Panasonic DMC-FH3 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 per ati ng Instructions (PDF format) re corded on t he C D-R OM containi ng the Ope ratin g Ins truct ion s (suppl ied ). Y ou can lea[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for cho osi ng Pan ason ic! Y ou ha ve purc has ed one of th e most sop hist icat ed and r eliab le prod uct s on the mark et to day . Use d prope rly , we’ re su re it wil l br ing you 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 ser[...]

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, MO ISTURE, DRIPPIN G 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 RIES . • DO [...]

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 siden tia l ins tal lat ion. Th is equ ipme nt ge nera[...]

5 (ENG) VQT2K50 ∫ Ab out the ba tte ry pac k • Do not h eat or expo se to flam e. • Do not l eave the batt ery(i es) in an aut omo bi le expo se d to d ire ct sun light fo r a long perio d of ti me w ith doors an d win dow s cl osed. ∫ 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 ) • Us e the sp [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 6 ∫ Ca uti ons for U se • Alway s use a ge nu ine P ana soni c AC adap tor (D MW-A C5 PP; op tio nal) . • Do not u se a ny oth er A V cable s ex cept the su ppli ed one . • Do not u se a ny oth er U SB conn ec tion cabl es exc ept t he supp li 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 oma gn e[...]

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 rop ea n U ni on This symb ol is o n l y vali d in t he Eu rope an Uni on. If yo u wish t o disc ard thi s produ ct, pl ease co ntact your local auth ori tie s or deal er and ask f or t he c orre ct me th od of di sp o sal. DMC-FH1&FH3&a[...]

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 Com pone nts ....... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...[...]

9 (ENG) VQT2K50 St andard Accessories Chec k that all the ac cess or ies a re incl ude d befo re us ing the came ra . Prod uct nu mber s correc t as of Janua ry 2010. Th es e may be subj ect to chan ge. 1 Ba tte ry Pa ck (Ind icat ed as b atte r y pack or battery i n the t e xt) Charg e th e ba tter y befo re use . 2 Batte ry Cha rge r (Ind icat ed[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 10 Names of the Compo nent s 1F l a s h 2 Lens 3 Se lf-time r in d ic ator AF assis t lamp 4L C D m o n i t o r 5 [ MENU/SET] button 6 [ DIS PLA Y] bu tt on 7 [Q .ME NU] /De let e butt on 8 [MOD E] button 9 [REC ]/[PLA YBACK] sel ector swi tch 10 Cu rsor bu tto ns A : 3 / E x posur e co mpen satio n B : 4 / M a cro M ode C : 2 / Sel[...]

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 ter bu tto n 16 In te l l ig en t au to but t on 17 Ha nd str ap eyel et • Be sur e to attac h th e han d str ap when usi ng th e ca mera to en sure tha t you w ill not dr op it . 18 Lens ba rr el 1 9 [ A V OU T/D I GI T AL ] so cke t 20 T rip od r ece[...]

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 with this un i t. • Use the dedicated charger and battery . • The camera has a function for distinguishi ng batt eries w hic h can be us ed safely . The dedicated ba[...]

13 (ENG) VQT2K50 ∫ Ch argi ng time ∫ 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 is an a bbrev iat ion of [Cam era & Ima ging Produ cts A ssoc iati on]. • Norm al P ictur e Mode • T emp er ature : 23 o C (73. 4 o F) /Humi d ity: 50 % whe n LCD monit or is on.[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 14 About the Built-in Mem ory/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The bu ilt- in mem or y can be used as a temp or ary st orage dev ice when th e card bein g used be co mes full. • The ac ces s time for th e buil t-in me mory may be long er tha n th e ac cess ti me f or a card. The follow ing card s whi ch con fo rm to the[...]

15 (ENG) VQT2K50 Inserting and Remo ving the Card (optional)/the Battery • Check that this unit is turn ed of f. • We rec omm e nd us ing a Pan as onic card. Slide the rele ase lever in the direct ion of the arr ow and o pen the car d/batter y door . • 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 ca mera on. A [M ENU/SE T] but ton B Curso r bu tton s Press [ MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to sel ect the item s (year , month, day , hour , minute, display sequence or ti me display for mat), and press 3 / 4 to set. ‚ : Ca nc el wit hou t s[...]

17 (ENG) VQT2K50 Setting the Menu This sect ion de scri bes how to selec t the Nor mal Pic t ure Mo de set tin gs, an d the same set ting can be used for the [PLA YBACK] menu an d [SETUP] menu as well. Exa mple: Setting [AF M ODE] fr om [ Ø ] to [ š ] i n t he Nor m al Pict ure Mo de Press [ MENU/SET] to cl ose t he menu. Pr e ss [ME NU / SE T] t[...]

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 ligent Auto Mode The s ubje cts are rec or ded usin g setti ngs au to mati cal ly sel ecte d by th e ca mer a . T urn the ca mera on. A [M ENU/SE T] but ton B [REC ]/[PLA YB ACK] sel ector switch C [ MODE ] bu [...]

19 (ENG) VQT2K50 [ REC ] Mo de: ñ T aking pictures us ing the automatic function ( ñ :Intelligent Auto Mode) The came ra wi ll set the mo st app ro pria te set tings to match t he subj e ct and the reco rdin g co ndit ion s so we re co mm end th is mod e fo r beg inne rs o r thos e wh o want t o l ea ve t he set ti ngs to th e cam era a nd ta ke [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 20 When t he c amer a ide ntifi es th e optim um s cene, the i con of the sc en e conc ern ed is dis pla ye d in blue for 2 secon ds , after wh i ch its co lor c han ges to the usu al red . • [ ¦ ] is set if no ne of the sce nes are appl ic abl e, and t he stan dar d setti ng s are set . • When [ ] o r [ ] is selec t ed, th e c[...]

21 (ENG) VQT2K50 [R EC] Mode : n Motion Picture Mode Note • Mot ion pic ture s ca n be rec ord ed cont inu ous ly u p to 2 GB . The max imum avail ab le re cordin g time f or up to 2 G B o nly is di spl ayed on t he 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 YB ACK] Mode: ¸ Playing back Pict ures ([NORM AL PLA Y ]) [PLA YB ACK] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pict ures c annot be r ecovere d. • Pict ure s on the buil t-in m emo ry o r the c ard , which is bei ng pl ayed bac k will be de let ed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] select or swi tch A to [ ( ]. Press 2 / 1 to [...]

23 (ENG) VQT2K50 Reading the Operat ing Instructions (PDF format) • Y o u have prac tise d the bas ic o per ati ons int rod uced i n thes e op erat ing instru cti on s and wa nt to prog res s to ad va nced op era tio ns. • Y o u wa nt to c he ck t he Trou bleshoo t ing. In th ese ki nds of situa tio ns refer to Op eratin g In stru cti ons (P DF[...]

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 ll need Ado be Ac rob at Rea der 5.0 or l ater or A dobe Re ade r 7. 0 or la ter to brows e or prin t the Op era tin g Inst ru ction s (PD F fo rmat ). Inse rt th e CD -ROM conta ining t he Oper ati ng Ins truc tio ns (su pplie d), clic k B an d the[...]

25 (ENG) VQT2K50 Specifications Dig ital C am era : In fo rm a tio n fo r yo ur sa 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/ DMC -FH 1) 0.6 W (Wh en pla yin g back ) C am era effe ctiv e pix els : 14,10 0, 000 pi xel s (DM C-F H20/ DM C-F H3) 12,10 0, 000 [...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 26 Numb er of 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: Appr ox . 4.6 pic t ures/ sec ond (DMC -FH 20 /DM C-F H3) Appr ox . 5.5 pic ture s/s ec ond (DMC -FH 1) [3M (4 :3), 2.5 M (3: 2 ) o r 2M (16:9) i s s e le cted as the pic ture s ize.] Numb er[...]

27 (ENG) VQT2K50 Te r m i n a l [ A V O U T/ D IG ITAL ]: Dedic at ed jac k (8 pin) Dimensions: A pprox . 10 0. 0 mm ( W) k 56.5 m m (H ) k 27.8 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 -FH 3)/ Appr ox . 98.4 mm (W) k 5 5.2 mm[...]

VQT 2K50 (ENG ) 28 Digital Camera Accessory System Pr oduc t numb ers cor rec t as of Ja nuary 20 10. The se may be su bjec t to c hange . ¢ Ens ur e that the AC adap tor (D MW-A C5P P; op tio nal) and D C couple r (DM W-D CC4; opti ona l) ar e purch as ed as a se t. Do not use if so ld se para tel y . • NO TE: Acce ssorie s and/or mod el number[...]

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