Panasonic DMC-FS62 manual

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    Basic Operating In structions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FS12 DMC-FS62 Befor e use, ple ase read these in structio ns comp letely . Please also refer to Operating Instr uctio ns ( PDF form at) recorded on the CD-ROM cont aining the Operating Instructions (suppl ied). Y ou can learn about adv anced operation m ethods and check the T roubleshooting[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , We would like to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purc hasing this Panas onic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Pleas e note that the actual controls and c omponents, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat diff erent[...]

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    3 (ENG) V QT2D57 ∫ About the bat tery cha rger • The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected. The primary circuit is always “live” as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet. ∫ Ca utions for Use • Al ways use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW -AC5G; opti onal) . • Wh[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 4 ∫ Care of the cam era • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it. Do not subject to strong pressur e. The camera may mal functio n, record ing pictu res may beco me impossible, or the lens , the LCD monitor or the ext ernal case may be damaged. • We stro ngly recommend you do not leave the camera in [...]

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    5 (ENG) V QT2D57 ∫ About c ards tha t ca n be use d in t his u nit Y ou can us e an SD Me mory Card and SDHC Memory Card. • Whe n the ter m car d is used in these operat ing instru ctions this ref ers to the follo wing types of Memory Car ds. – S D Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Card (4 G B to 32 GB) More specific information abou[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 6 Contents Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ........ .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... ... 2 Standard Access ories ............. ............................................................................................ 7 Names of the Components ...................[...]

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    7 (ENG) V QT2D57 St anda rd Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in the text ) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charge r (Indicated as charger in the tex t) 3 AC Cable A : Hong Kong S pecial Administrative Region of China and Saudi Arabia B : Areas Othe[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 8 Names of the Compon ent s 1F l a s h 2 Lens 3 Self-timer indicator AF assist lam p 4 LCD monitor 5 S tatus indi cato r 6 [MEN U/S ET] butt on 7 [DISPLA Y] button 8 [Q.MENU]/Delete button 9 [MODE] butto n 10 [REC] /[PLA YB ACK] select or switch 1 1 Curs or buttons A : 3 /Exposure com pensation/Auto bracket B : 4 /Macro m ode C : 2 /[...]

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    9 (ENG) V QT2D57 12 Camera O N/OFF switch 13 Zoom lever 14 Speaker 15 Microphone 16 Shutter button 17 Intelligent auto button 18 Hand strap eyelet • Be sure to attac h the hand st rap when using the ca mera to ensure that you will not dr op it. 19 Lens barrel 20 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] socket 21 Tripod receptacle • When you us e a tripod, mak e sure[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 10 Preparation Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The bat tery tha t ca n be used with t his u nit is DM W-BCF10 E. • Use the dedi cated charger and ba ttery . • This unit ha s a function that can dis tinguish useable batteries. Exclusive batteries (DMW-BCF10E) are supported by this function[...]

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    11 (ENG) V QT2D57 Note • Af ter charg ing is completed, be sure to disc onnect t he power supply device from th e electr ical outlet. • The battery beco mes warm a ft er using it and during and af te r chargin g. The camera also bec omes w arm du ring us e. Th is is no t a malf unct ion. • The ba ttery will be exhausted if lef t for a long pe[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 12 Inserting and Remov ing the Card (optional)/the Battery • Check t hat this uni t is turn ed o ff. • We recomme nd using a Panason ic card. Slide the r elease le ver in the direction of the arrow and open the card/battery door . • Alway s use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BCF10E). • If you use other batteries , we cannot[...]

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    13 (ENG) V QT2D57 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • Th e cloc k is not set wh en the camera is shippe d. T urn the camera on. A [MEN U/SET ] butto n B Cur sor butt ons Press [MENU/SET]. • The [P LEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (This mess age does not appear in [PLA YBACK ] mode .) Press [MENU/SET]. ‚ : Cancel without setting the clock. Pr[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 14 Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to set the sett ings for taking pictures and playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun wit h the camera and us e it more ea sily . In particular , the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock and po[...]

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    15 (ENG) V QT2D57 Pr ess [M ENU/ SET] t o clo se th e menu . Switching to the [SETUP] menu Press 2 . Press 4 to select the [SETU P] menu icon . Press 1 . • Select a menu item next and set it. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [AF MODE]. • Select the item at the ver y bottom, and press 4 to move to th e second sc reen. Pr ess 1 . • Depending o n the item[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 16 Selecting the [REC] M ode When the [REC] mode is selected, the camera can be set to t he Intelligent auto mode in which the optimal s ettings are established in line with the subject to be recorded and the recording conditions, or to the scene mode whic h enables you t o take pictures that mat ch the scene be ing recorded. ∫ Lis[...]

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    17 (ENG) V QT2D57 [REC ] mod e: ñ Basic T aking pictures using the automatic functio n ( ñ : Intelligent Aut o Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The fo[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 18 • Do not turn this unit off, remove its battery or card, or disconnect the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; o ptional) wh en the access indicatio n is lit [when pictures are bei ng written, read or deleted, or th e built-in memory o r the card is being formatted]. Furtherm ore, do not subje ct the camera to vibrat ion, imp act or st atic e[...]

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    19 (ENG) V QT2D57 [REC ] mod e: · T aking pictures with your favourite setting s ( · : Normal picture mode ) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with greater freedom by changing var ious settings in [REC] m enu. Aim the AF area at the subject, an[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 20 [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing back Pictu res ([NORMAL PLA Y] ) ∫ Fast for warding/ Fast rewinding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • T he f ile numb er A and the picture number B only change one by one . Release 2 / 1 when the number of the des ired p ictur e appears to play b ack t he pict ure. • If you keep pre ssing 2[...]

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    21 (ENG) V QT2D57 [PLA YBA CK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the b uilt-in memo ry or the card , which is being played back will be deleted. T o delete a single picture Select the pic ture to be deleted, and then press [ ‚ ]. A [DISP LA Y] button B [ ‚ ] butto n Pr ess 2 to select [YES] a[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 22 Reading the Operatin g Instructions (PD F format) • Y ou have prac tised t he basic operation s introd uced in t hese opera ting ins tructions and want t o progress to adv anced ope rations. • Y ou want to check the T rou bleshoot ing. In these kinds of situations refer to Operat ing Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the C[...]

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    23 (ENG) V QT2D57 Specifications Digital Camera: Information for yo ur safety Power S ource: DC 5.1 V Po wer Co nsum ptio n: 1.35 W (When recording) (DMC-FS12) 1.15 W (When recording) (DMC-FS62) 0.6 W (When playing back) (DMC-FS12) 0.5 W (When playing back) (DMC-FS62) Camera effecti ve pixels : 12,100,000 pixels (DMC-FS12)/10, 100,000 pixels (DMC-F[...]

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    VQT2D57 (ENG ) 24 Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Approx. 5 pictures/second (DMC-FS12)/ Approx. 6 pictures/second (DMC-FS62) (3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.) Number of reco rdable pictures: When using the built-in memory: Approx. 10 pictures (immediately after formatting) When using a Card: Max. 100 pictures (differs[...]

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    25 (ENG) V QT2D57 Quality: Fine/S tandard Recording file format Still Pic ture: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF corresponding Motion pi ctures : “QuickTime Motion JPEG” (motion pictures with audio) Interface Digit al: “USB 2.0” (Full S peed) Analogue video/ audio: NTSC/P AL C [...]

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    • SDHC Logo is a trademark . • QuickT ime and the QuickT ime logo ar e trademarks or reg ister ed tradema rks of Apple In c., used und er license t herefrom. • Microsof t produc t screen shot (s) reprint ed with permissio n from Micr osoft Corporatio n. • Other names, company names, and product names pri nted in th ese instruct ions are tra[...]