Panasonic DMC-FX550 manual

w w w.panasonic -europe.com http:/ /panasonic.net /lumix DIGIT AL CA MER A S 20 09 A bou t Wate rp ro of / Du stp ro of pe r for ma nce of t he ca mer a “D MC- F T1” This cam era i s wa te rproof / dust proo f e quiva len t t o “ IP58” , an d i s po ssib le to reco rd a t a max imu m o f 3 .0 m de pth/ 60 mi n. This do es no t gua ra ntee n[...]

02 03 CREA TIVE COMP ACT Impr essive 14.7-megapix el high resolution and easy manual contr ol COMP ACT MODELS FX 1 5 0 page22 Stylish model with advanced functions and touch-scr een operation FX 5 5 0 NE W page14 A cool, col orful camera that takes beautiful photos with automatic ease FS 7 / F S 6 NE W page18 29mm wide-angle l ens, 12.1 megapixels,[...]

Trust ! Not Just Auto, Intelligent Auto. St ills Mo vies Wi thou t Face Re cog nitio n With F ace Recognition Conve ntiona l iA Mod e L et L UMI X d o t he w or k – and s ee ho w easy i t i s t o t a k e b e a u t i f u l s t i l l p h o t o s a n d HD movies Hel ps prevent b lurr ing fro m hand-shak e Th es e det ec tio n and c or rec ti on s ys[...]

06 07 A d v a nc ed imaging t echno lo gies . Expansiv e wi de- ang le s h o ts. Exq uis it e imag e rendering . T hat' s the beaut y of L U M I X. Devel opment of the EA (extra-high r efractive index aspherical) lens** has made it pos sible f or Panasonic, a l eader in optical technology, to fi t a wide-angle l ens into a slim and compact ca[...]

08 09 MADE IN JAP AN Intelligent Scene Sel ector • Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. The TZ7 r ecor ds HD motion images with 1280 x 720-pixel r esolution. It uses the AV CHD Lite (MPEG-4/ H.264), which achieves higher image quality and stor es less data than the c onventional Motion JPEG. A VCHD Lite (TZ7) – b[...]

10 11 MADE IN JAP AN Gear up for active outdoor fun with a rugged hybrid still/motion image camera Gear up for active outdoor fun with a rugged hybrid still/motion image camera that makes it easy to capture beautiful photos and HD movies that makes it easy to capture beautiful photos and HD movies has passed dr op tests at a height of 1.5 m. This i[...]

12 13 MADE IN JAP AN Thanks to F ace Recognition technology, the camera c an find photos of people and sort them in Category Playback mode. This makes it easy to display onl y photos of a particular person, or to set up a slideshow with just those photos. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufa[...]

14 15 MADE IN JAP AN * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactured using measurement ins truments and quality assurance syst ems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the c ompany’s quality s tandards. See pages 26 to 33 for mor e detailed information about the functions. A t[...]

16 17 Macr o Zoom iA Butt on *Dynamic tracking function may fail to l ock, lose the subject in AF Tr acking, or track differ ent subject depending on the recor ding conditions. * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactured using measurement ins truments and quality assurance syst ems that have [...]

18 19 * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactured using measurement ins truments and quality assurance syst ems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the c ompany’s quality s tandards. Colorful designs with a playful, f ashionable l ook. Cameras that ar e easy to carry, eas[...]

20 21 MADE IN JAP AN * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactured using measurement ins truments and quality assurance syst ems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the c ompany’ s quality standards. 4 x Optical Zoom 8. 1 Megapixels 2.5 " LCD -S (Silv er) -K (Black) -P[...]

MADE IN JAP AN MADE IN JAP AN * Leica is a regis tered trademark of Leic a Microsystems IR GmbH. Leica DC lenses ar e manufactured using measurement ins truments and quality assurance syst ems that have been certifi ed by Leica Camera AG based on the c ompany’ s quality standards. 3. 6 x Optical Zoom 14 .7 Megapixels 2. 7 " LCD -S (Silv er)[...]

24 25 -K (Black) -R (Red) -A (Blue) • Micr o Four Thir ds: The open standar d that led to the mirr or-less body •Full-time Liv e View shows you befor e you shoot how the settings change the photo •Live View Finder – an el ectronic viewfi nder c omplete with Full-time Liv e View •iA mode automaticall y selects the mos t appropriate settin[...]

26 27 LUMIX FUNCTIONS 1 Innovati ve LUMIX T e chnologies Intelligent Auto Mode (Photo) MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) Intelligent ISO Control F ace Detection AF/AE Intelligent Scene Sel ector Intelligent Exposure Selectabl e AF Area While using 1-ar ea, 1-area high-speed, Spot, or Multi-ar ea AF mode, you can specify the ar ea out of 11 AF [...]

28 29 Multi Display After shooting, enjoy viewing your photos on y our LUMIX camera's L CD. View them as a slide show; display 1, 12 or 30 images at a time; or use Calendar View to see thumbnails of all the shots taken on a particular date. Quick Menu Y ou can instantly ac cess a variety of the settings needed most often. These include white b[...]

30 31 Optional Acc essories TZ7 TZ6 FT1 FX40 FX37 FX550 FS25 FS 15 FS 7 FS 6 LS85 FZ28 FX150 LX3 T ele Conversion Lens ----------- • -- Wide Conversion Lens ------------- • Close-up Lens ----------- • -- M C P r o t e c t o r ----------- • - • ND (Neutral Density) Filter ----------- • - • P L ( P o l a r i z i n g ) F i l t e r ------[...]

32 33 Comparison Chart Portrait Mode Adjusts the exposur e and coloration so that skin tones look true and natural. Soft Skin Mode Softens the tone in skin-col or areas, making minor blemishes and wrinkl es less notic eable. Scenery Mode Pro vides quick focusing and crisp detail - especially good for shooting landscapes or sc enery . Sports Mode Us[...]

34 35 Specifi cations DMC-TZ7 DMC-TZ6 DMC-FT1 DMC-FX40 DMC-FX37 DMC-FX550 CCD Camera Effective Pix els 10.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels Sensor Size / T otal Pixels / Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filter 1/2.5” / 10.3 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filte[...]

36 37 Specifi cations DMC-FS25 DMC-FS15 DMC-FS7 DMC-FS6 DMC-LS85 DMC-FZ28 CCD Camera Effective Pix els 12.1 megapixels 12.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels Sensor Size / T otal Pixels / Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Col or Filter 1/2.33” / 12.7 total megapixels / Primary Color Filt er[...]

38 39 Marine Case (to a depth of 40 m/131 ft) Options that give y ou mor e comf ort. Mor e cr eativity . Mor e fun. AC Adapter DMW-AC5 (for TZ series/FT1/LX3/FX series/FS series) DMW-AC6 (for LS85) DMW-AC7 (for FZ series) SD Memory Car d Pro High Speed 32 GB*: RP-SDV32G 16 GB*: RP-SDV16G 8 GB*: RP-SDV08G 4 GB*: RP-SDV04G 2 GB*: RP-SDV02G *1 GB = 1 [...]

40 41 : Standar d : Fine Number of Recor dable Still Pictur es (Appr ox.) •When you set the picture quality to HD, WV GA or VGA, we rec ommend using a high-speed card with “10MB/s” or gr eater displayed on the package. •SD speed class is the speed standar d regarding continuous writing. •Motion pictures can be r ecorded continuously f or [...]

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