Panasonic DMC-FZ15P manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ15P Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0N03 For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@panasonic.com FZ15-PP.book 1 ページ ２００４年 ７月２０日　火曜日 　午後９時２７分[...]

Before Use 2 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Inf ormatio n f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright la ws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or disks or othe[...]

Befo re Us e 3 FCC Note: (U.S. only) This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installat ion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi[...]

Before Use 4 ∫ Care f or the camera • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The camera ma y not be operated norma lly or recording of pictures may be disabled, or the lens ma y be damaged. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction of the camera. When you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sa nd or dust does not get into the [...]

Befo re Us e 5 About Th ese Opera ting Instruc tions Please note that the descr iption on this page is a sample and all pages ar e not described in this manner . ∫ About il lustrations in these operating instructions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustrat ion or the menu screen are a little diff erent from those in actual u[...]

6 Contents Before Use Infor mation for You r Safe ty ........ ...... ..... .... 2 About These O perating Instructions .... ..... 5 Prepa rat ion Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ..................... 10 Quick Gui d e .... .......... .... ....... .... ...... ....... .. 12 Charging the Battery with the [...]

7 Playb ack (advanced ) Playing Back Motion Images ............ ...... 81 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 82 • Rot ating the Pic ture [ROT ATE ].. ...... . 8 2 • Setting the P icture to be Printed and the Number of P rints [DPOF PRINT] ... ...... ........... .......... .... 83 • Preventing A ccidental Erasure of the Pic ture [P RO[...]

Prepara tion 8 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using y our camera, chec k the contents. ∫ SD Memo ry Car d (8 MB) RP-SD008B (In the text, it is indicated as “C ard”) ∫ Battery Pack CGA-S002A (In the text, it is indicated as “B attery ”) ∫ Battery Charger DE-993B (In the text, it is indicated as “C harger”) ∫ Vide o Cabl[...]

Preparation 9 ∫ Lens Cap VYK0W96 ∫ Stra p VFC4078 ∫ Lens Hood VYQ3234 ∫ Lens Hood Adaptor VYQ3213 FZ15-PP.book 9 ページ ２００４年 ７月２０日　火曜日 　午後９時２７分[...]

Prepara tion 10 Names of the Compon ents 1L e n s 2 Flash (P3 9) 3 Self-timer Indicator (P42) AF Assist Lamp (P74) 4 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P29) 5 Viewfinder (P28, 102) 6 [EVF/LCD] B utton (P28) 7 Flash Open Button (P39) 8 [DISPLA Y] Button (P28) 9 [EXPO SURE] B utton (P35, 51, 52, 53) 10 Po wer Indicator (P32) 11 Camera S witch (P12) 12 LCD Moni[...]

Preparation 11 17 MF Ring (P65) 18 Zoom Lever (P38, 74) 19 Mode Dial (P31) 20 Shutter Button ( P32) 21 Single/Burst Mode Button (P45) 22 Focus Switch (P62, 65) 23 Strap Eyelet (P19) 24 [V OUT / DIGIT AL] Soc ket (P92, 95, 97) 25 [DC IN] Socket (P95, 97) • Please be s ure to use genuine P anasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CAC1 ; optional). 26 T er minal Do[...]

Prepara tion 12 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. For each operation, be sure to ref er to the corresponding pages. 1 Char ge the battery . (P 13) • When the camera is shipped, the battery i s not c harged. Char ge the battery b ef ore use. 2 Insert the battery a nd the car d. (P15 , 16) 3 T[...]

Preparation 13 Char ging the Ba ttery with the Char ger When the c amera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use . 1 Attach the b attery to the c h arger . 2 Connect the c har ger to the electrical ou tlet. • When the [CHA RGE] indicator A lights in green, charging starts. • When the [CHARGE] indicator A turn s off[...]

Prepara tion 14 About the Ba ttery ∫ Battery indication The remaining batter y power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with t he AC adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional) .] > > > The indication tur ns red an d bli nks: Recharge or replac e the batter y . ∫ The l ifeti me of the batt ery The number of reco[...]

Preparation 15 Inserting /Remo ving the Bat tery • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the car d/battery door to open it. • Please be sure to use genuine P anasonic’ s batteries (CGA-S 002A). 2 Insert: Insert the ch arged battery unti l it clic ks. Remove: Slide the loc k 1 to remo [...]

Prepara tion 16 Inserting /Remo ving the Card • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the c ard/ battery door to open it . • The card and the da ta may be damaged if it is ins erted or r emoved while the camera is on. • We recommend using P anasonic’s SD Memor y Card. (Use only the [...]

Preparation 17 About the Car d ∫ Access to the card While the card is being accessed (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ Deleting), the c ard access indication 1 lights. When the c ard access indication 1 light s, do not: • tur n the camera of f . • remove the battery or the card. • shake or impact the camera. The card and the data may be damag[...]

Prepara tion 18 Appr ox imate n umber of recorda ble pic tures and the si z e • The numbers are approximations . (If you mix TIFF , Fine and St andard quality , the number of recordable pictures c hanges.) • The number of recordable pictures ma y var y depending on subjects . • The remaining number of recordable pictures displa yed on the scr[...]

Preparation 19 Attachin g the L ens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap 1 Attach the l ens cap. ∫ Stra p 1 P ass the strap thr ough the hole at the Strap Eye let. 2 P ass the strap thr ough the stopper an d fasten the s trap. A : Pull the s trap 2 cm or m ore. • Attach the strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it. • Check that t[...]

Prepara tion 20 Attach ing the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off e xce ss lighting and improv es the picture quality . • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 1 Detach the lens ring. 2 Attach the l ens hood ada[...]

Preparation 21 ∫ T emporaril y storin g the lens hood 1 Remove the len s hood, re verse i t and then atta ch it a gain. 1 Place the c amera u pside do wn. 2 Catch the hook on the lens hood adapt or . 3 Push the le ns hood. 4 Align the ma rks as illust r ated. 5 Tighten the scre w . • Check if the scre w is loose and then attach the lens hood. ?[...]

Prepara tion 22 Setting Date /Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Init ial se ttin g The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the fol lowing screen appears. • When pres sing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 2 appears. • The screen disappears in about 5 seconds. Star t from step 1. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] fr om th[...]

Preparation 23 • When a fully charged batter y has b een inser ted f or more than 24 hours, the clock setting is stored (in the camera) f o r at least 3 months e ven if the battery is remov ed. (The storing time may be shor ter if the b attery is not charged sufficiently .) If more than 3 months has passed, the clock setting will be lost. In this[...]

Prepara tion 24 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Men u. • When rotating the zoom lev er A to war d T , t he page of the m enu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) 4 Select the d esired item. 5 Set the desi r ed v a lue. • Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfw a y or the [MENU] [...]

Preparation 25 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. Menu F unctions MONIT OR/ FINDER Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) o r Viewfinder (when pictures a ppear on the Viewfinder) in 7 steps. A U T O R EVIEW [OFF]: The recorde d picture does not aut omatically appear . [1SEC.]: The reco[...]

Prepara tion 26 Menu Funct ions MF AS SIST (Recording mode only) In manual focus , assistance sc reen appears on the ce nter of the screen to f acilitate f oc using on the subject. (P65) BEEP Set to select the v olume of operational sound. [] : No operational sound [] : Soft operational sound [] : Loud operational sound SHUTTER S et to select the v[...]

Preparation 27 Menu F unctions SCENE ME NU [OFF]: Scene menu does not appear whe n setting the mode dial to [ ] or [ ] and the camera is operated in t he scene mode currently selected. If you change the scene mode, Press t he [MENU] button to display the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode. [A UT O]: Scene menu appears automatically w[...]

Prepara tion 28 About the L CD Monitor/Vi ewf inder 1 Switc hing the LCD moni tor/Vie wfinder Pres s the [EVF /LC D] button to s w itch to the screen you would like to turn on. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa). 2 Selecting th e screen to be used Press the [DISPLA Y] [...]

Preparation 29 ∫ Out-of-f rame display The recor ding inf or mation is d isplay ed out of the recording screen, theref ore, you can take pictures without interruption by icons or others on the recording screen. ∫ Diopter adjustm ent This feature is handy for users who w ear corrective lenses and prefer to use the Viewfinder . • Press the [EVF[...]

Prepara tion 30 ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • I t allo ws the camer a user to easily check the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is v er y useful if manual adjustments of the lens apert u[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of man y kinds of scenes. Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely . : Pro gram AE mode (P32) The exposure is automatically adjusted b y the came[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 32 ∫ Program A E The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • Inser t the charged battery . (P15) • Inser t the c ard. (P16) • Remove the lens cap . 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Set the mode dial to pr ogram AE mode [ ]. 3 Sli de t he fo cus[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/ AE: Auto exposu re) When rec ording a picture of p eople with a composition as the abov e pict ure, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual oper ation. In this case, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the s hutter button halfwa y to fix the f ocus an[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 34 ∫ Focusing • The focus r ange is 0.98 f eet (30 cm) – ¶ (Wide), 6.56 f eet (200 c m) – ¶ (T ele). • If you press the shutter button fully without prefocusing, pictures ma y be b l urr y or unfocused. • When the focus indicat ion is blinking, the subject is not f ocused. Press the shutter button halfw a y[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 • When you press the shutter button, t he screen may become bright f or a moment. This function allows easy adjust ment of f ocus and the recorded picture will not be aff ected. • We recommend setting the cloc k again before taking pictures. (P22) • When t he time f or power sav e is set (P24), the camera is aut[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 36 ∫ Example of Program shift (A): Aper t ure value (B): Shut ter speed • Program shift can be set in Macro mode [] t o o . • If the exposure is not a dequate when pressing the shutter button hal fwa y , t he shutter speed tur ns red. • When Program shift can be set, y ou cannot s witch the flash mode or set the [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 Chec king the Reco r ded Picture (Revi e w) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appea rs for about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the re v iew . • Y ou can c heck the pre vious or following picture with 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright or dim, compensate t[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 38 Using the Op tical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 12 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. ∫ T o make subjects ap pear further away use (Wide) ∫ T o make subjects appear c loser use (T ele ) • The picture ma y hav e some distor tion (typical ex ample: ve[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 T aking Pictur es using the Built-in Flas h When you set the flash, you can tak e pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition. ∫ T o open the flash Press the [ OPE N] button. ∫ T o close the flash Press the fl ash until it clicks. • Be sure to close the flash w hen not in use. • The [...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 40 ∫ A vailable flash settings by recording mode The avail able flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable) ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures ¢ Except when the flash mode is set to Slow sync./Red-ey e reduction [ ] • The av ailabl e flash range is an appro xima[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 ∫ Adjusting f lash outp ut Adjust the flash output when the s ubject is small or reflection ratio is e xt remely high or low . 1 Press 3 several time s unti l [ FLASH] a ppears and the n set the flash output. • Y ou can adjust this from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV . • The deter mined flash output is mem[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 42 T aking Pic tures with the Self-timer 1 Switch the self-time r setting. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display (canceled) 2 Focus on th e subject to take the picture. • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-timer is set , the self-timer setting is cance led. • When using[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 Compensati ng the Exposu re Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due t o the diff erence of br ightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 several time s until [ EXPOSURE] appears and then compensate the exposure. • Y ou can comp ensate from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/[...]

Recording pictures (basi c) 44 T aki ng Pi ctures using A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 picture s are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired exposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 se veral times until [ A UTO BRA CKET] appears and t hen se[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 T aking Pictur es using Bur st Mode 1 Switch the bur st mode se tting to recor d picture s. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :N o l i m i t ; No display (canceled) ∫ Number of pictures recorded in b urst mod e ¢ When the shutter speed is higher than 1/60 and the flash is not activated • Keep pressing the shutter b ut[...]

Playback (ba sic) 46 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying B ac k Pictures 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play bac k the previ ous picture. • 1 : Play bac k the next picture. • The picture f ollowing t he last one is the first pic ture. ∫ Fast f orwarding/Fast re winding When you k eep press ing 2 / 1 during play back, the f ile number and the page numb[...]

Playback (basic) 47 9 Pi ctur es Mult i Playback 1 Switch to multi scree n. 2 Sel ect t he pict ure s. ∫ T o return to the norm al playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture with the number colored in orange appears. ∫ T o delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playbac k Press the [ ] b utton. W[...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 Using the Pla yback Zoom 1 Enla rge th e pict ure . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k • When you rotate the zoom le v er towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . • When you change the magnifi cation, the zoom position indication A a[...]

Playback (basic) 49 Deleting Pic tures ∫ T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pic ture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back the previous picture. • 1 : Play back the next picture. 2 Del ete t he pi ctur e. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen . ∫ T o delet e mu ltiple pic ture s 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the pic [...]

Playback (ba sic) 50 3 Delete the pictures. • It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o delete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DEL ETE]. 2 Delete all o f the pic tures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please dou ble-check bef ore deleting pictures. • Do not tur n off the camera while d eleting. • Pictures tha[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 51 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode D ial When you want the background t o be in shar p f oc us, set the aper ture v alue to a higher number . The higher the aper t ure value i s the smaller the aper ture opening will be. For a soft f o cus background, set the aper ture value t o a lower n umber which co[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 52 When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast mo ving subject, set to a f a ster shutter speed. When you w ant to create a tr ail eff ect, set t o a slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shut ter speed and take the p ictur e. • Ref er to P55 for the a v ailable range of the aper ture val ue and the shutter speed. ?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 Decide the e xposure by setting the aper ture value and t he shutter speed man ual ly . 1 Set the aperture v alue and the shutter sp eed. • 3 / 4 : Aper ture value • 2 / 1 : Shutter speed 2 Press the shut ter button halfwa y . • Indication for t he condition of e xposure 1 (manual exposure assistanc e) appear[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 • Refer to P55 f or the availab le range of the aper ture value and t he shutter speed. • The focus r ange is 0.16 f eet (5 cm) – ¶ (Wide), 6.56 f eet (200 cm) – ¶ ( T ele). • If the exposure is not a dequate, the aper ture value and the shutter speed tur n red when pres sing the shutter button ha lfway[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 ∫ Apert ure V alue and Shutter Speed Aper ture-priority AE Sh utter-pr iori ty AE Manual exposure Av ailable Aper ture V alue (Per 1/3 EV) Shutter Speed (Sec.) F8.0 1 – 1/2000 F7.3 F6.5 F5.6 1 – 1/1600 F5.2 F4.6 F4.0 1 – 1/1300 F3.7 F3.3 F2.8 1 – 1/1000 A vailable Shutter Speed (Sec. ) (P er 1/3 EV) Apert[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 This mode allows y ou to take pictures closely focusing on t he subject. (e.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can take pict ures with the lens at a distance of up t o 0.16 feet (5 cm) (W ide) from the subject. ∫ Focus range • Normal • Macro m ode [ ] • We recommend using a tripod. • When the cam [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 2 Press the shut ter button halfwa y . • When the subject is focused, the focus indication 1 lights . • The rem aining recording time (approximation) appears on the screen. 3 Press the shut ter b utton fully to start the recor ding. • By pres sing the shutter button fully again, the recording stops . • If t[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 Press the [MENU] button to displa y the scene menu. When setting [A UTO] in the [SETUP] menu, set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ] to displa y the s cene menu automatically . • When rotating the zoom le ver toward T , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) • If you press the [MENU] button while [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 This mode allows you to make the subject stand out from an unf ocused background and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achiev e a healthy complexion on t he subject. ∫ T echnique for P ortrait mo de T o make this mode more effecti ve: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as f ar as pos si ble. 2 Be close to the su[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera f ocu ses on a distant subject pref erentially . • The focus r ange is 16.4 f eet (5 m) – ¶ . • T he ISO sensitiv ity is fix ed to [A UT O]. • The Flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [] . • The setting on the AF assist lamp is disab[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and the slow shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for Night portrait mode • Open the flash. (P39) • Since t he shutter speed be comes slow (max. about 1 sec.), we recomm end usi[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 62 • In panning mode, the shutter speed becomes slower than usual to achie ve the panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily occur . • P anning function does not wor k well in t he follo wing situations. – V er y bright scenes such as da ytime in summer . We recommend using an ND filter (DMW-LND72; optional)[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 • When the auto f ocus is activated, the av ailable recording range is 16.4 feet (5 m) – ¶ . (We recommend f ollowing steps 1 to 5 on the pre vious page to t ake pictures with prefocus . ) • The ISO sensitivity is fixed t o [ISO100]. • The settings on the AF assist lamp and the continuous AF are disabl ed.[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 This mode allows you to t ake a picture in locations such as skiing resor ts and locations near s nowy mountains. The ex posure and t he white balance are adjusted to make t he white color of the snow stand out. • T he ISO sensitiv ity is fix ed to [A UT O]. Snow m ode 2304 19 FZ15-PP.book 64 ページ ２００?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 T aki ng Pi cture s wit h Manual Fo cus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate the auto f ocus. 1 Select [MF ASSIST] fro m the [SETUP] menu (i n the recor ding mode) (P24) and s et it to [ON]. • Close the[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 66 ∫ T e chniq ue for Ma nual focus 1 Rotate the MF ring slowly . 2 Even if the subject is focused, rotate it a little more . 3 Finely f ocus on the subject while rotating the MF ring in the re verse direction. ∫ One shot AF Y ou can f ocus on the subject with aut o focus b y sliding down the focus s witch to [ 4 [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustm ent, etc. allows you to creat e wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When r otating the zoom lev er toward T , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded. (vice versa) • Close the menu by [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 68 This function allows you to reproduc e a white color closer to the tone in real lif e on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white color may appear red dish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to t he mode except [A UT O], you can finely adjust the white balance . ?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 69 ∫ Setting the White Balance manual ly (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White Set) and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh ite paper or a similar w hite object so that the f rame on the center of the screen turns white and then pres s 1 . ∫[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 70 ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the ISO sensit ivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [A UTO], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO64] to [ISO200] according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 71 Y ou can se lect 3 types of quality (compression rate) according to the us age of the picture. • When the quality is set to [TIFF], a JPEG picture with the quality equal to the standard is c reated at the same time. • Pictures may ha ve a mosaic-lik e appearance depending on the subject or the recording conditi[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 72 Y ou can s witch to the f ollowing metering modes. Meteri ng Mode [MET ERING M ODE] Multiple: This is the m ethod in which the camera measures the most suitable ex posure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically . Usually , we recommend us ing this method. Center weighted: This is t[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 73 • When s etting to 3-area-focusing, pictures may become still while being f ocus ed on, howe v er , this is not a malf unction. • When u sing the digital zoom or when you take pictures in dar k places, the AF area is display ed on the center of the screen with a size wider than usual. • When multiple AF areas[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 74 Illuminating the subject with t he AF assist lamp allows the camera t o f ocus on the subject in low light conditions. When you press the shutter button halfwa y in dark places or other situations, an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist lamp 1 turns on. • Be sure of the f ollowing points when t he [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 75 Y ou can us e 4 types of color effect s depending on the image of the picture . Use this function according to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you tak e pictures in dar k places, noise may become visible. T o avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [NOISE REDUCTIO N] in [ PICT [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 76 • The stabilizer function ma y not work sufficiently in the follo wing c ases. – W hen too much jitter occurs – In digital zoom range – When taking pictures while follo wing subjects in motion. – W hen the shutter speed is e xtremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons. • In motion image mode [[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 77 1 Select [FLIP ANIM .]. • A motion image file is created by putting images recorded in [IM A G E CAPTURE] together by [CREA TE MO TI ON IMAGE]. • Audio cannot be recorded. 2 Select [IMA GE CAPTURE]. • The picture size is 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Capture ima ges f or flip anima tion. • Y ou can che ck t he recor[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 78 5 Select [F RAME RA TE] and set the number of fram es. 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and cr eat e a fl ip anim atio n. • The file number appears after cr eating a flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still i mages used to create flip animat ion When selecting [ DELETE STILL IMA GES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confir[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 79 The tele conv e rsion lens (DMW -L TZ10; optional) allows y ou to record pictures zooming in much mo re (1.5 times ). The wide conversion l ens (DMW-L WZ10; optional) allows y ou to record pictures with wider range of f ocus than usual (0 .8 times). 1 Remo ve the len s cap and the lens ring. • Check that the came[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 80 ∫ Recordable range when using the con version lens When using the t ele conv ers ion lens: • Norm al: 15.1 feet (4.6 m) – ¶ • Macro m ode [ ]: 15.1 f eet (4.6 m) – ¶ When using the wide conv ersion lens: • Norm al: 0.56 feet (17 cm) – ¶ • Macro mode [ ]: 0.03 feet (1 cm) – ¶ • When using the[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 Playback (advanced) Play ing Back Motion Ima ges ∫ Motion ima g es Select the picture with th e motion image icon [ ] and p lay back the motion images. • The cursor displayed during play back corresponds to 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • Motion image playback stops and th e normal playback is restored by pressing 4 . ∫ Fast fo rw[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can rotate the recorded pictures in increments of 90 °. This is a conv enient f unction to play back pictures on TV . ∫ Example Wh en rot at ing clockwis e ( ) Original pictur e 1 Select [R OT A TE]. 2 Select the p icture to be rotate d and set it. 3 Select the d irection to rotate th e pi[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 • Still pictures c an only be rotated in no rmal play back. When pla ying back rotated pictures in zoom pla y back or multi play back, pictures appear in or iginal angle. • Protected pictures and pictures recorded after setting the quality to [TIFF] cannot be rotated. • When you play pictures on a PC, y ou cannot play [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 84 ∫ Single s etting Select the picture and set the number of prints . • The number of pr ints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF pr int setting is canceled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. • Repeat[...]

Playback (advan ced) 85 • DPOF print setting is a con v enient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting DPOF pr inting. (P97) • DPOF is the abbreviation f or Digital Pr int Order F orm at. This f ea ture allows you to write print inf ormation or other into the images on the card and to use such inf orm ation on the DPOF-com pl[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 86 ∫ Multi settin g/T o cancel all settings P erform the sam e operati on as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [ DPOF P RINT]]. ( P83 – 84) • If you w ant to delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting first. • While this f eature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, form[...]

Playback (advan ced) 87 3 Select [ST ART]. 4 By pressing the [MENU] bu tton, the Slide Show s tops. ∫ SD Sl ide Show If you inser t a card including the S D Slide Show edited with the [SD Viewer f or DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, and then tur n the came ra on in playbac k mode, the confirm ation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 1 to[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 88 This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file siz e of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a websit e. 1 Select [RESIZE]. 2 Select the picture and set it. • The following pictures cannot be resized. –Pictures equal to or smaller than 640 k 480 pix els –Pictures record[...]

Playback (advan ced) 89 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite the res ized picture. • It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment. • When resized pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 90 2 Select the picture to trim and set it. • The following pictures cannot be trimmed. –Pictures smaller than 640 k 480 pix els –Pictures recorded after setting the picture size to [HDTV] –Pictures recorded after setting the quality to [TIFF ] –Motion images –Flip animation –Rotated pictures (Y ou can trim them i[...]

Playback (advan ced) 91 1 Select [FORM A T]. 2 Select [YES] to f ormat. • Usu ally , it is not necessar y to f or mat the card. F orm at the card when the message [MEMORY CARD ERR OR] appears. • If the card has been f or matted b y a PC or other equipment, f orm at the card on t he camera again. • Once the card is fo rmatted, all data includi[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 92 Pla y ing B ac k Picture s with a TV Screen ∫ Play ing bac k pictu res with vide o cable ( supplied ) • T ur n the camera and the TV off. 1 Conne ct the video ca ble A (supplied) to the [V OUT / DIGIT AL] socket of t he camera . • Connect the video cable with the [ ] mark f acin g y ou. • Hold B and then inser t or p[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 93 Connecting to a PC o r Printer Befo re Connecting with USB Connection Cab l e [ : USB MODE] Select the USB communication system according to the OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P24) 1 Selec[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 94 ∫ When using Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/ 98 SE, install the USB driver bef ore connecting. (W hen using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver .) ∫ When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windo ws Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x Even i f the [PictBr[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 95 Connecting to a PC • If you use W indows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect i t to the computer . • When u sing Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver . A : USB c onnection cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CAC1; optional ) 1 T urn the camera o[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 96 ∫ PC [Windo ws] The drive appears on the [ My Computer] fol der . • If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driv er is installed automatically so that the camera can be rec ognized b y the Windows Plug and Play , t hen it appears on the [My Computer] f older . [Macint osh] Th[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 97 Connecting to a PictBridge-complian t Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or st art printing. A : USB c onnection cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CAC1; optional ) 1 T ur n the camera on[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 98 • Set the pr int settings such as paper size or print qualit y on the printer bef orehand. • Connect the c amera to a print er . (P97) ∫ Single pic ture 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A messag e displays f or about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • The items whic h are not suppor ted b y the p[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 99 ∫ [P A GE LA Y OUT] (P ossible la youts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the pic ture. • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pi ctu re • Set the DPOF pr int with this camera i n advance . (P83) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When pr inting under the ne w settings, disc[...]

Connectin g to a PC or Printer 100 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad va nce When the printer suppor ts the date print ing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF print in advance . (P84) The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • The setting on the prin[...]

Others 101 Others Using the M C Pr otector/ND F ilter The MC protector (DMW-LM C72; optional ) is a transparent filter which af fects neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can alwa ys be used t o protect the camera’ s lens. The ND filter (DMW -LND72; optional) reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the [...]

Others 102 Screen Dis pla y ∫ In re cordin g 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash (P39) 3 Conversion lens (P79) 4 Burst (P45) 5 White balance (P68) 6 ISO sensit ivity (P70) 7 Focus indication (P32) 8 Continuous AF (P73) 9 Pictur e size (P70) 10 Quality (P71) : Jitter aler t indication (P34) 11 Batter y indication (P14) 12 Color effect (P75) 13 Pictur e/Time[...]

Others 103 ∫ In pla yback 1 Pla yback mode 2 DPOF (P83 , 87) (Whit e): DPOF setting f or printing (Green): DPOF setting f or Slide Show (Green with number of prints): DPOF setting f or printing and Slide Show 3 Protected picture (P85) 4 Pictur e siz e (P70) : In Motion image mode 5 Quality (P71) / : In Mot ion image mode 6 Battery indicat ion (P1[...]

Others 104 Caut io ns for Use ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying this camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it. • The outer cas e may be destroy ed by the strong shock, and it ma y cause malfunction of this camera. Keep the camera away from m agnetized equipment (such as a micro wave oven, TV , vi deo game equipmen t, etc.). ?[...]

Others 105 ∫ Batter y The batter y is a rec hargeable lithium ion batter y . Its ability to generate power is based upon the chemical reaction t hat takes place inside it. T his reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity , and, if the temper ature is too high or too low , the operat ing time of the batter y will be shor t[...]

Others 106 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card i s being accessed), do not open the Ca rd/Ba ttery Door t o remove the car d, do not turn the camera off or do not shake or cause impact to the camera. Do not leave the card in p laces where there is high temperature or di rect sunlight, or where el ectromagnetic waves or stati[...]

Others 107 Messag e Disp lay [NO ME MOR Y CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID IMA GE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after recording or after insert ing a card wit h a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL / NOT ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a new card or delete the unnecessar y data. [PLEASE CLOSE T[...]

Others 108 T roubles hooti ng If you put the menu back to the set tings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carr y out the [RESET] in the setup menu. (P24) Condition s Cau ses The camera will not turn on. Is the battery inserted correctly? Is the battery sufficiently charged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. A[...]

Others 109 Conditi ons Causes When con necting to a PC, pictur es cannot be transferred. Is the camera c onnected to the PC correctly? Check it. Is the camera r ecognized by the PC correctly? Is the U SB mode se t correctly? The cl ock s etting is reset. If you do not use the camera f o r a long time , the clock setting may be reset. When the messa[...]

Others 110 Condition s Cau ses Both ends of the picture recorded b y setti ng the picture size t o [HDTV] (1920 k 1080 pixels) are cut out. When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends. • When u sing the printer with a trimming feature or other f eature which cuts out both edge[...]

Others 111 Specificati ons Digital Camera: Inf or mation f or y our safety Camera Effective pixels: 4,000, 000 pix els Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pix el number 4,230,000 pixels Prima ry color f ilt er Lens: Opti cal 12 k zoom, f l 6 – 72 m m (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 – 420 mm)/F2.8 Dig ital zoom : Max. 4 k Focus: TTL Norm al/Macr[...]

Others 112 Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: (ISO AUT O) Approx. 0. 98 feet (30 cm) – 23.0 f eet (7 m) A UTO , A UTO/Red-ey e reduct ion, F or ced ON (F orced ON/ Red-ey e reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, F orced OFF Speaker: Monaural Recording media: SD Memor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture siz e: 2304 k 1728 pix els, 1600 k 1200 [...]

Others 113 Others Digital Came ra Accesso ry System * Pleas e ref er to page 1 4, f or details on the ba ttery charging tim e and the numbe r of re corda ble pict ures. * NO TE: Accessories and/ or model numb ers ma y vary by country . Please consul t yo ur local d ealer . Accessory# Description Figure DMW -CAC1 Battery Charger/AC Adaptor CGA-S002A[...]

Others 114 Digital Camera Accessory Or der Form (For US A Custome rs) 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 A CCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-5 PM M-F , 6 AM-10:30 AM SA T , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER T O: P ANASONIC SER VIC[...]

Others 115 Request for Service Notice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Services Company 1705 N. Randall Road Elgin, IL. 60123-7847 Attn: Digital Camera Repair Request f or Service Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request for service notice. In the un[...]

Others 116 Limited W a rranty (For USA Only ) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA, One P anasonic W ay Secaucu s, New Jers e y 07094 P ANASONIC SALES COMP ANY , DIVI SION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTR IC OF P UERT O RICO, INC. A ve. 6 5 de Inf anteria, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Indu strial P ark,[...]

Others 117 Carry-In or Ma il-In Service F o r Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States cal l 1-800 -272-7033. F or assistance in Puerto Rico cal l P anasonic Sale s Comp any (787)- 750-4300 o r f ax (787) -768-2910. This w arranty ONL Y CO VERS f ailures due t o def ects in materials o r workma nship , and DOES NO T CO VER normal wear and t[...]

Others 118 Customer Se rvices Directory (Fo r USA Only) Product Repairs Purchase P ar ts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all P anasonic Products b y visiting our Web Site at: http://www .pasc.panasonic.com or , send your request b y E-mail to: npcparts@panasonic.com Y ou may also contact us directl y at: 1-800-332-5368 (Customer Order[...]

Others 119 Others Index A Adj ustin g Fl ash Outp ut ...... ...... .... ...... 41 AF Assist Lamp ...... .... ....... ...... .......... .. 74 AF Mode .. ..... ...... ...... ........... .......... ...... 72 AF/AE Lock .. ...... .......... ........... .......... .. 33 Aperture-prior ity AE .. ........... ........ 51, 55 Auto Bracket . ...... .... ....[...]

Others 120 NTSC ... ....... ...... .......... ........... .......... ..... 26 Numb er of re cord able p icture s ........ 18 O One Shot AF ... ...... ........... .......... ......... 66 Operatio nal soun d ........... .......... ......... 26 Optica l Image Sta bilizer .... ...... ...... .... 76 Optical Z oom ....... ........... .......... .........[...]

Others 121 Others Spanish Quic k Use Guide /Guía rápida en españ ol Ésta es una visión de conjunto que t rata del procedimiento para gr abar las imágenes con esta cámara. P or lo que respecta a cada única operación, haga referencia a las pági nas corresp ondientes. 1 Cargue la batería. • Cuando se en vía la cámara, la batería está [...]

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