Panasonic VQT2Y96 manual

Operating In structions for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ40 VQT2Y 96 Before conne cting, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , please read the inst ructions completely . until 2009/07/13[...]

- 2 - Contents Before Use Quick Gui de ...... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... . 5 Standard Access ories ............................... 7 Names of the Components ....................... 8 Operati ng the Rear Dial ...... ..... .. .... .... .. ... 11 Attaching the Lens Cap / Shoulder Strap ........................................ 12 A[...]

- 3 - Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded (Sc ene Mode)................. 91 • [PA NORAMA ASSIST]......... .... .... .... . 92 • [PA RTY] ... ....... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ... 93 • [CANDL E LIGHT] .......... ..... .... .... ...... . 93 • [BA BY1]/ [BAB Y2] ..... .... ..... .... .... .... ... 94 • [PE T] ....[...]

- 4 - Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Scre e n ...... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .. .... .... . 171 • Playing back pictures using the AV cabl e (s u p p lied).... .... .... .. .... . 171 • Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD M e m ory Ca r d sl o t .. .. .... .. .. .... 1 7 2 • Playing back on the TV with [...]

- 5 - Before Use Before Use Quick Guide This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure t o refer to the pag es indicated in brackets. Charge the b attery . (P15) • The battery is not ch arged when the camera is sh ipped. Cha rge the batt ery before use. plug-in type inlet type Insert the batter[...]

Before Use - 6 - Play b ack the pict ures. 1 Pres s [ ( ]. 2 Select the picture you want to view . (P56)  [...]

- 7 - Before Use St andard Accessorie s Check that all the accessories are su pplied before using the ca mera. • The accessori es and th eir sha pe will dif fe r depend ing o n the c ou ntry or ar ea wh ere t he ca mera was purcha sed. For details on the acces s ories, refer t o Basic Operat ing Instr uc tions. • Battery Pac k is indicated as b[...]

Before Use - 8 - Names of the Compone nt s 1 Lens (P197) 2F l a s h (P66) 3 Self-T imer indicator (P75) AF assist lamp (P 142) 4 Lens hood attachment part (P14) 5 [Q.MENU] button (P29) /Delete but ton (P60) 6 [DISPLA Y] button (P62) 7[ A F / A F # /M F] bu tton (P71 , 73) 8 LCD monitor (P 62 , 193) 9 Flash open button (P66) 10 Diopter adjustment di[...]

- 9 - Before Use 17 Cursor buttons 18 S tereo m icrophone (P103) 19 Zoom lever (P53) 20 Shutter button (P42 , 44) 21 Motion picture button (P42 , 102) 22 [FOCUS] button (P46 , 74 , 133) 23 Power lamp (P40) 24 Camera ON/OFF switch (P24) 25 Mode dial (P40) 26 Shoulder strap eyelet (P13) 27 [HD MI] sock et (P173 , 175) 28 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] socke t (P[...]

Before Use - 10 - 30 S peaker (P148) 31 Lens barrel (P192) 32 Release lever (P20) 33 T ripod receptacle (P200) • When you use a tri pod, make sure the tripod is stable wh en th e c a m era is attach e d to it. 34 Card/Battery door (P 20) 35 DC coupler cover (P21) • When using an AC ad aptor , ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (opt iona l) an[...]

- 11 - Before Use Operating the Rear Dia l There are 2 ways to operate the rear dial , rotating left or right, and by pressing. Rotatin g: Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings. Pressing: Operations that are the same as [MENU/SET] button , such as selection of settings and exiting the menu, are performed d[...]

Before Use - 12 - Att ach ing the Lens Cap/ Shoulder Strap ∫ Lens C a p • When you turn the camer a of f or c arry th e camera , at tac h the len s cap t o protec t the surf ace of the lens. Pass the s tring through the hole on the camer a. Pass the s ame stri ng through the hole on the lens cap. Att ach the lens cap. • Detac h th e lens cap [...]

- 13 - Before Use ∫ Should er S trap • We reco mmend atta ching the s houlder st rap whe n using the c amera to preve nt it from dropping. Pass the s houlder s trap through the hole at the shoulder s trap eyele t. Pass the s houlder s trap through the stopp er and fasten the sho ulder strap. A Pull t he sho ulder strap 2 cm (0.07 feet) or more [...]

Before Use - 14 - Att ach ing the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood wi ll minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts of f excess lighting and improves the pict ure quality . • Check that t he camera i s t urne d off. • Close the fl ash. 1 Insert the lens hood into the lens with the short sides at the top and bot[...]

- 15 - Preparation Preparation Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit • Use the dedicate d charger an d ba ttery . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery sup port s this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this unit are genui ne P[...]

Preparation - 16 - ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [CHARGE] indica tor flashes – The batt ery t empe rature is too hi gh or too lo w . It is re commend ed to c har ge the ba tt er y aga in in an ambient te mperature of between 10 o C to 30 o C (50 o F to 86 o F). – The termina ls of the charg er or the battery are dirty . In this [...]

- 17 - Preparation ∫ Charging • The indic ate d chargi ng time is for when the bat tery has been dischar ged comple tely . The charging ti me may vary dependin g on how the battery has been used. Th e charging time for the battery in hot/cold environments or a battery that has not been used for long time may be longer than normal. Charging time[...]

Preparation - 18 - ∫ Recording still pictures (When using the LCD monitor/Viewfin der) Recording conditions by C IP A standard • CIP A is an ab breviatio n of [Camer a & Imaging Produ cts A ssocia tion]. • T emperature: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on. • Using a Panasoni c SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the s[...]

- 19 - Preparation ∫ Recor ding moti on pictu r es (When usi ng the LCD moni tor/V iewfinder) • These times are for an ambi ent temperat ure of 23 o C (73.4 o F) and a humidity of 50 %RH. Please be awar e that these t imes are app rox imate. • Actual reco rdable time is the time av ailab le for recording when r epea ting actions such as switc[...]

Preparation - 20 - Inserting and Removin g the Card (optiona l)/the Battery • T urn the power s witch to [O F F] and confir m that the lens barrel is retr acted. • Close the fl ash. • We rec ommend using a Pana sonic ca rd. Slide t he releas e lever in the dire ction of the arrow and open the card/battery door . • Always use g enuine Panaso[...]

- 21 - Preparation Note • Remo ve the batte ry after use. • Do not remove the bat tery while t he powe r is on as the set tings on th e ca mera may not be stored pro per ly . • The supplied ba ttery is designed only for the came ra. Do not use it with any other equi pment. • The battery will be exhaus ted if lef t for a long period of t ime[...]

Preparation - 22 - About the Built-in Memory /the Card • Y ou can copy the reco r ded pict ures to a card. (P17 0) • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • Recordabl e motion pict u r es: QVGA (32 0 k 240 pi xels) only • The built- in memory can be us ed as a tempor ary stor age devi ce when the card bein g used becomes f ull. • The access time f o[...]

- 23 - Preparation The following cards which conform to t he SD video s tandard can be used with this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in the te x t.) • Only cards be arin g the SDHC logo (ind icating t hat the card confo rms to SD video standa rds) may be used as 4 GB to 32 GB cards . • Only cards be aring the SD XC logo (indicat i ng [...]

Preparation - 24 - Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the c amera is shipped. T urn the camera on. A [MENU /S ET] bu tt on B Cursor butt on s • The len s ba r r el ex tend s. • If the lan guag e s elect screen is no t dis played, proceed t o step 4 . Press [MENU/SET] . Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the la nguage, and press [M [...]

- 25 - Preparation Press 2 / 1 to sele ct the ite ms (year , month, day , hour , minute, disp lay sequence or time d isplay format), an d press 3 / 4 to set. A : T ime at the home area B : T ime at the t ravel destination (P122) • Select e ither [24 HRS] or [AM/P M] for th e time disp lay forma t. • When [AM /PM] is sele cted as the t ime displ[...]

Preparation - 26 - Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back as you like and menus that enable you t o have more fun with the camera and use it more eas ily . In particular , the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock and power[...]

- 27 - Preparation This section descr ibes how to s elect the Program AE Mode (P49) , a nd the same setting can be used for the [MOTION PICTURE] mode menu, [PLA YBA CK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Setting [AF M ODE] from [ Ø ] t o [ š ] in the Program AE Mode T urn the camera on. A Mode di al B [MENU /S ET] bu tt on • The len s ba r[...]

Preparation - 28 - Pres s [ME NU/ S ET] t o clo se th e me nu. Press [MENU/SET] to set. Switchi ng to oth er menu s e.g.: Switching to t he [SETUP] menu 1 Press [MENU/SET] to displa y the menu. 2 Press 2 . 3 Press 4 to select the [SETUP] menu ic on [ ]. 4 Press 1 . • Select a menu it em nex t and set it.[...]

- 29 - Preparation By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found. • Some of the menu items canno t be set by the mod es . • Y ou can set the fol l owing items in det ail by pre ssi n g [DISPL A Y]. [WHI TE BA LAN C E] (P128) /[AF MODE] (P1 31) Using the q uick menu Press [Q.M ENU] when recor ding. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to[...]

Preparation - 30 - Perform these settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK S ET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their settings before using t hem. • In the Intelligent Auto Mode, on ly [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TIME], [BE EP], [LAN GUAGE] a nd [ST ABILIZER DEMO.] (P39) can be set. For details on how to select the [ S[...]

- 31 - Preparation • Refer to P 111 fo r de tail s . • Refer to P124 for de tai ls about the [REC] Mode men u. • The bright ness of the pic tures displ ayed on the LCD monitor is increas ed so some subject s may appear d if fer ently on the L CD monit or . However , this does n ot af fect th e recor ded pictu res. • The LCD monitor au tomat[...]

Preparation - 32 - • The [P A TTERN] setting is fixed to [ ] in the Intellige nt Auto Mode. • Motion pi cture recordi ng frame displa y is only an approx ima tion. • Recording frame dis play may disa ppea r w hen zoomin g to T ele depen ding o n th e pic ture size setting. • This cannot be us ed during Int ell igent Auto Mode. [G UI DE LI N[...]

- 33 - Preparation • If there ar e any w hit e sa turat ed are as, we recommend compe nsating the exposur e towards negative (P76 ) referring to the histogram (P65) and then ta king th e picture agai n. It may res ult in a better quality picture . • There ma y be wh ite sat urate d area s if the dis tance betw e en the ca m er a an d th e s u b[...]

Preparation - 34 - • Refer to P74 for details. • Press the s hutter but ton half w ay or turn th e camera of f and on to cancel [SLE EP MODE]. • [SLEE P MODE] is set to [5M I N.] i n the In telligent Au to Mo de • [SLE EP MOD E] is fixed to [2MIN .] when [AUTO LC D OFF ] is se t to [1 5SEC.] or [30 SEC.]. • Press any but t on to tur n on [...]

- 35 - Preparation • Refer to P64 for details. • The A uto R eview functi on is activate d reg ardle ss of its se tting when u sing Auto B racket (P77) , [HI-S PEED BURST] (P96) , [FLASH BURST] (P97) a nd [PHOT O FRAME] (P101) in Scene Mode and Bur st Mode (P138) . • In In tellige nt Au to Mode , the A uto R eview functio n is f ixed to [2SEC[...]

Preparation - 36 - • When [PC] is select ed , the camera is connected via the “USB Mass S torage” commu nication system. • When [Pict Br idge(PTP)] is se lected, the c amer a is connec ted via the “PT P (Pi c tur e T ransfer Prot ocol )” co mmu nic ation syst em. • This will work when th e A V cable is connect ed . x [USB MODE] Select[...]

- 37 - Preparation • Inter lace met hod/pro g ress iv e m ethod i= interlace s canning is scann ing the scr een wit h half of the ef fective scanning lines every 1/60 second s, where p= progres s ive scannin g is a high densit y image sign al that is sca nning the screen wit h all the ef fective scanning line s every 1/60 s econds . The [HDMI] te[...]

Preparation - 38 - • Use a battery with s uf ficient batter y po we r or th e AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional) when format ting. Do not t urn the camer a of f dur ing formatting. • If a card has been ins erted, onl y the card is format ted. T o format th e built-in memory , remove the ca rd. • If the ca rd has been fo rmatted o[...]

- 39 - Preparation • If you set a dif ferent language by mistake, select [ ~ ] from t he menu icons to set the desired language. • The S tabilizer F unc tion is switc hed betwe en [O N] and [O F F] every time [MENU/ SET] is pres sed du r i ng th e [ST A BIL IZ E R DE M O. ]. • In P layback Mode , [ST ABILIZER DEMO.] can no t be disp l a y e d[...]

Basic - 40 - Mode sw itching Basic Selecting the [REC] Mod e, and record sti ll picture or motion picture T urn the camera on. • The power lamp 2 light s when you turn this unit o n 1 . Switching the mode by rot a ting the mode dia l. Alig n a de s i red mo de wi th part A . • Rot ate the mode d ial s lowly and su rely t o adju st to each mode [...]

- 41 - Basic ∫ Advanced ∫ Advanced Scene Mode Aperture-Priority AE Mode (P80) The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set. Shutter-Priority AE Mod e (P80) The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set. Manual Ex po sure Mode (P81) The exposur e is adjusted by the aper ture value and [...]

Basic - 42 - Press the s hutter button halfwa y to focus. Press the s hutter button fully (pu sh it in fu rther), and t ake the pictur e. ∫ For more det ails, refer to the explanation of each recording mode. Press th e motion pic ture b utton to st art the record ing. Press th e motion pic ture b utton again to stop the recording. • Sound will [...]

- 43 - Basic • Do not cover the flash , the AF assist lam p A or t he microphone B with your fingers or other objects. • Hold the camer a gent ly with bo th hands, ke ep your arms stil l at your side and st and with your feet s lightly ap art. • Be ca reful not to m ove t he came ra wh en you p ress t he shut ter button. • The lens barrel w[...]

Basic - 44 - [REC] Mode: ñ T aking pictures using the automatic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recom mend this mode f or beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The following fu nctions [...]

- 45 - Basic When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the i con of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which it s color changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if no ne of the scene s are appl icable, and the sta ndard sett ings ar e se t. • When [ ],[ ] or [ ] is selected, t he camera aut omatically detect s a [...]

Basic - 46 - It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject. Note • [F ACE RECOG .] does not work during AF tr acking. • Y ou cannot use AF T racking Func t ion when [C OL OR EFFECT] is set to [B /W] or [S EPIA]. • Please read the Note regard ing the AF tra cking on P13 2 . AF T racking Function 1 Press [FOCUS]. • [ ] is displayed[...]

- 47 - Basic ∫ [RE C] Mo de men u [PICTURE SIZE] ¢ 1 (P125) /[BURST] (P138) /[ COLOR EFFECT] / [F ACE RECOG .] (P1 13) • [COLOR EFFECT] can set th e c olor e f fect s of [ ST ANDARD], [H appy ], [B/ W] or [SEP IA ]. When [Happy] is selected, it is po ssible t o automatically t a ke a picture with a high er leve l of brilliance for the co lor b[...]

Basic - 48 - ¢ 1 The settings which ca n be selected are dif ferent fro m when other [ REC] Modes are us ed . ¢ 2 When a face is not recognized, i t will be f ix ed to [ ] when recording still pictures, and t o [ Ø ] when re c o rd i n g m o ti on pi c t ur e s. ¢ 3 Fix to [MODE 1] during moti on pic ture reco rdin g. • The following fu nctio[...]

- 49 - Basic [REC] Mode: ³ T aking pictures with y our favorite settings (Program AE Mo de) The camera automatically sets the shutt er 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. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. A Mode di al • T o chang[...]

Basic - 50 - Aim the AF area at the subject, and t hen press the shutter button halfway . A Focus indicatio n B AF area (norma l) C AF area (when using t he Digit al Zoo m or wh en it is dar k) D Recording dist ance range display (when z oomin g) E Aper ture va lue ¢ 2 F Shutter spee d ¢ 2 G ISO sensitivity ¢ 1 Sound volume can be set in [ SHUT [...]

- 51 - Basic When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [ST ABILIZER] ( P141) , a tripod or the Self-T imer (P75) . • Shutter speed will be slower pa rticularly in the fo llowin g cases. Keep the camera still fro m the moment the shut ter but to n is press ed until the pic t ure appear s on the scree n. We recommend usin g a trip od . – Slow sync./[...]

Basic - 52 - In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter s peed without changing the exposure. This is called pr ogram shift. Y ou can make the background mo re blurred by decreas ing the aperture value or record a m oving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in Program AE Mode. ?[...]

- 53 - Basic [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures with th e Zoom Y ou can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. T o make subj ects appear even closer (maximum of 50. 6 k ), do not set the picture size t o the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X / Y / W /) . The zoom magnification can be in cr[...]

Basic - 54 - ∫ T yp es of zooms • When using the Z oom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear i n conjunction with th e zoom display bar . [Example: 0.3 m (0.99 ft.) – ¶ ] ¢ The magnific ati on level dif f ers dep end ing on [PI CTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RA TIO] setting. Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom (EZ) Maximum ma[...]

- 55 - Basic ∫ Exte nde d Opt ica l Zoom mech anism When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 14M (14.1 milli on pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 m illion pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect. Note • The Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has be en se l ec ted . • The indic ate d zoom ma[...]

Basic - 56 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Playing back Picture s ([NORM A L PLA Y ]) Press 2 / 1 to select th e picture . A File number B Picture nu mber • S peed of picture f o rwar ding/rewinding changes dep ending on the playback st atu s. • If you pres s and hold 2 / 1 , you can pl ay back t he pic tures in suc cession. • It is also possible to f[...]

- 57 - Basic Rot ate the zoom le ver towa rds [ L ] ( W). 1 screen > 12 scr eens > 30 screens > Calendar screen display (P154) A Number of the s elec ted pict ure and the to tal nu mber of recorded pict ures • Rot ate the zoo m le ver to wards [ Z ] (T) to retu rn to t he previous scre en. • Pic tu r es are not r otat ed fo r d is pl a[...]

Basic - 58 - ∫ Switching the d isplayed image wh ile maintaining the Playback Zoom Rot ating the rear dial to se lect the picture duri ng Playba ck Zoom. • Y ou can switch the dis played image while mai ntaining the sa me z oom magnif ication and zoom position for t he Playback Zoom. Note • Y ou can also delete the rec ord ing information etc[...]

- 59 - Basic This unit will remember t he focus point during the recording, and it c an be enlarged with that point as a cent er . Press [F OCUS] dur ing ima ge playbac k. • Focus point may not be th e cente r of enlarge ment when it is at the edge of the i mage. • Refer to “ Using the Pl ayback Zoom ” (P58) f or operat ion during zoomin g.[...]

Basic - 60 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the bu ilt -in memory or the card , which are being played back will be del eted. T o delete a sing le picture Select the picture to be delet ed, and then press [ ‚ ]. A [DIS PLA Y ] butt on B [ ‚ ] bu tton Press 2 to selec t [YES] an[...]

- 61 - Basic ∫ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [F A VORITE ] ( P165) setting The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL DELET E EXCEPT Ü ], press 3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. ([ALL D ELET E EXCEPT Ü ] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE] .) Note • Do not turn th [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 62 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ∫ Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder Press [E VF/LCD] to switch the monitor sc reen. A Viewf inde r B [EVF/ LCD] bu tt on C LCD monitor • When the LCD monito r turns on, the V iewfinder turns off (and vi ce versa). ∫ Selecting the screen t[...]

- 63 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ¢ 1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], hi s to gram will be display ed. ¢ 2 Y ou can swit ch bet ween av ailable recordi ng time and number of rec ordable pictur es by setti ng [REM A IN ING DISP .] in [SETU P ] m e nu . ¢ 3 Set the patter n of the guide li nes displaye d by setti ng [G UIDE[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 64 - ∫ Out-of-frame display Recording information is displayed on the bottom and right edges of the screen. Y ou can therefore concentrate on the subject when t a king pictures without being obstructed by information displayed on the screen. ∫ Diopter adjustment Adjust the diopter to suit your vision s o that y[...]

- 65 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ About t he H istogr am A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizont al axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each bri ghtness level on the vertical axis. It allows y ou to easily check a pict ure’s exposure. Examples of histogram Note • When the recorded picture and th[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 66 - [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures using the Built-in Flash A T o open the f lash Press the flash open button. B T o c los e the fl a sh Press the flash until it clicks. • Be sure to clos e the fla sh when not in use. • The flas h sett ing is fixe d to [ Œ ] while th e flash is cl os ed. Note • Be care ful no[...]

- 67 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not mov e until the second flash is activated. Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject. [RED-EYE REMOV AL] (P 143) on the [REC] Mode me nu is set to [ ON], [ ] appears on the flash ico n. ∫ About Digit al Red-Eye Correction When [RED-EY E RE[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 68 - ∫ A vai lable flash settings by Recording Mode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Initial setting of Advanced Scene Mode and Scene Mode) ¢ 1 [ ] is dis played. [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on t he type of subj ect and br i g htne s [...]

- 69 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ The available flash range to t ak e pictures • The avail able flash ran ge is an approximat ion. • In [HIG H S E N S. ] (P95) in Scene Mod e, the ISO sen sitivity automat ically switches to bet ween [ISO160 0] and [I SO 6400] and the av ailable fl as h range also dif fers. Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 fe[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 70 - ∫ Shutter speed f or each flash sett ing ¢ 1 It may vary depending on the [MI N. SHTR SPE ED] setti ng (P137) . • Refer to P82 for details abo ut the Apert ure-Pri ority AE, Shut ter-Priori ty AE, and Manual Exposu re. • In Intell igent Aut o Mode, shu tter spee d ch anges depen ding on the identified s[...]

- 71 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aking Close-up Pictur es Pres s and hold [AF/ AF # /MF] until the focu s swi t chin g scr een ap pear s . Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [AF MACRO] or [MACRO ZOOM]. Press [MENU/SET] . • Y ou ca n al so pr e s s th e shut te r but ton h al fw ay to fi ni sh . • The menu scre en dis appear s af ter abo[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 72 - This mode allows you to take c lose-up pictures of a s ubject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as close as 1 cm (0.04 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upm ost to Wide ( 1 k ). As you rotate the zoom lever to wards T ele, the distance at which you can take[...]

- 73 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures with M anual Focus Use this function when you want to f ix the focus or when the dist ance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to ac tivate Auto Focus. Pres s and hold [AF/ AF # /MF] until the focus switching screen appear s. Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [M[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 74 - ∫ MF assistance If [MF ASSIST] (P34) in the setup menu is set to [ON], when you rotate the rear di al, MF assistance is activated and the screen is enl arged al lowing you to focus on the subject more easily . 1 Rotate the rear dial to display MF assistance on the s creen. 2 Display MF area ( enlarged area) [...]

- 75 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures with th e Self-Timer Note • When using a tr ipod etc. , settin g the Self-T imer to 2 seconds is a conv enient way to av oid the jitter ca us ed by pressing the shutt er button. • When you pres s the shutter bu tton once fully , the subject is aut omatically fo cused just befor[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 76 - [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you c annot achieve appropriate expos ure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at t he following examples. ∫ Operate with the rear dial 1 Press the rear dial to select [ È ], and then rot ate the rear di[...]

- 77 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures using Auto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatic ally recorded in t he selected exposure compensation range each time the s hutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 p ict ures with different exposures. With Auto Bracket d 1[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 78 - [REC] mode: Setting the Lig ht Sensitivity This allows the sens itivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Sett ing to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out dark. Press 1 () . Press 3 / 4 to select th e ISO sens itivity a nd then press [[...]

- 79 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control) The camera automatically sets the opti mum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightn ess of the scene t o minimize the jitter of t he subject. • The shutt er speed is not fix ed when th e sh utter but ton is pres sed [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 80 - [REC] Mode: T aking pictures by sp ecifying the aperture/ shutter speed Set the apertur e value to a higher num ber when you wan t a sharp fo cus background. Set the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus backgroun d. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Rot ate the rear dial to set the aperture val[...]

- 81 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aking picture by setti ng the exposure manually Determine the exposu re by manually setting the aper ture value and the shutter speed. Set the mod e dial to [ ² ]. • The Manu al Exposure Assistance A appears fo r about 10 seconds. Rot ate th e rear d ial to set th e apertur e and shutter speed[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 82 - Aperture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-Priority AE Shutter-Priority AE Manual Exposu re Note • The aperture v alues give n in the tab le above are values when the zoom lever is rot ated to Wide. • Depending on th e z oom magni fication , some of the aper ture va lues cannot be selected . A vai lable Ap[...]

- 83 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] mode: T aking pictures while adjusting color (My Color Mode) Y ou can take pictures with a desired ef fect by previewing the subject on the LCD monitor or viewfinder and setting the desired ef fe ct. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Press 3 / 4 to sele ct an item. ¢ For [C USTOM ] se tti n g s, refe r to pag [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 84 - Press [MENU/SET] to set. • When you press the shutt er butt on halfway befo re pressing [MENU/SE T ], the sett ing will be canceled. • Recording screen is displayed . ∫ Readjust the My Color settings Return to step 2 on page 83 by pressi ng [MENU/SET]. Note • During Motion Picture Recording, settings f[...]

- 85 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) By selecting [CUS TOM], you can take pictures wit h color , brightness and saturation adjusted to desired levels. In step 2 on p age 83 , select [CUST OM] and pres s 1 . Press 3 / 4 to sele ct an ite m and 2 / 1 to adjust. Press [MENU/SET] to set. • Y ou ca n al so pr e s s th e shut te r but ton h alf w ay [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 86 - [REC] Mode: T aking expressive p ortrait s a nd landscape pictures (Advanced Scene Mo de) Y ou can take high-quality pictures of s uch subjects as people, scenery , sporting events and activities, people in night scenes and f l owers in accordance with the surrounding conditions. Set the mod e dial. Press 3 / [...]

- 87 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) The person stands out from the background and has a healthier co mplexion. ∫ T echnique for Port rait Mo de T o make this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more ef fective. Note • When recording motion pictures in [SOFT S[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 88 - This allows you to take pictures of a wide lands cape. Note • It produces motion pictures using settings suita ble for recording scenery during the motion picture recording. • The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ ]. • The f ocus r ange is 5 m (16. 4 feet ) to ¶ . Set here when you want to take pictur es o[...]

- 89 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) This mode allows you to take c lose-up pictures of a s ubject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. Note • During motion pic ture recordi ng, the motion pictu r e will re flect the set ti ngs for each mode with [FLOWE R], [FOOD] and [OBJECTS ]. [CRE A TIVE C LOSE- UP] is suitable for near dist ance motion p[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 90 - This allows you to take pictures of a person and the backg round with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echnique fo r Night Port rait Mode • When selec tin g [NIGHT PORTRAIT], ask the subjec t not to mov e while t aking a picture. Note • Since the shu tter speed bec omes slower , we reco mmend using a tr ip[...]

- 91 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC ] M o d e : T aking pictures that matc h the scene being recorded (Scene Mode) When you select a Scene Mode to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposur e and hue to obtain the desired picture. Set the mode dial to [ ]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e Scene Mode. ?[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 92 - Y ou can take pictures with connections suitable for creating panorama images. ∫ Sett ing the re c or di ng direction 1 Press 3 / 4 to se lect the recording d irection and then press [MENU/SET]. • The horizont al/vertical gui deline will be displayed. 2 T a ke the picture. • Y ou ca n re tak e the pi c t[...]

- 93 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Select this when y ou want to take pictures at a wedding recept ion, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echnique fo r Par ty Mode • Open the flash . (Y o u can set t o [ ] or [ ].) • We rec ommend using a tripod and the S[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 94 - This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you us e the flash, the light from it is weaker t han usual. It is possible to set dif ferent birthdays and names for [BABY1] and [BABY2]. Y ou can select to have these appear at th e time of playback, or have them stamped on the recorded image us i[...]

- 95 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Select this when you want to t ak e pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat. Y ou can set your pet’s birthday and name. Y ou can select to have t hese appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on t he recorded image using [TEXT ST AM P] ( P157) . For information about [AGE] or [NAME], refer to [B[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 96 - This is a c onvenient mode for shooting rapid move ment or a decisive moment. ∫ Picture size a nd aspect ratio 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [SPEED PRI ORITY] o r [IMAGE PRIORI TY] and the n press [MENU/SET] to set. 2 Press 3 / 4 to se lect the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/ SET] to set. • 3[...]

- 97 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) S t ill pictures are taken continuously w ith flash. It is convenient t o take continuous still pictures in dark places. ∫ Picture size a nd aspect ratio 1 Press 3 / 4 to se lect the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/ SET] to set. • 3M (4:3) , 2. 5M (3:2), 2M (16: 9) or 2.5 M (1:1) is sele[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 98 - When you move the camera to follow a subject moving in one direction such as a runner or car , the bac kground becomes a blur and the s ubject stays focu sed. This effect is called “panning”. This mode allows you to obt ain this effect easier . ∫ T echnique for Panni ng M ode T o obtain good pictures in [...]

- 99 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) This allows you to t a k e vivid pictur es of a starry sky or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shutte r speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SE C.] or [60 S EC.]. 1 Press 3 / 4 to se lect the numb er of seconds a nd then press [M ENU/SET]. • It is also poss ible to chan ge the numbe r of secon ds us[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 100 - This mode allows you to take b eautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in t he night sky . ∫ T echnique for Fir e wor ks M ode We recommend performing the following steps to prefocus on the point the pictures will be taken so that you do no t miss taking pictures of the fireworks w hen they are fired. 1 Ai[...]

- 101 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue c olor of the sea, sk y etc. It also prevents under exposure of pe ople under strong sunlight. Note • The initial setting f or [AF MODE] is [ š ]. • Do not touc h the camera with wet han ds. • Sand or seawat er will cause the camera to ma lf [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 102 - [REC] Mode: Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Recording Motion Pictur e This can record high definition motion pictures c ompatible with the A VCHD format or motion pictures rec orded in Motion J PEG . Audio will be recorded in stereo. • Close the fl ash. (It is recomme nded that you close the fl ash when reco[...]

- 103 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Note • The screen will cha nge as following when t he motion pict ure button is pre ssed in step s 2 and 3 . ¢ 1 S et [REMAINING DISP .] (P32) to [ ] to display the available re cording time before recording motion pictures. ¢ 2 The screen th at is d isplayed during Mot ion Pict ure Mod e setti ng is di f[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 104 - • Refer to P145 for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. • The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ ]. • Refer to P222 for inf or mation about the avai lable recordi ng time. • The avail able recording time d isplayed on the scree n may n ot decrease regularl y . • Depending on th e type of the card, the card [...]

- 105 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) • When Intell igent Auto Mod e is selected in step 1 on p age 102 , motion pi c ture rec ording matching to th e subject or rec ording sit uation can be performed. ∫ Scene Detecti on When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the i con of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after wh[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 106 - Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the ite m and then p ress [MENU/SET]. ¢ The SD S peed Class Rating is th e speed sta ndard for successiv e writ es. Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [REC QUALITY] an d then press 1 . Changing [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY] Select [REC MO DE] from the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu, and press 1 . (P27)[...]

- 107 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the ite m and then p ress [MENU/S ET]. When [A VCHD Lite] is selected in step 2 ¢ 1 What is bit rate? This is the volume o f data for definite period of time, and the qua lity becomes higher when the number gets bigger . T his unit is using the “VBR” r ecording method. “VBR” is[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 108 - Note • The moti on pi cture r ecording may stop in t he mid dle when a n y of the followin g cards are us ed. – Cards on which reco rdin g and deleting have been repeat ed many times – Cards which have been format ted using a PC or other equipmen t Befo re taking pictur es, for mat (P38) the car d in th[...]

- 109 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: Recording Motion Pictur e with Manual Se ttings (Creative Motion Picture Mode) It is possible to manually change the aperture and shutter speed and record motion pictures. Switching the [EXPOSURE M ODE] allo ws you to use settings such as those when mode dial is switched to [ ³ ], [ ± ], [ ´ ] [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 110 - S top the recording by pressing the motio n picture button aga in. • If the card beco mes full in the middle of rec ording, the camera s tops recordin g auto mati cal ly . • Y ou ca n al so s tar t/s top m o ti on pi ct ure re co rd ing b y pr es sing th e s h ut te r but to n. • Sound will go off when [...]

- 111 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: Registering Personal Menu Settings (R egistering custom setting s) It is possible to register up to 3 sets of current camera settings as custom sets. • Set to the mode dial to th e desired mode an d select t he des ired menu settings in adv ance. Select [CUST . SET MEM. ] on the [SETUP] me nu. ([...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 112 - [REC] Mode: T aki ng 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 t he Program AE Mode is registered as the custom settings initially . Set the mod e dial to [ ]. A Display custo m sett ings Pres[...]

- 113 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: T aki ng a picture with Face Rec ognition function Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and prioritizes focus and exposure automatically . Even if the person is located towards the back or on t he end of a line in a group photo, the camera can s till take [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 114 - Y ou can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 people. Registration can be facilitated by taking multiple face images of each p erson. (up to 3 pictures/registration) Face Setting s ∫ Point of recording when registering the face images • Face fr ont with eyes ope n an[...]

- 115 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Select [F ACE RECOG .] on the [REC] Mode menu and the n press 1 . (P27) Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [MEMOR Y] and then pr ess [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he Fa ce Recognition frame tha t is not reg istered, and t hen pr ess [ MEN U/SET ]. T ake the picture adjusting the face w ith the guide. • [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 116 - Select item to edit with 3 / 4 , and then press 1 . • Y ou can register up to 3 fac e images. Press th e shutter button hal fway to clo se the menu. ∫ About t he in form ation • When [DISPL A Y ] is pressed on the rec ording scr een descri bed in step 4 on P1 15 , an explanat ion appears for t aking fac[...]

- 117 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Y ou can modify the pictures or information of an already registered person. Y ou can also delete the information of the registered person. 1 Select [F ACE RECOG .] fro m the [R EC] Mode m enu, and then press 1 . (P2 7) 2 Press 4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the fa[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 118 - When [AUTO REG ISTRA TION] is set to [ON], the registr ation screen will display automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a high number of appearanc es. • Registrati on screen is di sp layed af ter approx i mat ely 3 pict ures . (It is not c oun ted when [BURS T ] and Aut o Brac ket is set. )[...]

- 119 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [REC] Mode: Useful Functio ns at T ravel Des tinations For d et ails on t he [S ETUP] menu set tings, refer to P27 . If you set the dep art ure date and the location of the vacation in advance, t he number of days that have passed since the departure dat e (which day of t he vacation it is) is recorded when y[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 120 - Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the return date (ye ar/ month/day ), and the n press [MENU/SET] . • If you do not wan t to set th e return date, pr ess [ MENU/S ET] whi le th e date ba r is dis p l a ye d. Press 4 to selec t [LOCA TION] and then press 1 . Press 4 to selec t [SET] and then press [M ENU/ SET]. Ent[...]

- 121 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ Canceling the Travel Date The Tr avel Dat e is automatically canceled if the current date is af ter the return dat e. If you want to cancel the Travel Date before t he end of the v acation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 , and then press [M ENU/SET] twice. [LOCA TION] also will be set to [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 122 - For d et ails on t he [S ETUP] menu set tings, refer to P27 . Y ou can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures you take. • Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current da te an d time in adva nc e. (P24) Recordi ng Dates/T imes at Ove rseas T ravel Destinatio ns (W orld T[...]

- 123 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Note • Return the set ting to [H OME ] when the vac at ion is fi nished by pe rforming st ep s 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is already s et, c hang e only the travel dest ination . • If you canno t find the travel des t inatio n in the areas display ed on the scr een, set by the ti me diff erence f rom t h[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 124 - Using the [REC] Mode m enu For det ails on [REC] mode m e nu s e tt i ngs, refer to P27 . This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit print ing or the playback method. Applicable modes: Note • The ends of th e recorded pic tures may be c ut at printin g so chec k be fore print i n g. [...]

- 125 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . Set the number of pixels. The higher the nu mbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed ont o large sheets. Applicable modes: ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X ]. ¢ This item cannot be set in the Intel[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 126 - Note • “EZ” is an abbrev iation of “E xtended Optical Zoom”. • A digit al pict ure is made o f numero us dot s called pixels. The higher the numb ers of pixels, the finer t he picture will be when it is pr int ed on a lar ge piec e of p aper o r di sp layed on a PC monitor . A Many p ixels ( Fine)[...]

- 127 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . This allows the sens itivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Sett ing to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out dark. Applicable modes: [AUTO]/ [] /[80]/[100]/[200]/[400]/[80[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 128 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in ot her such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, thi s item adjust s t o the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye i n ac cordance with the light sou[...]

- 129 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ Setting the W hite Balance m anually Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when t aking photographs. 1 Select [ ] or [ ] and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white p aper etc. so that the frame in the cen ter is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SE T ]. ?[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 130 - ∫ White Balance Bracket Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the White Balance Fine Adjustment, and 3 pictures with different colors are automat ically recorded when the shutter button is pressed once. 1 Press [DISPLA Y] in step 2 of the “ Finely adjusting t he White Balance” [...]

- 131 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [REC] Mode m enu settings, refer to P27 . S pecify a person’s face and use t he Face Recognition functi ons. Applicable modes: [OFF]/[O N]/[MEMORY]/[SET] Note • Refer to P1 13 for details. For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . This allows the focusing method that suit [...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 132 - ∫ About [ š ] (Face Detection) The following AF a rea frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed hal fway , the frame turns green when the camera is focused. White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distanc[...]

- 133 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Note • If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disapp ear . Try to lock again. • AF tracki ng wil l no t ope rate wh en the s ubj ect is n ot s pecified , th e sub ject is lo st, or has failed t o be tracked. The picture will be t aken with [ Ø ] in [ AF MOD E] in that c ase. • It is not po[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 134 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . The camera will adjust focus automatically depending on the settings. Applicable modes: ¢ When recording motion pictures , only [ ] (Continu ous AF) can be s elected. About [ ] and [ ] [ ] will adjust the focus automatically when the jitter of t he [...]

- 135 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . T a ke a picture with the focus or exposure locked. This is a technique for setting the fo cus and the exposure in advance when the subject is outside the focus area or when the contrast is too sharp and t he appropriate exposure cannot be achieve d.[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 136 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . T ype of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed. Applicable modes: Note • When [ C ] is select ed a nd [AF MODE] is set t o [ š ] , the came ra will adjust the exposure t o suit the perso n’s face. For details on [R EC] Mod e m[...]

- 137 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . Y ou can take a picture brightly in dark places by se t ti n g [M IN. SH TR SP EED ] sl ow er . Also, you can set it faster to reduce the b lur of the subject. Applicable modes: [AUTO], [1/250], [1/125], [1/60], [1/30], [1/ 15], [1/8], [ 1/4], [1/2],[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 138 - For details on [REC] Mode m enu settings, refer to P27 . Pictures are taken continuously wh ile t he shutter button is pressed. Select the ones you really like from the pictures you have taken. Applicable modes: [OFF]/[ ˜ ] ¢ The Burst s peed is const ant regardless of the transfer speed of the card. • Th[...]

- 139 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . This can enlarge subjects even more than the Optical Zoom, the Extended Optical Zoom or the Int el ligent Zoom . Applicable modes: [OFF]/[ON] Note • Refer to P53 for details. • If camera sha ke (jitter ) is a problem du ring zooming, it is recomm[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 140 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures. Applicable modes: Note • When you t ak e picture s in dark plac es , pictur e noise may become no ticeable. If picture noi s e becomes a pr oble m, we recommend that you t ake pict ures afte [...]

- 141 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . Using one of these modes, jitt er during picture taking is detected, and the camera automatically compensates the jitter , enabling jitter-free images to be taken. Applicable modes: ¢ [MODE1] will be selected during Motion Picture Record ing. Note ?[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 142 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to foc us when recording in low light conditions that make f ocusing difficult. Applicable modes: For det ails on [REC] mode m e nu s e tt i ngs, refer to P27 . Y ou can switch the flash setting[...]

- 143 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . [2ND] (2nd synchro) activates the flash jus t be fore the shutter closes when t aking pictures of moving objects such as cars us ing a slow shutter speed. Applicable modes: Note • Set it to [1S T] i n mos t cases . • [2ND] is display ed i n the f[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 144 - For details on [R EC] Mod e m enu setti ngs, refer to P27 . With the optional conversion l enses, you can record eve n more faraway pictures and take close-up pictures of smaller subjects. Applicable modes: Note • Refer to P190 for det ails about att aching the lens. • Ensure th at [CONVERSI ON] is set to[...]

- 145 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu • The [REC] Mod e menus below will als o be dis pla y ed in Creativ e Mot ion Pictur e Mode. – [SEN SI T IV IT Y ]/ [IS O LIMIT SE T] /[WHI T E BA L AN CE]/[A F MODE]/[ M E TER I N G MODE]/ [I.EXP OSURE ]/[DIG IT AL Z OOM]/ [COLOR E FFEC T]/[PIC T . AD J.]/[ST ABILIZ E[...]

Advanced ( Recording pictur es) - 146 - For det ails on [MOTION PICT U RE] Mode menu sett i ngs, refer to P27 . It will continually keep on f ocusing to the sub ject that the focus was onc e set. Applicable modes: [OFF]/[ON] Note • When set to [OFF], it may take time for mo tion pict ure re cording to start. • Set t his fun ction to [OFF] if yo[...]

- 147 - Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Entering T ext It is possible to enter babies’ and pet s’ names and the nam es of travel destinations wh en recording. (Only alphabet ical characters and symbols can be entered.) Displa y the ent ry scr een and pr ess 4 to mo ve to the characte r selection section . • Y ou can display the ent ry screen [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 148 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Advanced (Playb ack) Playing Back Motion P ictures • This unit was designed to pla y motion pi c tures us ing t he QuickT ime Motion JPEG and A VCHD Lite format s that were taken wi th this mode l (only). • Only [A VCHD Lite] motion pic tures rec ord ed with this unit and Pana so nic digit al ca[...]

- 149 - Advanced (Playb ack) [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Creating Still Pictures From a Motion P icture Y ou can create a single s till picture from a rec orded motion picture. Press 3 to p ause Motion Pictu re playba ck. Press [MENU/SET] . Press 3 to selec t [YES] and t hen press [MENU/SET]. • [QUA LITY] is fixed to [ › ]. • S till pict ure s creat[...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 150 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Picture s in Sequence (Slide Show) Y ou can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisat ion with music, and you can do this in sequence while l eaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Y ou can also put together a slide show co mp osed of only s till pictures, onl[...]

- 151 - Advanced (Playb ack) ∫ Oper a ti ons p e r f or m ed d ur i ng slide sho w The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu scree n is restor ed when [ ‚ ] is pressed. ∫ Changing the slide sh ow settings Y ou can change the settings for sl ide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 152 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures an d Playing them B ack ([MODE PLA Y]/[CA TEGOR Y PLA Y]/[F A VORITE PLA Y]) Playb a c k in [P IC TURE ], [A VCHD Lite] , o r [M OTI O N JPEG ] can be s e l ec t e d . Select [MODE PL A Y] on the Playba ck Mode m enu. Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the ite m and then p ress [MENU/SET]. [M[...]

- 153 - Advanced (Playb ack) This mode allows you to search images by Scene Mode or other categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [ NIGHT S CENE RY]) and sort t he pictures into each of the categories. Y ou can t hen play back the pict ures in each ca tegory . Select [CA TEGOR Y PLA Y] on the Playback M ode menu. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 154 - [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] M ode menu Y ou can use various function s in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc. • With [ TEXT ST A MP], [ RESIZE ], [ CROPP ING] or [L EVELING], a ne w edited pic t ure is creat ed. A new pictur e cannot be c r ea ted if there is no fre e spac e o[...]

- 155 - Advanced (Playb ack) Y ou can add text (c omments) to pictures. A fter text has been registered, it can be included in prints using [TEX T ST AMP] ( P157) . (Only alphabetic charact ers and sym bols can be entered.) Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in Sc ene Mode or [LO CA TION] in Travel Date are also recorded as the titles. Select [[...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 156 - Recorded motion picture can be di vide d in two. It is recommended for when you want to div ide a part you need wit h a part you do not need. It cannot be resto red once di vided. Press [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen . • Press [M ENU/ SET] to cl os e the menu. Note • Motion pi ctures can not be divided at a lo[...]

- 157 - Advanced (Playb ack) Y ou can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, T ravel Date or titl e onto the recorded pictures. It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pic tures with a Picture Size larger than [ ] will be resized when stamping the date etc. on t hem.) Select [TEXT ST AMP] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P2 7) Press 3 / 4 [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 158 - Press 3 / 4 to sele ct text s t amp item s, and then press 1 . Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the se ttings, and the n press [MENU/SET]. Item Se tting item [SHO OTING DA TE] [OFF] [W/OTIME]: S tamp the y ear , month and date. [WITH TIME ]: S tamp t he yea r , month, d ay , hour and minutes. [NAME] [OFF] [] : S tamps na mes regi[...]

- 159 - Advanced (Playb ack) Press [MENU/SET] . • If you set [T EX T ST AMP] for a picture with a pic ture size larger tha n [ ], t he pic ture size will become smaller as shown below . • When selecti ng [ ] or [ ], pres s 3 to se l ect [YES] f o r s tampi ng [AGE], and then press [M ENU/S ET] and pro ceed to step 7 . Press 3 to selec t [YES] a[...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 160 - T o allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail et c., picture size (number of pixels) is reduced. Select [RESIZE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press 3 to selec t [YES] and t hen press [M ENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen . ¢ 2 ¢ 2 The men u scree n is aut omaticall y restored when[...]

- 161 - Advanced (Playb ack) Y ou can enlarge and then c rop the important part of the recorded picture. Select [CROPPING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press [MENU/SET] . [CROPPING] Press 2 / 1 to sele ct the pi cture, and then press [MENU/SET]. Use the zoom lever and press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t th e parts to be croppe d. Zoom lever (T): [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 162 - Press 3 to selec t [YES] and t hen press [M ENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen . • Press [M ENU/ SET] to cl os e the menu. Note • Depending on th e c ut siz e, the pict ure size of the croppe d pi c ture may bec ome s maller tha n that of t he orig inal picture. • The picture quality of the crop[...]

- 163 - Advanced (Playb ack) Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted. Select [LEVELI NG] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P2 7) Press 2 / 1 to sele ct the pi cture, and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to adjus t the tilti ng, and p ress [MENU/ SET]. 1 : clockwise 2 : counter-clockwise • Up to 2 o ca n be ad j u s te d. Press 3 to selec t [Y[...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 164 - This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically . Select [ROT A TE DISP .] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Note • When you pla y back pic tu res on a PC, they canno t be displa yed in the rotate d direc tio n unless the OS or software is comp at[...]

- 165 - Advanced (Playb ack) Y ou can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favo rites . • Play back onl y the pictures set as favorit es. ([F A VORITE PLA Y]) • Play back th e pictures s et as favo rites only as a slide show . • Delete all the pi c tures not set as fav orites. ( [A LL DELET E EXCEPT [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 166 - DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system t hat al lows the user to select which pi ctures to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatibl e photo printer or photo printing store. For details, ask at your phot o printin[...]

- 167 - Advanced (Playb ack) ∫ Canceling all the [PRINT S ET] setti ngs 1 Select [CANCEL] on the scree n shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • Y ou cannot select [ CANCEL] if no t ev en one pict ure has been se t for printi ng. ∫ T o pri nt the [...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 168 - Y ou can set protection for pictures y ou do not want to be delet ed by mistake. Select [PROTECT] on the [PLA YBACK] M ode menu. (P27) Press [ ‚ ] to return to the menu screen . • Press [M ENU/ SET] to cl os e the menu. ∫ Canceling all the [PROTECT] settin gs 1 Select [CANCEL] on the scree n shown in step 2 and th[...]

- 169 - Advanced (Playb ack) Y ou can delete or change the information relating to Face Recognition for the selected picture. Select [F ACE REC EDIT] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Note • Cleared informa tion regarding th e [F ACE RECOG .] cannot be rest ore d. • When all Face Recognit ion info rmat ion in a pictur e has been can ce led, t[...]

Advanced (Playb ack) - 170 - Y ou can copy t he data of the pictures you have taken from the built-in memory to a card or from a card t o the built-in memory . Select [COPY] on t he [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press 3 / 4 to sele ct the c opy dest ination a nd then pres s [ME NU/S ET]. Press 2 / 1 to sele ct the pi cture and then pres s [M ENU/SET[...]

- 171 - Connecting to other equ ipment [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Connecting to ot her equipment Playing Back Picture s on a TV Scree n Preparations: Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P36) T urn this unit and t he TV off. 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input socket 3 Red: to the audio input socket A Align the mark s , and insert. B A V ca[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 172 - The recorded still pictures can be played back on a TV with an S D Memory C ard slot. Note • Depending on th e T V model, pict ures may not be displaye d on the ful l scree n. • Motion pi ct ure s recorded with [A VCHD L ite] can be played ba ck on Panason ic TVs (VIERA) with the A VCHD logo mark. In all o[...]

- 173 - Connecting to other equ ipment Y ou can enjoy high quality pictures and moti on pictures on t he TV by conne cting the camera with the HDMI compatible high definition TV us ing HDMI mini cable ( optional). Playing bac k on the TV with HDMI s ocket Wha t is H D M I? HDMI is the interface for digital devic es. When this unit is connect ed to [...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 174 - Note • Depending on th e [AS PECT RA TIO], bands may be dis play ed on th e top and bot t om or the left and right of t he picture s. • Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP -CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; opti ona l). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1. 5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) • During HDMI [...]

- 175 - Connecting to other equ ipment Connec t this unit to a Pana sonic TV comp atib le with VIERA Lin k with a HDMI mini cable (optional) ( P173) . T urn the camera o n and then press [ ( ]. Operate with the r emote co ntrol for the TV . Panasonic TV com patible with VIERA Link ¢ The shape of the remote con trol varies dep ending on the region.[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 176 - ∫ Usable functions Operate with the remote control for the TV . Multi Playback This is displayed initially when using the VIERA Link. 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 : Select the image. [OK]: Go to one s creen display . Red button: Sw itch the types of data to play back. [SUB MENU]: Display the Playback Mode selection screen.[...]

- 177 - Connecting to other equ ipment Note • Operation ico ns are hidden by pres sing [RETURN], or if no operati on is performed for a whi l e when the operat ion icons are displaye d. Operati on icons are displayed whe n one of the following but tons are pre ssed while th e operation ic ons are not di sp layed. – 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , [OK], [SUB ME[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 178 - Saving the recorded s till pictures and motion pictures Methods to export still pictures and m otion pict ures to other devices will vary depending on the file format. (JPE G , R A W , A V CHD Lite, or Motion JPEG) . Here are a few suggestions. File formats that can be used: [A V CHD Lite], [Motion JPEG] Copy [...]

- 179 - Connecting to other equ ipment File formats that can be used: [JPEG], [RAW], [A VCHD Li te], [Motion JPEG] It is possible to acquire still pict ures and motion pictures recorded in [A VCHD Lite] or [MOTION JPEG] formats, or create conventional standard quali ty DVD video from the motion picture that wa s recorded as [A VCHD Lite], using “[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 180 - Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire recorde d pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Some PCs can read dire ctly from the car d removed from the c amera. For det ails, ref er t o the operating instruction s of your PC. • If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a mess[...]

- 181 - Connecting to other equ ipment Preparations: T urn on the camera and the PC. Remove the ca rd before using the pictures in the built-in m emory . Connec t the camer a to a PC via the USB connect ion cable A (supplied). • Do not use a ny other USB connection cables except the su pplied one. Use of cables other than the suppl ied USB connec[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 182 - Double- click on [Removab le Disk] i n [My Com puter]. • When usi ng a Ma cinto sh, th e driv e is dis play ed on the des ktop. (“LU MIX”, “NO _NAME ” or “Untitled” is di splayed.) Double-clic k [DCIM] fol der . Using a drag -and-drop o peration, m ove the pic tures you want to acquire or th e fo[...]

- 183 - Connecting to other equ ipment ∫ Vi ewing t he c ontent s of the built -in m emory o r card using the P C (fold er compos ition) Folders and image s processed in the PC cannot be played back on the camera. It is recommended to us e the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5. 0 HD Edition” bun dled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) when you write the ima g[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 184 - Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures t o be printed out and instruct that printing be st arted on the camera’s LCD m onitor . • Some printers can prin t directl y from the card remove d fro m the camera. For deta ils, refer to the o[...]

- 185 - Connecting to other equ ipment Note • Do not use an y other USB connection cables ex cept th e supplied on e. Use o f cables other than the suppli ed USB conn ec tion cable may cause malfun c tion. • T urn the camera of f befo re connecting o r dis connectin g the AC a daptor ( optional). • Befo re inser ting or remo ving a card, tu r[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 186 - ¢ Only when [F A VORITE] is at [O N] and when there ar e pictu res set as favorit es. (P 165) Selecting mul tiple pic tures and printing the m Press 3 . Press 3 / 4 to sel ect an item and t he n pr ess [MENU/SET]. • If the prin t c heck scre en has appeare d, selec t [YES], and print the picture s. Item Des[...]

- 187 - Connecting to other equ ipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing them ” procedures. • When you want to prin t pictures in a paper size or a lay out which is not support ed by the came ra, set [ P A[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment - 188 - • Pape r size s no t s u pp o r te d by the pr i nt er w ill no t be di sp lay e d. [P APER S IZE] Item Description of settings { Settings on t he printe r are priorit ized. [L/3 .5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/5 qk 7 q ] 127 mm k 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 mm k 148 mm [16:9] 101 .6 mm k 18 0.6 mm [A4] 210 mm k 29[...]

- 189 - Connecting to other equ ipment • An item canno t be selected if the prin ter does not suppor t t he page layout. ∫ Layout prin ting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to print the s ame picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , set [P AGE LA YO UT] to [ ä ] and then set [NUM . OF PRINTS] to 4[...]

Others - 190 - Others Using the Conversion L ens (optional) With the optional conversion l enses, you can record eve n more faraway pictures and take close-up pictures of smaller subjects. Refer to P144 for details. Preparations: Remove the lens cap and lens hoo d. Att ach the lens adapter . • Rotat e the lens adap ter slo wly and carefully . Att[...]

- 191 - Others Select [CONVERSION] on the [REC] menu. (P27) • Refer to P 144 for [CO NVERS ION]. Press 3 / 4 to sele ct [ ], a nd then pre ss [MENU/SET] to s et. • Set in sam e way to se lect [ ] too. • Always set to [OFF] when the co nversio n le ns is ta ken off. Note • Lens adapter (DMW-LA5; optional) is needed to us e the conversion len[...]

Others - 192 - Using the Protector/Filt er (optional) The MC protect or (DMW-LMC52; opt ional) is a transparent filter w hich affect s neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can always be used to protect t he camera’s lens. The ND filter (DMW-LND52; optional) r educes the am ount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the [...]

- 193 - Others Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing Recording in Program AE Mode [ ] (Initial setting) 1 Recording Mode 2 Flash Mode (P 66) 3 AF area (P 50) 4 Pictur e Size (P125) 5 Quality (P126) 6 Battery Indication (P 17) 7 Number of Reco rdable Pictures ¢ 1 (P214) Focu s (P50) 8 Built-in Memory (P22) : Card (P22) (displayed only during recording)[...]

Others - 194 - ∫ In recording (after settings) 18 Zoom Microphon e (P146) : Wind cut (P146) 19 AF Macro Recording (P 71) : Macro Zoom Mode (P72) : AF Tracking (P132) : MF (P73) 20 White Balance (P128 ) White Balance Fine Adjustment (P129) 21 ISO Sensitivity (P127) ISO Li mit Set (P127) 22 Color Effect (P47) 23 AF Tracking (P132) 24 Flash Output A[...]

- 195 - Others ∫ In playback 1 Playback Mode (P56) 2 Protected Pictur e (P168) 3 Favorites (P165) 4 S tamped with T ext Indication (P157) 5 Pictur e Size (P125) 6 Quality (P126) 7 Battery Indication (P 17) 8 Folder/File Number (P183) Built-in Memory (P22) Elapsed Playback T ime (P148) : ¢ 1 9 Picture Number/T otal Pictures 10 Motion Picture Rec [...]

Others - 196 - Cautions for Use T ake care not to drop or kn ock the unit o r put a lot o f pressure on it. • T ake care not to knock or dro p th e bag/cas e that you inserted th e camera in as t he s hock may cause damage t o the camera, lens or LCD monitor . • Do not use a p aper bag as it can ea s ily rip cau sing th e ca mera to fall and be[...]

- 197 - Others Before cleaning the camera, remove the battery or the DC coupler (optional), or disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry soft clot h. • When the c amera i s soiled badly , it can be c le aned by wip ing th e dir t of f wi th a wru ng wet c lo th, and then with a dr y clot h. • Do not use solv ent[...]

Others - 198 - The battery is a rech argeable lithium ion battery . It s ability to generate power co mes from the chemical reaction that t akes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to the su rroun di ng te mper atur e an d hu midi ty . If the temper atu re is too hi gh o r too l ow , the operating ti me of the battery will become shorter [...]

- 199 - Others Do not leave the card where the temperature is high, w here electromagnetic waves or st atic electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dro p the card. • The card may be da maged or the rec orded cont ent may be damag ed or delet ed. • Put the ca rd in t he card case or t he storage ba g after [...]

Others - 200 - • S tore the battery in a c ool and dry pl ac e with a relativ ely stab le tempera ture: (Re c ommended temper ature: 15 o C to 25 o C (59 o F to 77 o F ), Recommended humidity: 40%RH to 60%RH) • Always remo v e the batt ery and the card fr om the camera. • If the b attery is le ft inserted in t he camera, it will discharg e ev[...]

- 201 - Others Message Display Confirmation messages or error mess ages will be displayed on t he screen in som e cases. The major m essages are des cribed below as exam ples. [THIS MEMORY CARD IS WRITE-PROTECTED] > The W rite-Prot ect s wit ch on t he card is moved to [LO C K] . Move the swit ch bac k to un lock it. (P23) [NO V ALID PICTURE TO [...]

Others - 202 - [BUIL T -IN MEM ORY ERROR FORMA T BUIL T -IN MEMOR Y?] • This message will be displayed when you format ted the b uilt-in me mory on a PC. > Format the built-in memory on the camera ag ain. (P3 8) The dat a on the built-in memory will be deleted. [MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] • It is a format that canno t be used wi t[...]

- 203 - Others [THIS CARD IS NOT F ORMA TTED WITH THIS CAMERA, AND NOT SUIT ABLE FOR MOVIE RECORDING .] • The writing s peed is l ower if th e c ard h as been for mat te d usin g a PC or o th er equi pment. As a consequen ce, motion pictur e rec ording may s top in the middle. If th is ha ppens, mak e a backu p of t he dat a and for m at (P38) th[...]

Others - 204 - T roub leshooting First, try out the following procedures ( P204 – 213 ). • The battery is not inserte d correctly . (P20) • The battery is exhausted. • Charge th e bat tery . • Is the displa y set to Vi ewfinder? > Press [E VF/L C D] to swi t ch to the LCD moni tor . • Is [AUTO LCD OFF] (P34) of t he [E CONOM Y] Mod e[...]

- 205 - Others • Is the mode di al correctly set? • Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memor y or the card? > Delete the pic tures whic h are no t nece ssar y to increa se the ava ilabl e memory . (P60) • The picture can become whitish if t here is dirt e. g. fingerpr ints on the lens. > If the l ens is d irty , t urn the ca [...]

Others - 206 - • Is the numb er of recordable pic t ures 2 or less? • Is the IS O s ensitiv ity high or th e shutter speed slow? (ISO sensit ivity is set t o [AUT O] when th e camera is shippe d. Theref ore, when t aking pictures indoors etc. noise will appea r .) > Decrease the I SO sensitiv it y . (P127 ) > Increase the setting for [NOI[...]

- 207 - Others • Use a card with SD S peed Class ¢ with “Class 4” or higher when recordi ng mot ion pict ure s in [A VCH D Lite ]. Also, use a card wit h SD S peed Class with “Class 6” or higher when recording mot ion picture s in [MO TION JPEG]. ¢ SD S peed Class is the speed st andar d rega rding continuous writing . • Depending on [...]

Others - 208 - • LCD monitor will turn of f when [AUT O LCD OFF] (P34) of the [ECONOMY] Mode is act ivated. [This does n ot happe n when using the A C adaptor (optiona l).] • This pheno meno n a ppears whe n yo u p ress the shut te r b utto n half way t o se t th e apert ur e valu e and d oes not af fect the r ecorded pictures. • This phenome[...]

- 209 - Others • [ROT A TE DISP .] (P16 4) is se t to [ON ]. • Did you press [ ( ]? • Is t here a pi c ture on the built-in me mory or the ca rd? > The picture s on the bui lt-i n memory appe ar when a card is not ins erted. The pi cture data on the card appe ars when a card is insert ed. • Is this a p icture whos e file name h a s been [...]

Others - 210 - • When Digit al Red-E ye Reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) is in operation , if you t ake a picture of sub ject wit h red color surrou nded by a sk in to ne color , that red pa rt may be corr ected to black by the Dig ital Red-Eye Correc tion functi on. > It is recommend t o take picture with F l as h Mode set t o [ ‡ ], [ ‰ ] or [ [...]

- 211 - Others > Check [TV ASPECT] sett ing. (P36) • Is it connect ed properl y with the HDMI mini cable (optiona l)? (P173) > Confirm that t he HDMI mini-c abl e ( optional) is firmly fi tted. > Press [ ( ] on this unit. • Is the [VI ER A Link] on this u ni t set to [O N]? (P37) > Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV , the i nput c[...]

Others - 212 - > Press [MENU/SE T], selec t the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and t hen select th e [ ~ ] icon to set the des ired la nguage. (P39) • In dark places , the AF as sist la mp (P142) ligh ts red to make it easi er to focus on a subje c t. • This is a highlight function showing the whit e saturat ed area. (P33) • Is the [H I GHLIGHT] se[...]

- 213 - Others • At so me magnific ation levels , the pictures ta ken are slightl y distorted or the outli nes and othe r areas in the pi ctures t aken ar e colored, bu t this is no t a malfunct i on. • When using the Exte nded Optical Zoom or the I ntelligent Zoom, t he zoomin g action will stop temporarily . This is not a malfunctio n. • Is[...]

Others - 214 - Number of Recordable Pictures and A vailable Recording Time • The number of r ec ordable pi ctures and th e availab l e rec ording time are an approx imat ion. (These vary dep ending on the re cording con dit ions and the ty pe of card.) • The number of r ec ordable pi ctures and th e availab l e rec ording time v aries depend in[...]

- 215 - Others Aspect ratio X Pictur e size () () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 12 20 1 1 14 26 1 1 Card 512 MB 135 220 23 24 160 2 90 23 25 1G B 270 440 47 50 320 580 48 52 2G B 560 900 97 10 0 660 1 180 99 1 05 4G B 1 110 1770 190 200 1310 2320 195 210 6G B 1690 26 90 290 310 1990 3520 290 320 8G B 2270 36 10 390 410 26[...]

Others - 216 - Aspect ratio Y Pictur e size () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 71 21 11 0 1 61 1 Card 512 MB 91 135 23 2 5 120 180 2 5 2 6 1G B 180 270 47 52 240 360 50 54 2G B 370 550 97 105 490 7 30 100 1 10 4G B 730 1080 1 90 2 10 960 14 30 200 220 6G B 1 110 1650 290 320 1460 2180 310 330 8G B 1490 22 10 390 420 1960 29[...]

- 217 - Others Aspect ratio Y Pictur e size () () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 19 37 1 2 250 4 00 2 2 Card 512 MB 2 10 4 00 27 29 2740 4310 31 31 1G B 420 810 55 59 5490 8630 64 64 2G B 850 1660 1 10 120 10240 1 536 0 130 130 4G B 1670 32 60 220 240 201 10 301 70 25 0 250 6G B 2540 4950 340 360 30 580 45870 39 0 39 0 8G [...]

Others - 218 - Aspect ratio W Pictur e size () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 8 1 31 2 1 1 1 82 2 Card 512 MB 100 150 27 30 125 1 95 28 31 1G B 200 300 55 61 250 390 58 64 2G B 410 620 1 10 125 510 800 1 20 130 4G B 810 123 0 220 240 1010 1580 230 250 6G B 1230 18 70 340 370 1540 2410 350 390 8G B 1650 25 00 450 500 2060 3[...]

- 219 - Others Aspect ratio W Pictur e size () () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 42 82 2 2 310 4 70 2 2 Card 512 MB 4 50 8 80 35 36 3350 5030 37 37 1G B 910 1770 70 73 6710 10070 75 76 2G B 1860 3610 140 150 12 290 20480 15 0 15 5 4G B 3650 7090 280 290 24 130 40220 30 0 30 0 6G B 5560 10 790 430 450 36700 61 1 60 460 460 [...]

Others - 220 - Aspect ratio Pictur e size () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 91 41 21 2 2 02 2 Card 512 MB 1 10 165 27 30 140 220 29 31 1G B 220 330 56 60 280 440 59 64 2G B 460 670 1 10 120 580 900 1 20 130 4G B 900 1320 220 240 1 140 1770 230 2 50 6G B 1370 20 10 340 370 1740 2690 360 390 8G B 1840 26 90 460 500 2330 3610[...]

- 221 - Others Aspect ratio Pictur e size () () Quality A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 40 M B) 37 73 2 2 310 4 70 2 2 Card 512 MB 4 00 7 90 33 35 3350 5030 36 36 1G B 810 1580 68 71 6710 10070 74 74 2G B 1660 3230 140 145 12 290 20480 15 0 15 0 4G B 3260 6350 270 280 24 130 40220 29 0 29 0 6G B 4950 9650 420 430 36 700 61 160 450 450 8G B[...]

Others - 222 - ∫ A vai lable recording time (when recording motion pictures) • Motion pi cture rec orde d continuo usly in [MOTION JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only th e max imum recordabl e time for 2 GB is displ ayed on the s cr een. • Maximum time t o r ecord motion pictur es continuously with [A VCHD Lite] is 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds. Screen[...]

• SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. • The “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Lite” and the “A VCHD”, “A V CHD Lite” logo a re trademar ks of Pa nasonic Corporatio n and Sony Corpor ation. • Manufactu red un der license from Dolby Labor atories. Dolby an d the do uble-D symbol ar e trademar k s of Dolby Laborat ories . • HDMI, the HDMI [...]