Panasonic DMC-FZ5GN manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Mode l No. DMC-FZ5GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0Q40 VQT0Q40ENG.book 1 ペー ジ ２００５ 年２月１６日　水曜 日　午後２時４７分[...]

Before Use 2 VQT0Q40 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 o[...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Ca re fo r th e ca mer a • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The cam era ma y not be operated nor mally or recording of pic tures may be disabled, or the l e ns may be damaged. • Sand or dust ma y cause a malfunction of the camera. Wh en you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dust doe[...]

Before Use 4 VQT0Q40 ∫ If y ou will not be using the c amera f or a long time • Store the batter y in a c ool and dr y place with a relatively stab le temperature. (Recommended temperature: 15 o C–2 5 o C, Recommended humidity: 40% – 60%) • Be sure to remov e the battery and the card from t he camera. • When the batter y is lef t insert[...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT0Q 40 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 il lustrations i n these operat ing instruct ions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustrat ion or the menu screen are a little diff erent from thos[...]

6 VQT0Q40 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 ....................... 9 Quick Gui d e ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... 11 Charging the Battery wi[...]

7 VQT0Q 40 Playb ack (advanced ) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images. ....... ................... .......... 82 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 83 • Displaying pict ures in a direction at the time of recording [ROTATE DISP.] ..... .... ..... .... ...... ...... 84 • Rot ating the Pic ture [ROT ATE ].. ...... . 84 • Sett[...]

Prepara tion 8 VQT0Q40 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using y our camera, check the contents. 1 SD Me mory Ca rd (16 MB ) (In the te x t, it is indicated as “Card”) 2B a t t e r y P a c k (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Batter y”) 3 Batter y Charger (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Charger”) 4A C C a b l e 5 USB Con[...]

Preparation 9 VQT0Q 40 Names of th e Components 1 Lens (P3) 2 Flash (P39) 3 Microphone (P60, 74) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P43) AF Assist Lamp (P77) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P27) 6 Viewfinder (P26, 103) 7 [EVF/LCD] Button (P26) 8 Flash Open Button (P39) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P26) 10 [EXP OSURE ] Button (P54, 55, 56) 11 P ower Indicator (P30) 12 Came[...]

Prepara tion 10 VQT0Q40 18 Zoom Lev er (P38, 78) 19 Shutter Button (P30) 20 Mode Dial (P29) 21 Single or Bur st Mode Button (P 47) 22 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P46) 23 Strap Eyelet (P18) 24 [A V O UT/DIGIT AL] S ock et (P94, 96, 98 ) 25 [DC IN] Sock et (P96, 98) • Please be sure to use gen uine P anasonic A C adaptor (DMW -CAC1; optional).[...]

Preparation 11 VQT0Q 40 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record and playbac k pictures with the camera. For each operation, be s ure to refer to the correspond ing pages. 1 Charge the battery . (P12) • When the camera is shipped, th e battery is not char g ed. Char g e the battery be fo re use. 2 Insert the battery an d the[...]

Prepara tion 12 VQT0Q40 Char ging the Battery with the Char ger When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. 1 Att ach the b atte ry to th e charge r . 2 Connect the A C cable. • The AC cab l e does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal. A gap will r emain as shown below . • When the [CHARGE ] in[...]

Preparation 13 VQT0Q 40 About the Batt er y ∫ Batter y indication The remaining battery power app ears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with the AC adaptor (DMW-CA C 1; optional).] • The batter y indication turns red and blink s. • Recharge the batter y or replace it wit h fully charged battery . ∫ The batter[...]

Prepara tion 14 VQT0Q40 Inserting /Remo v ing t he Battery • 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 . • Please be sur e to use genuine P anasonic batter ies (CGA-S002E). 2 Insert: Insert the char ged battery until it clic ks. Remo ve: Slide the lo ck 1 [...]

Preparation 15 VQT0Q 40 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • 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. • The car d and the data may b e damaged if it is inserted or remo ved while the camera i s on. • W e recommend using P anasonic’ s S D Memor y Card. ([...]

Prepara tion 16 VQT0Q40 About the Ca r d ∫ Access to the card When pictures are being recorded onto the card, the card access indication lights red. When the card access indication A lights , pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is f or matted, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the battery or the card. • shake or impact t[...]

Preparation 17 VQT0Q 40 Appr o ximate n umber of rec or dab le pictures and the size • If you select a larger picture size, you can print pictures clearly . When you select a smaller picture size , you can record m ore pictures. • The numbers are appro ximations. (If you mi x TIFF , Fine and S tandard quality , the number of recordable pictures[...]

Prepara tion 18 VQT0Q40 Attach ing the Lens Cap/S trap ∫ Lens Cap (supplied) 1 P ass the string through th e hole on the lens cap. 2 P ass the string through th e hole on the cam era. 3 Attach the l ens ca p. ∫ Strap ( suppli ed) 1 P ass the strap thr ough the hole at the Strap Ey elet. 2 P ass the s trap through th e stopper and fasten the str[...]

Preparation 19 VQT0Q 40 Attachin g the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimise lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts out e x cess light and improves the pict ure quality . • Chec k that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the f lash. 1 1 Counter -rotate the 2 halves of the lens h[...]

Prepara tion 20 VQT0Q40 ∫ T emporaril y storing the lens hood 1 1 Remove the lens hood, turn it aro und then ali gn marker D on the lens hoo d to marker E on the adaptor . 2 Push the lens hood onto the adaptor until it clicks. 3 Rotate the lens hood counter -cloc kwise until it clic ks. 2 Attach the lens ca p. • Do not take a pict ure while the[...]

Preparation 21 VQT0Q 40 Setting Date/ Time (Cl oc k Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set when t he camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the follo wing screen appears. • When pressing the [MENU] b utton, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The screen disappears in about 5 seconds. T urn the camera on again or select [CLOCK [...]

Prepara tion 22 VQT0Q40 About the S etup Menu • Set the items if necessary . (Refer t o P23 – 25 for each m enu item.) 1 T urn the camera on. • The menu items depend on the mode selected with the m ode dial (P29). In this page, the items i n programme AE mode [ ] are indicated. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • When [...]

Preparation 23 VQT0Q 40 MONIT OR/VIEWFINDER Adjust the br ightness of the L CD monitor (when pictures app ear on the LCD monitor) or Viewfinder (when pictures appear on the Viewfinder) in 7 steps . A UT O R EVIEW [OFF] : T he recorded picture does not automatically appear . [1SEC .] : The recorded pictur e automatically appears on the screen for ab[...]

Prepara tion 24 VQT0Q40 PO WER SA VE [1MIN.]/[2MIN.] /[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]: The power sav e m ode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to sa ve the battery life) if the camera has not been used f or the time selected on the setting. [OFF]: The pow er save mode is not activate d. • Press the s hutter button halfwa y or tur n the camera[...]

Preparation 25 VQT0Q 40 RESET The settings on the [REC] or the [SETUP] menu are reset to the initial settings. • The setting on [RO T A TE DISP .] in the [PLA Y] m ode menu is also rese t. (P84) • The f older number and the clock setting are not changed. USB MODE Set the US B communication sys tem. • Set bef ore connecting to a PC or a pr int[...]

Prepara tion 26 VQT0Q40 About the L CD Monitor/Vie wfinder 1 Switchi ng the LCD monit or/ Vie wfinder Press the [EVF/LCD] button to s witc h the monitor scre en. 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] button to chang[...]

Preparation 27 VQT0Q 40 ∫ 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 obstruction f rom icons or others on the monitor , except the z oom and imp ortant war ning indicators. ∫ Diopter adjustm ent This feature is handy for users who w ear corrective len[...]

Prepara tion 28 VQT0Q40 ∫ 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 cam er a user to easily chec k the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is v er y useful i f manual adjustments of the l[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 VQT0Q 40 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit 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 b y t[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 30 VQT0Q40 ∫ Programme AE The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • Remove the lens cap . 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Set the mode dial to prog ramme AE mode [ ]. • The power indicator (green) li ghts. When it b links, the remaining batter[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 VQT0Q 40 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: A uto focus/ AE: Auto expo sure ) 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 t o fix th[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 32 VQT0Q40 ∫ Focusing • The focus r ange is 30 cm – ¶ (Wide), 2m – ¶ (T e le). • When you press t he shutter button fully with one st roke , pictures m a y be blurry or unfocused. • When the focus indicat ion is blinking, the subject is not f oc used. Press t he shutter button halfw a y and f oc us on the s[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Expos ure • If you press the shutter but ton halfwa y when the exposure is not adequate, the indication of the aperture value and the shutter speed t urns r ed. (Howe ver , the aper ture value and the shutter speed do not turn red when the flash is activ ated.) • The brightness of t he screen may diff[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 34 VQT0Q40 T akin g Pictures in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . O nly the most basic functions appear in the menu to make 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 a[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Other Set tings in Simple mode In Simple mode, other settings are fix ed as follows. For details, refer to the pages corresponding to eac h item. Focus range 2 m – ¶ (T ele) 5c m – ¶ (Wide) MONITOR [0] (standard) P22 PO WER SA VE [2MIN .] P22 Self-timer 10 seconds P43 Optical Image Stabilizer [MODE1[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 VQT0Q40 ∫ 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 backlight. If you pr ess 3 , [ ] (compens ating bac klight ON indication) appears and t he backlight compensation functi on is activate[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 VQT0Q 40 Chec king the Reco rded 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 ie w . • Y ou can chec k other pictures by pressing 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright or dim, compensate the [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 38 VQT0Q40 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 m ake subjects appear fu rther away use (Wide) ∫ T o m ake subjects appear closer use (T ele) • The optical z oom is set to Wide (1 k ) when the came[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 VQT0Q 40 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. A T o open the flash Press the [ OPEN ] b ut ton. B T o close the flash Press the flash until it clic ks. • Be sure to close the flash w hen not in use. ?[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 VQT0Q40 ∫ A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avail a ble flash settings depend on the r ecording mode. ( ± : A vailable , —: Not av ailable) ¢ Not av ailable in bac klight compensation ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer to [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Shutter speed for each fl ash setting • Ref er to P58 f or the Aper ture-pr iority AE, Shutter-pr iority AE or Manual e xposur e mode. ∫ 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 seve r al times until [ FLASH][...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 VQT0Q40 • Do not stare at the photo flash from close pr oximity . • If you bring the flash too c lose to the subjects , they may be distorted or discoloured by its heat and lighting. • Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or an y other items. • When you tak e a picture bey ond the flash control range[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 VQT0Q 40 T aking Pictu res with the Self-time r 1 Select the se lf-timer mode. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display: canc elled 2 T a ke th e pict ure . • A : Press the shutter but ton halfwa y to fo c u s. • B : Press the shutter button f ully to take the picture. • The se[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 VQT0Q40 Compensa ting the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of brightness between the subject and the background. Under exposed Compensate the e xposure toward positive . Properly e xposed Over exposed Compensate the exposure toward negati ve . 1 Press 3 [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 VQT0Q 40 T aking Pictur es using A uto Brac ket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the e xposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 seve r al times until [ A UTO BRA CKET] appears an[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 46 VQT0Q40 Optical Image Stabilizer This mode recognises and compensat es jitter . Y ou c an reduce blurring caus ed by jitter especially when you take pictures with the optical zoom set to T ele or when you take pictures indoors where the shutter speed is slowed do wn. A : Optical image stabiliz er b utton 1 Press the o[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 47 VQT0Q 40 T aking Pictur es using Bur st Mode 1 Select the b urst mode. : High speed ; : Low speed ; : Unlimited ¢ ; No display: c ancelled ¢ Depending on the memory size, battery power , picture siz e and quality (compression) ∫ Number of pictures recorded in b urst mod e ¢ When the shutter speed is higher than 1[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 48 VQT0Q40 • Hold down the shutter b utton fully to acti vate th e burst mo de. • When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in b ur st mode is fixed t o 3. • Y ou cannot take pictures in the b urst mode when the quality is set t o [TIFF]. • When the burst mode is activ ated, [A UDIO REC.] can[...]

Playback (basic) 49 VQT0Q 40 Playback (basic) Play ing Back Pictures 1 Sel ect t he pict ure . • 2 : Play back the prev ious picture. • 1 : Play back the next picture. • The last recorded picture will be pla yed back firs t. • When [RO T A TE DISP .] (P84) is set to [ON], pictures recorded by holding the camera vertically a re pla yed back [...]

Playback (ba sic) 50 VQT0Q40 9 Pictures Multi Pla ybac k 1 Switch to mult i screen. 2 Select the picture s. ∫ T o return to the normal playback Rotate the zoom le ver towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture with the number coloured in orange appears. ∫ T o d elete a picture during a 9 pictures mul ti pla yback Press the [ ] butt[...]

Playback (basic) 51 VQT0Q 40 Using the Pla ybac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r towar ds [ ] to enlarge th e picture. • When you rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . When you rot ate the zoom lever towar ds [ ], the magnification becomes higher . • When you change the magnification[...]

Playback (ba sic) 52 VQT0Q40 Deleting Pictures ∫ T o delete a single pi c ture 1 Select the picture to be deleted. • 2 : Play bac k the previous picture. • 1 : Play bac k the next picture. 2 Delete the picture. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen. ∫ T o delete m ultiple pictur es 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the [...]

Playback (basic) 53 VQT0Q 40 3 Del ete t he pi ctur es. • It is possible to delet e up to 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o delete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DELETE]. 2 Delete all of th e pictures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-chec k before deleting pictures. • Do not t urn off the camera while deleting. • Whe[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 VQT0Q40 Recording pictures (adva nced) Using the Mo de Dial When you want the background to be in shar p focus , set the aper ture value to a higher number . The higher the aper ture val ue is the smaller the aper ture opening will be. F or a soft f ocus background, set the aper ture value to a lower number which c[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 VQT0Q 40 When you want to t ake a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set to a f aster shutte r speed. When you w ant to create a trail effect, set to a slo wer shutter speed. 1 Set the shutter s peed and take the picture. • Ref er to P58 f or t he a vailab le range of the aper ture value and the shutter spee[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 VQT0Q40 Decide the e xposure by setting the aper ture value and the shutter speed manually . 1 Set the ape rture value and the shutter spee d. • 3 / 4 : Aper ture value • 2 / 1 : Shutter speed 2 Press th e shutter b utton halfwa y . • Indication for the condition of e xposure 1 (manual e xpos ure assistance) [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 VQT0Q 40 • Ref er to P58 f or the av ailable range of the aper ture value and the shutter speed. • The f ocus range is 5 c m – ¶ (Wide), 2m – ¶ (T ele). • The brightness of t he screen may diff er from that of the actual pictures. Check it using review function or setting to the play back mode. • If t[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 VQT0Q40 ∫ Aperture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-p riority AE Shutter -priority AE Manua l expos ure • The aper ture values i n the tab le above are t he v alues when the zoom lev er is rotated to Wide at maximum. • Some of the aper ture v alues cannot be selected depending on the zoom magnification. A va[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 VQT0Q 40 This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of f lowers. Y ou can ta ke pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 k ). When you rot ate the z oom le ver to T ele, the dis tance you can ap[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 VQT0Q40 This mode allows y ou to record motion images. 1 Select [MO TION RA TE]. • [10fps]: Recording motion images for a longer time is a vail able though the quality will be less tha n the quality recorded at [30fps]. The file size is sm aller , so t he files are suitabl e to be attached to e-mails. • [30fps][...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Av ailable recording time (seconds) • The recordable time is an approximation. • The picture siz e is fix ed to 320 k 240 pix els. • The motion images canno t be recorded without audio . • If using a MultiMediaCard, after recording motion images, the card acc ess indication may appear for a whi[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 62 VQT0Q40 Set the mode dial to the scene mode to display t he scene menu. When [SCENE MENU] on the [SETUP ] menu (P22) is set to [OFF], press the [MENU] button to display the scene menu. • When you press 2 , the e xplanations for each scene mode are display ed. (When you press 1 , the screen retur ns to the scene m[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 VQT0Q 40 Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of peo ple . This mode allows you to make the subject stand out from an unf oc used backg round 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 effecti ve: 1 Rot[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 VQT0Q40 This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera f ocu ses on a distant subject pref erentially . • The f ocus range is 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 disabled. Th[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 VQT0Q 40 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 slowing down the shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for Night portrait mode • Open the flash. (P39) • Since the shutter speed b ecomes slow , we recommend using a[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 66 VQT0Q40 • In panning mode, the shutt er 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 er y bright s cenes such as daytime in summer . We recommend using an N D filter (DMW-LND55; o[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 VQT0Q 40 • When the auto f ocus is activated, 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 [A UT O ]. • The settings on the AF assist lamp and the continuous AF are disabl ed. •[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 68 VQT0Q40 This mode allows you to t ake a pi cture in locations such as skiing resor ts 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 fix ed to [A UT O]. Snow m ode 2560 19 VQT0Q40ENG.book 68 ペー ?[...]

Recording Menu Settings 69 VQT0Q 40 Recording Menu Se ttings 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 or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 70 VQT0Q40 This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to t he mode except [A UTO], you can finely adjust the white balance .[...]

Recording Menu Settings 71 VQT0Q 40 ∫ 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 in the centre is filled b y the white object only and then pr[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 72 VQT0Q40 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 brightness. (It can be adjust[...]

Recording Menu Settings 73 VQT0Q 40 When you select a larger pi cture size, y ou can pr int pictures clearly . When you select a smaller picture size (640 k 480 pixels), you can record more pictures. In addition, it is conv enient to attach the picture to an e-mail or post it on a website because the file siz e is sma ll. • F or details on how to[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 74 VQT0Q40 Y ou can take a pic ture with audio . • When you set [A UDIO REC.] t o [ON], [ ] appears on the screen. • When you start recording by f ocusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button, the audio recording will be automatically stopped in about 5 seconds. There is no need to k eep pressing the shutter [...]

Recording Menu Settings 75 VQT0Q 40 ∫ High speed AF (H) mode When you select 3-area-focusing (high speed) or 1-area-focu sing (high speed), the auto f oc us is activ ated in high speed and you can focus on t he subject more quickly . Pictures may become still in the condition they w ere in bef ore the subject was f ocused when you press the shutt[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 76 VQT0Q40 This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by alw ays f ocusing on the subject. When the AF mode is set to 1-area-focusing, 1-area-f oc using (high speed) or spot -f ocusi ng, the time required for f ocus ing when pressing t he shutter button halfwa y will be reduced. • When it is set t o [ON], the [...]

Recording Menu Settings 77 VQT0Q 40 When you press the shutter button halfwa y , [ ] indication disappears and then the ape rture v alue and the shutter speed are displa yed. When you press the shutter button halfwa y without pressing the [ FOCUS] button, the [ ] indicat ion turns red. 3 When the subject is enclosed within the focused area, press t[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 78 VQT0Q40 • Be sure of the f ollowing points when the AF assist lamp is in use. – Do not look in t o the AF assist lamp closely . – Detach the lens hood. – Do not cov er the AF assist lamp with your fingers. – The battery may be consumed faster than usual. • In simple mode [ ], the setting on the [AF ASSIST LA[...]

Recording Menu Settings 79 VQT0Q 40 Y ou can us e 4 types of colour effect s depending on the atmosphere of the pict ure . Use this function according to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible. T o av oid noise, we recomm end setting [PICT .ADJ.] to [NA TURAL]. [...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 80 VQT0Q40 1 Select [FLIP AN IM.]. 2 Select [IMA GE CAPTURE]. • The picture size is 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Capture ima ges fo r flip animati on. • Y ou can check the recorded image with 4 and the pr e vious or follo wing image wit h 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessar y images with [ ] button. • Y ou can rec ord up to 100 pi[...]

Recording Menu Settings 81 VQT0Q 40 5 Select [FRAME RA TE] and set the numb er of frames . 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and crea te a flip anim ation. • The file n um ber 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 confi[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 VQT0Q40 Playbac k (adva nced) 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 th e motion imag e icon [ ] and play back th e motion images. • The curs or displa yed during playbac k cor[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 VQT0Q 40 Usi ng th e [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can us e various functions in playback mode such as a rotating function or protections f or recorded pictures. • When rotating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re v e rsed. • After selecting a menu item with the operation describe[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 84 VQT0Q40 This mode allows y ou to display pictures recorded by holding the camera ver tically or pictures rotated in [R O T A TE] function in the rotated direction. 1 Select [ON] to set it. • When you select [OFF], the pictures are display ed without being rotated. • Refer to P49 f or how to pla y back pictures. • When [...]

Playback (advan ced) 85 VQT0Q 40 2 Select the dire ction to r otate the picture. • When you pla y back pictures on a PC , you cannot play back pictures keeping the rotated direction without an O S or softw are compatib le with Exif . • Exif is the fil e format for still pictures , to which recording information a nd other can be added, establis[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 86 VQT0Q40 ∫ 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 cancelled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. ?[...]

Playback (advan ced) 87 VQT0Q 40 • DPOF print setting is a con v enient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting PictBr idge. (P98) • DPOF is an ab breviation of Digital Print Order F orm at. This f ea ture allows you to write print inf ormation into the media and to use such inf ormation on the DPOF-compliant sys tem. • If [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 88 VQT0Q40 ∫ Multi settin g/T o cancel all settings P erform the same ope rati on as in “Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DP OF PRINT]” . (P85 – 87) • If you w ant to delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting first. • While this f eat ure protects the pictures from accidental e[...]

Playback (advan ced) 89 VQT0Q 40 ∫ SD Slide Sho w If you inser t a card inc luding the SD Slide Show edited with the [SD View er for DSC] which is in the su pplied CD-ROM, and then tur n the ca mera on in playback mode, the confir mation screen appears. Select [YE S] and press 1 to star t the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 1 to star t norm[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 90 VQT0Q40 2 Stop audio re cor ding. • The audio rec ording stops by pressing the 4 b utto n. • Even if y ou do not press 4 , after about 10 seconds, the audio recording stops automatically . This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file size of the pict ure in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or up[...]

Playback (advan ced) 91 VQT0Q 40 • Siz es smaller than the recorded picture are displa yed. • [2048]: 2048 k 1536 pixel s • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pixel s • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pixel s • [640]: 640 k 480 pix els 3 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When y ou select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. When resized pictures are overwritten, [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 92 VQT0Q40 2 Enlar ge or decrea se the picture. 3 Shift the pic ture and pre ss the shutter b u tton to set. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] a nd set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwritten. When trimmed pictures are ov e rwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwr[...]

Playback (advan ced) 93 VQT0Q 40 1 Select [YES] to f ormat. • Usually , it is not necessar y to f orm at the card. F orm at it when t he message [MEMORY CARD ERR OR] appears. • If the card has been f or matted by a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again. • Once the car d is f ormatted, all data including pro tected images are ir[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 94 VQT0Q40 Pla ying Bac k Pictures on 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 cabl e A (supplied) t o the [A V OUT] sock et of the camera. • Connect the A V cable with the [ ] mark facing y ou. • Hold the plug B to push into or pull o ut. 2 Co[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 95 VQT0Q 40 Connecting to a PC o r Printer Befo re Connecting to the PC or the Printer [ : USB MOD E] Select the US B communication sys tem before connecting the camera t o your PC or your printer with the USB conne ction cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] men u. (P22) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 [...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 96 VQT0Q40 Conn ect ing t o a PC If y ou use Windows ® 98/98SE, i nstall the USB driver an d then connect i t to the computer . (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, y ou do not hav e to install the USB driver . Refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connecti on for the installation o[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 97 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Folder Co mpositi on The f older structure of the card or MultiMediaCard is displa yed as t he illustration belo w . 1 Folder number 2 File number 3 JPG: pictures MO V : motion images Files will be sav ed in each folder as f ollows. • When recording, up to 999 picture data can be included in 1 fol de[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 98 VQT0Q40 Connectin g to a PictBridge-complia nt Printe r 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 start printing on the LCD monitor . Set the print settings such as print quality on the pr inter bef or[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 99 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Singl e pict ure 1 Select a pict ure to be printed. • A message disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print se ttings. • The it ems which are not suppor ted by the printer ar e displa yed in gre y and cannot be selected. • When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a lay out which is n[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 100 VQT0Q40 • [P AGE LA Y OUT] (P os sib le lay outs on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and the n print out the p icture . • Press the [ MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF picture • Set the DPOF pr int with the camera in adv ance. (P85) 1 Select [DPOF PICTURE]. • When printing under the new setting[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 101 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Setting th e date printing with the DPO F prin t in advan ce When the printer supp ort s the date printing by DPOF setting, we rec ommend setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance. (P86) The recording date can be printed by sel ecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not discon[...]

Others 102 VQT0Q40 Others Using the MC Pr otector/ND Filter The MC pr otector (DMW-LMC5 5; optional) is a transparent filter w hich aff ec ts neither the colours no r the amount of light, so it can always be used to protect the cam era’ s lens. The ND filter ( DMW - LND55; optional) reduces the amount of light to approxi mately 1/8th (equal to ad[...]

Others 103 VQT0Q 40 Screen Displ a y ∫ In recor d ing 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode ( P39) 3B u r s t ( P 4 7 ) : Audio recording (P60, 74) 4 Continuous AF (P76) 5 White balance (P70) 6 ISO sensitivity (P72) 7 Focus (P30) 8 Picture s ize (P73) 9 Quality (P73) : Jitter alert (P32) 10 Battery indicat ion (P13) 11 Colour eff ect (P79) 12 Picture/Tim[...]

Others 104 VQT0Q40 ∫ Recording in simple mode 1 F lash mode (P39) 2 Focus (P30) 3 P icture mode (P34) : Jitter aler t (P3 2) 4 B attery indication (P13) 5 P ictures remaining 6 Rec ording state 7 Car d Access indication ( P16) 8 A F area (P30) 9 Operation for bac klight compensation (P36) 10 Current date and time ( P21 ) • This is displa yed f [...]

Others 105 VQT0Q 40 ∫ In pla ybac k 1 Playbac k mode 2 Number of DPOF prints ( P85) 3 Protected picture (P87) 4 Picture with audio (P82) 5 Picture s ize (P73) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P73) / : In Mot ion image mode (P60) Simple mode (P 34): :E N L A R G E :4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm :E - M A I L 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder/Fil e number[...]

Others 106 VQT0Q40 Caut io ns for Use In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop ope rating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it. • The lens o r the outer[...]

Others 107 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card is being accessed), do not open the card door to remove the car d, do no t turn the c amera 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 e[...]

Others 108 VQT0Q40 Messa g e Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. Major messages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Unlock [ LOCK] of t he Write-Protect swit ch on the SD Memory Card. (P16) [NO V ALID IMA GE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after recor ding or after[...]

Others 109 VQT0Q 40 T roubles hoo ting If you put t he menu back t o the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improved. Carry out the [ RESET] in the [SETU P] menu. (P22) ∫ Batter y and the power source 1: The camera cannot be oper ated e ve n when it is turne d on. • Is the batter y inser ted corre ctly? • Is the battery s[...]

Others 110 VQT0Q40 ∫ Flash 1: Flash is not activ ated. • Is the flash closed? – Press the [ OPEN] b utton to open the flash. • In motion image mode [ ], [SCE NERY], [NIG HT S CENERY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P62), the flash set ting is fix ed to the Forced OFF [ ] even if the flash is opened. 2: The flash is activ ated 2 times. • Whe[...]

Others 111 VQT0Q 40 ∫ Other s 1: Unreadable language was selected by mistake . • Press the [MENU] b utton and select [ ] icon on the [ SETUP] menu to set the desired language. 2: The setting for the auto review fun ction is disa bled. • Is the camera in b urst mode (P47), auto brac ket (P45) or motion ima ge mode [ ] (P60), or is [A UDIO REC.[...]

Others 112 VQT0Q40 Spec ific atio ns Digital Camera: Inf or mation for your saf ety Camera Effective pixels: 5,000,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , t otal pix el number 5,360,000 pixels Primar y colour filter Lens: Optic al 12 k z oom, f l 6 – 72 mm (35 mm film camera equiv alent: 36 – 432 mm)/F2.8 – F3. 3 Digital z oom: Max. 4 k Focus:[...]

Others 113 VQT0Q 40 Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: (ISO A UT O) Approx. 30 cm – 4.5 m (Wide) A U T O , A UTO/Red-ey e reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/ Red-ey e reduction), Slow sync. /Red-e ye reduction, For c ed O F F Micr ophone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recor ding media : SD Memor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size: 2560 k 1920 pi[...]

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