Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 manual

Operating In structions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FS15 Before connecti ng, oper ating or adjustin g this pr oduct, please read the inst ructions completely . VQT1W26 For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-[...]

VQT1 W26 2 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choosing Panasoni c! Y ou have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it wi ll bri ng you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fil l in the information on the below . The serial number is on th[...]

3 VQT1W26 Befo re Use THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANADA. THE FOL LOWI NG AP PLIE S ONL Y IN TH E U. S.A. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to [...]

VQT1 W26 4 Before Use ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expose to fla me. • Do not leave the bat tery(ies) in an automobile ex posed to direct su nlight for a lon g period of time with doors a nd windows c losed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lit hium ion battery pack) • Use the spec ified unit to rec harge th[...]

5 VQT1W26 Befo re Use ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by droppi ng or hitting it. Do not subject to strong pressure. The camera ma y malfunct ion, recordin g pictures ma y become impos sible, or th e lens, t he LCD monito r or the external c ase may be damaged. • We strongly recommend y ou do not leave the came[...]

VQT1 W26 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Safe ty ........ ...... ..... .... 2 Quick Gui de ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... 8 Standard Access ories ............................... 9 Names of the Components ..................... 10 Prepa rat ion Chargin g the B attery ........ .... ...... ...... ....... 12 • About[...]

7 VQT1W26 • [FILM GRAIN] ...... ....... ...... .... ...... 54 • [PHOTO FRAME] ..... ...... .... ...... .. 54 Motion P icture Mode ........ ..... ...... ...... ...... 55 Useful Functions at Travel Destinatio ns ......... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... 56 • Recording wh ich Day of the Vacation You Tak e the Picture ......... 56 • Re[...]

VQT1 W26 8 Before Use Before Use Quick Guid e This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages i ndicated in brackets. Charge the ba ttery . (P12) • The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge th e battery before use. Insert the ba ttery and the c ard. (P14[...]

9 VQT1W26 Befo re Use St anda rd Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in th e tex t) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charge r (Indicated as charger in the tex t) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 A V Cable 5 CD-ROM • S oftwar e: Use it to inst all the softw a[...]

VQT1 W26 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ent s 1 Flash (P38) 2 Lens (P91) 3 Self-timer indicator (P42) AF assist lamp ( P67) 4 LCD monitor (P37, 89) 5 S tatus indicator (P15, 23, 27) 6 [MENU/SET] button (P17) 7 [DISPLA Y] button (P37) 8 [Q.MENU] (P21)/Delete (P35) button 9 [MODE] button (P26) 10 [REC]/[PLA YBACK ] selector switch (P18) 1 1 Cursor[...]

11 VQT1W26 Befo re Use 12 Camera ON/OFF sw itch (P17) 13 Zoom lever (P 32) 14 S peaker (P71) 15 Microphone (P 55) 16 Shutter button (P27 , 55) 17 Intelligent auto button (P27) 18 Hand strap eyelet • B e sure to att ach the han d strap when using the ca mera to ensure that you will not dr op it. 19 Lens barrel 20 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] socket (P82, 84[...]

VQT1 W26 12 Preparation Preparation Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries th at you can use with this u nit The bat tery that can b e used wi th this u nit is DMW-BCF10 PP. • Us e the dedicated charger a nd battery . • T his unit has a function that can distinguish useable batteries. Exclusive batteries (DMW-BCF10PP) are supported by this fu[...]

13 VQT1W26 Preparatio n ∫ When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes • The battery temper ature is exce ssively high or low . The c harging time will be lon ger than normal. Also, cha rging may n ot be c ompleted. • The terminals of t he charger or t he battery are di rty . In this case, wipe t hem with a dry cloth. Note • After charging i s compl[...]

VQT1 W26 14 Preparation The number o f recordable pictures and playback time w ill vary depending on the operating conditions and s toring condition of the battery . ∫ Charging Charging time and number of recordable pictu res with the optional battery pack (DMW-BCF10PP) are the same as above. The charging time will vary slightly depending on the [...]

15 VQT1W26 Preparatio n 1 : Close t he card/b attery door . 2 : Slide th e releas e lever in the direction of the arrow . • If the card/b attery door c annot be comp letely close d, remove the ca rd, check it s direction and then i nsert i t again. Note • Remove the ba ttery af ter use. S t ore the remov ed batter y in the battery case (suppli [...]

VQT1 W26 16 Preparation About the Built-in Mem ory/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 50 MB • Re cordable motion pi ctures: QVGA (320 k 240 pixels) only • T he built -in memory can be used as a temporary st orage device when the card being used becomes full. • Y ou can copy the record ed pictures to a card. (P81) • T he access t ime for t he[...]

17 VQT1W26 Preparatio n Note • Do not turn this unit off, remove its battery or card or disconnect the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) when t he access indication is lit [when pictures a re being read or deleted or the built-in memory or the card is being for matted (P25)]. Furthermore , do not subject the camera to vibration or i mpa ct. The c [...]

VQT1 W26 18 Preparation Press [MENU/SET] t o set. • Afte r completing the clock se ttings, tu rn the camera of f. Then turn the came ra back on, switch t o Recording mode , and check that the display reflects the setting s that were perfor med. • When [ME NU/SET] ha s been press ed to compl ete the s ettings without the clock hav ing been set ,[...]

19 VQT1W26 Preparatio n Note Due to the c amera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the f unctions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions und er which the camera is used. This section describes how to select the normal picture mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETU[...]

VQT1 W26 20 Preparation Press [MEN U/SET] to close the menu. Switching to the [SETUP] menu Press 2 . Press 4 to s elect the [SE TUP] menu icon . Press 1 . • Sele ct a m enu i tem next and s et i t. Press 3 / 4 to selec t [AF MODE]. • Select t he item at the very bottom, an d press 4 to move to the seco nd screen. Press 1 . • Dependin g on the[...]

21 VQT1W26 Preparatio n By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily f ound. • Some of the men u items cann ot be set by the modes. • When [DISPLA Y] is pr essed while [ST ABILIZER] (P66) is selected, [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] can be dis played. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [ AUTO REVIEW] are important it[...]

VQT1 W26 22 Preparation • When you connect t he camera to a TV , the volume of the TV s peakers does not change. • High angle mode is also cancel ed if you turn the camera of f or [POWER SA VE] is activated. • T he brig htness of the pic tures displa yed on the LCD monitor is incr eased so some subjec ts may appear dif ferently from actua lit[...]

23 VQT1W26 Preparatio n • Press the s hutter butt on halfway or t urn the camera of f and on to c ancel [POWER SA VE]. • [POWER S A VE] is set to [5MIN.] in the In telli gent au to mode. • [PO WER SA VE] i s fixed to [ 2MIN.] when [ AUTO LCD OFF ] is se t to [1 5SEC.] or [30 SEC.] . • Th e status indicato r lig hts while the LC D moni tor i[...]

VQT1 W26 24 Preparation • The folder number is upd ated and the f ile number star ts fro m 0001. (P83) • A folder number betwee n 100 and 999 can be assigned. When the fo lder numbe r reaches 999 , the numbe r cannot be reset. W e recommen d formatt ing the c ard (P 25) after sa ving th e data on a PC or else whe re. • T o r eset th e fold er[...]

25 VQT1W26 Preparatio n • Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) and DC coupler (DMW-DCC4; optional) when formatting. Do not turn the camera off during formatting. • If a card has be en inserted, on ly the card is f ormatted. T o format th e built-in memory , remove the card. • If the card ha s bee[...]

VQT1 W26 26 Preparation Selecting the [REC] M ode When the [REC] mode is selected, the camera can be set to the I ntelligent auto mode in which the optimal s ettings are established in line with the subject to be recorded and the recording conditions, or to the Scene mode whic h enables you to take pictures that match the scene be ing recorded. ∫[...]

27 VQT1W26 Basic [REC ] mod e: ñ Basic T aking pictures using the automatic functio n ( ñ : Intelligent Aut o Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The fol[...]

VQT1 W26 28 Basic ∫ When takin g pictures using the flash (P38) ∫ When takin g pictures using the zoom (P32) Not e • Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutt er button. • Do not cover the flash or t he AF assist lamp with your fingers or other object s. • Do not tou ch the f ront of the le ns. When the camera identifies [...]

29 VQT1W26 Basic It is possible to set the focus to the specifi ed subject. Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. 1 Press 3 . • [ ] is displayed in the upper le ft of the scr een. • A F T racking frame is display ed in t he cen ter of the scree n. • Press 3 again to cance l. 2 Bring the su bject to th e AF trac[...]

VQT1 W26 30 Basic [REC] mode: · T aking pictu res with your favorite se ttings ( · : Normal picture mode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu. ∫ T o adjust the exposure and take pi[...]

31 VQT1W26 Basic Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway . A Focus indicat ion B AF area (nor mal) C AF area (when using the digit al zoom or when it is dark) D Focus ran ge E Aperture value ¢ F Shutter speed ¢ G ISO sensitivity ¢ I f correct expo sure cannot be achi eved, it will be displayed in red. (However ,[...]

VQT1 W26 32 Basic Pictures recorded with the camera held vertical ly are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROT A TE DISP .] (P77) is set to [ON]) • P ictures may not be displa yed ve rtically if they were taken with the camera a imed up o r down. • Motion pictures ta ken with the camera held vertically ar e not displayed ver tically[...]

33 VQT1W26 Basic ∫ Exte nded opt ical z oom mecha nism When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area is cro pped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) ar ea, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect. Note • The digital zoom cannot be set when õ has be en sel ected. • The indicated z oom mag[...]

VQT1 W26 34 Basic ∫ Fast fo rwarding/ Fast rewi nding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • The f ile num ber A and the picture number B only change one by one . Release 2 / 1 when the number of the d esired p icture appears to pl ay back the pict ure. • If you keep pressin g 2 / 1 , th e numb er of pic tures forwarded/ rewound incre ases. [...]

35 VQT1W26 Basic [PLA Y BACK] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he built-in memory or the card, which is being played back will be deleted. Switching the [PLA YBACK ] mode 1 Press [MODE] during playback. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA Y] (P33) All the pi[...]

VQT1 W26 36 Basic ∫ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [F A VOR ITE] (P78) setting The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL D ELETE EX CEPT Ü ], press 3 to select [YES] and delete t he pictures. ([ALL DELE TE EXCEPT Ü ] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE].) Not e • Do not tur [...]

37 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Advanced (Recording pictures) About the LCD Monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to change . A LCD monitor B [DISP LA Y] button • When the menu s creen appea rs, the [DI SPLA Y] button is n ot activat ed. During playback zoom (P34), while playing b ack motio n picture s (P71) and duri ng a slide show (P68), you can o[...]

VQT1 W26 38 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) [REC] mode: ñ· ¿ T aking Pic tures using the Built-in Flas h Set the flash to match the recording. Press 1 [ ‰ ]. Press 3 / 4 to selec t a mode . • Y ou can also press 1 [ ‰ ] to sele ct. • For inf ormation a bout fl ash se ttings that can be sel ected, re fer to “Av ailable f lash set tings [...]

39 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ About th e digit al red-eye correct ion When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ] , [ ] ) selected, it will automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image dat a. ¢ I t may not be abl e to correct t he red-eye dep ending on the recor ding condit ions. It may also correc t o[...]

VQT1 W26 40 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • In [HIGH SENS.] (P 50) in Scene mode, t he ISO sensitiv ity automati cally switc hes to between [ISO160 0] and [ISO 6400] and the availab le flash rang e also dif fers. • In [FLASH BURST] (P5 1) in Scene mode, th e ISO sensit ivity automat ically switch es to between [ ISO100] and [ ISO3200] and t h[...]

41 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ·n T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when t aking 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 lever upmost to Wide (1 k ). (AF macro mode) Y ou can take a pic[...]

VQT1 W26 42 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) • Macro mode g ives priorit y to a subj ect cl ose to t he came ra. Ther efore, if the d istan ce betwe en the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm (1.64 f eet) it t akes longer to focus on it. • When you take pic tures at close range, th e re solutio n of the periphery of the picture may decreas[...]

43 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ·¿ n Compensating th e Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriate exposure due t o the difference in brightness between the subject and the backg round. Look at the following examples. Note • EV is an abbreviati on of [Exposure V alue]. It re fers to the amo unt of lig[...]

VQT1 W26 44 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) [REC] mode: ·¿ T aking Pic tures using Auto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are aut omatically recorded in t he selected exp osure compensation ra nge each time the shut ter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired exp osure from the 3 pictures with different exposures. With Auto[...]

45 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: ¿ T aking pictures that match the scene bein g recorded (Scene mod e) When you select a Scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, t he camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obt ain the desired picture. In [MY SCENE MODE], you can register the Scene mode y ou use most freq[...]

VQT1 W26 46 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) In [SCENE MO DE], you can select the Sce ne mode each time you make a recording. 1 In step 2 , select [SCEN E MODE] an d press [ME NU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the Scene mode, and then press [MENU/SE T] to set. • The recor ding scr een fo r the sele cted Scene mode wi ll be displa yed. Not e[...]

47 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Subject can be recorded either sl im or stretched, and at the same time, s kin can be recorded smoothly . 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the setting, and then press [MENU/ SET]. • It can be s et from the qui ck men u (P 21). 2 T ake p ictures. Note • [PICTURE SIZE ] and [ASPECT RA TIO] are fixed as given below[...]

VQT1 W26 48 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Set here wh en you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. Not e • This mode is suitab le for tak ing pic tures of subj ects at di stances of 5 m (16.4 fee t) or more. • [INTELLIGENT ISO ] is acti vated, and max imum ISO sens itivity level be comes [ISO1 600]. This allows y[...]

49 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Select this wh en you want t o take pictures at a w edding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echnique for Par ty mode • Use the flas h. (Y ou can set to [ ] or [ ].) • We re commend u sing a tripod an d the[...]

VQT1 W26 50 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • The age and name can be printed ou t using t he “PHOTOf unSTUDIO” bu ndled sof tware on t he CD-ROM (suppl ied). • If [AGE] or [NAME] is set to [OFF] ev en when the birt hday or name has been set, the age or name will not be displayed. Before taking pictur es, set [AGE] or [NAME] to [ON]. [...]

51 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment. ∫ Picture size and asp ect ratio 1 Press 3 / 4 to se lect th e pict ure si ze and as pect r atio a nd then press [M ENU/SET] t o set . • 3 M (4:3), 2.5M (3 :2) or 2 M (16: 9) is se lected as the pi cture s ize. 2 T ake p ictures[...]

VQT1 W26 52 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) This allows you to take vivid pictur es of a starry sky or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [ 30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.]. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU /SET]. • It is also p ossible t o change the n umber of seconds us ing[...]

53 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow -covered mountain. This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window. ∫ T echnique for Aerial pho to mode • We reco mmend using this t echnique if i t is diffic ult to focu s when taki ng p[...]

VQT1 W26 54 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Picture is taken with a grainy te xture as though blasted with sand. ∫ Picture size and aspect ratio 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [ME NU/ SET] to set. • 3M (4:3), 2. 5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selec ted as the pic ture size. 2 T ake p ictures. Not e • [QUALI[...]

55 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] mod e: n Advanced (Recording pictures) Motion Picture Mode • When you s et the r ecording qualit y to [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a high -speed card with “10MB/s” or greater di splayed on the p ackage. Press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [REC QUALITY] a nd then press 1 . Pr ess 3 / 4 to[...]

VQT1 W26 56 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Press [MEN U/SET] to close the menu. • Y ou can also press the shutt er button hal fway to close the menu. Not e • T he flash setti ng is fixed to [ Œ ]. • Refer to P106 f or informatio n about the avail able recordin g time. • T he availa ble recording time displayed on the screen may no t decre[...]

57 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Canceling the travel date The travel date is automatically canceled if the current d ate is after the return date. If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 and then press [M ENU/SET] twice. If the [TRA VEL SETUP] is set to [OFF[...]

VQT1 W26 58 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • The travel dat e is calcu lated usi ng the dat e in the c lock set ting and t he dep arture dat e you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P58 ) to the travel d estinat ion, the t ravel dat e is calcul ated using t he date in the cl ock setti ng and the travel de stinati on setting. • The travel date[...]

59 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • Re turn the se tting to [HO ME] wh en th e vacat ion is fini shed by perfo rming steps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is already set, c hange only the t ravel destina tion, and use. • If you cann ot find the tr avel destina tion in the area s displayed on the screen , set by the ti me diff erence fr[...]

VQT1 W26 60 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ Y ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ W ]. Not e • “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extend ed optical Zoom” . • A dig ital pictur e is made of numerou s dots call ed pixels. The higher the numbe rs of pi xels, the finer the pict ure w ill be w hen it is prin ted on a la[...]

61 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing. (P101) For det ails on [ REC] mode menu s ettings, refer t o P19. The cam era automatically sets the optimum ISO sen sitivity and shutter speed t o suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to mini[...]

VQT1 W26 62 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • When setting to [ AUTO], t he ISO s ensitivit y is automat ically adjus ted to a ma ximum of [ ISO400] according to t he brightnes s. (It can be adjusted to a maxi mum of [ISO1 000] when usi ng the flas h.) • T he sett ing is not availa ble when [INTELLIG ENT ISO] is being used. ([ ] is displa[...]

63 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Setting the white balance manually 1 Sele ct [ Ó ] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Aim the cam era at a s heet of white paper etc. so th at the frame in the center is filled by t he white object only and then press [MENU/SET ]. Note • The white balanc e setting is memoriz ed even if the c amera is turned of[...]

VQT1 W26 64 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) Not e • T he camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF are as (max. 1 1 areas) light at the same time in [ ]. If you want to determine the focus position t o take pictures, s witch the AF mode to [ Ø ]. • If the AF mode is s et to [ ], th e AF a rea is not display ed unti l the pictur e[...]

65 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • If it f ails t o lock, AF area wi ll flash in red, a nd disap pear . P ress 4 aga in. • AF T racking will not operate when th e subject is no t specified, th e subject is lost , or has faile d to be tracked. The picture will be t aken with [ Ø ] in [AF MO DE] in t hat ca se. • It is not possib le t[...]

VQT1 W26 66 Advanced (Reco rding picture s) For details o n [REC] mode menu setti ngs, refer to P19. This can enlarge subjects even more than the optical zoom or extended optical zoom. Applicable modes: ·¿ n [OFF]/[O N] Not e • Refer to P3 2 for det ails. • If camera shake (jitter) is a problem during zoomin g, it is recommend ed that [ST ABI[...]

67 VQT1W26 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The S tab ilizer function may not be ef fective in the followin g cases. – W hen there i s a lot of jitter . – W hen the zoom magn ification is high. – In digita l zoom r ange. – W hen tak ing pictures whil e following a moving subjec t. – W hen the shut ter speed bec omes slower to take [...]

VQT1 W26 68 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Advan ced (P laybac k) Playing Back Pictu res in Sequence (S lide Show ) Y ou can play back the pictures y ou have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Furthermore , you can play bac k the pictures gr ou[...]

69 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) ∫ Operations performed during slide sh ow The curs or displayed during playbac k is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu screen is r estored when [ ‚ ] is pressed . ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu [...]

VQT1 W26 70 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CA TEGORY PLA Y]/[FA VO RITE PLA Y]) This mode allows you to search images by Scene mode or other categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCENERY]) and sort the pictures into each of the categories. Y ou c an then play bac k the pictures in [...]

71 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can play back the pictures y ou have set as [F A VORITE] (P78) (Only when [F A VOR ITE] i s set to [ON] and there are pictures which have been set to [F A VORITE]). Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ], and then press [MODE]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [F A VORITE PLA Y], and th en press [MENU/SET]. N[...]

VQT1 W26 72 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] mode m enu Y ou can use various functions in Playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc. • With [TE XT ST AMP], [ RESIZE ] or [TRIMM ING] , a new edited picture is cre ated. A new picture cannot be cr eated if th ere is no free sp ace on the bu ilt-in m[...]

73 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) Y ou can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be included in prints using [TEXT ST AM P] (P74). (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.) Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY 2] and [PET] in Sc ene mode or [LO CA TION] in T ravel date are also rec orded as the titles. Select [[...]

VQT1 W26 74 Advanced (Pl ayback) [MUL TI] setting 1 In step 4 , delete all the text s, select [EXIT], and press [MENU/SET ]. 2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Not e • T ext can be scrolle d if all of the regist ered text does not fit on t he screen. • The name setting of [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in Sc ene mode or [L OCA TIO N] in travel da[...]

75 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) [TRA VEL DA TE] If this is set to [ON], [TRA VEL DA T E] is stamped on th e pictures. [TITL E] T ext is p rinted to gether with the ima ge for p ictures t hat have alr eady be en reco rded wit h text in [BAB Y1]/[BABY 2] or [PE T] name se ttings in Scene mod e, [LOC A TI ON] in t ravel da te or [TI TLE EDIT]. Press [M[...]

VQT1 W26 76 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 t o select [YES] a nd then press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to return to the menu sc reen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is aut omatically rest ored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [ME NU/SET] to clos e the menu. Not e • Y ou can set up to 50 pictur es at one time in [MUL T I]. • T he picture qua lity of th[...]

77 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) Press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET]. Pr ess [ ‚ ] to return to the me nu screen. • Press [MENU/SET ] to close the menu. Note • Dependi ng on the cut size, the pictur e size of the tr immed picture may bec ome smaller th an that of the original pi cture. • The pi cture quali ty[...]

VQT1 W26 78 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • When you play back p ictures on a PC, they can not be dis played in the ro tated direction unless the OS or software is compa tible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording inf ormati on etc. to be adde d. It was esta blished by “ JEIT A (Japan Elect ronics and Infor mat[...]

79 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each pictu re to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pic tures when using a DP OF compatible photo printer or photo printing store. For details, ask at your photo printin[...]

VQT1 W26 80 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ T o print the dat e After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with t he recording date by pressing [DISPLA Y]. • When you go to a photo pr inting store f or digital printing , be sure to ord er the printin g of the date additi onally if requ ired. • Depending on t he photo print ing stor e or t[...]

81 VQT1W26 Advanced (Playback) Note • The protec t setting may not be effec tive on other equipment. • Even if you protect pictures in the built-in memo ry or a card, they will be deleted if the built-in memory o r the car d is format ted. • Even if you do not protect pict ures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card, they cannot be delet[...]

VQT1 W26 82 Connecting to other equi pment Connecting to othe r equipment Connecting t o a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Y ou can easily print out or e-mail the pict ures you have impo rted. Use of th e “PHOTOf unSTUDIO” bundle d software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a conve nient way of d[...]

83 VQT1W26 Connecting t o other equi pment Using a drag-and-drop oper ation, move the pictures yo u want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any dif fer ent folder on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with th e hardware remov al using “Safely Remov e Hardware” on the t ask tray of the PC. If th[...]

VQT1 W26 84 Connecting to other equi pment Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporti ng PictBridg e, you can select the pictures to be printed out and i nstruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor . Preparations: T urn on the camera and t he printer . Remove the card before printing the pictures in t h[...]

85 VQT1W26 Connecting t o other equi pment ¢ O nly when [F A VORITE] is at [ON] and when t here are pict ures set as fav orites. (P78) Selecting a single picture and pri nting it Pr ess 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pres s [MENU/SET]. • The message disapp ears in about 2 seconds. Pr ess 3 to select [PRINT ST AR T] an d then press [MENU/SE[...]

VQT1 W26 86 Connecting to other equi pment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture an d printing it” a nd in step 3 of the “Selecting mu ltiple pictures and printing them” procedures. • When you want to print pict ures in a pape r size or a layout which is not supp orted b y the cam era, se[...]

87 VQT1W26 Connecting t o other equi pment • Paper sizes not supported by the pri nter will not be displayed. • An item cannot be selected if t he printer does not support the page lay out. ∫ Layout pr inting When pri nting a picture several t imes on 1 sheet o f p aper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of [...]

VQT1 W26 88 Connecting to other equi pment [PLA YBACK] mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictu res on a TV Scre en Preparations: Set the [TV ASPE CT]. (P24) T urn this unit and the TV off. 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input socket A Align the ma rks, and insert. B A V cable (supp lied) • Check the directi ons of the conn ectors,[...]

89 VQT1W26 Others Others Screen Display ∫ In recording Recordi ng in normal pic ture mode [ ! ] (Initial setting) 1 R ecording mode 2 F lash mode (P38) 3 A F area (P31) 4 F ocus (P31) 5 Picture siz e (P59) 6 Q uality (P60) 7 B attery indication (P13) 8 N umber of recordable p ictures (P103) 9 B uilt-in memory (P16) : Car d (P16) (di splayed on ly[...]

VQT1 W26 90 Others ∫ In playback 1 Playback mode (P33) 2 Protected picture (P80) 3 Favorites (P78) 4 S tamped with t ext indication (P74) 5 Picture size (P59 ) Motion p icture icon (P71) 6 Quality (P60) 7 Battery indication (P13) 8 Folder/File number (P83) Built-in memory (P16) Elapsed playback tim e (P71): 9 Picture number/T otal pi ctures 10 Mo[...]

91 VQT1W26 Others • Electromagn etic wave radiation generat ed by mi croprocesso rs may adve rsely af fect t he camera, disturbing the pictures an d sound. • If the camera is adversely af fected by electroma gnetic equipmen t and stops functio ning proper ly , turn the camer a off an d remove the battery or disconnect A C adaptor (DMW-AC5 PP; o[...]

VQT1 W26 92 Others The battery is a recharg eable lithium ion battery . It s ability to gene rate power comes from the ch emical reaction that takes place inside i t. This reaction is suscep tible to the sur roundin g tempera ture and humidity . If the t emperat ure is t oo high or too low , the operating time of the battery will become shorte r . [...]

93 VQT1W26 Others Personal infor mation is included in the recorded image wh en the name or birt hday is set in [BABY1]/[BAB Y2] in Scene mode. Disclaimer • Information including pers onal informatio n ma y be altered or vanish due to err oneous operation , effec t of static electricit y , acci dent, malfun ction, rep air , or other handling s. P[...]

VQT1 W26 94 Others Message Display Confirmation messages or error mes sages will be displayed on t he screen in som e cases. The major m essages are described below as examples. [THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED] > The Write-P rotect switch on the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memo ry Card are moved to [L OCK]. M ove the switch b ack to unlock it . (P16[...]

95 VQT1W26 Others [MEMOR Y CAR D ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] • This card has a format which is not recogn ized by t he camera. > Format t he card again with th e camera af ter saving nec essary dat a on a PC etc. (P25) [PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN]/[SY STEM ERROR] • This messag e appears when t he camera is not ope rating proper l[...]

VQT1 W26 96 Others T roublesho oting First, try out the following proc edures (P 96–102). • The battery is no t inserted cor rectly . (P14 ) • The battery is exha usted. • Is [AUTO LCD OFF] (P23) of the [ECONOMY] mode active? > Press the shutter butt on halfwa y to cancel thes e modes. • The battery is exha usted. • The battery is ex[...]

97 VQT1W26 Others • The picture can become whitish if ther e is dirt e.g. fin gerprint s on the lens. > If the lens is d irty , turn o n the came ra, ejec t the lens barre l ( P1 1 ) and gently wi pe th e lens surface with a soft dry cl oth. • Wa s this picture t aken with the flash at the close range when the zoom is near [W ] (1 k )? > [...]

VQT1 W26 98 Others • Depending on t he type of the card, recording may stop in the middle. > When you set the recordin g quality to [ ] or [ ], we rec ommend using a high-speed card with “1 0MB/s” or grea ter display ed on the p ackage. > In the even t that it s tops ev en after us ing a “10MB/s ” card or high er , the da ta writing[...]

99 VQT1W26 Others • This is n ot a mal function. The se pixel s do not affe ct the r ecord ed pict ures . • In dark pl aces, noise ma y appear t o maintai n the bright ness of th e LCD monito r . This do es not aff ect the picture s you are record ing. • Is the fl ash settin g set to [ Œ ]? > Change the flash setting. (P3 8) • Flash mod[...]

VQT1 W26 100 Others • Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P17) • When pictures edited us ing a PC or pictures t a ken by ot her equipment ar e searched, t hey may be displa yed on dates dif ferin g from t he actual date s on wh ich the p ictures we re tak en. • Is it a picture that has been rec orded with other equi pment? In such c ase[...]

101 VQT1W26 Others > Disconnect the USB c onnection cable. Connect it again while the card is inse rted in the camera. • Pictures cannot be printed using a printe r which does not suppo rt PictBr idge. > Set to [PictBri dge(P TP)] in [USB MODE]. (P24, 84) > When using a printe r with a trimming or borde rless prin ting functio n, cance l[...]

VQT1 W26 102 Others • When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming ac tion will s top tempor arily near [W]. This is not a malfunct ion. • Is the camera set to Macro z oom mode? (P41) Maximum zoom duri ng Macro zoom mode is 3 k digi tal zo om. • When you perform an operat ion aft er taki ng a certai n action, the pictures may be recorded[...]

103 VQT1W26 Others Number of Recordable Pi ctures and A vailable Recording Time • The number of record able pictu res and the availa ble recording time are an approximat ion. (These v ary de pending on the re cording conditio ns and th e type of c ard.) • The number of rec ordable pictu res and the availa ble recordin g time varies depen ding o[...]

VQT1 W26 104 Others Aspect ratio X Pict ure s ize () () Quality A › A › Built-in Memory (Appro x. 50 M B) 51 96 2 40 400 Card 32 MB 29 56 1 45 230 64 MB 61 1 15 290 4 80 128 MB 125 230 6 00 970 256 MB 240 460 1 170 1 900 512 MB 480 910 2320 3 770 1G B 970 1830 4640 7550 2G B 1920 3 610 8780 12290 4G B 3770 7090 17240 24130 6G B 5730 107 90 2621[...]

105 VQT1W26 Others Aspect ratio W Pictur e size () () () Quality A › A › A › A › Built-i n Memo ry (Approx. 50 MB ) 10 2 2 16 33 27 52 47 91 Card 32 MB 6 1 2 9 1 91 53 02 75 3 64 MB 13 2 6 19 40 32 63 57 105 128 MB 27 5 4 41 81 66 12 5 1 15 220 256 MB 54 105 80 155 130 250 220 430 512 MB 105 210 16 0 310 250 50 0 450 860 1G B 210 420 32 0 6[...]

VQT1 W26 106 Others ∫ A vaila ble r ecording time ( when rec ording m otion picture s) Not e • T he numbe r of recordable pict ures and the ava ilable recording t ime displayed on th e screen may not decr ease in order . • T his unit does not suppor t recording motion pictures on Mult iMediaCards. • T he exte nded optic al zoom does not wor[...]

107 VQT1W26 Others Others Specifications Digital Camera: Information for yo ur safety Power S ource: DC 5. 1 V Po wer Co nsum ptio n: 1.35 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playing back) Camera effecti ve pixels : 12,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD, tot al pixel number 12,700,000 pixels , Primary color filter Lens: Optical 5 k zoom, f l 5.2 [...]

VQT1 W26 108 Others Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [ST ARRY SKY] mode: 15 s econds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds White balance: Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Incandescent lights/ Whit e set Exposur e (AE): Prog ram AE Exposure compensation (1/3 EV St ep, j 2 EV to i 2E V ) Meteri ng mode: Multiple LCD monito r: 2.7 q TFT LCD [...]

109 VQT1W26 Others Language select: [ENGLISH]/ [ESP AÑOL] (DM C-FS15P ) [ENGLISH]/ [DEUTSCH] /[FRANÇAIS]/ [ESP AÑOL]/[IT ALIANO]/ [ 繁體中文 ]/[ ¢ ] (DMC -FS15PC) Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A59B): Information for your saf ety Input: 1 10 V to 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A Output: CHARGE 4.2 V 0. 65 A Equipm ent mobil ity: Movable Battery Pack (l[...]

VQT1 W26 110 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory System ¢ Ensur e that the AC ad aptor (DMW-A C5PP; op tio nal) and DC coupler (DMW- DCC4; optional) are purchased as a set. Do not use if s old separat ely . • Refer to P1 3 for informat ion about th e battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NOTE: Accessories and/or mo[...]

111 VQT1W26 Others Digit al Camera Accesso ry Order Form (For USA and Pue rto Rico Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories. 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 ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-[...]

VQT1 W26 112 Others Request for Service Notice (For USA and Puerto Rico O nly) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Request for Service Notice: (USA and Puerto Rico Only) Please photocopy this form when making a request f[...]

113 VQT1W26 Others Limited W arranty (For USA and Puerto Ric o Only) P AN ASONIC CONSUMER ELECT RONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 P anasonic Digital Still Camera Limited W arranty Limited W arranty Coverage If your prod uct does not work pr operly because of a defec[...]

VQT1 W26 114 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carry-In or Mai l-In Service in the Unit ed State s and Puerto Rico call 1-800-211 -P ANA (7262 ). This warranty O NL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cos metic damage. The war ranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurr e[...]

115 VQT1W26 Others Customer Services Dire ctory (United S t ates and Pu erto Rico) As of October 2008 Product Repairs (United States and Puerto Rico) MAIL TO : Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Gro[...]

VQT1 W26 116 Others Othe rs Précautions à prend re (pou r le Cana da) ∫ À pr opos du b loc-bat terie • N’exposez p as la batterie à la c haleur et te nez-la éloign ée de toute fl amme. • Ne laissez pas la ou l es batter ies dans un v éhicule ex posé au soleil avec vitres et p ortes fermées pen dant une longue période de temp s. A [...]

117 VQT1W26 Others ∫ À propos du cha rgeur de bat terie • Assurez -vous d’utiliser un adapta teur secteur de mar que Panaso nic (DMW-AC5 PP; en option). • A ssurez-vous d’utiliser une batterie de marque Pana sonic (DMW -BCF10PP). • S i vous utilisez d’autres batte r ies, nous ne pouvons p as garantir la qualité de ce pro duit. • N[...]

VQT1 W26 118 Others Othe rs Index A AC Adaptor ........ ...... .... ....... ...... . 15, 82, 84 Access indi cation ..... ....... .... ...... ...... ..... .. 16 Aerial Photo Mode ..... ....... .... ...... ...... ..... 53 AF Assist Lamp ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... .. 67 AF Macro Mode ....... .... ....... ...... ...... ..... .. 41 AF Mod[...]

119 VQT1W26 Others N Night Portrait Mode ..... ...... ....... .... ...... .... 48 Night Scenery Mode ..... ....... .... ...... ...... .. 48 NO.RE SET ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... .... 24 Normal Picture Mode ........ ....... ...... ...... .. 30 Number of Prints ....... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... 86 Number of Recordable Pictu[...]