Panasonic DMC-FS20 manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FS20 Bef ore con necting, op erating or adjusting th is product , please re ad the instructio ns completely . VQT1M 59 For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUM[...]

VQT1 M59 2 Before Use Befor e Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for c hoosing Pan asonic! Y ou hav e purchased one of the most so phisticated and reliable products on the ma rket today . Used proper ly , we’ r e sure it will bring you and y our f amily years o f enjo yment. Please tak e time to fill in t he information on the belo w. The serial numb[...]

3 VQT1M59 Befo re Use THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANA D A. THE FOLLO WING APPLIE S ONL Y IN THE U .S.A. THE SOCKET OUT L ET SH ALL BE INST ALLED NEAR TH E EQUIPMEN T AND SHALL BE EA SIL Y ACC ESSIBLE. CA UTION Danger of explosion i f batter y is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manuf acture[...]

VQT1 M59 4 Before Use -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expose to flame . • Do not leav e the battery(ies) in an automobil e exposed t o direct sunlight f or a long period of time with doors and wind ows closed. Declara tion of Conform ity T rade Nam e: P anasonic Model No.: DMC-FS20 Responsible party: P anas[...]

5 VQT1M59 Befo re Use ∫ About the batte r y cha rger ∫ Care of the camera • Do not str o ngly s hake or b u mp the camera by dr opping it etc. This unit ma y malfunctio n, recording picture s may no longer be possib le or the lens or the LCD moni tor may be damaged. • W e strongly reco mmend you do not lea ve th e camer a in your pants po c[...]

VQT1 M59 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation for Your Saf ety ...... ........ ......... 2 Quick Gui de .... ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... 8 Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 9 Names of the Components ...... . .............. 10 Prepa ratio n Chargin g the Batter y ........ ........ ........ ....... 12 About the B[...]

7 VQT1M59 Using the [RE C] Mode Menu .................. 59 • @ [PICTURE S IZE] .... ........... ........ .... 59 • A [ QUALITY] .......... ......... ........ ........ 60 • ? [ASP ECT RATIO] ..... ...... ........ .... 60 • [INTELLI GENT ISO]...... ........ ...... 60 • > [ SENSITIVI TY] ... ......... ........ ...... .. 61 • = [WHITE BA[...]

VQT1 M59 8 Before Use Befor e Use Quick Guide This is an ov er view of ho w to record and play bac k pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to r ef er t o the pages indicated in brackets . Charge the b attery . (P12) • The b atter y is not ch arged when the camera is shipped . Charge the battery before use . Insert the battery and th e [...]

9 VQT1M59 Befo re Use Standard Accessories Check that all the a ccessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in the te xt) 2 Batter y Charger (Indicated as char g er in the text) 3 USB Connection Cable 4A V C a b l e 5C D - R O M • Soft ware 6S t r a p 7 Batter y Carr ying Case • SD Memory Card, [...]

VQT1 M59 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ents 1 Flash (P39) 2 Lens (P5, 92) 3 Self-timer indicator (P44) AF assist lamp (P66) 4 LCD monitor ( P38, 90) 5 Status indicator (P15, 23, 27) 6 [MEN U/S ET] butto n (P17) 7 [DISPLA Y] button (P38) 8 [Q.MENU] (P21)/Delete (P36) button 9 [MODE] button (P26 ) 10 [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swit c h (P18) 11 J[...]

11 VQT1M59 Befo re Use 12 Camera ON/ OFF switch (P 16) 13 Zoom lever (P32) 14 Speaker (P71) 15 Microphone (P55) 16 Shutter button (P27, 55) 17 [E.ZOOM] button (P33) 18 Strap ey elet • Be sure to attach the strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it. 19 Lens barrel 20 [A V OUT/DI GIT AL] socket (P83, 85, 8 9) 21 [ DC IN] socke[...]

VQT1 M59 12 Preparation Preparation Charging the Battery • Use the dedicated c harger and battery . • The battery is not charged when th e camera is shipped. Char g e the bat tery before use. • Charge the battery with the charger indoors . • Charge the battery in a t emperature bet ween 10 o C to 35 o C (50 o F to 95 o F). (The ba tter y te[...]

13 VQT1M59 Preparatio n • When the oper ating time of th e c amer a becomes ext remely short ev en after properly chargi ng the batt er y , the lif e of the batt er y may hav e exp ired. Buy a ne w batt er y . • Do not leave an y metal i tems (such as cli p s) near the c on tact areas of th e powe r plug . Otherwi se, a fire and/or electr ic sh[...]

VQT1 M59 14 Preparation Charging time and number of r ec ordabl e pictures w ith the optional batter y pack (DMW-BCE10PP) are the same as abov e. The c harging time will vary slightly depending on the status of the batter y and the conditions in the charging en vironm ent. When the charging has been completed successfully , the [CHARGE] indicator t[...]

15 VQT1M59 Preparatio n 1 : Close the c ard/battery door . 2 : Slide the release lever in the directio n of th e arrow. • If the card /battery door cannot be complet ely close d, remove t he card, check its direction and then i nser t it a gain. Note • Remov e the batte r y after use . Store the remo ved battery in the batt er y carrying case ([...]

VQT1 M59 16 Preparation ¢ The SDHC Memory Card is a memor y card stand ard decided by the SD A s sociation in 20 06 fo r high capa city memory cards more than 2 GB. ¢ Y ou can use an SDHC Memory Card in equip ment that is compatib le with SDHC Memory Cards ho wev er you cannot use a n SDHC Memor y Card in equip ment that is only compa tible with [...]

17 VQT1M59 Preparatio n Press [MENU/SET]. Mo ve 2 / 1 to se lect the item s (year , month, day , hour , minute or display se quence), and mo ve 3 / 4 to set. A : Time at the home area B : Time at the tra vel destination (P58) ‚ : Cancel without setting the c loc k . Pr ess [M ENU/ SET] to set. • After comple ting the cloc k settings, tu r n the[...]

VQT1 M59 18 Preparation Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allo w you to set the settings f or taking pictures and play ing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to hav e m ore fun with the camera and use it more easily . In par ticular , the [SETU P] menu contains some im portant settings relating to the camera’ s c[...]

19 VQT1M59 Preparatio n This section describes ho w to select the nor mal picture mode settings, and the same setting can be used f or the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the normal picture mode Setting men u items T urn the camera on. A [MEN U/SET ] button B [REC]/ [PLA Y BACK] select [...]

VQT1 M59 20 Preparation Press [MENU/SET] t o close the me nu. Switc hing to the [SETUP ] menu Mo ve 2 . Mo ve 4 to select the [SETUP] menu icon . Mo ve 1 . • Select a menu item next and set it. Move 3 / 4 to select [AF MODE]. • Select t he item at t he very bottom, and mov e 4 to mov e to the second sc reen. Move 1 . • Depending on t he item,[...]

21 VQT1M59 Preparatio n By using the quick m enu, s ome of the menu settings can be easily found. • Some of the men u items cannot be set b y the modes . • When [DISPLA Y] is pressed while [ST ABILIZER] (P66) is selected, [JITTER, SUBJ . MOVE DEM O .] c an be disp layed. P erform these settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [...]

VQT1 M59 22 Preparation • High angle mode is also c anceled if you turn the camer a off or [PO WER SA VE] is activ ated. • The brightness of t he pictures displa yed on the LCD monitor is increa sed so some subjects may appear di fferent ly from act uality on the LCD monitor . Howe ver , this does not aff ect the recorded pict ures. • The LCD[...]

23 VQT1M59 Preparatio n • Press t he shutter bu t ton ha lfway or turn the camera off and on to canc el [POW ER SA VE]. • [PO WER SA VE] i s set to [5MIN.] in the Intelli gent auto mode . • [PO WER SA VE] is fix ed to [2MIN.] when [AUT O LCD OFF] is set to [15S EC.] or [30S EC.]. • The statu s indic ator lights while the LCD monitor is turn[...]

VQT1 M59 24 Preparation – The numb er of days that ha ve pass ed since the departure date in [TRA VEL D A TE]. (P56) – The [ WORLD TIME] (P58) sett ing. • The f older number and t he clock sett ing are not changed. • When [PC] is select ed, the camera is connect ed via the “USB Mass Sto rage” communica tion system . • When [PictBridge[...]

25 VQT1M59 Preparatio n • Use a batte r y with suff icient battery powe r or the AC adapt or (DMW-A C5PP; optiona l) when forma tting. Do not tur n the ca mera off du ring formatti ng. • If a card has be en inser ted, only th e c ard is f or matte d. T o format the built -in memor y , remo ve the card. • If the card ha s been formatted on a P[...]

VQT1 M59 26 Preparation Mode switching Selecting the [REC] M ode When the [REC] mode is selected, t he camera can be set to the Intelligent auto mode in which the optimal settings ar e estab lished in line with the subject to be recorded and the recording conditions, or to t he scene mode which enab les you to tak e pictures that match the scene be[...]

27 VQT1M59 Basic [REC ] mod e: ñ Basic T aking pictur es using the automatic fun ction ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mode) The camera will set the m ost appropriate settings to m atch the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode f or beginners or those who want to lea ve the settings to the camera and tak e pictures ea sily . • T[...]

VQT1 M59 28 Basic ∫ When t aking pictures usi ng the flash (P39) ∫ When t aking pictures using th e zoom (P32) Not e • Be careful no t to move t he camera when yo u press the shutter b utton. • Do not c over the flash o r the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other object s. • Do no t touch th e front of the lens. When the camera identi[...]

29 VQT1M59 Basic In this case, the subject will become dark so this function compensates the bac klight by brightening the whole of the picture . Mo ve 3 . • When the bac klight compens ation function is ac tivated, [ ] appears . Mov e 3 again to cancel thi s funct ion. • When [ ‡ ] is select ed, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type o[...]

VQT1 M59 30 Basic [REC] mode: · T aking p ictures with y o ur fa vorite settings ( · : Normal picture mode) Many more menu items can be set and y ou c an take pictures with greater freedom than when you t ake p ictures in t he Intelligent auto mode (P27). ∫ T o a djust the exposure and t ake pictures at ti mes when the image appears too dark (P[...]

31 VQT1M59 Basic A Focus indication B AF area (normal) C AF area (when using th e digital z oom or when it is dark) D Aperture val ue E Shutter speed F ISO sensitivity 1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button h alfway to fix the focus and exposure . 2 Press and h old the shu tter button halfway while moving the c amera as[...]

VQT1 M59 32 Basic [REC] mode: ñ·½¾n T aking P ictures with the Zoom Y ou can zoom-in to m ake people and objects appear clos er or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. T o make subjec ts appear ev en clos er (maximum of 7. 1 k ), do not set the picture size to the highest setting f or each aspec t ratio ( X / Y / W ) . Even higher level[...]

33 VQT1M59 Basic ∫ Extended optical zoom mecha nism When you set the picture siz e to [ ] (3 million pixels ) , the 10M (10.1 million pix els) CCD area is cro pped to the center 3M (3 m illion pix els) area, allo w ing a picture with a higher zoom effect. Note • The digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been sel ected. • The indicat ed zoom [...]

VQT1 M59 34 Basic • When the zoom posit ion returns to th e Wide while t he maximum picture siz e is set, the picture size which was changed in the e xtended optic al zoom range no w retu r ns to what it w as originally . Also, the pict ure size returns to wh at it w as originally when the zoom pos ition has been returned to the opti c al zo om r[...]

35 VQT1M59 Basic ∫ T o return to normal playbac k 1 Move 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select a picture . • An icon will be displ ay ed depending on the recorded pic t ure and the set t ings . 2 Press [MENU/SET]. • The picture that w a s selected will appear . Note • This camera c omplies with the DCF standard “Des ign rule for Camera File system” e[...]

VQT1 M59 36 Basic [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Delete the pic t ures on the card while the card is inserted in the camer a. Switchi ng the [PLA YBA CK] mode 1 Press [MODE ] during playback. 2 Move 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA Y] (P34) All the pictures are [...]

37 VQT1M59 Basic ∫ When [D ELETE AL L] has been s elected with t he [F A V ORIT E] (P79) sett ing The selection s creen is display ed again. Select [DELETE AL L] or [ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü ], mo ve 3 t o select [YES] and delet e t he pictures . ([ALL D ELETE EXCE PT Ü ] cannot be selected if no pictures ha ve been set as [F A VORITE] .) Note • [...]

VQT1 M59 38 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Advanced (Rec ording pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to c hange . A LCD monitor B [DISPL A Y] butt on • When the menu s creen appears , the [DISPLA Y] b utton is not activ ated. During pla yback z oom (P35), while pla ying back moti on pictures (P71) and du r ing a slide sho w (P68), y o[...]

39 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ñ·½¾ T aking Pictu res using the Built-in Flash Set the fla sh to match the recording. Mo ve 1 [ ‰ ]. Mo ve 3 / 4 to se lect a mode. • Y ou can also mo ve 1 [ ‰ ] to select . • F or inf or mation a bout flash settings that can be selected , refe r to “ A vailab le flash settings [...]

VQT1 M59 40 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) ¢ The fl ash is acti vated twice . The subj ect shou ld not move until the seco nd flash is a ctivated. ∫ A vailable flash settings by recording mode The avail able flash set tings depend on the r ecording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable, ¥ : Scene mode initial setting) ¢ When [ ‡ ] is[...]

41 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • The fla s h set ting is memorized e ven if the camera is turned off . Howe ve r, th e scene mode fla sh setting is reset to the init ial setting when the scene mod e is changed. ∫ The available flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash r ange is an approximation. • In [HIGH SE N S. ] (P5[...]

VQT1 M59 42 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) • When the flas h is being charged , the flash icon b links red, an d you cannot t ake a picture e ven when you press the shut ter button fully . When [A UTO LCD OFF] is set, the LCD monitor turns off and the stat us indic ator lights. • The white balanc e may not be prope r ly adjusted if the flas h l[...]

43 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ·n T aking Close -up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a s ubject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm (0. 17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom le ver upmost to Wide ( 1 k ). Mo ve 4 [ # ]. • In macro mod[...]

VQT1 M59 44 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ñ·½¾ T aking P ictures with the Self-timer Not e • When usin g a tripod etc ., setting t he self-timer to 2 seconds is a con venien t wa y to av oid the jitt er caus ed by pre ssing th e shu tter butto n. • When you press the shu tter button once fu lly , the subject is aut omatically f[...]

45 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ·½¾n Compensating the Expos ure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropr iate e xposure due to the diff erenc e in brightness between the subject and the bac kground. Look at the fol lowing examples . Note • EV is an abbre viation o f [Exposure V alue]. It ref ers to the a moun[...]

VQT1 M59 46 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ·½¾ T aking P ictures using A uto B rac ket In this mode, 3 pictures are aut omatically recorded in the s elected e xpos ure compensation range each time the shutter b utton is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired ex pos ure from the 3 picture s with different e xposures. Wi[...]

47 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de : ½¾ T aking pictur es that match the scene being recorded ( ½¾ : Scene mode) When you select a scene mode t o match the subject and recording situation, the c amera sets the optimal e xposur e and hue t o obtain the desired picture. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector s witch to [ ¦ / ![...]

VQT1 M59 48 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) ∫ T echn ique for Po r trait mode T o m ake this mode more eff ec tiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to m ake this mode more eff ec tiv e. Not e • ISO sensit ivity is fix ed to [ISO100]. • The initial setting f or [AF MODE] is [ š ]. When taking [...]

49 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape. Note • The f ocus range is 5 m (16. 4 feet) to ¶ . Set here when you w ant to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-mov ing events. Note • This mode is suit able f or taking pictur es of subjects at di s tan c es of 5 m (16.4 f eet) or more .[...]

VQT1 M59 50 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) This mode allows y ou to take pictures of f oo d with a nat ural hue without being aff ected by the ambient light in restaur an ts etc. Not e Select this when you want to take pict ur es at a wedding reception, an indoor par ty etc. This allows y ou to take pictures of people and t h e bac kground with nea[...]

51 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Birthday/Name setting 1 Move 3 / 4 to select [A GE] o r [NAME] and t hen move 1 . 2 Move 3 / 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Enter t he birthda y or name. Bir thday: 2 / 1 : Select the items (year/month/da y). 3 / 4 : Setting. [MENU/SET]: E xit. Name: For details on how to enter characte[...]

VQT1 M59 52 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects, and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit room s. (Select this fo r high-sensitivity processing. The s ensitivity automatically switches to between [ISO1600] and [ISO 6400].) ∫ Picture siz e and aspect rati o Move 3 / 4 to select the p[...]

53 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows you to take vivid pictur es of a starr y sky or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SE C .]. 1 Mo ve 3 / 4 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET]. • It is also po s sib le to change the n umber of seconds usi ng[...]

VQT1 M59 54 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) This allows y ou to take e ven more vivid pictures of the blue color of t he sea, sky etc. It also prev ents und er e x posure of people under s trong sunlight. Not e • The initial setting f or [AF MODE] is [ š ]. • Do not t ouch the camer a with we t hands. • Sand or seaw ater will cause t h e came[...]

55 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: n Motion Picture Mode Mo ve 3 / 4 to sele ct [PICT URE MODE ] and the n mo ve 1 . Mo ve 3 / 4 to se lect the item and then press [MENU/SET]. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector s witch to [ ¦ / ! ], and then press [MOD E]. Mo ve 3 / 4 to se lect [MO TION PICTURE], an d then press [MENU / SE[...]

VQT1 M59 56 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) If you se lected [ X ] on the s creen shown in s tep 3 If you se lected [ W ] on the s creen shown in s tep 3 • fps “ frame s per sec ond” ; Thi s refers to the numbe r of frame s used in 1 sec ond. • Y ou can record s moother motion pictu res with “30 fps”. • Y ou can record lon ger motion p[...]

57 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • The numb er of days that ha ve passed s ince the departure date can be print ed out using the “PHO TOfunS TUDIO-view er-” bundled sof t wa re on the CD-ROM (supplied ). ∫ Canceling the travel date The trav el date is automatically canceled if the current date is af t er the return date. If you wan[...]

VQT1 M59 58 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P19. Y ou can display t he local times at the trav el destinations and record them on the pictures you tak e. • Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in adv ance . (P16) Not e • Return the setti ng to [HOME] when the v acation is fini she[...]

59 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • If y ou cannot find the t rav el destinat ion in the areas displa yed on t he screen, set by t he time diff erence f rom the ho me area. • The tra vel destination icon [ “ ] appears whe n playing back pictures taken at t he travel des tination. Using the [REC] Mode Menu For det ails on [R EC] mode m[...]

VQT1 M59 60 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) • The e xtended optica l zoom does not work in [HIG H SENS .] or [HI-SPEED BURST ] in scene mode so the pictu re size f or [ ] is not displa yed. • Pictures ma y appear mosaic depe nding on the subject and t he recording conditions . • Refe r to P1 04 for inf ormation about the n umber of recordab le[...]

61 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • Dependi ng on the brightness and ho w fast the s ubject is moving, jitter ma y not be av oided. • Mov ements ma y not be detected when a mov ing subject is smal l, when a moving subje c t is at the edge of the scr een or when a subject has mo ved at the v ery moment when the shutte r but ton was [...]

VQT1 M59 62 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P19 . In sunlight, under incandescent lights or i n ot her such conditions where the color of whit e takes on a reddish or bl uis h tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the e ye in ac cordance with the light s[...]

63 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P19. This allows the f ocusing method that suits t he positions and number of t he subjects to be selected. Applicable modes: ·½¾n About [ š ] Ye l l o w : When the shutter button is pressed halfway , t he frame tur ns green when the camera is f oc u[...]

VQT1 M59 64 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) – When the ca mera is sha king – When digital z oom is used About [ ƒ ] • Y ou can fo cus on the subject mor e quickly th an other AF modes . • The picture ma y stop moving for a moment be fore bein g brought into f ocus when y ou press the shutte r button halfwa y . This is not a malfunc tion. No[...]

65 VQT1M59 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) – Y ou can tak e pictures until th e capacity of the b uilt-in memory or the card is full. • The f ocus is fix ed when the first pict ure is taken. • When the burst spee d is s et to [ ˜ ], the exposur e and w hite bal ance ar e fixed at the setting s used f or the first pict ure for th e s ubsequ en[...]

VQT1 M59 66 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P19 . Using one of these modes, jitter during picture taking is detected, and th e camera automatically compensates the jitter , enabling jitter-free images to be taken. Applicable modes: ñ·½¾n Not e • The stabilizer f unction may not be eff ective [...]

67 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Advanced ( Playback) Playing Bac k Pictures on the Dual Display (Dual Play) Y ou can display two recorded pictures on the screen to compare them. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector s witch to [ ( ], and then press [MODE]. Mo ve 3 / 4 to select [DU AL PLA Y], and then press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou [...]

VQT1 M59 68 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing Bac k Pictures in Sequence (Slide Show) Y ou can play back the pictures you hav e taken in synchronisation with music, and you c an do this in sequence while lea ving a fix ed interval bet ween each of the pictures. Fur therm ore, y ou can play bac k the pictures grouped together by cat [...]

69 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) ∫ Operatio ns perf ormed during slide show The cursor display ed during playback is t he sam e as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is re s tor ed when [ ‚ ] is pressed. ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can ch ange the settings for slide show playback b y selec ting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show[...]

VQT1 M59 70 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CA TEGOR Y PLA Y]/[F A V ORITE PL A Y]) This mode allows y ou to search images by scene mode or ot her categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCEN ER Y]) an d sor t the pictures into eac h of the categories. Y ou ca n then play back the pic[...]

71 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can play bac k the pictures you ha ve set as [F A VORITE] (P79) (Only when [F A VORITE] is set to [ON] and t her e are pictures which ha ve been set to [F A VORITE]). Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector s witch to [ ( ], an d then press [MODE]. Mo ve 3 / 4 to se lect [F A V ORITE PLA Y], and then press [MENU/SE[...]

VQT1 M59 72 Advanced (Playback ) • If y ou play bac k motion pictures that have bee n rec orded with other equipmen t, the picture quality may d eter ior ate or the pictures ma y not play bac k. • When using a high c apacity card, it is pos sible that f ast re w indin g may be slow er than usual. [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YB A CK] mod[...]

73 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can a dd te xt (comm ents) to pictures. Af ter text has been registered, it can be included in prints using [TEXT ST AMP] (P74). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be entered.) Select [TITLE EDIT ] on the [PLA YBA CK] mode menu. (P19) Mo ve 3 / 4 to select [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU/SET]. [...]

VQT1 M59 74 Advanced (Playback ) ∫ Delete the title (for [SINGLE] only) 1 In step 4 when [SI NGLE] (P73) is selected , delete all the texts, select [E XIT], and press [MENU /SET]. 2 Press [ ‚ ]. 3 Press [MENU/SET] to c lo se the menu. Not e • T ext can be scr olled if all of the regi stered te xt does not fit on the scree n. • The name sett[...]

75 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) [A GE] (P51 ) If this is set to [ON], [AGE] is stamped on the pictures. [TRA VEL DA TE] If this is set to [ON], [T RA VEL DA TE] is stamped on the pictures. [TITL E] T ext is pri nted toget her wit h the image f or pi ctures t hat hav e alre ady been re corded wit h text in [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] name settings i n s[...]

VQT1 M59 76 Advanced (Playback ) Move 3 to select [YES] and th en press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu scre en. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automa tically restored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close th e m en u. Not e • Y ou can set up to 50 pictur es at one time in [MUL TI]. • The picture qualit y of the [...]

77 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) Press [MENU/SET]. Mo ve 3 to select [YE S] and then press [MENU/ SET]. Pr ess [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen. • Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Note • Dependi ng on the cut size , the picture siz e of the trimmed picture ma y become smaller th an that of the original pi cture. • The picture quali ty of[...]

VQT1 M59 78 Advanced (Playback ) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu scre en. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close th e m en u. Not e • After conv er ting the aspect ratio , the pi cture size m ay become larger than that of the original picture. • Y ou ma y not be able to conv er t pictur es taken o n other eq uipment. This mode allows y ou to autom[...]

79 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) Select [R OT A TE DISP .] on the [PLA YB ACK] m ode menu. (P19) Note • When y ou play bac k pictures on a PC , they can not be displa yed in the rotated di rection unless the OS or software is compatib le with Exif. Exif is a file format f or still pictures which allows recordin g inf ormation etc. to be adde d. It [...]

VQT1 M59 80 Advanced (Playback ) Not e • Y ou can set up to 99 9 pictures as f av or ites . • When printing pi c ture s at a pho to printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü ] (P37) i s us eful so only the pictu res you w ant to be printed remain on the card . • Y ou ma y not be able to set pictur es take n with othe r equipment as fa vorites . ?[...]

81 VQT1M59 Advanced (Playback) • Y ou cannot se lect [CANCEL] if not e ven one pictur e has been set fo r DPOF printing. ∫ T o p rint the date After set ting the number of pri nts, set/cancel pr inting with the recording date by pressin g [DISPLA Y]. • When y ou go to a photo printing store f or digital print ing, be sure to order the printi [...]

VQT1 M59 82 Advanced (Playback ) • If you pre s s [MENU/SET] while canceling prot ection, the canceling will stop halfwa y . Not e • The protect setting ma y not be eff ective on oth er equipment. • Even if y ou protect pictures in the bu ilt-in memory or a card, the y will be deleted if th e b uilt-in memory or the card is formatt ed. • Ev[...]

83 VQT1M59 Connecting t o other equipment Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can ac quire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the cam era and the PC. • Y ou can easily print out or mail t he pictures you ha ve imported. Use of the “ PHO TO funSTUDIO-v iewer - ” bundled sof tware on the CD-ROM (sup plied) is a conv enien[...]

VQT1 M59 84 Connecting to other equipment Using a dra g-and-drop o peration, mo ve the pictures y ou want to acquire or the folder storing those pictur es to an y different f older on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with the hardw are remov al using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task t ray o f the PC . If[...]

85 VQT1M59 Connecting t o other equipment ∫ Connecti on in the PTP mode (Windo ws R XP , Wind ows Vista R and Mac OS X onl y) Set [USB M ODE] to [PictBr idge(PTP)]. Data can now be read only from the card into the PC. • When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures ma y not be impor ted in the PTP mode. Printing the Pictures If y[...]

VQT1 M59 86 Connecting to other equipment Not e • Do not use any other USB c onnection cabl es except the supplied one. • T urn the came ra off b efore co nnecting or disconnect ing the A C adapt or (optional: DMW-A C5PP) . • Before ins er ting or removing a card, tur n the c amera of f, and disconnect t he USB connection cab l e. • Y ou ca[...]

87 VQT1M59 Connecting t o other equipment Select and set the items b oth on the sc reen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” procedures. • When y ou want to print pi ctures in a paper siz e or a la yout which is not suppo rt ed by the came ra, se[...]

VQT1 M59 88 Connecting to other equipment • Pa per sizes not supported b y the printe r will not b e display ed. • An item cannot be s elected if the printer does not sup por t the page la yout. ∫ La yout pr inting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of p aper For e xamp le, if y ou want to print the s ame pictu re 4 times on 1 s[...]

89 VQT1M59 Connecting t o other equipment [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing Bac k Pictures on a TV Screen Preparations: Set the [T V ASPECT]. ( P24) T ur n this unit and the TV of f . 1 Y ello w: to th e v ideo in put sock et 2 White: to the audio input soc ket A Align the marks , and insert. B A V cable (suppli ed) • Chec k the directions of the c on[...]

VQT1 M59 90 Others Oth ers Screen Display ∫ In re cordin g Recording in no rmal picture mode [ ! ] (I niti al setti ng) 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P39) 3 AF area (P30) 4 Focus (P30) 5 Pictur e size (P5 9 ) 6 Quality (P60) 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Number of r ecordable pictures (P104) 9 Built-in memor y (P15) : Card (P15) (displa yed only[...]

91 VQT1M59 Others ∫ In pla yback 1 Playbac k mod e (P34) 2 Protected pict ure (P81) 3 F avorites (P79) 4 Stamped with te xt indication (P74) 5 Pi ctur e size ( P59 ) Motion picture ic on (P71) 6 Quality (P60) 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder/File n umber (P84) Built-in memor y (P15) Elapsed playbac k time (P71): 9 Picture number/T otal pictur[...]

VQT1 M59 92 Others • Electroma gnetic wa ve rad iation gener ated by microprocessors may adv ersely affect t he camera, disturbing the pictur es and sound . • If the camera i s adverse ly aff ected b y electromag netic equipment and stops functioning properly , tu r n the camera of f and remo ve th e batter y or disconn ect AC ada ptor (DMW- AC[...]

93 VQT1M59 Others the surr ounding tem perature and hum idity . If the t emperature i s too hi gh or too low , the operating time of the battery will become shor ter . Always remove the battery af ter use. • Store the remo ved batte r y in the batte r y carrying case (supplied ). If you drop the batter y accidentally , check to see if th e body o[...]

VQT1 M59 94 Others • Recorded dat a may be damaged or lost if the c amera breaks do wn due to inap propriate handling. Pana s onic wi ll not be liable f or any damage suff ered due to loss of recorded dat a. • When you use a tripod, m ak e sure the tripod is stab le when this unit is at tached to it. • Y ou may not be ab le to remov e the car[...]

95 VQT1M59 Others [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED]/[COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED] • The f ollowing picture s cannot be copied. – When a pictur e with the same name as the pict ure to be copied e xists in the cop y destina tion. (Only when cop ying from a card to the b uilt-in memory .) – Files not based on the DCF stand ard. • Moreov er, pic[...]

VQT1 M59 96 Others Functions that c annot be set or will not work under some conditions Due to the camera's specifications , it may not be poss ib le to set some of the functions or some functi ons may not work in som e of the conditions under which the cam era is used. The table below lists these functions a nd the correspo nding conditions. [...]

97 VQT1M59 Others Exposure compensati on (P45) • 5 in [SCENE MODE1]/[SCENE MODE2] [A UTO BRA CK ET] (P46) • ô and 5 in [SCENE MODE1]/[SCENE MODE2] • $ mode [PICTURE S IZE] (P59) • 9 and ô in [ SCENE MODE1]/[SCENE MODE2] • $ mode [QU ALI TY] (P60) • $ mode [ASP ECT RA TIO] ( P60) • 9 and ô in [SCENE MODE1]/[SCENE MODE2] [INTELLIGENT[...]

VQT1 M59 98 Others T roubleshooting First, try out the following procedures (P98–103). • The battery is not inserted correc tly . (P14) • The battery is e xhausted. • Is [A UTO LCD OFF] (P23) o f the [ECONOMY ] mode activ e? > Press the shutt er button half way to canc el these modes. • The battery is e xhausted. • The battery is e x[...]

99 VQT1M59 Others > Check th at the expo sure is correctl y compens ated. (P45) > Set auto br acke t (P46), [HI-SPEED BURST] (P52 ) in scen e mode or [BURST] (P64) of the [REC] m ode menu to [OF F]. • The f ocus range v aries depending on the rec ording mode. > Set to the proper mode f or the d istance to the subject. • The subj ect is[...]

VQT1 M59 100 Others • The LCD monitor turns off and the s tatus indicator light s when [A UTO LCD OFF] (P23 ) is sele cted for the [ECON OMY] mo de. [This doe s not ha ppen when using the A C adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; optional) .] If the rema ining battery power i s low , it ma y take longer f or the fl ash to be charged, a nd the time during which th[...]

101 VQT1M59 Others • Is the [REC] /[PLA YBACK] s elect or switch set to [ ( ]? (P34) • Is there a pi cture on the built -in memor y or the card ? > The pictur es on the b uilt-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card app ears when a card is inserted. • Is this a picture whose file name has been chang ed in[...]

VQT1 M59 102 Others • Is the ca mera connected to the TV correc tly? > Set the TV inp ut to exte r nal input mode . • Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be e xtended ho r iz ontally or v er tically or they ma y be displa yed with thei r edges cut off. • Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inser ting the car[...]

103 VQT1M59 Others • Is [AF ASSIST LAM P] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P66) • The AF assis t lamp does not turn on in bright places . • The surf ace of the c amera ma y become w arm during use . This does not af fect t he performance or qualit y of the camera. • When the brigh t nes s changes due to zoom or camer a movement , etc., [...]

VQT1 M59 104 Others Othe rs Number of R ecor dable Pictures and A vailable Recording Time • The number of recor dable pictures and the av ailable rec ording time are an appro ximation. (These v ar y depending on th e rec ording conditions and the ty pe of card.) • The number of recor dable pictures and the av ailabl e recording time v aries dep[...]

105 VQT1M59 Others Aspect ratio Y Pict ure size (9M): (3648 k 2432) (6M ): (3072 k 2048) (4.5M ): (2560 k 171 2) (2.5M ): (2048 k 1360) Quality A › A › A › A › Built-in M emory (Appr o x . 50 MB) 11 22 15 32 22 45 36 69 Card 1 6 M B 25385 1 2 9 1 8 3 2 M B 6 1 2 8 1 81 32 62 04 0 64 MB 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83 128 MB 27 55 39 78 56 110 88 16[...]

VQT1 M59 106 Others ∫ A vailable recording time (when recording mo tion pictures) Not e • The number of recor dable pictures and the a vailab le recording time dis playe d on the screen may not de c reas e in order . • This unit does not sup por t recordi ng motion pict ures on MultiMe diaCards. • The e xtended optica l zoom does not work i[...]

107 VQT1M59 Others Specifications Digital Camera: Information f or your saf e ty P ower S ource: DC 5.1 V P ower Consumpti on: 1.6 W (When recording) 0.8 W (When pla y ing bac k) Camera effectiv e pixels : 10,100,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD , tota l pixel number 10 ,700,000 pixel s, Primary colo r filter Lens: Opt ical 4 k zoom, f l 5.2 [...]

VQT1 M59 108 Others ISO sensitivity: A UTO/100/200/400/800/1600 [HIGH SENS.] mode: 1600 to 6400 Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [ST ARRY SKY] mode: 15 sec onds, 30 seco nds, 60 seconds White balance: A ut o white balance/Dayl ight /Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/White set Exposur e (AE): program AE Exposure compensation (1/3 EV St ep , j 2E [...]

109 VQT1M59 Others Battery Charger (P a nasonic DE-A39B): Inf o rmation for y our safety Input: 110 V t o 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A Output: CHARGE 4.2 V 0.8 A Equipme nt mobility : Mov ab le Battery Pack (lit hium-ion) (P a nasonic DMW-BCE10PP): Inf or mation f or y our safety V oltage/capacity: 3.6 V , 1000 mAh VQT1M59_ENG.book 109 ペ ージ ２０?[...]

VQT1 M59 110 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Access o ry System • Ref er to P13 f or information abou t the battery charging ti me and t he number of recordab le pictures . • NOT E: Accessories and/or mode l nu mbers may v ar y betw een countries. Consul t your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure DMW -CHFX30 DMW -AC5PP AC Adaptor Semi Ha[...]

111 VQT1M59 Others Digital Camera Acc essor y Or der Form (For USA Customers ) In CANA D A , please con tact your local Dealer for more information about acce ssories. 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[...]

VQT1 M59 112 Others Request f or Service Noti ce (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 orm when making a request for service notice. In [...]

113 VQT1M59 Others Limited W a rranty (For USA Onl y ) P ANASONIC C ONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, Ne w Jer sey 07094 P ANASONIC PUERT O RICO , INC. A ve. 65 de Inf ant ería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial P ar k, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 P anasonic Digital Sti[...]

VQT1 M59 114 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or M ail-In Serv ice in the United State s call 1-800-211 -P ANA (7262). F or assistanc e in Puer to Rico c all P anasonic Puerto Rico , Inc. (787)-750- 4300 or f ax (787)-768 -2910. This warranty ONL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materials o r workmanship, and DOES NOT CO VER nor[...]

115 VQT1M59 Others Customer Services Dire ctor y (For USA Only ) As of December 2007 Product Repairs MAIL TO : Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 15 9 0 Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Grove Village Centralized Factory Service Center. [...]

VQT1 M59 116 Others Othe rs Précautions à prendre (po ur le Canada) • Assurez-v ous d’utilis er un adaptateur se cteur de marque P anasonic (DMW -AC5PP; en o ption). • Assurez-vous d’ut iliser une batterie de marqu e Panason ic (DMW -B CE10PP). • Si vous utilisez d’aut res batt eries , nous ne pou vons pas garant ir la qualité de ce [...]

117 VQT1M59 Others • Le puis sant champ magnéti que de haut-parleurs ou de mot eurs peut endommager les données enregi s tré es et dist ordre les images. • Les ondes électromagné tiques émises pa r un microproces seur peuven t nuire à l’a ppareil photo numérique et pe r turber l’ima ge et le son. • Adv enant le cas où le f onctio[...]

Others VQT1 M59 118 Othe rs Index A AC Adaptor ............................. . ........ 83, 85 Access ind ication ....... ......... ........ ......... .. 15 Aerial Photo Mode ................................. 54 AF Assis t Lamp ...... ......... .......... ........ ..... 66 AF Mode ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ ....... 63 Aspect Rati[...]

Others 119 VQT1M59 Motion Picture Mode .............................. 55 Multi Play back ..... ........ ......... .......... ........ 34 N Night Portrait Mode ................................ 49 Night Scenery Mode .............................. 49 NO.RESET ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ .. 23 Normal Picture Mode ....................[...]

Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabr iel Industrial P ar k, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00 9 85 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, Ontar io , L4W 2T3 C 2008 Matsush[...]