Panasonic DMC-FX38 manual

Befor e use, ple ase re ad thes e instruc tions c omplete ly . GN VQT1S 07 Operating In structi ons Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FX38 until 2008/8/1 DMC-FX38GN-VQT1S07_eng. book 1 ページ ２００８年７月７日 　月曜日　午 後８時４２分[...]

VQT1 S07 2 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer , We would like to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panas onic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for futur e refer ence . Information fo r Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded t apes or discs[...]

3 VQT1 S07 Befo re Us e -If you see this symbol- ∫ About the bat tery ch arger • The battery charger is in the st andby con dition when the AC power suppl y cord is connec ted. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the power co rd is connected t o an electrical outlet. ∫ About the bat tery p ack • Do not heat or ex pose to f [...]

VQT1 S07 4 Before Use ∫ Care of the cam era • Do not stron gly shake or bu mp the cam era by dropping it etc. This unit may malf unction, recording p ictures may no longer be possible o r the lens or t he LCD monitor may be damaged . • We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera in yo ur trousers pocket when you sit down or fo rcefully [...]

5 VQT1 S07 Content s Befo re Use Informa tion fo r Your Safet y ....... ........ ...... .. 2 Quick Guide ....... .......... ........... .......... ........ 7 Standard A ccessories ............................... 8 Names of the Components ....................... 9 Prepar ation Charging the Batt ery .... ...... ......... .... .... .... 11 About the B[...]

VQT1 S07 6 • [AF MODE] ......... ...... ........ .... ..... 62 • [QUICK AF] ...... ....... ........ ...... ..... 63 • ˜ [BURST]...... ........... ........ ...... ....... 64 • [I.EXPOSURE ] ...... .......... ........... 64 • ) [DIGITAL ZOOM ] ... .... ...... ......... .. 65 • H [COLOR MODE ] ......... ...... ......... .. 65 • [STABILI[...]

7 VQT1 S07 Befo re Us e Before Use Quick Guide This is an overview of how to record and play back p ictures with the camer a. For each step, be sur e to refer to the pages indicated in brack ets. Charge the batte r y . (P1 1) • The battery is not charged when the camera is sh ipped. Charge t h e bat tery before use. Insert the battery an d the ca[...]

VQT1 S07 8 Before Use St andard Accesso ries Check that all the ac cessories are inc luded before using t he camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in the text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Bat tery Charger (Indicated as charger in the text) 3 AC Cable 4 U SB Connection Cable 5A V C a b l e 6 CD-ROM • Soft ware: Use it to insta [...]

9 VQT1 S07 Befo re Us e Names of the Components 1 Flash (P3 7) 2 Lens (P4, 101) 3 S elf-timer indicator (P41) AF ass ist lamp (P66) 4 L CD monitor (P35, 98) 5 Status indi cator (P13, 21, 25) 6 [MENU/SE T] button (P16) 7 [ DISPLA Y] button (P35) 8 [ Q.MENU] (P19)/D elete (P33) button 9 [REC ]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch (P17) 10 Cursor buttons A : 3[...]

VQT1 S07 10 Before Use 1 1 Camera ON/OF F switch (P16) 12 Zoom lever (P30) 13 S peak er (P74) 14 Microphone (P53 , 66, 87) 15 Shutter button (P25, 53) 16 Mode dial (P 24) 17 S trap e yelet • Be sure to attach the str ap when using the camera to ensur e that you will not drop it. 18 Lens barrel 19 [COMPONE NT OUT] socket (P97) 20 [A V OUT/DIG IT A[...]

11 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n Preparatio n Charging the Bat tery • Use the dedicat ed char ger and b attery . • The battery is no t charged when the c amera is shipped. Ch arge the battery before use. • Charge the bat tery with the charger in doors. • Charge the bat tery in a te mperatur e between 10 o C to 35 o C. (The battery temperatur e s ho[...]

VQT1 S07 12 Preparation About the Battery (ch arging/number o f recordable pictures) ∫ Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on t he LCD monitor . [It does not appear when you use the camera wit h the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) connected.] • The in dication t urns red and bli nks if the rema ining ba ttery power is exhaust[...]

13 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional)/t he Battery • Check that this unit is turn ed off . • We reco mmend using a Pan asonic card. Slide the re lease leve r in the direction of the arrow and open the ca rd/batter y door . • Always use genui ne Panasonic batteries (DMW-BCE10 E). • If you use other batt eries, [...]

VQT1 S07 14 Preparation About the Built-in Mem ory/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 50 MB • Recordable motion pictures: QVGA (320 k 240 pixel s) only • The built-in memory can be used as a te mporary stora ge device when the card being use d becomes full. • Y ou can copy the record ed pictures to a card. (P88) • The acce ss time for the bu[...]

15 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n Note • Do not turn this unit off, remove it s battery or card or disconnect the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) w hen the access indication is lit [when pictures are being read or deleted or the built-in memory or the card is being formatted (P23)]. Furthermore, do not subject the came ra to vibration or impact. The card [...]

VQT1 S07 16 Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when th e camera is shipped. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to selec t the i tems (year , month, day , hour , minute, d isplay seque nce or time display format), and press 3 / 4 to s et. A : T ime at the home area B : T ime at the travel destination (P56) ‚ : Cancel wit[...]

17 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n Select [ CLOCK SET ] in the [ REC] or [S ETUP] me nu, and press 1 . (P 18) • It can be changed in steps 3 and 4 to set t he clock. • The clock set ting is maintained for 3 months u sing the built-in cloc k battery even without the battery . (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built-in batte[...]

VQT1 S07 18 Preparation ∫ Functio ns that can not be s et or wil l not wo rk under som e condit ions Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in som e of t he conditions under which the camera is used. For details, refer to P105 . This section desc ribes how to s elec[...]

19 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n Pr ess [M ENU/ SET] to cl ose t he men u. By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily f ound. • Some of the men u items cann ot be set by the modes. • When [DIS PLA Y] is pre ssed w hile [ST AB ILIZER ] (P6 5) is s electe d, [JIT TER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] can be dis played. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [AF M[...]

VQT1 S07 20 Preparation Perform thes e settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [ECONO MY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their settings before using t hem. • In the Intellig ent auto mode, only [C LOCK SET] , [WORLD TIME], [TRA VEL DA TE], [BEEP] and [LANGUAG E] can be set. For details o n how to select the [SETUP[...]

21 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n • The br ightness of the pict ures d isplayed on the LCD monitor i s incre ased so some subject s may appear dif ferently from act uality on th e LCD monitor . However , this does not af fect the recorded pictur es. • The LCD monito r automatically returns to norma l brightnes s after 30 sec onds when recordi ng in Powe[...]

VQT1 S07 22 Preparation • The auto review f unction is activated regardles s of it s setting when using aut o bracket (P4 3), [HI-SPEED BURS T ] (P49) and [FLASH BURST] (P49) in sc ene mode, burs t mode (P64) and when recording still picture s with audio (P66 ). (The pic tures cannot be enlarge d.) • In Intelligent aut o mode, the auto revie w [...]

23 VQT1 S07 Preparatio n • This will work when the A V cable is connected. • This will work when the A V cable is connected. • Use a batte ry with suf ficient bat tery power or t he AC adaptor (DMW -AC5G; optional) when forma tting . Do no t turn the camera off dur ing fo rmatt ing. • If a card has be en inserte d, only the card is formatt [...]

VQT1 S07 24 Preparation Mode switching 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 y ou to take pictures that match the scene be i[...]

25 VQT1 S07 Basic [REC ] mo de: ñ Basic T aking pictures using the automa tic function ( ñ : Intelligen t Auto 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[...]

VQT1 S07 26 Basic ∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P37) ∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P30) Not e • Be ca reful not to m ove t he ca mera wh en yo u pre ss the shutter butto n. • Do not cover the fl ash or the AF ass ist lamp with your f ingers or other object s. • Do no t touch th e fron t of the len s. When the camera ide[...]

27 VQT1 S07 Basic • When [ ‡ ] is select ed, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depend ing on the type of subject and brightnes s. • When [ ] or [ ] is set, digit al red- eye correction (P 38) is enabled, and the flas h is activat ed twice. • Only the following f unctions can be set in this mode . [REC] mode menu – [PICTU RE SIZE ] ¢ (P58)/[A SPECT [...]

VQT1 S07 28 Basic [REC] mode: · T aking pictures with your favourite settings ( · : Normal p icture mode) Many more menu items can be se t and you can take pictures with greater freedom than when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode (P25). ∫ T o adjust the exposure and t ake pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P42) ∫ [...]

29 VQT1 S07 Basic A Focus indicat ion B AF area (nor mal) C AF area (when using the digit al zoom or when it is dark) D Focus ran ge E Aperture value ¢ F Shutter speed ¢ G ISO sensitivity ¢ If correc t exposure canno t be achieved, it will be displayed in red. (However , it will not be display ed in red when the flas h is used.) 1 Aim the AF are[...]

VQT1 S07 30 Basic [REC] mode: ñ·¿n¨ T aking Pictures with the Zoom Y ou can zoom-in to m ake people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide an gle. T o make subj ects appear even closer [maximum of 8.9 k ], do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X / Y / W ). Even higher levels of ma[...]

31 VQT1 S07 Basic ∫ Extra optical zoom mechani sm When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1 m illion pixels) CCD area is cro pped to the centr e 3M (3 m illion pixels) area, allowing a p icture with a higher zoom effect. Note • The digital zoom cannot be s et when õ or ¨ has been select ed. • The indicat ed zoom[...]

VQT1 S07 32 Basic Rota te the zoom lever towards [ L ] (W). 1 screen > 12 screens > 30 scr eens > Calendar screen display (P76) A Number of the se lected pict ure and the tot al number of recorded pict ures • Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z ] (T) to return to the previous s creen. • Pictures are no t rot ated for displ ay . ∫ T o r[...]

33 VQT1 S07 Basic [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the built-in memo ry or the card, which is bein g played back will be deleted. Switching the [PLA YBACK] mode 1 Press [MENU/ SET] during p layback. 2 Press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the item and t hen press [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA[...]

VQT1 S07 34 Basic ∫ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [F A VORITE] (P84) setting The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL DE LETE EX CEPT Ü ], pres s 3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. ([ALL D ELETE E XCEPT Ü ] c annot be selected if no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE]. ) Not e • Do not tu[...]

35 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Advanced (Recording pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to change. A LCD monitor B [DISP LA Y] b utton • When th e menu screen appears, t he [DISPLA Y] butto n is not activat ed. During playback zo om (P32), whil e playing bac k motio n picture s (P74) and duri ng a slide show (P7 1), you ca[...]

VQT1 S07 36 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) ∫ About the Histogram A histogram is a graph that displays brightne ss along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each bright ness level on the v ertical axis. It allows you t o easily check a picture’s exposure. 1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are ba lanced out eve[...]

37 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ñ·¿¨ T aking Pictures using th e Built-in Flash Set the fla sh to match the recording. Pr ess 1 [ ‰ ]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also press 1 [ ‰ ] to select. • For info rmation ab out flash set tings tha t can be select ed, refer to “ Ava ilable fla sh settings [...]

VQT1 S07 38 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) ∫ About the d igit al red-eye correction When the flash is used with the R ed-eye r eduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will automatically detect and correct the re d-eye in the image data. ¢ It may not be able to co rrect the red-eye depen ding on th e recordi ng conditions . It may als o correct[...]

39 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • In [HIGH SENS .] (P48) in sce ne mode, the I SO sensitiv ity automa tically switches to be tween [ISO1600] and [ISO64 00] and the av ailable flash range also di ffers. Wide: Approx. 1. 15 m to approx. 15.4 m T ele: Approx. 1.0 m to approx . 7.3 m • In [FLASH BURST] (P49) i n sc ene mod e, the IS O se[...]

VQT1 S07 40 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) [REC] mode: ·n T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking p ictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as c lose as 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upm ost to Wide (1 k ). Press 4 [ # ]. • In macro mode, [ ] is dis[...]

41 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ñ·¿¨ T aking Pictures with the Self-timer Note • When using a t ripod etc. , setti ng the self -timer to 2 seconds is a conv enient way to avoid the jitter caus ed by pressin g the shutter butt on. • When you press the shutt er button once fully , the subject is automatical ly focused[...]

VQT1 S07 42 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) [REC] mode: ·¿n¨ Compensating the Ex posure Use this function when you cannot achieve ap propriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between t he subject and the backg round. Look at t he following examples. Not e • EV is an abbrevi ation of [E xposure V alue]. It refe rs to the amou nt o[...]

43 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ·¿ T aking Pictures using A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatical ly recorded in the selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 p ictures with diff erent exposures. With auto b[...]

VQT1 S07 44 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) [REC] mode: ¿ T aking pictures that match the scene being recorded ( ¿ : Scene mode) When you s elect a scene mode to m atch the subject and recording situation, the ca mera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the d esired picture. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] sele ctor switch to [ ! ]. Set the [...]

45 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer t han with [PORTRAIT]. (It is eff ective when taking pictures of people from the chest up.) ∫ T echnique for Sof t skin mod e T o make this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom [...]

VQT1 S07 46 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) • The zoom magni ficatio n is auto matically moved to Wide (1 k ). • The self-timer can only be set to of f or 2 seconds. If it is set to 2 seconds, th is setting will remain until the camera is turned of f, the scene mode i s changed or [REC] mode or [PLA YBACK] mode is se lecte d. • The stabilize[...]

47 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • Noise may become visible when you t ake pictures in dark pla ces. This mode allows you to t ake pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc. Note • The focus rang e becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/ 1 m (T ele) to ¶ ] Select this whe[...]

VQT1 S07 48 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) • When the bi rthday or na me is set, [AGE ] or [NAME] is automat ically se t to [ON]. • If [ON] is se lected when the birth day or name has not be en registered, the setting s creen appears automa t ically . 4 Press [MENU/SE T] to finish. ∫ T o cancel [AGE] and [NAME] Select the [OFF] setting in s[...]

49 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • [QUA LITY] is au toma tically fixed t o [ › ]. • Y o u can take pictures suitable for 4 qk 6 q /10 k 15 cm pri nting. • The focus rang e becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/ 1 m (T ele) to ¶ ] This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment. ∫ Picture s[...]

VQT1 S07 50 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) • The fo cus range becomes the s ame as macro mod e. [5 cm (Wide)/ 1 m (T ele) to ¶ ] • The focus, zoom, expos ure, shut ter speed , ISO sensitivity , and flas h level are fix ed to the setting s for the fir st picture. • [INTE LLIGE NT ISO] i s act ivated, and ma xi mum ISO sensitivity level beco[...]

51 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ š ]. • Do not touc h the camera wit h wet hands. • Sand or seawa ter will caus e the camera t o malfuncti on. Make sure t hat sand or seawa ter does not get int o the lens or the termina ls. This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white a[...]

VQT1 S07 52 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) Picture is taken with a grainy te xture as though blasted with sand. ∫ Picture size and aspect ratio Use the m arine case (DMW-MCF X35; optional). This allows you to take pictures wit h a natural colour . Fixing the focus unde rwater (AF Lock) Y ou can fix the focus before taking a picture with AF lock[...]

53 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: n Advanced (Recording pictures) Motion Picture Mode Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ]. Set the mode d ial to [ n ]. Press the shutte r button ha lfway to focus and then pr ess it fully to start r ecording . A Audio reco rding • The ava ilable rec ording time B is dis play[...]

VQT1 S07 54 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) • When you set the picture qual ity to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we rec ommend using a high-spe ed card with “10MB /s” or greater dis played on the p ackage. Press 3 / 4 to select [ PICTURE MODE] and th en pr ess 1 . Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and the n press [MENU/SET]. • fps “f rames per second?[...]

55 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ñ·¿n Useful Functions at T ravel Destin ations For details on th e [SETUP ] menu setti ngs, refer to P18. If you set the departure date or the travel destination of t he vacation in advance, the number of day s that have passed since the depar ture date (which day of t he vacation it is) i[...]

VQT1 S07 56 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) ∫ Cancelling the travel date The travel date is automatically cancelled if t he current date is af t er the return date. If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 and t hen press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRA VEL SETUP ] is set[...]

57 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • Select [CL OCK SET] to set the current date and time in advan ce. (P16) Note • Retur n the settin g to [HOM E] when th e vacat ion is fini shed b y per form ing s teps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is already set , change on ly the travel des tinatio n, and use. • If you cann ot find the travel de st[...]

VQT1 S07 58 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) Using the [REC] Mode Menu For details o n [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P18. Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pi xels, the finer the det ail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets. Applicable modes: ñ·¿ ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X ]. ¢ Th[...]

59 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [REC] mod e menu setti ngs, ref er to P 18. Set the co mpression rate at which the pictu res are to b e stored. Applicable modes: ·¿ Note • Refer to P1 14 for informati on about the number of record able pictur es. For det ails on [REC] mod e menu setti ngs, ref er to P 18. This allows [...]

VQT1 S07 60 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) For details o n [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P18. This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting pictures com ing out dark. Applicable modes: · [AUTO]/[100]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600[...]

61 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Setting the white balance manually 1 Sele ct [ Ó ] and th en press [ME NU/SET]. 2 Aim the cam era at a s heet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the centre is filled by t he white object only and then press [MENU/SET ]. ∫ Finely adjusting th e white balan ce [ ] Y ou c an finely adjust the whi[...]

VQT1 S07 62 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) For details o n [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P18. This allows the focusing method that suits t h e positions and number of the subjects t o be selected. Applicable modes: ·¿n Not e • The camera is fo cusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF are as (max. 1 1 areas) light at the same time in [[...]

63 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) – When there is rapid movemen t – When the s ubject is oth er than a huma n being – When the c amera is shaking – When dig ital zoom i s used ∫ About [ ƒ ] • Y ou can focus on the subje c t more quickl y than in othe r AF modes. • The pict ure may s top mov ing for a moment before being brou[...]

VQT1 S07 64 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) For details o n [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P18. Pictures are taken continuously wh ile the shutter butt on is pressed. Select the ones you really like from among the pictures you have t ak en. Applicable modes: ñ·¿ ¢ The burst sp eed is const ant regar dless of the transfer spee d of the card[...]

65 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [REC] mod e menu setti ngs, ref er to P 18. This can enlarge subjects ev en more than t he optical zoom or e xtra optical zoom. Applicable modes: ·¿n [OFF]/[ON] Note • Refer to P30 fo r details . • If camer a shake (jitte r) is a proble m during zooming, it is recomme nded tha t [S T [...]

VQT1 S07 66 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) – When the re is a lo t of jit ter . – When the zoom magnificat ion is high. – In digit al zoom range. – When taki ng pictu res while followin g a moving subj ect. – When the shu tter spe ed becomes slower to ta ke pictu res indoors or in dark place s. Be care ful of came ra jitter when you pre[...]

67 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [REC] mod e menu setti ngs, ref er to P 18. T o set the year , month, day and time. It functions in exactly the same way as [CLOCK SET ] in the [S ETUP] menu. [OFF] : The AF assist lamp does not turn on. [ON] : When taking pictures in dark places, the AF assist lamp lights while t he shutte[...]

VQT1 S07 68 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) Mode dial: ¨ T a king and viewing clipboard pictures ( ¨ : Clipboard mode) This setting is useful when taking pictures of timetables, route maps or other inf ormation instead of taking notes. Reg ardless of whether a card is present or not, the dat a is stored in the dedicated clipboard folder of the b[...]

69 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr ess 3 / 4 to select the setting an d then pre ss [MENU/SET ]. Pr ess [M ENU/ SET] to cl ose t he men u. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ]. Pr ess 2 / 1 to move the pi cture. • When the zo om lever is tu rned to [ L ] (W), a scre en showing 12 pic tures app ears. T o retu rn to the f[...]

VQT1 S07 70 Advanced (Reco r ding picture s) • Following functions are fi xed. • In the clipboard mode, the f ollowing funct ions c annot be used. – [AUTO BR ACKE T]/W hite bal ance fi ne adju stmen t/[INT ELLI GENT IS O]/[Q UICK AF ]/ [BURS T]/[I. EXPO SURE ]/[DIG IT AL Z OOM]/[ COLO R MODE] /[MIN. SH TR SPE ED]/ [HIS TOGR AM]/ [SLI DE SH OW[...]

71 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Advanced (Playback) Playing Back P ictures in Sequence (Slide Show) Y ou can play ba ck the pictures you have taken in synchronisat ion with music, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Furthermore, you can play back the pictures grouped tog[...]

VQT1 S07 72 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ Opera tions perf ormed dur ing slide show The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is restore d when [ ‚ ] is pressed. ∫ Changing th e slide show setting s Y ou can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show me[...]

73 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Selecting Pictu res and Playing them Bac k ([CA TEGOR Y PLA Y]/[F A VORITE PLA Y]) This mode allows you to search images b y scene mode or other categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCENERY]) and sort the pic tures into each of the categories. Y ou can then play back the pictures [...]

VQT1 S07 74 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can play back the pictures you have set as [F A V ORITE] (P84) (Only when [F A VORIT E] is set to [ON] and there are pict ures which have been set to [F A VORITE]). Per for m steps 1 and 2 on p age 71. Press 3 / 4 to selec t [F A VORITE PLA Y], and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Not e • Y o u can use o nly [RO T A T[...]

75 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Note • Sound can be heard thro ugh the speaker . Refer to [VO LUME] (P20) for informa tion about how to ad just t he vol ume i n the [SETU P] me nu. • The file format that can be played back wit h this camera is QuickT ime Motion JPEG . • Please note that t he bundl ed software includes Qu ickTime to play bac k[...]

VQT1 S07 76 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press the sh utter button. Press 3 t o select [YES] a nd then press [MENU/SET]. • [QUA LITY] is fix ed to [ › ]. Not e • Y ou may not be able to save still pictures from a mot ion pictur e taken on other equ ipment. [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK ] mode menu Y ou can use various functions in playba[...]

77 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Note • The recordin g date of the picture sel ected in th e playba ck screen beco mes the date selecte d when the calenda r scre en is f irst d isplayed. • If there are multiple pictu res with the same recordin g date, the fir s t picture rec orded on that day is displayed. • Y ou can display th e calendar bet [...]

VQT1 S07 78 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to sel ect text and then press [MENU/SET] to regis ter . • Press [DI SPLA Y] to switch text b etween [A] ( capitals ), [a] (small case) and [&/1] (spec ial char acters and numb ers). • The cursor at th e entry pos ition c an be moved to the lef t with [ L ], and to th e right with [ Z ]. [...]

79 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [SINGL E] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [SHOOTING DA TE], [AGE], [TRA VEL DA TE] or [TITLE] and the n press [ MENU/SET] to set e ach item. [SHOOTING DA TE] [AGE] (P47) If this is set to [ON], [AG E] is stamped on t he pictures. [TRA VEL DA TE] If this is [...]

VQT1 S07 80 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u screen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automatically restored when [MUL TI] is selec ted. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close the menu. Not e • When you pr int pictures sta mped with te xt, the da te will be prin ted over the sta mped text if you specify pri nting of the date at t he pho[...]

81 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Note • Y ou can set up to 50 pict ures at one ti me in [MUL TI]. • The picture quali t y of the resized picture will det eriorate. • It may not be poss ible to resiz e picture s recorded with ot her equipm ent. Y ou c an enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture. Select [TRIMMING] on the [...]

VQT1 S07 82 Advanced (Pl ayback) Minute tilting of t he image can be adjusted. Select [LEVELING] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P18) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u screen. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close the menu. Not e • Quality of image may bec ome coarse when lev elling is per formed. • Recorded pixels may decrease compa red to origina[...]

83 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess [ ‚ ] to return to the me nu screen. • Press [MENU/SE T] to close the menu. Note • Aft er converti ng the asp ect ratio, the pictu re size may bec ome larger th an that of the ori ginal picture . • Y ou may no t be able to convert p ictures tak en on other equipment. This mode allows you to automatical[...]

VQT1 S07 84 Advanced (Pl ayback) Select [ROT A TE DISP .] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P18) Not e • When you play b ack pictures on a PC, t hey cannot be dis played in t he rota ted dire ction unle ss the OS or software is compa tible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording inf ormati on etc. to be added. It w[...]

85 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Note • Y ou can set up to 999 picture s as favo urites. • When printin g pictures at a photo printi ng store , [ALL DELETE EXCEP T Ü ] (P34) is us eful s o only the pict ures you want t o be printed r emain on the car d. • Y ou may not be able to set pictures take n with othe r equipment as favour ites. • Y [...]

VQT1 S07 86 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ T o pr int th e date After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with t he recording date by pressing [DISPLA Y]. • When you go to a pho to printi ng store f or digit al print ing, be sure to order th e printin g of the date additi onally if required. • Depending on the photo pr inting store o r [...]

87 VQT1 S07 Advanced (Playback) Note • The prot ect settin g may not be ef fectiv e on other equipment. • Even if you protect pictu res in the built-in memo ry or a card, they will be deleted if the built-in memory o r the car d is formatted. • Even if you do not pro tect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card, they cannot be de[...]

VQT1 S07 88 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can copy data of pictures y ou have shot from the built-in memor y onto a card, from a card into the built-in mem ory or fr om a card into t he dedicated clipboard folder. Select [COPY] on th e [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P1 8) Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the copy destination and then press [MEN U/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s[...]

89 VQT1 S07 Connecting t o other equ ipment Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou c an acquire recorded pictures to a PC by c onnecting the camera and the PC. • Y ou can easily print out or mail the pict ures you have impo rted. Use of th e “ PHOTOf unSTUDIO-viewer- ” bundled sof tware on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient [...]

VQT1 S07 90 Connecting to other equ ipment Using a drag-a nd-drop operation, move the pictures you wan t to acquire or the folder sto ring those pictures to an y different folder on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cab le safely • Proceed with the hardware remov al using “Saf ely Remove Hardware” on th e task tra y of the PC. If t[...]

91 VQT1 S07 Connecting t o other equ ipment ∫ Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder com pos itio n) A new f older is created when pictures are taken in t he following situations. • Aft er [NO.RE SET] ( P 22) in the [SETUP] men u has been e xecute d • When a card con tai ning a folder wit h the same f older n[...]

VQT1 S07 92 Connecting to other equ ipment Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporti ng PictBridg e, you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printing be s tarted on the camera’s LCD monitor . Preparations: T urn on the camera and the pr inter . Remove the card before printing the pictures in t h[...]

93 VQT1 S07 Connecting t o other equ ipment • Y ou cannot switch bet ween the built -in memory and the c ard while the camera is connect ed to the print er . Disconnect th e USB connec tion cable, insert (or re move) the card an d then connect the USB connec tion cable to the printe r again. • The pictu res reco rded in cli pboard mode, copy th[...]

VQT1 S07 94 Connecting to other equ ipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture an d printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting mu ltiple pictures and printing them” procedures. • When you want to print pictures in a paper si ze or a layout which is not supp orted b y the ca mera, set [...]

95 VQT1 S07 Connecting t o other equ ipment • An item cann ot be selecte d if the pri nter does not support the page lay out. ∫ Layout pri nting When pri nting a picture several t imes on 1 s heet of paper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of p aper, set [P AGE LA YOUT] to [ ä ] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS][...]

VQT1 S07 96 Connecting to other equ ipment [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictu res on a TV Scre en Preparations: Set the [TV ASPECT ]. (P23) T urn this unit and the TV off. 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input socket A Align the marks, and inse rt. B A V cable (supplied ) • Check the direc tions of the connec tors[...]

97 VQT1 S07 Connecting t o other equ ipment • Motion pi ctures can not be playe d back. T o play back motion pic tures, connect the camera to the TV with the A V cable (s upplied). • Y ou cannot play back pic tures on SDHC cards if the TV does not suppo rt these card s. • Y ou may not be able to pl ay back MultiMe diaCards. Y ou c an enjoy hi[...]

VQT1 S07 98 Others Othe rs Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing Recording in normal p icture mode [ ! ] (Initial setting) 1 R ecording mode 2 F lash mode (P37) 3 AF area (P28) 4 Focus (P28) 5 Picture size (P58) 6 Quality (P59) 7 Bat tery indication (P12) 8 N umber of recordable pictures (P1 14) 9 Built-in memory (P14) : Card (P 14) (displayed only dur[...]

99 VQT1 S07 Others 34 Number of days that have passed since the travel date (P55) 35 Self-timer mo de (P41) ¢ 1 This is displayed for about 5 seco nds when this unit is turned on in [BAB Y1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in sce ne mode. ¢ 2 This is displayed for about 5 se conds when the c amera is turne d on, aft er setti ng the cloc k and af ter switching f[...]

VQT1 S07 100 Others Cautions for Use In the event of abnormal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual sm ell), immediately stop ope rating the unit and c onsult the Panasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or p ut a lot of pressure on it. • T ake care not to knock or drop the bag/c ase that [...]

101 VQT1 S07 Others • Do not press th e LCD monitor with exce ssive force. Unev en colours may ap pear on the LCD monito r and it may malfunc tion. • If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the pict ure on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than u sual at f irst. However , the pictur e will r eturn to normal b rightness whe n the inte r[...]

VQT1 S07 102 Others • If you use the battery char ger near a radio, the ra dio recepti on may be dist urbed. • Keep the charger 1 m or more away f rom ra dio. • The charger may gener ate whirring sounds when it is being used. This is not a malfunction. • After use, be sure to disconnec t the power suppl y devic e from the elec trical out le[...]

103 VQT1 S07 Others Message Display Confirmation mess ages or err or messages will be displayed on the scr een in some cases . The major messages are described below as examples. [THIS MEMORY CARD I S LOCKED] > The Write -Protect swi tch on the SD Memory Card and t he SDHC Memory Card are moved to [LO CK]. M ove the swi tch back to un lock it. ([...]

VQT1 S07 104 Others [MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] • This card has a fo rmat which is no t recognised by the camera. > Format the card agai n with the camer a aft er saving necessa ry data on a PC etc. ( P23) [PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND T HEN ON AGAIN]/[SYSTEM ERROR] • This message ap pears when the came ra is not operatin g properly[...]

105 VQT1 S07 Others Functions that cannot be s et or will not wor k under some conditions Due to the c amera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions und er which the camera is used. The table below lists these functi ons and the correspon ding conditions. • [...]

VQT1 S07 106 Others [QUALITY] (P59) • , 9 , ô , , and in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode [ASPECT RA T IO] (P59) • 9 , ô , , and in [SCENE MODE] [INTEL LIGENT IS O] (P 59) • [SCENE MODE] • $ mode [SENSIT IVITY] (P60) • [SCENE MODE] • $ mode • When Int ell igent I SO is se t [WHITE BALANCE ] (P60) • , , . , / , 1 , 2 , 3 , ï , , 5 , 4 , 6 [...]

107 VQT1 S07 Others ∫ Functions that cann ot be used when t he componen t cable is connected [LCD MOD E]/[H ISTOG RAM ]/[TIT LE E DIT ]/[TE XT S T AM P]/[R ESIZE] /[TR IMMI NG]/ [LEVELING] /[ASPECT CONV .]/[AUDIO DUB.]/[ COPY]/[MUL TI] set tings of [DPOF PRINT]/ [MUL TI] settings of [ PROTECT]/[DELETE M UL T I]/Creation of still pictures from m o[...]

VQT1 S07 108 Others • Is t he [RE C]/[PL A YBA CK] s elect or sw itch at the [ ! ] setting? (P 24) • Is the mode dia l correct ly set? • Is there an y memory remaini ng on the bui lt-in memory or t he card? > Delete t he p ictures which a re not necessary to increas e the available memory . (P33) • The picture can bec ome whiti sh if the[...]

109 VQT1 S07 Others > Set [ COLO R MOD E] to [ NA TUR AL]. (P6 5) > T a ke pictures in bright pl aces. • Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI -SPEED BURST] in the scene mode been set? If so, th e resolution of the recor ded pictur e decrease s slightl y because of hi gh sensit ivity proce ssing, but this is not a malfunctio n. • If recording under flu[...]

VQT1 S07 110 Others • This pheno menon appears when you pr ess the shutter button halfwa y to s et the apert ure valu e and does not aff ect t he re corded p ictur es. • This phenomeno n also appe ars when the bri ghtness ch anges when th e camera is zoomed or when the camera is moved. This is beca use of opera tion of the au tomati c aperture [...]

111 VQT1 S07 Others • Is the [REC] /[PLA YB ACK] selecto r switc h set t o [ ( ]? (P31) • Is there a pi cture on t he built-i n memory or the card? > The picture s on the bu ilt-in memory appe ar when a card is not insert ed. The pi cture da ta on the card app ears when a car d is inserte d. • Is thi s a picture who s e file name has bee n[...]

VQT1 S07 112 Others • Is the ca mera connecte d to the TV correctly? > Set the TV inp ut to exte rnal input mode. • Outpu t from the [COMP ONENT OUT] socket is not pos sibl e when it is conn ected to t he PC or the p rinter . > Connect it only to the TV . • Depending o n the TV model, the p ictures may be exten ded horiz ontally or vert[...]

113 VQT1 S07 Others • In dark pla ces, the AF assist l amp (P66) ligh ts red to mak e it easie r to focus on a s ubject. • Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mod e menu set to [ON]? (P66) • The AF assi st lamp does not turn on in bri ght places . • The surf ace of t he camera ma y become warm during us e. This do es not af fect the pe rforman[...]

VQT1 S07 114 Others Othe rs Number of Recordabl e Pictures and Available Recording Time • The number of reco rdable picture s and the availab le recording time are an appro ximation. (These vary depe nding on the recording conditions and the type of card.) • The number of reco rdable picture s and the availab le recording time varies dep ending[...]

115 VQT1 S07 Others Aspect ratio Y Picture s ize (9M ): (3648 k 243 2) (6M ): (3072 k 2048) (4.5M ): (2560 k 1712) (2.5M ): (2048 k 1360) Quality A › A › A › A › Built- in Memo ry (Appr ox. 50 MB) 1 1 22 15 32 22 45 36 69 Card 32 MB 6 12 8 18 13 26 20 40 64 MB 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83 128 MB 27 55 39 78 56 1 10 88 165 256 MB 54 105 77 150 1 [...]

VQT1 S07 116 Others ∫ A vailable recordi ng tim e (when record ing motion pictur es) Not e • The number of reco rdable picture s and the availab le recording time displaye d on the screen may not decr ease in order . • This unit does not support recor ding motion pictures on Mult iMediaCards. • The e xtra optica l zoom does not wo rk in [ T[...]

117 VQT1 S07 Others Specifications Digital Camera: Information for your s afety Power S ource: DC 5. 1 V Po wer Co nsum pti on: 1.4 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playing back) Camera effecti ve pixels : 10,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD, total pixel number 10,700,000 pixels, Primary colour filter Lens: Opt ical 5 k zoom, f l 4. 4 mm to [...]

VQT1 S07 118 Others ISO sensitivity: AUT O/100/200/400/800/1600 [HIGH SENS.] mode: 1600 t o 6400 Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [ST A RRY SKY] mode: 15 s econds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds White balance: Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Incandescent lights/ Whit e se t Exposur e (AE) : Prog ramme AE Exposure compensation (1/3 [...]

119 VQT1 S07 Others Dimensio ns: Approx. 94.7 mm (W) k 51. 9 mm (H) k 22.0 mm (D) (excluding the projecting parts) Mass: Approx. 125 g (excluding card and battery) Approx. 146 g (with card and battery) Operating temperatur e: 0 o C to 40 o C Operating humidity: 10% to 80% Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A40 A): Informa tion for your safet y Input: 1 [...]

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