Panasonic DMC-FH22 manual

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    Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No . DMC-FH22 VQT2L04 H0110HM0 Bef ore use, please read the instructions completely . Please also refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recor ded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). Y ou can lear n about advanced oper ation methods and check the T roubleshooting. G[...]

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    2 VQT2L04 (ENG) Dear Customer , We w ould like to tak e this oppor tunity to thank you f or purchasing this P anasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy f or future ref erence. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items , etc. of your Digital Camera ma y look some what differ[...]

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    3 (ENG) VQT2L04  How to replace the fuse The location of the fuse differ according to the type of A C cab le ( fi gures A and B). Con fi rm the AC cab le fi tted and f ollow the instructions below . Illustrations may diff er from actual A C cable. 1. Open the fuse cov er with a screwdriver . Figure A Figure B Fuse cov er 2. Replace the fuse a[...]

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    4 VQT2L04 (ENG)  About the battery charger CA UTION! • DO NO T INST ALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUIL T -IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SP A CE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILA TED. T O PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE T O O VERHEA TING, ENSURE THA T CURT AINS AND ANY O THER MA TERIALS DO NO T OBSTRUCT THE VENTILA [...]

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    5 (ENG) VQT2L04 Keep the camera as far awa y as possible fr om electromagnetic equipment (such as micro wave o vens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use the camera on top of or near a TV , the pictures and sound on the camera ma y be disrupted by electromagnetic wa ve radiation. • Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so ma y re[...]

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    6 VQT2L04 (ENG) Contents Information f or Y our Safety .................................................................... 2 Before Use Standard Accessories........................................................................... 7 Names of the Components ................................................................... 8 How to Use the T ouch[...]

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    7 (ENG) VQT2L04 Before Use Check that all the accessories are included before using the camer a. Product numbers are correct as of January 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Battery P ack (Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text.) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charger (Battery Charger is indicated as battery[...]

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    8 VQT2L04 (ENG) Before Use 1 Flash 2 13 2 Lens 3 Self-timer Indicator AF Assist Lamp 45 8 7 69 4 T ouch Panel/LCD Monitor 5 [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector switch 6 [MODE] button 7 [DISPLA Y] button 8 [MENU] button 9 [Q.MENU]/Delete button 10 12 13 14 15 11 10 Camera ON/OFF s witch 11 Zoom lev er 12 Speaker 13 Microphone 14 Shutter button 15 Intelligen[...]

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    9 (ENG) VQT2L04 Before Use 16 Hand strap ey elet 1 2 16 17 18 • Be sure to attach the hand strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it. 17 Lens barrel 18 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] sock et 19 20 22 21 19 T r ipod receptacle • When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it. 20 Card/Battery doo[...]

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    10 VQT2L04 (ENG) Preparation Charging the Battery  About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optional batteries (DMW-BCF10E) can be used with this camera. It has been found that counterfeit battery pac ks which look very similar to the genuine product are made a vailable to pur chase in some markets. Some of t[...]

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    11 (ENG) VQT2L04 Preparation 1 1 Attach the battery paying attention to the direction of the battery . • Charging star ts when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green. A 2 2 Detach the battery after charging is completed. • Charging is complete when the [CHARGE] indicator A turns off.  Charging Supplied battery Optional battery Charging time ?[...]

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    12 VQT2L04 (ENG) Preparation About the Built-in Memory/the Card Built-in Memory • Memory size: Appr ox. 40 MB • The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full. • The access time for the b uilt-in memory may be longer than the access time for a card. Card The follo wing types of cards can be[...]

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    13 (ENG) VQT2L04 Preparation • Check that this unit is turned off. • We recommend using a P anasonic card. OPEN LOCK 1 1 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arro w and open the card/battery door . • Alwa ys use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S/106C: supplied or DMW -BCF10E: optional). • If you use other batteries, we cannot gu[...]

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    14 VQT2L04 (ENG) Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The cloc k is not set when the camera is shipped. OFF ON 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 2 T ouch the language select icon on the screen. 3 3 Select the language . • The [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (This message does not appear in [PLA YBACK] Mode.) T ouch [CLOCK SET]. 4 4 T ou[...]

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    15 (ENG) VQT2L04 Preparation Setting the Menu This section describes how to select the Normal Picture Mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [ 2 ] to [ 3 ] in the Normal Picture Mode 1 1 Press [MENU] to display the menu. MENU 2 2 T ouch [AF MODE]. • T ouch[...]

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    16 VQT2L04 (ENG) Preparation Selecting the [REC] Mode 4 Intelligent Auto Mode (P17) The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera.  T o select a [REC] Mode from the [REC] Modes list A B OFF ON 1 1 T urn the camera on. A [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector switch B [MODE] button 2 2 Slide the [REC]/[PLA YB A CK] sele[...]

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    17 (ENG) VQT2L04 Basic T aking Pictures Using the Automatic Function ( 4 : Intelligent Auto Mode) [REC] Mode: 4 The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode f or beginners or those who want to lea ve the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . A A [ 4 ] butto[...]

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    18 VQT2L04 (ENG) Basic Scene Detection When the camera identi fi es the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in b lue for 2 seconds , after which its colour changes to the usual red. 4  3 [i-PORTRAIT] 5 [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] • Only when [ w ] is selected 4 [i-SCENER Y] 1 [i-NIGHT SCENER Y] 2 [i-MACR O] 7 [i-SUNSET] • [ 4[...]

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    19 (ENG) VQT2L04 Basic Motion Picture Mode [REC] Mode: 6 1 1 Slide the [REC]/[PLA YB A CK] selector switc h to [ 1 ], and then press [MODE]. 2 2 T ouch [MO TION PICTURE]. B C A 3 3 Press the shutter button halfway to f ocus and then press it fully to start recording. A Audio recording • The av ailable recording time B is display ed on the top [...]

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    20 VQT2L04 (ENG) Basic Pla ying Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLA Y]) [PLA YBA CK] Mode: 5 A 1 1 Slide the [REC]/[PLA YB A CK] selector switch A to [ 5 ]. 2 2 Forward or rewind the ima ge by dragging the screen horizontall y . Forward: drag from left to right Rewind: drag from right to left • T o play back motion pictures [ 6 ], touch [ 9 ]. Deleting Pi[...]

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    21 (ENG) VQT2L04 Others Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou hav e practised the basic operations introduced in these operating instructions and want to progress to adv anced operations. • Y ou want to check the T roubleshooting. In these kinds of situations refer to Oper ating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM [...]

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    22 VQT2L04 (ENG) Others  When the Operating Instructions (PDF format) will not open Y ou will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or print the Operating Instructions (PDF format). Inser t the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied), click [ B ] and then f ollow the messages on the screen [...]

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    23 (ENG) VQT2L04 Others Speci fi cations Digital Camera: Information f or your saf ety P ower Source: DC 5.1 V P ower Consumption: 1.1 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playing bac k) Camera Effective pixels: 14,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.33 ˝ CCD T otal pixels: 14,500,000 pixels Primar y colour fi lter Lens: Optical 8 × zoom, f=5 to 40 mm [[...]

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    24 VQT2L04 (ENG) Others Hi-speed bur st Burst speed: Appro x. 4.6 pictures/second Picture size: 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size. Number of recordable pictures: Approx. 15 to 100 Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/1,600th of a second [ST ARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Exposure (AE): Auto (Prog ram AE)[...]

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    25 (ENG) VQT2L04 Others T erminal A V OUT/DIGIT AL: Dedicated jack (8 pin) Dimensions: Approx. 100.0 mm (W) × 56.5 mm (H) × 27.2 mm (D) (excluding the projection part) Mass: Approx. 162 g (with Memory Card and batter y) Approx. 140 g (excluding Memory Card and battery) Operating T emperature: 0 °C to 40 °C Operating Humidity: 10% to 80% Battery[...]

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    • SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC . • QuickTime and the Quic kTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc., used under license therefrom. • Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Cor poration. • Other names, company names , and product names printed in these instructions are trade[...]