Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH24 manual

Basic Owner’s Manual Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FH25 DMC-FH24 DMC-FH5 DMC-FH2 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are cont ained in “Owner’ s Ma nual for advanced featur es (PDF format)” i n the supplied CD-ROM[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased on e of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fi ll in the inf ormation on the below . The serial number is on the tag located on th[...]

3 (ENG) V QT3D29 Information for Y our Sa fety ∫ Product identification marking W A RNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, S UCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON T HE APP ARA TUS . • US E ONL Y THE R[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio f requency [...]

5 (ENG) V QT3D29 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flame. • Do not l eave the bat tery(ies) in an automobile ex posed to direc t sunlight for a long perio d of t ime with doors and windows closed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ecified unit to recharg e the bat t[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • (DMC- FH25) (DMC-F H5) (DMC -FH2) Do not use any oth er A V cables except the supplie d one. • (D M C-FH2 4) Always use a genu ine Panasonic A V cable (DMW -A VC1 ; optio nal). • Do not u se any other USB c onnecti on cables except the supplie d one. Keep this unit as far away as possible from electroma[...]

7 (ENG) V QT3D29 -If you see this symbo l- Inform ation on Dispo sal in othe r Countri es out side the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please co ntact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. DMC-FH25&FH5&FH2P-VQT3D 29_eng.book 7 ペ ー[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 8 Contents Infor mation f or Yo ur Saf ety ...... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... .. 3 Standard Access ories ..................................................... .............................. 9 Names of the Components .................... .................................... ..........[...]

9 (ENG) V QT3D29 St andard Accessories Check that all the acce ssories are suppl ied befor e using the c amera. Produ ct numbers cor rect as of Ja nuary 201 1. These may be subj ect to change . 1 Batte ry Pac k ¢ (Indicate d as battery p ack or battery in the te xt) Charge the ba ttery bef ore use. 2 Batt ery Charger (Indicate d as battery char ge[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 10 Names of the Compone nt s 1F l a s h 2L e n s 3 Self -timer indi cator AF Assist Lamp 4 LCD monitor 5 [MENU/SET] but ton 6 [DIS P .] butt on 7 [Q. MENU]/Delet e/Cancel bu tton 8 [MODE] bu tton 9 [Rec]/[Playback] selector switch 1 2 3 (DMC- FH25) (DM C-FH24) 1 2 3 (DMC- FH5 ) (DMC- FH2 ) 4 10 9 57 8 6 DMC-FH25&FH5&FH2P-VQT3D[...]

11 (ENG) V QT3D29 10 Cursor but tons A : 3 /Exp osure comp ensation B : 4 /Ma cro Mo de AF Track ing C : 2 /Self-tim er D : 1 /Fl ash sett ing 1 1 S trap ey elet • Be sure to attach the str ap wh en usin g the ca mera to ensu re that you will not drop it. 12 Le ns b arrel 13 [A V OUT/DIGI T AL] socket In this owner’s manual, the c ursor bu tton[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 12 14 Came ra ON/OFF switch 15 Z oom le ver 16 S peaker • Do not cover th e speaker with your f ingers. 17 Mic rophon e 18 S hutte r butto n 19 (DMC-FH25) ( DMC-F H24) [E.ZO OM] b utton 20 T r ipod re cept acle 21 Car d/Bat tery d oor 23 (DMC-FH5) (DM C-FH2) Release lev er 22 DC co upler cove r • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure[...]

13 (ENG) V QT3D29 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optio nal batteries (DMW-BCK7PP) can be used with this unit. • Use the dedicated charger and battery . • The battery is not charged when the camera is shi pped. Charg e the battery before use. • Charge the batte ry with the[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 14 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicat or The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns on: The [CHARGE] ind icator A is t urned on durin g chargin g. The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns off: The [CHARGE] ind icator A will turn off once the charging has completed without any proble m. • When the [ CHARGE] indicat or fl ashes – The batt ery temperat ure is t[...]

15 (ENG) V QT3D29 (DMC-F H25) (DMC- FH24) (DMC-F H5) (DMC-F H2) Recording conditions by CIP A st andard • CIP A is an abbreviatio n of [Camera & Imag ing Product s Assoc iation]. • Normal Pictur e Mode • T e mper ature: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD mo nitor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • St arti ng [...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 16 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 70 MB • The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the ac cess time for a card. The following c ards, which conf orm to the SD video st andard, can be used with this u nit. (These cards are indicated as ca rd i n the text.) ¢ SD S p eed Class is the s p[...]

17 (ENG) V QT3D29 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Ch eck that this uni t is turn ed off. • We recomme nd using a Panason ic car d. (DMC- FH25) (DM C-FH 24) Slide the c ard/battery door to open i t. • Always u se ge nuine Pan asonic batteries (NCA-YN101G; supplied or DMW-BCK7PP; optional). • If you use oth er batter[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 18 (DMC-F H5) (DMC- FH2) Slide th e release le ver in the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Pan asonic batteries (NCA-YN101G; supplied or DMW-BCK7PP; optional). • If you use oth er batteri es, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. Battery: Be ing carefu l about the battery [...]

19 (ENG) V QT3D29 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the c amera is shipped. Slide the [R ec]/[Playba ck] sele cto r switc h to [ ! ] and then turn the camera o n. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (yea r , month, day , hour , minute, displ ay sequence or time displa y format), and press 3 / 4 to set. • Y[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 20 Selecting the [Rec] Mo de ∫ List of [ Re c] M odes Slide the [R ec]/[Playba ck] sele cto r swi tch to [ ! ]. Press [MO DE]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the mode. Press [MENU/SET]. ¦ Intelli gent Au to Mod e The subjec ts ar e recorded using settings aut omaticall y selected by th e camera. ! Normal Picture Mode The subject s a[...]

21 (ENG) V QT3D29 [Rec] Mode: ñ T aking pictur es using the auto matic function ( ñ : Intellig ent Auto Mod e) The camera will set the most appro priate settings to mat ch the subject and the recordin g conditions so we rec ommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leav e the settin gs to the camera and take pictures easily . Slide the[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 22 When th e camera identi fies the optimum scen e, the icon of the scen e concerned is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds , afte r which its color c hanges to the usua l red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the s cenes are applic able, and th e stand ard settings are set. • When [ ] or [ ] is sel ected, the camera automatica lly detect [...]

23 (ENG) V QT3D29 [Rec] Mode: n Motion Picture Mode Note • Motion pict ures can be rec orded conti nuously up to 2 GB. The maximum avail able recordin g time for up to 2 GB only is displa yed on the screen. Slide the [R ec]/[Playba ck] sele cto r swi tch to [ ! ], and then press [MODE]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Motion Picture ], and the n p[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 24 [Playback] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([Normal Play]) Slide the [R ec]/[Playba ck] sele cto r swi tch to [ ( ]. Press 2 or 1 . • Afte r selecti ng the motion pic ture, pre ss 3 to s tart pl ayback . [Playback] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on the bui lt-in memory or t h[...]

25 (ENG) V QT3D29 Setting the Menu ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] se veral t imes o r press the sh utter button halfway . Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect m enu and then press [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 to s elect the menu item and then press [MENU/SET]. • Screen at right is an example of selecti ng [AF Mode] in [Rec ] mode Menu. Press 3 / 4 t[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 26 Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) More det ailed instructions on the operati on of this camera are cont ained in “Owner’s Manual for Advanced Features (PDF format)” in the su pplied CD-ROM . Install it on yo ur PC to read it. ∫ For W indows T ur n t he PC on an d insert th e CD-ROM c ont aining the Owner’s Manua[...]

27 (ENG) V QT3D29 ∫ When the Owner ’s Manual (PDF format) wil l not open Y o u wi ll need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5. 0 or later or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or prin t the Owner’s Manual (PDF format). Insert th e CD-ROM conta ining the Owner’s Manual (s upplied), c lick B and then follow t he message s on t he scree n to in stall. (C[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 28 Specifications Digital Camera: Infor mation for your safe ty Power S ource : DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.1 W (When record ing) 0.7 W (When playin g back) Camera effective pixels (DMC- FH25) (DM C-FH24 ) (DMC-FH 5) 16,100, 000 pixels (DMC-F H2) 14,100, 000 pixels Imag e sen sor (DMC- FH25) (DM C-FH24 ) (DMC-FH 5) 1/2. 33 q CCD, to[...]

29 (ENG) V QT3D29 Focus range Normal (D MC- FH25) ( DMC-FH24) 50 c m (1.64 f eet) (W ide) /2 m (6.56 feet) (T ele) to ¶ (DMC- FH5) (D MC-F H2) 50 c m (1.64 f eet) (W ide) /1 m (3.28 feet) (T ele) to ¶ Macro/ Intelli gent auto/ Moti on p ict ure 5 cm (0 .17 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (T ele) to ¶ Scene Mod e T here may be dif ferenc es in the a[...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 30 LCD monitor 2.7 q TFT LCD (4:3) (Appr ox. 230,000 do ts) (field of view rati o about 100%) Flash range (D MC-FH2 5) ( DMC-F H24) Approx . 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 5.8 m (19.0 feet) (Wide , [ ] is set) (DMC-F H5) (DMC- FH2) Approx . 40 cm (1.32 feet) to 3.3 m (10.8 feet) (Wide , [ ] is set) Microphone Monaural Spe aker Monaur al Recordi[...]

31 (ENG) V QT3D29 Battery Charge r (Panasonic DE-A91B) : Infor mation for your safe ty Battery Pack (lithi um-ion) (Panasonic NCA-YN101G): Infor mation for your safe ty Mass (weight) (D MC-F H25) ( DM C-FH24 ) Approx . 152 g/ 0.33 lb (with c ard and battery ) Approx . 135 g/ 0.30 lb (exc luding card and battery) (DMC-F H5) Approx . 121 g/ 0.27 lb ([...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 32 Digital Camera Accessory System Produ ct numbers cor rect as of Ja nuary 201 1. These may be subj ect to change . ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (op tional) can only be used with the des ignated Pana sonic DC Coupler ( option al). The A C adap tor (opt ional) c annot be used b y it self. ¢ 2 (DMC-FH 24) only • NOTE: Accessories and/or mode[...]

33 (ENG) V QT3D29 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER [...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 34 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic W ay , Secaucus , New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product do[...]

35 (ENG) V QT3D29 Mail-In Ser vice For ass istan ce in th e U.S.A. an d Puerto Ri co in obtaini ng rep airs, pl ease ship t he product prepa id to: Panasoni c Exchange Center 4900 George Mc V ay Drive Suit e B McAllen , TX 78 503 pa n a ca r e @ us.p anasoni c.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p ack, include all ac cessories, and send it prep [...]

VQT3D29 (ENG) 36 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL O R CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE O F THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this excludes damages for lost time, tr avel to a nd from th e ser[...]

37 (ENG) V QT3D29 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Directory (United S tates and Puerto Ri co) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Center ; purchase Par t s and Accessor ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our Web Site a t: http: //www.pana sonic .com /hel[...]

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