Panasonic DMC LX 3 manual

Operating In structions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-LX3 Before connecti ng, oper ating or adjustin g this pr oduct, please read the inst ructions completely . VQT1 T27 For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-[...]

VQT1 T27 2 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou f or c hoosing P an a s oni c! Y ou have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it wi ll bri ng you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information on the below . The serial number is [...]

3 VQT1T 27 Befo re U se THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANADA . THE FOLLO WI N G APPL IES ONL Y IN THE U.S . A. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec tly replaced. Replace only with t he same or equivalent type recommended by the manuf acturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’s instructions. War n in g Risk[...]

VQT1 T27 4 Before Use -If you see this symbo l- ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expose to fla me. • Do not leave th e bat tery(ies) in an automobil e exposed to dire ct su nlight for a long perio d of time with doors a nd windows c losed. Declara tion o f Conformi ty Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-LX3 Responsible party: Panas[...]

5 VQT1T 27 Befo re U se ∫ About the bat t ery char ge r ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping i t etc. This unit may malf un ction, re cordin g pict ures may no longe r be po ssible or t he le ns or th e LCD monitor may be d amaged. • We s trongly re commend y ou do n ot leav e the camera in your p ant [...]

VQT1 T27 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation for You r Safe ty .... .. .... .. .... ... .... 2 Quick Gui de ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... 8 Standard Access ories ............................... 9 Names of the Components ..................... 10 Attaching the Le ns Cap/Strap ........ .... ..... 13 Prepa rat ion Chargin g the B[...]

7 VQT1T 27 • 7 [ AERIAL PHOTO] ......... ...... .... .... 68 • [PIN HOLE] ........ .... ....... ...... ...... .. 69 • [FILM GRAIN] ........ ....... .... ...... .... 69 Motion Pictur e Mode ...... ....... .... ...... ...... .. 70 Useful Functions at Travel Destinatio ns ......... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... 71 • Recording wh ich[...]

VQT1 T27 8 Before Use Before Use Quick Guid e This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages i ndicated in brackets. Charge the ba ttery . (P15) • The battery is not charged when the camera is shi p p ed. Charge the batte ry before use. Insert the ba ttery and the c ard. ([...]

9 VQT1T 27 Befo re U se St anda rd Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in th e tex t) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charge r (Indicated as charger in the tex t) 3 USB Connec tion Cable 4 A V Cable 5 CD-ROM • Soft ware: Use it to inst all the softw[...]

VQT1 T27 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ent s 1 Lens (P5 , 127) 2 Self-timer indicator (P50) AF assist lam p ( P88) 3F l a s h (P46) 4 S trap eyelet (P13) • Be sur e to attac h the stra p when usi n g the camera to ensur e tha t you will not drop it. 5 Focus selector switch (P 49 , 58) 6 LCD monitor (P44 , 124) 7 Joystick (P2 3 , 34 , 55 , 56 [...]

11 VQT1T 27 Befo re U se 12 [DISPLA Y] but ton (P42) 13 Delete button (P42) / Single or burst mode button (P54) 14 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer button (P50) 4 Function button (P 24) Assign [R EC] Mode Menu to 4 button. It is convenient to register [REC] Mode Menu that is used often. [REVIEW] /[ FILM MODE]/[ SENSI TI VITY]/[ WHITE BAL ANCE ]/[METE R[...]

VQT1 T27 12 Before Use 31 T ripod receptacle • Whe n y o u us e a tripo d , m ake s ur e the tripod is st able when the camer a is attache d to it. 32 Card/Battery door (P17) 33 Release lever (P17) 32 31 33 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 12 ページ ２０ ０８年７月８日　火 曜日　午後１０時 １３分[...]

13 VQT1T 27 Befo re U se Att aching the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap • When you tu rn the camera of f, carry t he camera or play back the pict ur es, att ach the lens cap to prot ect the surface of th e lens. Pass the string through the hol e on the lens cap. Pass the sam e string th rough the hole on the camera. Att ach the lens cap. • Detac h [...]

VQT1 T27 14 Before Use Pass the stra p throu gh the ring f irst, a nd then p ass throug h the stopper a nd fasten the strap. A Pull the str ap 2 cm (0.07 f eet) or more. • Atta ch the s trap t o the o ther s ide of t he came ra being caref ul not to twist it. • Check that the s trap is firmly att ached to the camera. • Attac h the stra p so t[...]

15 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n Preparatio n Charging the Bat tery • Use the dedicat ed charge r and ba ttery . • The battery is no t charged when the c amera is shipped. Ch arge the battery before use. • Charge the bat tery with the char ger indoor s. • Charge the bat tery in a te mpera ture between 10 o C to 35 o C (50 o F to 95 o F). (The ba tt[...]

VQT1 T27 16 Preparation • Do not leave any m et al item s (such as cli p s) ne ar the cont act areas of the p ower plug. Otherwise , a fi re and/ or elec tric s hocks ma y be ca used by s hort-ci rcuitin g or t he resulting heat ge nerated. About the Battery (ch arging/number o f recordable pictures) ∫ Battery indication The battery indication [...]

17 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n The chargi ng time will vary slightly depending on the stat us of the battery and the conditions in the charging environment. When the c harging has been com pleted successfully , the [CHARGE] indicator turns off. Note • The battery may swell and it s operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged [...]

VQT1 T27 18 Preparation 1 :Close the c ard/battery door . 2 :Slide the r elease le ver in the direction of the arrow . • If the ca rd/battery door cannot be completel y closed, re move the card, check its direction a nd then inser t it again. Not e • Remove the ba tt ery a ft er use. S tore t he remov ed bat t ery in the bat tery carryin g cas [...]

19 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n ¢ The SDHC Memory Card is a memory ca rd sta ndar d decide d by the SD Associatio n in 2006 for high cap acity memory cards more th an 2 GB. ¢ Y ou can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipm e nt that is compatible with SDHC Memory Cards ho wever you canno t us e an SDHC Me mory Car d in equ ipment that is only comp at ible wi[...]

VQT1 T27 20 Preparation Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to selec t the i tems (y ear , month, day , hour , minute, displ ay seque nce or tim e display format), and press 3 / 4 to se t . A : T ime at the home area B : T ime at the travel destination (P73) ‚ : Cancel without setting t he clock. • Select either [24HR S] o r [AM/P M] fo r the tim e d[...]

21 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n ∫ Functions that cann ot be set or will no t work und er some condi tions Due to the c amera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the f unctions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions und er which the camera is used. For details, refer to P130 . This section describes how to select [...]

VQT1 T27 22 Preparation T urn the camera on. A [MEN U/SET ] bu tton B [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch C Mode dial Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ]. • When sel ecting the [PL A YBACK] mode menu settings, set the [REC]/[P LA YBACK] se lector sw itch to [ ( ], and proc eed to step 4 . Set the mode dial to [ ]. Press [MENU/SET] [...]

23 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to close the m enu . By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily f ound. • Some of the men u items cann ot be set by the modes. • Y ou can set t he fo llowing ite m s in de tail by pr essing [DISP LA Y]. [WHITE BALANCE] (P79) /[AF MODE] (P8 2) Perform these settings if you need[...]

VQT1 T27 24 Preparation • Refer to P1 9 for details. • Refer to P7 3 for details. • Refer to P7 1 for details. • When you conn ec t the camer a to a T V , the volume of the TV speak ers does not change. • Refer to P6 0 for details. • Refer to P40 fo r details abou t the revie w . • Refer to P74 fo r details abou t the [REC ] Mod e Men[...]

25 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n • The br ightness of the pictur es display ed on t he LCD mon itor i s incre ased so some subjec ts may appear dif ferent ly from actualit y on the LCD monitor . However , this does no t affec t the recorded pictur es. • The LCD monito r automatically ret urns to normal brigh tness af t er 30 second s whe n rec ording i[...]

VQT1 T27 26 Preparation • Refer to P5 8 for details. • Press the shutt er b utton h alfway o r turn the ca mera of f an d on t o cancel [POWE R SA VE]. • [POWER SA VE] is set to [5MIN.] in the Intelligent aut o mode. • [POWER SA VE] is fixed to [2MI N.] when [AUT O LCD OFF] is set t o [15SE C .] or [30SE C.]. • The stat us indicator light[...]

27 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n When the f old er number r eac hes 999, t he number can not be reset. W e recomme nd f ormatting the card (P28) af ter sav ing the dat a on a PC or elsewhere. • T o reset the fol der numb er to 100 , format the built -in memory or the c ard first and then use thi s functi o n to rese t th e fil e num b e r. A reset screen[...]

VQT1 T27 28 Preparation • Use a ba ttery wit h suf ficien t batt ery power or the AC adapt or (DMW -AC5PP; optional ) when formattin g. Do not turn the c amera off dur ing format t ing. • If a card has been inserted, only the card is for matted. T o format the built -in memo ry , remove the card. • If the card has been formatt ed on a PC o r [...]

29 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n A Jitter detection demonstra tion B Movement de tectio n demonstra tion • In playba ck mode, [JIT TER, SUBJ. MOV E DEMO.] cannot be display ed. • Press [DISPL A Y] to close [JIT TER, SU BJ. M OVE DEM O.]. Press [MENU/S ET] to close [A UTO DEM O]. • [JITT ER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO .] is an appro ximati on. • [AUTO DEMO] ha[...]

VQT1 T27 30 Preparation Switch the mod e by rota ting the mode dial. Align a de s ir e d m ode wit h pa r t B . • Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adju st to each mode . ( The mode dial rotates 360 o ) The screen C is displayed on the LCD monitor when the mode dial is tu rned. ∫ Basic Pro gram AE mode (P32) The subjects are recorded us[...]

31 VQT1T 27 Preparatio n This allows you to select the as pect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the pl ayback me thod. Switchin g the aspe ct ratio se lec tor swit ch. • The ends of t he recorded pi ctures may be cut at printing s o ch eck before prin ting. ( P139) Select the A spect Ratio [4: 3] [3:2] (still pictures only) [16:9] [ASPEC[...]

VQT1 T27 32 Basic [REC] mode: ³ Basic T a king pictures with your fav orite settings ( : P r ogram AE mode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu. • The st atus indicator 3 light s wh[...]

33 VQT1T 27 Basic ∫ Setting the color tone o f the picture by using the [REC] mo d e menu (P74) ∫ When taking pictures us ing the Built-in flash (P46) ∫ When taking pictures u sing the zoom (P38) ∫ T o adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears to o dark (P51) ∫ T o adjust the colors and take pictures at tim es [...]

VQT1 T27 34 Basic • When it is dark or when jitte r occurs • When the camer a is too clos e to the sub j ect or when t aking a pic ture of bot h distan t and near subject s When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [ST ABILIZE R] (P87) , a t ripod or the self-timer (P50) . • Shutter spee d will be slower par ticularly in th e following cases. Ke[...]

35 VQT1T 27 Basic • Program shift is canc eled if the c amera is t urned of f o r the j oystick i s moved up and down unt il the program shif t indic at ion disappea rs. ∫ Exampl e of pr og ram shi ft (A): Aper t ure va lu e (B): Shutter s peed 1 Program shift amount 2 Program shift line chart 3 Program shift limit Note • If the expos u re is[...]

VQT1 T27 36 Basic ∫ T o adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P51) When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of t he scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, af ter which its color changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are applicabl e, and th e st andard[...]

37 VQT1T 27 Basic It is possible to set the focus to the specifi ed subject. Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. Ref er to P8 3 for details. • Set the [ AF TRACKING] in the [ REC] mode menu to [O N]. ([ ] is display ed on the screen .) Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press [AF/AE LOCK] to lock the[...]

VQT1 T27 38 Basic • The fo llowing fun ctions c annot b e used. – Flash output ad justment / Auto br acket/ Multi aspect / White balan ce fine adjustment /[AF/ AE LOC K]/[M UL TI. EXPO .]/[DI GIT AL ZOOM]/ [AUDIO REC.] /[MIN. SHTR SPEED ]/ [HISTOG RAM] /[HIGH LIGHT] • The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set i n a mode s uch as progr am[...]

39 VQT1T 27 Basic ∫ T ypes of z ooms • When using the zoom function, an e stimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar . (Exa mple: 0.5 m (1.64 f t.) – ¶ ) ¢ 1 The magnificat ion leve l dif fers de pend ing on [PI CTURE SIZE] and [ASPE CT RA TIO] set ti ng. ¢ 2 The on-screen zoo m indication may momentari[...]

VQT1 T27 40 Basic [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing back Pictu res ([NORMAL PLA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to selec t th e pict ure. A File number B Picture numb er • S peed of pic ture forward ing/rewindin g changes depe nding on th e play back st at us. ∫ Fast fo r wa r di ng/Fast rewinding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • The file number A and th e[...]

41 VQT1T 27 Basic Rot ate the zoom lever tow ards [ L ] (W). 1 screen > 12 screens > 30 screens > Calendar screen disp lay (P97) A Number of the s elected pi cture a nd the tota l number of recorded pictur es • Rot ate th e zoom le v er tow a r ds [ Z ] (T) to retur n to t he previous s creen. • Picture s are not r otate d for d isplay[...]

VQT1 T27 42 Basic [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the buil t-in memory or the ca rd, which is being pl ayed back will be deleted. Switching the [PLA YBACK] mode 1 Press [MENU/SET] during playback. 2 Press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA Y[...]

43 VQT1T 27 Basic ∫ When [D ELETE ALL] has been selected wi th the [F A VORITE] (P105) setting The selection s creen is displayed aga in. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü ] , press 3 to s elect [YES] and de lete the pictures. ([ALL D ELETE E XCEP T Ü ] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE] .) Note • Do no[...]

VQT1 T27 44 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Advanced (Reco rding pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to change. A LCD monitor B [DIS P LA Y] butt on • When the menu sc reen app ears, t he [DI SPLA Y] butt on is not activated . During playb ack zoom (P41) , while playing back mot ion pictures (P95) and during a slid e show (P92) , you[...]

45 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Recordi ng guide lin e When you align the subject on the horizont al and ve rtical guide lines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures with well-designed compos ition by viewing the size , the slope an d the balance of the s ubject. ∫ About the Hi stogram A histogram is a graph that [...]

VQT1 T27 46 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) [REC] mode: T a king Pictures using the Bu ilt-in Flash A T o open the f lash Press the flash open button. B T o clos e the flash Press the flash until it clicks. • Be sure to clos e the flash when not in use. • The flash sett ing is fixed to [ Œ ] while the flas h is closed. Set the flash to match t[...]

47 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated. Interval until the s econd flash depends on the brightness of the subject. ∫ About the di gita l red-eye correctio n When the flash is us ed wit h the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will au[...]

VQT1 T27 48 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) ∫ The available flash range to t ake pictures • The available f lash range is an appr oximation. ¢ When the [IS O LIMIT SET] (P7 8) is set to [AUTO] • In [ HIGH S ENS.] (P66) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity a utomatically switches t o between [ISO160 0] and [ISO 6400] and the availab l e fla sh [...]

49 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting ¢ 1 It may vary depe ndin g on the [MI N . SHTR SPEED] setting (P88) . ¢ 2 When Intelligent I SO is set (P 78) ¢ 3 [SPOR TS], [BA BY1]/[B ABY2] and [ PET] i n scen e mode (P62) • Refer to P57 fo r the A pertu re-pr iority AE, Shutte r- priority AE or Manual ex [...]

VQT1 T27 50 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Slide the foc us selector switch to [A F # ]. • In AF macro mo de, [ ] is displayed. T a ke th e p ictu res. ∫ Focus range ¢ The focus range changes in s teps. Not e • We recomme nd us ing a tripod and the s elf-timer . • We recomme nd setting the flash to [ Œ ] when y ou take pic tures at clos [...]

51 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • When using a t r ipo d etc., set ting the se lf-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way t o av oid the jitter caus ed by pressin g the shutter button. • When you press the shutter button onc e fully , the subject is aut oma tically foc used just bef ore recording. I n dark places, the self- time [...]

VQT1 T27 52 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) ∫ Operate with th e joystick Tilt the joystick to ward 2 to select [ È ], and the n move 3 / 4 to compe nsate the ex posure. A Exposur e compensat ion val ue • Select [ È ] only to r etu rn to the origin al exposur e (0 EV). • Press the shut te r butto n halfway to finish. Not e • EV is an abbre[...]

53 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pressing the s hutter button once automa tically takes three pictures with aspect ratios of [4:3], [3:2] and [16:9] (with a single shutter sound). Press [DISPLA Y] to display [MUL TI ASPECT] from the auto br acket. • It is switched between auto bra cket and multi aspec t every time [DIS PLA Y] i s presse[...]

VQT1 T27 54 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • The exposur e may not be compens ated with auto bra cket dependi ng on the bri ghtness of t he subject. • Wh en au to bra c ke t i s se t , th e fl a sh is [ Œ ]. • When auto brack et/multi asp ect i s set, burst mode and [MUL TI FILM] (P76) setti ngs will be cancel ed. • In shutter-p riority A[...]

55 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • The burst s peed values giv en above apply when th e shutter speed is 1/60 or fa ster and when the flas h is not activ ated. Note • When the burst mode setting is set t o Unlimited – The burst speed becomes slower halfway . Th e exact timing of this d epends on t he typ e of card, the pi cture si z[...]

VQT1 T27 56 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Set the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ], and then set the mode d ial to [ ]. Tilt th e joystick to wards 3 / 4 to set the shutter s peed. T ake a pictu re. Not e • Refer to P57 fo r the availab l e aper ture value s and the shutt er speed. • The brightn es s of the LCD monitor and the recor[...]

57 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • The manual expo sure assis tance i s an approximati on. W e rec ommend checki ng the pict ures aft er takin g them using the rev iew functi on. Note • Refer to P57 for the available ap erture values and t he shutte r sp eed. • The bright ne ss of the LCD monito r and the recor ded picture s may dif[...]

VQT1 T27 58 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Manual expo sure Not e • The apertu re values given i n the table abov e ar e values when t he z oom lever is rot ated to Wide. • Depending o n the z oom magnif ication , some of the aperture values cannot be select ed. [REC] mode : T a king Pictures with Manual Focus Use this function when you want t[...]

59 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to close the m enu . • Y ou can also pre ss the shutter button half way to finish. ∫ Changing th e zoom area The magnified area can be changed while the screen is expanded using MF Assist. This is convenient when you want to change the focus position to take pictures. 1 Display MF[...]

VQT1 T27 60 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) ∫ Pref ocus This allows the camera to be focused in advanc e on an arbitrary point. It is useful when it is difficult to achieve a sha rp focus usi ng autofocus or the subject is fast-moving. This function is suitable when the distance bet ween the camera and the subject is cer tain. Not e • Y ou can [...]

61 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: T aking pictures in Custom mode Y ou can select one of your own custom s ettings saved with [CUST . SET MEM .] to suit the picture-taking conditions. Initial setting of the program AE mode is registered as the c ustom settings initially . Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ].[...]

VQT1 T27 62 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) [REC] mode: ¿ T a king pictures that match the scene being recorded ( : Scene mode) When you s elect a scene mod e to match t he subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired p icture. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ]. Set the mode[...]

63 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 2 Move close t o the subject t o make this m ode more effective. Note • The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ š ]. When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer than with [PORTRAIT]. (It is effective when t aking pictures o[...]

VQT1 T27 64 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Set here wh en you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. Not e • This mode is sui t able for t aking pi c tures of subj ects at di stances of 5 m (16.4 feet) or more. • [INTE LLIGE NT ISO] is act ivated, and m axi mum ISO sensitivity level becomes [ISO800]. This allows yo[...]

65 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Select this wh en you want t o take pictures at a w edding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echnique f or Part y mode • Use the flas h. (Y ou can set to [ ] or [ ]. ) • We re commend u sing a tripod an d [...]

VQT1 T27 66 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • The focus ra nge becomes the same as AF macro mod e. [ 1 cm (0.0 4 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.99 feet ) (T ele) to ¶ ] • [INTE LLIGE NT ISO] is act ivated, and m axi mum ISO sensitivity level becomes [ISO400]. • If the came ra is turned on with [ BABY1]/[B ABY2] set, the age and name are dis played at[...]

67 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • The burst s peed change s according to th e recording cond itions. • The number of burst rec ording pictures are limit ed by the pict ure-tak ing condit ions and the type and/or st atus of the c ard used. • The number of burs t recording pict ures increas e immedi ately af ter formatt ing. Note •[...]

VQT1 T27 68 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) 2 T ake p ictures. • Press the shutte r button f ully to displa y the count down screen. Do not move th e ca mera afte r this screen is display ed. When count down fini shes, [PLE ASE W AIT ...] is di s played for t he same length of t ime as the set shut ter speed f or signal proc es sing. • Press [M[...]

69 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ T echnique for Aeri al photo mode • We reco mmend using th is technique if it is dif ficult to foc us when tak ing pictur es of cloud s et c . Aim the camer a at somethi ng with high cont rast, pres s the shutter but ton halfway to fix th e focus and t hen aim the camer a at the subje c t and press t[...]

VQT1 T27 70 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) [REC] mode: n Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Motion Picture Mode • When you set the pict ure qual ity to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we recomme nd using a high-speed card with “10MB /s ” or gre ater displa ye d on t he package . Press [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 to s elect [PICTURE MODE] an d then press 1 . Press [...]

71 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • fp s “frames per sec ond”; This refer s to the number of frames us ed in 1 second . • Y ou can record smoo ther motion pic t ures with “30 fps” and “24 fps”. • Y ou can recor d longer motion pictures wi th “10 fps” altho ugh the pictu re quality is lower . • [ ] can be enjoye d on[...]

VQT1 T27 72 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • The number of day s that have p as sed since t he depar t ure date can be printed out us in g the “PHOTOf unSTUDIO-viewer-” bundled so ftware on the CD-ROM (s upplied). • Select [CL OCK SET] to set the curre nt date and tim e in advan ce. (P19) Select [TRA VEL DA TE] from th e [SETUP] menu, and [...]

73 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) T ake a picture. • The n umber of days th at hav e pas sed si nce th e depar ture dat e is d isplayed f or ab out 5 secon ds if th is unit is turned on e tc. af te r setting t he travel date or when the travel da te is set. • When the tr avel date is set, [ — ] a ppears o n the l ower rig ht of th e [...]

VQT1 T27 74 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • Return the se tting to [H OME] when the vac at ion is finis hed by perfor ming step s 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is alre ady set, ch ange only th e tra vel desti nation, and use . • If you cannot find the tra vel dest i nat ion in the areas displayed on th e screen, se t by the time diffe ren[...]

75 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ¢ Y ou can also use in mot i on pic ture mode. Note • Y ou cannot adjust [SA TURA TION] in the black a nd white settings in film mode. • Film mode adjustment s can not be made in s cene mo de. 1 Press 2 / 1 to select a film. • Press [DI SPLA Y] to display descri pt ions of the film modes (pr ess aga[...]

VQT1 T27 76 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) ∫ Select the fi lm you wo uld like to u se with [ MUL T I FILM] 1 Press 2 / 1 to select [M UL TI FILM], and then press 4 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select multifilms 1 to 3 and press 2 / 1 to pick out the films you wish to use as the multifilms. • One press of the shutt er butt on automa tical ly recor ds the[...]

77 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ 3:2]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ 16:9]. Note • “EZ” is an abbrevia tion of “Exte nded opt i ca l Zoom”. • A digit al p ictur e is made of numer ous do ts calle d pixel s. The higher the numbers of pixels , the finer the pict ure will be when it is pr inte d on[...]

VQT1 T27 78 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • If a RAW pict ure is recorded with the built-in memo ry , it will take time to write the pictu re dat a. • If you delete a RA W file from t he camera, the corre sponding J PEG image will also be deleted . • Refer to P142 for informatio n about the numb er of recordable pi ctures . • Y ou c[...]

79 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • ISO sensit ivity will ad just auto matically depe nding on brightness wi thin the ma ximum sett ing of [ISO40 0] ([ISO1000] when the flash is us ed) when [AUT O ] is select ed fo r [ISO LIMI T SET]. • The setti ng is not availabl e when [INTEL LIGENT ISO] is being used. ([ ] is displayed.) • It is [...]

VQT1 T27 80 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • The optimal white ba lance will dif f er dep ending on the t yp e of halogen lightin g being recorded under so use [ A WB], [ ] or [ ] . • The white balanc e might not be adjusted for t he subject where the flash do es not reach when the fla sh is used. • The w hite b alan ce is m emori zed [...]

81 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 1 Auto white balance will work within t his range. 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade 5 TV sc reen 6 Sunlight 7 White fluoresc ent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight K l Kelvin color T empera ture ∫ Setting the color temperatur e Y ou can set the color temperature m a[...]

VQT1 T27 82 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) For det ails on [REC] mode m enu settings, refer to P21 . This allows the focusing method that suits t h e positions and number of the subjects to be selected. Applicable modes: Not e • The camera is fo cu sing on all the AF are as when multiple AF ar eas (max. 5 areas) ligh t at the same time in [ ]. I[...]

83 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) – When the f acial feat ures are hidden behin d sunglas ses, etc. – When the f ace appears sma ll on the screen – When there is rapid movemen t – When the s ubje ct is other th an a human being – When the c amera is shaking – When dig ital z oom is used ∫ About [ ƒ ] • Y ou can focus on th[...]

VQT1 T27 84 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) When selecting [ ] 1 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select AF area as shown in th e figure t o the right. 2 Press [MENU/SE T] to set. Not e • The spot meter ing t arge t can also be move d to match th e AF ar ea when using [ Ù ] in [MET ERIN G MODE ]. • Position of the AF area will re tu rn to initial stat e[...]

85 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Applicable modes: ∫ Setting th e AF/AE lock 1 Aim the AF area at the su bject. 2 Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure. 3 Move the camera to compos e the picture and t hen press the s hutter button fully . ∫ T o cancel the AF/AE loc k The setting is canceled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] agai[...]

VQT1 T27 86 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) 1 Select [ST ART] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Decide on the composition, and t ake the first pictu re. • Afte r tak ing the pictur e, pres s the s hutter button halfway down to take the n ext picture. • Press 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET ] f or one of the following op erations . [...]

87 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The record ing informat ion displaye d for picture s taken with multiple ex posures is th e recording inform at ion for the last pic t ure taken. • If [MENU/SET ] is pressed while ta king pictures , the photogr aphed images ar e recorded, and the multipl e exposure picture-t aking session will b[...]

VQT1 T27 88 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) For det ails on [REC] mode m enu settings, refer to P21 . Y ou can take a picture brightly in dark places by setting [MIN. SHTR SPEED] slower . Also, you can set it faster to r educe the blur of the subject. Applicable modes: [1/250], [1/125], [1/ 60], [1/30], [1/15], [1/8], [1/4], [1/2] , [1] Not e • T[...]

89 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P21 . [2ND] (2nd sy nchro) activates t he flash just before the shutter closes when taking pictures of moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed. Applicable modes: Note • Set i t to [1 ST] no rmally. • [2ND] is displayed in the flash icon [...]

VQT1 T27 90 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • Set to [OFF ] whe n not usi ng th e external viewfind er . • The defaul t setting for AF mode is [ Ø ]. For det ails on [REC] mode m enu settings, refer to P21 . Y ou can widen the field of view when taking pict ures of landscapes or the like by using a wide conversion lens (optional). Applicable m[...]

91 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) [PLA Y BACK] mode: ¸ Advanced (Playback) Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display (Dual Play) Y ou can dis play two recorded pictures on the screen to compare them. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ], and then press [M ENU/SET]. Pr ess 1 . Move 3 / 4 to select [DUAL PLA Y], and then press [MENU/SE[...]

VQT1 T27 92 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictu res in Sequence (Slide Sh ow) Y ou can play back the pictures y ou have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Furthermore , you can play bac k the pictures gr ouped together by c ategor[...]

93 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) ∫ Operations performed during slide sh ow The curs or displayed during playbac k is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is restored when [ ‚ ] is pressed. ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu s[...]

VQT1 T27 94 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CA TEGOR Y PLA Y]/[F A VORITE PLA Y]) This mode allows you to search images by sce ne mode or other c ategories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SC ENE RY]) and sort the pictures into each of the categories. Y ou c an then play bac k the picture[...]

95 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can play back the pictures y ou have set as [F A VORITE] (P105) (Only w hen [F A VOR ITE] is set to [ON] and there are pictures which have been set to [F A VORITE]). Perform step s 1 an d 2 on p age 92. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [F A VORITE PLA Y], and then p ress [MENU/S ET]. Note • Y o u can use on ly [ROT A T [...]

VQT1 T27 96 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • Sound can be heard th roug h the spea ker . Ref er to [VOLUME ] (P24) f or informat i on a bout how to ad just t he volu me i n the [ SETUP] menu. • The file for mat that can be playe d bac k with this camera is Quic k T ime Motion JPEG . • Please not e tha t the bundled softwa re inclu des QuickT ime [...]

97 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. The picture s ize are as following. • [QUA LI T Y] is fixe d to [ › ]. Note • Y ou may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture t aken on other equip ment. [PLA Y BACK] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] mod e menu Y ou can use various functions in[...]

VQT1 T27 98 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • The recording da te of the pic ture select ed in the playbac k screen becomes the date selec ted when the calen dar s creen is firs t dis played. • If the re ar e mult iple pict ures with t he same recor ding date, the f irs t pic ture re corded on t hat day is display ed. • Y ou can display the c ale [...]

99 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select text an d then pre ss [MENU/SET] to register . • Press [D ISPLA Y] to swi tch text be tween [A ] (cap itals), [a] (s mall case) and [&/1] (s pecial ch aracters and numbers) . • The curso r at t he entry posit ion can be moved to the left with [ L ], an d to t he right with [ Z ][...]

VQT1 T27 100 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 / 4 to se lect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU /SET]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [S HOOTING DA TE], [AGE], [T RA VEL DA TE] or [TITLE] and then press [M ENU/SET] to set eac h item. [SHOOTING DA TE] [AGE] (P 65) If this is set to [ ON], [AGE] is stamped on the pictures. [TRA VEL DA TE] If this i[...]

101 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Pr es s [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automa tically restor ed when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/SET] to cl ose the menu. Note • When you print pictures st amped with t ext , the dat e will be printed over the st ampe d text if you specify printing of t he date at the phot[...]

VQT1 T27 102 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 t o select [YES] a nd then press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu sc reen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automatically res tored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [ME NU/S ET] to clos e the menu. Not e • Y ou can set up to 50 pi ct ur es at one time in [ MUL TI]. • The picture quality of [...]

103 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Note • Dependi ng on t he cut size, the pictur e si ze of the tr immed picture may become smaller th an that of the ori ginal pic ture. • The pi cture quali ty of the trimmed pictur e will det eriorate. • It may not be poss ible to trim pictu res recorded wit h oth er equipment. Minute tilting of the im age ca[...]

VQT1 T27 104 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu sc reen. • Press [ME NU/S ET] to clos e the menu. Not e • After convert ing the aspect r atio, the pi cture siz e may bec ome larger than t hat of the o riginal picture. • Y ou may not be able to conv ert pict ures taken on ot her equipme nt . This mode allows you to autom[...]

105 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Select [ROT A TE DISP .] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P2 1) Note • When you p lay back pict ures on a PC, t hey canno t b e display ed in the rot ated di rection u nles s the OS or software is comp atible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still picture s which allows recordin g information etc. to be added . [...]

VQT1 T27 106 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • Y ou can set up to 99 9 pictures as fav orites. • When printi ng pic tures at a phot o printing s tore, [ALL DELETE EXCEP T Ü ] (P43) is us ef ul so only the pictu res you want to be printed remain on t he card. • Y ou may not be able to set pi ctur es tak en wit h other equipme nt as favorites. • [...]

107 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) • Y ou cannot select [CANCEL] if not even o ne picture has be en set for DPO F printing . ∫ T o print th e date After setting the number of pri nts, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing [DISPLA Y]. • When you go to a photo printin g store for digital prin ting, be su re to order the pr intin[...]

VQT1 T27 108 Advanced (Pl ayback) • If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling protectio n, the cance ling will stop halfway . Not e • The protect set t ing may not be ef fective on other equipmen t. • Even if you protect picture s in the built-in memor y or a card, they will be delete d if the bu ilt-in memory or the card is for matte d. • Ev[...]

109 VQT1T 27 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 3 to select [YES], and the n press [MENU/ SET]. • If you press [M E N U/S ET] whi le cop yi n g pict ures fr om th e built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway . • Do not turn t he camera off at any point durin g the copy ing p[...]

VQT1 T27 110 Connecting to other equi pment Connecting to othe r equipment Connecting t o a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Y ou can easily pri nt out or mai l the pictures you have imported. Us e of the “ PHOT OfunST UDIO-viewer - ” bundle d softw are on the CD-ROM (supplie d) is a conveni[...]

111 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment Using a drag-an d-drop operation, move the pic tures you w ant to acquire o r the folder storing those p ictures to any different fo lder on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with the hardware re moval using “Saf ely Remove Hardware” on the t ask tray of t he PC. I[...]

VQT1 T27 112 Connecting to other equi pment ∫ Vie wi ng the cont ent s of the buil t-in memor y or card usin g the PC (folder compos ition) A new folder is created when pictures are t aken in the following situati ons. • After [NO .R E S ET] (P 26) in the [SETUP] menu has been exec uted • When a card cont ainin g a folder wi th the same folde[...]

113 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment Connect the camera to a printer via the USB con nection cabl e A (supplied) . Note • Do not use any other USB connection cables exc ept the supp lied one. Use of cabl es other than the s upplied USB connecti on cabl e may cau se malfunc tion. • T urn the ca mera of f bef ore connectin g or disconn ec[...]

VQT1 T27 114 Connecting to other equi pment ¢ Only when [F A VORIT E] is at [ON] and when the re are pictur es set as favor ites. (P1 05) Selecting a single p icture and printi ng it Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pict ure and t hen pre ss [MENU/SET]. • The message disappears in about 2 seconds. Press 3 t o select [PRINT ST ART] and then press [MEN[...]

115 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment Select and set the items b oth on the sc reen in step 2 of th e “ Selecting a single picture and printing it ” and in step 3 of the “ Select ing mul tiple p ictures and pri nting t hem ” proc edures. • When you wan t to pr int pic tures in a p ape r size or a layo ut which is not support ed by [...]

VQT1 T27 116 Connecting to other equi pment • An item cannot be s elected if the printer does not support the p age layout . ∫ Layout printi ng When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to pr int the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , set [P AGE LA Y OUT] to [ ä ] and then set [NUM. O F PRINTS] [...]

117 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input soc ket A Align the mark s, and insert. B A V cable (supplied) • Check the dire ctions of th e connectors , and plug th em st raig ht in or unpl ug them straight out. (Otherwise t he connector s may be bent out of shape whic h will c ause[...]

VQT1 T27 118 Connecting to other equi pment Y ou can enjoy high quality pictures and moti on pictures on the TV by connecting the camera with the TV using component c able (DMW-HDC2: optional). Component output is output as 1080i. Connect with a TV compat ible with the 1080i. Not e • Depending o n the [ ASPECT RA TIO], b ands may be dis play ed o[...]

119 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment • When pictu r es are displayed, they may no t be dis played pro per ly depending on the type of TV . • Read th e op e rat ing instr u ct ion s f or th e TV . Using the Conversion Le ns (optional) When the wide conversion lens is used, it is possible to achieve a wider field of view in pictures of la[...]

VQT1 T27 120 Connecting to other equi pment Select [CONVERSION] o n the [REC] menu. • Refer to P90 for [CONV ERS IO N]. Press 3 / 4 to select [ ], and then pre ss [MENU/SET] to set. Not e • When there is dir t (water , oil, an d fingerprint s , etc.) on the surface of th e lens, t he image may be affe cted. Lig ht ly wipe the sur face of the le[...]

121 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment • Ensure that the screw par ts of the len s adaptor and the filter are prop erly tightened . Note • Do not atta ch multiple filters at the same time . • If the filte r is tighten ed too much, you may not be able to r emov e it. Do not tig ht en it too much. • If the filte r is dropped, it may be [...]

VQT1 T27 122 Connecting to other equi pment Press 3 / 4 to s elect a mode . • What screen will be displayed here dep end s on the flash mode setti ng of the exter nal flash unit Press [MENU/SET]. • While the extern al flash is conn ec ted, the follo wing icons are displayed. ∫ Number of pictures taken in burst mode when using external flash. [...]

123 VQT1T 27 Connecting t o other equi pment Using External Viewfinder (optional) When using the external viewfinder (DMW-VF1; optional), the screen for t aking the wide-angle pictures can be displayed on the viewfinder . Preparations: Turn off the cam era and close the b uilt-in flash. Insert the ex ternal view fin der (DMW -VF1; optional) all th [...]

VQT1 T27 124 Others Othe rs Screen Display ∫ In re c or d in g Recording in program AE mode [ ] (Initial setting) 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P46) 3 AF area (P33) 4 Focus (P33) 5 Film mode ( P74) 6 Picture size (P76 ) 7 Quality (P77 ) 8 Battery indication (P16) 9 Number of r ecordable pictures (P142) 10 Built-in memory (P18) : Card (P 18) (dis[...]

125 VQT1T 27 Others 32 Minimum shu tter speed (P88) 33 Self-timer mo de (P50) 34 Age ¢ 1 (P65) Location ¢ 2 (P71) 35 Program shift (P34) 36 Exposure compens ation (P51) 37 Power LCD (P25) / „ : Auto Power LCD (P2 5) 38 Intelligent Exposure (P85) 39 Bu rs t (P54) / : A uto brac ket (P52) / : Multi aspect (P53) / :Multi exposure (P 85) / B : Audi[...]

VQT1 T27 126 Others Cautions for Use T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it. • T ake car e not to knock or drop the bag/c ase that you ins e rted th e camera in as th e sh ock may cause damage to the camera, lens or LCD monitor . • Do not attac h any other items to t he wris t strap that’ s includ ed with your[...]

127 VQT1T 27 Others • If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the pict ure on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than u sual at first . However , the picture wi ll return to normal b rightness whe n the internal temperat ure of the ca mera inc reases. • Do not press th e lens with excessiv e force. • Do not leave the camera with the l[...]

VQT1 T27 128 Others Do not leave the card where the temperature is high, where electromag netic waves or stati c electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dr op the card. • The card may be dama ged or the recorded content may be da maged or delete d. • Put the car d in the card cas e or the stora ge bag afte[...]

129 VQT1T 27 Others [THIS PI CTUR E IS PROTE C TE D ] > Delete the picture af ter cancel ing the protec t setting . (P1 07) [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED] • Pictu res not based on the DCF stand ard cann ot be d eleted. > If you want t o del ete som e pictu res, f ormat the ca rd after saving necessar y da[...]

VQT1 T27 130 Others Functions that cannot be set or will not work under some conditio ns Due to the camera’s specifications, i t may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions under which the camera is used. The table below lists these functions and the corresponding conditions. [MEMORY [...]

131 VQT1T 27 Others • For the funct i ons which cannot be set or will not work in the Intelligent aut o mode, refer to “ Settings in Intellige nt auto mode ” (P37 ) . Functi o ns that c anno t be set or will not work Main conditions in which the fu nctions ca nnot be set or will not work [AUTO POWER LCD] (P25) • ( mode [HIST OGRAM] (P25) ?[...]

VQT1 T27 132 Others [MUL T I AS PEC T] (P53) • 9 , ô , , 5 , and in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode • When [QUA L IT Y ] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ] • [MUL TI. EXP O. ] [BURST] (P54) • ô , , 5 , and in [ SCENE MO DE] • [MUL TI. EXP O. ] • $ mode • [AUDIO REC.] [PICTURE SIZE] (P76) • 9 , ô , , and in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode [QUALITY] (P77) [...]

133 VQT1T 27 Others [MIN . SHTR SPEED] (P88) • ¹ mode • ¼ mode • º mode • Û mode • $ mode • When Intellig ent ISO is set [AUDIO REC.] (P88) • [AUTO B RACKET] • [MUL TI ASPEC T] • [BURST] • ô , and 5 in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode • [MUL TI FILM] in [FILM MODE] is set • [MUL TI. EX PO.] • When [QUAL ITY] is set to [ ], [ ][...]

VQT1 T27 134 Others ∫ Functions that cannot be used when the componen t cable is connected [LCD MODE]/[HI STOGRAM]/ [TITLE E DIT]/[TE XT ST AMP]/[RES IZE]/[TRIM MING]/ [LEVELI NG][ASPECT CONV .]/[ AUDIO DUB.]/[COPY ]/[MUL TI] sett ings of [DPOF PRINT]/ [MUL TI] settings of [PROT ECT]/[DELETE MUL TI] /Creation of still pictures from motion picture[...]

135 VQT1T 27 Others • Is the [REC] /[PLA YBAC K] selec tor switc h at the [ ! ] setti ng? (P2 9) • Is the mode dial co rrectly set ? • Is ther e any memory remaining on the b uilt-in memo ry or the card? > Delete the pict ures which are not nec essary to increas e the available memory . (P42) • The picture can become whitish if ther e is[...]

VQT1 T27 136 Others > Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in [FI LM MODE] towards [ _ ] or set ev ery item except [NOISE REDUCTION] towards [ ` ]. (P74) > T a ke picture s in bright places . • Has [HIG H SENS.] or [HI- SPEED BURST ] in the scene mode been se t? If s o, the resoluti on of the recorde d picture decr eases slight ly because of high sensitiv[...]

137 VQT1T 27 Others • The LCD monito r turns off and the sta tus indicato r lights when [A UTO LCD OFF] (P2 6) is selec ted for the [EC ONOMY ] mo de. [This does not happen when usi ng the AC adapto r (DMW-AC5 PP; optiona l).] If the rema ining battery power is low , i t may t ake longer for the flas h to be charge d, an d the time during whic h [...]

VQT1 T27 138 Others • [ROT A TE DISP .] (P104 ) is set to [ON ]. • Y ou can rotat e pictures wit h the [ROT A TE] function. (P104) • Is t he [RE C]/[PLA YBAC K] sele ctor s witch se t to [ ( ]? (P40) • Is th ere a pic ture on the b uilt-in memory or the card? > The pictu res on the built -in memory ap pear when a card is not ins erted. T[...]

139 VQT1T 27 Others • This unit aut oma tically ad jus ts the ape rture dur ing motion pict ur e recording. At such times, a clicking s oun d is heard, and this sound may be rec orded on the mot i on pic tures. This is not a malfunctio n. • Is t he camer a connect ed to the TV correc tly? > Set the TV i nput to extern al input mod e. • Out[...]

VQT1 T27 140 Others > Press [MENU/ SET], sel ect the [SET UP] menu icon [ ] and then s elec t the [ ~ ] icon to set the desi red language. (P 28) • In dark places , the AF assi st lamp (P88) light s red to make it easier to fo cus on a subjec t. • This is a highligh t f unc tion showin g the white saturate d area. (P25) • Is the [H IGHLI G[...]

141 VQT1T 27 Others • If the batte ry was inserte d or remove d wit hout f irst t urning the ca mera’s p ower off, the folder and file numbers for t he pict ures taken will not be stor ed in the memory . When the power is then turn ed back on and pic tures are ta ken, they may be stored under f ile numbers whic h should have be en assigne d to [...]

VQT1 T27 142 Others Othe rs Number of Recordabl e Pictures and Available Recording Time • The number of reco rda ble picture s an d the available rec ord ing time are an appro ximation. (These vary depe nding on the rec ording con dit ions and the t y pe of card.) • The number of reco rda ble picture s an d the available rec ord ing time varies[...]

143 VQT1T 27 Others Aspect rat io 4:3 Pictur e si ze (3M ): (2048 k 15 36) (2M ): (1600 k 1200) (0 .3M ): (640 k 480) Quali ty A › A › A › Built- in Memory (Appr ox. 50 MB) 3 3 32 62 3 4 51 9 7 4 4 240 400 Card 32 MB 2 2 18 36 2 2 29 5 6 2 2 145 230 64 MB 4 4 38 75 4 4 61 1 15 4 4 290 480 128 MB 8 9 78 150 9 9 125 230 10 10 600 970 256 MB 17 [...]

VQT1 T27 144 Others Aspect ratio 3:2 Picture si ze (4.5M ): (2656 k 17 68) (3M ): (21 12 k 1408) (2. 5M ): (2048 k 13 60) Quali ty A › A › A › Built- in Me mor y (Appro x. 50 M B) 3 3 21 42 3 4 33 65 3 4 36 69 Card 32 MB 2 2 12 24 2 2 19 37 2 2 20 40 64 MB 4 4 25 50 4 4 40 78 4 4 43 83 128 MB 8 9 52 100 9 10 82 155 9 10 88 165 256 MB 17 19 10[...]

145 VQT1T 27 Others ∫ Avail able recording time (when record ing motion pictures) Aspect rat io 16:9 Pictur e si ze (4.5M ): (2784 k 156 8) (2.5M ): (2208 k 1248) (2M ): (1920 k 1080 ) Quali ty A › A › A › Built- in Memory (Appr ox. 50 MB) 3 4 22 45 4 4 36 71 4 4 47 92 Card 32 MB 2 2 13 26 2 2 21 41 2 2 27 53 64 MB 4 5 27 54 4 5 43 85 5 5 5[...]

VQT1 T27 146 Others Not e • The number of reco rda ble picture s an d the available rec ord ing time displa ye d on the screen may not decr eas e in order . • This unit does not sup port recor ding motion pictu res on MultiMediaCard s. • The extende d optical zo om does not work in [HIGH SENS.], [FLA SH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] or [HI[...]

147 VQT1T 27 Others Burst recording Burst speed: 2.5 pictu res/second ( Nor mal ), Appr ox. 2 pictures/s econd (Unlimited) Number of recordable pictur es: Max. 8 pictures ( S t andard), max. 4 pictures (Fine), m ax. 3 pict ures (RA W , RA W i Fine, RA W i S t andard), Depends on the remaining capacity of the b uilt-in memory or the c ard (Unlimited[...]

VQT1 T27 148 Others Meteri ng mode: Multiple/Center weighted/S pot LCD monito r: 3.0 q low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD (Approx. 460,000 dots) (field of view rat io about 100%) Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: [ISO AUTO] Approx. 80 c m (2.62 feet) to 8.3 m (27.2 feet) (Wide) AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced fl ash ON (Forced ON/[...]

149 VQT1T 27 Others Quality: Fine/S tandard/RA W/RAW i Fi ne/RA W i S tandard Recording file format Still Pic tu re: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera F ile system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard)/RAW , DPOF corresponding Pictures with audio: JP EG (based on “Design rule for Camera F ile system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard) [...]

VQT1 T27 150 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory System ¢ 1 The battery cannot be char ged with the AC adap tor . Use t he s upplied char ger . ¢ 2 The lens ada pto r (DMW - LA4; op tio nal) is neces sary t o att ach a wide c onver sio n lens or filt er . • Refer to P1 6 for inf ormation about the batte ry charging time and the numbe r of r[...]

151 VQT1T 27 Others Digit al Camera Accesso ry Order Form (For USA Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6[...]

VQT1 T27 152 Others Request for Service Notice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouhy A ve. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Request for Service Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice. In the unlike[...]

153 VQT1T 27 Others Limited W arranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One P a nasonic W a y , Secaucus , New Jerse y 070 94 P ANASONIC PUER T O RICO , INC . A v e. 65 de Inf ante ría, Km. 9.5, San Gabri el Indust rial P ark, Carolin a, Puerto Rico 00 985 P anasonic Digi[...]

VQT1 T27 154 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the Unit ed States c all 1-800-211 -P ANA (7262). F or assist ance in Pu er to Rico c all P a nasonic Puer to Rico , Inc. (787)-750- 4300 or fa x (787)-768 -2910. This w arran ty ONL Y CO VERS fa ilures du e to def ects in materials or workma nship , and DOES NO T C[...]

155 VQT1T 27 Others Customer Services Dire ctory (Fo r US A On ly) As of December 2007 Product Repairs MAIL TO : Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Grove Village Centralized Factory Service Center. [...]

VQT1 T27 156 Others Othe rs Précautions à prend re (pou r le Ca na da ) • Assurez-vou s d’ utilis er un adapt ateur sect eur de marqu e Pan asonic (DMW- AC5PP ; en opt ion) . • Assurez-vou s d’utiliser une batterie de marq ue Panasoni c (CGA-S005A). • Si vous utilis ez d’autres bat t eries, nous ne pouvons pas gar antir la qualit é d[...]

157 VQT1T 27 Others • Le puissant champ magnéti que de haut-p arleur s ou de moteurs peut endommager les données enregistré es et distordre les image s. • Les ond es élec tromagné tiques émises p ar un microproc esseur peu vent nu ire à l’ appa reil phot o numérique et perturber l’image et le son. • Advenan t le cas où le fonc ti[...]

VQT1 T27 158 Index A AC Adaptor .......... ................... ..... 110, 113 Access I ndication ..... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... 18 Aerial Photo Mode ..... ....... .... ...... ...... ..... 68 AF Area Selection ........... .... ...... ...... ..... .. 83 AF Assist Lamp ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... .. 88 AF Macro Mode ....... ...[...]

159 VQT1T 27 M Manual Exposure ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... 58 Manual Exposure Assistance ...... ...... .... 56 Manual Focus ... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .... .... 58 MC Protect or ....... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ...... 120 Metering Mode ........ .... ...... ....... .... ...... .... 81 MF ASSI ST ..... ...... .... .....[...]

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