Panasonic DMC-FX700 manual

Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FX700 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this p roduct, please r ead the instruc tions c omple tely . Please also refer to the Operating Inst ruct i o n s (PDF fo rmat) cont ained on the CD-ROM (supplie d). Y ou can learn about advanced operation m ethods and check the Tr oublesho[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased on e of the m ost sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment . Please take time to fill in the information below. The serial number is on the t ag located on the und[...]

3 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Information for Y our Safety ∫ Product identification marking W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SH ALL BE PLACED O N THE APP AR A TUS. • USE ONL Y THE REC[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. This equipment generates, uses, and c an radiate radio freque[...]

5 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of t ime with doors and win dows cl osed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e the [...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables except the supplie d one. • Always use a ge nuine P anaso nic HDMI mi ni cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM3 0; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) • Do not use any oth er USB connec ti on cables except the su pplie d one. Keep this [...]

7 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Contents Infor mation for Y our Sa fety ...... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .. 3 Standard Access ories .......................................................................... ......... 8 Names of the Components .................... ................................ ............[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 8 St andard Ac cessories Check that all the acce ssories are s upplied be fore using t he camera. Produ ct numbe rs correc t as of July 20 10. These may be su bject to chan ge. 1 Batte ry Pac k (Indicate d as battery p ack or battery in the te xt) Charge the ba ttery bef ore use. 2 Batt ery Charger (Indicate d as battery ch ar ger o[...]

9 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Names of the Compone nt s 1F l a s h 2L e n s 3 Self -timer indi cato r AF Assist Lamp 4 Hand stra p eyelet • Be sur e to atta ch t he h and st rap when using th e camera to ens ure that yo u will n ot drop it. 5 T ouch p anel/LCD monitor 6 [REC]/[PLA Y B ACK] selector switch 7 [MODE] bu tton 8 [MENU] b utton 9 S peaker 10 Camer[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 10 15 Lens b arrel 16 [ H DMI] so ck e t 17 [A V OUT/D IGI T AL ] sock et 18 T ripod recept acle • When you use a trip od, make su re the tripod is stabl e whe n th e ca m era is attache d to i t. 19 Card/ Battery door 20 Release lev er 21 DC coupler cove r • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure that the Panasoni c DC coupler ( DM[...]

11 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 How to Use the T ouch Panel This touc h pane l is a t yp e that dete cts pressure . Operatio n or s ettings are performed by directly tou ching the ic ons display ed on the LCD monitor (touch p anel ) or by moving while touc hing th e tou ch p anel (dragging) usin g your finge rs or t he supp lied st ylus p en. T ouch the screen [...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 12 Note • The touch p anel does not operat e when the LCD monitor is turned of f. • If you use a commerc iall y available liquid cryst al protecti on she et, please f ollow the i nstructio ns that accompan y the sheet. (Some liquid crys tal protecti on sheets may impair vi s ibility or operabil ity .) • Apply a litt le extra p[...]

13 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The b att ery t hat can b e u sed with this unit is DMW-BC F10 PP. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat t er y . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (DMW- BCF10PP) supports this funct [...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 14 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [ CHARGE] i ndicato r flashes – The battery temperatur e is too high or to o low . It is recommended to charge the bat tery a gain in an a mbient temper ature of between 10 o C to 30 o C (50 o F to 86 o F) . – The termina ls of the charge r or the bat tery are dirt y . In this c a[...]

15 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a tempor ary storage devic e when the car d being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longe r tha n th e access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video st an[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 16 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • We rec ommend us ing a Panasonic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso nic batteries ( DMW-BCF10P P). • If you use oth er batteri es[...]

17 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T ouch [CLOCK SET]. T ouch the items you wish to set (Y ear/ Month/D ay/Hours/M inutes), and set using [ 3 ]/[ 4 ]. • T ouch [ CANCEL] to can cel t he d ate a nd ti me settings witho ut setti ng a dat e and time . T ouch [SET] to set. T ouch [SET[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 18 Setting the Menu This sectio n describe s how to select the Program AE Mode settings, and the same sett ing c an be us ed for the [MOT ION PICTURE] Mode menu, [P LA YBACK] Mode menu and [S ETUP] menu as we ll. Example: Setti ng [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in th e Prog ram AE Mode Press [MEN U] to disp lay the m enu. T ouch [A[...]

19 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mo de ∫ List of [REC] Mode s T urn the camera on. A [REC ]/[PL A Y BACK ] sele ctor swit ch B [MODE] butt on Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch t o [ ! ], and then pre ss [MODE]. T ouch the mode. ¦ [INTELLIGENT AUTO] The subjec ts ar e recorded us ing settings automaticall y selecte[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 20 [REC] Mode: ñ T akin g P ictu res Us ing t he Au toma t ic Fu ncti on ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to match the subject and t he recordin g co nditions so we rec ommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leav e t he settin gs to the ca mera and tak e pictur es easi[...]

21 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 When th e ca mera ident i fi es the opti mum scen e, t he icon of th e scene co ncerned is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds , afte r which its co lor changes to t he usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the sce nes are applicab le, and th e st andard settings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is select ed, the c amera aut omat[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 22 [REC] Mode: ³ T aking Pictures with Y our Favori te Settings ( ³ : Program AE M ode) The camera aut omaticall y set s the shutt er speed and th e apertu re value according t o the brigh tness of th e subject . Y ou can take picture s with greate r freedom by c hanging vari ous sett ings in the [REC] m enu . Slide the [REC]/[PLA[...]

23 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exp osure Use this func t ion when yo u cannot ac hie ve appro pria te expos ure due to the diff erence in brig htness bet ween the subje ct and the ba ckgroun d. T ouch [ ]. Adjust the e xposure b y touching the slide bar . • Select [0 EV] to return to the original ex pos ure. T ouch [EXIT] to fini[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 24 [REC] Mode: ± T aking Pictures with Set Aperture ( ± : Ape rtur e-priori ty AE) Set the ape rture valu e to a higher nu mber whe n you want a sha rp focus backgr ound. Set the ap erture va lue to a lower nu mber wh en you want a sof t focus backgr ound. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] sele ctor switch to [ ! ], a nd then press [MOD[...]

25 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 [REC] Mode: ´ T aking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed ( ´ : Shu tter -p rio rity AE) When you want to t ake a sharp pic t ure of a fa st moving subj ect, se t to a fast er shutter s peed. Whe n yo u want to crea te a trail ef fect , set to a sl ower shutt er speed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] sele ctor switch to [ ! ], a nd the[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 26 [REC] Mode: ² T aking Pictures with Exposure Set Manually ( ² : Manual exposur e) Determine th e exposur e by manuall y setti ng the aper ture value and the sh ut ter speed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] sele ctor switch to [ ! ], a nd then press [MODE]. T ouch [MANUAL EXPOSURE]. T ouch [APERTURE V ALUE] A or [SHUTTER SPEED] B . [...]

27 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures usin g Burst Mode Pictur es are tak en conti nuous ly while the shu tter butt on is pressed . Select the on es you really like from among the pictur es you have taken . Burst spee d can be selec t ed to match the recording condition s or subjec ts. Pictures recorde d in Burst Mode will be reco rded as[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 28 [REC] Mode: Recording Motion Pictu res This can record full high definition motion pictures co mpatible with the A VCHD format or motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorded in stereo. Note • Motion pict ure recorded continuously in [MOTIO N JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only the maximum recor dabl e time for 2 GB i[...]

29 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 [PLA YB ACK ] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([NORMAL PL A Y]) [PLA YB ACK ] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. (For example, if you delete a burst picture group with [ ˜ ], all the pictures in that group are delet ed.) • Pictures on the bui lt-in memory or the card, th at are being playe[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 30 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practise d the bas i c operati ons introdu ced in th ese operat ing instructi ons and want t o progress to advanced ope rations . • Y ou want to check the T roubleshooting. In these kin ds of sit uations r efer t o Opera tin g Ins truc tions (PDF forma t) cont ained [...]

31 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat) will no t open Y ou will need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5. 0 or lat er or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or prin t the Oper at ing Inst ruc tions (PDF fo rmat). Insert the CD- ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Inst ructions (supplie d), click B and then f ollow the messag es on [...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 32 Specifications Digital Camera : Inf orma tio n fo r your sa fety Power S ource : DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.4 W (When recording) 1.0 W (When playing bac k ) Camera effective pixels : 14,100, 000 pixels Imag e se ns or : 1/2. 33 q MOS sensor , total pixel number 15,100 ,000 pixels, Primary color filt er Lens: Optica l 5 k zoom,[...]

33 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Burst r ecord ing Burst speed (Bu rst number/ max imum recordab le pixels) For mechani cal shutter: 2 frames/sec (Max. 100 frame s/14 M), 5 frames/sec (Max. 100 frames/14 M), 10 frames/sec (Max . 15 frame s/14 M) For electr onic shutter: 40 frames/sec (Max. 50 frames/5 M), 60 frames/sec (Max. 60 frames/3. 5 M) During motion pictu[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 34 Interf ace Digital: “ USB 2.0” (High S peed) Analog video/ audio: NTSC Audio line out put (mon aural) Te r m i n a l [A V OUT/DIG IT AL]: Dedicated jack (8 pin) [HDMI]: MiniHDMI T ypeC Dimensions: Approx. 103.5 mm (W) k 55.8 mm (H) k 24.5 mm (D) [4.08 q (W) k 2.20 q (H) k 0.97 q (D)] (excl uding the projec ting pa rts) Mass ([...]

35 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Battery Charge r (Panasoni c DE-A59B): I n form ati o n for your sa fe ty Inpu t: 1 10 V t o 24 0 V 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A Outp ut: 4.2 V 0.65 A Equipment mobility: Movable Battery Pac k (lithium-ion) (Panasoni c DMW-BCF10PP ): Inf orma tio n for your sa fety V olt age/cap acity: 3.6 V/9 40 mA h DMC-FX700P-VQT2X83_eng. book 35 ページ[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 36 Digital Camera Accessory System Product numbers corre ct as of July 2010. These may be subject to change. ¢ The AC Adaptor (op tional) can only be used with the designate d Panasonic DC Coupler ( option al). Th e AC adap tor ( optiona l) canno t be used b y it self. • NOTE: Accessories and/o r model numbers may va ry between c[...]

37 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 38 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic W a y , Secaucus , New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your produ [...]

39 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stan ce in th e U.S.A. an d Puert o Rico in obt aining r epair s, please ship the product prepa id to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McV ay Drive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.p anasonic.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p ack, includ e all access ories , and send it prep aid,[...]

VQT2X83 ( ENG ) 40 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this exclu des damage s for los t time, trav el to and from th e s[...]

41 (ENG) VQT 2X 83 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Director y (United States and Pue rto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Cen ter ; purcha se Par t s and Acces so r ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic .com[...]

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