Panasonic DMCFZ8K manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ8 PP VQT1B25 Bef o re con necti ng, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , ple ase read the instru ctions completely . For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.panasonic.com For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649)[...]

Before Use 2 VQT1B2 5 Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choo sing P anasoni c! Y ou ha ve purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used prop erly , we’ re sure it will bring you and your fa mily years of enjoy ment. Please tak e time to fill in the inf or mation on t he below . The serial number [...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT1B 25 • Please note that the actual c ontrols and components, menu items, et c. of your Digital Camera ma y look somewhat diff erent from those shown i n the illustrations in t hese Operating Instructions. • SDHC Logo is a tr adem ark. • Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Mic rosys tems IR Gmb H. • Elmarit is a regis[...]

Before Use 4 VQT1B2 5 THE FO LLO WIN G APPLIE S ONL Y IN CANADA -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack ∫ About the battery charger Declaration of Conf or mity T rade Name: P anasonic Model No .: DMC-FZ8 Responsible par ty: P anasonic Cor poration of Nor th America One Panasonic Wa y , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Suppor t Contact: P anasonic [...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT1B 25 ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera. This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor ma y be damaged. • Retract the lens bef ore carr ying the camera or pla ying bac k pictures. • Be particularly careful when using the camera in the fo[...]

6 VQT1B2 5 Contents Before Use Infor mation f or Your Saf ety ...... .... .... ..... .... 2 Prepa ration Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ....................... 9 Attaching the Le ns Cap/Strap ................. 11 Atta ching the L en s Hoo d ........ ...... ...... .... 12 Quick Gui de ........ .... .[...]

7 VQT1B 25 • [PICT.S IZE]/ [QUALITY] Sett ing a pic tur e size and q ualit y that matc hes your us e of the pictu res ...... .. 80 • [AUDIO REC.] Recording still pictures with audio .... 82 • [METER ING MODE] Deciding the method to m easure bright ness ...... ........ ...... ......... .... .... .... 82 • [AF MODE] Settin g the focus method [...]

Preparation 8 VQT1B2 5 Preparation Standar d A ccessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 Batt ery P ack (Indicated as battery in the te xt) 2 Batter y Charger (Indicated as char ger in the text) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 AV C a b l e 5 CD- R OM 6 Shoulder Strap 7 Lens C ap/Lens Cap String 8 Lens H ood/Hood Ada[...]

Preparatio n 9 VQT1B 25 Names of the Components 1 Lens (P123) 2 Flash (P43) 3 Microphone (P82, 105) 4 Self-timer indicator (P47) AF assi st lamp (P 85) 5 Flash open button (P43) 6 Diopter adjustment dial (P39) 7 Viewfinder (P38, 119) 8 Speaker (P94) 9 [EVF/LCD] button (P38) 10 Came ra ON /OFF swit ch (P14 , 19) 11 Jo y stic k (P29, 36, 56, 57) 12 L[...]

Preparation 10 VQT1B2 5 18 Zoom lev er (P32) 19 Shutter button (P27, 70) 20 Mode dial (P20) 21 Focus s witch button (P59) 22 Optical image st abilizer b u tton (P50) 23 Strap ey elet (P11) 24 [DIGIT AL/A V OUT] Soc ket (P110, 113, 117) 25 [DC IN] Sock et (P11 0, 113) • Alwa ys use a genuine P anasonic AC adaptor (DMW-A C7PP ; optional). • The c[...]

Preparatio n 11 VQT1B 25 Attaching the Lens Cap/ Stra p ∫ Lens Cap (sup plied) 1 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the lens c ap. 2 P ass the sa me string thro ugh the hole on th e camera. 3 Attach the l ens cap. • When you tur n the camera off, carry the camera or play back the pictures, attach the lens cap to protect the s urf ac e of th[...]

Preparation 12 VQT1B2 5 Attaching the Len s Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off e xce ss lighting and improv es the picture quality . • Check that the c amera is turned off. • Close the f lash. 1 Attach the hood ad aptor (supplied). • Do not tighten the hood adaptor[...]

Preparatio n 13 VQT1B 25 ∫ T emporari ly sto ring the len s hood 1 Loosen the scre w and remo ve the lens hood. 2 Rever se the lens hood . 3 Attach the l ens hood with the scre w facing up wards and then tig hten t he screw ag ain. • Make sure the screw is loose and then attach the lens hood. • Do not tighten the s crew too much. 4 Attach th [...]

Preparation 14 VQT1B2 5 Quic k Guide This is an ov er view of ho w to reco rd and play back pictures with t he camera. F or each step, be sure to re f er to the pages indicated in brack e ts. 1 Char ge the battery . (P15) • The bat tery is not c harged when the camera is shi pped. Charge the battery b efore us e. 2 Insert the battery a nd the car[...]

Preparatio n 15 VQT1B 25 Charging the Battery with the Char g er The battery is not charged when t he camera is shipped. Charge the battery bef or e u se . 1 Insert the battery term inals and attach the battery to the cha rger . 2 Connect the c harger to the elec tri cal out let . • Charging start s when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green. •[...]

Preparation 16 VQT1B2 5 About the Batter y (char ging/number of recor dable pictures) ∫ The battery life The number of recor d able pictures (By CIP A standard in pro gram AE mode [ ]) Recor ding conditions b y CIP A standar d • T em perature: 23 °C (73.4 °F )/ Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on. ¢ • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (16 [...]

Preparatio n 17 VQT1B 25 Inser ting and Removi n g the Battery/ the Car d (opt iona l) • Check t hat this unit is turned off. • Close the flash. • Prepare a card. (optional) • Y ou can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when y o u are not using a card. (P18) 1 Slide the release lev er in the direction of arr ow and open the[...]

Preparation 18 VQT1B2 5 About the Built-in Memory/the C ar d (optional) The built-in memor y can be used as a temporar y storage de vice when the card being used becomes full. ∫ Built-in Memor y [ ] Y o u can record o r play back pictures with the bu ilt-in memory . (Th e built- in m emo ry c annot be used when a card is inser ted.) • The bui l[...]

Preparatio n 19 VQT1B 25 Setting Date/Time (C lock Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set so the f ollowing screen appears when you turn the c amera on. A : [MENU/S ET] butt on B : Cursor buttons 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e date and time. A : Time at the home area B : Time at the trav el destination (P 74) • 2 [...]

Preparation 20 VQT1B2 5 About the Mode D ial If you turn on this unit and then r o tate the mode dial, you can not only s w itch between recording and playbac k but also switch to a scene m ode that matche s yo ur recording purpose. ∫ Switc hing the mode by r otating the mode dia l • Adj ust part A to the desired mode. Rotate the mode dial slow[...]

Preparatio n 21 VQT1B 25 Setting the Menu ∫ Displaying the menu screens Press [MENU/SET]. A Menu icons B Current page C Menu items and settings • Rotate the z oom le ver to s witch to the next/pre vious page easily . • The menu icons and the menu items that are display ed diff er depending on the position of the mode d ial. ∫ About the men [...]

Preparation 22 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Closing the menu screen Press [MENU/SET]. • When the mode d ial is set to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/ [ ], you can also close the m enu screen by pressing the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish. ∫ Switching t o the [SET UP] menu 1 Press 2 on a men u sc reen. 2 Press 4 to select the [SET[...]

Preparatio n 23 VQT1B 25 [PO WER SA VE] (T urning off t his un it automatic all y .) Press [ ] to display t he [SETUP] menu and se lect the item to set. (P 21) P ower sav e m ode is activated (the camera is automatically tur ned off to s a ve the batter y lif e) if the camera has not been used for t he time selected on the setting. [1MIN.]/[2M IN.][...]

Preparation 24 VQT1B2 5 [MF ASSIST] (P 59) (Recor ding mode onl y) Press [ ] to display the [SE TUP] menu and select the item to set. (P21) In manual focus, the assistance screen appears on the center of the screen to facil i tate f ocusing on the subject. [MF1]: The center of the screen is enlarged. Y ou can adj ust the f ocus while determining t [...]

Preparatio n 25 VQT1B 25 [VIDEO O UT] (P117) (Playback mode onl y) Press [ ] to display t he [SETUP] menu and se lect the item to set. (P 21) Set to m atch the color television system in each countr y . [NTSC ]: Video output is set to NTSC system. [P AL] : Video output is set to PAL system. [TV ASPECT] (P117) (Playback mode onl y) Press [ ] to disp[...]

Preparation 26 VQT1B2 5 LCD Monitor Display / Switc hing th e LCD Monitor Displa y ∫ Screen display in pr o gram AE mode [ ] (at the time of purch ase) 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash mode (P 43) 3 AF area (P2 7) • The AF area displa yed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places. 4 Focus (P27) 5 Pi cture size (P80) 6 Quality (P 80) : J[...]

Basic 27 VQT1B 25 Basic T aking Pic tu res The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the apert ure v alue accor ding to the brightness of the subject. 1 : Shutter b utton • The status indicator 3 lights f or about 1 second when you turn this un it on 2 . (When using the LCD monitor .) • The status indicator continues t o light if you [...]

Basic 28 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Exposur e (P48) • The exposure is automatically adjusted to the appropriate exposure on this unit (AE=Auto Exposure). Howe ver , depending on the recording conditions such as when there is backli ght, the recorded picture will be dark. In this case, compensate the exposure. This allows you to take bright pictures. ∫ Focusi[...]

Basic 29 VQT1B 25 ∫ Preventing jitter (cam era shake) • Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button. • If jitter could occur because of slo w shutter speed, the jitter alert A appears. • When the jitter alert appears, we recommend using a tripod. If you cannot use a tripod, be careful ho w you hol d the camera (P27). T he use o[...]

Basic 30 VQT1B2 5 T aking Pictur es in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . Only the basic f unctions appear in the m enu to make operations simple. ∫ Basic menu settings 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the desired menu it em and then press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the desired setting and then press [ME[...]

Basic 31 VQT1B 25 • [SE NSITIVITY] (P79): This setting becomes the same as when the highest ISO sensitivity is set t o [ISO800] in int elligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. (P 52) • [AS PECT RA TIO]/[PICT . SIZE]/ [QU A LI TY] (P80): – [ ENLARG E]: : (7M)/ –[ 4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm]: : (2.5M EZ)/ –[ E - M A I L ] : : (0.3M EZ)/ • [AF MOD E] ([...]

Basic 32 VQT1B2 5 T aking Pi ctures wit h the Zoom Y ou can make people and objects appear closer and landscap es can be rec orded in wide angle with the 12 k optical zoom. (35 mm fi lm camera equivalent: 36 mm to 432 mm) ∫ T o make subjects appear closer use (T ele) Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds Te l e . ∫ T o make subjects app ear further [...]

Basic 33 VQT1B 25 This camera has a 12 k optical z oom . Howe ver , if the pictur e size is not set to the highest setting f or each aspect ratio [ / / ], a maximum of 18 k optical zoom can be achie v ed with no picture quality deterioration. ∫ Extended optical zoom mec hanism When you set the picture siz e to [ ] (3M EZ) (3 million pix els), the[...]

Basic 34 VQT1B2 5 A maximum of 48 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 12 k optical zoom and the 4 k digital zoom when [ D. ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu. Ho wev er , if a picture size that can use e xtended optical zoom is selected, a max imum of 72 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 18 k ex tended optical zoom and the 4 k digit al zoom. ∫ Me[...]

Basic 35 VQT1B 25 Chec king the Re corded P ict ure (Re vie w) Y ou can ch eck the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode . 1 Press 4 [REV]. • The last recorded picture appears f or about 10 seconds. • Re view is canceled when the sh utter button is pressed halfwa y or the 4 [REV] is pressed again. 2 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture. 2 : [...]

Basic 36 VQT1B2 5 Playing bac k/Deleting Pictures The picture data on the b u ilt-in memor y is play ed b ack or deleted when a card is not inser ted. The picture data on the c ard is play ed b ack or deleted when a card is inser ted. (P18) Once del eted, pict ures ca nnot be recovered. Chec k the pictures one by one and delete unwanted pictures. ?[...]

Basic 37 VQT1B 25 ∫ T o del ete [MUL TI DELETE]/ [ALL DELETE ] 1 Press [ ] twice. 2 Press 3 / 4 to selec t [MUL TI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] an d then press [MENU/SET]. • [MUL TI DELETE] > step 3 . • [ ALL DELETE] > step 5 . • [ALL DELETE E XCEPT ] (When [F A VORIT E] (P99) is set onl y ) > step 5 . (Howe ver , this c annot be select[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 38 VQT1B2 5 Advanced ( Recording pictures ) About the LCD Monitor/Vie wfinder 1 Switchi ng the LCD moni tor/ Vie wfinder Press the [EVF/LCD] button to s witch the monitor scre en. 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 scre[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 39 VQT1B 25 In pla ybac k mode J Norma l disp la y K Display with recording inf ormation and histogram L No displa y ¢ 4 Displayed if [BIR THDA Y SE T .] and [WITH AGE] w ere set in [BABY1]/ [BABY2] (P 66) and [PET] (P 67) in scene mode before taking pict u res. ¢ 5 The number of days that ha ve passed since the tra[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 40 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Monitor prio rity When [PLA Y ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu (P23), the LCD monitor is turne d on in the follo w ing cases. Y ou can save the time it would take to s witch the displa y to the LCD monitor e ven when using the Viewfinder t o rec ord. • When switching from recording mode to [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 41 VQT1B 25 • When the recorded pictu re and the histogr am do not match e ach other under t he f ollowin g conditions, the histogr am is displ ayed i n orange. – When the m anual ex posure assistance is other than [ n 0EV] during e x posure compensation or in the manual ex posure mode – When the f lash is activ[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 42 VQT1B2 5 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • The [POWER LCD] B or [HIGH ANGLE] C ico n appears. ∫ Canceling P ower LCD or High angle mode • If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again f or 1 second the screen shown in step 2 is display ed. S elect [OFF] to c ancel P ower LCD mode or High angle mode. • High angle mode is also [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 43 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using the Built-in Flash A T o open the flash Press the [ OPEN] button. B T o c lose the flash Press the flash until it clic ks. • Be sure to close t he flash when not in use. • The flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [ ] while the f lash is closed. ∫ Switching to the appropriate [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 44 VQT1B2 5 ∫ A vailable flash setting s by recording mode The av ailable flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable, ¥ : Initial setting) ¢ 2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the backlight compensation function is activated. • The flash sett ing may change if the recordin[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 45 VQT1B 25 • The av ailable flash r ange is an approxi mation. • The av ailable f ocus range dif f er s depending on the r ecording mode. (P134) • If IS O sensitivit y is set to [A UT O] or [ ] when using the flash, it will be automatically increased to a maximum of [ISO400]. • In motion picture mode [ ] and [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 46 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Adjusting flash output Adjust the flash output when t he subject is small or reflection ratio is e xtremely high or low . 1 Press 3 ( ) se veral times until [FLASH] app ears and the n press 2 / 1 to set the fla sh output. • Select [0] to return to the original flash output. 2 Press [MENU/SET] to fini[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 47 VQT1B 25 T aking Pic tu res with the Self-t imer 1 Press 2 [] . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also press 2 [ ] to select. • If y ou set [10S/3PICTURE S], after 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press the shutter button halfway [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 48 VQT1B2 5 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he difference in brightness bet ween the subject and the background. Look at the follo wing ex amples. Under e xposed Compensate the exposure towards positiv e. Properly e xposed Over exposed Compensa te the[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 49 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded in t he selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired e xposure from the 3 pictures with different e xposures. 1 Press 3 [ ] several times u[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 50 VQT1B2 5 Optical I mage Stab iliz er This mode detects jitter and compensates for it . 1 Press a nd hold the op tical image stabilizer b utton until [ST ABILIZER] appear s. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the stab iliz er f unct ion mo de a nd th en press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also use the jo yst ick t o select. ∫ Abo[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 51 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using Burst Mode 1 Pre ss an d ho ld th e burst mo de button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also use the s ingle or burst mode button to select. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish. • The men[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 52 VQT1B2 5 • The exposure and the whit e balance vary depending on the burst mode setting. When burst mode is set to [ ], they are fixed t o the val ues set f or the first picture. When the burst s peed is set to [ ] or [ ], they are adj u sted each time y ou take a picture. • If you are follo wing a moving subje[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 53 VQT1B 25 • Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject b y increasing the ISO se nsitivity and making the shut ter speed f a ster . • Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no mo vement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity . • When y ou press the shutter button hal[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 54 VQT1B2 5 T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows y ou to take close-up pictures of a subject, e. g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom le v er upmost to Wide (1 k ). As you rotate the z oom le ver tow ards T ele, th[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 55 VQT1B 25 • We recommend using a tr ipod and the self-timer (P47) in macro mode. • When a subject is close to the camera, the eff ective f ocus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed. Theref ore, if the distance between the camera a nd the subject is ch anged after focusing on the subject, it may becom[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 56 VQT1B2 5 Aper ture-priority AE Set the aper ture v alue to a higher number when you want a shar p focus bac kground. Set the aper ture val u e to a lo wer number when you want a soft focus background. 1 Tilt the jo ystic k towa rds 3 / 4 to set the ap er ture v alue. 2 T a ke a picture. • Refer to P58 f or the av[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 57 VQT1B 25 Manual exposure Deter mine the e xp osure b y manually setting the apert ure v alue and the shutter speed. 1 Tilt the jo ystick to wards 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the ap er ture v alue and the shutter spe ed. 2 Press the shut ter button half way . • The manual exposure assistance A appears for about 10 second[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 58 VQT1B2 5 Aper ture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-p riority AE Shutter -priority AE Manua l expos ure • The aper ture v alues giv en in the table abov e are values when the z oom le ver is rotated to Wide. • Depending on the zoom magnification, some of the aperture values cannot be selected. Av ailable Apert[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 59 VQT1B 25 T aking Pic tu res with Manual Focus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate auto f o cus. 1 Press and hold the f ocus switc h button u ntil the focu s switch selectio n screen appear s. 2 Press 3 /[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 60 VQT1B2 5 ∫ MF AS SIST If you ti lt the joyst ick towa rds 3 / 4 when [MF ASSIST] is set to [MF1] o r [MF 2 ], MF assistance is act iv at ed and the screen is enlarged. This allows you to f ocus on the subject more easily . 1 Press [MENU /SET] and then press 2 . 2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP] menu i con [ ] and t[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 61 VQT1B 25 ∫ Pref ocus This is a technique f or focusing in advance on the point the pictures will be tak en when it is difficult to f ocus on the subject with auto focus due to its quick m otion. [e.g. [P ANNING] (P64) in scene mode] This function is suitable when th e distance between the camera and the subject i[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 62 VQT1B2 5 T aki ng pictu res that matc h the scene being recor ded (Scene mod e) When you select a s cene mode to match the subject and recording situation, t he camera sets the optimal e xposure and hue to obtain the desired pict ure. • Refer to P63 to 69 and “About the information ” for details about each sc[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 63 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) The person stands out from the background and has a healt hier comp le xion . ∫ T echnique for P or trait mode T o increas e the effectiv eness of this mode: 1 Rotate the zoom le v er as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to t[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 64 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display t he [SCENE MODE] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P62) When you mov e the camera t o foll ow a subject moving in one direction such as a runner or car , the background becom es a blur and t he subject stays f ocused. This eff ect is called “panning”. This mode allows you to obt ain[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 65 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape. ∫ T echnique for Night scener y mode • Set [AF] with the focus switch b utton. • Since the shutter s peed becomes s lower (up to about 8 sec.) use a tripod. We also rec[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 66 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [SC ENE MOD E] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P62) This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. Y ou can set two diff erent bir thda y s by using [BABY1] and [BA BY2]. Y ou can display the set age when pla[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 67 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) Select this wh en you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat. This allows y o u to set the birthday of your pet . Y ou can display the set age when playing back the pictures and stamp t he age on the recorded pictures[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 68 VQT1B2 5 2 T aking Pictur es. • Press the shutter b utton fully to displa y the countdown screen. Do not mov e the camera after t his screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE W AIT ...] is displa yed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing. • Press [MENU/SET] to s[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 69 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCE NE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) This allows y o u to tak e e ven more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also pre vents under ex posure of people under strong sunlight. • Do not touch the c amera with wet hands. • Sand or seaw ater will [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 70 VQT1B2 5 Motion Picture Mode 1 Press th e shutter b utton halfwa y to focus and then pr ess it fully to start recording . A : Audio r ecording • The av ailable recordi ng time B is display ed on the top right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on the bottom r ight of the screen. • When the subject is[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 71 VQT1B 25 • Y ou can record smoother motion pictures with “30 fps”. • Y ou can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” alt hough the picture quality is lower . • The file siz e with [10fpsQVGA] is small so it is su ita ble for e-m ai ls. ¢ Y ou can only recor d motion pictures to the buil t-in mem[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 72 VQT1B2 5 Recor ding which day of the vacati on y ou take the pict u re If you set the depar ture date of the v ac ation in adv ance, the n u mber of da ys that have passed since the depar ture date (which day of t he v acat ion it is) is r ecorded when you tak e the picture. Y ou can displa y the the number of days[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 73 VQT1B 25 6 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the return date and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 / 1 : Select the desired item. 3 / 4 : Set the year , month and date . • The tra vel date is canceled if the current date is after the return date. • If you do not w ant to set the return date, press [M ENU/SET ] while the date b[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 74 VQT1B2 5 Disp laying the t ime at the trav el destination (W orl d Time) If you set your home area and the trav el destination area when tra veling abroad etc., the local ti me at the tra vel destination area can be displa yed on the screen and recorded on t he pictures taken. • Select [C LOCK SE T] to set the cu[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 75 VQT1B 25 ∫ Finishing sett ing the home area • If y o u are setting the home area f or the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of “Setting the home area [HOME] ” after you press [ME NU/ SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to retur n to the screen shown in s tep 3 and then press [MENU[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 76 VQT1B2 5 Usin g the [REC ] Mod e Menu Increase the variey of pictures you can take by setting the white balance, color mode etc. The menu items that can be set differ depending on the r ecording mode. ∫ Setti ng fr om the men u screen Press [MENU/SE T] to display t he [REC] mode menu and then select the item to s[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 77 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [ REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) This function allows y ou to reproduce a white color close to real lif e in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc. in which the white color may appear reddish or bluish. Select a setting that matches the recording[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 78 VQT1B2 5 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/ SET]. 4 Press [MENU/SE T] twice to close the menu. • Y ou can also press the shutter b utton halfwa y or press the center of the joystick t o finish. • When you take [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 79 VQT1B 25 • Y ou can finel y adjust the white balan ce indepe ndently for each whi te balanc e item. • The whi te balanc e fin e adju stmen t setti ng is refl ected in the p icture wh en using t he flash . • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off . • Y ou cann[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 80 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) By changing the as pect ratio , you can select an angle of vie w that matches the subject. • In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot select [ ]. (P7 0) • The ends of the recorded pictures m a y be cut at printing. (P129) Press[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 81 VQT1B 25 ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ Quality • The number of pix e ls that can be selected diff ers depending on t he aspect ratio . If you change the aspect r atio, set the picture size. • “EZ” is an abbre viation of “Extended optical Zoom”. (P33 ) • The ex[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 82 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) Y ou can record audio with the still picture if this is set t o [ON]. This means you can record the conversation that took place when you w ere recording or an e x planation of the picture. • [ ] appears on the screen when y ou[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 83 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [ REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) Select the m ode that matches the recording conditions and the composition. ∫ About [ ] or [ ] • Y ou can f ocus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes. • The picture ma y stop moving f or a moment before being brou[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 84 VQT1B2 5 ∫ About AF area selection Y ou can select the AF area when [ ] , [ ], [ ] or [ ] i s sel ected. 1 Press the focus switch button until the focus mode appears and then press 3 / 4 to sel ect [A F] or [A F MACRO ]. 2 Select AF area with 1 on the jo ystick and then press the center of the joystick. 3 Move th[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 85 VQT1B 25 • The batter y will be consumed fast er than usual. • It m a y tak e time to foc us on t he subject i f you rotate the zoom lev er from Wide to T ele or suddenly change the s ubject from a distant one to a nearby one. • Press the shutter but ton halfwa y again when it is difficult to f ocus on the su[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 86 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) Select an effect that matches the recording situation and your image of t he recording. • When you take pict ures in dark places, noise may become vis ib le. T o avoi d picture noise, we recomm end setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 87 VQT1B 25 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to select [FLI P ANI M.] and then press 1 . 2 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE] and then pres s 1 . • The picture size i s 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Press the shutter b utton and capture the images one frame at a time. • Y ou can chec k the recorded image with 4 and the pre vious or f ollowing image w[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 88 VQT1B2 5 7 Press 4 to selec t [CREA TE MOTION PICTURE], press 1 and then crea te a flip anim atio n. • The file number appears after creating a flip animation. • P ress [M ENU/ SET] th ree times to clos e the menu after creating the flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still i mages used to create flip animati on W[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 89 VQT1B 25 3 Attach the con versio n lens or close -up lens. • Y ou cannot attach a conversion lens or the close-up lens to the hood adaptor (supplied). 4 T urn the camera on, press 3 / 4 to select [CONVERSION] and then press 1 . 5 Press 3 / 4 t o set to [ ], [ ] or [ ] and then press [MENU/SET]. • [OFF]: When yo[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 90 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Recordable ran ge when using a con version lens When attaching the tele c on version lens When attaching the wide conv ers ion lens When attaching the c lose-up lens • The zoom is fix e d to T ele when using the tele conv ersion lens and is fix ed to Wide when using th e wide conv er sion lens. ¢ Th[...]

Advanced (Playback) 91 VQT1B 25 Advanced (Pla y bac k) Dis playing Mu ltip le Screens ( Multi Playbac k ) 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r to war ds [ ] [W] to displa y m ultiple screens . (Screen when 9 screens ar e displa yed) 1 screen > 9 screens > 25 screens > Calendar screen display (P92) • Rotate the zoom lev er t ow ards [ ] [T] to retur[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 92 VQT1B2 5 Displaying pictures b y recor ding date (Calendar play back ) Y ou can displa y pictures by recording date using the calendar pla yback function. 1 Rotat e the zoom l ever sever al times to ward s [ ] [W] to display the calend ar screen. • The recording date of the picture selected in the p la y back screen become[...]

Advanced (Playback) 93 VQT1B 25 Using the Playbac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r to war ds [ ] [T] to enlar g e the pic ture . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k • When y ou rotate the z oom le ver tow ards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower . When you rotate the zoom lev er tow ards [ ] [T], the mag[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 94 VQT1B2 5 Playing Bac k Motion Pictures/P ictures with A udi o ∫ Motion pictures Press 2 / 1 to selec t a pi cture with a mo tion picture icon [ ]/ [] / [] / [] / [ ] / [ ] and then press 4 to pla y bac k. A : The motion picture recording time • After playbac k star ts, the el ap sed playbac k time is displayed on the bot[...]

Advanced (Playback) 95 VQT1B 25 • Sound can be heard through the speaker . Refer to [V O LUME] (P24) for information about how to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu. • The file f or mat that can be pla yed back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG. • Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture [...]

Advanced (Playback ) 96 VQT1B2 5 3 Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds [ ] [W] to displa y the 9 s creens playba ck scree n. • After the 9 screens playbac k screen is display ed, r otate the zoom lev er tow ards [ ] [W] to swi tch the frames/ second. Whe n [ ]/[ ]/ [ ] is selected 30 frames/second > 15 frames/second > 10 frames/second > 5 f[...]

Advanced (Playback) 97 VQT1B 25 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can use various functions in play back mode to rotate pictures, set protection f or them etc. • Refer to P97 to 109 for each menu item. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the menu item and then press 1 . •P r e s s 4 at A to switch to the n ext menu screen. • Y ou can s[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 98 VQT1B2 5 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to select [ALL ] or [ ] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • If none of the pictures ha ve [ ] display ed, you cann ot select [ ] ev en if [F A V ORITE] is set to [ON] . 2 Press 3 to select [ST AR T] and then press [MENU/SET]. (Screen when [ALL] is selected) • The cursor display ed during a slide sho w A[...]

Advanced (Playback) 99 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P97 ) Y ou can do the follo w ing if a mark has been added to pictures and the y hav e been set as f av ori te s. • Delete all the pictures not set as f avorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] ) (P36) • Pla y back the pictures set as f avorites onl[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 100 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Rotate (The pict ure is rotat ed ma nually .) 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pre ss 4 . • The [R O T A TE] function is disabled when [R OT A T E DISP .] is se t to [OFF]. • Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated. 2 Press 3 / 4 to se lect th e dire ction to rota te the picture[...]

Advanced (Playback) 101 VQT1B 25 ∫ Singl e set ting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then press 4 . 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t [SHOO T ING D A TE], [AGE] or [TRA VEL D A TE] and then press [MENU/SET] to set eac h item. [SHO O TING D A TE] [A GE ] (P66, 67) If this is set to [ON], the a ge is stamped on pictures recorded when the came[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 102 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Multi setting 1 Press 2 / 1 to se lect the picture and th en press 4 to SET/ CANCEL. • Repeat this step. 2 Press [MENU/SET]. • After pe rformi ng step 2 , perfor m step 2 onward s in “When [SINGLE ] is selected”. • When yo u print pi c tur es stamped wit h the date stamp, the date wi ll be print ed ov[...]

Advanced (Playback) 103 VQT1B 25 ∫ Singl e set ting 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he pict ure to print and the n press 3 / 4 to set the nu mber of prints. • The number of pr ints icon [ ] A appears. • The number of pr ints can be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting i s canceled when the number of prints is set to [0] . 2 Press [MENU/SET] [...]

Advanced (Playback ) 104 VQT1B2 5 • DPO F is an abbreviation of “Digital Print Order Format”. T his f eature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF-compliant system. • DPO F print setting is a conv enient function when pr inting pictures with a printer that suppor ts PictBridge (P113). The date[...]

Advanced (Playback) 105 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P97 ) Y ou can add the audio after taking a pict ure . 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he pict ure and then press 4 to start audio recor ding. • The message [ O VERWRITE A U DIO D A T A?] screen appears whe n audio has already been recorded. Pre[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 106 VQT1B2 5 2 Press 2 / 1 to se lect the size and then press 4 . • Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are display ed. • The message [DE LETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [YES] or [NO] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • The picture is ov erwr itten when you select [YES]. Res ized pictures cannot be [...]

Advanced (Playback) 107 VQT1B 25 4 Press shutter b utton. • The message [ DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appe ars. 5 Press 3 / 4 to select [YES] or [NO] and then press [MENU/SET]. • The picture is o verwritten when you select [YES]. T he trimmed pict ures cannot be restored when they are ov erwr itten. • A trimmed picture is newly created when you[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 108 VQT1B2 5 3 Press 2 / 1 to determine the horizon tal position and p ress the shutter b utton to set. •U s e 3 / 4 to set the frame position f or pictures rotated vertically . • The message [DE LETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears. 4 Press 3 / 4 to selec t [YES] or [NO] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • The picture is ov erwr it[...]

Advanced (Playback) 109 VQT1B 25 • Do not turn the camera off or perf or m any other operat ions bef ore copy ing is finished. The data on t he built-in memor y or the card may be dam aged or lost. 4 Press [ME NU/SET] se veral times to clos e the menu. • If you cop y picture dat a from the built-in memor y to a card, the screen automatically re[...]

Connecting to other equipment 110 VQT1B2 5 Connecting to ot her equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera an d the PC. The soft ware [LUM IX S impl e Vi ewer] o r [PHO TOfunSTUDIO - vie wer-] (for Windows ® ) in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows you to easily acquire pictures recorded with the came[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 111 VQT1B 25 ∫ About motion pic ture playbac k on a PC Use the software “QuickTime” (for Windows 2000/XP) in the CD-ROM (supplied) to play bac k motion pictures recorded on this camera on a PC. • If you use “Windows 98/98SE/M e”, download “QuickTime 6.5.2 for PC” from the fol lowing site, and install i[...]

Connecting to other equipment 112 VQT1B2 5 • Do not use any other USB connection cables e xcept the su pplied one. • Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ACCESS] is displa yed. • If there are a lot of pict ures on the built -in me mor y o r a card, it may take ti me to transfer them. • It may not be possib le to playbac k the m[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 113 VQT1B 25 Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to print and star t pr inting on the camera’ s screen. Set print settings such as the print quality on the printer beforehand. (Read t he print[...]

Connecting to other equipment 114 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Select ing a sing le picture and p rinting it 1 Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pict ure and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • The message disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Press 3 to select [PRINT ST ART] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • Press [ MENU/SET] to cancel print ing halfwa y . 3 Disconn ect the USB conne[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 115 VQT1B 25 3 Press 3 to sele c t [PRINT ST ART] and then press [M ENU/SET]. • The items [PRINT W ITH DA TE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] are not display ed when [DPOF PICTURE] is set. • The DPOF settings ar e displa yed when [DPOF PICTURE] is selected. If y ou selected DPOF settings, refer to P102 and set them. • Pres[...]

Connecting to other equipment 116 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance We recommend setting DPOF date printing with [DPOF PRINT] (P103) in advance when the printer suppor ts it. If you select [DPOF PICTURE ], printing star ts and the recording date is pr inted. ∫ La yo ut printing • When print ing the same pi[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 117 VQT1B 25 Pla ying B ac k Pictures on a TV Screen ∫ Pla ying b ack pict ures using t he A V cable ( supplied) • Set the [TV ASPECT ]. (P25) • T ur n this unit and the TV off . 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to th e [A V OUT] socket on the came r a. • Connect the A V cab le with the [ ] mark facing the[...]

Others 118 VQT1B2 5 Others Using the MC Pr otector/ND Filter The MC pr otector (DMW-LMC5 2; optional) is a transparent filter w hich aff ec ts neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can alwa ys be used to protect the c amera’ s lens. The ND filter ( DMW - LND52; optional) reduces the amount of light to approxi mately 1/8th (equal to ad[...]

Others 119 VQT1B 25 Screen Displa y A In recor ding 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P43) 3 Focus (P27) 4 Pictur e siz e (P80) 5 Quality (P80) In Motion picture mode (P70) //// / : Jitter alert (P29) 6 Batter y indication (P26) 7 Number of re cordable pictures/ A v ailable recording time In Motion picture mode (P70) e.g .: 8 Built-in memor y (P18, 26[...]

Others 120 VQT1B2 5 24 Optical image st abilizer (P50) 25 White balance (P 77) White balance fine adjustment (P78) 26 ISO sensitivity (P79) / / : ISO limit (P52) 27 Flip animation (P86) 28 Burst (P51) : A udio recording (P70, 82) 29 Color eff ect mode (P85) 30 Focus range (P59) 31 Continuous AF (P84) 32 AF area selection (P84) MF operation (P59) 33[...]

Others 121 VQT1B 25 C In pl ay ba ck 1 Pla yback mode (P36) 2 Number of DP OF prints (P102) 3 Protected picture (P104) 4 Picture with audio/Motion pictures (P94) 5 Pictur e siz e (P80) 6 Quality (P80) In Motion picture mode (P94) //// / In Sim ple mode (P30) :E N L A R G E :4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm :E - M A I L 7 Battery indicat ion (P26) 8 Fol der /Fil[...]

Others 122 VQT1B2 5 Cautions for Use ∫ Optimal use of th e camera T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on i t. • T ake care not to drop or knock t h e bag that you inser ted the unit in as it may strongly shock the unit. • A s trong shock may break the lens, screen or outer case and cause the camera to malfunction[...]

Others 123 VQT1B 25 ∫ About the Lens • Do not press t he lens with excessive fo r c e. • Do not lea ve the camera with t he lens f a cing the sun as it may cause the camera to malfunction. Also , be careful when y ou leav e the camera outside or near a window . • When there is dirt (water , oil, and finger prints, etc.) on the surface of th[...]

Others 124 VQT1B2 5 Message Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. The major m essages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS LOCKED] The Write-Protect switch on t he SD Memor y Card or the SDHC M emor y Card is slid to the [LOCK] si de. Slide it to the other side to unloc[...]

Others 125 VQT1B 25 [PLEASE TURN CAME RA OFF AND THEN ON A GAIN] This message appear s when the camera is not operating properly . T ur n the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest S ervic e Center. [MEMOR Y CARD P ARAMETER ERROR] • Use a card compatible wit h this unit. (P5, 18) • Y ou can only use an SD[...]

Others 126 VQT1B2 5 T r oubleshooti ng If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase, the condition may improve . Select [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P24 ) ∫ Battery and power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when i t is t urned on. • Is the batter y inser ted correctly? • Is the batter y suffic[...]

Others 127 VQT1B 25 7: The recorded picture looks ro ugh. Noise appears on the picture. • Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (ISO sensitivity is set to [A UTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases.) – D ecrease the ISO sensitivity . (P79) – Set [NOISE REDUCT[...]

Others 128 VQT1B2 5 5: Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor . • These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures. This is not a malfunction. 6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor . • In dar k places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor . This does not aff ect the pictures you are recording. 7: Disto[...]

Others 129 VQT1B 25 • Did you record the pictures after setting the clock correctly on t his unit? (P19) For e xample, if th e clock setting on the camera is diff erent from the date and time set on the P C and you acquire pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write them back to the card, the pictures may be displa yed with dates d[...]

Others 130 VQT1B2 5 4: A red lamp som etimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfw a y . • In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P85) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject. 5: The AF assist lamp does not turn on. • Is [A F ASS IST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P 85) • Are you taking pic tures in dark places[...]

Others 131 VQT1B 25 Others Number of recor dable pictures and av ailabl e recor ding time • The number of rec ordabl e pictures and the av ailab le recording time are an approxi mation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.) • The number of recor dab le pictures and the availab le recording time varies dependin[...]

Others 132 VQT1B2 5 Aspect ratio Pictur e siz e (1M EZ): (1280 k 960 pixels) / (0.3M EZ ): (640 k 480 pixels) Quality / Built-i n Memo ry (Approx. 2 7 MB) 41 78 130 210 Card 16 MB 21 40 68 110 32 MB 45 85 145 230 64 MB 93 17 5 290 480 128 MB 190 350 600 9 70 256 MB 370 690 1170 1900 512 MB 730 1370 2320 37 70 1 GB 1470 2 740 4640 7550 2 GB 292 0 51[...]

Others 133 VQT1B 25 ∫ Av ailable recording time (when recording motion pictures) ¢ Motion pictures can be reco rded continuously up to 2 GB . The maximum av ailable recording time f or up to 2 GB only is displa yed on the screen. • If y o u set the quality t o [RA W], the picture size is fix ed to the maximum picture size f or each aspect rati[...]

Others 134 VQT1B2 5 Specificatio ns Digital C amera: Inform ation for your s afety Came ra effect ive pixe ls: 7,200, 000 pix els Imag e senso r: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pi xel n umber 7,380, 000 pix els Primary color fil t er Lens: Optical 12 k zoom , f l 6 mm to 72 m m (35 mm fi lm camera equivale nt: 36 m m to 4 32 mm) /F2. 8 to F3. 3 Digital zoom: [...]

Others 135 VQT1B 25 Fla sh: Built-i n pop up flash Flash r ange: (I SO A UT O) Appr o x . 30 c m (0.98 feet) to 6 m (19.7 feet) (Wi de) A UTO , A UT O/Red -eye reduct ion, F orced ON (F orced O N/ Red-e ye red uction) , Slo w sync. /Red-e ye redu ctio n, Forc ed OFF Microphone: Monaur al Sp eaker: Monaural Recording media: Built -in Mem or y (Appro[...]

Others 136 VQT1B2 5 Digital Camera Accessory Syste m • Refer to P16 for inf or mation about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NOTE: Accessor ies and/or model numbers ma y v ary between countr ies. Consult your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure 4 GB SDHC Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory C[...]

Others 137 VQT1B 25 Digital Camera Accessory Or der Form (For USA Customer s) In CANAD A, ple ase conta ct your local D ealer f or more in formation abou t acce ssor ies. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA A CCESSORIES Y OU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT Y OUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S A CCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332[...]

Others 138 VQT1B2 5 Request f or Service Notice (For USA Onl y ) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouh y Ave . Elk Grov e Village, IL 60007 Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request f or service notice. I[...]

Others 139 VQT1B 25 Limi ted W ar ranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS CO MP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One P anason ic W a y , Sec aucus , New Jers ey 07094 P ANASONIC PUER TO RICO , INC . A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9.5 , San Gabriel Indust r ial P ark, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00 985 P anasonic Di[...]

Others 140 VQT1B2 5 Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or Mai l-In Ser vice in the United States cal l 1-800 -272-7033. F or assistance i n Puer to Rico cal l P anasonic Puer to Ric o , Inc. (787)-750- 4300 or f ax (787)-768-291 0. This w arranty ONL Y CO VERS f ailures due to de fects in materials or workmansh ip, a nd DOES N O T CO VER no[...]

Others 141 VQT1B 25 Customer Services Directory (For USA Onl y ) Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your nearest Service Center by visiting our Web Site. For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries please contact[...]

Others 142 VQT1B2 5 Others Précautions à prendre (pou r le Cana da) • Assurez-vous d’ut iliser un adaptateur secteur de marque P ana sonic (DMW- A C7PP; en option). • Assurez-vous d’utiliser une batterie de marque P anasonic (CGA-S006A). • Si vous utilisez d’autres batteries, nous ne pouv ons pas garantir la qualité de ce produit. ?[...]

Others 143 VQT1B25 Évitez d’appr ocher l’appa reil photo de tout équipement magnétisé (four à micro-ondes, téléviseur , équipemen t de jeux vidéo, et c.). • Si v ous util isez l’appareil photo à proxi mité d’un téléviseur , les radiations électromagnétiques pourraient nuire au son et à l’image. • N’utilisez pas l’a[...]

Others 144 VQT1B2 5 Others Index A AC Adaptor .............. .................... 110, 113 Adjustin g Flas h Output ....... .... ...... ......... 46 Aerial Photo Mode ...................... ........... 69 AF Are a Select ion ........ ........... ........ ....... 84 AF Assis t Lamp ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... 85 AF Mode ..............[...]

Others 145 VQT1B 25 M Macro M ode ................................... ........ 54 MANUAL .... ......... .... .... ...... ......... .......... .. 98 Manual Exposure ..................... ........ 57, 58 Manual Exposure Assistance ........ ........ 57 Manual Focus ........................................ 59 MC Protec tor ....... ........ .... .......[...]

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VQT1B25 F1206Hd0 ( 20000 A ) Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabriel Industr ial P ar k, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00 9 85 C Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, O[...]