Panasonic PV-DC1580 manual

R PV -DC1580 For assistance, call 1-800-272-7033. Please read these instructions thoroughly before operating this product. Digital Camera Operating Instructions[...]

2 Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of this state of the art Panasonic Digital Camera. This product has been manufactured and tested to Panasonic’s highest standards to give you the best in performance and reliability. Save this operating instruction manual as an operating and information guide. Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From[...]

3 Information Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radi- ate radio frequency energy and,[...]

4 T able of Contents Things Y ou Should Know ..................................................................................................... 2 Information ........................................................................................................................... 3 Index of Controls .............................................[...]

5 Front View NORMAL/MACRO1/ MACRO2 Switch See page 21. Lens Index of Controls Rear View Strap Attachment Ring See page 7. LCD Viewfinder See pages 14, 19. OSD Button See pages 11, 14, 16, 28. IRIS Button See pages 15, 37. POWER Switch (PLAY•OFF•REC) While pressing the center button, slide the POWER switch to REC or PLAY. See pages 11, 14, 15, 1[...]

6 Index of Controls Digital Camera Station (Front View) Digital Camera Station (Rear View) CHARGE Switch See page 9. Digital Camera Connecting Terminal CHARGE Lamp See page 9. POWER Lamp See pages 9, 10. RELEASE Switch See page 9. Video Out Connector See pages 29, 30. Serial Connector See pages 34, 36. DC In Connector See pages 9, 10. AC Adaptor AC[...]

7 Index of Controls Detachable Flash Connecting Plug See page 13. Mode Select Switch See page 13. Clamp Ring See page 13. Battery Compartment Lid See page 12. Attaching the Hand Strap/Soft Carrying Case Thread the Hand Strap through the Strap Attachment ring as shown. Keep the Digital Camera in the Soft Carrying Case as shown when not in use. You m[...]

8 WARNING! Do not dispose of in fire, put in backwards, disassemble, or short circuit; otherwise battery may leak or burst, causing possible personal injury. 1 Slide the Battery Compartment lid in the direction of the arrow and swing it open. 2 Install the Battery Pack with the arrow mark at the bottom and facing the rear of the Digital Camera. 3 S[...]

9 Power Supply Charging the Battery Pack (PV-BPN10 or PV-BPN10/1B only) Install the Battery Pack (see page 8.) Charge the Battery Pack fully before operation. 1 Connect DC OUT on the AC Adaptor to DC IN on the Digital Camera Station until it locks with a click. 2 Plug the AC Adaptor into an AC outlet. The POWER Lamp lights up. 3 Insert the Digital [...]

10 Power Supply AC Adaptor 1 Connect DC OUT on the AC Adaptor to DC IN on the Digital Camera Station until it locks with a click. 2 Insert the Digital Camera into the Digital Camera Station until it locks. 3 Plug the AC Adaptor into an AC outlet. • The POWER Lamp lights up. Note: • While not in use, unplug the AC Adaptor from the AC outlet. POW[...]

11 Setting the Clock 1 Set the POWER switch to REC or PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press OSD and MODE at the same time to display the clock set screen. 3 Press (+) or (−) to select the correct hour, then press OSD to set. 4 Repeat step 3 to select and set the correct minute, month, date, and year. • Double check all items before setting [...]

12 Using the Flash Install the battery 1 Open the Battery Compartment lid by sliding it in the direction of the arrow, as shown above. 2 Install the battery as indicated inside the Battery Compartment. • Do not reverse the battery polarities (−) and (+) . Incorrect use may shorten battery life, causing the battery to become hot, leak or explode[...]

13 NOTE: • Please set the MODE Select Switch to OFF when taking Macro shots (see page 21). • The flash will not light when the unit is in Multi Mode (see page 18). • The LED Lamp on the flash unit lights when flash is charged and ready. • The effective range of the flash is roughly 3.3 feet (1m) to 8.2 feet (2.5m). • If you are using the [...]

14 Adjusting LCD V iewfinder Brightness 1 Set the POWER switch to REC or PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press OSD repeatedly until the BRIGHT adjustment screen appears. 3 Press (+) or (−) to change the bright- ness of the LCD Viewfinder; (+) for brighter, (−) for darker. • The normal screen will reappear if either (+) or (−) is not pre[...]

15 Adjusting the Iris Manually 1 Set the POWER switch to REC. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press IRIS Button to display the IRIS screen. 3 Press (+) or (−) to change the IRIS; Press (+) to increase the brightness, Press (−) to decrease the brightness. • The IRIS screen disappears about 5 seconds after the adjustment. Note: • There are 7 br[...]

16 On Screen Display (OSD) The indications displayed on the LCD screen will tell you the operation status of the Digital Camera. REC Mode Playback Mode 2, 3 1 10 FINE REC LIGHT Function Status Image Pages left in memory and Image Resolution selected; FINE (Fine), NORMAL (Normal), ZOOM (Zoom), WIDE (Wide), or MULTI (Multi). P10 FINE Displayed Image [...]

17 CompactFlash Card • The captured images will be stored on this CompactFlash Card. • Be sure to insert the CompactFlash Card before using the camera. 1 Insert the CompactFlash Card into the slot in the direction of the arrow mark and so that the arrow mark side of the card faces the front (lens Side) of the Digital Camera. 2 Push the card ful[...]

18 Capturing Images MODE Button To Select the Recording Mode You can select the recording mode by pressing the MODE switch. • The recording mode can be switched anytime by pressing MODE. Fine Mode • Image resolution is 1,024 X 768. • Approx. 40 images can be stored with supplied 8 MB CompactFlash Card. Normal Mode • Image resolution is 512 [...]

19 Capturing Images 1 4 2 LCD Viewfinder LED Lamp 3 1 Set the POWER switch to REC. Make sure you slide the POWER switch fully to the REC position. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Make sure the LCD Viewfinder is on. Press the LCD button if the LCD Viewfinder is off. 3 Press MODE to select the recording mode. (See page 18.) 10 FINE 4 Press SHTR (SHUTTE[...]

20 • Using the Optical Viewfinder will prolong battery life. Notes for LCD and Optical Viewfinder use : • The number of image pages left in the selected mode is displayed on the LCD Viewfinder. When no memory remains, 0 and LED Lamp will flash. To capture other images, you will first need to delete some images from memory (see pages 27, 28). ?[...]

21 1 Set the POWER switch to REC. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Set the NORMAL/MACRO1/MACRO2 switch to MACRO1 or MACRO2. • LCD Viewfinder will turn on automati- cally. 3 Bring the Digital Camera up to the subject [as close as approximately 10.6 inches (27cm) away in MACRO1 or 5.5 inches (14cm) away in MACRO2]. 4 Press SHTR (SHUTTER) when the subj[...]

22 Playing Back Captured Images 1 Manual Playback 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. • Turn off the LCD monitor when not in use by pressing the LCD button. To turn the monitor back on, press the LCD button again. • If you press the DEL, OSD, or MODE button while in Play mode, the LCD monitor will automatically turn on a[...]

23 3 Press (+) or (−) again to cancel Auto Playback mode. • “AUTO PLAY STOP” will be displayed. Playing Back Captured Images Auto Playback 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Hold down (+) and (−) at the same time to place the Digital Camera in Auto Playback mode. • “AUTO PLAY START” will be displayed. • [...]

24 Playing Back Captured Images 1 Multi Image Playback 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press the MODE button. A Multi Image Playback screen will appear. 3 Press (+) repeatedly to scroll forward through Multi Image pages (each page contains nine images). When you locate the page containing the image you want, go to step[...]

25 Playing Back Captured Images 1 2, 4 Zoom Playback 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press (+) or (−) to select the image you want to zoom in on. 3 Press MODE twice to enter the Zoom Playback mode. 4 Press (+) or (−) to select the desired Zoom Position. • Pressing (−) moves the zoom area in the opposite directi[...]

26 B Press (+) A C Press (+) Press (−) Press (−) Playing Back Captured Images 1 2, 5 Zoom Playback for Multi Mode 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press (+) or (−) to select the Multi Mode Image you want to zoom in on. • You can also zoom the Normal Mode Image. 3 Press MODE three times to select Zoom Playback fo[...]

27 T o Delete Specific Images 4 Press DEL to select YES when the image page you want to delete is displayed. • Image page numbers are adjusted automatically as images are deleted. • To delete other specific image pages, please repeat steps 2–4. Important: • While “PLEASE WAIT” is displayed, do not turn off the Digital Camera nor unplug [...]

28 T o Delete All Image Pages 4 Press DEL to select YES in the DELETE ALL menu. • “PLEASE WAIT” will be displayed on screen as all images are deleted from memory. Deletion is complete when the screen turns solid blue. Important: • While “PLEASE WAIT” is displayed, do not turn off the Digital Camera nor unplug the AC Adaptor because this[...]

29 V iewing Images on Y our TV Screen 1 4 1 Insert the Digital Camera into the Digital Camera Station until it locks. 2 Connect the Digital Camera Station to your TV using the Video cable (supplied) as shown. 3 Turn on your TV and select its video input mode. 4 Set the Digital Camera POWER switch to PLAY. You may select manual or auto playback as d[...]

30 1 4 T ransferring Y our Images (VCR) 1 Insert the Digital Camera into the Digital Camera Station until it locks. 2 Connect the Digital Camera Station to your VCR using the Video cable (supplied) as shown. 3 Turn on your VCR and select its line input mode. 4 Set the Digital Camera POWER switch to PLAY. You may select manual or auto playback as de[...]

31 Inserting the PCMCIA Adapter Inserting the CompactFlash Card • The adapter should be inserted when your computer is in the power on mode. 1 Remove the CompactFlash Card from the camera. (See page 17.) 2 Hold the CompactFlash Card so that the arrow side faces up and points toward the PCMCIA Adapter. Securely insert the card into the PCMCIA Adap[...]

32 T ransferring Y our Images (Windows 95) System Requirements: • IBM PC/AT or compatible. • Windows 95. • 386SX CPU or higher. (486 recom- mended.) • RAM: 16 MB on-board memory. • 10 MB available hard disk space. • 256 Color monitor or full color recom- mended (24bit per pixel or 16.7M color). • CD-ROM drive (for installation). • R[...]

33 T ransferring Y our Images (W indows 95) Plug-in Driver for Adobe® PhotoDeluxe™ 2.0 Installation • The Plug-in Driver, when installed, allows your camera to communicate directly with PhotoDeluxe 2.0. Note: • Please install Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 before installing this driver. • For information on Adobe PhotoDeluxe, please call 206-628-57[...]

34 T ransferring Y our Images (Windows 95) 1 4 Connection PC Connect- ing Cable for Windows (Supplied) Serial RS-232C (D-Sub 9-pin) 2 3 Running the Application 5 Select Programs/PalmCam1.5/ PalmCam1.5 from the Start Menu. 6 Please read the Help information fully before operating the application. 1 Insert the Digital Camera into the Digital Camera S[...]

35 T ransferring Y our Images (Macintosh) System Requirements: • System 7.1 or later. • 68030 CPU or higher, or Power Macintosh. • 16 MB of RAM. • 10MB available hard disk space. • 256 Color monitor or full color recom- mended (24bit per pixel or 16.7M color). • CD-ROM drive (for installation). • Modem port or printer port (RS-422). ?[...]

36 T ransferring Y our Images (Macintosh) Connection Running the Application 5 Double click the PalmCam icon. 6 Please read the Help file fully before operating the application. Note: • For extended periods of use, it is recommended to use the AC Adaptor as a power source. • While the PC communicates with the Digital Camera, the Digital Camera [...]

37 1 Set the POWER switch to PLAY. • The LED Lamp lights up. 2 Press (+) or (−) repeatedly to select the images you want to mark for printing. • You can mark images in either Manual Playback Mode (see page 22), or Multi- Image Playback Mode (see page 24). 3 Press IRIS to stamp a print mark on the image. A " " mark will appear on the[...]

38 Digital Camera Accessory List For ordering instructions, see the Accessory Order Form page. Accessory # Figure Description Price PV-BPN10/1B Battery Pack $24.95 PV-H100 System Soft Case $24.95 (It carries the Digital Camera and all its supplied accessories.) KXL-D55 PCMCIA Adapter $39.00 KXL-D51 (2MB) CompactFlash Card $79.00 KXL-D52 (4MB) $149.[...]

39 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Please photocopy this form when placing an order. 2. Items Ordered 1. Model # TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL PANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800-272-7033 [8:30 AM-8 PM M-F, EST] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC [...]

40 Before Requesting Service If you have a problem with your Digital Camera, it may be something you can correct yourself. Check the list below for symptoms and corrections. Symptom Correction Cannot charge the Battery Pack. • Make sure the rechargeable Ni-Cd Battery Pack is inserted. (p. 8) • Make sure all necessary connections are correct and[...]

41 Specifications CCD 1/2.72 inch (9.34 mm) 1,079,000 Progressive Scan CCD (Approx. 800,000 pixels Usage) Lens f=5.0 mm (equivalent to a 36 mm lens on a 35 mm still camera.)/F2.8 Focus Auto Focus with 2 Macro Position Focusing Area Normal: 19.69 inch (0.5m)– ∞ /Macro: 5.51 inch (14cm)/ 10.63 inch (27cm) (approx) Iris F2.8/F1 1 Shutter Speed 1/4[...]

42 W arranty Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infantería. Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Consumer Electronics[...]

43 Servicenter Directory As of October ’97 For Product Information, operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquires please contact: 800-272-7033, Monday-Friday 8:30am-8pm EST. Service in Puerto Rico Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Panasonic Sales Company/ Factory Servicenter: Ave. 65 de Infan[...]

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. (“PSC”) Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Printed in Japan LSQT0085 (B) 19[...]