Panasonic DMC-FX180 manual

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    http:/ /panasonic.net/ lumix DIGIT AL CA MER A S 20 09 A bo ut Wa ter p ro of / Du st pr oo f per fo rm an ce of t he c am er a “DM C- F T1” Th is c am er a is w a ter pr oo f / du stp ro of e qu iv al ent t o “IP 5 8”, an d is po s sib le to r ec or d at a m ax imu m of 3 .0 m de pt h/6 0 min . T his do es not guar antee non- des truct ion[...]

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    02 03 FX 1 8 0 FX 5 8 0 FS6 2 / FS6 FZ 35 page14 ZR 1 NE W FP 8 NE W FX 6 5 NE W LX 3 GH 1 FT 1 •FS6 LS8 5 Silver Black Silver Black Pink Silver Black Red Silver Black Silver Gr een Orange Blue Black Silver Black Red Silver Pink Black Violet Silver Black Gold Silver Black Gold TZ 7 Silver Silver Blue Black Pink Silver Black Blue Pink Black Brown [...]

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    Image Stabili zation 2x POWER O.I.S. ON POWER O.I.S. OFF Rem emb ers f ace s that have be en regi stered i n the cam era a nd optim izes the fo cus a nd exp osure Th es e de te ct io n an d cor re c ti on s ys te ms a re no t of f ere d on a ll m od el s . For d et ai ls , pl ea s e se e LU MI X FU NC TIO NS o n pa ge s 2 8 to 35 . Hel ps preve nt [...]

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    06 07 W i d e r , M o re Bea u ti f u l Imag es – W i t h LUMI X L en s T ec h n o l og y Eas y , Bea u ti f u l M o v i es – W i t h L UMI X Imag i n g T ec h n o l o g y The Leica DC l ens inherits both its name and its outstanding quality fr om Leica Camera AG, mak er of lenses r enowned in the fi lm c amera world for their superb perf orma[...]

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    08 09 Keep your travel memories fresh. Keep your travel memories fresh. W ith a compact 25mm wide-angle lens, an 8x optical zoom, W ith a compact 25mm wide-angle lens, an 8x optical zoom, and POWER O.I.S. and POWER O.I.S. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactur ed using measurement instrume[...]

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    10 11 Showcase your style and artistic sense. Showcase your style and artistic sense. W ith an advanced compact camera and POWER O.I.S. W ith an advanced compact camera and POWER O.I.S. Showcase your style and artistic sense. W ith an advanced compact camera and POWER O.I.S. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica D[...]

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    12 13 2x nighttime beauty . 2x nighttime beauty . W ith a stylish 25mm wide-angle lens and POWER O.I.S. W ith a stylish 25mm wide-angle lens and POWER O.I.S. 2x nighttime beauty . W ith a stylish 25mm wide-angle lens and POWER O.I.S. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactur ed using measurem[...]

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    14 15 Corrective power for visibly clearer zooming. Corrective power for visibly clearer zooming. Hybrid still/motion images with POWER O.I.S. Hybrid still/motion images with POWER O.I.S. and an 18x optical zoom and an 18x optical zoom • Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. • iMovie, Mac, and the Mac logo ar e tr[...]

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    16 17 • Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. The TZ7 r ecor ds HD motion images with 1280 x 720-pixel r esolution. It uses the AVCHD Lit e (MPEG-4/H.264), which achieves higher image quality and st ores l ess data than the conventional Motion JPEG. Wide 25 mm* 12x (300mm*) * 35mm-lens equival ent The TZ7/TZ6 packs [...]

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    18 19 James James Just "point out" the subject by touching the L CD, and the camera does the r est, adjusting the focus and e xposure to c apture a sharp, bright shot of your subject. Also, each time you indic ate a face in iA mode, the F ace Recognition function activat es and "remembers" it. Subsequently, any time that f ace a[...]

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    20 21 Macr o Zoom iA Butt on *Dynamic tracking function may fail to l ock, lose the subject in AF Tracking, or tr ack differ ent subject depending on the recor ding conditions. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactur ed using measurement instruments and quality assuranc e systems that have [...]

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    22 23 * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactur ed using measurement instruments and quality assuranc e systems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the company’ s quality standar ds. Colorful designs with a playful, f ashionabl e look. Cameras that ar e easy to carry, eas[...]

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    24 25 2. 5 x Optical Zoom 10 . 1 Megapixels 3.0 " LCD -K (Black) -S (Silv er) LX 3 * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leica Micr osystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactur ed using measurement instruments and quality assuranc e systems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the company’ s quality standar ds. 4 x Opt[...]

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    27 26 -K (Black) -R (Red) -N (Gold) -K (Black) -R (Red) -A (Blue) PHOTO & MOVIE •Enjoy the fr eedom of manual settings in creativ e movie mode •The advanc ed iA mode uses F ace Recognition to r emember individual faces •Dramatic change in shooting styl e – Fr ee-angle 2.5" L CD for Full-time Liv e View •A dual AF system, with TTL[...]

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    28 29 LUMIX FUNCTIONS 1 Innovati ve LUMIX T echnologies Intelligent Auto Mode (Photo) MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) Intelligent ISO Control F ace Detection AF/AE Intelligent Scene Sel ector Intelligent Exposure Selectabl e AF Area While using 1-ar ea, 1-area high-speed, Spot, or Multi-ar ea AF mode, you can specify the ar ea out of 11 AF a[...]

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    30 31 Multi Display After shooting, enjoy viewing your photos on y our LUMIX camera's L CD. View them as a slide show; display 1, 12 or 30 images at a time; or use Calendar View to see thumbnails of all the shots taken on a particular date. Quick Menu Y ou can instantly acc ess a variety of the settings needed most often. These include white b[...]

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    32 33 Optional Acc essories ZR1 FP8 FX65 FZ35 TZ7 TZ6 FT1 FX580 FX180 FS25 FS15 FS12 FS7 FS62 FS6 FS 42 FS4 LS85 LX3 T ele Conversion Lens - - - • --------------- Wide Conversion Lens - - - - - ------------- • Close-up Lens - - - • --------------- MC Prot ector - - - • -------------- • ND (Neutral Density) Filter - - - • -------------- [...]

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    34 35 Comparison Chart Portrait Mode Adjusts the exposur e and coloration so that skin t ones look true and natural. Soft Skin Mode Softens the tone in skin-col or areas, making minor blemishes and wrinkl es less noticeabl e. Scenery Mode Pro vides quick focusing and crisp detail - especially good for shooting landscapes or sc enery . Sports Mode U[...]

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    36 37 Specifi cations DMC-ZR1 DMC-FP8 DMC-FX65 DMC-FZ35 DMC-TZ7 DMC-TZ6 CCD Camera Effective Pix els 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 10.1 megapix els 10.1 megapixels Sensor Size / T otal Pixels / Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filter 1/2.33" / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Col or Fi[...]

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    38 39 Specifi cations DMC-FT1 DMC-FX580 DMC-FX180 DMC-FS25 DMC-FS15 DMC-FS12 CCD Camera Effective Pix els 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 14.7 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels Sensor Size / T otal Pixels / Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Color Fi[...]

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    40 41 Specifi cations DMC-FS7 DMC-FS62 DMC-FS6 DMC-FS42 DMC-FS4 DMC-LS85 DMC-LX3 CCD Camera Effective Pix els 10.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels Sensor Size / T otal Pixels / Filter 1/2.5” / 10.35 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filter 1/2.5" / 10.35 total megapixel[...]

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    42 43 : Standar d : Fine Number of Recor dable Still Pictur es (Appro x.) •SD speed class is the speed standar d regarding c ontinuous writing. TZ7 Built-in Memory (Approx. 40MB) 1GB 2GB 4GB 6GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB Aspect Ratio File Size (Pixels) 4:3 10M (3648 x 2736) 7 14 165 320 340 660 660 1310 1010 1990 1360 2660 2050 4020 2740 5370 5500 10770[...]

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    44 45 Marine Case (to a depth of 40 m/131 ft) Options that give you mor e comf ort. More cr eativity . Mor e fun. AC Adapter DMW-AC5 (f or FP8/TZ series/FT1/ LX3/FX series/ FS series) DMW-AC6 (for LS85) DMW-AC7 (for FZ35) SD Memory Car d Pro High Speed 32 GB*: RP-SDV32G 16 GB*: RP-SDV16G 8 GB*: RP-SDV08G 4 GB*: RP-SDV04G 2 GB*: RP-SDV02G *1 GB = 1 [...]

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    EVERLASTING MEMORIES Pa n as on ic is b ac ki n g OU R PL AC E - T he Worl d's He r it a ge, a p ro je ct t ha t w il l c re at e th e la rg es t eve r phot og r ap hi c col le c ti on of U N E S CO Wor ld He r it ag e Si te s. http://ourplaceworldheritage.com OU R PL AC E - T he World He r it a ge is a wor ldw i de pho tog r ap hi c pro je ct[...]