Panasonic DMC-FX8GN manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FX8GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0R57 VQT0R57ENG.book 1 ペー ジ ２００５ 年５月２４日　火曜 日　午前８時２０分[...]

Before Use 2 VQT0R57 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Inf ormatio n f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs o[...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT0R57 ∫ Inf ormation on Disposa l in other Countrie s outsi de the Eur opean Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of dispo sal. ∫ Care for the camera • Do not shake or cause impact to the camer[...]

Before Use 4 VQT0R57 ∫ About the Lens • Do not direc t the lens to the sun or strong light sources. It m a y cause not only a malfunction of the camera but irre versib le damage to your e ye . • Do not press the lens strongly . • Leaving the camera with the lens facing the sun may cause a malfunction. Be careful when you put the camera outs[...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT0R57 About Th ese Ope rating In struction s Please note that the descr iption on this page is a sample and all pages are not descr ibed in this manner . ∫ About il lustrations i n these operat ing instruct ions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustrat ion or the menu screen are a little diff erent from those[...]

6 VQT0R57 Contents Before Use Infor mation f or Your Saf ety ...... ........ ..... .... 2 About These O perating Instructions ......... 5 Prepa rat ion Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ........ ............... 9 Quick Gui d e ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ....... 11 Charging the Battery wi[...]

7 VQT0R57 Playb ack (advanced ) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images. ....... ................. ............ 70 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 71 • Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] .... .... ....... ........ ...... .... 72 • Displaying pict ures in a direction at the time of recording [ROTATE DISP.] ..... .... .[...]

Prepara tion 8 VQT0R57 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using y our camera, check the contents. 1 SD Memo ry Car d (1 6 MB) (In the te x t, it is indicated as “Card”) 2B a t t e r y P a c k (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Batter y”) 3 B attery Charge r (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Charger”) 4A C C a b l e 5 U SB C[...]

Preparation 9 VQT0R57 Names of th e Components 1 Photo Flash (P36) 2 Lens (P 4) 3 Self -timer Indicator (P39) AF Assist Lamp (P67) 4 LCD Monitor (P23, 91) 5 Curs or Buttons 2 /Self-timer Button (P39) 4 /[REV ] Button (P34) 1 /Flash Setting Button (P36) 3 /Exposure Compensat ion (P40)/Auto Brack et (P41)/White Balance Fine Adjustment (P63)/Backlight[...]

Prepara tion 10 VQT0R57 10 Camera ON/OFF Switc h (P11) 11 Zoom Le ver (P35, 69) 12 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P42) 13 Speaker (P70) 14 Microphone (P51, 66) 15 Shutter Button (P27, 51) 16 Mode Dial (P26) 17 Strap Ey elet 18 Lens Barrel 19 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] Sock et (P83, 85, 87 ) 20 [DC IN] Soc ket (P85, 87) • Please be sure t o use genuine [...]

Preparation 11 VQT0R57 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record and playbac k pictures with the camera. For each operation, be s ure to refer to the correspond ing pages. 1 Charge the battery . (P12) • When the camera i s shipped, the battery is not char g ed. Char g e the battery be fo re use. 2 Insert the battery an d the [...]

Prepara tion 12 VQT0R57 Char ging the Battery with the Char ger When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. 1 Attach the battery wi th attention to the direct ion of the battery . 2 Connect the A C cable. • The AC cab l e does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal. A gap will r emain as shown belo[...]

Preparation 13 VQT0R57 About the Batt er y ∫ Batter y indication The remaining battery power app ears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with the AC adaptor (DMW-A C5; optional).] • The battery indicat ion turns red and b l inks . (When the LCD monitor is set to off b y the economy mode , the sta tus indi cator b l[...]

Prepara tion 14 VQT0R57 Inserting /Remo ving the Battery • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide th e releas e leve r to the directio n of arrow , and open the card/ battery door . • Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S005E ). 2 Insert: Insert the char ged battery fully pay ing attent io[...]

Preparation 15 VQT0R57 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide the release lev e r to the direction of arr ow , and open th e car d/battery doo r . • The card and the data may be damaged if it is inserted or remo ved while the camera i s turned on. • We recommend using Panas[...]

Prepara tion 16 VQT0R57 About the Ca r d ∫ Access to the card When pictures ar e being recorded onto th e card, the card acces s indication A lights red. When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is cleaned up (P81) or f or matted, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the battery or the card.[...]

Preparation 17 VQT0R57 Appr o ximate n umber of rec or dab le pictures and the size • If you select a larger picture siz e, you can print pictures more clearly . When you select a smaller picture size , you can record m ore pictures. • The numbers are approximations. (The numbers vary depend ing on the record ing condition and the type of the c[...]

Prepara tion 18 VQT0R57 Setting Date /Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Init ial se ttin g The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the fol lowing screen appears. • When pres sing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The screen disappears after about 5 seconds. T urn t he camera on again or press th[...]

Preparation 19 VQT0R57 About the Set up Menu • Set the items if necessar y . (Re f er to P20 – 22 f or each menu item.) 1 T urn the camera on. • The m enu items depend on the mode selected with the mode dial (P26). In this page, the items in n ormal picture mode [ ] are indicated. 2 Press the [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • T o[...]

Prepara tion 20 VQT0R57 [MONIT OR] Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps. • The setting on the brightness of t he LCD monitor also affects simple mode [ ]. [A UTO REVIEW] [OFF]: T he recorded picture does not automatically appear . [1SEC.]: The recor ded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. [3SEC.]: The re[...]

Preparation 21 VQT0R57 [ECONOMY] The brightness of the LCD monitor is reduced, and the battery life is sa v ed by tur ning off the LCD monitor automatically while the camera is not in use in the recording mode. (Press a ny button to recover from the economy mode.) [LEV EL 1]: If y ou do not operate the camera for about 15 seconds in the recording m[...]

Prepara tion 22 VQT0R57 [RESET] The settings on t he [REC] or the [SE TUP] menu are reset to the initial settings. • The bir thday sett ing f or [BABY] in the scene mode (P53) is also reset when the settings in the [SETUP] menu are reset. [RO T A TE DISP . ] (P73) in the [PLA Y] mode menu is als o rese t to [ON] . • The f older number and the c[...]

Preparation 23 VQT0R57 About the LCD Monitor A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DISPLA Y ] b utton to change the display . • When t he menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not a ctiv ated. During 9 pictures multi pla yback (P46) or play back zoom (P47), the indications on the screen can be tur ned on and off. In simple mode [ ] (P31) B Norma[...]

Prepara tion 24 VQT0R57 ∫ T o view the LCD monitor outd oors on a bright sunny day (P ower LCD function ) When you press and hold the [PWR LCD] button f or 1 second, t he power LCD function is activat ed. The LCD monitor becomes br ighter than usual and easier to see outdoors. • The power LCD icon [ ] appears on the screen. • When you tak e p[...]

Preparation 25 VQT0R57 ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (b lack to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness lev el on the vertical axis. • It a llo ws the camera us er to easily c heck the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is ver y useful if manual adjustments of the len[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 26 VQT0R57 Recording pictures (basic) T aki ng Pi ctur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to s uit recording of many k inds of scenes. Select the desired mode and enjo y the v ar iety of recording. Rotate it slowly and securely to adjust to each mode. : Normal pictur e mode (P27) Use this m ode f or usual r[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 27 VQT0R57 ∫ Normal recording The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the apert ure v alue accor ding to the brightness of the subject. 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Select norma l picture mode [] . 2 Aim the AF are a 1 to the point you w ant to fo cus and then press the shutter b utton halfway . • A : Press[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 28 VQT0R57 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/ AE: Auto e xposure) When recording a picture of people with a composition as the abov e picture , you cannot f ocus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual operation. In this cas e, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfwa y to f ix the f [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 VQT0R57 ∫ Focusing • The focus range is 50 cm to ¶ . • When you press the shutter button fully with one stroke , pictures ma y be b lurry or unfocused. • When t he f ocus indication is blinking, the subject is not f o cused. Press the shutter button halfwa y and focus on the subject again. • If the camera w[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 30 VQT0R57 ∫ Exposur e • If you press the sh utter button halfwa y when the e xposure is not adequate, t he indication of the aperture val ue and the shutter speed turn s red. (How ev er, the aper ture value and t he shutter speed do not tur n red when t he flash is activated.) • The brightness of the LCD monitor m[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 VQT0R57 T aking Pictu res in Simple Mo de This mode allows beginners to tak e pictures easily . Only the most basic functions appear in the menu to mak e operations simple. 1 Select the de sired item and se t the desi red v alue. • Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfwa y or t he [MENU] button after fi[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 32 VQT0R57 ∫ Other Set ti ngs in Sim ple mode In Simple mode, other s ettings are fixed as follo ws. For details, ref er to the pages corresponding to each item. F ocus range 30 cm to ¶ (T ele) 5c m t o ¶ (Wide) [POWER S A VE ] [2MIN.] P19 [ECONOMY] [OFF] P19 Self-timer 10 seconds P39 Optical Image Stabilizer [MOD E2[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 VQT0R57 ∫ The Back light Comp ensation Backlight is a situation where light comes from the ba ck of subjects. The subjects such as people become dar k when pictures are recorded in backlight. If you press 3 , [ ] (compensat ing backl ight ON indication) appears and the backlight compensation function is activated. T[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 34 VQT0R57 Checking th e Recorded Pic ture ( Re view) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds. • Press the s hutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the revie w. • Y ou can check other pictures b y pressing 2 / 1 . • When the rec orded pictures are t oo bright o r dim, compensate t he e[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 VQT0R57 Using the Opti cal Zoom Y ou can m ake people and subjects appear closer with the 3 tim es optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in w ide angle. ∫ T o make subjects appear further away use (Wide) ∫ T o make subjects appear c loser use (T ele) • The opt ical zoom is set to Wide (1 k ) when the came[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 VQT0R57 T akin g Pictures u sing th e Built-in Flash When you set the f lash, y ou can take pictures using the built-in fl ash according to the recording condition. A : Ph oto fla sh Do not cover it with y our finger or any other items. ∫ Switc hing to the appr opriate flash setting For the selectable flash settings[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 VQT0R57 ∫ Av ailable flash settings by recordi ng mode The av ailable flash settings depend on t he recording mode. ( ± : Av ail able, —: No t avai lable ) ¢ Not avai lable in backlight compensat ion ∫ The available flash range to take pictures • The avai lable flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer to [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 38 VQT0R57 ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting ¢ The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting. (P68) • There may be diff erences in the above shutter speeds in scene mode. • Do not stare at the photo flash from close pr oximity . • If you bring the flash too c lose to the subjects , they ma[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 VQT0R57 T aking Pictu res with the Self-time r 1 Select the se lf-timer mode. : Self-tim er set to 10 seconds ; : Self-tim er set to 2 seconds ; No display: canc elled 2 T a ke th e pict ure . • A : Press the shutter button halfwa y to fo c u s. • B : Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. • The sel[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 VQT0R57 Compensa ting the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of brightness between the subject and the background. Chec k the followi ng for ex amples. Under exposed Compensate the e xposure toward positiv e. Properly e xposed Over exposed Compensate the e[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 VQT0R57 T aking Pictur es using A uto Brac ket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the e xposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 seve r al times until [ A UT O BRACKET] a ppears an[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 VQT0R57 Optical Image Stabilizer This mode recognises and compensat es jitter . Y ou c an reduce blurring caus ed by jitter especially when you take pictures with the optical zoom set to T ele or when you take pictures indoors where the shutter speed is slowed do wn. 1 Press a nd hold the op tical image stabilizer b u[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 VQT0R57 T aking Pictur es using Bur st Mode 1 Press the single o r bu rst m ode button to switch the bur st mode setting and th en take pictures. : High s peed ; : Low speed ; : Unlimited ¢ ; No display: cancelled ¢ Depending on the m emory size , batter y power , picture siz e and quality (compression) • Hold dow[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 VQT0R57 • The ways to control the exposure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting. When the burst mode is set to [ ] or [ ], the y are fixe d to the values set f or the first picture. When the burst speed is set to [ ], they are adjusted each t ime you t ake a picture. • When setting the bu[...]

Playback (basic) 45 VQT0R57 Playback (basic) Play ing Back Pictures 1 Sel ect t he pict ure . • 2 : P la y back the previous picture. • 1 : P lay bac k the next picture. • The last recorded picture will be played back firs t. • When [ROT A TE DISP .] (P73) is set to [ON], pictures recorded by holding the camera vertically a re pla yed back [...]

Playback (ba sic) 46 VQT0R57 9 Pictures Multi Pla ybac k 1 Switch to mult i screen. 2 Select the picture s. ∫ T o return to the normal playback Rotate the zoom le ver towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture with the number coloured in orange appears. ∫ T o d elete a picture during a 9 pictures mul ti pla yback Press the [ ] butt[...]

Playback (basic) 47 VQT0R57 Using the Pla ybac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r towar ds [ ] to enlarge the p icture . • When you rotate the z oom le ver tow ards [ ] after the picture is enlarged, the magnification bec omes lower . When you rotate the zoom lev er tow ards [ ] , the magnification becomes higher . • When you change the magnifica[...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 VQT0R57 Deleting Pictures ∫ T o delete a single pi cture 1 Select the picture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back the pre vious picture. • 1 : Play back the ne xt picture. 2 Delete the picture. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen. ∫ T o delete m ultiple pictur es 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the p[...]

Playback (basic) 49 VQT0R57 3 Del ete t he pi ctur es. • It is possible to delete up t o 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o delete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DELETE]. 2 Delete all of th e pictures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-chec k before deleting pictures. • Do not turn off the camera while deleting. • When [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 50 VQT0R57 Recording pictures (adva nced) Using the Mo de Dial This mode allows y ou to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers . Y ou can take pict ures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom le ver upmost to Wide (1 k ). ∫ Focus range[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 51 VQT0R57 2 Press the shut ter button half way . • When t he subject is focused, the focus indication A lights . 3 Press the shut ter button fully to start the recor ding. • The rem aining recording time B (approx.) is di s pla yed. • The audio recording star ts simultaneously from the built-in microphone of th[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 52 VQT0R57 • The motion images cannot be recorded without audio . • The settings of auto f ocus/zoom/apert ure values are fix ed to what they are when recording st arts (in the first frame). • Depending on the type of card, the c ard access indication ap pears f or a while after recording motion images. Howe ver[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 VQT0R57 Set the m ode dial to the scen e mode to display the scene menu. When [SCENE ME NU] on the [SETUP] menu (P19) is s et to [OFF], press the [MENU] button to displa y the scen e menu. • When you pres s 2 , the explanations for each scene m ode are display ed. (When you press 1 , t he screen retur ns to the s[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 VQT0R57 Select this mode when you want to take pictures of people. This mode allows y ou to make the subject stand out from an unfocused background and adjust the exposure and the h ue to achiev e a healthy comple xion on the subject. ∫ T echniqu e for P ortrait m ode T o m ake this mode more eff ectiv e: 1 Rotat[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 VQT0R57 Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of food without being affected by the ambient light, such as at restaurants . This mode allows you to take pictures of food i n a natural hue . • The focus range becomes the same as that in the macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/ 30 cm (T ele) to ¶ ]. • The ISO se[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 VQT0R57 This mode allows y ou to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slo wing down the shutter speed. ∫ T e chniq ue for Nigh t por tra it mode • Use the flash. • Since the shutter speed becomes slow , we recommend using a t[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 VQT0R57 Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of baby . Exposure and hue are adjusted to achieve a healthy comple xion on the baby . When t he flash is used, the light is weaker than usual. • When p la ying back pictures, baby’ s age can be display ed. • The age can also be pr inted on each picture[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 VQT0R57 Select this mode when you want to take a bust image of the s ubject. In this mode, camera detects a skin-colour area, such as face , to achiev e a smooth appearance of the skin. ∫ T echnique for Soft skin mode T o m ake this mode more eff ectiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as f ar as pos sibl e. 2[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 VQT0R57 This mode allows you to tak e beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky . T he shutter speed or t he e xposure is automatically adjuste d for taking pictures of firew or ks. ∫ T echnique for Firew orks mode • We recommend using a tripod. • This m ode is most effectiv e when the distan[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 VQT0R57 This mode allows you to t ake a pi cture of yourself . ∫ T e chnique for Self po rt rait mo de When you are f ocused by pressing the shutter button halfw ay , the self-timer indicator lights up. Make sure to hold th e camera still, and fully press the shutter button. • The camera is not f ocus ed when t[...]

Recording Menu Settings 61 VQT0R57 Recording Menu Se ttings Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustm ent, etc. allows you to creat e wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When r otating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 62 VQT0R57 [REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 f or the setting method.) This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to t he mode e[...]

Recording Menu Settings 63 VQT0R57 ∫ Setting the White Balance manual ly (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White Set) and t hen press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh ite paper or a similar w hite object so that the f rame in the centre is filled b y the white object only and then pr[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 64 VQT0R57 [REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 f or the setting method.) ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [A UTO], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO80] to[...]

Recording Menu Settings 65 VQT0R57 [REC] mo de menu (Refer to P61 for the setting met hod.) When you select a larger pi cture size ( ), you can print pictures more clearly . When you select a smaller picture size ( ), y ou can record mor e pictures . In addition, it is convenient to attach the picture to an e-mail or post it on a website because th[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 66 VQT0R57 [REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 f or the setting method.) Y ou can take a pic ture with audio . • When you set [A UDIO REC.] t o [ON], [ ] appears on the screen. • When you start recording by f ocusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button, the audio recording will be automatically stopped in about 5 [...]

Recording Menu Settings 67 VQT0R57 [REC] mo de menu (Refer to P61 for the setting met hod.) ∫ High speed AF (H) mode • When you selec t 3-area-focusing (high speed) or 1-area- f oc using (high speed), the auto focus is activated in high speed and you can focus on t he subject more quickly . • When you press the shutter button halfwa y , a pic[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 68 VQT0R57 [REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 f or the setting method.) • Be sure of the f ollowing points when the AF assist lamp is in use. – Do not look into the AF assist lamp. – Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other ob jects. • In simple mode [ ], the setting on the [AF ASSIST LAMP ] is fixed t[...]

Recording Menu Settings 69 VQT0R57 [REC] mo de menu (Refer to P61 for the setting met hod.) Setting th e [D .ZOOM] to [ON] allo ws you to magnify a subject 3 times with the opti cal zoom and up to 4 more times with t he digital zoom for a maximum of 12 times. ∫ Enteri ng the digi tal zoom range When you rotate the zoom le ver to the extreme T ele[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 70 VQT0R57 Playbac k (adva nced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio/Motion Im ages ∫ Picture s with audi o Select the picture with audio icon [ ] and pla y bac k the audio . ∫ Motion images Select the p icture with th e motion imag e icon [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] and play bac k the motion images. • The curs or displa yed during p[...]

Playback (advan ced) 71 VQT0R57 Usi ng th e [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can us e various functions in playback mode such as a rotating function or protections f or recorded pictures. • When r otating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re versed. • After se lecting a menu item with the operation described[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 72 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode m enu (Refer to P71 for how to select the menu. ) 1 Set the item s of the S lide Show . 2 Select [ST ART]. 3 By pressing the [MENU] butto n, the Slide Sho w stops. • Motion images cannot be pla yed back in the Slide Show . • When you set [A UDIO] to [ON] and then a picture with audio is pla yed bac k[...]

Playback (advan ced) 73 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P71 f or how to select the menu.) This mode allows you to displa y pictures recorded by holding the camer a vertically or pictures rotated in [RO T A T E] function in the rotated direction. 1 Select [ON] to set it. • When you select [OFF], the pictures are display ed w ithout being rotat[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 74 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode m enu (Refer to P71 for how to select the menu. ) Y ou can rotate the recorded pictures in steps of 90° and displa y them. ∫ Example Wh en rot at ing clockwis e ( ) Original picture 1 Select the picture to be r otated and set it. • Pictures recorded in motion image mode [ ] and pr otected pictures c[...]

Playback (advan ced) 75 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P71 f or how to select the menu.) DPOF (Digital Print Or der Fo rmat) is a sys tem tha t allows th e user to sele ct w hich pictures are t o be pr inted, how many copies of each picture will be printed or whet her the recording date is to be printed on compatible photo printers or commerci[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 76 VQT0R57 ∫ T o c ancel all settings Select [YE S] to cancel al l settings. ∫ T o print the date Y ou can set /cancel the printing with the recorded date by pressing the [ DISPLA Y] button after setting the number of prints. • The date print icon [ ] appears. • When using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] in the CD-RO[...]

Playback (advan ced) 77 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P71 f or how to select the menu.) Y ou can se t the protection for the pictures which you do not want t o be deleted b y accident. 1 Select [SINGLE], [MUL TI] or [CANCEL]. ∫ Singl e set ting Select the picture and s et/cancel the prote cti on. ∫ Multi s etting/T o cancel all settings P[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 78 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode m enu (Refer to P71 for how to select the menu. ) Y ou can record the audio after taking a picture (max. 10 seconds per picture). 1 Select the picture and start audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the c onfirma tion screen appears. Press 4 to se lect [YES ], and press 1 to star t [...]

Playback (advan ced) 79 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P71 f or how to select the menu.) This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-m ail or uploaded to a website . 1 Select the pic ture and s et it. • The follo wing pictures cannot be resized. – Pictures recorde[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode m enu (Refer to P71 for how to select the menu. ) Use this function when you trim needed par ts of the recorded picture. 1 Select the picture to trim and s et it. • The follo wing pictures ca nnot be trimmed. – Motion im ages – Pictures with audio • It may not be possible t o trim pictures record[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P71 f or how to select the menu.) 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. When trimm ed pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored . • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite the tr immed picture. When you s[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 VQT0R57 [PLA Y] mode m enu (Refer to P71 for how to select the menu. ) 1 Select [YES] to format. • Usually , it is not necessar y to format the card. Format it when the message [MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f or matted by a PC or other equipment, f orm at it on t he camera again. • Once the card i[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 VQT0R57 Play ing Back Pictures on a T V Screen ∫ Pla ying b ac k pict ures with A V cab le (supplie d) • T ur n the camera and th e TV off. 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to th e [A V OUT] socket of the camera . • Connect the A V cable with t he [ ] mark facing the [ 2 ] mark on the [A V OUT] soc ket. • Hold th[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 84 VQT0R57 Connecting to a PC or Printer Bef ore Connecting to the P C or the Pri nter [ : USB MO DE] Select the USB communication system before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with t he USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P19) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 Sel[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 85 VQT0R57 Connecting to a PC Y ou can load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC by connecting t he camera and PC. The soft ware [LUMIX Simple V iew er] (for Windo ws ® ) in the CD-R OM (supplied) allows you to load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC , pr int, or send them by e-mail easily . If you us e W[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 86 VQT0R57 ∫ Folder Composit ion The folder structure of the c ard or MultiMediaCard is display ed as the illustration belo w . 1 Folder n umber 2 File number 3 JPG: pictures MO V: m otion images Files will be sa ved in each f older as follows. • Image data of up to 999 pictures recorded by the camera can be incl[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 87 VQT0R57 Connecting to a PictBridge-complian t Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or st art printing on the LCD monitor . Set the pr int settings such as print quality on the printer beforeha[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 88 VQT0R57 ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A messag e disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • The items whic h are not suppor ted b y the printer are display ed in grey and cannot be selected. • When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a la yout which is n[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 89 VQT0R57 •[ P A G E L A Y O U T ] (P os sib le la youts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the pic ture. • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pictu re • Set the DPOF pr int with th e camer a in advance . (P75) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When pr inting under the ne w [...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 90 VQT0R57 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance When the printer suppor ts the date print ing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF print in advance (P76). The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disc onne[...]

Others 91 VQT0R57 Others Screen Displ a y ∫ In recor d ing 1 Recor ding mode 2 Flash m ode (P36) 3B u r s t ( P 4 3 ) : Audio recording (P51, 66) 4 W hite balance (P62) 5 ISO sen sitivity (P64) 6 Focus (P27) 7 Picture siz e (P65) 8 Q uality (P65) In Motion image m ode (P50) /// : Jitter aler t (P29) 9 Batter y indication (P13) 10 Colour effect (P[...]

Others 92 VQT0R57 ∫ Recording in simple mode 1 Flash mode (P36) 2 Focus (P27) 3 Picture mode ( P31) : Jitter aler t (P29) 4 Batter y indication (P13) 5 Pictures remaining 6 Card Acces s indication (P16) 7 Recording state 8 AF area (P27) 9 Operation f or backlight compensation (P33) 10 C urrent date and time ( P18 ) • This is display ed f or abo[...]

Others 93 VQT0R57 ∫ In pla ybac k 1 Playback mode 2 Numb er of DPOF pr ints (P75) 3 Prote cted picture (P77) 4 Picture with audio/Motion images (P70) 5 Picture siz e (P65) 6 Q uality (P65) In Motion image m ode (P50) /// Simple mode (P31) :E N L A R G E :4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm :E - M A I L 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder/File number (P86) 9 Pag[...]

Others 94 VQT0R57 Caut io ns for Use In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop ope rating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it. • The lens o r the outer [...]

Others 95 VQT0R57 ∫ Card Do not leave the car d in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated. Do not be nd o r dr op t he car d. • The c ard may be damaged or the recorded content m a y be da maged or erased. • Store the card in the card case or the sto[...]

Others 96 VQT0R57 Messa g e Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. Major messages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Unlock [ LOCK] of t he Write-Protect swit ch on the SD Memory Card. (P16) [NO V ALID IMA GE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after recor ding or after [...]

Others 97 VQT0R57 [READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] Data reading error . Be sure that the card is insert ed securely and then play it back again. [WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] Data writing error . T ur n the cam era off and remove the card. Then inser t the card and turn the camera on again. Be sure that the camera is tur ned off before remo[...]

Others 98 VQT0R57 T roubles hooti ng If you put the menu back to the set tings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carry out the [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P19) ∫ Battery and the power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when i t is t urned on . • Is the battery inser ted correct ly? – Check the direction of[...]

Others 99 VQT0R57 5: M otion image reco rding stops in the mid dle. • Are you using a MultiMediaCard? – This unit does not suppor t MultiMediaCard. • When you set the picture qualit y to [30fpsV GA] or depending on the type o f card, recording may stop whi le you are recording motion images (P50). We recommend using a high-speed SD memor y ca[...]

Others 100 VQT0R57 ∫ Play back 1: Pictu res being pla yed are r o tated and display ed in an unexpected direction. The camera has a function to automatically rotate and displa y pictures recorded by holding the camera v er tically . (If you take pictures aiming the cam era up or do wn, the camera ma y recognise that it is held ver tically .) • [...]

Others 101 VQT0R57 ∫ Other s 1: Unread able language was selected by mistake . • Press the [MENU] button and select [ ] icon on the [ SE TUP] menu to set the desired language. 2: Th e setting for the auto review fun ction is disa bled. • Is the c amera in auto brack et (P41), burst mode (P43), m otion image mode [ ] (P50), [SELF PORTRAIT] in [...]

Others 102 VQT0R57 Spec ific atio ns Digital Camera: Inf ormat ion f or your safety Camera Effective pixels: 5,000,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 5,360,000 pixels , Primar y colour filter Lens: Optical 3 k zoom, f l 5 . 8m m t o 1 7 . 4m m ( 3 5m m f i l m c a m e r a equiv alent: 35 mm to 105 mm)/F2.8 to F5.0 Digital z o[...]

Others 103 VQT0R57 Picture size Stil l pictu re: When the aspect ratio setti ng is [ ] 2560 k 1920 pixels , 2048 k 1536 pixel s, 1600 k 1200 pix els, 1280 k 960 pix els, 640 k 480 pixels When the aspect ratio setti ng is [ ] 2560 k 1440 pixels , 1920 k 1080 pixels Motion images: 640 k 480 pix els/320 k 240 pixels Quality: Fine/Standard Recording fi[...]

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