Panasonic DMC-FX35 manual

Bef ore con necting, op erating or adjusting th is product , please re ad the instructio ns completely . PC P VQT1P 09 For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@[...]

VQT1 P09 2 Before Use Befor e Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for c hoosing Pan asonic! Y ou hav e purchased one of the most so phisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used proper ly , we’ r e sure it will bring you and your f amily years of enjo yment. Please tak e time to fill in t he information on the belo w. The serial number [...]

3 VQT1 P09 Befo re Use THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANA D A. THE FOLLO WING APPLIE S ONL Y IN THE U .S.A. THE SOCKET OUT L ET SHA LL BE INST ALLED NE AR THE EQUIPM ENT AND SHALL BE EASI L Y ACC ESSIBLE. CA UTION Danger of explosion i f batter y is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manuf actur[...]

VQT1 P09 4 Before Use -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expose to flame . • Do not leav e the battery(ies) in an automobil e exposed t o direct sunlight f or a long period of time with doors and wind ows closed. Declara tion of Conform ity T rade Nam e: P anasonic Model No.: DMC-FX35 Responsible party: P anas[...]

5 VQT1 P09 Befo re Use ∫ About the batte r y cha rger ∫ Care of the camera • Do not str o ngly shake or b ump the camer a by dropping it etc. This unit ma y malfunctio n, recording pict ures may no longer be possib le or the lens or the LCD moni tor ma y be damaged. • W e strongly reco mmend you do not lea ve the came ra in your pant s pock[...]

VQT1 P09 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation for Your Saf ety ...... ........ ......... 2 Quick Gui de .... ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... 8 Standard Access ories ..... .......................... 9 Names of the Components ...... . .............. 10 Prepa ratio n Chargin g the Batter y ........ ........ ........ ....... 12 About the B[...]

7 VQT1 P09 Motion P icture Mod e ...... ......... ........ ........ 52 Useful Functions at Travel Dest inations ........ ........... ........ ...... 54 • Recording wh ich Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture ... 54 • Recording Da tes/Ti m es at Overseas Travel Dest inations (World Tim e) .... .......... ......... ........ ...... 55 Using th[...]

VQT1 P09 8 Before Use Befor e Use Quick Guide This is an o verview of ho w to record and pla y back picture s with th e c amer a. For each st ep, be sure to ref er to the page s indicated in br acke ts. Charge the b attery . (P12) • The b atte ry is not charged when t he camera is shipped . Char g e the batt er y before use . Insert the battery a[...]

9 VQT1 P09 Befo re Use Standard Accessories Check that all the acces sor ies ar e included bef ore using the camer a. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in the te xt) 2 B attery Charger (Indicated as char g er in the text) 3 U SB Connection Cable 4A V C a b l e 5C D - R O M • Soft ware 6S t r a p 7 B attery Carr ying Case • SD Memory [...]

VQT1 P09 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ents 1 F lash (P38) 2 Lens (P 5, 99) 3 Self-timer indicator (P42) AF assist lamp ( P66) 4 L CD monitor (P36, 96) 5 St atus indicator (P14, 22 , 26) 6 [MEN U/S ET] butt on (P16 ) 7 [DISPLA Y] button (P36) 8 [Q. MENU] (P20)/Delete (P34) button 9 [R EC]/[PLA YBACK] selector s witch (P17) 10 Cursor buttons A :[...]

11 VQT1 P09 Befo re Use 11 Camera ON/ OFF switch (P16) 12 Zoom lever (P30) 13 Speaker (P74) 14 Microphone (P52, 66, 86) 15 Shutter button (P26, 52) 16 Mode dial (P25) 17 Strap ey elet • Be sure to attach t he strap when using the ca mera to en sure tha t you will no t drop it. 18 Lens barrel 19 [COMPONENT OUT] soc ket ( P 95) 20 [A V OUT/DI GIT A[...]

VQT1 P09 12 Preparation Preparation Charging the Battery • Use the dedicated c harger and battery . • The battery is not charged when th e camera is shipped. Char g e the bat ter y bef ore use. • Charge the battery with the charger indoors . • Charge the battery in a t emperature bet ween 10 o C to 35 o C (50 o F to 95 o F). (The ba tter y [...]

13 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n About the Battery (charging/number of recordab le pict ures) ∫ Batter y indication The batte r y indication is displ ayed on the LCD moni tor . [It do es not appea r when y ou use the camera with the A C adaptor ( D MW -AC5 PP; optional) connected. ] • The indicat ion turns red and blinks if the remaining battery powe r[...]

VQT1 P09 14 Preparation Inser ting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery • Check tha t this unit is turned off . • We r ecommend using a P anasonic card. Slide the r elease lever in the direction of the arr ow and open the ca rd/battery door . • Alwa ys use genuine P anasonic batt eries (DMW- BCE10PP). • If you us e other batteries, [...]

15 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n About the Built-in Memor y/the Card • Memory size: Appro x. 50 MB • Reco rdable m otion pict ures : QVGA (320 k 240 pix els) only • The b uilt-in memory can be used as a temporary storage de vice when the card bein g used becomes full. • Y ou can cop y the recorded picture s to a card. (P87) • The access time f or[...]

VQT1 P09 16 Preparation Not e • Do not turn this unit off, remove its battery or card or disconnect the AC adaptor (DMW-A C5PP; optional) when the access indica tion is lit [when pic tures are being read or deleted or the built-in memory or the c ar d is being formatted (P24)]. Fur thermore, do not subject the camera to vibration or im pact. The [...]

17 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [CLOCK SET]. 3 Press 1 and then perform steps 3 and 4 to set the clock. 4 Press [MENU/S ET] to close the menu. • Y ou can also s et the clock in th e [SETUP] men u. (P20) Note • The clock is displayed when [DIS PLA Y] is pres sed sev eral t imes dur ing recording. • When a f[...]

VQT1 P09 18 Preparation ∫ Functio ns that c a nnot be set or w ill not w ork under some condi tions Due to the ca mera’ s specificati ons, it ma y not be possi ble to set some of th e functi ons or some functi ons may not work in some of the condit ions under which the camer a is used. F or details, ref er to P103. This sect ion describes ho w [...]

19 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n Press [MENU/SET] to c lose the men u. Switching t o the [SETUP] menu Press 2 . Press 4 to select th e [SETUP] menu icon [ ]. Press 1 . • Select a menu it em next and set it . Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [AF MODE]. • Select t he item at the v er y bottom, and press 4 to move t o the second scr een. Pr ess 1 . • Depending o [...]

VQT1 P09 20 Preparation By using the qu ick menu, s ome of the menu setting s can be easily f ound. • Some of the men u items cannot be s et b y the modes. • When [DISPLA Y] is pressed while [ ST ABILIZER] (P65) is selec ted, [JITTER, SUBJ . MO VE DEMO .] can be displa yed. P erform these settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK S E[...]

21 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n • High angle mode is a lso canceled if you t ur n the camera off or [PO WER SA VE] is activ ated. • The brightne ss of the pictures dis played on the L CD monitor is in c reased so some s ubjects may appear diff erently from actu ality on the LCD monito r. How ev er , this does not aff ect the recorded pictures . • Th[...]

VQT1 P09 22 Preparation • Press th e shutt er butto n halfwa y or turn the c amera off and on to cancel [P OWER SA VE]. • [PO WER SA VE] is set to [5 MI N. ] in the Intelligent auto mode and the clip board mode. • [PO WER SA VE] is fix ed to [2 MIN.] when [A UT O LCD OFF] is set to [15SE C.] or [30SEC .]. • The status indi cator lights whil[...]

23 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n • When [Pic tBridge(PTP)] is selec ted, the camera i s connec ted via the “PTP (Picture T ransf er Protoc ol)” communicatio n s ystem. • This will work when the A V cable is connected. • This will work when the A V cable is connected. | [VIDEO OUT] Set to match the co lor television system in each cou ntr y . (Pla[...]

VQT1 P09 24 Preparation • Use a battery with suffic ient battery power or the A C adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; op tional) when formatt ing. Do not turn the camer a off during f ormatting. • If a card has been inserted, only the c ard is formatted. T o f or mat the bu ilt-in memory , remove the card. • If the car d has been format ted on a PC or other[...]

25 VQT1 P09 Preparatio n Mode s wit ching Selecting the [REC] Mode When the [REC] mod e is selected , the camera can be set to the In t ellige nt auto mode in whic h the optimal s ettings are estab lished in line with the subje ct to be recorded and the recordin g condition s, or to th e scene mode wh ich enables you to tak e pictures that ma tch t[...]

VQT1 P09 26 Basic [REC] mode : ñ Basic T aking p ictures using the automatic function ( ñ : Intellig ent A ut o Mode) The camera will set the most app ropriate settings to match the subject an d t he recordi ng conditi ons so we rec ommend this mode f or beginners or those who w ant to lea ve the settings t o the c amera and tak e pictur es easil[...]

27 VQT1 P09 Basic ∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P38) ∫ When taki ng pict ures usin g the zoom (P30 ) Note • Be caref ul not to mov e the camera when y ou press the shutter b utton. • Do not co ver the flash or t he AF assist lamp with y our fingers or other ob jects. • Do not touc h the front of th e lens. When the camer a ident[...]

VQT1 P09 28 Basic • When [ ‡ ] is selected, dig ital red-ey e correction (P39 ) will turn on depending on the type and br ightne ss of the sub ject, so it wi ll become [ ], [ ], or [ ]. • When [ ] or [ ] is set, th e flash is activ ated twice. • Only the fo llowing functions can be set in this mode. [REC] mode m enu – [PICT URE SI ZE] ¢ [...]

29 VQT1 P09 Basic [REC ] mo de: · T aking pictur es with y our fav orite s ettings ( · : Normal picture mode ) Many more men u items can be set and y ou can take pic tures with great er freedom than when you ta ke pictures in the Intelligen t auto mode (P26). ∫ T o adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark ([...]

VQT1 P09 30 Basic 1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press th e shutter button halfway to fix t he f oc us and e xposure. 2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture. • Y ou can repeatedl y retr y the ac tions in step 1 bef ore pressing th e s hutte r button fu lly . We recommend that you[...]

31 VQT1 P09 Basic ∫ T ypes of zooms • When using the zoom func tion, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zo om displa y bar . (Example: 0.5 m (1. 64 ft.) – ¶ ) ¢ 1 The magnif ication l evel diff ers depen ding on [PI CTURE SIZE] a nd [A SPECT RA T IO] se tting. ¢ 2 The on-sc reen zoom in dication ma y momenta[...]

VQT1 P09 32 Basic [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing bac k Pictures ([NORMAL PL A Y]) ∫ Fast f o rwardi n g/Fast re w inding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playbac k. • The file nu mber A and the pict ure number B only change one b y one. Releas e 2 / 1 wh en the nu mber of the de sired pictur e appears to pla y back the picture . • If y ou keep press[...]

33 VQT1 P09 Basic Note • This camera c omplies with the DCF standard “Des ign rule for Camer a F ile system” estab lished by JEI T A “Japan Electr onics and Info r mation T echnolog y Industries Associat ion” and with Exif “Exchange able Image File F or mat”. Files which do not comply with the DCF stand ard cannot be pl ayed back. •[...]

VQT1 P09 34 Basic [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he built-in memory or the card, which is being play ed back will be dele ted. ∫ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [F A VORITE] (P83) setting The selection scree n is displa yed again. Sel ect [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL DEL[...]

35 VQT1 P09 Basic Note • Do not turn the camer a off while delet ing (while [ ‚ ] is di splaye d). Use a battery with a sufficient power or the A C adaptor (DMW-A C5PP; opt ional). • If you pr ess [M ENU/S ET] w hile d eletin g pictu res u sing [D ELETE MUL TI ], [DELE TE A LL] or [ALL D ELETE EXCEPT Ü ], the d eleting will s top halfwa y . [...]

VQT1 P09 36 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Advanced (Rec ording pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to c hange . A LCD monitor B [DISPL A Y] butt on • When the menu s creen appears , the [DISPLA Y] b utton is not activ ated. During pla yback z oom (P33), while pla ying back moti on pictures (P74) and du r ing a slide sho w (P70), y o[...]

37 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ About the Histogram A histog ram is a g raph that d isplays bright ness along the horizontal ax is (black to white) and the number of pix els at each brightness lev el on the v er tical axis. It allo ws you to easily ch eck a pi cture’ s e xposure. 1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are balanced [...]

VQT1 P09 38 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ñ·¿¨ T aking P ictures using the Built-in F lash Set the fl ash to match th e recording. Press 1 [ ‰ ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elect a mode. • Y ou can also p ress 1 [ ‰ ] to select . • F or information abo ut flash sett ings that can be selected, ref er to “A vai lable flash sett ings [...]

39 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ About th e digital r ed-eye correction When the flash is used with the Red-e ye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will automatically detect and correct th e red-ey e in the image data. ¢ It ma y not be able to corr ect the red-ey e depending on th e recording conditi ons. ∫ Av ailable flash s[...]

VQT1 P09 40 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) ∫ Shutter speed for each f lash setting ¢ 1 It ma y vary depending on the [MI N. SHTR SPEED] setti ng (P65). ¢ 2 When Intelli gent ISO is set (P5 8) ¢ 3[ S P O R T S ] , [BABY1 ]/[BABY2] a nd [PET] i n scene mode (P45) • ¢ 2, 3: The shutte r speed becomes a maximum of 1 s econd in t he followin g c[...]

41 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ·n T aking Close -up Pictures This mode allo ws you to tak e close-up pict ures of a subject, e.g. when taking picture s of flo wers. Y ou can tak e pictures of a subject as close as 5 c m (0.17 f eet) from the lens b y rotating th e zoom lev er upmost t o Wide (1 k ). Pr ess 4 [ # ]. • In[...]

VQT1 P09 42 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ñ·¿¨ T aking P ictures with the Self-timer Not e • When usin g a tripod etc ., setting t he self-timer to 2 seconds is a con venien t wa y to av oid the jitt er ca used by pre ssin g the sh utter button. • When you press the shutt er button onc e fully , the subjec t is automat ically f[...]

43 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ·¿n¨ Compensating the Expos ure Use this function when you c annot achie ve a ppr opriate ex posure due to the diff erence in brightness be tween the subject an d the bac kground. Look at the follo wing e xamples. Note • EV is an abbre viation o f [Exposure V alue]. It ref ers to the a m[...]

VQT1 P09 44 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ·¿ T aking P ictures using A uto B racket In this mode , 3 pictures are automat ically recorded in the selected e xposure compensat ion rang e each time the shutter b utton is pressed. Y ou can se lect the picture with the des ired ex posure from the 3 pictur es with diff erent ex posures. Wi[...]

45 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mo de: ¿ T aking pictur es that match the scene being recorded ( ¿ : Scene mode) When you selec t a scene mode to match the sub ject and recording situat ion, the camera set s the opt imal ex posure and hue to obta in the des ired pictur e. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBA CK] selector s witch to [ ! ] . [...]

VQT1 P09 46 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) When takin g pictures of peopl e out doors during the da ytime, this mode enab les the te xture of their ski n to appear e ven softer t han with [POR TRAIT]. (It is eff ectiv e when taking pictur es of people from t he chest up. ) ∫ T echnique for Soft skin mode T o make this mode more eff ectiv e: 1 Rot[...]

47 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows yo u to take picture s of a person and the bac kground wit h near real-lif e brightness. ∫ T echni que for Night portr ait mode • Use the flash. (Y o u can set to [ ].) • Since the shutt er speed becomes slo wer , we recommend using a tripod an d the self-timer f or taking pi ctures. • [...]

VQT1 P09 48 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) ∫ T ech nique for Cand le ligh t mo de • This is more eff ective when taking p ictures witho ut using th e flash. • We r ecommend using a tripod and the s elf-timer fo r taking pic t ures . Not e • The f ocus range becomes the s ame a s macro mode . [5 cm (0.17 f eet) (Wide)/50 cm (1.64 feet) (T el[...]

49 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Select th is when y ou want to tak e pictures of sunset vie w. This allows y ou to take vivid pict ures of the red col or of the sun. This mode min imizes the jitter of t he subjects , and enab les you to take pictures of these sub jects in dimly lit rooms . (Select this f or high-sensiti vity processing .[...]

VQT1 P09 50 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) This allo ws you to tak e vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject . ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shutt er speed of [15 SEC .], [30 SEC .] or [60 SEC .]. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET]. • It is als o possi ble to change th e number of second s us[...]

51 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows yo u to take picture s that show the sno w as white as possib le at a ski resor t or a snow -covere d mo untai n. This mode allows y ou to tak e pictures through an airplane windo w . ∫ T echni que for Aeria l photo mode • We rec ommend using this techniq ue if it is difficult to f ocus whe[...]

VQT1 P09 52 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode : n Motion Picture Mode Press 3 / 4 to select [PICT URE MODE ] and t hen pr ess 1 . Slide the [REC]/[PL A YB ACK] se lector switch to [ ! ] . Set the mode dial to [ n ]. Press the sh utter button ha lfway to foc us and then pr ess it full y to start recording. A Audio recording • The available[...]

53 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr ess 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]. If you selected [ X ] on the screen shown in step 3 If you selected [ W ] on the screen shown in step 3 • fps “fr ames per second”; This ref ers to the numb er of frames used in 1 sec ond. • Y ou can record smooth er motion pictures with ?[...]

VQT1 P09 54 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) [REC] mode: ñ·¿n Useful Functions at T ravel Destinations For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P18. If you set the departure date of the v acation in adv ance, the numb er of days that hav e passed since the dep ar ture date (which da y of the vacat ion it is) is recorded when y ou take th[...]

55 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Canceling the travel date The tr avel d ate is automatic ally canceled if the current dat e is after t he return date . If you want to cancel the t rav el date bef ore the end of the vacat ion, select [O FF] on the screen s hown in step 2 and then pres s [MENU/SET ] twice . Note • The tr avel d ate i[...]

VQT1 P09 56 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Not e • Return the setti ng to [HOME] when the v acation is fini shed by perf orming steps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is alre ady set, change only the trav el destinatio n, and use. • If y ou cannot find the tr av el destination in t he areas displa yed on the sc reen, set by th e time diff erence fro[...]

57 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Using the [REC] Mode Menu For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P18. Set the n umber of pix els. The h igher the numbers of pixels , the finer the detail of the pictures will appear e ven when t hey are printed onto large shee ts. Applicable modes: ñ·¿ ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X ].[...]

VQT1 P09 58 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P18 . Set the c ompression rate at which t he pictures are to be sto red. Applicable modes: ·¿ Not e • Refe r to P1 12 for inf ormation about the n umber of recordab le pictures. For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P18 . This allo ws y[...]

59 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P18. This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sen s itivit y ) to be set. Settin g to a higher figure ena bles pictures to be tak en ev en in dark places without the resulting pictur es coming out dark. Applicable modes: · [A U T O]/[100]/[200]/[40 0][...]

VQT1 P09 60 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Auto w hite bala nce Dependi ng on the conditions pre vailing when pict ures are taken, t he pictures may take on a reddish or b luish tinge. Fur ther more , when a multiple n umber of light sources are bein g used or there is no thing with a color clos e to white, auto whit e balance may not functi on pro[...]

61 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P18. This al lows the f ocusing metho d that suit s the pos itions and number of the subjec ts to be selected. Applicable modes: ·¿n [AF MODE] [ š ] : F ace detection The camera automat ically detects the per son’ s face . The focu s and e xposure [...]

VQT1 P09 62 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) About [ š ] Ye l l o w : When the sh utter butto n is pressed halfw ay , the fr ame tur ns gre en when the camera is f ocused. White: Displa yed when more than one f ace is detected. Other f aces that are the sa me distance awa y as faces wi thin th e yellow AF ar eas are also focused. • Under certain p[...]

63 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P18. As long as the ca mera is held steady , the came ra will automatically adju st the focus and focus adjustment will then be qu icker whe n the shutter is pressed . This is useful at times when, for instance , you do not wa nt to miss a picture-tak i[...]

VQT1 P09 64 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P18 . Contras t and e xposure will be adju s ted aut omatically when there is a big diff erence in brightness betw een the backgr ound and subject, to bring the image close to how y ou see. Applicable modes: · [OFF]/[ON] Not e • When [ON] is set, [ ] i[...]

65 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [R EC] mode men u settings, refer t o P18. Using one of th ese modes, jitt er during picture ta king is detected , and the camera aut omatically compensates the jitter , enab ling jitter-free i mages to be tak en. Applicable modes: ñ·¿n Note • The stabili zer function ma y not be eff e[...]

VQT1 P09 66 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) For detai ls on [REC] mode menu settin gs, refer to P18 . Au dio can be recorded sim ultaneously with the image. Y ou can recor d the con vers ation during the shoo ting or the situatio n as a memo . Applicable modes: ·¿ • If y ou press [MENU/SET] during audio recordin g, the audio recording is cancel [...]

67 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Mode dial: ¨ T aking and v ie win g c lipboa r d pictures (Clipboard mode) This setting is useful when taking pict ures of timetab les, route map s or oth er information instea d of taking notes. Reg ardless of wh ether a card is pres ent or not, the data is stor ed in the dedi cated clipboa rd folder of [...]

VQT1 P09 68 Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Press 3 / 4 to s e lect the setting and then press [MENU/SET]. Press [MENU/SET] t o close the me nu. Slide the [REC]/[PL A YB ACK] se lector switch to [ ( ] . Press 2 / 1 to move th e picture. • Whe n the zoom l ev er is tu rn ed to [ L ] (W), a sc reen showing 12 pict ures appears. T o retu rn t o the f[...]

69 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • F ollowing functi ons are fixe d. • In the cli pboard mode, t he following fun c tion s cannot be used. – [A UTO BRACKET ]/Whit e bala nce fin e adjustm ent/[ INTEL LIGEN T ISO] /[QUICK AF ]/ [BURST ]/[I.EX POSU RE]/[ DIGIT AL Z OOM]/[ COLO R MOD E]/[M IN. SHT R SPE ED]/ [HISTOGRAM ]/[SLID E SH OW][...]

VQT1 P09 70 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Advanced (P l aybac k) Playing Bac k Pictures in Sequence (Slide Show) Y ou can pla y back the pictures y ou hav e take n in synchronisatio n with music , and you can do this in sequ ence while l eaving a f ixed in ter val betwee n each of the pictures. Furthermore, you can pla y back the pict u[...]

71 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) ∫ Operatio ns perf ormed during slide show The cursor displa yed during pla y bac k is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is re s tored when [ ‚ ] is press ed. ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change th e settings f or slide show pla ybac k b y selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the sl ide[...]

VQT1 P09 72 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CA TEGOR Y PLA Y]/[F A V ORITE PL A Y]) This mode allo ws you to sea rc h images by scene mode or oth er categories (such as [POR TRAIT] , [SCENER Y] or [ NIGHT SCE NER Y]) and s or t the pictures into eac h of the catego r ies. Y ou can th en play bac [...]

73 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can pla y bac k the picture s you ha ve s et as [F A V ORITE] (P83) (Only when [F A VOR ITE] is se t to [ON] and there are pic t ures which hav e been set to [F A VORITE]) . Perform ste ps 1 and 2 on page 7 0. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [F A V ORITE PLA Y], and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Note • Y ou ca n use o nly [R[...]

VQT1 P09 74 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing Bac k Motion Pi ctures/Pictures with A udio Press 2 / 1 to s elect a picture with a motion picture icon (suc h as [ ù ]), and the n press 3 to play b ack. A The motion pict ure recording time B Motion pict ure icon C Motion pict ure playbac k icon • After pla yback star ts, th e elaps[...]

75 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Creating still pictures from a motion picture Y ou can create a single still picture (with 1 screen or 9 screens) from a recorded motion pict ure. This is eff ective in mo v ing s c enes when y ou want to look caref ully at the movemen t of a sportsperson etc. Pr ess 3 to pause motion picture pla[...]

VQT1 P09 76 Advanced (Playback ) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YB A CK] mode menu Y ou can use v ar ious function s in playbac k mode to rotate pic tures, set prot ection f or them etc. • Wit h [TEXT ST A MP], [RE SIZE] , [TRIM MING ] or [ASPEC T CONV .], a new edited pi cture is created. A ne w picture can not be created if t here is no fr[...]

77 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can add te xt (comments) to pic tures. After te xt has been regis t ered, it can be included in prints using [TEXT ST AMP] (P78) . (Only alphabetic ch aracters and symb ols can be entered.) Select [TITLE EDIT ] on the [PLA YBA CK] mode menu. (P18) Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [SING LE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU[...]

VQT1 P09 78 Advanced (Playback ) Not e • T ext can be scr olled if all of the regi stered te xt does not fit on the scree n. • The name setti ng of [BABY1]/[ BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode ca n also be registered b y using the oper ation i n steps 4 and foll owing. • The name setti ng of [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in scen e mode and [T ITLE EDI[...]

79 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Press [MENU/SET]. • If yo u set [TEXT ST AMP] f or a picture with a picture s ize larger tha n [ ], the pi cture size will become smaller as sh own below . • The pictur e becomes slightly rougher . Pr ess 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET]. • The messag e [SA VE NEW PICTURES?] appe ars if the picture [...]

VQT1 P09 80 Advanced (Playback ) Press 3 t o select [YES] and then p r ess [M ENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu scre en. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automa t ical ly restored when [ MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close th e m enu. Not e • Y ou can set up to 50 pictur es at one time in [MUL TI]. • The picture qualit y o[...]

81 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Pr ess 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET]. Pr ess [ ‚ ] to return to the me nu screen. • Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Note • Dependi ng on the cut size , the picture siz e of the trimmed picture ma y become smaller th an that of the original pic ture. • The picture quali ty of the trimmed pic[...]

VQT1 P09 82 Advanced (Playback ) This mode al lows you to automatically displa y pict ures v e rtically if they were recorded holding the camera v er tically or rotat e pictures manually in 90 o steps. Select [R O T A TE] on the [P LA YB ACK] m ode menu. (P18) • The [R OT A TE] function is disab led when [RO T A TE DISP .] is set to [OFF] . Press[...]

83 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can do the f ollowing if a mark has bee n added to pictur es and th ey hav e been set as favor it es . • Pla y bac k only the pictures s et as f av orites. ( [F A VORITE PLA Y]) • Pla y bac k the picture s set as f avorites only as a slide show . • Delet e all the pi ctures not set as fav o rite s. ([ALL D[...]

VQT1 P09 84 Advanced (Playback ) Press 3 / 4 to s e t the n umber of prints, and the n press [MENU/SET] to set. • When [MUL TI] has been selec ted, repeat ste ps 3 and 4 f or each pi c tur e. (It is not possib le to use the same setti ng for a mult iple number of pict ures.) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the menu scre en. • Press [MENU/S ET] to c[...]

85 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can set prot ection for pic t ures yo u do not want to be delet ed by mistak e. Select [PR OT ECT] on the [PLA YBA CK] mode menu . (P18) Pr ess [ ‚ ] to return to the me nu screen. • Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. ∫ Canceling all the [PRO TECT] settings 1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen sh own in step 2[...]

VQT1 P09 86 Advanced (Playback ) Y ou can add the audio after taking a p icture. Select [A UDIO DUB.] on the [PLA YBA C K] mode men u . (P18) Not e • Audi o dubbing ma y not work properly on picture s recorded by othe r equipment. B [A UDIO DUB.] Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pi cture and t hen pr ess [MENU/SET] to sta r t audio recor ding. • The[...]

87 VQT1 P09 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can cop y data of pictur es yo u ha ve shot from the b uilt-in memory onto a card, f rom a card into the b uilt-in memory or from a card into the dedi cated clipboa rd folder . Select [COPY] on the [PLA YBA CK] mode men u. (P18) Pr ess 3 / 4 to select the cop y destination and then press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 2 / 1[...]

VQT1 P09 88 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to othe r equipment Connecting t o a PC Y ou can acquire recorde d pictures to a PC b y connec ting the camera and t he PC. • Y ou can easily print out or mai l the pi c tur es yo u hav e impor ted. Use of the “ PHO T OfunSTUDIO-vie wer- ” bu ndled software on the CD-RO M (supplied) is a co[...]

89 VQT1 P09 Connecting t o other equipment Using a drag -and-drop operation, move the pictures y ou want to acquire o r the f older storing th ose pictures to any differ ent folde r on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with the hard ware remov al using “Saf ely Remov e Hardware” on t he task tra y of the PC .[...]

VQT1 P09 90 Connecting to other equipment Printing the Pictures If you connec t the camera to a printe r supporting Pict Bridge, you can select th e pictures to be printed out and instruct th at printing be started on the camera’ s LCD monitor . Prepar ations: T ur n on t he camera a nd the printe r. Remov e the card bef ore printing the pict ure[...]

91 VQT1 P09 Connecting t o other equipment ¢ Only when [F A VORI TE] is at [ON] and when th ere are pictures se t as fa vorites. (P83) Selecting a single picture a nd printing it Pr ess 2 / 1 to select the picture and the n press [MENU/SET]. • The messag e disappears in about 2 seco nds. Pr ess 3 to select [PRINT ST ART] and then press [MENU/SET[...]

VQT1 P09 92 Connecting to other equipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and i n step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictu res and printing th em” proc edures. • When you want t o pr int pict ures in a paper size or a la yout which is not supported by th e c amer a, [...]

93 VQT1 P09 Connecting t o other equipment • An item cann ot be selected if the print er does not support the page la yout. ∫ Lay out print ing When printin g a picture several times o n 1 sheet of pap er For examp le, if yo u want to pr in t the s ame pict ure 4 time s on 1 sh eet of pa per, set [P AGE L A Y OUT] to [ ä ] and then set [NUM. O[...]

VQT1 P09 94 Connecting to other equipment Playing Bac k Pictures on a TV Screen Prepar ations: Set the [T V ASPE CT]. (P23) T ur n this unit and the TV off . 1 Y ellow: to the video inpu t sock et 2 White: to the audio inpu t socket A Align the marks, and ins er t. B A V cab le (supplied ) • Check the directions of the connec tors, and plug them [...]

95 VQT1 P09 Connecting t o other equipment • Y ou cannot pla y back pictures on SDHC card s if the TV does not support these cards. • Y ou ma y not be ab le to play bac k MultiMediaCards . Y ou can enjo y high quality pi c tur es and motion pi ctures on the TV b y connecting the camer a with the TV using component cab le (DMW-HDC2: optiona l). [...]

VQT1 P09 96 Others Othe rs Screen Display ∫ In re cordin g Recording in no rmal picture mode [ ! ] (I nitia l setti ng) 1 R ecording mode 2 F lash mode (P38) 3 AF area (P29) 4 Focus (P29) 5 Picture siz e (P57) 6 Quality (P58) 7 Bat tery indication (P13) 8 N umber of recordable pictures (P 112) 9 Built-in memor y (P 15) : Card (P15) (displa yed on[...]

97 VQT1 P09 Others 35 Self-timer mode (P42) ¢ 1 This is displa yed f or about 5 seco nds when this unit is turned on in [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in sce ne mode. ¢ 2 This is displa yed f or about 5 seco nds when the camera is tu r ned on, after setting t he clock and af ter swit ching from pla yback mode to recordi ng mode. ∫ In pla yback 1 Pla[...]

VQT1 P09 98 Others Cautions for Use T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it. • T ake care n ot to knoc k or dro p the bag/ case that y ou inserted the camera in a s the shoc k ma y cause damage to the camera, len s or LCD monitor . • Do not attach an y other items to the wrist str ap that’ s included with yo ur[...]

99 VQT1 P09 Others • If the camer a is cold when you turn it on, the pict ure on the LCD monitor will be slight ly darker than usual at first. Ho wev er , the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal tempera ture of the camera incr eases. • Do not press th e lens with exces sive f orce. • Do not lea ve the camer a with the l[...]

VQT1 P09 100 Others Do not leave the card wh ere the temperature i s high, where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunligh t. Do not bend or dr op the card . • The card ma y be damaged or the reco rded content ma y be damaged or deleted . • Put the car d in the card case or th e stor age bag a[...]

101 VQT1 P09 Others Message Display Confirmation messages or err or messages will be displa yed on the scree n in some ca s es. The major messag es are desc r ibed belo w as e xamples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS LOCKED] > The Write-Protect s witch on the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memor y Card are moved to [LOCK ]. Move the switch back to unlock it.[...]

VQT1 P09 102 Others [PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON A GAIN] • This message ap pears when the camera is not ope rating pro per ly . > T ur n the camer a off and on. If the mess age persists, c ont act the dealer or you r nearest Se rv ice C ent er . [MEMOR Y CARD P ARAME TER ERROR] > Use a card comp atible with this unit. (P15) • Y ou [...]

103 VQT1 P09 Others Functions that canno t be set o r will not work under some conditions Due to the camer a’ s specification s, it may not be possibl e to set some of the funct ions or some functio ns may not work in some of the c onditions under which the c amera is used. The tab le below lists th ese functions and t he corresponding c ondition[...]

VQT1 P09 104 Others [ASPECT RA TIO] (P58) • 9 and ô in [ SCE NE MODE] [INTEL LIGENT ISO] (P 58) • [SCE NE MODE] • $ mode [SENSIT IVITY] (P59) • [SCENE MODE] • $ mode • When Int elligent I SO is set [WHITE BALANCE] (P59) • , , . , / , 1 , 2 , 3 , ï , 5 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 7 and < in [SCENE MODE] [WB ADJUST .] (P60 ) • [B/W], [SE PIA],[...]

105 VQT1 P09 Others [RO T A TE] (P82) • Moti on pictures • Protec ted pictures [RO T A TE DISP .] (P82) • Multi pla yback • [CAL ENDA R] PRINT W ITH DA TE • Pictu res stamped with [TEXT ST AMP] [A UDIO DUB.] (P86) • Moti on pictures • Protec ted pictures • When compo nent cabl e is conn ected [COPY] (P 87) • When compo nent cabl e[...]

VQT1 P09 106 Others T roubleshooting First, try out the following procedures (P106–111). • The battery is not inserted correc tly . (P14) • The battery is e xhausted. • Is [A UTO LCD OFF] (P21) o f the [ECONOMY ] mode activ e? > Press the shutt er button half way to canc el these modes. • The battery is e xhausted. • The battery is e[...]

107 VQT1 P09 Others > Set the [MI N. SHTR SPEED] to sl ower speed . > Set auto br acke t (P44), [HI-SPEED BURST] (P49 ) in scen e mode or [BURST] (P63) of the [REC] m ode menu to [OF F]. • The f ocus range v aries depending on the rec ording mode. > Set to the proper mode f or the d istance to the subject. • The subj ect is beyo nd the[...]

VQT1 P09 108 Others • It is possib le that the subjec t ma y be warped slightly , or the bord ers get colored, depend ing on the zoo m magnif ication, due to t he characterist ics of the lens. Also , the perip herals of the image might look warped b ecause the per spectiv e is enhanced when the wide angle is us ed. This is not a malfunct ion. •[...]

109 VQT1 P09 Others • [RO T A TE DISP .] (P82 ) is set to [ON]. • Y ou can rotate p ictures with the [R OT A TE] f unction. (P82) • Is the [REC] /[PLA Y BACK] select or switch s et to [ ( ]? (P 32) • Is there a pi cture on the built -in memor y or the card? > The pictur es on the b uilt-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The p[...]

VQT1 P09 110 Others • Is the ca mera connected to the TV co rrectly? > Set the TV inp ut to exte r nal input mode . • Output fr om the [COMPONENT OUT] soc ket is not poss ible when it is conn ected to the PC or the p r inter . > Connect it onl y to the TV . • Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be e xtended ho r iz ontally or v [...]

111 VQT1 P09 Others • In dark places , the AF assist lamp (P6 6) lights red to mak e it easier to f ocus on a subject. • Is [AF ASSIST LAM P] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P6 6) • The AF assis t lamp does not turn on in bright places . • The surf ace of the camer a may be c ome w ar m during use . This does not aff ect the pe rforman[...]

VQT1 P09 112 Others Othe rs Number of R ecor dable Pictures and A vailab l e Recording Time • The number of recor dable pictures and the av ailabl e recording time are an appro ximation. (These v ar y depending on th e record ing conditions and t he type of card.) • The number of recor dable pictures and the av ailabl e recording time v aries d[...]

113 VQT1 P09 Others Aspect ratio Y Pict ure size (9M): (3648 k 243 2) (6M ) : (3072 k 2048) (4.5M ): (2560 k 1712) (2.5M ): (2048 k 1360) Quality A › A › A › A › Built-in Memor y (Appr o x . 50 MB) 11 22 15 32 22 45 36 69 Card 1 6 M B 25385 1 2 9 1 8 32 MB 6 12 8 18 13 26 20 40 64 MB 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83 128 MB 27 55 39 78 56 110 88 165 [...]

VQT1 P09 114 Others ∫ A vailable recording time (when recording mo tion pictures) Not e • The number of recordab le pictures and the a vailabl e recording time displa yed on t he screen may not decr ease in order . • This unit does not s uppor t recordi ng motion pic tures on Mu ltiMediaCards. • The e xtended optica l zoom does not work in [...]

115 VQT1 P09 Others Specifications Digital Camera: Information f or your saf e ty P ower S ource: DC 5. 1 V P ower Consumpti on: 1.5 W (When recording) 0.8 W (When pla y ing bac k) Camera effectiv e pixels : 10,100,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD , tota l pixel number 10 ,700,000 pixel s, Primary colo r filter Lens: Opt ical 4 k zoom, f l 4.[...]

VQT1 P09 116 Others Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Appro x. 6 pictures/sec ond (2M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.) Number of recordable pictures: When using the buil t -in memor y: Approx. 20 pictures (immediately after format ting) When using a C ard: Max. 100 p ictures (differs depending on the type of Card and the r[...]

117 VQT1 P09 Others Interface Digital: “USB 2.0” (High Speed) Analog vi deo/audio: NTSC/ P AL C omposite (Switched by menu), Com ponent A u dio line output (monaur al) T erminal [COMPONENT OUT]: Dedicated jac k (10 pin) [A V OUT/DIGIT AL]: Dedicated jack (8 pin) [DC IN]: Dedicated jack (2 pin) Dimensio ns: Ap prox. 94.7 mm (W) k 51.9 mm (H ) k [...]

VQT1 P09 118 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Access o ry System • Ref er to P13 f or information abou t the battery charging ti me and the n umber of recordab le pictures . • NOT E: Accessori es and/or mode l nu mbers may v ar y between c ountries. Consult y our local dealer . Accessory# Description Illustration DMW -MCFX35 DMW -CHFX30 DMW -AC5PP[...]

119 VQT1 P09 Others Digital Camera Acc essor y Or der Form (For USA Customers ) In CANA DA, please contact your local Dea ler for more infor mation ab out accessor ies. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES Y OU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT Y OUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-53[...]

VQT1 P09 120 Others Request f or Service Noti ce (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Camera and Digital Ser vice Center 1590 T ouhy A ve. Elk Grov e Village , IL 60007 Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f orm when making a request for service notice. In [...]

121 VQT1 P09 Others Limited W a rranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC C ONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, Ne w Jer sey 07 094 P ANASONIC PUERT O RICO , INC. A ve. 65 de Inf ant ería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial P ar k, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 P anasonic Digital Sti[...]

VQT1 P09 122 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or M ail-In Serv ice in the United State s call 1-800-211 -P ANA (7262). F or assistanc e in Puer to Rico c all P anasonic Puerto Rico , Inc. (787)-750- 4300 or f ax (787)-768 -2910. This warranty ONL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materials o r workmanship, and DOES NOT CO VER nor[...]

123 VQT1 P09 Others Customer Services Dire ctor y (For USA Only) As of December 2007 Product Repairs MAIL TO : Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 15 9 0 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 P09 124 Others Othe rs Précautions à prendre (po ur le Canada) • Assurez-v ous d’utilis er un adaptateur se cteur de marque P anasonic (DMW -AC5PP; en o ption). • Assurez-vous d’ut iliser une batterie de marqu e Panason ic (DMW -BCE10PP). • Si vous utilisez d’aut res batt eries, nous ne pouv ons pas garant ir la qualité de ce pr[...]

125 VQT1 P09 Others • Le puis sant champ magnéti que de haut-parleurs ou de mot eurs peut endommager les données enregi s trées et distord re les images. • Les ondes électromagné tiques émises pa r un microproces seur peuven t nuire à l’a ppareil photo numérique et pe r turber l’ima ge et le son. • Adv enant le cas où le f onctio[...]

Others VQT1 P09 126 Others Index A AC Adaptor ............................. . ........ 88, 90 Access Ind ication ....... ......... .......... ......... 15 Aerial Photo Mode ................................. 51 AF Assis t Lamp ...... ......... .......... ........ ..... 66 AF Lock . ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ ....... 51 AF Mode ..[...]

Others 127 VQT1 P09 M Macro Mode ...... ........ ........... ........ ........ .. 41 MF m/ft ....... ......... ........ ........... ........ ........ 23 Minimum S hutter Speed ........................ 65 Motion Picture Mode .............................. 52 Multi Play back ..... ........ ........... ........ ........ 32 N Night Portrait Mode ......[...]

VQT1P0 9 F0108ZE0 ( 7700 A ) P Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabr iel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00 9 85 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, Ontar[...]