Panasonic DMC-FX5GN manual

Digi tal Camera Operating In structi ons Model No. DMC-FX5GN DMC-FX1GN Before use, plea se read these instruction s completely . VQT0G32 FX5_FX1-GN.book 1 ペー ジ ２００３ 年１２月１７日　水 曜日　午前９ 時２０分[...]

Safety 2 Safety Dear Customer , We would lik e to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this P anasonic Digital Camera. Please read t hese Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy f or future reference . Information for Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright la ws. Recording of pre-record ed tapes or discs or ot her publi[...]

3 Contents Safety Info rma tion fo r Yo ur Sa fety ...... .... .... ... 2 Preparat ion Standard Acces sories ......................... 5 Names of the Components ................. 6 Quick Guide ......... ...... ....... ...... ........ .... 8 Charging th e Battery .. ....... ...... ...... .... 10 About the Battery .............................. 11 In[...]

4 Playba ck (advance d) Playing Back Pictures with A udio ...... 73 Pla ying Ba ck Mo tio n Ima ge s ...... .... ... 74 Rotatin g the Pict ure......... ...... ...... ...... 75 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prints (DPOF P rint Set ting)...... ........ ...... .. 7 6 Preventing Accidental E rasure of the Pictur e ...... ...... .[...]

Preparation 5 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, ch eck the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (16 MB) RP-SD016B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ Battery Pac k CGA-S001E (In the text, it is indicated as “Batter y”) ∫ Battery Charger/AC Ad aptor DE-929B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “AC Adaptor”) ∫[...]

Preparation 6 Preparation Names of t he Compone nts 1 Strap Eyelet (P18) 2F l a s h 3 Lens 4 Self-timer Indicator (P41, 53) 5 Lens Cov er 6 Optical Finder 7 Flash/Acce ss Indicator (P15, 29, 38) 8 Status Indicator (P29) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P22, 25, 33, 80) 10 Mode Dial (P27) 11 Single/Burst Mode Button (P42) 12 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer Button [...]

Preparation 7 22 T er minal Door 23 [DIGIT AL] (P94, 95, 97)/ [A V OUT] (P91) So ck et 24 [DC IN/EXT .] Soc ket (P14) 25 Card/Batter y Door (P12, 16) 26 T ripod Re ceptacle ª Battery Charger/A C Adaptor (P10, 14) 1[ A C I N T ] T erminal 2 [POWER] Indicator 3 [CHARGE] Indicator 4 Battery Att achment Pa r t 5 [DC OUT] T er minal DIGIT AL DC IN EXT [...]

Preparation 8 Quick Guide • Charge the battery before using. • Prepare t he Camera/A C cable/Batter y/AC adaptor/Card. • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. ª Preparation 1 Charge the batter y . (P10) • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adaptor . 2 1 Open the card/batt[...]

Preparation 9 ª Recording 4 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Set the clock. (P19) 3 Select Normal picture mode [] . 5 T ake a picture. (P28) ª Play ba ck 6 1 Select Playback mode [ ]. 2 Select the p icture you want to view . (P43) OFF ON SET R E V I E W WB FX5_FX1-GN.book 9 ペー ジ ２００３ 年１２月１７日　水 曜日　午前９ 時２０[...]

Preparation 10 Char ging the Battery Charge the batter y before using. 1 Connect the AC cable. • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input ter minal. A gap will remain as sh own below . • The [POWER] Indicator A lights. • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adaptor . 2 Attach the battery to the [...]

Preparation 11 About the Ba ttery ª Battery indica tion The remaining battery power appears on the screen. (This does not appear when using A C adaptor .) > > > (Blinks in red): Recharge or r eplace the batter y . ª Charging time and available recording time Measured under the fol lowing conditions: • T emperature: 25°C/Humidity: 60 %[...]

Preparation 12 Inserting the Battery Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. 1 Open the card/batter y door . 2 Insert the charged batter y until it cli cks. 3 Close the card/battery door . FX5_FX1-GN.book 12 ペー ジ ２００３ 年１２月１７日　水 曜日　午前９ 時２０分[...]

Preparation 13 Removing the Ba tter y Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. 1 Open the card/batter y door . 2 Slide the lock 1 to remove the batt ery . 3 Close the car d/batt ery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • If you will not use the camera for a long time, remov e the battery . • After the fully[...]

Preparation 14 Using the A C Adaptor Y ou can use the camera without w orr ying about battery discharge by connecting to an A C adaptor. Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. 1 Connect the AC cable. 2 Open th e termina l door . 3 Connect the DC cable. • Align the [ 2 ] mar k 1 on the DC cable and t h[...]

Preparation 15 About the Ca rd ª Access to the card While the card is accessed, the flash/ access indicat or 1 and ca rd access indication 2 light. When the flash/access indicator 1 and card access indication 2 light, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the batter y or the card. • disconnect the DC c ab le if you use the AC adaptor . T[...]

Preparation 16 Inserting the Car d Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. 1 Open the card/batter y door . 2 Insert th e card all the way in until it c lic ks. • Inser t the card, pressing gently until it loc ks in place. If the card will not inser t freely , it may be rev ersed. Do not f orce the card[...]

Preparation 17 Removing the Ca rd Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. 1 Open the card/batter y door . 2 Push the card until it c licks, then pull the c ard out upri ght. 3 Close the car d/batt ery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The card may be damaged if it is removed while the camera is on. • [...]

Preparation 18 Attachi ng the Strap 1 P ass th e top of the strap th rough the strap eyelet 1 . 2 P ass th e opposite s ide of the strap through its ring shaped par t. 3 Pull the strap. FX5_FX1-GN.book 18 ペー ジ ２００３ 年１２月１７日　水 曜日　午前９ 時２０分[...]

Preparation 19 Setting the Date/Tim e (Cloc k Set) ª Init ial s ett ing The clock is not set when the ca mera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the clock setting screen appears. When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in st ep 2 appears. Set t he clock on it. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] from t he [SETUP ] menu. (P21) 2 Set dat e and time[...]

Preparation 20 3 Select [M/D/Y ], [D/M/Y] o r [Y/M/D ]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the setting. • Check if t he cloc k setting is correct, after turn ing the camera off and on. ª Date Printing • Y ou can set the date printing in DPOF pr in t sett ing on this c amer a. (P 80 ) • Using the s uppl[...]

Preparation 21 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. • The status indicator 1 lights. 2 Press the [M ENU] button. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. 4 Select the desired item. 5 Set the desired value. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. OFF ON RE C 1 / 3 / 3 S ET UP PI C T. S IZ E W .BALAN C E Q UA L I T Y S P O T[...]

Preparation 22 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [ SET UP] Menu. ° 1 Recording mode only Menu Functio ns MO NIT OR Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps. AU TO REVI EW ° 1 • [OFF]: The recorded picture does not autom atically appear . • [1SEC.]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen f or about 1 second.[...]

Preparation 23 ° 1 Recording mode only Menu Fun ctions ECONOMY ° 1 If you do not use the c amera for about 15 seconds in recording mode, the m essage [MONITOR OFF] blinks and then the LCD monitor is turned off to sav e the power . Press any k ey to turn it on again. • When setting econo my mode to [ON], the LCD monitor is turned off e ven when [...]

Preparation 24 ° 2 Playbac k mode only Menu Fun ctions LANGUA GE Set to the language on the menu screen from the f ollowing 7 languages. Set to the desired l a nguage with 2 / 1 and deter mine it with 4 . • [ENGLISH]: The menu screen in Engli sh. • [DEUTSCH]: The menu screen in German. • [FRANÇAIS]: T he menu screen in F rench. • [ESP AÑ[...]

Preparation 25 Using the L CD Monitor ª Selecting the screen to be used Press the [DISPLA Y] button to switch to the screen to be used. • When the m enu screen appears, during multi playbac k or during playbac k zoom, the [DISPLA Y] b utton is not activated. In recor ding mode A Displa y B Display with histogram C Nondisplay (Recording guide lin[...]

Preparation 26 About the His togram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (blac k to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness le vel on the vertical ax is. • It allows the camera user t o easily check the wa y a picture is being exposed. • When the values are c oncentrated to the left as A , th[...]

Preparation 27 The Mode Dial Select the desired m ode tur ning the mode dial. : Normal Picture mode (P28) The aper ture val ue and the shutter speed are aut omatically adjusted. : Macro mode (P49) This allows you to get closer to t he subject up to 10 cm (Wide). : P ortrait mode (P 50) This allows y ou to easily achie ve the depth of focus eff ect.[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 28 Recording pictu res (basic) T aki ng Pi ctur es Preparation • Inser t the c harged batter y (P12) or connect the AC adaptor (P14). • Inser t the c ard. (P16) 1 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Select Normal P icture mode [] . 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point y ou want to fo cus. 3 Focus on the subject t o take th e pictu[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 29 ª P osture to take good pictures T o take pictures without b lurring: • Hold the ca mera gently with bo th hands, keep arms stationary at your side and st and with your feet slightly apar t. • Check that the camera is not sha k en when pressing the shutter button ha lfway . • After pressing the shutter button, [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 30 ª Focusing • Y ou can f ocus on the subject up to the distance of 50 cm. • If you press the s hutter button fully without prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or unfocused. • When the s ubject is focused, the camera beeps 2 times. If not, i t beeps 4 times. Ref er to P23 if y ou want to tur n the operational sou[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 31 • When using the camera in a sandy or dusty place, be careful not to let dir t, grit or seaw ater come into the camera. ª AF/AE Lock (AF: A uto focus/ AE: A uto expos ure) When recording a picture of people with a composition as the abov e picture, y ou cannot f ocus on the subject because it is out of AF area i n [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 32 T aking Pictures in Simple Mode We recommend y ou use this mode when you ask someone to tak e a picture. • Offering simplified menu f or ease of use . • The picture s ize is easy to s elect. • The icons on the displa y are larger . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ] . (P27) 1 Select [PICT . MODE]. • [AUT[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 33 3 T ake the picture . ª Pictur e size and qual ity in [PICT .MO DE] ª Other settings in Simple mode MONITOR (P22): • Fixed t o [0] (standard). PO WER SA VE (P22) : • Fix ed to [2MIN. ]. • When you want to turn the camera on again, press shutter button or turn the camera off and then on. • When you use the A [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 34 Checking th e Recorded P ictur e (Review) Preparation • In Motion image mode [ ], re view function is not activ ated. 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appear f or about 1 0 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the r evie w . • Y ou can check t he previous or f ollowing picture wit[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 35 Using th e Optical Zo om Y ou can make people and subjects appear c los er with the 3 t imes optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ]. (P 27) ª T o make su bjects appear fur ther awa y (Wid e) ª T o make subjects appear closer (T ele) ¬ Suggestio[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 36 T aking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P2 7) ª Switching the flash settin g :A U T O The flash is aut omatically activated according to the recording condition. : A UT O/Red-eye reduction The flash is aut omatically activated according to the recording co[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 37 ª The av ailable flash range to take pictures • The availab le flash range is an appro ximation. ª Shutter speed for each flash mode ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • In Landscape mode [ ]/Motion image mode [ ], flash setting is fixed to the Forced OFF [ ]. • When using the flash in I SO A UTO setting, the ISO sensi[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 38 • The flash icon turns red when activating t he flash and pressing the shutter button ha lfway . • When the flash is being charged, the flash/access indicator and the flash icon b link red, and y o u cannot tak e a picture ev en when y ou press the shutter button fully . • When taking a picture w ith the flash, [...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 39 Compensa ting the Exp osure Use this function whe n you cannot ac hiev e appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of br ightness between t he subject and the backg round. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [ EXPOS URE] and compensate the exposure. • Y ou can compensate fr[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 40 T aki ng Pict ure s usin g A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are au tomatically recorded by each press of the s hutter button according to the compens ation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposur e among the 3 types of pictures. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P2[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 41 T aking Pictures with the Self-timer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ] . (P27) 1 Switch the self-ti mer setting. : Self-timer set to 10 sec onds ; : Self-timer set to 2 sec onds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subject to take the pictu re . • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-t[...]

Recording pictur es (basic) 42 T aking Pictures using Bur st Mode Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ] . (P27) 1 Switch the burst mode setting. : High speed ; : Low speed ; No displa y ( cancelled) 2 T ake pictures. • K eep pressing the shutter button full y to activate the bur st mo de. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ ª Number of pictu[...]

Playback (basic) 43 Playback (basic) Pla ying Bac k Pictures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select the picture . • Press 2 to play bac k the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the ne xt picture. • The picture follo wing the last one is the first picture. ª Fa st fo rwardi ng/F ast re winding When you keep pressing [...]

Playback (basic) 44 9 Pictu res Multi Pl ay bac k Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Switc h to multi s creen. 2 Select the pictures. ª T o return to the normal playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ]. • The picture with the n umber colour ed in yellow appears. SELECT CANCEL 6 5 1 2 3 4 7 9 8 W T 1 600 1 0 : 00 1. J AN.2 004 [...]

Playback (basic) 45 Using the Pl ay bac k Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Enlarge the p icture. •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k 2 Shift the picture . ª T o delete a pict ure during the pla yback zo om Press the [ ] b utton. When the confir mation screen ap pears, p[...]

Playback (basic) 46 Delet ing P ictu res Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ª T o delete s ingle picture 1 Select the pi cture to be delete d. • Press 2 to play bac k the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the ne xt picture. 2 Delete the picture . SET R E V I E W WB 1 600 1 0 : 00 1. J AN.2 00 4 1 00 _ 0001 1 / 1 9 SET R E[...]

Playback (basic) 47 ª T o delete m ulti pict ures 1 Select [MUL TI DELE TE]. 2 Select the pictures to be deleted. • The selected pictures appear with [ ]. When 4 is pressed again, the setting is cancelled. • The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting. (P81) 3 Delete the pictures. • It is pos[...]

Playback (basic) 48 ª T o delete all pi ctures 1 Select [ALL DELE TE]. 2 Delete all of the pictures. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Once deleted, p ictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-check before del eting pictures. • Pictures that are protected (P81) or not of DCF standards (P 43) are not deleted. • Do not turn off the camera or remov e[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 49 Recording pictu res (advanced) T aking Pictures us ing Macr o Mode This mode allows you to take pictures closely focusing on the subject. (E.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can tak e pictures with the lens at a distance of 10 cm (Wide) from the subject . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ?[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 50 T aking Pictures using P or trait Mode This mode allows you t o make the subj ect stand out from the unf ocused background and adjust the e xposure and the hue. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ª T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more eff ective, rotate the zoom lev er to T ele as far[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 51 T aking Pictures using Lands cape Mo de In Landscape mode the cam era is adjusted to produce the greatest depth of field. This mode works best outdoors under direct sunlight at d istances exceeding 3 m. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Fl ash is se t to Forced OFF [ ]. •[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 52 T aking Pictures using Night P ortrait Mode Night P or trait Mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape . By using the flash and a slow shutter speed, the picture will sho w the subject and the background brighter than the y appear in real lif e. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ?[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 53 T aking Pictures using Self-portrait Mode This mode allows y ou t o take a picture of yourself . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ª T echniq ue fo r Self-po rtrait mode • When you are focused by pressing the shutter button halfway , the self-timer indicator 1 lights up. Fix the camera fir mly and [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 54 Recording Moti on I mages Y ou can record motion images with audio . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [ MO TION RA TE]. • [30fps]: The motion of recor ded image is smooth, but the file size is large. • [10fps]: The file size is smaller so y ou can record motion images for a longer time. [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 55 ª A vailable recor ding time • The remaining recording time appears on the screen. (It is an a pproximation. ) • The recordable time is an approximation. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The picture s ize is fixed to 320 k 240 pix els. • The motion images cannot be recorded without audio . • If using the Mult[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 56 Setting the Whit e Bala nce In cer tain situations, the colour white may appear slightly reddish or b luish. This can occur when s hooting under ear ly or late day sunlight, on a cloudy da y , or under halogen lighting. By us ing the manual White Balance f eature you can achie ve a more accurate reproduction of the[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 57 Setting the W hite Balance man uall y (White se t) Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [W .BALANCE] and set to [] . 2 (Only when setting t he white balance again) Press 1 . 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white pape r 1 or similar object so that it completely fills the frame t[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 58 Finel y Adjustin g the White Balance If you cannot acquire the desirabl e hue with white balance because of too many diff erent light s ources, etc., adjust the fine w hite balance as follows. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) • Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P56) 1 Pr[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 59 Changing th e Picture Size Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [PICT . SIZE] and set the picture size . • [2304]: 2304 k 1728 pix els (DMC-FX5) • [2048]: 2048 k 1536 pix els (DMC-FX1) • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pix els • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pix els • [640]: 640 k 480 pix [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 60 Changing th e Quality “Quality” refers to the amount eac h image is com pressed. Lower compres sion results in superior picture quality . Higher com pression allows y ou to store more images on your SD Memory card. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [QU ALITY] and set th[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 61 T aking Pictures using Spot Mode When using Spot mode the size of the area used to calculate the f ocus and exposure is de creased. It is useful when y ou may be shooting through a group of people and want t o designate where in the g roup the camera will calculate t he exposure. Preparation • Set the m ode dial [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 62 Setting ISO Sensit ivity The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. T he ISO setting can be increased when you need to t ake pictures in places where a f lash may not be allowed. The over all picture quality will decrease slightly as the I SO setting is increased. Preparation • Set the m ode dial exce[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 63 T aki ng Pict ure s wit h A udio Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [ A UDIO REC.] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 2 T ake the picture . • 5 seconds af ter , the audio recording is st opped automatically . [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 64 Using the AF T rig ger Pref ocus is a technique to f ocus on the point where the subject comes in adv ance, and it is us ed when taking a picture of the subject with quick motion. This function is suit abl e when the distance between the camera and the s ubject is cer tain. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 65 3 T ake the picture . ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • When the A F T r igger is set to [FOCUS], you cannot f ocus on the subject by only pressing the shutter button halfwa y . Be sure to pr ess the [FOCUS] button before taking pictures. • When taking pictures normally , set the AF T r igger to [ ] . • When taking[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 66 Using the Di gital Zoom Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [ D.ZOOM] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. • When rotating the zoom lev er with settin g the [D .ZOOM] to [ON], t he digital zoom indicati on appears. ([...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 67 Using the Colour Eff ect Y ou can use 3 types of col our eff ects depending on the image of the pict ure. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [COL.EFFECT] an d set the colour . • [COOL]: The picture becomes bluish. • [W ARM]: The picture becomes reddish. • [B/W]: The pi[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 68 Adjustin g the Quality of the Pic ture (Picture Adjustm ent) Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [PICT .ADJ.] and set it . • [NA T URAL]: The picture quality becomes softer. • [VIVID]: The picture quality becomes shar per . • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] butto[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 69 Using th e Optical Im age Stabil izer Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) 1 Select [ST ABILIZER] and set it. • [OFF]: When image stabilization is not desired or when using a tripod. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photocomposition. •[ [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 70 Creating Flip Animation Y ou can create motion image files b y ar ranging pictures taken f rame-by-frame. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ] /[ ]/[ ]. (P27) Example: When captur ing images of the subject in sequence moving it little by little and aligning the images, the subject looks as if it w ere[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 71 3 Capture images for flip animati on. • Y ou can tak e up to 100 pictures. 4 Check the image . • Y ou can check t he previous or f ollowing image with 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessar y images with [ ] butto n. ª Creating motion images 5 Selec t [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE]. 6 Select [FRAME RA TE] an d set the number[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 72 7 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and create a flip animation. • The file number appears f or about 1 second after creating a flip animation. • Including the created images, the flip animation is counted as 1 animation image. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 3 times after finishing the setting.[...]

Playback (advance d) 73 Playback (advanced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select the pi cture wit h audio i con [] . 2 Pla y bac k the audio. • Y ou can hear audio from the speaker . • T o adjust the sound v olume, refer to P 24. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The picture with audio cannot be[...]

Playback (advance d) 74 Pla ying Bac k Motio n Images Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select the picture with the motion image icon [ ]. 2 Pla y bac k the motion ima ges. • Motion image playback stops and the norma l pla yback is restored b y pressing 4 . • The icon 1 is corresponding to the 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . ª Fast f orwarding[...]

Playback (advance d) 75 Rotating the Picture Y ou can rotate the recorded pictures in i ncreme nts of 90°. This is a conv enient function to pla y bac k pictures on TV . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [RO T A TE]. 2 Select the direction to rotate the pictu re . • [ ]: The p icture rotates counter-cl ockwise in increment[...]

Playback (advance d) 76 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prin ts (DPOF Print Se tting) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatib le photo printers. DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed. Many c ommercial pho[...]

Playback (advance d) 77 ª Multi setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [MUL TI]. 3 Select the pictures and set the numb er of p rint s. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • Repeat step 3. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF pr int se tti ng is cancelled. • Clo[...]

Playback (advance d) 78 ª T o cancel al l settings 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [CANCEL] . 3 Select [YES ] to can cel all settings. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter cancelling the setting. SET R E V I E W WB MENU SET R E V I E W WB PLA Y 1 / 2 / 2 S ET UP PR O TE CT R O TAT E DP O F PRIN T S LIDE S H OW A U DI O D U B . [...]

Playback (advance d) 79 ª Index setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [INDE X] . 3 Select [Y ES] to in dex setting. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. SET R E V I E W WB MENU SET R E V I E W WB PLA Y 1 / 2 / 2 S ET UP PR O TE CT R O TAT E DP O F PRIN T S LIDE S H OW A U DI O D U B . EXIT S E T [...]

Playback (advance d) 80 ª When the index is al ready set • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª T o prin t the date Y ou can set/cancel the printing with the recorded date each press of the [DISPLA Y] button when sett ing the number of prints. • The date print icon [ ] appears. • When you ask photo st[...]

Playback (advance d) 81 Preven ting Acci denta l Er asur e of th e Pi cture Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) ª Single setting/cancel 1 Select [PRO TECT]. 2 Select [SINGLE] . 3 Select the picture and set/cancel the protection. •[ S E T ] : The protect icon [ ] appears. • [CANCEL]: The protect icon [ ] disappears. • Close the me[...]

Playback (advance d) 82 ª Multi setting/ T o cancel all settings P erform the same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints (DP OF Print Setting)]. (P76 – 78) ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, f or matting the card will permanently delete all data. ([...]

Playback (advance d) 83 Pla ying Bac k with Slide Sho w Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [SLIDE SHOW]. 2 Select the type of pictures to play back. • [ALL]: f or playing bac k all pictures •[ D P O F ] : f or playing bac k the pictures DPOF Slide Show is set 3 Select the follo wing items. • [DURA TION]: It can be set am[...]

Playback (advance d) 84 4 Select [ST ART]. 5 By pressing th e [MENU] button, the Sl ide Show st ops. ª SD Slide Show If setting the SD Slide S how with t he [SD View er for DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, when playing back, the confir mation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 4 to start the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 4 to star[...]

Playback (advance d) 85 Adding A udio to Re cord ed Pictures (A udio Dubb ing) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and start audio recording. • When audio has already been recorded, the conf irmation sc reen appears. Press 2 to sele ct [YES], and press 4 to star t audio recording. (The orig[...]

Playback (advance d) 86 Resizing the Pictu res This function is useful if y ou want to reduce the file siz e of the picture, in those cases when it needs to be attached t o an E-mail or uploaded it to a w eb site. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [RESIZ E]. 2 Select the picture and set it. 3 Select the size and set it. • [[...]

Playback (advance d) 87 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the resized picture. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the resizing. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The f ollowing pictures canno[...]

Playback (advance d) 88 T rimmin g the Pictu res Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [TRIMMING]. 2 Select the picture to trim . 3 Enlarge or decrease the picture. SET R E V I E W WB MENU SET R E V I E W WB PLA Y 2 / 2 / 2 S ET UP TRIMMIN G RE S IZ E F O RMA T EXIT S E T S ELE CT MEN U SET R E V I E W WB SET R E V I E W WB S E T[...]

Playback (advance d) 89 4 Shift the picture and pr ess the shutter button fully to se t. 5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the trimme d picture. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the tri[...]

Playback (advance d) 90 Formatting the Car d Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P27) 1 Select [FORMA T]. 2 Select [YES] to format. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Usually , it is not necessar y to f or mat the card (initializing). F or m at the card when the message [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f ormatted by a PC or ot[...]

Playback (advance d) 91 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a T V Screen ª Pla ying bac k pictures wi th A V cab le (suppl ied) • T ur n the camera and the TV off. 1 Connect the A V cable to the [A V O UT] socket of the camera. • Align the [ 2 ] mar k on the A V c ab le and the [ 1 ] mark on the [A V OU T] so cket . 2 Connect the A V cable to the vid[...]

Playback (advance d) 92 Bef ore Connecti ng with USB Conn ection Cable Select the US B communica tion system acc ording to the OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camer a with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P23) 1 Select [USB MODE]. (In the recording m ode) 2 Select [M [...]

Playback (advance d) 93 ª When using Windows 2000 Prof essional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x • When conn ecting the came ra to a PC, do not set [U SB MODE] to [PTP]. (When the c amera is shipped, [Mas s Storage] is selec ted.) • When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driv er before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/X[...]

Playback (advance d) 94 Connecting to a PC (Ma ss Storage) 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [M ass Storag e]. (P92) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The drive appears on t he [My Computer] folder . • If i t is the first ti me f or yo u to connect the camera to a PC , the required[...]

Playback (advance d) 95 Connecting to a PC (PTP) Do not follow the setting below on the OS ex cept f or Windows XP and Mac O S X. 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [P TP]. (P 92) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The camera icon appears on the [My Computer] f older . • If it is the[...]

Playback (advance d) 96 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • Refer to P93 carefully when connecting to the OS e xcept f or Windows XP and Mac OS X with setti ng [USB MODE] to [PTP]. • The flash/access indicator lights during communication. • When conn ecting to a PC, we recommend us ing the AC adaptor as the power source. • If the remaining bat tery[...]

Playback (advance d) 97 Connecting to a Printer By connecti ng the camera directly to a pr inter suppor ting Pi ctBridge or US B Direct-Print via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or star t printing. 1 T urn the camera on and then set the [USB MODE] to [PTP] (PictBridg e) or [Mass Storage] (USB Direct-P [...]

Playback (advance d) 98 Using a Prin ter (PictBridge) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P97) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pic ture 1 Select [SINGLE PICTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set or the pr inter does not suppor t DPOF[...]

Playback (advance d) 99 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P97) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in advance. (P76) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. (P76)[...]

Playback (advance d) 100 Using a Prin ter (USB Direct-Print ) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P97) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pic ture 1 Select [SINGLE PICTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set. 2 Select the picture to print[...]

Playback (advance d) 101 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P97) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in advance. (P76) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. (P76[...]

Others 102 Oth ers After Use After using the c amera, it is recom mended that you complete the fol lowing steps: 1 T urn the camera off. • Check that the lens i s retracted. 2 Remove the car d and the battery . (P13, 17) ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • If you will not be using the camera for a long time, – Remov e the batter y . (When you inser t t[...]

Others 103 Screen Displa y ª In re cord ing 1 Recording mode (P27) 2 Flash (P36 ) 3 White balance (P 56) 4 ISO sensitivity (P62) 5 Pi ctur e s ize (P 59) 6 Quality (data compression ratio) (P60) / (Motion rate): In Motion image mode (P54) 7 Batter y indication (P11) 8 F rame/Time re main In Motion image mode: e.g. 11S 9 Jitter aler t indication (P[...]

Others 104 ª In reco rdin g in Si mple m ode 1 Flash (P36 ) 2 Focus indication (P28) 3 Jitter aler t indication (P30) 4 Picture mode ( P32) 5 Batter y indication (P11) 6 F rame remain 7 Zoom (P35) 8 Recording indication 9 Self-timer (P41) 10 Card access indication (P15) 11 AF area (P28) 12 Current date and time ( P19 ) • This is displa yed f or [...]

Others 105 ª In pla ybac k 1 Playbac k mode 2 DPOF (P76, 83) (White): DPOF sett ing f or printing (Green): DPOF sett ing f or Sl ide Sho w (Green with nu mber of print s): DPOF setting f or printing and Slide Show 3 Protected picture (P81) 4 Picture with audio (P73) 5 Pi ctur e s ize (P 59) : In Motion im age mode 6 Quality (data compression ratio[...]

Others 106 The Men u Items ª [REC] m ode menu 1 W .BALANCE (P 56) 2 PIC T . SIZE (P59 ) 3 QU ALITY (P60) 4 SPOT MODE (P61) 5 SENS ITIVITY (P62) 6 AUDIO RE C. (P63) 7 AF TRIGGE R (P64) 8 D .ZOOM (P66 ) (The screen is displayed as illustr ated in DMC-FX5.) 9 COL.EFFE CT (P67) 10 PICT .ADJ. (P68) 11 ST ABILIZER (P69) 12 FLIP A NIM. (P70 ) 13 MONITOR [...]

Others 107 ª Simple mode menu • For items without numbers, refer to those with the same name in [REC] mode menu. 23 PICT .MODE (P32) ª [PLA Y] mode menu • For items without numbers, refer to those with the same name in [REC] mode menu. 24 RO T A TE (P75) 25 PRO TECT (P81) 26 DPOF PRINT (P76) 27 SLI DE SHO W (P8 3) 28 A UDIO DUB. (P85) 29 RESI[...]

Others 108 Caut io ns for Us e In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and cons ult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ª Optimal Use of the Camera Keep the camera awa y from magnetized equipmen t (such as a micro wave oven, TV , vid eo game equipment, [...]

Others 109 ª Condensation When using the camera o utdoors during very cold weather , condensation can form on the camera a nd lens when you retur n to a war m place. When condensati on has taken place: T urn the camera off and leave the camera in th is condition for about 2 hours. When the camera becomes close to the ambient tempe rature, the cond[...]

Others 110 Card • Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic wav es or static electricity are easily generated. • Do not bend or drop the card. The card or the recorded content may be damaged. • After use, be sure to rem ov e the ca rd from the c amera. • Do not touch the t e[...]

Others 111 Appr o ximat e numbe r of recor dable pic tures and th e size • If you mix fine quality and standard quality , the number of recordable pictures changes. Picture siz e 2304 k 1728 (DMC-FX5) 2048 k 1536 (DMC-FX1) 1600 k 1200 1280 k 96 0 Quality 1 6 M B8 1 61 02 01 73 42 24 3 32 MB 17 34 22 43 36 72 47 90 64 MB 35 70 45 88 74 149 96 184 [...]

Others 112 Messag e Disp lay [NO MEMORY CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PR OT ECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID IMAGE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after rec ording or after inser ting the card w ith a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL] / [NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a ne w car d or delete th e unnecessar y data. [MO DE D[...]

Others 113 T roubles hoot ing 1: T he camera is not turned on. 1-1: Are the battery inser ted or the AC adaptor correctly connected? Check the connection. 1-2: I s the battery sufficiently charged? Use the battery that has been sufficiently charged. 2: As the camera is turned on, it turns off immediately . 2: Is the battery charge insufficient to o[...]

Others 114 11: The picture does n ot appear on the television. 11-1: I s the c amera connected to t he TV correctly? Check it. 11-2: Set the TV to video input mode. 12: When connecting t o a PC, pictur es cannot be tra nsferre d. 12-1: Is the camera connected to the PC correctly? Check it. 12-2: Is the camera rec ognized by the PC correctly? 12-3: [...]

Others 115 Specificat ions Digital Camera Information f or your saf ety Camera Effectiv e pixels 4,000,000 pixels (DMC-FX5) 3,200,000 pixels (DMC-FX1) Image sensor 1/2.5 inch CCD T otal pixel number 4,230,000 pixels (DMC-FX5) T otal pixel number 3,340,000 pixels (DMC-FX1) Primar y c olour filter Lens Optical 3 k zoom, f l 5.8 – 17.4 mm (35 mm f i[...]

Others 116 Flash Flash range: (ISO200/A UT O) Approx. 40 cm – 3.3 m (Wide)/ Approx. 40 cm – 2 m (T ele) A UTO , A UT O/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON, Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced OFF Microphone Monaural Speaker Monaural Recording media SD Mem ory Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size 2304 k 1728 pixels , 1600 k 1200 pixels, 1280 k 960 pixels [...]

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