Panasonic DMC-FZ3GN manual

Before use, plea se read these instruction s completely . VQT0M13 Operating In structi ons Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ3GN FZ3-GN.book 1 ページ ２００４年７ 月２７日　火曜日 　午前９時２ ５分[...]

Before Use 2 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this opportunity 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 laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other [...]

Befo re Us e 3 ∫ Ca re fo r th e c am era • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The camera m ay not be operated normally or recording of pictures may be disabled, or the l ens may be damaged. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction of the camera. Wh en you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dust does not get into[...]

Before Use 4 About T hese Op erating Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described in this manner. ∫ About pictures/illustrati ons in these ope rating instructions Pictures in these Operating Instruct ions are composed from still photographs f or ex planation. Please note that t he appearan[...]

5 Contents Befo re Use Informa tion for Your Safet y ....... ........ ...... .. 2 About These Operating Instructions ......... 4 Prepar ation Standard A ccessories .......... ..................... 7 Names of the Components .. ........... .......... 8 Quick Guide ..... .... ...... ........... ........ ...... .... 10 Charging the B attery with the Ch[...]

6 Playbac k (adva nced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images ........... .......................... 78 Usin g the [P LAY ] mod e me nu ........ ..... ... 7 9 • Rota ting the P icture [ROTA TE] ... ..... 79 • Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT]...... ......... ...... ........... .. 80 • Preventing[...]

Preparation 7 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. ∫ SD Mem or y C ard ( 16 MB) RP-SD016B (In the te x t, it is indi cated as “Card”) ∫ Batter y Pac k CGA-S002E (In the te x t, it is indi cated as “Batter y”) ∫ Battery Charger DE-994A (In the te x t, it is indi cated as “Charger”) ∫ AC [...]

Prepara tion 8 Names of the Com ponents 1 Lens par t 2 Flash (P3 9) 3 Microphone (P 57, 69) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P42) AF A ssist Lamp (P73) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P27) 6 Viewfinder (P26, 100) 7 [EVF/LCD] B utton (P26) 8 Flash Open Button (P39) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P26) 10 [EXPOSURE] B utton (P51, 52, 53) 11 Po wer Indicator (P3 0) 12 Camera [...]

Preparation 9 18 Zoom Le ver (P38, 74) 19 Mode Dial (P29) 20 Shutter Button (P30) 21 Single/Burst Mode Button (P45) 22 Strap Eyelet (P17) 23 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] Socket (P90, 93, 95) 24 [DC IN] Sock et (P93, 95) • Please be sure to use genuine P anasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional). 25 T erminal Door 26 Card/Battery D oor (P13, 14) 27 T ripod [...]

Prepara tion 10 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 11) • When the camera is shipped, the battery i s not char ged. Charge the battery b ef ore us e. 2 Insert the battery a nd the car d. (P13 , 14) 3 T[...]

Preparation 11 Char ging the Ba tter y with the Charger When the c amera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use . 1 Attach the b a ttery to the c harger . 2 Connect the A C cab le. • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal. A gap will remain as shown below . • When the [CHARGE] indicator A l[...]

Prepara tion 12 About the Ba ttery ∫ Battery indication The remaining batter y power appears on the screen. [It does not appear whe n you use the camera along with t he A C adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional) .] > > > The indication tur ns red an d blinks: Recharge or replac e the batter y . ∫ The l ife time of t he bat tery The number of re[...]

Preparation 13 Inserting /Remo ving the Bat tery • Check that the camer a 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 batteries (CGA-S002E ). 2 Insert: Insert the ch arged battery until it clic ks. Remove: Slide the loc k 1 to remo ve th[...]

Prepara tion 14 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • C heck that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. • C lose the flash. 1 Slide the c ard/ battery door to open it . • The card a nd the data ma y be damaged if it is i nserted or remo ved while the camera is on. • We recommend using Panasonic’ s SD Memor y Card. (Use only[...]

Preparation 15 About the Car d ∫ Access to the card While the card is being accessed (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ Deleting), the c ard access indicati on 1 lights. When the c ard access indicat ion 1 lights, do not: • turn the camera off. • remov e the batter y or the c ard. • shake or i mpact the camera. The card and the data may be dam[...]

Prepara tion 16 Appr ox imate numbe r of reco r dab le picture s and the si z e • The numbers are appro ximations. (If y ou mix TIFF , Fine and Standard quality , the number of recordable pictures c hanges.) • The number of recordable pictures ma y vary depending on subjects. • The rema ining number of recordab le pictures displa yed on the s[...]

Preparation 17 Attachin g the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap 1 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the lens c a p. 2 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the came r a. 3 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 strap. A : Pull the strap 2 cm o[...]

Prepara tion 18 Attach ing the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improv es the picture quality . • C heck that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. • C lose the flash. 1 1 Adjust A on the lens hood adaptor to [UNLOCK]. 2[...]

Preparation 19 ∫ T emporaril y storing the len s hood 1 1 Remo ve the lens hood, re verse it and then adjust D on the lens hood to E on the lens hood adapt or . 2 Insert the lens h ood straight to the lens h ood adaptor . 3 Rotate the le ns hood counter -clock wise until it clic ks. 2 Attach the l ens cap. • Do not take a picture while the lens[...]

Prepara tion 20 Setting Date /Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Init ial s ett ing The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the fol lowing screen appears. • When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 2 appears. • The scr een disappears in about 5 seconds. Star t from step 1. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] fr om th[...]

Preparation 21 • When fully charged battery has been inser ted for more than 24 hours, the clock setting is stored (in the camera) f or at least 3 months ev en 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 case,[...]

Prepara tion 22 Setup Men u 1 T u rn the cam era on. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. • The menu screen in simple mode [ ] is different from the above screen. (P34) 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • When rotating the zoom le v er A tow ard 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[...]

Preparation 23 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. Menu F unctions MONIT O R/ 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 REVI EW [OFF]: The recorde d picture does not automatically appear . [1SEC.]: The reco[...]

Prepara tion 24 Menu Funct ions BEEP Set to select the v olum e of operational sound. [] : No operational sound [] : Soft operational sound [] : Loud operational sound • The operational sound setting is also reflected on simple mode [] . SHUTTER Set to select the v olum e of shutter sound. [] : No shutter sound [] : Soft shutter sound [] : Loud s[...]

Preparation 25 Menu F unctions SCENE ME NU [OFF]: Scene menu does not appear whe n setting the m ode dial to scene mode and the camera is oper at ed in the scene mode currently selected. If you change the scene mode, press the [MENU] b utton to displa y the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode. [A UTO]: Scene menu appears automatically[...]

Prepara tion 26 About the L CD Monitor/Vi ewfinder 1 Switc hing the LCD m onitor/V iewfi nder Press the [E VF/LC D] butto n to switch to the screen you would like to turn on. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor tur ns on, the Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa). 2 Selecting th e screen to be u sed Press the [DISPLA Y] [...]

Preparation 27 ∫ Out-of-f rame display The recor ding inf or mation is display e d out of the recording screen, theref ore, you c an 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 [EV[...]

Prepara tion 28 ∫ Histogram • A his togram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (b lack to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • It allows the c amera user to easily chec k the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens apert ure[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictu res ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of many kinds of scenes . Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely . : Programme AE mode (P30) The exposure is automatically adjusted by the came[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 30 ∫ Programme AE 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 batter y . (P13) • Inser t the card. (P 14) • Remove the lens cap. 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Set the mode dial to prog ramme AE mode [ ]. • The power ind[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/ AE: Auto expos ure) When rec ording a picture of p eople with a composition as the abov e picture, 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 and[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 32 ∫ Focusing • The focus range is 30 cm – ¶ (W ide), 120 cm – ¶ (T ele). • If you press the shutter b utton fully without prefocusing, pictures ma y be b lurr y or unfocused. • When the focus indication is b linking, the subject is not f ocused. Press the shutter button halfw a y and f oc us on the subject[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 • When you press the shutter b utton, the 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 clock again before taking pictures. (P20) • When the time for power sav e is set (P22), the camera is automa[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 34 T akin g Picture s in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to t ake pictures easily . Only the nec essary menus appear to m ake the operations simple. 1 Select the desired item and s et the desired v alue. ∫ Setti ngs in Sim ple mode [PICT .MO DE] [A UTO REVIEW] [BEE P] [CLOCK SET] Change date and time. (P20) SIM[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 ∫ Other Set tings in Simple mod e In Simple mode, other settings are fix ed as follows. For details, ref er t o the pages corresponding to eac h item. Focus range 120 cm – ¶ (T ele) 5c m – ¶ ( Wide) MONITOR [0] (standard) P23 PO WER SA VE [2MIN. ] P23 Self-timer 10 seconds P42 Burst speed Low speed P45 Number [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 ∫ The Bac kligh t Compensat ion Backlight is a situation where light com es from the back of subjects. The subjects such as people become dar k when pictures are recorded in the backlight . If y ou press 3 , [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication) appears and t he backlight compensation functi on is activated. Th[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 Chec king the Reco rded Pic ture (Re v ie w) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appears f or about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfw ay or 4 to cancel the re v iew . • Y ou can check the previous or follo wing picture with 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright or dim, compensate t[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 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 app ear further away use (Wide) ∫ T o make subjects appear c loser use (T ele) • The picture may hav e some distor tion (typical ex ample: vert[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 T aking Pictu res using the Built -in Flash 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 [ OPEN] button. ∫ T o close the flash Press the fl ash until it clicks. • Be sure to close the flash when not in us e. • The f[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 ∫ A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avail a ble flash settings depend on t he recording mode. ( ± : A vailable , —: Not availab le) ¢ A vailab le only in backlight compensation ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures ¢ Except when the flash mode is set to Slow sync./Red-ey e reduction [ ][...]

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 xtrem ely high or low . 1 Press 3 several time s un til [ 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 determined flash output is mem[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 T akin g Pictures with the Self-tim e r 1 Switch the self-time r setting. : Self-timer set to 10 sec onds ; : Self-timer set to 2 sec onds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on th e subject to take the picture. • If you press the [MENU] b u tton when the self-timer is set , the self-timer setting is cance lled. • Wh[...]

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

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 T aki ng Pi ctures usi ng Au to Br acket In this mode, 3 pictures ar e automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select t he desired exposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 se veral times until [ A UTO BRACKET] appears and t hen s[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 T aking Pictu res using Bur st Mode 1 Switch the bur st mode setting to recor d pictures. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :N o l i m i t ; No display (cancel led) ∫ Number of pictures recorded in b urst mod e ¢ When the shutter speed is higher than 1/60 and the flash is not activated • In simple mode [ ], t he burst[...]

Playback (ba sic) 46 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying Bac k Picture s 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play bac k the previous picture. • 1 : Play bac k the next picture. • The picture fol lowing the last one is the first pic ture. ∫ Fast f orwarding/Fast re w inding When you k eep press ing 2 / 1 during play back, the f ile number and t he page numb[...]

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

Playback (ba sic) 48 Using the Pla yback Zoom 1 Enla rge t he pi ctur e. •: 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 z oom lev er towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . • When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication A ap[...]

Playback (basic) 49 Deleting Pic tures ∫ T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pic ture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back the prev ious picture. • 1 : Play back the next picture. 2 Del ete the p ictu re . • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen . ∫ T o d elet e mu ltip le p ictu res 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the p[...]

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

Recording pictu res (advanced) 51 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode Dial When you want the background t o be in shar p f ocus, set the aper ture v alue to a higher number . The higher the aper t ure value i s the smaller the aperture opening will be. For a soft f o cus background, set the aper ture value to a l ower number which corres[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 52 When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast mo v ing subject, set to a f ast er shutter speed. When you w ant to create a tr ail eff ect, set to slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shut ter speed and take the p ictu re . • Refer to P55 f or the av ailable range of the aper ture val ue and the shutter speed. • [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 Decide the ex posure by setting the aper ture value and the shutt er speed man ually . 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 half way . • Indication f or the condition of exposure 1 (manual exposure assistanc e) appears [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 • Refer to P55 f or the av ailable range of the aper ture value and the shutt er speed. • The focus range is 5 cm – ¶ (Wide), 120 cm – ¶ (T ele). • If t he e xposure is not adequate, the aper ture value and the shutter speed tur n red when pres sing the shutter button ha lfway . • Y ou ca nnot set the[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 ∫ Apert ure V alue and Shutter Speed Aper ture-priority AE Sh utte r-priori ty AE Manual exposure Av ailable Apertu re 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 the subject. (e.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can tak e pictures with the lens at a distance of up t o 5 cm (Wide) from the subject. ∫ Focus range • Normal • Macro mode [ ] • We recommend using a tripod. • When the camera lens is at a[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 2 Press the shut ter button half way . • When the subject is focused, the focus indication 1 lights . • The remaining recording t ime (approximation) appears on the screen. 3 Press the shut ter button fully to start the recor ding. • The audio recording star ts simultaneously from the built-in microphone of 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 [ ] to display the scene menu aut omatically . • When rotating the zoom le ver to ward T , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) • If you press the [MENU] b utton while the sc[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 This mode allows you to make the subject stand out from an unf oc used background and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achiev e a healthy comple xion on the subject. ∫ T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more eff ective: 1 Rotate the zoom lev er t o T ele as far 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 range is 5 m – ¶ . • The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [A UT O]. • The Flash setting is fix ed to F orced OFF [] . • The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled. This mode [...]

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 life b y using the flash and the slow shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for Ni ght portrait mode • Open the flash. ( P39) • Since the shutter s peed become s slow (max. about 1 sec.), we recommend us[...]

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 . • Panning function does not work well in the follo wing situations. – V ery bright scenes such as daytime in summer . We recommend using an ND filter (DMW-LND55; optional). (P9[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 • When the auto f ocu s is activ a ted, the av ailable recording range is 5 m – ¶ . (We recommend follo wing steps 1 to 5 on the previous page to take pictures with prefocus . ) • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [ISO100] . • The settings on the AF assist l amp and the continuous AF are disabled. • The F[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 This mode allows you to t ake a pi cture in locations such as skiing grounds and locations near s nowy mountains. The ex posure and the wh ite balance are adjusted to make t he white colour of the snow stand out. • The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [A UT O]. Snow m ode 2016 19 FZ3-GN.book 64 ページ ２００４[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 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 rotating the zoom lev er toward T , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded. (vice versa) • Close the menu b y [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 66 This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under s unlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to the mode except [A UTO], you can finely adjust the white balance . ?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 ∫ Setting the White Balan ce manually (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White Set) and t hen press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar w hite object so that t he frame on the centre of the screen turns white and then pres s 1 . ∫[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 68 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 UT O ], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the brightness. (It can be adjust[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 69 Y ou can se lect 3 types of quality (compression rate) according to t he usage 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 ma y ha ve a mosaic-like appearance depending on the subject or the recording condit[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 70 Y ou can s witch to the follo wing meter ing modes. Meteri ng Mo de [MET ERIN G MODE] 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. Centre weighted: This is[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 71 • When setting to 3- area-focusing, pictures may become still while being f ocus ed on, howe ver , th is is not a malf unction. • In the digital z oom or when y ou tak e pictures in dark places, the AF area is display ed on the cent er of the screen with a size wider than usual. • When multiple AF areas (max.[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 72 When taking a picture with pref ocus, set the button f or star ting AF (Auto f o cus) to [FOCUS] o n [AF T RIGGER]. Prefocus is a technique to focus on the point where you t ake a picture of the subject with quic k motion. This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and t he subject is pre-deter [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 73 Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera t o focus on the subject in low light conditions. When you press the sh utter button halfw a 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 foll owing points when the A[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 74 It is possib le to further magnif y a subject already magnified 12 times with the optical zoom b y 4 more times with the digi tal zoom, thereby reaching a maximum of 48 times. ∫ Enterin g the digita l zoom range When you rotate the zoom le ver to the ex treme T ele pos ition, the on-screen zoom indication may mom[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 75 • The stabilizer f unction ma y not w ork sufficiently in the follo wing cases. – When t oo much jitter occurs – In digital zoom range – When t aking pictures while follo wing subjects in motion – When t he shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons • In motion image mode [ [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 76 1 Select [FLIP AN IM.]. • A mot ion image file is created by put ting images recorded in [IMAGE CAPTURE] together by [CREA T E MOTION IMA GE]. • Audio cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record audio using the audio dubbing. (P85) 2 Select [IMA GE CAPTURE]. • The picture size is 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Capture i[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 77 5 Select [FRAME RA TE] and set the number of frames . 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and crea te a flip anim ation. • The file number appears after creating a flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still images used to create fli p anim atio n When selecting [DELETE STI LL IMAGES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confirm ati[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 78 Playbac k (advanced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio /Motion Im ages ∫ Picture s with audi o Select the picture with audio icon [ ] and pla y bac k the audio . ∫ Motion images Select the p icture with the motion i mage icon [ ] and play back the motion images. • The cursor display ed during playbac k corresponds to[...]

Playback (advan ced) 79 Usi ng t he [P LA Y] mode menu Y ou can rotate the recorded pictur es in increments of 90°. This is a conv enient function to play bac k pictures on T V . ∫ Example When rotating cloc kwise ( ) Original pic ture 1 Select [R OT A TE]. 2 Select the pic ture to be rota ted and set it. 3 Select the dire ction to r otate the p[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 • Still pictures can only be rotat ed in normal playbac k. When playing back rotated pictures in zoom playbac k or multi playbac k, pictures appear in original angle. • Prot ected pictures and pictures recorded with setting the quality to [ TIFF] cannot be rotated. • When you pla y pictures on a PC , you cannot play ro[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 ∫ Singl e sett ing Select the pictur e and set the number of prints. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of pr ints icon [ ] appears. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF print setting is cancelled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. • Repea[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 • D POF print se tting is a convenient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting DPOF pr inting. (P95) • D POF is the abbre viation for Digital Print Order Format. T his feature allo ws you to write print information or other into the images on t he card and to us e such information on the DPOF-compliant[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 ∫ Multi setting/T o cancel all settings P erf orm the same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be P rinted and the Num ber of Pr ints [DPO F P RINT]]. (P8 0 – 8 1) • If you want to delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting first. • While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, form[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 84 3 Select [ST ART]. 4 By pressing the [MENU] butto n, the Slide Sho w stops. ∫ SD S lide Sh ow If you inser t a card including the SD Slide Show edit ed with the [SD Vie wer f or DSC] which is in t he supplied CD-RO M, and then turn the camera on in pla yback mode, the confirmation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 1 t[...]

Playback (advan ced) 85 Y ou can record the audio after taking a pict ure . 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the pic ture and s tart audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the confirmation screen appears. Press 4 to select [YES], and press 1 to s tar t audio record ing. (The original audio is overwritten.) • The audio dubbing[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 86 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 f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. – Pictures equal to or smaller than 640 k 480 pix els – Pictures rec[...]

Playback (advan ced) 87 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [Y ES], the picture is ov e rwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite the resi zed picture. • It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment. • When resized pictures are o verwritten, they cannot be restored.[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 88 2 Select the picture to trim and s et it. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be trimmed. – Pictures sm aller than 640 k 480 pixels – Pictures rec orded after setting the picture size to [HDTV] – Pictures rec orded after setting the quality to [TIFF ] – Motion images – Flip animation – Pictures with audio – Rota[...]

Playback (advan ced) 89 1 Select [FORM A T ]. 2 Select [YES] to f ormat. • Usually , 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 by a PC or other equipment, f orm at the card on t he camera again. • Once the card is f ormatted, all data includin[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 90 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a TV Sc reen ∫ Playing back pictures with A V cable (suppli ed) • T urn the camera and the TV off . 1 Connect the A V cabl e A (supplied) t o the [A V O UT/ DIGIT AL] socke t of the came ra. • Conn ect the A V cable with the [ ] mark facing y ou. • Hold B and then inser t or pull t he A V[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 91 Connecting to a PC o r Printer Befo re Connecting with USB Connectio n Cable [ : 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. (P22) 1 Selec[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 92 ∫ When using Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/ 98 SE, install the USB driver before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not ha v 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 93 Connecting to a PC • If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect i t to the computer . • When using Windows M e/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e t o install the USB driver . A : USB connecti on cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CAC1; optional) 1 T u rn the camera o[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 94 ∫ 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 by 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 95 Connecting to a PictBridge-complian t Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge v ia the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or st ar t printing. A : USB connecti on cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CAC1; optional) 1 T urn the camera on[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 96 • Set the print setting s such as paper size or print qualit y on the print er beforehand. (Read the printer operating instructions.) • C onnect the camera to a printer . (P95) ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A m essage displays for about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • Th[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 97 ∫ [P A GE LA Y OUT] (P ossible la youts o n the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the pic ture. • Press the [MENU] button t o cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pictu re • Set th e DPOF p rint with this camer a in advance . (P80) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When printing under the new sett ings, dis[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 98 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance When the printer suppor ts the da te printing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF pr int in advance . (P81) The recording date c an be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • The setting on the pr[...]

Others 99 Others Using the M C Pr otector/ND Filter The MC protector (DMW-LM C55; optional) is a transparent filter which af fects neither the colours nor the amount of light, so it can alwa y s be used to p rotect the camera’ s lens. The ND filter (DMW -LND55; optional) reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the a[...]

Others 100 Screen Dis play ∫ In re cord ing 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash (P39) 3 Burst (P45) : Audio recording (P57, 69) 4 Continuous AF (P71) 5 White balance (P66) 6 ISO sensit ivity (P68) 7 Focus indication (P30) 8 Pi cture size (P68) 9 Quality (P 69) : Jitter aler t indication (P32) 10 Batter y indication (P12) 11 Colour effect (P74) 12 Picture/T[...]

Others 101 ∫ Recordi ng in simple mode 1 Flash (P39) 2 Focus indi cation (P30) 3 Picture mode (P34) : Jitter aler t indication (P32) 4 Battery indicat ion (P12) 5 Picture remain 6 Recording indication 7 Card access indication (P15) 8 AF area (P30) 9 Backlight compensation indication (P36) 10 Current date and time ( P20 ) • This is displa yed f [...]

Others 102 ∫ In play back 1 Playback mode 2 DPO F (P80, 84) (White): DPOF setting fo r printing (Green): DPOF setti ng f or Slide Show (Green with number of prints): DPOF sett ing f or printing and Slide Show 3 Prote cted picture (P82) 4 Picture wit h audio (P78) 5 Pi cture size (P68) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P 69) / : In Motion image mo[...]

Others 103 Cautions f or Use In the e v ent of abnormal operation (e.g. if the unit emits s moke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and consult the Panasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying this camera, take care not to dr op or hit it. • The outer case may be destroy ed by the st[...]

Others 104 ∫ Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . Its ability to generat e pow er is based upon the chemical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity , and, if the temperature is too high or too low , the o perating time of the battery will be shor ter . W[...]

Others 105 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card is access ed), do not open the Car d/Battery Door to remove the card, do not turn the camera off or do not shake or cause impact to the camera. Do not leave the car d in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electrici[...]

Others 106 Messa g e Displa y [NO MEMOR Y CARD] Inser t the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Cancel the card loc k. [NO V A LID IMA GE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after recor ding or after inser ting a card with a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL / NO T ENOUGH MEMORY IN TH E CARD] Inser t a new card or delet e the unnecessar y data. [PLEAS E C[...]

Others 107 T roubles hoo ting If you put t he menu back to the settings at the ti me of purchase, the conditions ma y be improved. Carry out t he [RESET] in the setup m enu. (P22) Conditi ons Causes The camera wi ll not turn on. Is the batter y inser ted correct ly? Is the batter y suf ficiently charged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently cha[...]

Others 108 Condition s Cau ses When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferred. Is the camera connected to the PC correctly? Check it. Is the camera recognized b y the PC correctly? Is the USB mode set correctly? The cloc k setti ng is reset. If you do not use t he camera f or a long time, t he clock setting may be reset. W hen the mess age[...]

Others 109 Conditi ons Causes Both ends of the pic ture recorded by setting the picture size to [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 wit h both ends. • When using the printer with a trimming feature or other feature which cuts out both edges o[...]

Others 110 Spec ifi cati ons Digital Camera: Information for your saf ety Camera Effective pixels: 3,100,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/3.2 q CCD , total pixel number 3,340,000 pixels Primar y colour filter Lens: Optic al 12 k zoom, f l 4.6 – 55.2 mm (35 mm f ilm came ra equiv alent: 35 – 4 20 m m)/F2.8 Digital z oom: Max. 4 k Focus: Normal/ Macro[...]

Others 111 Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: (ISO A UT O) Approx. 30 cm – 4 .6 m A U T O , A UTO/Red-eye reduction, F orced ON (F orced ON/ Red-ey e reduction), S low sync./Red-ey e reduction, Forced OFF Micr ophone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recor ding media : SD M emor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size: 2016 k 1512 pixels , 1600 k 120[...]

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