Panasonic DMC-FS25 manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FS25 Bef ore con necting, op erating or adjusting th is product, please re ad the instructio ns completel y . VQT1W65 For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-PANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call:[...]

VQT1 W65 2 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choo sing Panasoni c! Y ou have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable product s on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bri ng you and your family y ears of enjoyment. Please take time to f ill in the information below . The serial number is on the tag[...]

3 VQT1W65 Befo re U se THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN CA NADA. THE FOL LOWI NG AP PLIE S ONL Y IN T HE U .S.A. This Class B digital apparatus c omplies with Canadian ICES-003. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed [...]

VQT1 W65 4 Before Use ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or ex pose to fla me. • Do not leave th e bat tery(ies) in an auto mobile exposed to dire ct su nlight for a long period of time with doors and wind ows closed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lit hium ion battery pack) • Use the spec if ied unit to recharge t[...]

5 VQT1W65 Befo re U se ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by droppi ng or hitting it. Do not subject to strong pressure. The camera ma y malf unct ion, re co rding pic tures may b ecome i mposs ible , or th e le ns, t he LCD monito r or th e external case may be dama ged. • We st rongly re commend you do no t leav[...]

VQT1 W65 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation for Your Sa f ety .... .. ........ ....... .. 2 Quick Gui de ...... ........ ......... ........ ........ ....... 8 Standard Access ories ............................... 9 Names of the Components ..................... 10 Prepa ratio n Chargin g the Battery ........ ........ ........ ....... 12 • About th[...]

7 VQT1W65 • [FILM GRAIN] ...... ......... ........ ...... 54 • [PHOTO FRAME] ....... ........ ...... .. 54 Motion P icture Mod e ........ ......... ........ ...... 55 Useful Functions at Travel Destinatio ns ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ .. 56 • Recording wh ich Day of the Vacation You Tak e the Picture ......... 56 • Recor[...]

VQT1 W65 8 Before Use Before Use Quick Guid e This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages i n dicated in brackets. Charge the ba ttery . (P12) • The battery is not charged when the camera is shi p p ed. Charge the battery before use. Insert the ba ttery and the card. (P[...]

9 VQT1W65 Befo re U se St anda rd Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in t he text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charge r (Indicated as charger in the tex t) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 A V Cable 5 CD-ROM • Soft ware: Use it to inst all the software[...]

VQT1 W65 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ent s 1 Flash (P38) 2 Lens (P92) 3 Self-timer indicator (P42) AF assist lamp ( P67) 4 LCD monitor (P37, 90) 5 S tatus indicator (P15, 23, 27 ) 6 [MENU/SET] button (P17) 7 [DISP .] button (P37) 8 [Q.MENU] (P21)/Delete (P35) button 9 [MODE] button (P26) 10 [REC]/[PLA YB ACK ] selector switch (P18) 1 1 Slide [...]

11 VQT1W65 Befo re U se 12 Camera ON/OFF sw itch (P17) 13 Zoom lever (P 32) 14 S peaker (P72) 15 Microphone (P 55) 16 Shutter button (P27 , 55) 17 Intelligent auto button (P27) 18 Hand strap eyelet • B e su re to attach th e hand strap when using the ca mera t o ensure that you will not dr op it. 19 Lens barrel 20 [A V OUT/ DIGIT AL] socket (P83,[...]

VQT1 W65 12 Preparation Preparation Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with thi s unit The bat tery that can be used wi th this unit is DMW-BCF1 0PP. • Us e the dedicated charger a nd battery . • T his unit has a function that can distinguish useable batteries. Exclusive batteries (DMW-BCF10PP) are supported by this func [...]

13 VQT1W65 Preparatio n ∫ When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes • The battery temper ature is exce ssively high or low . The c harging time will be longer than normal. Also, charging may not be c ompleted. • The terminals of t he charger or the batt ery are dirty . In this case, wipe t hem with a dry cloth. Note • After c harg ing is complete[...]

VQT1 W65 14 Preparation The number o f recordable pictures and playback time w ill vary depending on the operating conditions and s toring condition of the battery . ∫ Charging Charging time and number of recordable pictu res with the optional battery pack (DMW-BCF10PP) are the same as above. The charging time will vary slightly depending on the [...]

15 VQT1W65 Preparatio n 1 : Close t he card/battery door . 2 : Slide th e release lever in the direction of the arrow . • If the card /battery do or c annot be completely close d, re move the card, check it s direction and then i nsert it again. Note • Remove the ba tt ery after us e. St or e the removed batt ery in the battery ca s e (su ppli [...]

VQT1 W65 16 Preparation About the Built-in Mem ory/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 50 MB • Re cordable motion pi ctures: QVGA (320 k 240 pixels) only • T he built -in memory ca n be used as a temporary stora ge device when the card being used becomes full. • Y ou can copy the record ed pic tures to a card. (P 82) • T he access time for th[...]

17 VQT1W65 Preparatio n Note • Do not turn this unit off, remove its battery or card, or disconnect the AC ada ptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional ) when the access indication is lit [ w hen pictures are being written, read or del eted, or the built-in memory or the card is being for matted (P25)]. Further more, do not subject the ca mer a to vibration, im[...]

VQT1 W65 18 Preparation Press [MENU/SET] t o set. • Afte r completing the cl ock settings, tu rn the camera of f. Then turn the came ra bac k on, switch t o Re cording mode, and che c k that the di sp lay reflects th e settings that were perfor med. • When [ME NU/SE T] ha s been pres sed t o compl ete th e s ettin gs witho ut the cl ock h avi n[...]

19 VQT1W65 Preparatio n Note Due to the c amera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the f unctions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions und er which the camera is used. This section describes how to select the Normal picture mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YBACK ] menu and [SET[...]

VQT1 W65 20 Preparation Press [MEN U/SET] to close the m enu. Switching to the [SETUP] menu Move 2 . Move 4 to se lect the [SETUP] menu icon . Move 1 . • Sele ct a m enu i tem next and s et i t. Move 3 / 4 to se lect [AF MODE]. • Select t he item at the very botto m, and move 4 to move to the seco nd scree n. Move 1 . • Dependin g on the item[...]

21 VQT1W65 Preparatio n By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily f ound . • Some of the men u items cannot be se t by the modes. • When [DISP .] is pr essed while [ST ABILIZER] (P66) is select ed, [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] can be dis played. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [ECONOM Y] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important it[...]

VQT1 W65 22 Preparation • When you connect t he c amera to a TV , the volume of the T V speakers does not change. • High angle mode is also cancel ed if you turn the camer a off or [POWER SA VE] is activat ed. • T he brig htness of the pictures dis played on the LCD monitor is increa sed so some subjects may appear dif ferent from real lif e [...]

23 VQT1W65 Preparatio n • Press the s hut ter button hal fway or turn the camera of f and on to cancel [POWER SA VE]. • [POWER SA VE] is set to [5 M I N.] in the In telligen t auto mode. • [PO WER SA VE] is fixe d to [ 2MIN.] when [AUTO L CD OFF ] is set to [15SEC .] or [3 0SEC.] . • Th e status indicato r lig hts while the LC D moni tor is[...]

VQT1 W65 24 Preparation • The folder number is upd ated and the file number s tarts fro m 0001 . (P84) • A folder number betwee n 100 and 999 can be assig ned. When the fo lder number rea ch es 999, the numbe r cannot be rese t. We recommen d formatting the c ar d (P 2 5) afte r savi n g th e da ta on a PC or el s e w h e re . • T o r eset th[...]

25 VQT1W65 Preparatio n • Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) and DC coupler (DMW-DCC4; optional) when formatting. Do not turn the camera off during formatting. • If a card has be en inserted, only the c ard is formatted. T o format th e buil t-in memory , remove the card. • If the card ha s bee[...]

VQT1 W65 26 Preparation Selecting the [REC] M ode When the [REC] mode is selected, the camera can be set to the I n telligent auto mode in which the optimal s ettings are established in line with the subject to be recorded and the recording conditions, or to the Scene mode whic h enables you to take pictures that match the scene be ing recorded. ?[...]

27 VQT1W65 Basic [REC ] m o de: ñ Basic T aking pictures using the automatic functio n ( ñ : Intelligent Aut o Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The fo[...]

VQT1 W65 28 Basic ∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P38) ∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P32) Not e • Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutt er button. • Do not cover the flash or the AF assi st lamp with your fingers or oth er objects. • Do not tou c h the f ront of the lens. When the camera identifies th[...]

29 VQT1W65 Basic It is possible to set the focus to the specifi ed subject. Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. 1 Move 3 . • [ ] is displayed in the upper le ft of the screen. • A F Trac king frame is displayed in the cen ter of the scree n. • Move 3 again to cancel . 2 Bring the su bject to th e AF tracking [...]

VQT1 W65 30 Basic [REC] mode: · T aking pictu res with your favorite se ttings ( · : Normal picture mode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with grea ter freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu. ∫ T o adjust the exposure and take p[...]

31 VQT1W65 Basic Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the s hutter button halfway . A Focus indicat ion B AF area (nor mal) C AF area (when usin g the digital zoom or whe n it is dark) D Focus ran ge E Aperture value ¢ F Shutter speed ¢ G ISO sensitivity ¢ If correct ex po sure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. (However [...]

VQT1 W65 32 Basic Pictures recorded with the camera held vertical ly are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROT A TE DISP .] (P78) is set to [ON]) • P ictu re s may not be disp laye d ve rtically if they wer e taken with t he camera aimed up or down. • Motion pictures ta k en with the camera held vertically are not dis played vertica[...]

33 VQT1W65 Basic ∫ Extende d optical zoom mechan ism When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area is cro pped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allow ing a picture with a higher zoom effect. Note • The digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been s elected. • The indicated z oom magn i[...]

VQT1 W65 34 Basic ∫ Fast fo r wa r di ng/Fast rewi nd ing Move and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • The f ile num ber A and the picture number B only change one by one . Release 2 / 1 when the nu mber of the d esired pictur e appears to play b ack the pict ure. • If you keep moving 2 / 1 , the nu mber of pictures forwarded/ rewound increases. Ro[...]

35 VQT1W65 Basic [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he built-in memory o r the card, which is being played back will be deleted. Switching the [PLA YBACK] mode 1 Press [MODE] during playback. 2 Move 3 / 4 to select the item and then p ress [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA Y] (P33) All the pi[...]

VQT1 W65 36 Basic ∫ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [F A VORITE] (P79) setting The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL D ELETE EX CEPT Ü ], move 3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. ([ALL D ELETE EXC EPT Ü ] c annot be selected if no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE].) Not e • Do not tur n[...]

37 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Advanced (Recording pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISP .] to change. A LCD monitor B [DISP .] b utton • When the menu s c reen appears, the [DI SP .] button is not activ at ed. During pla yb ack zoom (P34), while playing ba ck motion pictures (P72) and durin g a slide show (P69), you ca n only se[...]

VQT1 W65 38 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ñ· ¿ T aking Pic tures using the Built-in Flas h Set the flash to match the recording. Move 1 [ ‰ ]. Move 3 / 4 to se lect a mode. • Y ou can also move 1 [ ‰ ] to sele ct. • For inf ormatio n about flas h sett ings t hat can be sel ecte d, refe r to “Av ailable fla sh settings by R[...]

39 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ About the di gital red -eye correction When the flash is us ed wit h the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image dat a. ¢ It may not be abl e to correct the red -eye depending on t he rec ording conditions . It may also correc t ob[...]

VQT1 W65 40 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) • In [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in Sce ne mod e, the ISO sensitiv ity automatica lly switches to betwe en [ISO160 0] and [ISO6400 ] and the availab l e flash range als o dif fers. • In [FLASH BURST] (P51) in Scen e mode, the ISO sens itivity automaticall y switches to between [ ISO100] a nd [ISO3200] and the a[...]

41 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: ·n T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a s ubject as close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 k ). (AF macro mode) Y ou can take a pi[...]

VQT1 W65 42 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) • Macro mode g ives priority to a subj ect close to the came ra. Therefore , if the d istance b etween the camera and the sub ject is more than 50 cm (1.64 feet ) it takes longer to focus on it. • When you take pic t ures at close range , the re solution of the periph ery of the picture may decrease sl[...]

43 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: ·¿ n Compensating th e Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriate exposure due t o the difference in brightness between the subject and the backg round. Look at the following examples. Note • EV is an abbreviati on of [Exposure V alue]. It re fers to t he amount of li[...]

VQT1 W65 44 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ·¿ T aking Pic tures using Auto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically r ecorded in the s elected exposure compensation ra nge each time the shut ter button is pressed. Y ou can s elect the picture with the desired exp osure from the 3 pictu res with different exposures. With Auto[...]

45 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: ¿ T aking pictures that match the scene bein g recorded (Scene mod e) When you select a Scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, t he cam era sets the optimal exposure and hue to obt ain the desired picture. In [MY SCENE MODE], you can register the Scene mode y ou use most fr[...]

VQT1 W65 46 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) In [SCENE MODE ], you can selec t the Scene m ode each time you make a recording. 1 In step 2 , select [SCEN E MODE] and p ress [MENU/SET]. 2 Move 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t the Scene mode, and then p ress [MENU/ SET] to set. • The recor ding screen for the sele cted Scene mod e will be dis played. Not e ?[...]

47 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Subject can be recorded either sl im or stretched, and at the same time, s kin can be recorded smoothly . 1 Move 3 / 4 to select the setting, and then press [MENU/ SET]. • It can be s et f rom the qu ic k m en u ( P 21 ). 2 T ake p ictures. Note • [PICTURE SIZE] and [AS PECT RA TIO] are fixed as given b[...]

VQT1 W65 48 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Set here wh en you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. Not e • This mode is suitab le for taking pic tu res of subject s at distances of 5 m (16.4 fee t) or more. • [INTELLIGENT ISO] is ac tivated, an d maximum ISO sensitiv ity level becomes [I SO1 600]. This allows you [...]

49 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Select this wh en you want t o take pictures at a w edding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and t he background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echnique f or Party mod e • Use the flas h . (Y ou can set to [ ] or [ ].) • We re commend using a tripod an d t[...]

VQT1 W65 50 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Not e • The age and name can be printed out u s ing t he “PHOTOfun ST UDIO” bundled sof tware on the CD-ROM (suppl ied) . • If [AGE] or [NAME] is set to [O FF] even when the birt hday or name has been set, the age or name will not be displayed. Be fore t aking pictures, set [AGE] or [NAME] to [ON].[...]

51 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment. ∫ Picture size and aspect ratio 1 Move 3 / 4 to se lect th e pictu re size and as pect ratio and th en pr es s [MEN U/SET] to set. • 3 M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the pict ure size. 2 T ake p ictures. • S t[...]

VQT1 W65 52 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) This allows you to take vivid pic tur es of a starry sky o r a dark subject . ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shutter speed of [15 SE C.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.]. 1 Move 3 / 4 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET] . • It is also possible to chang e the number of seconds using t[...]

53 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow -covered mountain. This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window. ∫ T echnique for Aer i al photo mode • We reco mmend using this techni que if it is difficu lt to focus when t aking pi[...]

VQT1 W65 54 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Picture is taken with a grainy te xture as though blasted with sand. ∫ Picture size and aspect ratio 1 Move 3 / 4 to s elect the picture si ze and aspect rati o and then p ress [MENU/ SET] to set. • 3M (4:3), 2. 5M (3: 2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as th e picture size. 2 T ake p ictures. Not e • [QUAL[...]

55 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: n Advanced (Recording pictures) Motion Picture Mode • When you s et th e r ecordi ng q uality to [ ] or [ ], we re commend using a high-s peed card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package. Press [MENU/SET]. Move 3 / 4 to sel ect [RE C QUALI TY] and then m o ve 1 . Move 3 / 4 t[...]

VQT1 W65 56 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Press [MEN U/SET] to close the m enu. • Y ou can also pr es s the shutter butt on hal fway to close the menu. Not e • T he flash setti ng is fixed to [ Œ ]. • Refer to P106 f or information abou t t he available recordin g time. • T he availa ble recording time disp layed on the screen may no t de[...]

57 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Canceling the travel date The travel date is automatically canceled if the current d ate is after the return date. If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 and then press [MENU/ SET] twice. If t he [TRA V EL SETUP] is s et to [[...]

VQT1 W65 58 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Not e • The travel dat e is calculat ed using the dat e in the clo ck setting and t he depart ure date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P58 ) to th e travel desti nation, the tra vel date is calcu lated using the date in the cl ock setting and the t ravel destinati on setting. • The travel date sett i[...]

59 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • Re turn the se tting to [HO ME] wh en th e vacat ion is fini shed by perfo rming steps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is alread y set, change only the t ravel destinatio n, and use. • If you cann ot find the travel de stination in the area s displayed on the s c reen, set by the ti me diff erence fr[...]

VQT1 W65 60 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ Y ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ W ]. Not e • “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”. • A dig ital pictur e is made of numerou s dots call ed pixels. The higher the numbe rs of pi xels, the finer the pict ure w ill be w hen it is prin ted on a large[...]

61 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The ends of the r ecorded pictures may be cut at printing so c heck bef ore printing. (P102) For det ails on [REC] mode menu se t tings, refer t o P19. The cam era automatically sets the optimum ISO sen sitivity and shutter speed t o suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to m[...]

VQT1 W65 62 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Not e • When setting to [ AUTO ], the IS O sens itivity is automat ically adjus ted to a maxi mum of [ISO 400] according to t he brightness. (It can be adju sted to a maximum of [ISO 1000] when usi ng the flas h.) • T he sett ing is not available when [I N T ELLI GENT ISO] is bein g used. ([ ] is displ[...]

63 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Setting the white balance manually 1 Sele ct [ Ó ] and then press [MENU/S ET]. 2 Aim the cam era at a s heet of white paper etc. so th at the frame in the center is filled by t he white object only and then press [MENU/SET ]. Note • The white balanc e s etting is memorized eve n if the c amera is turne d[...]

VQT1 W65 64 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Not e • T he camera is foc using on all the AF areas when multi ple AF are as (max. 1 1 areas) light at the same time in [ ]. If you want to det ermine the focus position t o take pictur es, switch the AF mode to [ Ø ]. • If the AF mod e is set t o [ ], th e AF area is not display ed until t he pictur[...]

65 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • If it f ails to loc k, AF area wi ll flash in re d, and disap pear . Move 4 agai n. • AF T ra cking will not operate when th e s ubject is no t s pecified, the subjec t is lost , or has failed to be tracked. The picture will be t a ken with [ Ø ] i n [AF MODE] i n that case. • It is not possib le t[...]

VQT1 W65 66 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For details o n [REC] mode menu setti ngs, refer to P 19. This can enlarge subjects even more than the optical zoom or extended optical zoom. Applicable modes: ·¿ n [OFF]/[O N] Not e • Refer to P3 2 fo r details. • If camera shake (jitter) is a problem dur ing zooming, it is recommend ed that [ST ABI[...]

67 VQT1W65 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The S tabilizer funct i on may not be ef fective in the following cases. – When t here is a lot of jitter . – When t he zoom magnificatio n is high. – In digital zo om range. – When t aking pictures whil e following a moving subject. – When t he shutter speed bec omes slower to tak e pic [...]

VQT1 W65 68 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Advan ced (P laybac k) Playing Back Pictu res on the Dual Di splay (Dual Play) Y ou can display two recorded pictur es on the screen to compare them. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ], and then p ress [MODE]. Move 3 / 4 to se lect [DUAL PLA Y], and then press [MENU/SET]. • Y[...]

69 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictures in Sequence (Slide S how) Y ou can play back t he pictures you have taken in synchronisation with musi c, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Furthermore, you can play back the pictures grouped together by category or [...]

VQT1 W65 70 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ Opera ti ons performed dur ing slide show The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is restore d when [ ‚ ] is press ed. ∫ Changing th e slide show setting s Y ou can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show m[...]

71 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictu res and Playing them Bac k ([CA T E GORY PLA Y] /[FA VORITE PLA Y]) This mode allows you to search images b y Scene mode or other categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCENERY]) and sort t he pictures into each of the categories. Y ou can then play back the pictures [...]

VQT1 W65 72 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can play back the pictures you have set as [F A V ORIT E] (P 79) (Only when [F A V ORI TE] is set to [ON] and there are pictures which have been set to [F A VORITE ]). Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ], and then press [MODE]. Move 3 / 4 to se lect [F A VORITE PLA Y], and then press [MENU/SET][...]

73 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] mode menu Y ou can use various functions in Playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc . • With [TEXT ST AMP], [RESIZE] or [TRIMMI NG], a new edited picture is created . A new picture can no t be c r ea te d if th er e is no free s pace on the bu i lt - [...]

VQT1 W65 74 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be included in prints using [TEXT ST AMP ] (P75) . (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered. ) Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in Scene mode or [LOCA TION] in Tr avel date are also recorded as the titles. Select [[...]

75 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) [MUL TI] setting 1 In step 4 , d elete all the text s, select [EXIT], and p ress [MENU/SET]. 2 Press [ME NU/SET] to close th e menu. Note • T ext can be scrolled if all of the registered t ext does n ot fit on t he screen. • The name sett ing of [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in Sc ene mode or [LOCA TION] in trave l da[...]

VQT1 W65 76 Advanced (Pl ayback) [TRA VEL DA TE] If this is set to [ O N] , [TRA VEL DA TE] is stamped on the pictures. [TITLE ] T ext is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with te xt in [BA BY1 ]/ [BAB Y2 ] or [PET] n a m e sett in g s in Scen e m od e , [L O C ATION] in travel date or [TI T LE EDIT]. Pres[...]

77 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) Move 3 to select [YES] and th en press [MENU/ SET]. Pr es s [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automa tically restored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/SET ] to close the menu. Note • Y ou can set up to 50 pic t ures at one time in [MUL TI]. • The picture quali ty of the resiz[...]

VQT1 W65 78 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press [MENU/SET]. Move 3 to select [YE S] and then press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu screen. • Press [ME NU/S ET] to close the me nu. Not e • Depending on t he cut si ze, the pic ture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of th e original picture . • T he picture qua li[...]

79 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) Note • When you p l ay back pictures on a PC, they cannot b e displayed in the rotated di rection unless the OS or software is comp atible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recordin g inf ormat ion etc. to be added . It was establis hed by “JEIT A (Japan Electr o nics and Informati o[...]

VQT1 W65 80 Advanced (Pl ayback) DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system t hat allows the user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compat ible photo printer or photo printing store. For details, ask at y our photo print[...]

81 VQT1W65 Advanced (Playback) ∫ T o print th e date After setting the number of pri nts, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing [DISP .]. • When you go to a phot o printing store for digital prin tin g, be sure to order the pr int ing of the date addit ionally if required. • Dependi ng on the photo print ing store or th e pr[...]

VQT1 W65 82 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • The protect setting may not be effective on oth er equ ipment. • Even if you prot ect pictures in the built-in memo ry or a card, they will be delete d if t he bu ilt-in memory or the card is for matted. • Even if you do not protect pi c tures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card, they cannot be[...]

83 VQT1W65 Connecting t o other equipment Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can ac quire recorded pict ures to a PC by connecting the ca mera and the PC. • Y ou can e asily print out or e-mai l the pictur es you have imported. Use of the “PHOT Of unSTUDIO” bundled sof tware on the CD-ROM (supp lied) is a convenient way of [...]

VQT1 W65 84 Connecting to other equipment Using a drag-and-drop oper ation, m ove the pictur es you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any differ ent folder on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with the hardwar e removal using “Safel y Remove Hardware” on the t as k tray of the PC. If the[...]

85 VQT1W65 Connecting t o other equipment Printing the Pict ures If you connect the camera to a printer supporting Pict Bridge, you can select the pictures to be printed out a nd instruct that print ing be started on the cam era’s LCD monitor . Preparations: Turn on the camera and the printer . Remove the card before printing the pictures from th[...]

VQT1 W65 86 Connecting to other equipment ¢ Only when [F A VORITE] is at [ON] and when the re are p ictures set as favor ites. (P79) Selecting a single picture and printing it Move 2 / 1 to se lect the picture an d then press [MENU/SET]. • The message disappears in abou t 2 seconds. Move 3 to select [PRI N T ST ART] and then press [MENU/SET]. ?[...]

87 VQT1W65 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” p rocedu res. • When you want to pri nt pictures in a paper s i z e or a layout which is not suppo rted by the cam era , [...]

VQT1 W65 88 Connecting to other equipment • Paper sizes not supported by th e printer will not be disp layed. • An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support th e page layout . ∫ Layout printing When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of p ap er For example, if you want to pr int the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of pa[...]

89 VQT1W65 Connecting t o other equipment [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Playing Back P ictures on a TV Screen Preparations: Set the [ TV ASP ECT]. (P24) Turn t his unit and the TV off. 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input soc ket A Align the mark s, and insert. B A V cable (supplied) • Check the dire ctions of the connec tors,[...]

VQT1 W65 90 Others Othe rs Screen Display ∫ In recording Recordi ng in Normal pi cture mode [ ! ] (Ini tial setti ng) 1 R ec ording m ode 2 Flash mode (P38) 3 AF area (P31 ) 4 F ocu s (P31 ) 5 Picture s ize (P59) 6 Qua lity (P60) 7 Bat tery indication (P13) 8 N um ber of record able pic tu r es (P 104) 9 Built -in m em ory (P 16) : Card (P16) (di[...]

91 VQT1W65 Others ∫ In playback 1 Playback m ode (P33) 2 Protected pict ure (P81) 3 Favorites (P79) 4 S t amped w ith text indication (P75) 5 Pic ture si ze (P59) Motion picture ic on (P72) 6 Quality (P60) 7 Battery indication (P13) 8 Folder/File number (P84) Built-in memory (P16) Elapsed playback t ime (P72): 9 Picture number/ T otal pictures 10[...]

VQT1 W65 92 Others • Electromagnetic wave radia tion generated by microproc essors may adversely af fect the camera, dist urbing the pictures and s ound. • If the camera is adversely affecte d by electr omagnetic equipme nt and sto ps functioni ng properly , turn the camera of f and remove the ba ttery or dis co nnect AC adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; op[...]

93 VQT1W65 Others The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion batt ery . Its ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that takes place i n side it. This reaction is susceptible to the surr oundi ng t emper at ure and h umidi ty . If the t emper atu re is to o high or t oo low , the operating time of the b attery will become sh orter[...]

VQT1 W65 94 Others Personal information is included in the recorded image when the name or birthday is set in [BABY1]/[BA BY 2] in Scene mode. Disclaimer • Information incl u ding personal info rmation may be alter ed or vanish due to erron eous operation, static electr icity , accident, malf unc tion, rep air , or other handlings. Please note in[...]

95 VQT1W65 Others Message Display Confirmation or er ror messages will be displayed on the sc reen in some c ases. The major messages are described below as examples. [THIS MEMORY CARD I S LOCKED] > The Write -Protect switch on the SD Memory Card and t he SDHC M emory Card are moved to [LO CK]. M ove th e switch b ack to unlock it. (P1 6) [NO V [...]

VQT1 W65 96 Others [MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] • This card has a fo rmat which i s no t recognized by the camera . > Format the car d again with the camer a after savi ng necessary dat a on a PC etc. (P25 ) [PLEASE TURN CAME RA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN]/[SYSTEM ERROR] • This message appear s when the camera is not opera tin g properl[...]

97 VQT1W65 Others T roubleshooting First, try out the following procedures (P97–103). • The battery is not ins ert ed correctly . (P14) • The battery is exhaus t ed. • Is [AUT O LCD OFF] (P 23) of th e [ECONOMY] mode activ e? > Press th e sh utter button half way to cancel thes e modes. • The battery is exhaus t ed. • The battery is [...]

VQT1 W65 98 Others • T he pictu re can become whitish if th ere is dirt e.g. finge rpri nts on the lens. > If the lens is dirty , turn on the c amera, eject the lens bar rel (P1 1) and gentl y wipe the le ns surface with a soft dry c loth . • Was th is pictur e t ak en with the flash at t he c lose range when the zoom was nea r [W] (1 k )? &[...]

99 VQT1W65 Others • Dependi ng on t he type of the card, rec ording may stop in the middle . > When you set the recording qualit y to [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a high-speed card with “10MB/s ” or greater displayed on t he package. > In the ev ent that it stop s even after usi ng a “10MB/s” card or hi gher , the dat a writing sp[...]

VQT1 W65 100 Others • T his is not a malf unction. These pixels do no t affect t he rec orded pictures. • In dar k plac es, n oise m ay a ppea r to m aintain the br ight ness of the LCD m onito r . T his do es n ot affe ct the pictures you are recording. • Is the fl ash se tting se t to [ Œ ]? > Change the f lash setting. (P38) • Flash [...]

101 VQT1W65 Others • Is this a non-st andard pictur e, a picture which has been edit ed us ing a PC or a picture which was take n by anot her mak er of digital came ras ? • Did you remove the batte r y immediately af ter pictur e-t aking or did you t ake the picture using a battery with a low r emaining char ge? > Format th e dat a to delete[...]

VQT1 W65 102 Others • Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by direct ly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV ? > Connect t he camera t o the TV with the A V cable ( su pplied) and t hen play back the pictures on the c a m er a . (P 8 9) > Check [TV ASPEC T] set ting. (P24 ) • Is the camera connec ted to the PC correctl[...]

103 VQT1W65 Others • When the brigh tness changes due to z oom or c amera movement etc., the le ns may click and the pic ture on the screen may drastica lly change. However , the pi cture is no t aff ected. The sound is cau sed by the automatic ad justment of the apert ure. This is not a malfuncti on. • If you do not us e the camera for a long [...]

VQT1 W65 104 Others Number of Recordabl e Pictures and Available Recording Time • T he numbe r of recordable picture s an d the availab le recording time are an approxi mation. (These vary depe nding on the recor ding conditions and the t y pe of card.) • T he numbe r of recordable picture s an d the availab le recording time varies dep ending [...]

105 VQT1W65 Others Aspect ratio X Pictur e size () () Quality A › A › Built-i n Memo ry (Approx. 50 MB ) 51 96 2 40 400 Card 32 MB 29 56 145 230 64 MB 61 1 15 290 480 128 MB 125 230 60 0 970 256 MB 240 46 0 1 17 0 1900 512 MB 480 91 0 2320 3770 1G B 97 0 1830 4640 755 0 2G B 19 20 3610 8780 12290 4G B 37 70 7090 172 40 24130 6G B 57 30 10790 26[...]

VQT1 W65 106 Others ∫ A vailable recording time (when r ecording mot ion pictur es) Not e • T he numbe r of recordable picture s an d the availab le recording time displa yed on the screen may not decr eas e in order . • T his unit does not sup port recording motio n pictures on MultiMediaCard s. • T he exte nded optical zoom does not work [...]

107 VQT1W65 Others Others Specifications Digital Camera: Information for yo ur safety Power S ource: DC 5. 1 V Po we r Con sum pti on: 1.35 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playing back) Camera effecti ve pixels : 12,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD, total pixel number 12,700,000 pixels, Primary color filter Lens: Opt ical 5 k zoom, f l 5.2 [...]

VQT1 W65 108 Others Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [ST ARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds White balance: Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Incandes cent lights/ Whit e set Exposur e ( AE): Pro gram AE Exposure compensation (1/3 EV St ep, j 2 EV t o i 2E V ) Meteri ng mode: Multiple LCD monito r: 3.0 q TFT LC[...]

109 VQT1W65 Others Language select: [ENGLISH ]/[ESP AÑOL] (D MC-FS25P) [ENGLISH]/ [DEUTSCH]/[FRANÇA IS]/[ESP AÑOL]/[IT ALIANO]/ [ 繁體中文 ]/[ ¢ ] (DMC-FS25PC) Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A59B): Information fo r your safety Input: 1 10 V to 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A Output: CHARGE 4.2 V 0.65 A Equipm ent mobilit y: M ovable Battery Pack (lit [...]

VQT1 W65 110 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory System ¢ Ensure th at the AC adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; op tional) and DC coupler (DMW -DCC4; optional) are purchased as a set. Do not use if sold sep arately . • Refer to P1 3 fo r inf ormation about th e battery chargin g time and the number of reco rdable pictures. • NOTE: Accessories and /or m[...]

111 VQT1W65 Others Digit al Camera Accessory Orde r Form (For USA and Pue r to Rico Custo m e rs) In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-[...]

VQT1 W65 112 Others Request for Service Notice (For USA and Puerto Rico O nly) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Request for Service Notice: (USA and Puerto Rico Only) Please photocopy this form when making a request f[...]

113 VQT1W65 Others Limited W arranty (For USA and Puerto Rico Only ) P AN ASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASON IC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 P anasonic Digital St ill Camera Limited W arranty Limited W arranty Coverage If your prod uct does not work pr operly because of a defe[...]

VQT1 W65 114 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or Mail-In Service in the Unit ed States and Puer to Rico cal l 1-800-211 -P ANA (7262). This warranty O NL Y C OVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cos metic damage. The war ranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurr [...]

115 VQT1W65 Others Customer Services Dire ctory (United S tates a nd Puerto Rico) As of October 2008 Product Repairs (United States and Puerto Rico) MAIL TO : Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Grov[...]

VQT1 W65 116 Others Othe rs Précautions à prend re (pou r le Ca na da ) ∫ À propo s du bloc- batterie • N’exposez p as la batterie à la chal eur et tenez-la éloign ée de toute flamme. • Ne laiss ez pas la ou les batt eries dans un véhicule exposé au s oleil avec vit res et port es fermées pen dant une longue pério de de t emps. A [...]

117 VQT1W65 Others ∫ À propos du char ge u r de batterie • Assurez -vous d’ut iliser un ada pta te ur secte ur de mar que Panas onic (DMW -AC5 PP; en op tio n). • Assurez-vous d’utiliser une bat terie de marque P anasonic (DMW-BCF10 PP ). • Si vous utilisez d’autres batter ies, nous ne pouvons p as garantir la qualité de ce produit.[...]

VQT1 W65 118 Others Othe rs Index A AC Adaptor .... ........ ......... ........ ... 15, 83, 85 Access indi cation ..... ......... ........ ........ ..... 16 Aerial Photo Mode ..... ......... ........ ......... .. 53 AF Assist Lamp ...... ......... ........ ........ ....... 67 AF Macro Mode ....... ......... ........ ........ ..... 41 AF Mode ......[...]

119 VQT1W65 Others N Night Portrait Mode ..... ......... ........ ........ .. 48 Night Scenery Mode ..... ......... ........ ........ 48 NO.RE SET ....... ........ ........ ......... ........ .... 24 Normal Picture Mode ........ ......... ........ .... 3 0 Number of Prints ....... ........ ......... ........ .... 87 Number of Recordable Pictures ..[...]

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