Panasonic DMC-FH1 manual

Ba sic Oper atin g Instr uct ions Digital Camera Model No. DMC- FH20 DMC -FH3 DMC -FH1 Before connecting, operat ing or adjusting this product, please rea d t he inst ructions c ompletely . Pl ease al so r efer to O perat ing Instructions (PDF format) re corded on t he C D- ROM containi ng t he Ope ratin g Ins t ruct ion s (suppl ied ). Y ou can le[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for cho osi ng Pan ason ic! Y ou ha ve purc h ased one of the mo st sophi s t icate d and r el iab le pr oduct s on the mark et toda y . Use d prope rly , we’ re sure it wil l b r ing yo u an d your fam ily yea rs of en jo ymen t. Ple as e tak e time to fill in the i nf orm atio n on th e bel ow . Th e [...]

3 (ENG) VQT2K50 Information for Y our Safety W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE THIS A PP ARA TUS T O RAIN , MOISTU R E, DRIP PING OR SPLASH ING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED W ITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SHA LL BE PLACED ON TH E APP ARA TUS. • USE ONL Y TH E RECOMMENDED AC CESSO R IES. • D[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 4 FCC Note: This equi pme nt has been te sted and fo und t o co mply wi th the l imits fo r a Class B digita l dev ice, p ursu an t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. The se li mits are d esig ne d to pro vi de r eas on ab le pr ot ecti on ag ai ns t har mf ul int erfe rence i n a re si dent ia l i nst allat ion. Th is equ ipment gene ra[...]

5 (ENG) VQT2K50 ∫ Ab out the ba tte ry pac k • Do not h eat or ex po se to fl am e. • Do not l ea ve the bat t ery (ie s) in an autom o bi l e ex po se d to di re ct sun li ght fo r a long p eri o d of tim e w ith door s an d win dow s cl os ed. ∫ Ab out the ba tte ry c har ger CAUTION Bat ter y p ac k (Li thi um i on b at t ery pack ) • [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 6 ∫ Ca uti ons for U se • Alway s use a ge nu ine P ana so nic AC adap to r (D M W-A C5 P P; op tio nal) . • Do not u se a ny o th er AV cable s ex ce pt th e su ppli e d one . • Do not u se a ny o th er U SB co nn ec tion cab les excep t the s upp l i ed on e. Kee p the ca me ra as fa r aw a y as po ss ib l e fro m ele ct r[...]

7 (ENG) VQT2K50 -If you see thi s symbo l- Inf or mation on Dis po sal in oth er Coun tries o utside th e Eu ro p e an U ni on This symb ol is o n l y va lid i n t he Eu rope an Uni on. If yo u wish t o di sc ard thi s pro du ct, pl ease co ntact your local auth or itie s or deal er and ask f or the corr ect me th od of di sp o sal. DMC-FH1&FH3[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 8 Contents Inform a tion fo r Your S afe ty ....... .... ... .... .... ........ .... ... .... ........ .... ... .... ....... 3 Stand ard Ac c essori es ... ........ .... .... ... .... ........ .... .... ... ........ .... .... ... ........ ... 9 Name s of the Co mpo ne nts ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... ....[...]

9 (ENG) VQT2K50 St andard Accessories Chec k that all th e ac ce ss or i es a re inc l ude d be fo re us ing the cam e ra . Prod uct nu mber s cor rect as of Ja nua ry 2010 . Th es e may be subj ec t to c han ge. 1 Ba tte ry Pa ck (Ind icat ed as ba tte ry pac k or battery i n the t ext) Charg e th e ba tt er y be fore use . 2 Batte ry Cha rge r (I[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 10 Names of the Compo nent s 1F l a s h 2 Lens 3 Se lf-time r i ndic a tor AF assis t lamp 4L C D m o n i t o r 5 [ MENU/SET] butt on 6 [ DI S PLA Y] bu t t on 7 [Q .ME N U]/ De let e butt on 8 [MOD E] butto n 9 [REC ]/[ PLA YBACK] sel ec tor sw itch 10 Cu rs or bu tt o ns A : 3 / E x pos ur e co mpen sa tio n B : 4 / M a cr o Mode [...]

11 (ENG) VQT2K50 1 1 Camera ON/OFF switch 12 Zoo m le ver 13 S pe ak er 14 Micr oph one 15 Shut t er bu tt o n 16 In te l l i ge n t a u to but t on 17 Ha nd s trap ey ele t • Be sur e to attac h th e han d str ap wh en usi n g th e ca mera to ens ure tha t y ou w ill not dr op it . 18 Lens ba rr el 1 9 [ A V OU T /DI GIT AL ] s o cke t 20 T ri p[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 12 Charging the Battery ∫ Ab out batt eri es tha t y ou ca n u se w ith this u nit Supplied ba ttery or dedicated op tional b atteries ( DMW-BCF10PP) can be us ed wi th thi s un i t. • Use the dedicated charger and battery . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated batte[...]

13 (ENG) VQT2K50 ∫ Ch argi ng tim e ∫ Ap prox imate op era ting t ime an d num be r of rec orda ble p ictu res Recording conditions by CI P A standard • CIP A i s an abbr ev iat ion of [C am e ra & Ima ging Produ ct s A ss oc iat i on] . • Norm al P ict ur e Mode • T emp er ature : 23 o C (73. 4 o F)/H um i d i ty : 50 % whe n LCD m o[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 14 About the Built-in Mem ory/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The bu i l t- in mem or y c an be use d as a temp or ary stor age dev i ce whe n th e ca rd bein g us ed be com es full. • The ac c es s t ime for th e buil t -in mem ory may be long er t ha n th e ac ce ss tim e f or a card. The follow ing card s whi ch con[...]

15 (ENG) VQT2K50 Inserting and Remo ving the Card (optional)/the Battery • Check that this uni t is t urn ed of f. • We rec omm e nd us ing a Pan as onic card. Slide the rele ase l ever in the direct ion of the arrow and o pen the car d/batter y do or . • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S/106B; supplied or DMW-BCF10PP; optional). [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 16 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T urn the came ra on. A [M ENU/SE T ] b utto n B Curso r bu tton s Press [ MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to sel ect the items (year , month, day , hour , minute, display sequence or ti me display for mat), and press 3 / 4 to set. ‚ : Ca nc el wit ho ut [...]

17 (ENG) VQT2K50 Setting the Menu This sec ti on de sc ri b es h ow to sel ec t the Nor m al Pic ture Mo de s ettin gs , and th e same set tin g can be used fo r the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETU P] men u as well. Exa m pl e: Se tt i ng [AF MOD E] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in t he Nor mal Pict ure M o de Press [ MENU/SET] to cl ose t he menu. Pr e ss [M E[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 18 Selecting the [REC] Mode ∫ T o se lect a [RE C] mode s from the [REC] m odes list ∫ Lis t of [ RE C] Mo des ¦ Intel lig e nt Aut o Mode The s ubje ct s ar e recor ded usin g se tti ng s au to mat ica l l y s el ec te d by th e ca mer a . T urn the came ra on. A [M ENU/SE T ] b utto n B [REC ]/[PLA YB ACK] se lecto r switc h [...]

19 (ENG) VQT2K50 [ RE C ] Mo de: ñ T aking pictures us ing the automatic function ( ñ :Intelligent Auto Mode) The cam e ra w i ll s et the most app ro pria te set t ings to ma tc h t he s ubj e ct and the reco rdin g co ndit i on s so we re co mm end th is m od e fo r beg inne rs or t hos e wh o want t o l ea ve t he set ti ngs to th e cam era a [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 20 When t he c am er a ide nt ifi es the op tim um s cene, th e ico n of th e sc en e co nc ern ed is dis pl a ye d in bl ue for 2 sec on ds , afte r wh i ch its co lor c han ges to the usu al red . • [ ¦ ] is set if no ne of t he s ce nes are appli c ab le, and t he stan dar d se tti ng s ar e set . • When [ ] o r [ ] is selec[...]

21 (ENG) VQT2K50 [R EC] Mo de: n Motion Picture Mode Note • Mot io n pi c tu re s ca n be rec ord ed cont inu ous l y up to 2 G B . The max imum avail ab le re cordin g time f or up to 2 GB o nly is di spl ayed on the scr ee n. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swit ch to [ ! ], an d then pr ess [MODE]. Press 3 / 4 to sel ect [MOTION PICTURE],[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 22 [PLA YBAC K] Mode: ¸ Playing back Pict ures ([NORM AL PLA Y ]) [PLA YBAC K] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pict ures c annot be r ecovere d. • Pict ure s on the bui l t -i n m e m o ry or t he c ard , w hi ch is bein g play ed bac k w ill be de let ed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] select or swi tch A to [ ( ]. Press 2[...]

23 (ENG) VQT2K50 Reading the Operat ing Instructions (PDF format) • Y o u ha ve prac ti se d th e bas ic o per at i ons int rod uc ed i n t hes e op er at ing instru cti on s an d wa nt to p rog res s to ad va nc ed op era tio ns . • Y o u wa nt to c he ck t he Trou bleshoo t ing. In th es e kind s of sit ua tio ns ref er to Op era tin g In st [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 24 ∫ Whe n th e Op era ting In stru ctio ns (P DF form at) will no t op en Y ou wi l l n eed Ado be Ac rob at Rea der 5.0 or l at er or A dob e Re ade r 7. 0 or late r to brows e or prin t the Op era tin g In stru ct i on s (PD F fo rmat ). Inse rt th e CD -R OM co nta in i ng t he Oper at i ng I ns tr uc tio ns (su ppl i e d), cl[...]

25 (ENG) VQT2K50 Specifications Dig i tal C a m era : In fo rma tio n fo r yo u r s a f et y Power S o urce: DC 5 .1 V Power Consumpt ion: 1.1 W ( Wh en re cord ing) ( DMC -FH 20) 1 .0 W ( Wh en re co rd ing) ( DMC -FH 3/DM C-F H 1) 0.6 W (Wh en pla yin g bac k ) C am era e ffectiv e pix els : 14,10 0, 00 0 pix el s (D MC -FH 20/D MC-F H3) 12,10 0,[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 26 Numb e r o f recorda ble pictures : Depen ds on the rema i ning capac ity o f th e bu ilt -in me m ory/ ca rd. Hi-speed bur st Bu rst spee d : A ppr ox . 4.6 pic t ure s/ sec ond (DMC -FH 20 /DM C- FH3 ) Appr ox . 5.5 pic t ure s/s ec ond (DMC -FH 1) [3M (4 :3), 2.5M ( 3 :2) o r 2M (16:9) i s s elected as the pic tu re s ize .] N[...]

27 (ENG) VQT2K50 Te r m i n a l [ A V O U T/ D IG ITAL ]: Dedi c at ed j ac k ( 8 pin) Dimensions: A pprox . 10 0. 0 mm ( W) k 56.5 mm (H ) k 2 7.8 mm (D) [3 .9 q (W) k 2.3 q (H) k 1.1 q (D ) ] (DM C-F H20 )/ Appr ox . 98.4 mm (W ) k 5 5.2 mm (H) k 24.0 mm (D) [3 .8 7 q (W) k 2. 17 q (H ) k 0. 94 q (D ) ] (D MC -FH3 )/ Appr ox . 98.4 mm (W ) k 5 5.[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 28 Digital Camera Accessory System Pr od uc t numb ers cor rect a s of Janua ry 20 10 . Thes e may be su bjec t to c han ge. ¢ Ens ur e th at the AC adap t or (D M W-A C 5P P ; op tio nal) and D C co uple r (DM W-D CC 4; opt ion al) ar e pur ch as ed a s a set. Do not use if so l d se para tel y . • NO T E: A ccess or ie s and/or[...]

29 (ENG) VQT2K50 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER OF[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 30 Limited Warranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. A ND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporat ion of North America One Pa nas on ic Way , Secau cu s, Ne w Je rs ey 0709 4 Pana sonic Digit al S t il l Ca mer a Produ c t s Limited W ar ranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Pu erto Rico O nly) I[...]

31 (ENG) VQT2K50 Mail- In Serv ic e For ass ista nce in t he U.S .A. a nd Puer to R ico i n obtaini ng repai rs, p lease ship t he produ ct pre paid t o: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Ge o rg e M cVay Dr ive Suite B McA l len , TX 785 03 panaca re @ us. panaso nic. com When s hipp ing t he un i t, ca reful l y pac k, incl u de all ac c ess or ies [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 32 THERE ARE NO EXPR ESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS L IST ED UN DER “ LIM ITE D W ARR ANTY CO VERAG E”. THE W ARR A NTO R I S NO T LIAB LE FOR IN CI D EN T AL OR CONS E QU E NT I AL DAMA GES RESUL TI NG FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT , O R ARISI NG OUT OF ANY BR EA CH OF THIS W ARR AN TY . (As exam pl es, thi s ex clu des d am ages f o[...]

33 (ENG) VQT2K50 As o f Nov emb er 2009 Cu st om er S er vi ce s Di re ctory (Un it ed S tat es an d Pue rto Ri co) O btain Pro du ct I nfo rma tio n and Oper ati ng Assi stanc e; lo c ate yo ur ne are st Deal er o r Se rvic e Cen t er; pur chas e Part s and Ac ce ssor ies ; or m ak e Custom er S ervice and Litera ture re quests by v isiting our We[...]

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