Panasonic DMC-FX700 manual

GC SG GH VQT2X96 until 2010/8/20 Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FX700 Befor e use, ple ase read these in structi ons comp letel y . Please also refer to the Operating Inst ruct i ons (P DF fo rma t) cont ained on the CD-ROM (supplie d). Y ou can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Tr oubleshooting. DMC-FX[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 2 Dear Customer , We would like to take this opport uni ty to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. P lease read these Operating Instructions carefully and kee p them handy for future ref erence. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu item s, etc. of yo ur Digital Camera may look som ewhat differe[...]

3 (ENG) VQT 2X96 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of t ime with doors and win dows cl osed. ∫ About the battery charger • The battery ch arger is in the st andby cond ition when t he AC power supply co rd is conne[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 4 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables except th e supplied one. • Always use a ge nuine Pana sonic HDMI mini cable (RP- CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) • Do not use any oth er USB connec tion cables except th e supplie d one. Keep this unit as far away as pos[...]

5 (ENG) VQT 2X96 -If you see this symbo l- Inform ation on Dispo sal in ot her Countr ies out si de the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please co ntact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. DMC-FX700GCGHSG-VQT2X96 _eng.book 5 ペー ジ ２?[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 6 Contents Infor mation for Y our Sa fety ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... 2 Standard Access ories ........... ........................................................................ 7 Names of the Components ...................... ................................ ...........[...]

7 (ENG) VQT 2X96 St a ndard Accessories Check that all the acce ssories are s upplied be fore using t he camera. Produ ct numbers cor rect as of Ju ly 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Batte ry Pac k (Indicate d as battery p ack or battery in the te xt) Charge the ba ttery bef ore use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicate d as battery ch arger or char[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 8 Names of the Compone nt s 1F l a s h 2L e n s 3 Self-timer indi cator AF Assist Lamp 4 Hand strap eyelet • Be sur e to atta ch t he h and st rap when using th e camera to ens ure that yo u will n ot drop it. 5 T ouch pa nel/LCD moni tor 6 [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch 7 [MODE] bu tton 8 [MENU] b utton 9 S peak er 10 Camera ON[...]

9 (ENG) VQT 2X96 15 Lens b arrel 16 [ HDMI] so cke t 17 [A V OUT/D IGI T A L] sock et 18 T ripod recept acle • When you use a trip od, make su re the tripod is stable when the ca mera is attache d to i t. 19 Card/ Battery door 20 Release lev er 21 DC coupler cove r • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure th at the Panasoni c DC coupler (DMW -DCC4;[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 10 How to Use the T ouch Panel This touc h pane l is a type that detect s pressure . Operatio n or settings are perfor med by directly touching t he icons displa yed on the LCD monitor (touch p anel) or by movin g while touchin g the touc h panel (dragging) usin g your finge rs or t he supp lied st ylus p en. T ouch the scree n T o t[...]

11 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Note • The touch p anel does not operat e when the LCD monitor is turned of f. • If you use a commerc ially avail able liquid crysta l protecti on she et, please f ollow the i nstructio ns that accompan y the sheet. (Some liquid crys tal protecti on sheets may impair v isibili ty or operabil ity .) • Apply a litt le extra pr[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 12 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The b att ery t hat can b e u sed with this unit is DMW-BC F10 E. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat tery . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (DMW-BCF10E) supports this function. Th[...]

13 (ENG) VQT 2X96 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [ CHARGE] i ndicato r flashes – The battery temperatur e is too high or to o low . It is recommend ed to cha rge the bat tery a gain in an a mbient temper ature of between 10 o C to 30 o C. – The termina ls of the charge r or the bat tery are dirt y . In this case, wipe them with a[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 14 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a tempor ary storage dev ice when the card being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built-in memory may be longe r than the access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video s tandard [...]

15 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck that this unit is turned off. • We rec ommend us ing a Panasonic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso nic batteries ( DMW-BCF10E ). • If you use oth er batteri es, we c[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 16 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T ouch [LANGUAGE SET]. Select the language . T ouch [CLOCK SET]. T ouch the items yo u wish to set (Y ear/ Month/D ay/Hours/M inutes), and set using [ 3 ]/[ 4 ]. • T ouch [CANCEL] to cance l the date and time settings without sett ing a date and t[...]

17 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Setting the Menu This sectio n describe s how to select the Programme AE Mode setting s, and the same sett ing can be used for the [MO TION PICTURE] Mode menu, [P LA YBACK] Mode menu and [S ETUP] menu as well. Example: Setti ng [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the Programme AE Mode Press [MEN U] to disp lay the m enu. T ouch [AF[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 18 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mo de ∫ List of [REC] Mode s T urn the camera on. A [REC ]/[PL A YBACK] s elec tor sw itch B [MODE] butt on Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch t o [ ! ], and then pre ss [MODE]. T ouch the mo de. ¦ [INTELLIGENT AUTO] The subjec ts ar e recorded us ing setti ngs automatic ally select [...]

19 (ENG) VQT 2X96 [REC] Mode: ñ T ak ing Pict ure s Usi ng the Auto mat ic Fu nct ion ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to match the subject and t he recordin g condition s so we recommend th is mode for begin ners or those who want to leav e the settin gs to th e camera and t ake pictur es easily .[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 20 When th e camera ident ifies the opti mum scene, t he icon of th e scene conc erned is displaye d in blue for 2 second s, afte r which its colour changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the sce nes are applicab le, and th e stand ard sett ings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is select ed, the c amera aut omaticall[...]

21 (ENG) VQT 2X96 [REC] Mode: ³ T aking Pictures with Y our Favo urite Settings ( ³ : Pr ogram me AE Mo de) The camera aut omaticall y set s the shutt er speed and th e apertu re value according t o the brigh tness of th e subject . Y ou can tak e picture s with greate r freedom by chang ing vari ous setting s in the [REC] m enu. Slide the [REC]/[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 22 [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exp osure Use this func tion when yo u cannot ac hieve appro priate exposure due to t he diff erence in brig htness between the s ubject and the backgroun d. T ouch [ ]. Adjust the e xposure b y touching the slide bar . • Select [0 EV] to retu rn to the original expos ure. T ouch [EXIT] to f inish. ?[...]

23 (ENG) VQT 2X96 [REC] Mode: ± T aking Pictu res with Set Aperture ( ± : Ape rtur e-p rio rit y AE) Set the ape rture valu e to a higher nu mber when you want a sharp focu s backgr ound. Set the ap erture va lue to a lower nu mber wh en you want a sof t focus backgr ound. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch to [ ! ], and then press [MOD[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 24 [REC] Mode: ´ T aking Pictu res with Set Shutter Speed ( ´ : Shu tter -p rio rity AE) When you want to tak e a sharp picture of a fast mov ing subj ect, set t o a faster shutter s peed. Whe n you want to crea te a trail ef fec t, set to a sl ower shutt er speed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch to [ ! ], and then pre[...]

25 (ENG) VQT 2X96 [REC] Mode: ² T aking Pictures wi th Exposure Set Manually ( ² : Manual exposur e) Determine th e exposur e by manuall y setti ng the aper ture value and the sh utter speed. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch to [ ! ], and then press [MODE]. T ouch [MANUAL EXPOSURE]. T ouch [APERTURE V ALUE] A or [SHUTTER SPEED] B . Dr[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 26 [REC] Mode: T aking Pictu res using Burst Mode Pictur es are tak en conti nuous ly while the shutter butt on is pressed . Select the on es you really like from among the pictur es you have taken . Burst spee d can be selec ted to match the recording condit ions or subj ects. Pictures recorde d in Burst Mode will be reco rded as a [...]

27 (ENG) VQT 2X96 [REC] Mode: Recording Motion Pictu res This can record full high definition motion pictures co mpatible with the A VCHD format or motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorded in stereo. Note • Motion pict ure recorded continuous ly in [MOTIO N JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only the maximum recor dable time for 2 GB is[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 28 [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([NORMAL PLA Y]) [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. (For example, if you delete a burst picture group with [ ˜ ], all the pictures in that group are delet ed.) • Pictures on the bui lt-in memory or the card, th at are being played back[...]

29 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have prac tised th e basic operati ons introdu ced in thes e operat ing instructi ons and want t o progress to advanced ope rations . • Y ou want to check t he T roubles hooting. In these kinds of situat ions refe r to Opera ting Ins tructions (PDF format) cont ained on th[...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 30 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat) will no t open Y ou will need Adobe Acrobat Read er 5.0 or lat er or Adobe Reader 7. 0 or later to browse or prin t the Oper ating Inst ructions (PDF format) . Insert the CD- ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Inst ructions (supplie d), click B and then f ollow the messag es on the[...]

31 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Specifications Digital Camera: Inf orma tio n for your safe ty Power S ource : DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.4 W (When recording) 1.0 W (When playin g back) Camera effective pixels : 14,100, 000 pixels Imag e sen sor: 1/2. 33 q MOS sensor , total pix el number 15,100,0 00 pixels, Primary colour filter Lens: Optica l 5 k zoom, f l [...]

VQT2X96 ( ENG) 32 Burst r ecord ing Burst speed (Bu rst number/ maximum recordab le pixels) For mechani cal shutter: 2 frames/se c (Max. 100 frames/14 M), 5 frames/sec (Ma x. 100 frames/14 M), 10 frame s/sec (Max. 15 f rames/ 14 M) For electr onic shutter: 40 frame s/sec ( Max. 50 frame s/5 M), 60 frame s/sec (Max. 60 f rames/3. 5 M) During motion [...]

33 (ENG) VQT 2X96 Interf ace Digital: “ USB 2.0” (High S peed) Analogue video/ audio: NTSC/P AL Composite (Swit ched by menu) Audio line out put (mon aural) Te r m i n a l [A V OUT/D IGIT AL]: Dedicated jac k (8 pin) [HDMI]: MiniHDMI T y peC Dimensions: Approx. 103.5 mm (W) k 55.8 mm (H) k 24.5 mm (D) (excl uding the projec ting pa rts) Mass: A[...]

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