Panasonic DMC-FZ3PP manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Mode l No. DM C-FZ3PP Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0L9 4 For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@panasonic.com For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www .panasonic.ca FZ3-PP.book 1 ページ ２００?[...]

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 la ws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or disks or other[...]

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 sand or dus t does not get int o the[...]

Befo re Us e 5 About Th ese Ope rating In struction s Please note that the descr iption on this page is a sample and all pages are not descr ibed in this manner . ∫ About pictur es /illu strations in these o perating i nstructions Pictures in these operating instructions are composed from still photographs f or explanation. Please note that the a[...]

6 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ...... .... .... ....... .. 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 Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images. ....... ................. ............ 80 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 81 • Rot ating th e Pic ture [ROT ATE ].. ...... . 81 • Setting the P icture to be Pr inted and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT]....... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... 82 • Preventing[...]

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”) ∫ AV C a b l [...]

Preparation 9 ∫ Lens Cap/Len s Cap Stri ng VYK0W7 3 ∫ Stra p VFC4078 ∫ Lens Hood/Le ns Hood Adapto r VYQ3228/VYQ 3227 FZ3-PP.book 9 ページ ２００４年６ 月２１日　月曜日 　午後７時６分[...]

Prepara tion 10 Names of the Com ponent s 1 Lens par t 2 Flash (P4 1) 3 Microphone (P 59, 71) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P44) AF A ssist Lamp (P75) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P29) 6 Viewfinder (P28, 102) 7 [EVF/LCD] B utton (P28) 8 Flash Open Button (P41) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P28) 10 [EXPOS URE] Button (P53, 54, 55) 11 Po wer Indicator (P32) 12 Camera[...]

Preparation 11 18 Zoom Lever (P40, 76) 19 Mode Dial (P31) 20 Shutter Button ( P32) 21 Single/Burst Mode Button (P47) 22 Strap Eyelet (P19) 23 [A V OUT/DIGIT A L] Soc ket (P92, 95, 97) 24 [DC IN] Sock et (P95, 97) • Please be s ure to use genuine P anasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional). 25 T er minal Door 26 Card/Batter y Door (P15, 16) 27 T r[...]

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 char ged. Charge the battery b ef ore us e. 2 Insert the battery a nd the car d. (P15 , 16) 3 T[...]

Preparation 13 Char ging th e Battery with the Charger When the c amera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use . 1 Attach the b attery to the c harger . 2 Connect the c har ger to the electrical ou tlet. • When the [CHARGE] indicator A lights in green, charging starts. • When the [CHARGE] indicat or A tur ns 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 A C adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional) .] > > > The indication tur ns red an d bli nks: Recharge or replac e the batter y . ∫ The l ife time of the ba ttery The number of rec[...]

Preparation 15 Inserting /Remo ving the Battery • Chec k that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the f lash. 1 Slide the car d/battery door to open it. • Please be sure to use gen uine P anasonic batteries (CGA-S002A ). 2 Insert: Insert the ch arged battery until it clic ks. Remove: Slide the loc k 1 to remo ve t[...]

Prepara tion 16 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • 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 car d and the da ta may be damaged if it is i nserted or removed 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: • turn the cam era off . • remov e the battery or the card. • shak e or impact the camera. The card and the data may be dama[...]

Prepara tion 18 Appr ox imate n umber of recor dable pic tures and the si z e • The numbers are approximations . (If you mix TIFF , Fine and Standard 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 scre[...]

Preparation 19 Attachin g the L ens Cap /Strap ∫ Lens Cap 1 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the lens c ap. 2 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the came ra. 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 stra p thr ough the stopper an d fasten the strap. A : Pull the strap 2 cm[...]

Prepara tion 20 Attach ing the Len s 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 . • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 1 Adjust A on the lens hoo d adaptor to [UNLOCK]. 2 [...]

Preparation 21 ∫ T emporaril y stor ing the len s hood 1 1 Remo ve the lens hood, re ver se 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 adap tor . 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 [...]

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 fully charged batter y has been inser ted f or more than 24 hours, the clock setting is stored (in the camera) f o r at least 3 months e v en if the bat tery 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. • The menu screen in simple mode [ ] is different from the above screen. (P36) 3 Select the [SETUP] Men u. • When rotating the zoom lev er A to wa rd 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 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 REVI EW [OFF]: The recorde d picture does not aut omatically appear . [1SEC.]: The reco[...]

Prepara tion 26 Menu Funct ions BEEP Set to select the v olume of operati onal sound. [] : No operational sound [] : Soft operational sound [] : Loud operational sound • The operat ional sound setting is also reflected on simple mode [] . SHUTTER S et to select the v olume of shutter sound. [] : No shutter sound [] : Soft shutter sound [] : Loud [...]

Preparation 27 Menu F unctions SCENE ME NU [OFF]: Scene menu does not appear whe n setting the mode dial to scene mode and the camera is oper ated 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 UT O ]: Scene menu appears automatically[...]

Prepara tion 28 About the L CD Moni tor/Vie wfinder 1 Switc hing the LCD m onitor/V iewf inder 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 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 30 ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (blac k to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • It allows t he camera user to easily check the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is v er y useful i f 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 many kinds of scenes . Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely . : Progr am AE mode (P3 2) The exposure is automatically adjusted b y the cam[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 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 [ ]. • The power indica[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 ∫ 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 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 (ba sic) 34 ∫ Focusing • The focus r ange is 0.98 f eet (30 cm) – ¶ (Wide), 3.94 f eet (120 cm) – ¶ ( T ele). • If you press the shutter button fully wit hout 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 t he shutter button halfw a[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 • When y ou 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. • W e recommend setting the cloc k again before taking pictures. (P22) • When the time for pow er sav e is set (P24 ), the camera is a[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 T akin g Pictures in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . Only the nec essary menus appear to m ake the operati ons 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. (P22) SIMP[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 ∫ Other Set tings in Simple mode In Simple mode, other settings are fix ed as f ollows. For details, ref er to the pages corresponding to eac h item. Focus range 3.94 feet (120 cm) – ¶ (T ele) 0.16 feet (5 cm) – ¶ (Wide) MONITOR [0] (standard) P25 PO WER SA VE [2MI N .] P25 Self-timer 10 seconds P44 Burst spee[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 38 ∫ The Bac kligh t Compen sation 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) 39 Chec king the Reco r ded Pic ture (Re view) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded pictu re appears for about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter but ton halfwa y or 4 to cancel the re v iew . • Y ou can check the previous or f ollowing picture with 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright or dim, compensate t[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 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 som e distor tion (typical ex ample: v[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 T aking Pictur es 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 w hen not in use. • The f[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 ∫ A vailab le flash settings by recording mo de The avail able flash settings depend on t he recording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable) ¢ A vailab le only in backlight compensation ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures • The av ailabl e flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer to P34 f [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 ∫ 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 ppear s and then set the flash output . • Y ou can adjust this f rom j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV . • The determined flash output is me[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 T aking Pic tures with the Self-tim er 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 subje ct to take the picture. • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-timer is set , the self -timer setting is cance led. • When us[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 Compensati ng the Exposu re Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due to t he 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 compensate from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 46 T aki ng Pi ctures using A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures 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) 47 T aking Pictur es using Bur st Mode 1 Switch the bur st mode setting 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 • In simple mode [ ], the burst s[...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying B ac k Pictures 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play bac k the pre vious picture. • 1 : Play bac k the ne xt 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 t he page n[...]

Playback (basic) 49 9 Pi ctur es Mult i Playback 1 Switch to multi s creen. 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 wit h the number colored in orange appears. ∫ T o delete a picture during a 9 pic tures multi playbac k. Press the [ ] b utton[...]

Playback (ba sic) 50 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 ver towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . • When you change the magnifi cation, the zoom position indication A ap[...]

Playback (basic) 51 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) 52 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-chec k before deleting pictures. • Do not tur n off the camera while d eleting. • Pictures tha[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode D ial When you want the bac kground to be in shar p f oc us, set the aper ture v a lue to a higher number . The higher the aper ture value i s the smaller the aperture opening will be. For a soft f o cus background, set the aper ture value t o a lower n umber which cor[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 When you want to take a sharp pict ure of a fast mo ving subject, set to a f ast er shutter speed. When you w ant to create a trail eff ect, set to slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shut ter speed and take the p ictur e. • Ref er to P57 for the a vailable range of the aper ture val ue and the shutter speed. • The[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 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 f or the condition of e xposure 1 (manual exposure assistanc e) appear[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 • Refer to P57 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), 3.94 f eet (120 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) 57 ∫ 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 vai lable Shutter Speed (Sec.) (P er 1/3 EV) Ap[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 This mode allows y ou to take pictures closely focusing on the 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 e[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 2 Press the shut ter button halfwa y . • When the subject is f oc used, the focus indication 1 lights . • The remaining recording time (approximation) appears on the screen. 3 Press the shut ter b utton full y to start the recor ding. • The audio recording starts simultaneously from the built -in microphone o[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 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 toward T , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) • If you press the [MENU] button while the scen[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 This mode allows you to make the subject stand out from an unf ocused backg round and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achiev e a healthy complexion on t he subject. ∫ T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more effecti ve: 1 Rotate the zoom le v er to T ele as far as pos si ble. 2 Be close to the su[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 62 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) – ¶ . • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [A UT O]. • The Flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [] . • The setting on the AF assist lamp is disable[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 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 Ni ght portrait mode • Open the flash. (P41) • Since the shutter speed b ecomes slow (max. about 1 sec.), we recomm end usi[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 • 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 work well in the follo wing situations. – V ery br ight scenes suc h as daytime in summer . We recommend using an N D filter (DMW-LND55; optional).[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 • When the auto f ocus is activated, the av ailable recording range is 16.4 feet (5 m ) – ¶ . (W e recommend f ollowing steps 1 to 5 on the pre vious page to take pictures with prefocus . ) • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [ISO100]. • The settings on the AF assist lamp and the continuous AF are disabl ed[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 66 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 color of the snow stand out. • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [A UT O]. Snow m ode 2016 19 FZ3-PP.book 66 ページ ２００４?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 Using the [REC] mode men u 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 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 sensitivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [A UTO], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the brigh tness. (F rom [ISO100] to [...]

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-like appearance depending on the subject or the recording conditio[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 72 Y ou can s witch to the f ollowing metering 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. Center weighted: This is [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 73 • When setting to 3-area-focusing, pictures may become still while being f ocus ed on, howe v er , this is not a malfunction. • In the digital z oom or when you take pictures in dark places, the AF area is display ed on t he center of the screen with a size wider than usual. • When multiple AF areas (max. 9 a[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 74 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 suitab le when the distance between the camera and t he subject is pre-deter[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 75 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 following points when the AF[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 76 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 digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom le ver to the ex treme T ele position, the on-screen zoom indication may momen[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 77 • The stabiliz er function ma y not work sufficiently in the follo wing cases. – When too much jitter occurs – In digital zoom r ange – When taking pictures while f ollowing subjects in motion. – When the shutter s peed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons. • In motion i mage mode [[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 78 1 Select [FLIP ANIM.]. • A motion image file is created by putting images recorded in [IMAGE CAPTURE] together by [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE]. • Audio cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record audio using the audio dubbing. (P87) 2 Select [IMA GE CAPTURE]. • The picture size is 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Capture ima [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 79 5 Select [FRAME RA T E] and set the number of frames . 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and crea te a flip anim ation. • The file n umber appears after creating a flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still images used to create fli p anima tio n When selecting [DELETE STI LL IMA GES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a confirma[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 Playbac k (adva nced) Pla y ing B a c 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 th e motion imag e icon [ ] and play ba ck the mo tion images. • The curs or displa yed during playbac k corres[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 Usi ng th e [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can rota te the recorded pictur es in increments of 90°. This is a conv enient function t o play back pictures on T V . ∫ Example When rotating c lock wise ( ) Original pic tur e 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[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 • Still pictures can only be rotated i n normal playbac k. When playing back rotated pictures in zoom playbac k or multi playbac k, pictures appear in original angle. • Protected pictures and pictures recorded with setting the quality to [ TIFF] cannot be rotated. • When you pla y pictures on a PC, you cannot play rota[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 ∫ Singl e set ting Select the pictur e and set the number of prints. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF print setting is canceled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. • Repeat [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 84 • DPOF pr int setting is a conv enient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting DPOF pr inting. (P97) • DPOF is the abbreviat ion f or 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) 85 ∫ Multi setting/T o cancel all settings P erf orm t he same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be P rinted and the Number of Pr ints [DPOF PRI NT]]. ( P82 – 83 ) • If y ou want to delete p rotected pictures, cancel the protect setting first. • While this feat ure protects the pictures from accidental erasure, fo[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 86 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) 87 Y ou can rec ord 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 tart audio recording. (The original audio is overwritten.) • The audio dubbing [...]

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 y ou select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite the resized picture. • It ma y not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment. • When resized pict ures 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 [T IFF] –Motion images –Flip animation –Pictures with audio –Rotated picture[...]

Playback (advan ced) 91 1 Select [FORM A T ]. 2 Select [YES] to f ormat. • Usually , it is not necessar y to f orm at the card. F orm at the card when t he 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 car d is fo rmatted, all data includ[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 92 Pla ying B ac k Pictures with a TV Screen ∫ Playing back pictures with A V cable (suppli ed) • T ur n the camera and the TV off . 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) t o the [A V OUT/ DIGIT AL] socke t of the came ra. • Connect the A V cable with the [ ] mark facing y ou. • Hold B and then insert or pull the A V cab[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 93 Connecting to a PC o r Printer Befo re Connectin g with USB Connectio n Cable [ : USB MOD E] 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 cab le (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P24) 1 Sel[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 94 ∫ When using Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/ 98 SE, install the USB driver bef ore 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 [PictB[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 95 Connecting to a PC • If y ou use W indows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer . • When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e t o install the USB driver . A : USB c onnection cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CA C1; optional) 1 T urn the camera o[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 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] T[...]

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 star t printing. A : USB c onnection cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW -CA C1; optional) 1 T ur n the camer a o[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 98 • Set the pr int settings such as paper size or print qualit y on the printer bef orehand. (Read the printer operating instructions.) • Connect the c amera to a print er . (P97) ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A messag e displays f or about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • [...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 99 ∫ [P A GE L A 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] b utton to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pi ct ur e • Set the DPOF p rint with this c amera i n advance . (P82) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When printing under the ne w set tings,[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 100 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance 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 . (P83) The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • The setting on the pri[...]

Others 101 Others Using the M C Pr otec tor/ND Filte r The MC protector (DMW-LM C55; optional) is a transparent filter which af fects neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can alwa ys be used to pr otect the camera’ s lens. The ND filter (DMW -LND55; 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 (P41) 3 Burst (P47) : Audio recording (P59, 71) 4 Continuous AF (P73) 5 White balance (P68) 6 ISO sensit ivity (P70) 7 Focus indication (P32) 8 Pi cture size (P70) 9 Quality (P 71) : Jitter aler t indication (P34) 10 Batter y indication (P14) 11 Color effect (P76) 12 Pictur e/[...]

Others 103 ∫ Recordi ng in simple mode 1 Flash (P41) 2 Focus indi cation (P32) 3 Picture mode (P36) : Jitter aler t indication ( P34) 4 Battery indicat ion (P14) 5 Picture remain 6 Recording indication 7 Card access indication (P17) 8 AF area (P32) 9 Backlight compensation indication (P38) 10 Current date and t ime ( P22 ) • This is displayed f[...]

Others 104 ∫ In play back 1 Playback mode 2 DPO F (P82, 86) (White): DPOF setting fo r printing (Green): DPOF setti ng f or Slid e Show (Green with number of prints): DPOF sett ing f or printing and Slide Show 3 Prote cted picture (P84) 4 Picture wit h audio (P80) 5 Pi cture size (P70) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P 71) / : In Motion image m[...]

Others 105 Cautions f or Use ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying this camera, take care not to dr op or hit it . • The outer case ma y be destro yed b y the strong shock, and it ma y cause malfunction of this c amera. Keep the camera away from magnetized equipment (such as a microwave oven , TV , video game equ ipment, etc.) . • If y ou[...]

Others 106 ∫ 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 shorter. Whe[...]

Others 107 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card is access ed), do not open the Car d/Battery Door to remov e 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 electric[...]

Others 108 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 ALI D IMAG E 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 MEMOR Y IN T HE CARD] Inser t a ne w card or delete the unnecessar y data. [PLEAS E [...]

Others 109 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 menu. (P24) Conditi ons Causes The camera wi ll not turn on. Is the batter y in ser ted correctly? Is the batter y sufficiently c harged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently char[...]

Others 110 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, the clock setting may be reset. W hen the message [[...]

Others 111 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 f eature or other feature which cuts out both edges [...]

Others 112 Spec ific atio ns Digital Camera Inf ormat ion f or your safety Camera Effective pixels: 3,100,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/3.2 q CCD , total pixel number 3,340,000 pixels Primar y color filter Lens: Optic al 12 k z oom, f l 4.6 – 55.2 mm ( 35 m m fi lm c amera equiv alent: 35 – 420 mm)/ F2.8 Digital z oom: Max. 4 k Focus: Normal/ Mac[...]

Others 113 Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: (ISO AUT O) Approx. 0.98 f eet (30 cm) – 15.1 feet (4.6 m) A U T O , A UTO/Red-ey e reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/ Red-ey e reduction), Slow sync. /Red-e ye reduction, Forced OFF Micr ophone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recor ding media : SD M emor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size: 2016 k 15[...]

Others 114 Others Digital Camera Acc essory System * Please ref er to page 14, f or details on the battery chargi ng time an d a v ailable recording time. * NO TE: Accessories and/or model n u mbe rs ma y vary b y cou ntry . Pleas e consult your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure BN-SDCAPU/1B BN-SDABPU/1B 1 GB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Mem[...]

Others 115 Digital Camera Ac cesso r y Or der Form (For US A Cust omer s) In CANA D A, please co ntact y our l ocal De aler f or more inf or mation on Acce ssories . 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[...]

Others 116 Reques t for Ser vice Noti ce (For US A 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 th[...]

Others 117 Li mite d W ar rant y (F or USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA, On e P anasonic W ay Secaucus , New Jers ey 0 7094 P ANASONIC SALES COMP ANY , DIVISIO N OF MA TSUSHI T A ELECT RIC OF PUERT O RICO, INC . A ve. 65 de Inf anteria, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel In dustrial P[...]

Others 118 Carry-In or Mail-In Se rvice For Carr y-In or Ma il-In Se r vice in the Un ited States call 1-800-272-7 033. F or as sista nce in Puerto Rico ca ll P anaso nic Sa les Com pan y (787)-750-4 300 or f ax (787)-768-2910 . This wa rrant y ONL Y CO VERS f ailures due to def ects in mat erials or workmansh ip , and DO ES NO T CO VER normal wear[...]

Others 119 Cust omer Se rvi ces Dir ector y (For US A Only) Product Repairs Purchase P ar ts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all P anasonic Products by 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 Or[...]

Others 120 Others Inde x A Adjustin g Flas h Output ........ ...... ..... ... 43 AF Assi st Lamp .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .. 75 AF Mode .... .......... ........... .......... ........... 72 AF Trig ger .... .... ...... ........... .......... ......... 74 AF/AE Lock . .... .... ...... ........... .......... ..... 33 Aperture-pri ority [...]

Others 121 N ND Fi lt er ... ....... .......... ........... .......... .... 101 Night Port rait Mode ... ....... .......... ........ 63 Nig ht Sc enery Mo de ..... ..... .... .... .... .... 62 NO.RESET ..... .... ...... ........... .......... ...... 26 NTS C .. .... ....... .......... ........... .......... ........ 26 Number o f recordab le pictur[...]

Others 122 Others Spanish Q uic k Use Guide/G uía rá pida en e spañol Ésta es una visión de conjunto que t rata del procedimiento para gr abar las imágenes con es ta cámara. P or lo que respecta a cada única operación, haga referencia a las páginas correspondientes. 1 Carg ue la batería . • Cuando se en vía la cámara, la batería est[...]

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