Panasonic DMC-FZ40 manual

GC VQT2X30 until 2010/8/5 Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model N o. DM C- FZ40 Befor e use, ple ase read these in structi ons comp letely . Please also refer to the Operating Inst ructi ons (P DF forma t) cont ained on the CD-ROM (supplie d). Y ou can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Tr oubleshooting. FZ40GC_eng.boo[...]

VQT2X30 ( 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 2X30 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flame. • Do not leave th e battery(ies) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of time with doors and win dows closed. ∫ About the battery charger • The battery ch arger is in the standby cond ition when the AC power supply co rd is connected. [...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 4 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables except the su pplied one. • Do not use any oth er USB connection cables except the supplie d one. • Always use a ge nuine Panasonic HDMI mini c able (RP- C DHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) Keep this unit as far away as poss[...]

5 (ENG) VQT 2X30 -If you see this symbo l- Inform a tion on Dis posal in ot her Countries out side 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. FZ40GC_eng.book 5 ペー ジ ２０１０ 年７月?[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 6 Contents Infor m ation for Y our Safety ...... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........... ........ ........ ....... .... 2 Standard Access ories ........... ........................................................................ 7 Names of the Components ...................... ................................ .................[...]

7 (ENG) VQT 2X30 St a ndard Accessor ies Check that all the acce s sories are supplied be fore using the 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 before use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicate d as battery ch arger or char[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 8 Names of the Compone nt s 1L e n s 2F l a s h 3 Self-T imer indicat o r AF assist lamp 4 Len s hoo d attach me nt part 5 [Q.M ENU] button /Del ete button 6 [DISPLA Y] bu tton 7[ A F / A F # /MF] button 8 LCD monitor 9 Flash open button 10 Diopter adjustmen t dial 1 1 Viewfinder 12 [E VF/L CD] bu tton 13 [A F/AE LOCK ] butt on 14 Re[...]

9 (ENG) VQT 2X30 17 Cursor but tons 18 S tereo microphone 19 Zoom le ver 20 Shutte r button 21 M otion pict ure bu tton 22 [FOCUS] but ton 23 Power lamp 24 Camera ON/OFF switch 25 Mode dial 26 Shoul der strap eyele t 27 [H DMI] so cke t 28 [A V OUT/D IGI T A L] s ocket 29 T erminal do or 2 / Self- Timer butto n 4 / Funct ion button Assign [ REC] Mo[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 10 30 S peaker 31 Lens b arrel 32 Release lev er 33 T ripod recept acle • When you use a trip od, make sure the tripod is stable when the ca mera is attache d to i t. 34 Card/Bat tery door 35 DC coupler cover • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure th at the Panasonic DC coupler (DMW-DCC6; optional) and AC adap tor ( DMW-AC8G; opt i[...]

11 (ENG) VQT 2X30 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The b atter y t hat ca n b e us ed wi th th is u nit i s DMW-BM B9E . • 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-BMB9E) supports this function.[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 12 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [ CHARGE] indicato r flashes – The battery temperatur e is too high or too low . It is reco mmended to cha rge the bat tery again in an ambient temperature of between 10 o C to 30 o C. – The termina ls of the charge r or the battery are dirt y . In this case, wipe them with a dr y [...]

13 (ENG) VQT 2X30 ∫ Cha rging ∫ Recording still pictures (When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder) Recording conditions by CIP A standard • CIP A is an abbrev iation of [ Camera & Imaging Product s Association]. • T emperatu re: 23 o C/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the su p[...]

VQT2X30 ( 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 ac cess time for the b uilt-i n memory may be lon ger than the acc ess time f or a car d. The foll owing c ards which conform to the SD vi deo stand[...]

15 (ENG) VQT 2X30 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • T urn the power switch to [O F F] and conf irm that the lens barr el is retrac ted. • Close th e flash. • We rec o mmend using a Panason ic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/battery door . • Always use genuine Panasoni[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 16 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T urn the camera on. A [MENU/SE T] button B Cursor butt ons • The lens barrel extend s. Press [MENU/SET]. Pres s 3 / 4 to s elect th e langu age, an d press [ MENU/SE T]. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (year , month, day , hour[...]

17 (ENG) VQT 2X30 Setting the Menu This sectio n describes how to select the Programme AE Mode setting s , and the same sett ing can be used for the [MOTION PICTURE] menu , [PLA YBACK] menu and [SET UP] menu as well. Example: S etting [AF M ODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the Programme AE Mode. Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Press [MENU/SET] to [...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 18 Mode switching Basic Selecting the [REC] Mo de T urn the camera on. • The power lamp 2 light s when you tur n this unit on 1 . Switching the mode by rot ating the mode dial. Align a desired mode wit h part A . • Rotate the mode dial slowly a nd surely to adjust to each mode. ( The mo de dial rotates 360 o ) ∫ Basic Intelli g[...]

19 (ENG) VQT 2X30 ∫ Advanced ∫ Advanced Scene Mode Aperture-Priority AE Mode The shu t ter s peed is a utomatically determined by t he aperture val ue you set. Shutter-Pr iority AE Mode The a perture valu e is automatically determined by t he shutter spe ed you set. Ma nual Ex posur e Mode The exp osure is adjuste d by the apert ure value and t[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 20 [REC] Mode: ñ T aking pictures using the auto matic function ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most appro priate settings 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 the camera and t ake pictur es easily . Set the [...]

21 (ENG) VQT 2X30 When th e camera ident ifies the opti mum scene, t he icon of th e s cene co ncerned is displaye d in blue for 2 second s, afte r which its c olour changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set i f non e of the s c enes a r e ap plicable, and th e stan dard settings are set. • When [ ],[ ] or [ ] i s selecte d, the camera aut omat[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 22 [REC] Mode: ³ T aking pictures with your favo urite settings ( : Pr ogramme AE Mode) The camera aut omatically set s the shutt er s peed and th e aperture value according t o the brightness of th e s ubject . Y ou can t ake pictures with greater freedom by chan ging various s etting s in [REC] menu. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Aim[...]

23 (ENG) VQT 2X30 In Programme AE Mode, you c an change the preset aperture value and shutter spee d w ithout changing the ex posure. T his is called programme shift. Y ou can ma ke the backgr ound more blurred by decreas ing the apert ure value or rec ord a moving subjec t more dynamicall y by s lowing t he shutter speed when t aking a picture in [...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 24 [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exp osure Use this func tion when yo u c annot ac hieve appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence in brightness between the s ubject and the backgroun d. ∫ Operate with th e rear dial 1 Press the rear di al to select [ È ], and the n rotate the rear dial to co mpensate the exposure. A Exposur e c[...]

25 (ENG) VQT 2X30 [REC] Mode: T aking pictures by spec ifying th e apert ure/ shutt er speed Set the ape rture value to a higher nu mber when you want a sharp focu s backgr ound. Set the aperture va lue to a lower nu mber when you want a sof t focus backgr ound. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Rot ate the rea r dial to set the aperture val ue. T a ke a [...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 26 [REC] Mode: T aking picture by setting the e xposure manually Determine th e exposure by manuall y setting the aper ture value and the sh utter speed. Set the mod e dial to [ ² ]. • The Manual Expo sure Assistan ce A appe ars for about 10 second s. Rot ate the rea r dial to set the aperture and shu tter speed. B Apertu re V alu[...]

27 (ENG) VQT 2X30 [REC] Mode: Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Recording Motion Pictu re This can record high definition motion pictures c ompatible with the A VCHD format or mo tion pictures re corded in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorde d in stereo. • Close the fla s h. (It is recomme nded that you close th e flash when recording motion picture[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 28 [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Playing back Picture s ([NORMAL PLA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to s elect the picture. • Afte r selecting the motion picture , press 3 to st art playback. Press [ ( ]. FZ40GC_eng.book 28 ペー ジ ２０１０ 年７月１５日 　木曜日　午前９時 ４７分[...]

29 (ENG) VQT 2X30 [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on t he built- in memory or the card, which are being pl ayed back will be del eted . Select the picture to be delete d, and then pre ss [ ‚ ]. Press 2 to select [YES] a nd then press [MENU/SET]. FZ40GC_eng.book 29 ペー ジ ２０[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 30 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practi sed the basic opera tions introduce d in these operating instructi ons and want to progress to advance d operations . • Y ou want to check the T roublesho oting. In these k inds of situations refe r to Operating Ins tructions (PDF format) cont ained on the CD-R[...]

31 (ENG) VQT 2X30 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF format) will no t open Y ou will need Adobe Acr obat Reader 5.0 or later or Ad obe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or prin t the Operating Inst ructions (PDF format) . Insert the CD-ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Instructions (supplied), click A and then f ollow the messages on the scr ee[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 32 Others Specifications Digital Camera: Inf ormatio n for your safe ty Power S ource: DC 8.4 V Power Consumption: 1.3 W (When recording wit h LCD Monitor) 1.1 W (When record ing with Viewfinder) 0.7 W (When playin g back with LCD Monitor) 0.5 W (When playin g back with Vi ewfinder) Camera effective pixels : 14,100, 000 pixels Imag e[...]

33 (ENG) VQT 2X30 Focus range: AF: 30 cm ( Wide)/2 m (T ele) to ¶ AF Macro/MF/Inte lligent Auto: 1 cm (Wide)/1 m (T ele) to ¶ Scene Mod e: There may be diffe rences in the above setting s. Shutter system: Electr onic shu tter i Mechanical shutter Burst recording Burst speed: Approx . 1.8 pictures/secon d Number of recordable pictures: Max. 5 pict[...]

VQT2X30 ( ENG) 34 LCD monitor: 3. 0 q TFT LCD (3:2) (Appr ox. 230,000 do ts) (field of view rat io about 100%) Viewfinder: Colour LCD V iewfinder (Appr ox. 202,000 dots ) (field of view ratio about 100%) (with diopter adj ustment j 4 to i 4 diopt er) Flash: B uilt-in pop up fl ash Flash range: [ISO AUT O] Approx . 30 c m to 9. 5 m ( Wide) AUT O , A[...]

35 (ENG) VQT 2X30 Dimensions: Approx. 120.3 mm (W) k 79.8 mm (H) k 91.9 mm (D) (excl uding the projec ting pa rts) Mass: Appro x. 498 g (with card and batt ery) Approx . 454 g (excluding card an d battery) Oper atin g temperatur e: 0 o C t o 40 o C Oper atin g hum idi ty: 10% RH to 80% RH Battery Charge r (Panasoni c DE-A84B): I nfor mati on for yo[...]

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