea B : Time at the trav el dest ination (P56) • 2[...]

Preparation 16 VQT1C14 About the Mode D ial If you turn on this unit and then r o tate the mode dial, you can not onl y switch between recording and playbac k but also switch to macro mode to take a close-up picture of a subject o r to a scene mode that matches your recor ding purpose. ∫ Switc hing the mode dial Adjust part A to the desired mode.[...]

Preparatio n 17 VQT1C14 Setting the Menu ∫ Displaying the menu screens Press [MENU/SET]. e.g.: The first page of t he total 3 pages is display ed. A Menu icons B Current page C Menu items and settings • Rotate the z oom lev er to swit c h to the next/ p revious page ea sily . • The menu icons and the menu items that are display ed dif f er de[...]

Preparation 18 VQT1C14 ∫ Closing the menu screen Press [MENU/SET]. • When the m ode dial is set to [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]/ [ ]/[ ], you ca n als o close the menu sc reen by pressing the shutter button half way . ∫ Switching t o the [SET UP] menu 1 Press 2 on a menu sc r een. 2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP] menu i con. 3 Press 1 . • Select a menu item[...]

Preparatio n 19 VQT1C14 • P ower save mode is not a ctiv ated in t he f oll owing cases. – When using the A C adaptor (DMW-A C5PP; optional) – When connecting to a PC or a printer – When recording or pla ying back motion pictures – During a slide show (P70) [ECONOMY] (T urning off the LCD monitor automatically .) Press [ ] to displa y the[...]

Preparation 20 VQT1C14 [V OLU ME] Press [ ] t o display the [SET UP] menu and select the item to set. (P17) The volume of speakers can be ad justed in 7 steps from le vel 6 to 0. • W hen you connect t he camera to a TV , the volume of the TV speakers does not change. [NO . RESET] Press [ ] t o display the [SET UP] menu and select the item to set.[...]

Preparatio n 21 VQT1C14 LCD Monitor Displa y/ Sw itchin g th e LCD Monito r Display ∫ Screen display in n o rmal picture mode [ ] (Initi al settings) 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P35) • If you press the shutter button halfwa y when the flash is activ at ed, the flash icon turns red. 3 AF area (P22) • The AF area display ed is bigger than us[...]

Basic 22 VQT1C14 Basic T aking pictures The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. 1 : Shutter button • The status indicator 3 lights f or about 1 second when you t ur n this unit on 2 . 1 Hold this uni t g entl y with both hands, ke ep your a r ms still a t yo ur side and[...]

Basic 23 VQT1C14 • Y ou can switch the flash setting to mat ch the recording. (P3 5) • When y o u press the shutter b utton, the LCD monitor m a y become br ight or dark f or a moment ho wev er t he recorded picture will not be af f ected. • Be careful not to mo ve the camera when you press the shutter b ut ton. • Do not co ver the flash or[...]

Basic 24 VQT1C14 ∫ Directi on detection functi on Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are play ed back vertically (rotated). (Only when [RO T A TE DISP .] (P71) is set to [ON]) • Pictures may not be displa yed v er tically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down. • Motion pictures taken with t he cam era held vertica[...]

Basic 25 VQT1C14 ∫ Settin gs in Simple mo de [PIC T .MOD E] [A UTO RE VIEW] [BEE P] [CLO CK SET] Change date and ti me. (P15) •I f [ 4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm] or [ E -MA IL ] is set in [PICT .MODE], the e x tended optical zoom is activated. (P26) • The settings for [BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also applied to other recor ding modes. ?[...]

Basic 26 VQT1C14 • Y ou cannot use the f ollowing functions. – High angle mode – Exposure compensation – [D .ZOOM] –[ B U R S T ] –[ C O L . M O D E ] • Y ou cannot set t he foll owing items. –[ T R A V E L D A T E ] –[ W O R L D T I M E ] ∫ The Bac klight Compen s ati on Backlight ref ers to when light com es from the back of a[...]

Basic 27 VQT1C14 ∫ Picture size and maximum zoom magnif ication ( ± : A vail abl e, —: Not avai labl e) ¢ DMC-FX12 ¢ DMC-FX10 ∫ Extende d optical zoom mec hanism When you set t he picture siz e to [ ] (3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million pixels) (DMC-FX12)/ 6M ( 6 million pixel s ) (DMC-FX10) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M ([...]

Basic 28 VQT1C14 A maximum of 12 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 3 k optical zoom and the 4 k digital zoom when [D .ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] mode m enu. Howe ver , if a pict ure size that can use e xtended optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 18 k (DMC-FX 12)/ 16.5 k (DMC-F X10) z oom can be achiev ed with the 4.5 k (DMC-FX12)/4.1 k (DM[...]

Basic 29 VQT1C14 Chec king the Re corded P ict ure (Re view) Y ou can ch eck the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode . 1 Press 4 [REV]. • The last recorded pictu re appears for about 10 seconds. • Re view is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfwa y or the 4 [REV] is pressed again. 2 Press 2 / 1 to select the pictur e . 2 : P[...]

Basic 30 VQT1C14 Playing bac k/Deleting Pictures The picture data on the b uilt-in memor y is play ed back or deleted when a card is not inser ted. The picture data on the c ard is play ed back or deleted when a card is inser ted. (P14) Once del eted, pictures ca nnot be recovered. Chec k the pictures one by one and delete unwanted pictures. ∫ Pl[...]

Basic 31 VQT1C14 ∫ T o delete [ MUL TI DELE TE]/ [ALL DELETE ] 1 Press [ ] twice . 2 Press 3 / 4 to selec t [MUL TI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] an d then press [MENU/SET]. • [MUL TI D ELETE] > st ep 3 . • [ALL DELETE] > step 5 . • [ALL DE LETE EXCEPT ] (When [F A VORIT E] (P70) is set only) > step 5 . (Howe ver , this cannot be selecte[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 32 VQT1C14 Advanced ( Recording pictures) About the LC D Monitor A LCD monitor (LCD) Press [DISPLA Y] to change. • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not activ ated. During playbac k zoom (P67), while pla ying back motion pictures (P68) and during a slide show (P70), you can only select “Norma [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 33 VQT1C14 ∫ Recordi ng guide line When you align t he subject on the horizontal and v er tical guide lines or the cross point of t hese lines, you can take pictures with well-designed compos ition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance of the subject. ∫ Histogram A histogram is a graph that displa ys brig[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 34 VQT1C14 • If the mode dial is set [ ] and [ ], the P ower LCD function only can be used. 1 Press [LCD MO DE] for 1 second. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect a mode. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • The [POWER LCD] A or [HIGH ANGL E ] B icon appears. Brightening th e LCD Monitor (P ower LCD/High angle mode) DISPLA Y/LCD MODE LCD MO[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 35 VQT1C14 ∫ Canceling P ower LCD or High angle mod e • If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again f or 1 second the s creen shown in step 2 is display ed. Select [OFF] to cancel P ower LCD mode or High angle mode. • High angle mode is also canceled if y ou turn the cam era off or pow er sav e mode is activated. •[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 36 VQT1C14 : AUT O/Red-eye re duction ¢ 1 The flash is aut omatically activated when the recording conditions make it neces sary . It is activ ated once before the ac tual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated agai n for the actual recording. [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 37 VQT1C14 • The flash setting is memorized ev en if the camera is turned off. Howev er , the s cene mode flash se tting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed. ∫ Av ailable flash range by ISO sensitivity • The a vailable f l ash range is an approximation. • The av ailable focus range d[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 38 VQT1C14 ∫ Shutter speed for each f lash setting ¢ 1 [NIGHT P ORTR AIT] (P46) and [CAND LE LIG HT] (P48) in scene mode ¢ 2[ P A R T Y ] ( P 4 7 ) ¢ 3 Sim ple mod e [] ¢ 4 Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] (P42), [SPORTS] (P46), [NIGHT POR TRAIT] (P46), [CAND LE L IGHT] (P 48), [BABY1 ]/ [BABY2] (P48) and [P[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 39 VQT1C14 T aking Pic tu res wi th the Self-t imer 1 Press 2 [] . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also press 2 [ ] to select. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press the shutter but ton halfwa y to fini sh. • The menu screen disappea rs after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is auto[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 40 VQT1C14 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he difference in brightness bet ween the subject and the background. Look at the follo wing ex am ples. Under e xposed Compensate the exposure towards positiv e. Properly e xp osed Over exposed Compensa te th[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 41 VQT1C14 Optical Im age Stabilizer This mode detects jitter and compens ates for it . 1 Press and hold the optical ima ge stabilizer b utton A until [ST ABILIZER] appears. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the stabilizer function mod e and then press [MENU/SET]. ∫ About the jit ter/mo vement detecti on demonstration screen [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 42 VQT1C14 Changing the sensitivit y accordin g to the mo vement of the subject being recor d ed The camera detects the mov ement of the subject near the center of the screen and then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the mov ement and the brightness of the subject. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 43 VQT1C14 • The f o cus range becomes the s ame as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm (0.98 feet) (T ele) to ¶ ] • When the flash is act ivated, the ISO sensitivity is automatically increased to a maximum of [ISO640]. (When the highest ISO sensitivity is set to a setting ot her than [ISO400].) • Ref e[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 44 VQT1C14 • T he av ailable flash range is about 30 cm (0.98 feet) to 5.0 m (16.4 feet) (Wide). (When the ISO sensitivity is set to [A UTO].) • We recommend se tting the flash to Forced OFF [ ] when you tak e pictures at close range. • When you tak e pictures at close range, the resolution of the peripher y of [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 45 VQT1C14 • Press [MENU/SET] a nd then perform steps 1 , 2 and 3 to change the scene mode. ∫ About the inf ormation • If you press [DISPL A Y] when selecting a scene mode in step 2 , e xp lanations about each scene m ode are display ed. ( If you press [DISPLA Y] again, the screen returns to t he [SCENE MODE] me[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 46 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to disp la y the [SCENE MODE] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P44) Select this to take pict ures of y ours elf . ∫ T ech nique for Se lf por tra it mode Press the shutter button halfwa y to focus . The self-timer indicator lights up when you are brought into f ocus. Making sure you hold the came[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 47 VQT1C14 • K eep the subject still f or about 1 second after taking t he picture. • W e recom mend rotating the zoom le ver to Wide (1 k ) and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a picture. • The f ocus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to 5 m (16.4 f ee t). (Ref er to P3 7 f or the av ailable [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 48 VQT1C14 Press [ ] t o display the [SCENE MODE] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P44) This mode allows y ou to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere. ∫ T ech nique for Cand le ligh t mode • If you mak e the most of the candle light, you can take success ful pictures without using the flash. • Since the shu[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 49 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P44) Select this wh en you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat . This allows y o u to set t he bir thday of y our pet . Y ou can display the set age when playing back the pictures and stamp t he age on the recorded pictu[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 50 VQT1C14 2 T ake pictures. • Press the shutter button fully to displa y the countdown screen. Do not mov e the camera after t his screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE W A IT ...] is displa yed f or the same length of time as the s et shutter speed for signal processing. • Press [ME NU/SET] to st[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 51 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE ] menu and select a scene mode. (P44) This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as possible at a ski resor t or a snow-cov ered mou ntain. • The white balance cannot be s et. Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE ] menu and select a scene mode. (P44) [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 52 VQT1C14 Motion Picture Mode 1 Press th e shutter but ton halfway to focus and then pr ess it fully to start recording . A : Audio re cording • The av ailable recording time B is display ed on the top right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on the bottom r ight of the screen. • When the subject is f [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 53 VQT1C14 • Y ou can record sm oother motion pictures with “30 fps”. • Y ou can record longer mot ion pictures with “10 fps” although the picture quality is lower . • The file siz e with [10fpsQVGA] is sm all so it is su ita ble for e-m ai ls. • Y ou can only record mo tion pictures to the built-in me[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 54 VQT1C14 Recor di ng which Da y of the V acation Y o u T ake the Picture If you set the depar ture date of the v ac ation in adv anc e, t he number of days that ha ve passed since the depar ture date (which day of t he v acation it is) is recorded when you tak e the picture. Y ou can di s play the the number of days[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 55 VQT1C14 2 / 1 : Select the desired item. 3 / 4 : Set the year , month and date. • The tr avel date i s canceled if the current date is after the return date. • If y ou do not want to set the retur n date, press [M ENU/SET ] while the date bar is display ed. 7 Press [MENU/SET] to close the me nu. 8 T ake a pictu[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 56 VQT1C14 Disp laying t he Time at the T rave l Destination (W orl d Time) If you set your home area and the trav el destination area when trav eling abroad etc., the local ti m e at the tr av el destination area can be displa yed on the screen and recorded on t he pictures taken. • Select [C LOCK SET] to set the c[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 57 VQT1C14 ∫ Finishing setting the home area • If you are setting the home area f or the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of “Setting the home area [HOME]”after you press [MENU/ SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to retur n to the screen shown in s tep 3 and then press [MENU/SE T] [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 58 VQT1C14 Usin g the [REC ] Mod e Menu Increase the variey of pictures you can take by setting t he white balance, color mode etc. The me nu items that can be set differ depending on the r ecording mode. ∫ Setti ng from the men u s creen Press [MENU /SET] to display the [REC] menu and then s elect the item to set. [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 59 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P17) This function allows y ou to reproduce a white color close to real lif e in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc. in which the white color ma y appear reddish or bluish. Select a s etting that matches the recording[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 60 VQT1C14 • When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance m a y not be properly adjusted if the flash le vel is i ns ufficient f or the subject. • The white balance setting is memorized ev en if the camera is turned off. Howe ver , the white balance setting f or a scene mode retur ns to [AWB] when the[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 61 VQT1C14 • In motion pi c ture mode [ ], you can select [ ]. (P52) • The ends of the record ed pictures ma y be cut at pr inting. (P97) Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P17) A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels . A lthough you cannot see the difference on[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 62 VQT1C14 ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ Quali t y • The number of pixels that can be selected diff er s depending on the aspect r atio. If you change the aspect ratio , set the picture size. • “EZ” is an abbre v iation of “Extended optical Zo om”. (P26) • The extended opt ic al zoom does not wor[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 63 VQT1C14 may also be bigger than usual when taking pictures in und erwater mode. • The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas) light at the same time. The f ocu s position is not predeterm ined. It is set to a position aut om atically determined by th e camera at the time of f [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 64 VQT1C14 • Be careful about the follo wing when using the AF as sist lamp. – Do not look at t he AF assist lamp from close up. – Do not cov er the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other ob jects. • When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark places), set th[...]

Advanced (Playback) 65 VQT1C14 Advanced (Pla yback) Dis playing Mu ltip le Screens ( Multi Playbac k) 1 Rotate the zoo m lever towar ds [ ] [W] to displ ay multip le screens . (Screen when 9 screens ar e displa yed) 1 screen > 9 screens > 25 screens > Calendar screen display (P66) • Rotate the zoom le ver towards [ ] [T] to retur n to th[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 66 VQT1C14 Displaying Pictures b y Recor ding Date (C ale n da r Pl ayb ack) Y ou can displa y pictures by recording date using the calendar pla yback function. 1 Rotat e the zoom l ever sever al times towar ds [ ] (W) to displa y the calend ar screen. • The recording date of the picture selected in the p la y back screen bec[...]

Advanced (Playback) 67 VQT1C14 Using the Playbac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m lever towar ds [ ] [T] to enlarge the picture . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k • When y ou rotate the zoom le ver tow a rds [ ] [W] after enlarging t he picture, the magnification becomes lower . W hen you rotate the zoom lev er tow a rds [ ] [T], the magnif[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 68 VQT1C14 Playing Bac k Motion Pictures Press 2 / 1 to selec t a pi cture with a mo tion picture icon [ ]/ [] / [] / [] / [ ] / [ ] and then press 4 to play bac k. A : The motion picture recording time • After playbac k star ts, the elapsed playbac k time is display ed on the bottom right of the screen. For e xample, 1 hour [...]

Advanced (Playback) 69 VQT1C14 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can use vario us functions in pla yback mode to rotate pictures, set protection f or them etc. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the men u item and then press 1 . •P r e s s 4 at A to switch to the n ext menu screen. • Y ou can switch menu screens from any menu item by ro[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 70 VQT1C14 Press [ ] t o display the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P69) This is rec ommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen. Y ou can skip unwanted pictures if [F A VORITE] (P70) has been set. • When [F A V O RITE] is set to [ON] > step 1 . • When [F A V O RITE] is set to [OFF] > step 2 .[...]

Advanced (Playback) 71 VQT1C14 1 Press 4 to sele ct [ON] and then press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou cannot set pictures as fa vorites if [F A VORIT E] is set to [OFF]. Also the f avorites icon [ ] will not appear when [F A VORIT E] is set to [OFF] e ven if it was pr evious ly se t to [ON ]. • Y ou cannot select [CANCEL] if none of the pictures hav e [ ][...]

Advanced (Playback ) 72 VQT1C14 ∫ Rotate (The pict ure is rotat ed ma nually .) 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pre ss 4 . • The [RO T A TE] funct ion is disabled when [R OT A TE DISP .] is set to [OFF]. • Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated. 2 Press 3 / 4 to se lect th e dire ction to rota te the picture and[...]

Advanced (Playback) 73 VQT1C14 ∫ Singl e setting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the pictur e and then press 4 . 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t [SHOO TING DA TE], [A GE] or [TRA VEL D A TE] and then p ress [MENU/SET] to set eac h item . [SHOO TIN G D A TE] [A GE] (P48 ) The age is stampe d when this is set to [ON]. [TRA V EL D A T E] (P54) The trav el [...]

Advanced (Playback ) 74 VQT1C14 ∫ Multi setting 1 Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pict ure and then pre ss 4 to SET/ CANCEL. • Repeat this step. 2 Press [MENU/SET]. • After performing step 2 , perform step 2 onwar ds in “When [SINGL E ] is selected”. • We recommend se tting date stamp when there is plenty of space on the b uilt-in memo ry o[...]

Advanced (Playback) 75 VQT1C14 ∫ Singl e setting 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect th e pict ure to print and the n press 3 / 4 to set the nu mber of prints. • The number of prints ic on [ ] A appears. • The number of prints c an be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting i s canceled when the number of prints is set to [0] . 2 Press [MENU/SET] twi[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 76 VQT1C14 • DPOF is an abbreviati o n of “Digital Pr int Order Format”. This feature allo ws you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF-compliant system. • DPOF pr int setting is a conv enient function when pr inting pictures with a printer that suppor ts PictBridge. The date printin[...]

Advanced (Playback) 77 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. (P69) This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of a pict ure to attach it to an e-mail or upload it to a website. 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect th e pict ure and then press 4 . • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. – Moti[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 78 VQT1C14 Press [ ] t o display the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P69) Y ou can enlarge and then clip the impor tant par t of the recorded picture. 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pre ss 4 . • The follo wing pictures ca nnot be trimmed. – Motion pictures – P ictures s tamped wi th [D A TE [...]

Advanced (Pl ayback) 79 VQT1C14 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. (P69) Y ou can co p y r ecorded picture data from the built-in memory to a card or vice versa. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the cop y destinati on and then press [MENU/SET]. •: All the picture data in the built-in memor y are copied onto the card at[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 80 VQT1C14 Press [ ] t o display the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P69) Usually , it is not nec essar y to f or mat the built-in memory and the card. Format them when the message [BUIL T -IN MEMOR Y ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD ERR O R] appears. Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. (The illustration s[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 81 VQT1C14 Connecting to other equ ipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire rec orded pictures to a P C by connecting the camera and the PC . The soft ware [LUMIX Simple Vie wer] or [PHOT OfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (for Windo ws ® ) in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows y ou to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camera t[...]

Connecting to other equipment 82 VQT1C14 • The drive is displa yed as [NO_NAME] or [Untitled] when you connect the c amera with a car d inser ted. ∫ About motion picture pla y back on a PC Use the soft ware “Quic k Time” (for W indows 2000/XP) in the CD-R O M (supplied) to pla y back motion pictures recorded on t his camera on a PC. • If [...]

Connecting t o other equipment 83 VQT1C14 • It ma y not be possible to playback the motion pictures on the built-in memory or a card nor mally when this unit and the PC are connected. Impor t t he motion picture files to the PC and then pla y them back. • If b attery power is exhausted whil e the camera and the PC are communicating, the recorde[...]

Connecting to other equipment 84 VQT1C14 • It ma y tak e time to print some pictur e s. Use a batter y with sufficient battery power (P21) or the AC adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; optional) when you connect t o a pr inter . • T ur n the camera off before inser ting or removing the cable f or the A C adaptor (DMW-A C5PP; opt ional). 1 T urn on the came ra[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 85 VQT1C14 ∫ Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 1 Press 3 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select an item a nd then pres s [MENU/SET]. ¢ This only appears wh en [F A VORITE] (P70) is set to [ON]. (Howev er if no ne of the pictures ha ve [ ] display ed, you cannot select it e ven if [F A VORITE] is set to [ON ].) 3 Pre[...]

Connecting to other equipment 86 VQT1C14 • [NUM. OF PRINTS] Set the number of prints. • Y ou can set up to 999 prints. •[ P A P E R S I Z E ] (P ape r sizes that can be set with this unit) The paper sizes are displa yed on pages 1/2 and 2/2. Press 4 to select. ¢ These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper size[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 87 VQT1C14 appears if you change the mode dial to a mode other than [ ] while the camera and the printer are connected. Set the mode dial to [ ] again and then disconnect the US B connection c ab le. If this happens dur ing printing, stop printing and then disconnect the USB connection cabl e. Pla ying Back Picture s [...]

Others 88 VQT1C14 Others Screen Displa y A In recor ding Recor ding in norm a l pi cture mode [ ] (Initial setting) 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash mode (P35) 3 AF area (P2 2) 4 Focus (P22) 5 Pictur e size (P61) 6 Quality (P61) : Jitter aler t (P24) 7 Batter y indication (P21) 8 Number of recordable pictures (P99) 9 Built-in m emor y (P14) : Card (P14) 1[...]

Others 89 VQT1C14 B Recor ding in simple mode 1 Flash mode (P35) 2 Focus (P22) 3 Picture mode (P24) : Jitter aler t (P24) 4 Battery indication ( P21) 5 Number of r ecordable pictures (P99) 6 Built-in memory (P14) : Car d (P14) 7 Recording state 8 AF area (P22) 9 T rav el date (P54) 10 Operation f or backlight compensation (P26) 11 Current date and [...]

Others 90 VQT1C14 15 T ravel des tination setting (P56) 16 Age ( P48) 17 P ower LCD (P34) 18 Number of days that ha ve passed since the trav el date ( P54) 19 Motion picture pla yb ack ( P68) 20 Stamped w ith date stamp indication (P72) 21 Fa vorites indication ( P70) Cautions for Use ∫ Optimal use of th e camera T ake care not to drop or knock t[...]

Others 91 VQT1C14 ∫ About the LCD monitor • Do not press the L CD monitor wi th excessive f orce. Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfun ction. • If the camera is cold when you tur n it on, the picture on t he LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first. Howe ver , the picture will return to normal brightnes[...]

Others 92 VQT1C14 ∫ Charger • If you use the bat ter y charger near a radio , t he radio reception may be disturbed. K eep the charger 1 m (3.28 feet) or more a way from radios. • The charger may gener at e whirring sounds when it is being used. Thi s is not a malfunction. • After using the charger , be sure to disconnect it from the electr[...]

Others 93 VQT1C14 [NO T ENOUGH SP ACE ON BUIL T -IN MEMOR Y]/[ NOT ENOUGH MEMO R Y IN THE CARD] There is no space left on the b uilt-in memor y or the card. • When you copy pictures from the built-in memor y to the c ard (batch copy), the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card bec omes full. [SOME PICTURES CANNO T BE COPIED]/[COPY COU[...]

Others 94 VQT1C14 [PICTURE IS DISPLA YED FOR 4: 3 TV]/ [PICTURE IS DISPLA YED FOR 16: 9 TV] • The A V cable is connect ed to the camera. Press [MENU/SET] if you w ant to delete this message at once. • Selec t [TV ASPECT] i n the [S ETUP] menu if y ou want to change the TV aspect. (P20) • This message also appears when the USB connect ion cabl[...]

Others 95 VQT1C14 4: 2 or 3 pictu res are taken at on e time . • Is [BURST] in the [REC ] mode menu set to [ON]? (P63 ) 5: The subject is not f ocused pr operly . • The f ocus range varies depending on the recording mode. Rotate the mode dial to s et the proper mode for the distance to the s ubject. • Is the subject bey ond the f ocus range o[...]

Others 96 VQT1C14 3: The LCD monitor flic kers indoors. • The LCD m onitor may flic ker for a fe w seconds after turning the cam era on indoors under fluoresce nt light. This is not a malfunction. 4: The LC D mo nitor is too bri ght or dar k. • Ad just the brightnes s of the screen. (P19) • Is the power LCD function or high angle mode activat[...]

Others 97 VQT1C14 the PC and then write them back to the card, the pictures may be displa yed with dates diff erent from the actual rec ording dates in calendar pla yback etc. ∫ TV , PC an d printer 1: The picture does not a ppear on the television. • Is the camera connected to t he TV correctly? • Set the TV input to e xter nal input mode. 2[...]

Others 98 VQT1C14 4: The AF assist lamp does not turn on. • Is [AF ASSIST LA MP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P 63) • Are you taking pictures in dark places? – The AF assist lamp does not t ur n on in bright places. • The AF as sist lamp does not turn on when [ SELF PORTRAIT] (P46),[SCENERY] (P46), [NIGH T SCE NER Y] (P47), [SU NSET[...]

Others 99 VQT1C14 Others Number of Recor dable Pictures and A vailab le Reco r din g Time • The number of recordable pictures and the av ailable recording time are an approxi m ation. (These vary depending on the recording condit ions and the type of card.) • The number of recordable pictures and t he av ailable recording time v a ries dependin[...]

Others 100 VQT1C14 Aspect ratio Pictur e size / (0.3M EZ ): (640 k 480 pi x e ls) (6M): (3072 k 2048 pixels) (DMC -FX12) (5M): (2816 k 1880 pi x e ls) (DMC -FX10) Quality / Built- in Memory (Approx. 27 MB) 130 210 8 16 9 19 Card 16 MB 68 110 3 8 4 10 32 MB 145 230 8 18 10 2 1 64 MB 290 480 19 38 22 45 128 MB 600 970 39 78 4 6 92 256 MB 1170 1900 77[...]

Others 101 VQT1C14 ∫ Av ailable recording time (when recor ding motion pictures) ¢ Motion pictures can be recor ded continuously up to 2 GB . The max imum av ailable recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen. • The number of recordable pictures and the av ailable recording time display ed on the LCD monitor may not decrease[...]

Others 102 VQT1C14 Specificatio n s Digital C amera: Inform ation for your s afety Camera effecti ve pixels : 7,200,000 pixel s (DMC-FX 12)/6,000,000 pix els (DMC-FX10) Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 7,380,000 pixels (DMC-FX12)/ 6,370,000 pix els (DMC-F X10), Primar y color filter Lens: Optical 3.0 k zoom, f l 5.8 mm to 17.4 mm (35 [...]

Others 103 VQT1C14 Flash: Flash range: [ISO A UTO] Approx. 30 cm (0.98 feet) to 5 m (16.4 feet) (Wide) A UTO , A UTO/Red-e ye reduction, F orced ON (Forced ON/ Red-ey e reduct ion), F orced O F F , (S low sync./Red-ey e reduction) Micr ophone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recor ding media: Built- in Memo r y (App rox. 27 MB )/ SD Memor y Card/SDHC M [...]

Others 104 VQT1C14 Dimensions : Approx. 94.1 mm (W) k 51.4 mm (H) k 24.2 mm (D) [3 11 /16 q (W) k 2 q (H) k 15/16 q (D) ] (excluding t he projecti ng part) Mass: Approx. 125 g /4.41 oz (excluding card and batter y), Approx. 153 g / 5. 40 oz (with card and batter y) Operatin g temperature: 0 o C to 4 0 o C (32 o F to 104 o F) Operati ng humidity: 10[...]

Others 105 VQT1C14 Digital Camera Accessory System • Ref er to P12 for inf o rmation about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NO TE: Accessories and/ or model numbers may vary be tween countries. Consult your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure DMW -MCFX07 DMW -CHFX30 DMW -AC5PP AC Adaptor Marine Case Se[...]

Others 106 VQT1C14 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA Customers) In CANA DA, pl ease contac t your loca l Dealer f or more inf or mation abo ut access ories. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES Y OU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT Y OUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-536[...]

Others 107 VQT1C14 Re ques t for Ser vic e Not ice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Camera and Digital Ser vice Center 1590 T ouhy A ve. Elk Grov e Village, IL 60007 Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request f or ser vice notice.[...]

Others 108 VQT1C14 Limited W arranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NOR TH AMERICA One P anasonic W ay , Seca ucus, Ne w Jerse y 07094 P ANASONIC PUER TO RICO , INC. A ve . 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabriel Indus tr ial P ark , Carol ina, Puer to Rico 0098 5 P anasonic Digita[...]

Others 109 VQT1C14 Carry-In or Mail-In Service For Carr y-In or Mail-In Service in the Un ited States call 1-800-272-7 033. F o r ass istance in Pue r to Rico call Pana sonic Puerto Rico , Inc. (787)-750-43 00 or f ax (787)-768-2910 . This wa rranty ONL Y CO VERS f ailures due to d e f ects in mate r ials or workmanshi p, an d DOES NO T CO VER norm[...]

Others 110 VQT1C14 Customer Services Dir ectory (For USA Only) Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your nearest Service Center by visiting our Web Site. For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries please contact: [...]

Others 111 VQT1C14 Others Précautions à prendre (pour le Canada ) • Assurez-vous d’ ut iliser un adaptateur secteur de marqu e Panasonic (DMW - A C 5PP; en option). • Assurez-vous d’utiliser une batterie de marque Panasonic (CGA-S005A). • Si v ous utilisez d’autres batteries, nous ne pouvons pas gar antir la qualité de ce produit. ?[...]

Others 112 VQT1C14 Évitez d’appr ocher l’ap pareil photo de tout équi pement magnétis é (four à micro-ondes, téléviseur , équipement de jeux vidéo, etc.). • Si vous utilisez l’appareil photo à proximité d’un téléviseur , les radiations électromagnétiques pou rraient nui r e au son et à l’image. • N’utilisez pas l’a[...]

Others 113 VQT1C14 Others Index A AC Adapt or .............................. 81, 83, 105 Access in dication ........ ......... ........ ........ .. 21 Aerial Ph oto Mode ........ ......... ........ ........ 51 AF Assis t Lamp ....... ........ ......... ........ ...... 63 AF Lock ........... ........ ........ ......... ........ ...... 51 AF Mode ...[...]

Others 114 VQT1C14 O Operati onal Sound ..... ......... ........ ......... .. 19 Optical Image Stabilizer ......................... 41 Optical Zoom ..... ........ ......... ........ ......... .. 26 P PAL ... ......... ........ ........ ........... ........ ......... 20 Paper Size . ...... ........ ......... ........ ........ ..... 86 Party Mode ...[...]

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