Panasonic DMC-FZ2A manuel d'utilisation

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Safety 2 Safety Dear Customer , W e would like to take this opportunity to thank you f or purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read t hese Operating Instruct ions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Inf ormation f or Y our Saf et y Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of p re-recorded tapes or discs or other p ubl[...]

3 Contents Safety Infor mation for Your Safety ..... ........... .. 2 Prepara tion Standard Accessor ies . .........................5 Names of the Co mponents ............. ..... 6 LCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display ... .......... ......... ...... ...... ...........8 Quick Guid e ..... .......... ......... ...... ...... ... 10 Chargin g the Bat[...]

4 Editing Deleting Images ...................... ...........69 Writing the Print Inform ation in the Ca rd ( DPOF Sett ing ) ...... ...... .... ..... .7 1 Protecting Images on the Card . .........74 T echnical use Playing Back wit h Slide Show (Automatic Playback) ........ ...... .......75 Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures (Audio Dubbing) .........[...]

Preparation 5 Preparation Standard Accessor ies Before using your camera, ch eck the contents. 1 SD Memor y Card (8 MB) RP-SD008B (In the text, it is indicated as “Car d”) 2 Bat ter y Pack CGA-S002E (In the text, it is indicated as “Batter y”) 3 Battery Cha rger/AC Adaptor DE-928B (In the text, it is indicated as “A C Adaptor” ) 4 A C C[...]

Preparation 6 Preparation Names of the Compon ents [Fro nt View] 1 Flash Sensor (P37) 2 Lens 3F l a s h 4 Microphone (P33, P42, P77) 5 Self-timer Indicator (P 41) [Up View ] 6 Lens Barrel 7 Lens Ring (P19, P63) 8 Mode Dial (P25) 9 Shutter Button (P24 ) 10 Single/Burst Mode B utton (P62) 11 Zoom Lev er (P34, P35) [Bac k View] 12 Viewfinder (P18, P23[...]

Preparation 7 [Left View ] 27 A/V OUT So ck et (P87) 28 USB Socket (5pin) (P88) 29 T erminal Door [Right View] 30 Strap Eyelet (P21 ) 31 DC IN S ocket (P 14 ) 32 DC IN T er minal Door ( P14) [Bottom Vie w] 33 Memor y Card/Battery Door (P12, P15) 34 Memor y Card/Battery Door Open Lever (P12, P15) 35 T ripod Receptacle [Batt ery Charg er/A C Adapto r[...]

Preparation 8 LCD Monitor D ispla y/View finder Displa y [In recor ding] 1 REC mode 2 Flash mode (P36) 3 White balance (P58) 4 ISO sensitivity (P61) 5 Pictur e siz e (P43) 6 Quality (data compression ratio) (P44) 7 Battery indicator (P13) (When using AC adaptor this is not display ed) 8 F rame /Time remain In motion image m ode: e.g. 11S 9 Shutter [...]

Preparation 9 [In recor ding in Simple mode ] 1 Flash mode (P36) 2 Burst mode (P62) 3 F ocus indication (P31) 4 Shutter Jiggle aler t (P30) 5 Picture mode (P31) 6 Battery indicator (P13) 7 F rame remain 8 Zoom (P34) 9 Recording indication 10 Self-timer m ode (P41) 11 Card access indication (P16) 12 AF ar ea (P29) 13 Current date and time (P28) • [...]

Preparation 10 Quic k Guide Prepare follo wing items. • Camera •B a t t e r y •C a r d • A C adaptor • A C cable • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens is stored. • Close the f lash. (P37) [Preparation] 1 Charge the battery . ( 1 # 2 ) (P11) • Charging is finished in a bout 90 minutes. 2 Slide the lever to the [...]

Preparation 11 Charging th e Batter y 1 Connect the AC cab le. • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input terminal. A gap will remain as sh ow n bel ow . • The [POWER] indicator A lights . 2 Attach the b attery to the AC adaptor . ( 1 # 2 ) • The [CHARGE] indicator B lights and charging star ts. 3 When the [CHARGE ] indicator B tu[...]

Preparation 12 Inser ting th e Batte r y [Preparation] • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens is stored. • Close the f lash. (P37) 1 Slide the lever to the direction of the arrow to open the M emory Card/ batte ry door . 2 Insert the charged battery all the way in, un til it is locke d. 3 Close the Memory Card/battery door[...]

Preparation 13 ª Battery indicator The remaining battery power is displa yed on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder . (This is not displa yed when using AC adapt or) : The battery power is suffi cient : The remaining power is a little low : The remaining power is low : R echarge or replace the battery ª Chargi ng time and av ailable recor ding time (Recor[...]

Preparation 14 Using the A C Adapt or If you use an A C adaptor and connect it to an electrical outlet, y ou can use the camera without worrying about battery discharge. [Preparation] • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens is stored. 1 Connect the AC cab le. 2 Open the DC IN terminal door . 3 Connect t he DC cabl e (suppli e[...]

Preparation 15 Inser ting the Car d [Preparation] • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens is stored. • Close the f lash. (P37) 1 Slide the lever to the direction of the arrow to open the M emory Card/ batte ry door . 2 Inser t the card with the label facing the front of the camera. • Inser t the card, pres sing gently unt[...]

Preparation 16 ª Access to the car d When the card is being accessed, the card access indication 1 lights. When the card ac cess indication 1 is lit, do not: • turn the power [OFF]. • remov e the batter y or the card. • pull the DC cab le out if y ou use the AC adaptor . The card and the card contents ma y be destroy ed and the ca mera may n[...]

Preparation 17 T ur ning P ow er on/off 1 Set the power switch to [ON]. • The pow er indicator 1 lights . 2 Set the po wer switc h to [OFF]. ª P ower indicator Lighting: • When turn ing the power swit ch to [ ON] Blinking: • When the Memory Card/batter y door is opened • When the card is not inser ted • When no space is left in the card [...]

Preparation 18 Adjusti ng the Vie wfinder (Diopter Adj ustment) This camera’ s Viewfinder off ers a diopter adjustment. It allo ws the user to make adjustments related to each users individual vision characteristics. Please adjust this f eature bef ore using the camera. This f ea ture is especially useful f or the user who wears corrective lens b[...]

Preparation 19 Attachi ng the Lens Hood When attaching the lens hood during the shining daytime , the sunshine is interrupted directly and y ou can take the beautiful pi cture. Y ou can prev ent the ghost and the flare by using the lens hood. [Preparation] • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens barrel is stored. • Close th[...]

Preparation 20 ª T emporarily storing the lens h ood Y ou can store the lens hood in the camera temporarily . Please do not tak e a picture with the lens hood stored. [Preparation] • Check t hat the power s witch is set to [OFF] and the lens barrel is stored. • Close the f lash. (P37) 1 Remove the lens hood. 2 Rever se the lens hood and a ttac[...]

Preparation 21 Attachi ng the Strap 1 Press both si des of the cover to pu t the metal fitting out of the cover . 2 Rotate th e plastic par t of the metal fitting to the direction of the arr ow . • Please attach the plastic part to the metal fitting again if it detached. 3 Let the metal fitting pass through the eyelet of the camera. 4 Rotate th e[...]

Preparation 22 Attachi ng the Lens Cap When you t ur n the camera [OFF] or dra w back the lens, attach the supplied l ens cap to protect the surf ace of the lens . 1 Let the top of the string pass thro ugh the lens cap. 2 Let the oppos ite side of the string pass through the cir cular part of the string. 3 Pull to the direction of the arro w . 4 Le[...]

Preparation 23 Using the LCD Mo nitor/Vi e wfinder Every time you press the [DISPLA Y] button, the displa y of the LCD monitor/Vie wfinder changes as shown below . [Men u displa y] [In multi/z oom pl ay ba ck ] A LCD monitor B Viewfinder [In recor ding] [In pla y bac k] • When the LCD mo nitor is display ed, the Viewfinder turns off. (vice versa)[...]

Preparation 24 The Sh utter Bu tton (Pressing ha lfw a y/Pressing ful ly) The shutter but ton is pressed in 2 steps: “pressing halfwa y” and “pressing fully”. Pressing halfway 1 • F o cus and e x posure are lock ed. Pressing fully 2 • The picture is captured. In moti on image mode, the recording star ts . • Y ou can adjust volume of t[...]

Preparation 25 The Mo de Dial Y ou can choose a desired mode by the mode dial. : P laybac k (P64) Play back recorded images. : S imple mode (P31) Y ou can take pictures easily becau se the necess ary setting menus are m inimized. This mode is f or beginners. P/A/S : Program AE (P29) The shutter speed and the aper ture value are automat ically adjus[...]

Preparation 26 : Spor ts mode (P49) When you take pictures of outdoor spor ts , this mode let y ou capt ure the still action photo easily . : Panning mode (P50) P anning is a technique of moving the camera tr acking a subject in m otion. Using a slower shutter s peed when tracking a subject, you can shar ply pho tograph a subject in motion while b [...]

Preparation 27 Opera ting the Men u By operating the menu, y ou can set the settings of REC or pla yback mode . Y ou can also set the dat e and time, the oper at ional sound and v arious other settings. F ollow these instructions. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to the rec ording mode (except f or [ ]) or the playback mode. 1 Press the [MENU] b[...]

Preparation 28 Setti ng the Da te/Tim e (Clock Set) If the mess age [PL EASE SE T THE CLOC K] appears, set t he date and time. Y ou can go to t he setup menu by pressing t he [MENU] button during the message is displa yed. Y ou can set the year from 2003 to 2099. The 24-hour system is used. 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to make the setup men[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 29 Recording images ( basic) T aking Pic tures By only pressing the shutter but ton, the ex posure (shutter s peed and aper ture value) will be automatically adjusted and the picture will be tak en. (Ref er to P45 f or aper ture-prior ity . Refer to P46 for shutter-prior ity .) [Preparation] • Insert the card. (P15) • [...]

Recording imag es (basic) 30 • If y ou press t he shutter button fully at onc e, the shutter jiggle may occur or the f ocus may not be adjusted properly . • Ev en when the focus indication is display ed and the f ocus is properly adjusted, it will be cancelled if you release the shutter button. Press the button halfwa y again. • When power sa[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 31 T aking Pictures i n Si mple Mode • Off ering simplified menu f or ease of use. • The picture size is easy to select. • The icons on the di splay are larger . We recommend y ou to use this mode when you as k someone to take a picture . 1 Set the mode dial to Simpl e mode [] . 2 Press the [MENU] button. 3 Press 3 /[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 32 Che c kin g the Ca ptur ed Pict ure (Re v ie w) After taking a picture, when auto re view (P82) is set to [1SEC. ]/[3SEC.], the captured picture is displa yed on the LCD m onitor/Viewfinder f or about 1 or 3 seconds , but y ou can also check the picture by f o llowing t he methods shown below . 1 After taking a picture,[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 33 Recording Mot ion Images With this camera y ou can also record m otion images. (If using the supplied 8 MB SD Memor y Card, it is possible t o record f or about 35 seconds) 1 Set the mo de dial to mo tion image mode [ ]. 2 Center the sub ject on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder an d press the shutter button halfway . • When[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 34 Using the Optical Zoo m With this function, you can make people and subjects closer , and landscapes can be captured in wide angle, with the 12 times optical zoom. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] . (P25) 1 Aim the camera at the subject and adjust the size with the zoom lever . T o make subjects close[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 35 Using the Dig ital Zoom It is possible to fur ther m agnify a subject already magnified 12 times with the optical zoom b y 3 more times, with t he digital zoom, thereby reaching a maximum of 36 times. (In the b urst mode/auto brac ket, the digit al zoom magnify 2 more times, reaching a maximum of 24 times) [Preparation][...]

Recording imag es (basic) 36 T aking Pic tures with the Bui lt-in F lash The shutter speed is set betw een 1/30th and 1/2000th. (e xcept in Slow sync./Red-e ye reduction [ ] and exposure compensation) [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press [ OPEN] button to o pen the Flash. 2 Press [ ]. • Every time you press [ ],[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 37 : Forced OFF When you do not open the flash, this mode is set. Even i n dark places, the flash does not fire. Set it when you tak e pictures in plac es where using f lash is not allowed. In this time, the shutter speed is set between 1/8th and 1/2000th. (e xc ept in night por trait mode [ ]) T o clos e the flash 3 Press[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 38 Using the Optical Ima ge Stabiliz er When using this f unction at the scene the shutter jiggle is easy to happen, you can minimize the shutt er jiggle. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [ST ABILIZER]. 3 Press 2 / 1 to select [ON]/[OFF]. 4 P[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 39 Using the AF T rigger There are 2 ways to set the au to focus; pressing the shutter but ton halfwa y or pressing the [FOCUS] b utton. Using the [FOCUS] button is effective to pref ocus the camera. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [AF TRIGG[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 40 Using the Contin uous AF Using this function, AF is contin uously working without pressing shutter but ton halfwa y . So that the time required f or the focusing, after pressing shutter button halfway , may be reduced. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 /[...]

Recording imag es (basic) 41 T aking Pictures wi th the Self-timer When you set the self-timer , the picture is automatically tak en after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds). [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press 2 . • Every time you press it, what is displayed changes as shown below . : Self-timer set to 10 seconds : Sel[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 42 Recording images ( advanced) T aking Pic t ures with A udio Y ou can take a picture with aud io f or 5 seconds. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [AUDI O REC.]. 3 Press 1 to select [ON]. 4 Press the [MENU] button. • The menu will[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 43 Changi ng the Pict ure Siz e Y ou can choose among 3 picture size settings. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [PICT .SIZE]. 3 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture size . • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pixels • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pixels •[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 44 Changing t he Quality (Dat a Comp ressio n Rati o) Y ou can choose among 2 quality le vels . (Data Compression Ratio) [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [QU ALIT Y]. 3 Press 2 / 1 to sel ect the quality . (Data Compression Ratio) ?[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 45 T aking Pictures with Aper ture-pr ior ity AE When aper ture value is set, the shu tter speed is automatically set fr om 1 second to 1/2000th according to the subject brightness . (Howe ver , th e speed range is change d from 1/30th to 1/2000th when f lash fires.) Altering the aper ture v alue changes the depth of f[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 46 T aking Pictures with Shutter-pr ior ity AE When the shutter s peed is set, the aper t ure v alue is set automatically according to the subject brightness. e.g.: when y ou want to r ecord a moving subject, set the shutter speed higher to mak e the picture stab le as if the subject st opped. 1 Set the mode dial t o [[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 47 T aking Pic tures with Macro Mod e When you t ake pictures from a distance closer , set the camera in macro mode [ ]. This allows you t o get closer to the subject up to 5 cm (Wide). • Macro mode [ ] •N o r m a l 1 Set the mode dial to Macr o mode [ ]. 2 T ake a picture . • Select the flash setting dep ending [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 48 T aking Pictures with the P or tr ait Mode P or trait mode allows you to achie ve the depth of f ocus effect easily when you t ake portrait photos. The subject l ooks shar p and outstanding against an unf ocu sed backg round. W e recommend you to place the subject much closer and allow for proper distance between su[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 49 T aking Pictures wi th the Spor ts Mode When you take photos of outdoor spor ts, this mode allows y ou to capture a still action photo easily . Please note that t his mode is suitable to take photos of the subject from distances of more than 5 m and in da ylight situa tions . 1 Set the mode dial to Sports mo de [ ].[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 50 T aking Pic t ures wi th the P anning Mode P anning is a technique of moving t he camera trac king a subject in motion. Using a slower shutter speed when trac king a subject, you can sharply photograph a subject in motion while b lurr ing the backg round. In the v er y br ight summer da ylight, if the shutter speed [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 51 T aking Pictures with the Ni ght P or tr ait Mode The Night P or trait mode combines the electronic flash with a “slow shutter ” mode. This unique feature allows y ou to photograph close subjects against the natur al night backg round. Since the shutte r speed is slow , we highly recommend using a tripod t o ste[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 52 T aking Pictures with the Spo t Mode When this mode is selected, both the f o cus and the e xposure will be adjusted to spot on a limited area. This is suitable when y ou take pictures in delicate light c onditions and intend to tak e a picture of a specific area. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 53 Compens ating t he Exposure In some situat ions the illuminati on of the backg round and your subject ma y diff e r . Auto exposure systems may not always calculate the proper e xposure correctly . This is a normal situation. This f eature allows y o u to manually compensate the ex posure. [Preparation] • Set the [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 54 T aking Pic t ures with A u to (AE) Br ac ket Pressing the shutter button once, the camera will automatically t ake 3 pictures changing ex posure according t o the set exposure compensation value . [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press 3 until [ A UTO BRA CKET] is selected. 2 P[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 55 Using the AF/ AE Loc k If the subject is o ut of the AF area and y ou press the shutter button, t he subject’ s f oc us is not adjusted. After lock ing f ocus and ex posure (AF/AE lock), you can take a clear picture with adjusted f ocus. AF: Auto f ocus AE: Auto e xposure [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 56 Using t he Color Eff ect This function makes it able t o use color effect such as bluish, reddish, and blac k and white. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [COL.EFFECT]. 3 Press 2 / 1 to select [OFF], [CO OL], [W AR M] or [B/W]. •[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 57 Adjusting the Co lor T one or the Contr ast (Picture Adjustm ent) This function enabl es you t o adjust the color tone or the contrast. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [PICT .ADJ.]. 3 Press 2 / 1 to select [NA T URAL], [ST ANDARD[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 58 Sett ing the White Bal ance A uto White Balance is designed to automatically adjust the c amera to produce natural flesh tones. In most situations it works fine. In some situations w here sev e ral diff er ent types of l ighting are present, enhanced perf orm ance can be achie ved b y setting the white balance m anu[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 59 ª T o set manuall y (White s et) Here the white set mode of white balance is ex plained. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [W .BALANCE]. 3 Press 1 to set to white set [ ]. Only when setting the whit e balance again 4 Press 1 . •[...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 60 Finely Adj usting the White Balan ce If you cannot acquire the desirable hue with [W .BALA NCE] because of diff erent light sources, etc., adjust the fi ne white balance as f ollows . [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) • Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/ [] . 1 Press 3 unti l [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 61 Set ting ISO Sens itivit y ISO sensitivity is a value that cor responds to the sensitivity to light. The higher it is, the better the camera perf or ms in dar k places. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/ [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [SE NSITIVITY]. 3 Press 2 / [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 62 T aking Pic tures with Burst Mode By continuously pressing the shutter button, it is possib le to record in b urst mode. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press [ ]. • Every time you press it, what is displayed changes as shown below . : High speed : Low speed When these indicators [...]

Recording ima ges (advance d) 63 Using t he MC Protect or/ND Filt er The MC protector (DMW-LM C55; optional) neither aff ects the colors nor the amount of light, so it can alwa y s be left at tached to protect the Digital C amera’ s lens . The ND filter (DMW -LND5 5; optional) reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th without affecting t[...]

Playback 64 Playback Pla ying Bac k Still Pict ures 1 Set the mode dial to pla yback [ ]. • The last recorded picture is pla yed bac k. 2 Press 2 to play b ack the previ ous pictur e. Press 1 to p lay b ack th e foll owing pictur e. • Every time you press 2 / 1 , th e previous (ne xt) picture is play ed back. • The picture f ollowing the last[...]

Playback 65 Pla ying Bac k Still Pictures wit h A udio 1 Set the mode dial to pla yback [ ]. 2 Press 2 / 1 to select the file with audio icon [ ] 2 . 3 Press the 4 /[ REVIEW /SET] button to pla y bac k the audio. • Y ou can hear audio from the speaker 1 . ª T o adjust the so und volume A 1 Set the mode dial to pla yback [ ]. 2 Press the [MENU] b[...]

Playback 66 9 Images Multi Pla ybac k It is possible to display 9 images at once. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 During pla yback, r otate th e zoom lever towar ds [ ]. • Multi pla yback (9 fr ames) star ts. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select images. • T o retur n to the nor mal indicat ion, rotate the z oom le v er t[...]

Playback 67 Using the Pla ybac k Zoom During playback it is possible to enlarge pictures. (2 times/4 times/8 times/16 times) [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 During pla yback, r otate th e zoom lever towar ds [ ]. • The more the zoom le ver rotates towards [ ], the more the zoom magnification ratio increases. • The m[...]

Playback 68 Pla ying Ba ck Moti on Ima ges [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to pla yback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the file with the moti on im age ic on [ ] 1 . 2 Press the 4 /[ REVIEW /SET] button to play back the motion image . • By pressing 4 , motion image pla yback will stop. • The icon 2 is corresponding to the 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 [...]

Editing 69 Editing Dele ting Images Images recorded on the card can be deleted. Once deleted, images ca nnot be recovered. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) • When an image is prot ected, it cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting. (P74) [Del ete s ing le im age ] 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the image to be deleted. 2 P[...]

Editing 70 [Del ete mul ti i mage s] It is possible to delete up t o 50 images all at once. 1 Press [ ] 2 times. 2 Select [MUL TI DEL ETE] and th en press 1 . 3 Press 2 / 1 to select the imag es to be deleted. 4 Press the 4 / [REVIEW /SET] button . • The selected images are displa yed with [ ]. Pressing the 4 /[REVI EW/SET] button again, the sett[...]

Editing 71 Writing the Print Inf or mation in th e Card (DPOF Setting) It is possible to wr ite print information (DPO F data) on the card with t he images that you want t o print and the number of sheets. DPOF is an abbreviation of Digital Print Order F orm at. With the DPO F corresponding system, you can add print inf or mation to the images on t[...]

Editing 72 [Multi co py settin g] 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [DPOF PRINT] and then p ress 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [MUL TI] and then press 1 . 4 Press 2 / 1 to select the image . 5 Press 3 / 4 to select the number of sheets to be printed. • The number of sheet s can be set f rom 1 to 999. • Copy set ting 1 is displa y[...]

Editing 73 [T o cancel all setting s] 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [DPOF P RINT] and then p ress 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [CANCEL] and then press 1 . 4 When this message is displayed “CANCEL ALL DP OF PRINT SETTINGS?” , press 2 to select [YES]. 5 Press the 4 / [REVIEW /SET] button . • All DPOF settings are cancelled. [...]

Editing 74 Protecti ng Images on the Card It is possib le to protect the important images recorded on the card from accidental erasure. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) [Single setting/to ca ncel] 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [PRO TECT] and then press 1 . 3 Select [SINGL E] and th en press 1 . 4 Press[...]

Technical use 75 Te c hn i ca l u s e Pla ying Bac k with Slid e Show (A ut om atic P la yback) All pictures selected in the card can be pla yed back one-b y-one automatically . [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [SLIDE SHO W] and then p ress 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [ALL[...]

Technical use 76 • In motion image playback, Slide Show is not avai lable. • The DPOF setting of Slide Show will not be applied to the DPOF printing. • When setting [A UDIO] to [ON], the still picture with audio is play ed back f or 5 seconds (audio recording)/M ax 10 seconds (audio dubbing). • When editing with t he supplied software [SD V[...]

Technical use 77 Adding A udio to Recorded Pict ures (A udio Dub bing) It is possible to add a 10-second narration to a recorded picture. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [A UDIO DUB.] and then p ress 1 . 3 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture . 4 Press the 4 /[ REVIEW /SET] [...]

Technical use 78 Resiz ing Record ed Pictures It is possible to reduce the recorded picture size . This function is useful if you want to reduce the volume of t he picture for attaching to an e-mail or uploading on web-site. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [RESIZE] and th[...]

Technical use 79 T rimming Recorded Pictures It is possible to cut off the unnecessar y par ts of the picture (trimming), and enlarge the remainder par ts of t he picture. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [TRIMMI NG] and then press 1 . 3 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture, [...]

Technical use 80 F or matting the Card Usually , it is not neces sary to format the card (initializing). F or mat the card when this message is display ed “ME MOR Y CARD ERROR”. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to playback [ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [FORMA T] and then press 1 . 3 When this message is displa[...]

Technical use 81 Adjusti ng the LCD Monitor/Vie wfinder Brightness Y ou can adjust the brightness of t he LCD monitor or Viewfinder . [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ]. (P25) • Press the [DISPLA Y] but ton to select the display of LCD monitor 1 or Viewfinder 2 . (P23) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to open the setup m enu.[...]

Technical use 82 Usin g the A uto R e view Recording with the auto re view set to [1SEC .]/ [3SEC.] , the recorded pi cture is automat ically display ed on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder f or about 1or 3 seconds. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial to e xc ept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to open the setup m enu. 3 Press 3 /[...]

Technical use 83 Settin g up the Oper ational Sound It is possib le to set the sound v olume when the menu operations are done. 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to open the setup m enu. • In simple mode, skip this step. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [BEEP]. 4 Press 2 / 1 to adjust the operational sound v olume. 5 Press the [MENU] button. • The me[...]

Technical use 84 Set ting up the P ower Sa ve Mode In this mode, if the camera is not operated f or a cer tain amount of time, it is automatically turned off. 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to open the setup m enu. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [POWER SA VE ]. 4 Press 2 / 1 to choose the setting time . •[ 2 M I N . ] •[ 5 M I N . ] • [10MIN.][...]

Technical use 85 Resetti ng the File Number As the file numbers are recorded sequentially by the camera, when you use two or m ore cards, it ma y happen that t he file numbers on y our c ards do not start from 0001. Use this function when y ou inser t a ne w card or perform the new recording on the recorded card and you want to star t rec ording fr[...]

Technical use 86 Initia lizing the sett ings The settings are initiali zed using this function. [Preparation] • Set the mode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P25) 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 Press 1 to open the setup m enu. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [RESET] and then press 1 . 4 When this message is displayed “RESET RE C. SETTINGS? ”, press 2 to sel[...]

Technical use 87 Pla ying Bac k Images with a TV Monitor By connecting the camera to a television via the supplied A/V cable 1 , it is possible to view and play bac k the recorded images. [Preparation] • T urn the camera and the television off . 1 Connect the A/V cable 1 to the A/V OUT socket of the camera. 2 Connect the A/V cable to the video in[...]

Technical use 88 Connec ting t o a PC [Preparation] • If y our PC us es Microsoft Windows ® 98 or 98SE, a USB driver must be install ed from the CD that is included. If you ar e using a newer Microso ft operating system such as W indows Me, Windows 2000, or W indows XP (Home Edition/ Professional), no USB dr iver needs to be installed. Y our P C[...]

Technical use 89 USB DIRECT -P RINT By connecting the camera to a printer correspo nding to USB DIRECT -PRINT via the supplied USB connec tion cabl e, it is possib le to print directly . (Please ask the manuf acturer of the printer about the corresponding models) 1 Insert th e Memory Card into the camera, and turn the power switch to [ON]. 2 T urn [...]

Technical use 90 USB DIRECT -PRINT (Single Picture) [Preparation] • Connect the camera to a printer. (P89) 1 Only when DPOF is already set, press 2 to select [S INGLE PICT URE], and then press the 4 /[REVI EW/SET] button . • The message “PLEASE SE LECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT” is displa yed for 2 seconds. • When DPOF is not set, this scree n[...]

Technical use 91 USB DIRECT -PRINT (DP OF Picture) [Preparation] • Connect the camera to a printer. (P89) • Write the print inf or mation in the card (DPOF setting). (P71) 1 Press 1 to select [D POF PICTURE]. • Press the [MENU] button, and you can change the DPOF setting. (P71) 2 Press the 4 / [REVIEW /SET] button . • The message “PLS CHE[...]

Technical use 92 After Use After using the camera, it is recommended that y ou complete the f ollowing steps: 1 T u rn the power switch to [OFF]. (P17) • Close the flash. (P 37) 2 Eject the card. (P15) 3 Remove the battery . (P12) 4 Remove the lens hood. 5 Remove the lens hood adaptor . 6 Attach the lens ring. 7 Attach the lens cap. (P22) • If [...]

Others 93 Oth ers Th e Menu Item s REC mode menu 1 W .BALANCE (P 58) 2 AE MODE (P29, P 45, P46) 3 PICT .SIZE ( P43) 4 QU A LITY (P44) 5 SPO T MODE (P52) 6 SENSI TIVITY ( P61) 7 A UDIO REC. (P42) 8 CONT .AF (P40 ) 9 AF TRIGGER (P 39) 10 D .ZOOM (P35) 11 COL.EFFEC T (P56) 12 PICT .ADJ. (P57) 13 ST ABILIZE R (P38) 14 MONITOR/FINDER (P81) 15 AUT O REVI[...]

Others 94 18 NO.RESET (P85) 19 RESET (P86) 20 CLO CK SET (P28 ) 21 LANGUA GE Simpl e mode men u • F o r items without number , ref er to those with the same name. 22 PICT .MODE ( P31) Playback m ode menu • F o r items without number , ref er to those with the same name. 23 PRO TECT (P74) 24 DPOF PRINT (P71) 25 SLIDE SH OW (P75) 26 A UDIO DUB. ([...]

Others 95 Caut ions f or U se In the e vent of abnormal operation (e.g. if the uni t emits smoke or an un us ual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ª Cautions for Use Ke ep the digita l camera awa y fr om magnetized equipment (such as a micro wave o ven, TV , video ga me equi pmen[...]

Others 96 Do not use benzine, thinner or alcohol f or cleanin g the digital camer a. • The camera body m a y be deformed and the surf ace finish may peel off. • Bef ore cleaning the camera, det ach the battery or pull out the AC adaptor from the electrical outlet. • Wipe the digital camera with a soft, dr y cloth. T o remove stubborn stains, [...]

Others 97 ª Condensation When con densation has taken plac e: Set the po wer switc h to [OFF] and lea ve the di gital camera in this condi tion for about 1 ho ur . When t he came ra be com es close to the amb ient temperature, the f og disappear s naturally . ª Cautions for Stora ge Before storing the digital came ra, take the card out and detach[...]

Others 98 ª LCD Monitor/Vie wfinder/Lens Ring LCD moni to r • In a place with drastic tempe rature changes, condensation ma y form on the LCD monitor . Wipe it with soft dry cloth. • If the digital camera is extremely cold when you turn t he power on, the image on the LCD monitor is slightly darker than usual at first. Howe ver , as the intern[...]

Others 99 W ar ning Ind icati ons [NO MEMOR Y CARD] I ns ert t he M emo ry C ar d. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PR O T ECTED] Cancel the Memory Card lock. [NO V ALID IMA GE TO PL A Y] Carry out playbac k after recording or after inser ting the Memory Card with a recorded image. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL ] / [NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a new Memor y[...]

Others 100 T roub leshootin g 1: T he power does not turn on. 1-1: Are the batter y and t he AC adaptor correctly connected? Check the connection. 1-2: Is the batter y sufficiently charged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. 2: As the pow er is turn ed on, it turns off immediately . 2: Is the battery charge insufficient to operate th[...]

Others 101 10: The image is not displa yed on the television. 10-1: I s the camera correc tly connected with the TV? Chec k it. 10-2: Set the TV to video input m ode. 11: When con necting to PC, images cannot be transferred. 11-1: Chec k t hat the camera is correctly connected to the PC . 11-2: Is the camera correctl y recognized by the PC? 12: The[...]

Others 102 Specifi cations Digital Camera Inf or mation f or your saf ety Camera Effectiv e pixel s 2,000,000 pixels Image sensor 1/3.2 inch CCD , total pix el number 2,110,000 pix els Prima ry color f ilt er Lens Optical 12 a zoom, f l 4.6 – 55.2 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 – 420 mm)/F2.8 Digital zoom Single: 3 a , Burs t: 2 a Fo cus [...]

Others 103 Recording file format Still Picture JPEG (D esign rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding Still picture with audio JPEG (D esign rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard) i 640 k 480 pixels QuickTime (still picture with audio) Motion image QuickTime Motion JPEG (motion image with audio)[...]

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