Panasonic DMC-FZ10GN manual

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Safety 2 Safety Dear Customer , We would lik e to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this P anasonic Digital Camera. Please read t hese Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy f or future reference . Information for Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright la ws. Recording of pre-record ed tapes or discs or ot her publi[...]

3 Contents Safety Info rma tion fo r You r Sa fety ...... .... ..... .. 2 Preparat ion Standard Acces sories ......................... 5 Names of the Components ................. 6 Quick Guide ......... ...... ....... ...... ........ .... 8 Charging th e Battery .. ....... ...... ...... .... 10 About the Battery .............................. 11 In[...]

4 Playba ck (advance d) Playing Back Pictures with A udio ...... 86 Pla ying Bac k Mo tio n Ima ge s ...... ...... . 87 Rotatin g the Pict ure......... ...... ...... ...... 88 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prints (DPOF P rint Set ting)...... ........ ...... .. 8 9 Preventing Accidental E rasure of the Pict ure .... ...... ...[...]

Preparation 5 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, ch eck the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (16 MB) RP-SD016B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ Battery Pac k CGA-S002 E (In the text, it is indicated as “Batter y”) ∫ Battery Charger/AC Ad aptor DE-928B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “AC Adaptor”) ?[...]

Preparation 6 Preparation Names of t he Compone nts 1 Lens 2F l a s h 3 Microphone (P61, 73) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P41) 5 Viewfinder (P25) 6 Diopter Adjustment Dial ( P26) 7 Flash Open Button (P36) 8 [EVF/L CD] Button (P25) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P25) 10 [EXPO SURE] Button (P33, 49, 50, 51, 52) 11 P ower Indicator (P30) 12 Camera Switch (P 9) 13 LC[...]

Preparation 7 26 Focus Switch (P63) 27 [A/V OUT] S ock et (P104) 28 [USB] Socket (5pin) (P107, 108, 110) 29 T er minal Door 30 Strap Eyelet (P18) 31 [DC IN] Soc ket (P14) 32 [DC IN] T erminal Door (P 14) 33 Card/Batter y Door (P12, 16) 34 Card/Batter y Door Open Le ver (P12, 16) 35 T ripod Re ceptacle ª Battery Charger/A C Adaptor (P10, 14) 1[ A C[...]

Preparation 8 Quick Guide • Charge the battery before using. • Prepare t he Camera/A C cable/Batter y/AC adaptor/Card. • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the fl ash. (P36) ª Preparation 1 Charge the batter y . (P10) • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adap[...]

Preparation 9 ª Recording • Remove the lens cap . • Be careful not to lose the lens cap. 4 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Set the clock. (P20) 3 Select Programme AE mode [] . 5 1 Open the fla sh. (When using the flash) (P36) 2 T ake a picture. ( P29) ª Play ba ck 6 1 Select Playback mode [ ]. 2 Select the p icture you want to view . (P43) OFF ON A[...]

Preparation 10 Char ging the Battery Charge the batter y before using. 1 Connect the AC cable. • The AC cable does not fi t entirely into the AC input terminal. A gap will remain as s hown belo w . • The [POWER] Indicator A lights. • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adaptor . 2 Attach the battery to the[...]

Preparation 11 About the Ba ttery ª Battery indica tion The remaining battery power appears on the screen. (This does not appear when using A C adaptor) > > > (Blinks in red): Recharge or replace the battery . ª Charging time and available recording time Measured under the fol lowing conditions: • T emperature: 25°C/Humidity: 60 % •[...]

Preparation 12 Inserting the Battery Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Insert the charged batter y until it cli cks. 3 Close the card/battery door . OPEN MEMORY CARD/ BATTER Y FZ10-GN.book 12 ページ ２００３年 １２[...]

Preparation 13 Removing the Ba tter y Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Slide the lock 1 to remove the batt ery . 3 Close the card/battery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • If you will not use the camera for a long time, re[...]

Preparation 14 Using the A C Adaptor Y ou can use the camera without w orr ying about battery discharge by connecting to an A C adaptor. Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Connect the AC cable. 2 Open the [DC IN] te rminal door . 3 Connect the DC cable. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬[...]

Preparation 15 About the Ca rd ª Access to the card While the card is accessed, the card access indicat ion 1 lights. When the card access indication 1 lights, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the batter y or the card. • disconnect the DC c ab le if you use the AC adaptor . The card and the card contents may be damaged and t he came[...]

Preparation 16 Inserting the Car d Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Insert the card with the label facing the front of the camera until it c lic ks. • Inser t the card, pressing gently until it loc ks in place. If the car[...]

Preparation 17 Removing the Ca rd Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Push the card until it c licks, then pull the c ard out upri ght. 3 Close the car d/batt ery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The card may be damaged if i[...]

Preparation 18 Attachi ng the Strap 1 1 Pressing both sides of the cover , 2 Pull out the blac k strap holder com plet ely . 2 Detach the blac k strap ho lder fr om the metal fit ting. • When the blac k strap holder is completely detached, at tach it again as above . 3 Pass the metal fitt ing through the eyelet of th e camera. 4 Rotate the black [...]

Preparation 19 Attachi ng the Len s Hood/Lens Ca p Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. ª Lens Hood 1 1 Detach the lens r ing. 2 Attach the lens h ood. • In bright s unlight or when there is backlight, t he lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghost ing. • The lens hood cut[...]

Preparation 20 Setting the Date/Tim e (Cloc k Set) ª Init ial s ett ing The clock is not set when the ca mera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the clock setting screen appears. When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in st ep 2 appears. Set the clock on it. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] from the [SETUP ] menu. (P22) 2 Set dat e and time .[...]

Preparation 21 3 Select [M/D/Y ], [D/M/Y] o r [Y/M/D ]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the setting. • Check if t he cloc k setting is correct, after turn ing the camera off and on. ª Date Printing • Y ou can set the date printing in DPOF pr in t sett ing on this ca mera . (P9 3) • Using the s uppli[...]

Preparation 22 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Press the [M ENU] button. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. 4 Select the desired item. 5 Set the desired value. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. OFF ON REC 1 / 4 SETUP PICT .SIZE W .BALANCE QU ALITY SPO T MODE AU TO 2304 OFF MENU EXIT SET SELECT MENU REC SET[...]

Preparation 23 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [ SET UP] Menu. ° 1 Recording mode only Menu Functio ns MONIT OR/ FINDER Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) or Viewfinder (when pictures appear on the Viewfi nder) in 7 steps. AU T O REVIEW ° 1 • [OFF]: The recorded picture does not autom ati[...]

Preparation 24 ° 1 Recording mode only ° 2 Playbac k m ode only Menu Fun ctions MF AS SIST ° 1 In m anual f ocus, assistan ce screen appears on the centre of the scree n to facilitate focusing on the subject. (P63) NO .RES ET ° 1 Set this when you want to star t the file number of t he picture from 0001 on the next recording. (The folder number[...]

Preparation 25 Using the L CD Monitor/Vie w finde r ª Switching the screen t o be turned on Press th e [EVF/LCD] b utton to s witch to the screen you would like t o turn on. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off. (and vice v ersa) ª Selecting the screen to be used Press the [DISPLA Y] b[...]

Preparation 26 ª Diopter ad justment This feature is useful f or users who wear corrective lenses and pref er to use the Viewfinder . Preparation • Pr ess the [E VF/ LCD] butto n to di splay the Viewfinder . 1 Adjust t he diopt er , r otati ng the diopter adjustment d ial. ª Monitor pr iority When setting [PLA Y ON L CD] to [ON] on the [SETUP] [...]

Preparation 27 About the His togram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (blac k to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the v er tical ax is. • It allows the camera user t o easily check the wa y a picture is being exposed. • It is v er y useful if manual adjustment s of t he len[...]

Preparation 28 The Mode Dial Select the desired m ode tur ning the mode dial. : Programme AE mode (P29) The aper ture val ue and the shutter speed are aut omatically adjusted. : A/S/M mo de (P50–52) : Aper t ure- prio rity A E (P50 ) The shutter speed is adjusted automatically according to the aper ture value you set. : Shutter-priority AE (P51) [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 29 Recording pictu res (basic) T aki ng Pi ctur es Preparation • Inser t the c harged batter y (P12) or connect the AC adaptor (P14) . • Inser t the c ard. (P16) • Remove the lens cap . 1 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Select Programme AE mode [] . 3 Slide the focus s witch to [AF]. 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point y ou[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 30 ª P osture to take good pictures T o take pictures without b lurring: • Hold the ca mera gently with bo th hands, keep arms stationary at your side and st and with your f eet slightly apar t. • Check that the ca mera is not sha k en when pressing the shutter button ha lfway . • After pressing the shutter button[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 31 • In the f ollowing cases , the camera cannot focus on subjects pr operly in Programme AE mode. – When including both near and distant subjects in a scene – When t here is dir t on the glass between the lens and the subject – When there a re illuminated or glittering objects around the subject – When taking [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 32 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera, the lens may c lick and the picture on the screen may be drastically changed. Ho wever , the pictures are not affected. The soun d is caused by auto matic adj us tmen t of the aper tu re . It is no t a malfuncti on[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 33 ª Programme shift In Programme AE mode, you can change the preset aper ture value and the shutter speed under the same exposure. This is called Programme shi ft. By this function, y ou can make the background more b lurred (by decreasing the aper ture value) or record the subject in motion clearer (by setting to slow[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 34 Checking th e Recorded P ictur e (Review) Preparation • In Motion image mode [ ], revie w function is not activ ated. 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appear f or about 1 0 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the r evie w . • Y ou can check t he previous or f ollowing picture wit[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 35 Using th e Optical Zo om Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer wit h the 12 times optical zoom, and landscapes c an be recorded in wide angle. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]. (P28) ª T o make su bjects appear fur ther awa y (Wid e) ª T o make subjects appear closer (T ele) ¬ Suggestions[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 36 T aking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) ª T o open the fla sh Press the [ OPEN] button. ª T o close the flash Press the f lash until it clicks. • Be sure to close the flash when not in use . ª Switching the flash settin g :A U T O The flash is automat[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 37 ª A vailable flash settings ª The av ailable flash range to take pictures • The availab le flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer to P30 f or the f ocus range. ª Shutter speed for each flash mode • Refer to P54 f or the A/S/M modes. ISO sensitivity Av ailable flash range ISO AUT O 40 cm – 4 m ISO100 40 c[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 38 ª Adjusting flash output Adjust the flash output when the subject is small or reflection ratio is e xtremely high or low . 1 Press 3 until [ FLASH] appears on the screen to set the flas h outp ut. • Y ou can adjust this from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV . • The deter mined flash output is memorised ev en [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 39 Compensa ting the Exp osure Use this function whe n you cannot ac hiev e appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of br ightness between t he subject and the background. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Press 3 until [ EXPOSURE] appears on the screen to compensate the exposure. • Y [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 40 T aki ng Pict ure s usin g A uto Br acket In this mode, 3 pictures are au tomatically recorded by each press of the s hutter button according to the compens ation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposur e among the 3 types of pictures. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 41 T aking Pic tures with the Self-timer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Switch the self-ti mer setting. : Self-timer set to 10 sec onds ; : Self-timer set to 2 sec onds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subject t o take the pictur e . • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 42 T aking Pictures using Bur st Mode Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Switch the burst mode setting. : High speed ; : Low speed ; No displa y ( cancelled) 2 T ake pictures. • K eep pressing the shutter button full y to activate the bur st mo de. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ ª Number of pictur[...]

Playback (basic) 43 Playback (basic) Pla ying Bac k Pictures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select the picture . • Press 2 to play bac k the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the ne xt picture. • The picture follo wing the last one is the first picture. ª Fa st fo rwardi ng/F ast re winding When you keep pressing [...]

Playback (basic) 44 9 Pictu res Multi Pl ay bac k Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Switc h to multi s creen. 2 Select the pictures. ª T o return to the normal playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ]. • The picture with the n umber coloured in yellow appears. T W 2304 10:00 1.DEC.2004 100 _ 0001 1/19 SELECT CANCEL 6 5 1 2 3 [...]

Playback (basic) 45 Using the Pl ay bac k Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Enlarge the p icture. •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k 2 Shift the picture . ª T o delete a pict ure during the pla yback zo om Press the [ ] button. When the confir mation screen ap pears, pr[...]

Playback (basic) 46 Delet ing P ictu res Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) ª T o delete s ingle picture 1 Select the pi cture to be delete d. • Press 2 to play bac k the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the ne xt picture. 2 Delete the pictu re. SET WB R E V I E W 2304 10:00 1.DEC.2004 100 _ 0001 1/19 DELETE SINGLE SET W[...]

Playback (basic) 47 ª T o delete m ulti pict ures 1 Select [MUL TI DELE TE]. 2 Select the pictures to be deleted. • The selected pictures appear with [ ]. When 4 is pressed again, th e setting is cancelled. • The icon [ ] bl inks r ed if the selected picture cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting. (P94) 3 Delete the pictures. • It is [...]

Playback (basic) 48 ª T o delete all pi ctures 1 Select [ALL DELE TE]. 2 Delete all of the pictures. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Once deleted, p ictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-check before del eting pictures. • Pictures that are protected (P94) or not of DCF standards (P43) ar e not deleted. • Do not turn off the camera while dele[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 49 Recording pictu res (advanced) About the EXP OSURE Button ª How to use th e [EXPOSURE ] button When pressing the [EXPOSURE] button in Programme AE mode [ ], Macro mode [ ] and A/S/M m ode [ ], the operation of the cursor button changes as follo ws. • Refer to P33 f or the Programme shift. Normal Exposure setting[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 50 T akin g Pictu res wit h Aper ture -pr iority AE When you want the background to be in sharp focus, set the aper ture value to a higher number . The higher the aper ture value , the smaller the aper ture opening will be. F or a soft focus background, set the aper ture number to a lower number which corresponds t o [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 51 T aking Pic tures with Shu tter-p riority AE When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast moving subject, set to faster shutter speed. When you w ant to create a trai l effect, set to slower shutter speed. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [AE M ODE] and set it to [S]. • Close the menu [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 52 T aking Pictures with Manu al Exposure Decide the exposure by setting the ape r ture value and the shutter speed manually . Preparation • Set the mode dial to A/S/M mode [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [AE MOD E] and set it to [M]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 2 Set the aper [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 53 ª Manual Exposure Assistance • The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. W e recomm end taking pictures and then checking them using the revie w function. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • Refer to P54 for the a vailable range of the aper ture val ue and the shutter speed. • The f ocus range is 5 cm – [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 54 Aperture V alue and Shutter S peed ª Aperture-p riority AE ª Shutter-priority AE ° 1 The smaller aperture value is limited depending on t he shutter speed or ISO sensitivity . e.g. When setting the shutter speed to 8 seconds and ISO100, only F8.0 is set. ª Manua l exp osur e Av ailabl e Aper ture valu e (Per 1/[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 55 T aking Pictures using Macr o Mode This mode allows y ou to take pictures closely focusing on the subject. (E.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can tak e pictures with the lens at a distance of 5c m (Wide) from the subject. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) • Normal • Macro m ode [ ] ¬ S[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 56 T aking Pictures using P or trait Mode This mode allows you t o make the subj ect stand out from the unf ocused background and adjust the e xposure and the hue. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) ª T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more eff ective, rotate the zoom lev er to T ele as far[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 57 T aking Pictures using Spor ts Mode This mode allows y ou to take pictures of a fast moving subject. (E.g. W hen taking pictures of outdoor spor ts.) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) ª T echnique for Sports mode T o record actions of the subject as if it were still, the shutter speed becomes faster [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 58 T aking Pictures using P anning M ode The Panning Mode allo ws you to follo w the motion of a m oving subject. This special eff ect allows the subject to be in sharp focus while the background will show some motion blur . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) • Set to burst m ode. (P42) • Prefocus on [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 59 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • In panning mode, the shutt er speed becomes slower than usual to achiev e the panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily oc cur . • P anning function do es not work well in the f ollowing situations. – V ery bright sc enes such as da ytime in summer . We recom mend using an ND [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 60 T aking Pictures using Night P ortrait Mode Night P or trait Mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape . By using the flash and a slow shutter speed, the picture will sho w the subject and the background brighter than the y appear in real lif e. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) ?[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 61 Recording Moti on I mages Y ou can record motion images with audio . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [ MO TION RA TE]. • [30fps]: The motion of recor ded image is smooth, but the file size is large. • [10fps]: The file size is smaller so y ou can record motion images for a longer time. [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 62 ª A vailable recor ding time • The remaining recording time appears on the screen. (It is an a pproximation. ) • The recordable time is an approximation. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The picture s ize is fixed to 320 k 240 pi xels. • The motion images cannot be recorded without audio . • If using the Mult[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 63 T aki ng Pi ctur es wit h Manua l Focu s Use this function whe n you want to fix the focus. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [MF AS SIST] from the [SETUP] menu (in the recording mode) (P24) and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the set[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 64 ª T echnique for Manual f ocus The subject is f ocused. The subject is unf ocused. 1 Rotate the MF ring slowly . If the subject is f ocused, rotate it a little more . 2 Finely f ocus on the subject while rotating the MF ring in the re verse direction. ª One shot AF Y ou can focus on the subject with auto focus b [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 65 Setting the Whit e Bala nce In cer tain situations, the colour white may appear slightly reddish or b luish. This can occur when s hooting under ear ly or late day sunlight, on a cloudy da y , or under halogen lighting. By us ing the manual White Balance f eature you can achie ve a more accurate reproduction of the[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 66 Use of auto white balance adjustment in inappropriate lighting conditions may result in reddish or bluish pictures. Where the subject is surrounded by many light sources, a uto white balance adjustment may not operate proper ly . In this case, set the white balance to the mode except [A UT O] manually . 1 The range[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 67 Setting the W hite Balance man uall y (White se t) Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [W .BALANCE] and set to [] . 2 (Only when setting t he white balance again) Press 1 . 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white pape r 1 or similar object so that it completely fills the frame t o whi[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 68 Finel y Adjustin g the White Balance If you cannot acquire the desirabl e hue with white balance because of too many diff erent light s ources, etc., adjust the fine w hite balance as follows. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) • Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] /[ ]. (P65) 1 Pre[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 69 Changing th e Picture Size Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [PICT . SIZE] and set the picture size . • [2304]: 2304 k 1728 pix els • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pix els • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pix els • [640]: 640 k 480 pix els • [HDTV]: 1920 k 1080 pix els • Close the menu b y[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 70 Changing th e Quality “Quality” refers to the amount eac h image is com pressed. Lower compression results in superior picture quality . Higher compression allows y ou to store more images on your SD Memory card. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [QU ALITY] and set the qual i[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 71 T aking Pictures using Spot Mode When using Spot mode the size of the area used to calculate the f ocus and exposure is de creased. It is useful when y ou may be shooting through a group of people and want t o designate where in the g roup the camera will calculate t he exposure. Preparation • Set the mode dial e[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 72 Setting ISO Sensit ivity The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. T he ISO setting can be increased when you need to t ake pictures in places where a f lash may not be allowed. The over all picture quality will decrease slightly as the I SO setting is increased. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xce[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 73 T aki ng Pict ure s with Audio Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [ A UDIO REC.] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 2 T ake the picture . • 5 seconds af ter , the audio recording is st opped automatically . • If y[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 74 Using the Co ntinuou s AF This function allows you to reduce t he ti me required f or focusing w hen pressing the shutter button halfwa y . Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [CON T .AF] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting.[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 75 Using the Di gital Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [ D.ZOOM] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. • When rotating the zoom lev er with settin g the [D .ZOOM] to [ON], t he digital zoom indicati on appears. (P117) [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 76 Using the Co lour Eff ect Y ou can use 3 types of col our effects depending on the image of the picture. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [COL.EFFECT] an d set the colour . • [COOL]: The picture becomes bluish. • [W ARM]: The picture becomes reddish. • [B/W]: The picture b[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 77 Adjustin g the Quality of the Pic ture (Picture Adjustm ent) Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Select [P ICT .ADJ.] . 2 Select [ CONTRAST], [SHARPNESS] and [S A TURA TION] respectively . • [CONTRAST]: HIGH: In creases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the pictu[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 78 Using th e Optical Im age Stabil izer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [ST ABILIZER] and set it. • [OFF]: When image stabilization is not desired or when using a tripod. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photocomposition. •[ M O D E 2 [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 79 Creating Flip Animation Y ou can create motion image files by ar ranging pictures taken f rame-by-frame. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) Example: When captur ing images of the subject in sequence moving it litt le by little and aligning the images, the subject looks as if it w ere movin[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 80 3 Capture images for flip animati on. • Y ou can tak e up to 100 pictures. 4 Check the image . • Y ou can check t he previous or f ollowing image with 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessar y images with [ ] butt on. ª Creating motion images 5 Selec t [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE]. 6 Select [FRAME RA TE] an d set the number[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 81 7 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and create a flip animation. • The file number appears f or about 1 second after creating a flip animation. • Including the created images, the flip animation is counted as 1 animation image. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 3 times after finishing the setting.[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 82 Using the Ex ternal Flas h After installing the optional flash, DMW-FL28, th e eff ective range will be increased when compared to the camera’ s bui lt in flash. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]. (P28) 1 Attach the external flash to the hot shoe 1 and turn the camera on. • Tighten the lock [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 83 ª Abou t PRES ET/MANU AL on t he external flash • When setting to [PRESET] and attaching the ext er nal flash, the aper ture value and the I SO sensitivity are respect iv ely set to [F2.8] and [ISO100] on the camera regardless of the recording mode. Set the e xternal flash to [A UTO ] and set the same value as t[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 84 Using the Co n versi on Lens The tele conversion lens (DMW-L TZ10, optional) a llows y ou to take pict ures zooming in much more (1.5 times). The wide con version lens (DMW -L W Z10, optional) allows y ou to tak e pictures with wider range of f ocus than usual (0.8 times). Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 85 •[ W I D E ] : When you attach the wide conv ersion lens. •[ T E L E ] : When you attach the tele conv ersion lens. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª Recordable range when usin g the con version lens When using the tele conv er sion lens: • Normal : 4.6 m – ¶[...]

Playback (advance d) 86 Playback (advanced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select the pi cture wit h audio i con [] . 2 Pla y bac k the audio. • Y ou can hear audio from the speaker . • T o adjust the sound v olume, refer to P 24. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The picture with audio cannot be[...]

Playback (advance d) 87 Pla ying Bac k Motio n Images Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select the picture with the motion image icon [ ]. 2 Pla y bac k the motion ima ges. • Motion image playback stops and the norma l pla yback is restored b y pressing 4 . • The icon 1 is corresponding to the 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . ª Fast f orwarding[...]

Playback (advance d) 88 Rotating the Picture Y ou can rota te the recorded pictures in i ncreme nts of 90°. This is a conv enient function to pla y bac k pictures on TV . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [RO T A TE]. 2 Select the direction to rotate the pictu re . • [ ]: The p icture rotates counter-cl ockwise in incremen[...]

Playback (advance d) 89 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prin ts (DPOF Print Se tting) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatib le photo printers. DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed. Many c ommercial pho[...]

Playback (advance d) 90 ª Multi setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [MUL TI]. 3 Select the pictures and set th e numb er of p rint s. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • Repeat step 3. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF pr int se ttin g is cancelled. • Cl[...]

Playback (advance d) 91 ª T o cancel al l settings 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [CANCEL] . 3 Select [YES ] to can cel all settings. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter canceling the setting. PLAY 1 / 2 SETUP PRO TECT ROT A TE DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW A UDIO DUB. MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU P[...]

Playback (advance d) 92 ª Index setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [INDE X] . 3 Select [Y ES] to ind ex setting. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. PLAY 1 / 2 SETUP PRO TECT ROT A TE DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW A UDIO DUB. MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU PLAY 1 / 2 [...]

Playback (advance d) 93 ª When the index is al ready set • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª T o prin t the date Y ou can set/c ancel the printing with the recorded date each press of the [DISPLA Y] button when sett ing the number of prints. • The date print icon [ ] appears. • When you ask photo s[...]

Playback (advance d) 94 Preven ting Acci denta l Er asur e of th e Pict ure Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) ª Single setting/cancel 1 Select [PRO TECT]. 2 Select [SINGLE] . 3 Select the picture and set/cancel the protection. •[ S E T ] : The protect icon [ ] appears. • [CANCEL]: The protect icon [ ] disappears. • Close the me[...]

Playback (advance d) 95 ª Multi setting/ T o cancel all settings P erform the same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints (DP OF Print Setting)]. (P89 – 91) ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, f or matting the card will permanently delete all data. ([...]

Playback (advance d) 96 Pla ying Bac k with Slide Sho w Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [SLIDE SHOW]. 2 Select the type of pictures to play back. • [ALL]: f or playing bac k all pictures •[ D P O F ] : f or playing bac k the pictures DPOF Slide Show is set 3 Select the foll owing items. • [DURA TION]: It can be set am[...]

Playback (advance d) 97 4 Select [ST ART]. 5 By pressing th e [MENU] button, the Sl ide Show st ops. ª SD Slide Show If setting the SD Slide Show with the [SD View er for DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, when playing back, the confir mation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 4 to start the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 4 to star t[...]

Playback (advance d) 98 Adding A udio to Re cord ed Pictures (A udio Dubb ing) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and start audio recording. • When audio has already been recorded, the conf irmation sc reen appears. Press 2 to sele ct [YES], and press 4 to star t audio recording. (The orig[...]

Playback (advance d) 99 Resizing the Pictu res This function is useful if y ou want to reduce the file siz e of the picture, in those cases when it needs to be attached t o an E-mail or uploaded it to a w eb site. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [RESIZ E]. 2 Select the picture and set it. 3 Select the size and set it. • [[...]

Playback (advance d) 100 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When resized pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the resizing. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. ?[...]

Playback (advance d) 101 T rimming the Pi ctures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [TRIMMING]. 2 Select the picture to trim . 3 Enlarge or decrease the picture. PLAY 2 / 2 SETUP TRIMMING RESIZE FORMA T MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W TRIMMING 2304 100 _ 000[...]

Playback (advance d) 102 4 Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to se t. 5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When trimmed pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the trimming. ¬ Suggesti[...]

Playback (advance d) 103 Formatting the Car d Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P28) 1 Select [FORMA T]. 2 Select [YES] to format. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Usually , it is not necessar y to f or mat the card (initializing). F or mat the card when the message [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f ormatted by a PC or ot[...]

Playback (advance d) 104 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a T V Screen ª Pla ying bac k pictures wi th A/V cable (supplie d) • T ur n the camera and the TV off. 1 Connect the A/V cable to the [A/V OUT] socket of the camera. 2 Connect the A/V cable to the video input and the audio input sockets of th e TV . • Y ellow: to the video input s ock et ?[...]

Playback (advance d) 105 Bef ore Connecti ng with USB Conn ection Cable Select the US B communica tion system acc ording to the OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camer a with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P24) 1 Select [USB MODE]. (In the recording m ode) 2 Select [M[...]

Playback (advance d) 106 ª When using Windows 2000 Professi onal, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x • When conn ecting the came ra to a PC, do not set [USB MODE] t o [PTP]. (When the c amera is shipped, [Mas s Storage] is selec ted.) • When using [Mass Storage] on Wi ndows 98/98 SE, install the USB driver before connecting. (W hen usi[...]

Playback (advance d) 107 Connecting to a PC (Ma ss Storage) 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [M ass Storag e]. (P105) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The drive appears on t he [My Computer] folder . • If i t is the first ti me f or yo u to connect the camera to a PC , the requir[...]

Playback (advance d) 108 Connecting to a PC (PTP) Do not follow the setting below on the OS ex cept for Windows XP and Mac OS X. 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [P TP]. (P 105) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The camera icon appears on the [My Computer] folder . • If i t is the[...]

Playback (advance d) 109 • Y ou can only load pictures from the camera and cannot write them on the card or delet e them. • Use the supplied USB connec tion cable only . • When there are 1000 or more pictures on the c ard, the pictures may not be impor ted. • When the P C recovers from the standby mode while connecting it to a camera w ith [...]

Playback (advance d) 110 Connecting to a Printer By connecti ng the camera directly to a pr inter suppor ting PictB ridge or US B Direct-Print via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or star t printing. 1 T urn the camera on and then set the [USB MODE] to [PTP] (PictBridg e) or [Mass Storage] (USB Direct-P[...]

Playback (advance d) 111 Using a Prin ter (PictBridge) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P110) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pict ure 1 Select [SINGLE PICTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set or the pr inter does not suppor t DP[...]

Playback (advance d) 112 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P110) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in advance. (P89) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. (P8[...]

Playback (advance d) 113 Using a Prin ter (USB Direct-Print ) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P110) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pict ure 1 Select [SINGLE PICTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set. 2 Select the picture to prin[...]

Playback (advance d) 114 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P110) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in advance. (P89) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. (P8[...]

Others 115 Oth ers Using the M C Pr otector/ND Filter The MC protector (DMW-LMC 72; optional) is a transparent filter which affects neither the colours nor the amount of light, so it can alwa ys be used to protect the camera’ s lens. The ND filter (DMW -LND72; optional) reduces the amount of li ght to approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the a[...]

Others 116 After Use After using the c amera, it is recom mended that you complete the fol lowing steps: 1 T urn the camera off and close the flash. 2 Remove the car d and the battery . (P13, 17) 3 Remove the lens hood (only when using it) and attach the lens ring and the lens cap. • When removing the lens hood, hold the whole of the lens hood ge[...]

Others 117 Screen Displa y ª In re cord ing 1 Recording mode 2 Flash (P36 ) 3 Conversion lens (P84) 4 White balance (P 65) 5 ISO sensitivity (P72) 6 Pi ctur e size (P6 9) 7 Quality (P70) 8 Batter y indication (P11) 9 Jitter aler t indication (P31) 10 F rame/Time re main In Motion image mode: e.g. 11S 11 Audio recording (P73) 12 Focus indication (P[...]

Others 118 ª In pla ybac k 1 Playbac k mode 2 DPOF (P89, 96) (White): DPOF sett ing f or printing (Green): DPOF sett ing f or Sl ide Sho w (Green w ith number of print s): DPOF setting f or printing and Slide Show 3 Protected pict ure (P94) 4 Picture with audio (P86) 5 Pi ctur e size (P6 9) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P70) : In Motion image [...]

Others 119 The Men u Items ª [REC] m ode menu 1 W .BALANCE (P 65) 2 AE MODE (P50, 51, 52) 3 PIC T . SIZE (P69 ) 4 QU ALITY (P70) 5 SPOT MODE (P71) 6 SENS ITIVITY (P72) 7 AUDIO RE C. (P73) 8 CONT .AF (P74) 9 D .ZOOM (P75 ) 10 COL.EFFECT (P76) 11 PICT .ADJ. (P77) 12 ST ABI LIZER (P78) 13 F LIP A NIM . (P7 9) 14 EXT .FLAS H (P82) 15 CONVERSION ( P84)[...]

Others 120 24 USB MODE (P105) 25 LANGU AGE (P24) ª [PLA Y] mode menu • For items without numbers, refer to those with the same name in [REC] mode menu. 26 RO T A TE (P88) 27 PRO TECT (P94) 28 DPOF PRINT (P89) 29 SL IDE SHO W (P96) 30 A UDIO DUB. (P98) 31 RESIZE (P99) 32 TRIMMING (P101) 33 FORMA T (P103) 34 PLA Y ON LCD ( P24) 35 V OLUME (P 24) 3[...]

Others 121 Caut io ns for Us e In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and cons ult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ª Optimal Use of the Camera Keep the camera awa y from magnetized equipmen t (such as a micro wave oven, TV , vid eo game equipment, [...]

Others 122 ª Condensation When using the camera o utdoors during very cold weather , condensation can form on the camera a nd lens when you retur n to a war m place. When condensati on has taken place: T urn the camera off and leave the camera in th is condition for about 2 hours. When the camera becomes close to the ambient tempe rature, the cond[...]

Others 123 Card • Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic wav es or static electricity are easily generated. • Do not bend or drop the card. The card or the recorded content may be damaged. • After use, be sure to rem ov e the ca rd from the c amera. • Do not touch the t e[...]

Others 124 Appr o ximat e numbe r of recor dable pic tures and th e size • If you mix fine quality and standard quality , the number of recordable pictures changes. Picture siz e 2304 k 1728 1600 k 1200 1280 k 960 640 k 480 Quality 1 6 M B8 1 61 73 42 24 36 9 1 2 9 32 MB 17 34 36 72 47 90 145 270 64 MB 35 70 74 149 96 184 298 553 128 MB 72 142 15[...]

Others 125 Messag e Disp lay [NO MEMORY CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PR OT ECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID IMAGE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after rec ording or after inser ting the card w ith a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL] / [NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a ne w car d or delete the unnecessar y data. [PLEASE C[...]

Others 126 T roubles hoot ing 1: The camera is not turned on. 1-1: Are the batter y inser ted or the AC adaptor correctly connected? Check the connection. 1-2: Is the battery sufficiently charged? Use the battery that has been sufficiently charged. 2: As the camera is turned on, it turns off immediately . 2: Is the battery charge insufficient to op[...]

Others 127 11: The picture do es not appear on the television. 11-1: I s the c amera connected to the TV correctly? Check it. 11-2: Set the TV to video input mode. 12: When connecting to a PC, pictur es cannot be tra nsferre d. 12-1: Is the camera connected to the PC correctly? Check it. 12-2: Is the camera rec ognized by the PC correctly? 12-3: Is[...]

Others 128 Specificat ions Digital Camera Inf orm ation f or your saf ety Camera Effectiv e pixels 4,000,000 pixels Image sensor 1/2.5 inch CCD , total pix el number 4,230,000 pix els Primar y c olour filter Lens Optical 12 k zoom, f l 6.0 – 72.0 mm (35 m m film camera equivalent: 35 – 420 mm)/F2.8 Digital zoom Single: 3 k , Burst : 3 k Focus T[...]

Others 129 Picture size 2304 k 1728 pixels , 1600 k 1200 pixels, 1280 k 960 pixels , 640 k 480 pixels, 1920 k 1080 pixels (Still picture) 320 k 240 pix els (Motion image) Quality Fine/Standard Recording file format Still Picture JPE G (Design rule f or Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding Picture with audio JPEG (Desi[...]

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