Panasonic DMC-FX7GN manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FX7GN Model No. DMC-FX2GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0M35 FX2_7-GN.book 1 ページ ２００４年 ８月２日　月曜日　 午後３時４０分[...]

Before Use 2 Before Use Dear Customer , We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f u ture ref erence. Inf ormation f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright la ws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or disks or other [...]

Befo re Use 3 ∫ Care f or th e camera • Do not shake or cause impact on t he camera. The camera m a y not be oper ated normally or recording of pict ures may be disabled, or the lens ma y be damaged. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction of the camera. Wh en you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dust does not get into[...]

Before Use 4 About T hese Operat ing Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described in this manner. ∫ About pictures/illustrations in these operating instructions Pictures in these operating instructions are composed from still photographs f or ex planation. Please note that t he appearance [...]

5 Contents Befo re Us e Informa tion for Yo ur Safet y ....... ...... ........ .. 2 About These Operating Instructions ......... 4 Prepar ation Standard A ccessories ............................... 7 Names of the Components ........... ............ 8 Quick Guide ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... 10 Charging the B attery with the Cha[...]

6 Playbac k (advan ced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images ..................... ..... 69 Usin g the [P LAY ] mod e menu ...... ...... .... 70 • Rota ting the Pictu re [ROTATE] ...... .. 70 • Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT]...... ....... ........ ...... ....... 71 • Preventing Accidental Era[...]

Preparation 7 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. ∫ SD Mem or y Ca rd (16 MB ) RP-SD016B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ Batter y Pac k CGA-S004E (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Battery”) ∫ Battery Charger DE-992A (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Charger”) ∫ AC C ab le[...]

Prepara tion 8 Names of the Component s 1 Flash (P3 6) 2L e n s 3 Self-timer Indicator (P39) AF A ssist Lamp (P64) 4 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer Button (P39) 4 /[REV] Button (P34) 1 /Flash Mode B utton (P36) 3 /Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode (P33)/Exposure Com pensation (P40)/Auto Brac ket (P41)/W hite Balance Fine Adjustment (P60) Button 5[...]

Preparation 9 10 Speaker f or Operational Sound (DMC-FX7 only) 11 Microphone (DMC- FX7 only) (P50) 12 Camera ON/OFF Sw itch (P19) 13 Zoom Lever (P35, 65) 14 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P42) 15 Shutter Button ( P27, 50) 16 Mode Dial (P26) 17 Strap Eyelet 18 [D IGIT AL/A V O UT] Socket (DM C-FX7) [DIG IT A L/V . OU T] So cket (DMC -FX2 ) (P81, 8[...]

Prepara tion 10 Quic k Guide This is the ov erview of the procedure to record and play bac k pictures with this camera. F or each operation, be sure to refer to t he corre sponding pages. 1 Char g e the battery . (P11) • When the camera is shipped, the battery i s not c harged. Char ge the battery b efore use. 2 Insert the battery a nd the card .[...]

Preparation 11 Char ging the Battery with the Char ger When the c amera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use . 1 Attach the b attery with attention to the direction of the battery . 2 Connect the A C cable. • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the A C input ter minal. A gap wil l remain as shown below . • W[...]

Prepara tion 12 About the Ba ttery ∫ Battery indication The remaining batter y power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with t he AC adaptor (DMW-CA C2; optional).] > > > The indication tur ns red an d bli nk s: Recharge or replac e the batter y . When the LCD m onitor is set to off by the economy mo[...]

Preparation 13 Inserting /Remov ing the Bat tery • Check that the camer a is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide the car d/battery doo r to open it. • Please be sure to use genuine P anasonic batter ies (CGA-S004E). 2 Insert: Insert the ch arged battery with attention to the direction of the battery . Remove: Slide the loc k 1 t[...]

Prepara tion 14 Inserting /Remo ving the Card • C heck that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide the c ard/battery door to open it . • The card a nd the data may be damaged if it i s inserted or removed while the camera is on. • We recommend using Panasonic’ s SD Memor y Card. (Use only the genuine SD card w ith[...]

Preparation 15 About the Car d ∫ Access to the card While the card is being accessed (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ Deleting), the c ard access indication 1 lights. When the c ard access indication 1 light s, do not: • turn the camera off. • remov e th e battery or the card. • shake or i mpact the camera. The card and the data may be damag[...]

Prepara tion 16 Appr o ximate number of recor dable pic tures and the si z e • If you select a larger picture siz e, you ca n print pictures clearly . When y o u select a smaller picture size, you can store more pictures on a card though the picture quality is deteriorated. • The numbers are approximations. (If you mix Fine and Standard quality[...]

Preparation 17 Setting Date/ Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set when t he camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the follo wing screen appears. • When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 2 appears. • The screen disappears in about 5 seconds. Star t from step 1. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] fr om the [SE[...]

Prepara tion 18 • When fully charged batter y has bee n inser ted f or mo re than 24 hours, the cloc k setting is st ored (in the camera) for at least 3 months e ven if the batter y is removed. (The storing time ma y be shor ter if the battery is not charged sufficiently .) If more t han 3 months has passed, the clock setting will be lost. I n th[...]

Preparation 19 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. • Set the mode dial to an y position, e.g. Normal Picture mode [ ], e xcept Playbac k mode [ ] , Simple mode [ ] and Scene mode [ ] positions. 2 Press the [MENU] b utton. • The menu items depe nd on the mode selected with the mode dial. In this page, the items in norm al picture mode [ ] are ind[...]

Prepara tion 20 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. Menu Funct ions MONITOR Adjust the br ightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps. A UT O RE VIEW [OFF]: The recorded picture does not aut omatically appear . [1SEC .]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. [3SEC .]: The recorded picture automat[...]

Preparation 21 Menu F unctions ECONOMY (works in modes ex c ept pla yback mode and simple mode) The batter y life is sav ed by turning the LCD monitor off automatically . (Press any button to c ancel the economy mode.) [OFF]: Economy mode cannot be activated. [LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator turns on if you do not use t[...]

Prepara tion 22 • The se ttings on [BEE P LEVEL ], [BEE P T ONE] ( DMC-FX7) , [BEE P] (DMC -FX2), [NO.RESET] and [LANGU A GE ] also af fect on simple mode [ ]. Menu Funct ions VIDEO OUT (Playbac k mode only) [NTSC ]: Video output is set to NT SC system. [P AL]: Video output is set to PAL system. (P81) SCEN E MENU [A UT O]: Scene menu appears auto[...]

Preparation 23 About the LCD Monitor ∫ Selecting the screen to be used A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DISPLA Y/PWR LCD] b utton to switch to the screen to be used. • When the menu sc reen appears, the [DIS PLA Y/ PWR L CD] butt on is not activated. During 9 pictures multi pla yback (P45) or playback zoom (P46), the indications on the sc reen ca[...]

Prepara tion 24 ∫ T o view the LCD monito r outdoor s easier (P ower LCD function) When you keep pressing the [DISPLA Y / PWR LCD] button f or 1 second, the power LCD function is ac tiv ated, the LCD monitor becomes br ighter than usual and easier to be seen outdoors. • This function does not affect recorded pictures. • When you take pict ur [...]

Preparation 25 ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a g raph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (b lack to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness lev el on the v er tical axis. • It allows the camera user t o easily check the wa y a picture is being exposed. • It is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens aper tur[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 26 Recording pictures (basic) T aki ng Pi ctur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit recording of many kinds of s cenes. Select the desired mode and enjo y the variety of recording. Rotate the mo de dial slowly and securely . : Nor mal picture mode (P27) Use this m ode f or usual recording. : Simple m o[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 27 ∫ T aking p ictures The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the apert ure v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • Inser t the charged battery . (P13) • Inser t the card. (P14) 1 1 T urn the camera o n. 2 Set the mod e dial to Normal picture mode [ ]. 2 Aim the AF are a 1 to the point you[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 28 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Au to focus/ AE: Aut o exposure) When recording a picture of people with a composition as the abov e picture, y ou cannot f ocus on t h e subject because it is out of AF area in usual operation. In this cas e, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfwa y to fix the f ocus an[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 ∫ Focusing • The focus range is 50 cm – ¶ (Wide), 50 cm– ¶ (T ele). • If you press the shutter button fully without prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or unfocused. • When the focus indication is blinking, the subject is not f ocused. Press the shutter button halfwa y and focus on the subject again. •[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 30 • When you press the shutter button, the screen may become bright f or a moment. This function allows easy adjustment of focus and t he recorded picture will not be affected. • We recommend making sure the clock is set properly before taking pictures. (P17) • When the time for po wer save is set (P20), the camera[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 T aking Pictu res in Simple Mode This mode allows beginners to tak e pictures easily . Only the most basic functions appear in the menu to mak e operations simple. 1 Select the de sired item an d set the desi red value. ∫ Set tings in Simp le mode [PICT . MODE] [A UT O RE VIEW] [BEEP] [CLO CK SET] Change date and ti[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 32 ∫ Other Set tings in Si mple mode In Simple mode, other s ettings are fixed as follo ws. For details , refer to the pages corresponding to each item. F ocu s range 30 cm– ¶ (T ele) 5c m – ¶ (Wide) P29 MONITOR [0] (standard) P20 POWER SA V E [2MIN. ] P20 ECONOMY [OF F] P21 Self-timer 10 seconds P39 Optical Image[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 ∫ The Back light Compensat ion Backlight is a situation where light comes from the ba ck of s ubjects. The subjects such as people become dar k when pictures are recorded in the backlight. If you press 3 , [ ] (comp ensating backlight ON indication) appears and the backlight compensation function is activated. This [...]

Recording pictures (basic) 34 Checking th e Recorded Pic ture ( Re vi ew) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the revie w . • Y ou can check other pictures by pressing 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright o r dim, compensate t he exposure. (P[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 Using the Opti cal Zoom Y ou can m ake people and subjects appear closer with the 3 tim es optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in w ide angle. ∫ T o make subjects appear fur ther awa y use (Wide) ∫ T o make subjects appear c loser use (T ele) • The picture may have some distor tion (typical example: ver[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 36 T akin g Pictures using th e Built-in Fla sh When you set the f lash, you can take pictures using the built-in fl a sh according to the recording condition. Photo fla sh 1 Do not cover it with y o ur finger or any other items. ∫ Switc hing to the appr opriat e flash setting Set the flash setting of t he built-in flas[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 ∫ Av ailable flash settings by recor ding mode The av ailable flash setti ngs depend on the recording mode. ( ± : A vail able, — : N ot availabl e) ¢ A vailable only in bac klight c ompensation ∫ The available flash range to take pictures ¢ Except when the flash mode is set to Slo w sync./Red-eye reduction [ [...]

Recording pictures (basic) 38 ∫ Shutter speed for eac h flash mode ¢ The shutter speed c hanges depending on the slow shutter set ting. (P64) ∫ When u sing the photo flash • D o not stare at t he photo flash fr om close pr oximity when using the flash. • If you bring the flash too close to the subjects, they may appear distorted or discolo[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 T aking Pictu res with t he Self-time r 1 Switch the se lf-timer setting. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subject to ta ke the picture. • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is cancelled. • When usi[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 40 Compensa ting the Expos ure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he difference of brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 se veral times u ntil [ EXPOSURE] appears and then compe nsate the e xposure. • Y ou ca n compensate from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in s teps of 1[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 T aking Pictur es using A uto Brac ket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the e xposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 several time s unti l [ A UT O BRA CKET] appears and then s[...]

Recording pictures (basic) 42 Optical Image Stabilizer [ST ABILIZER] This mode recognizes and compensates jitters. Y ou can reduce blurring c aused by jitters when y ou hold the camera with one hand f or taking a picture of yourself or when you take pictures indoors where the shutter speed is slow e d down. 1 Optical Image Stabiliz er button 1 Ke e[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 T aking Pictur es using Burst Mod e 1 Press the Single/Burs t Mode Button to s witch the b urst mode setting and th en take pict ures. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :N o l i m i t ; No display (cancel led) ∫ Number of pictures recorded in b urst mod e ¢ When the shutter speed is higher than 1/60 and the flash is not[...]

Playback (ba sic) 44 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying Bac k Picture s 1 Select the picture. • 2 : Play back t he previous picture. • 1 : Play back t he next picture. • The las t recorded picture will be play ed bac k first. ∫ Fast f orwarding/Fast rewinding When you k eep pressing 2 / 1 du ring play back, the file number and the page number are u[...]

Playback (basic) 45 9 Pi ctur es Mult i Playback 1 Switch to multi screen. 2 Sel ect t he pict ure s. ∫ T o return to the normal playback Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture with the n umber coloured in orange appears. ∫ T o delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi play back. Press the [ ] button. Wh[...]

Playback (ba sic) 46 Using the Pla ybac k Zoom 1 Enla rge th e pict ure . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k • When you rotate the z oom lev er towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . • When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication A a[...]

Playback (basic) 47 Deleting Pic tures ∫ T o delete a single p ictu re 1 Select the pic ture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back the previous picture. • 1 : P la y back the n e xt picture. 2 Del ete t he pi ctur e. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen . ∫ T o de lete mult iple pictu res 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the[...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 3 Delete the pictures. • It is p ossible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o dele te all pictures 1 Select [ALL DEL ETE]. 2 Delete all o f the pictures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. P lease double-check bef ore deleting pictures. • Do not tur n off the cam era while deleting. • Pictures th[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 49 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode D ial This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of f lowers. Y ou can take pictures wit h the lens at a distance of up to 5 cm (Wide) from the subject. ∫ Focus range •N o r m a l • Macro mode [ ] • We recommend usi[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 50 2 Press th e shutter but ton halfwa y . • When the subject is focused, the f ocus indication 1 lights. • The remaining recording time (approximation) appears on the screen. 3 Press th e shutter but ton fully to start the recording. • The audio recording star ts simultaneously from the b uilt-in microphone of [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 51 • The motion images recorded with setting [MO TION RA T E] to [30fps] cannot be play ed back on a camera which does not suppor t [30fps] of motion rate. • The re view function cannot be used. • Y ou cannot set [MODE2] on the Optical Image Stabilizer function. • K eep the camera awa y from magnetised equipme[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 52 : [PO RTRAIT] ( P52) : [SPO R TS] (P53) : [SCE NER Y] (P53) : [NI GHT SCENERY] (P54) : [NIGHT POR TRAIT] (P54) : [FIREWORKS] (P55) : [P A RTY] (P55) : [SNOW] (P56) : [SELF PORTRAIT] (P56) • The follo wing functions cannot be set in scene mode. – White balance (P59) – ISO s ensitivity (P61) – Colour effect ([...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast mo ving subject. (e.g. When taking pictures of outdoor spor ts.) ∫ T ech nique for Sports mode T o recor d actions of the s ubject as if it were still, the shutter speed becomes f a ster than usual. This m ode is more effective when taking pictures in the da ytime o[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 54 This mode allows you to take a picture of a nightscape. The l and scape can be recorded vividly by using the slo w shutter speed. ∫ T echnique f or Night scenery mode • Since the shutter speed becomes slow (max. about 8 sec.), use a tripod. • The focus range is 5 m– ¶ . • The shutter may be kept clos ed [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 This mode allows you to tak e beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky . The sh utter speed or the exposure is automatically adjuste d for taking pictures of firew orks. ∫ T ech nique for Fir ew orks mode • We recommend using a tr ipod. • The av ailable recording r ange is 1 0 m– ¶ . • [...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 56 This mode allows you to tak e a picture in locations such as skiing grounds and locations near s nowy mountains. The ex posure and the white balance ar e adjusted to make t he white colour of the snow stand out. This mode allows y ou to take a pict ure of yourself . ª T echnique f or Self -portrait mode • When y[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 • The self-timer can b e set to [OFF] or [2SEC.] . ( P39) When you set to [2SEC .], it is kept until the camera is tur ned [OFF] or you s w itch the mode. • The stabilizer function is fixed to [MODE2]. (P42) • The setting on the AF assist lam p is disabled. • The AF mode is fix ed to 9-area-f ocusing. FX2_7[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 58 Using the [REC] mode men u Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows y ou to create wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When rotating the zoom le ver tow ard T or W , the page of the menu scre en can be forw ar ded or rev ersed. • C lose the [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 This function allows y ou to reproduce a white colour clos er to the tone in real life on the pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. in which the white colour ma y appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the w hite balance to the mode ex c ept [A UT O], you can f inely adjust the white ba lance[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 60 ∫ Setting the White Balance manually (White set ) Use this mode wh en you want to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White set) and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that the frame on the centre of the screen t urns wh ite and then press 1 . ∫ Fin[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values . If you set the ISO sensitivity higher , the camera bec omes more s uitab le for recording in dar k places. • When setting to [AUT O ], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted in t he range described belo w according to the brightness. DMC-FX7: [...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 62 Y ou can select 2 types of quality (compression rate) according to the usage of the picture. • Pictu res ma y have a mosaic-lik e appearance depending on the subject or the recording condition. • The number of recordable pictures depends on t he subject. • The number of remaining pictures may not correspond w[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 • When setting to 3-area-focusing, p ictures may be come still while being f ocused on, howe ver , t his is not a malfunct ion. • In the digital zoom or when you tak e pictures in dark places, the AF area is display ed on the centre of the screen with a size wider than usual. • When multiple AF areas (max. 9 [...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 64 Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allo ws the camera to focus on the subject in low light conditions. When you press the shutter button halfwa y in dark places or other situations, an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist lamp 1 turns on. • Be sure of the f ollowing points when t he AF[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 It is possible to fur ther m agnify a subject already magnified 3 times with the optical zoom by 4 more times with the digital zoom, thereby reach ing a maximum of 12 time s. ∫ Enteri ng the digit al zoom range When you rotate the zoom le ver to the extreme T ele position, the on-screen zoom indication may moment[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 66 This camera allows y ou to create motion picture files up t o 20 seconds long by connecting images recorded in flip animation mode. Example: When capturing images of the subject in sequence moving the camera li ttle by little and aligning the images, the subject looks as if it i s moving. • Y ou ca n play bac k c[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 3 Cap ture i mages for flip anim atio n. • Y ou can check the recorded image with 4 and the pre vious or f ollowing image with 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessar y images w ith [ ] button. • Y ou can record up to 100 pictures . The number of recordable pi ctur es display ed is an approximation. 4 Select [CREA TE MOT[...]

Recording pictures (advanced ) 68 ∫ Deleting all still i mages used to create flip animati on When selecting [DELETE STILL IMAGES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confirm ation screen appears. Select [YES] with 4 and then press 1 . • Y ou cannot use the audio recording function (DMC-F X7), burst mode and auto brack et. • The images in each frame do n[...]

Playback (advan ced) 69 Playback (advanced) Play ing Bac k Pictures with A udio/Moti on Images ∫ Pictures with audio (DMC-F X7 only) Select th e picture with a udio icon [ ] and pla y back the audio . ∫ Motion ima ges Select the picture with th e motion image icon [ ] and pla y bac k the moti on images. • The cursor display ed during play bac[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 70 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can rotate and displa y the recorded pictures in steps of 90°. This is a conv enient function to play back pictures on TV . • The scr een illustr ated is from DMC-FX7. ∫ Example Wh en rot at ing clockwis e ( ) Original pictur e 1 Select [R O T A TE]. 2 Select the p icture to be r otated [...]

Playback (advan ced) 71 • Still pictures can only be rotated in norm al play back. When pla ying back rotated pictures in zoom pla yback or multi play back, pictures appear in original orientation. • Protected pictures cannot be rotated. • When you play the picture on a PC, you cannot play rotated pictures withou t an OS or a software compati[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 72 ∫ Single s etting Select the picture and set the number of prints . • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appe ars. • When the number of pr ints is set to “0”, DPOF pr int setting is cancelled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. • Repe[...]

Playback (advan ced) 73 • DPOF print setting is a conv enient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting DPOF pr inting. (P86) • DPOF is t he abbre viation for Digital Pr int Order F o rmat. This f ea ture allows you to write print inf orm ation or other into the images on the card and to use such inf or mation on the D POF-comp[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 74 • C lose the menu by pressing the [MEN U] button 2 times after fi nish ing the sett ing/ cancelling. ∫ Multi settin g/T o cancel al l settings P erform the same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [ DPOF PRINT]]. (P71 – 72) • If you want t o delete protected pictures, cancel th[...]

Playback (advan ced) 75 • When the cam era is connected to TV , the audio of the pictures w ith audio can be play ed back during Slide Show . 3 Select [ST ART]. 4 By pressing the [MENU] button, the Slide Show s tops. ∫ SD Sl ide Show If you inser t a card including the S D Slide Show edited with the [SD Viewer f or DSC] which is in the supplied[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 76 Y ou can record the audio after taking a picture (maximum 10 seconds per picture). 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and sta r t audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the c onfirma tion screen appears. Press 4 to se lect [YES ], and press 1 to star t audio recording. (The original audio is ov[...]

Playback (advan ced) 77 This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-m ail or uploaded to a website . 1 Select [RESIZE]. 2 Select the pic ture and set it. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. –Pictures equal to or smaller than 640 k 480 pix els –Pictures rec o[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 78 Use this mode wh en you trim unwanted par ts of the recorded picture. 1 Select [TRIM MING]. 2 Select the p icture to trim an d set it. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be trimmed. –Pictures sma ller than 640 k 480 pix els –Pictures record ed after setting the picture size to [HDTV] –Motion images –Flip animation ?[...]

Playback (advan ced) 79 4 Shift the pictur e and press the shutter b utton full y to set. 5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [Y E S], the picture is ov erwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite the resized picture. • It may not be possible to tr im pictures recorded with other equipment. • [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 • U sually , it is not necessar y to format the card. Format the c ard when the me ssage [MEMORY CARD E RROR] appears . • If the card has been f or matted by a PC or other equipment, f o rmat the card on the camera again. • Once the card is formatted, all data including pr otected images are irretriev ably erased. Plea[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 Play ing Bac k Pictures on a T V Screen The procedure for DM C-FX7 is described below . In the case of DMC-FX2, connect the TV and the [V . OUT] terminal on the camera with the video cable (supplied). ∫ Playing back pictures with the supplied cable • T ur n the camera and the TV off. 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) [...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 82 Connecting to a PC or Printer Bef ore Connec ting with USB Conn ection Cab le [ : USB MODE ] Select the USB communication syst em according to t he OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the cam era wit h the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the item s on [USB M ODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P21) [...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 83 ∫ When usi ng Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driv er before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac O S X, you do not have to install the USB driv er .) ∫ When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x Even if the [PictBridg[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 84 Conn ect ing t o a PC • R ef er to the separate operat ing instructions about PC connection. • If you use Windows 98/98SE , install t he USB driver and then connect it to the computer. • When using Win dows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and M ac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver . A : AC adaptor (DMW[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 85 ∫ PC [Windo ws] The dr iv e appears on the [My Com puter] folder . • If it is the first time y ou are connecting the camera to a PC , the r equired driver is installed automatically so that the camer a can be recognized b y the Windows Plug and Play , then it appears on the [My C omp uter] folder. [Macinto sh] T[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 86 Connectin g to a PictBrid g e-com pliant Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or start printing. A : USB connec tion cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CAC2; opti ona l) 1 T urn the c amera[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 87 • Set the print settings such as paper size or print quality on the printer bef orehand. (Read the pr inter operating instruct ions.) • Connect the camera to a pr inter . (P86) ∫ Singl e picture 1 Select a pict ure to be printed . • A message displays f or about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print se ttings. • The [...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 88 ∫ [P A GE LA Y OUT] (P ossible la youts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and the n print out the p icture. • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF picture • Set the DPO F print with this c amera in adv ance. (P71) 1 Select [DPOF PICTURE]. • When pr inting under the ne w settings, discon[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 89 ∫ Setting th e date printing with the DPO F prin t in advan ce When the printer supp ort s the date printing by DPOF setting, we rec ommend setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance. (P72) The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disconnect the USB[...]

Others 90 Others Screen Dis pla y ∫ In re cordin g 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash (P36) 3 Burst (P43) : Audio recording (P50, 62) 4 White balance (P59) 5 ISO sensit ivity (P61) 6 Focus indication (P27) 7 Pictur e size (P61) 8 Quality (P62) : Jitter aler t indication (P29) 9 Batter y indication (P12) 10 Colour effect (P65) 11 Pictur e/Time remain In Mo[...]

Others 91 ∫ Recordi ng in simple mode 1 Flash (P36) 2 Focus indi cation (P27) 3 Picture mode (P31) : Jitter aler t indication ( P29) 4 Battery indication ( P12) 5 Picture remain 6 Recording indication 7 Card access indication (P15) 8 AF area (P27) 9 Backlight compensation indication (P33) 10 Current date and t ime ( P17 ) • This is displa yed f[...]

Others 92 ∫ In play back 1 Playback mode 2 DPO F (P71) (White): DPOF setting f or printing (Green): DPOF setti ng for Sl ide Show (Green with number of prints): DPOF sett ing f or print ing and Slide Show 3 Prote cted picture (P73) 4 Picture wit h audio (P69) 5 Pictur e size (P61) : In Motion image mode (P69) 6 Quality (P62) / : In Motion image m[...]

Others 93 Cautions f or Use In the e vent of abnormal operation (e .g. if the unit emits s moke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and consult the Panasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying this camera, take care not to dr op or hit it. • The outer case may be destroyed b y the str[...]

Others 94 ∫ Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . Its abili ty to generate pow er is based upon the chemical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity , and, if t he temperature is too high or too low , the operating time of the battery will be shorter. Be s[...]

Others 95 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card is access ed), do not open the Car d/Battery Door to remo ve the card, do not turn the camera off or do not shake or cause impact to the camera. Do not leave the car d in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electrici[...]

Others 96 Messa ge Displa y [NO MEMOR Y CARD] Inser t the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Cancel the card loc k. [NO V ALID I MAG E T O PLA Y] Play bac k af ter recording or after inser ting a card with a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CAR D FULL / NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN TH E CARD] Inser t a ne w card or delete the unnecessar y data. [MOD E DIA[...]

Others 97 T roubles hoo ting If you put t he menu back to the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions ma y be improved. Carry out the [RESET ] in the setup menu. (P21) Conditi ons Causes/Rem edies The camera wi ll not turn on. Is the batter y inser ted corr ectly? Check the direction of the battery . Is the batter y sufficiently c harged? [...]

Others 98 Condition s Causes/Remedies The recorded pi cture is blurred. When taking a pict ure in shaded areas or indoors, the shu tter speed becomes slow and the optical Image Stabilizer function may not w or k properly . In this case, w e recom mend holding the camera with both hands fi r mly to take pictures (P26). When the slow shutter (P64) is[...]

Others 99 Conditi ons Causes/Rem edies The lens c lic ks. When brightness ha s changed due to t he zoom or the mov em ent of the camera or other, the lens may clic k and the picture on the s creen may be drastically changed, howev er , the pictures are not aff ected. The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aper ture. It is not a malfunct[...]

Others 100 Spec ific atio ns Digital Camera: Inf or mation for your saf ety Camera Effective pixels: 5,000,000 pixels (DMC-FX7) 4,000,000 pix els (DMC-FX2) Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 5,360,000 pix els (DMC-FX7) 4,230,000 pix els (DMC-FX2) Primar y colour filter Lens: Optical 3 k zoom, f l 5 . 8 – 1 7 . 4m m ( 3 5m m f i l m c [...]

Others 101 LCD monitor: 2.5 q lo w -temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD (114,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%) (DMC-FX7) 2.0 q lo w -temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD (130,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%) (DMC-FX2) Flash: Flash range: (I SO A UTO) Approx. 30 cm– 4.0 m A UTO , A UTO/Red-ey e reduction, Forced ON (F orced O[...]

Others 102 Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-992A): Information for your safety Battery P ack (lithium -ion) (Panasonic CGA-S004E): Information for your saf ety Input: 110 – 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.1 A Output : CHARGE 4.2 V 0.43 A V oltage/capacity: 3.7 V , 710 mAh FX2_7-GN.book 102 ペー ジ ２００４ 年８月２日　月曜日 　午後３時４０?[...]

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