Panasonic DMCFZ28K инструкция обслуживания

Operating In structions Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ28 Before conne cting, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , please read the inst ructions completely . VQT1S 36 For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX[...]

VQT1 S36 2 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choosing Pa nasonic ! Y ou have purch ased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on t he mark et today . Used properly , we’re sure it wi ll bri ng y ou and your f amily years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information on the below . The serial number is [...]

3 VQT1 S36 Befo re U se THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANADA. THE FOL LOWI NG AP PLIE S ONL Y I N THE U.S. A. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec tly replaced. Replace only with t he same or equivalent type recommended by the manuf acturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’s instructions. War n in g Risk o[...]

VQT1 S36 4 Before Use -If you see this symbo l- ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expos e to f lame. • Do not leave th e bat tery(ies ) in an auto mobil e exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of time with doors a nd windows closed . Declara tion o f Conformi ty Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-FZ28 Responsible party: P [...]

5 VQT1 S36 Befo re U se ∫ About the bat t ery cha r ge r ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping i t etc. This unit may malf un ction, re cordin g pict ures may no longe r be po ssible or t he le ns or th e LCD monitor may be damaged. • Retract the lens be f ore carr ying the camera o r pla y ing bac k pi[...]

VQT1 S36 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r You r Safety .......... ......... .. .. 2 Quick Gui de ...... ........ ....... ........ .... ...... ....... 8 Standard Access ories ............................... 9 Names of the Components .............. ....... 10 Attaching the Le ns Cap/Strap ................. 12 Atta ching the Len s Hoo d ...... [...]

7 VQT1 S36 Motion Pictur e Mode ...... ........... ........ ...... 74 Useful Functions at Travel Destinatio ns ..... .......... ........ ..... ...... ........ .. 76 • Recording wh ich Day of the Vacation and the Loc ation of the Vacatio n .... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... .... 76 • Recording Da tes/Times at Overseas Travel Destinatio[...]

VQT1 S36 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 n dicated in brackets. Charge the ba ttery . (P15) • The battery is not charged when the camera is shi p p ed. Charge th e b atte ry before use. Insert the ba ttery and the card.[...]

9 VQT1 S36 Befo re U se St andard 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 i n the text ) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicated as charger in the tex t) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 A V Cable 5 CD-ROM • Soft ware: Use it to inst all the soft war[...]

VQT1 S36 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ent s 1 Lens (P126) 2F l a s h (P46) 3 Self-timer indicator (P52 ) AF assist lam p ( P91) 4 Microphone (P74 , 91 , 1 10) 5 Flash open button (P4 6) 6 Diopter adjustment dial (P45) 7 V iewfinder (P44 , 123) 8 S peaker ( P97) 9 [EVF/LCD] button (P44) 10 [AF/AE LOCK] button (P33 , 86 , 88) 1 1 Joys tick (P 23[...]

11 VQT1 S36 Befo re U se 12 [REC]/[P LA Y BACK] selec tor switch (P21) 13 LCD monitor (P44 , 123) 14 [DISP LA Y] but ton (P42) 15 Delete button (P42) / Single or burst mode button (P55) 16 [MEN U/SET ] bu tton (P20) 17 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer button (P52) 4 Function button (P 25) Assign [R EC] Mode Menu to 4 button. It is convenient to registe[...]

VQT1 S36 12 Before Use • This camera cann ot cha rge t he battery even when the AC ad apt or (DMW-AC7PP ; optional) is co nne c ted to it. 28 T erm inal door 29 Lens barrel (P122 ) 30 [COMPONE NT OUT] socket (P1 19 ) 31 Card/ Battery door (P 17) 32 Tripod receptacle • Whe n you us e a tripod , make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is a[...]

13 VQT1 S36 Befo re U se Att ach the lens cap. • Detac h t he lens cap before tu rning on th e camera in the rec ord ing mode. • Do not hang o r swing around t his unit wit h the le ns cap string a ttached. • Be careful n ot to lose the l en s cap. ∫ Strap • We re c ommend att aching the st rap whe n using the c amera to prevent it fr om [...]

VQT1 S36 14 Before Use Place the c amera up side do wn, ali gn the mark on the lens hood with th e mark A on the camera an d then insert the lens ho od. • Check if the s cr ew is loose and then at tach the lens hood. Tight en th e s crew. • Do not tighte n the screw too much. ∫ Removing the h ood adaptor • Grasp the ba se of the hood adap t[...]

15 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n Preparatio n Charging the Bat tery • Use the dedicat ed charger and b attery . • The battery is no t charged when the c amera is shipped. Ch arge the battery before use. • Charge the bat tery with the c har ger indoors. • Charge the bat tery in a te mperature between 10 o C to 35 o C (50 o F to 95 o F) . (T he ba tt[...]

VQT1 S36 16 Preparation About the Battery (ch arging/number o f recordable pictures) ∫ Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on t he LCD monitor/Viewfinder . [It does not appear when you use t he camera with the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional) connected.] • The indicatio n turns red and blinks i f the remai ning batter y power[...]

17 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n ∫ When using t he viewfinder ∫ Playback time w hen using t he LCD monitor The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the oper ating conditions and storing condition of the battery . ∫ Chargi ng Charging time and number of reco rdable pict ures with the optional bat tery pack (CGR-S006 A[...]

VQT1 S36 18 Preparation Battery: In sert it full y being careful about the direction you insert it. Pull the l ever A in the direction of th e arrow to remove the battery . Card: Push it fully until it cli cks being carefu l about the direction you insert it . T o remove the card, push the ca rd until it clicks, then pull the ca r d out uprigh t. B[...]

19 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n • Memo ry s ize: App rox. 50 MB • Recordable motion pictures: QVGA (320 k 240 pixe ls) only • The built-in memor y can be used as a temporary s to rage devi c e when the card be ing used becomes full. • Y ou can cop y the recorded pictur es to a c ard. (P1 10) • The access time for the bui lt-in memory may be long[...]

VQT1 S36 20 Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is n ot set when th e cam era is shipped. T urn the camera on. • The [P LEASE S ET THE CLOCK] messag e appears. ( T his message doe s not app ear in [PLA YBACK] mode.) A [MEN U/SET ] bu tton B Cursor buttons Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to selec t the i tems (y ear , mo nth, day[...]

21 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n Note • The clock is displayed when [DISPLA Y] is pressed several times during recording . • Y ou can set the ye ar from 2000 to 2099. • If the cl oc k is not set, the correc t date ca nnot be pri nted when you s t amp the date on th e picture s with [TEXT ST AMP] (P101) or orde r a phot o studio to print the pic tures[...]

VQT1 S36 22 Preparation This section describes how to select the program AE mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YBA CK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Se tting [AF MO DE] from [ Ø ] t o [ š ] in t he program AE mode • 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 in the step s can be operated with th e joystick too . T urn the camera on. A [M[...]

23 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to close the m enu . By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily f ound. • Some of the men u items cannot be set by the modes. • Y ou can set the fo llowin g items in detail by pr essing [DI SPLA Y]. [WHITE BALANCE] (P82) /[AF MODE] (P84) /[S T ABIL IZER ] (P90) Pr ess 3 / 4 to[...]

VQT1 S36 24 Preparation Perform thes e settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY ] and [AUTO REVIEW ] are important items. Check their settings before using t hem. • In the Intellig ent auto mode, only [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TIME], [TRA VEL DA TE], [ BEEP] and [LANGUAG E] can be set. For details o n how to select the [SETUP[...]

25 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n • Refer to P41 for de tails about the r eview . • Refer to P79 for deta ils about th e [RE C] Mode Me nu . • High angle mode is also canceled if you tu rn th e c amera of f or power save mode is act ivated. • The br ightness of the pi ctures d is played on the L C D monitor i s incre ased s o some subject s may ap[...]

VQT1 S36 26 Preparation • If there are any white saturate d areas, we recommen d compensatin g the exposure towards negativ e (P53) referring t o the hi stogram (P45) and then t aking the picture aga in. It may result in a be tter qualit y pictur e. • There may be white sat urated areas if the dist ance between the camer a and the subject is to[...]

27 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n • Refer to P45 for detai ls . • The auto review func tion is acti v ated regardl ess of its setting when using auto brack et (P54) / color bracket (P54) , [HI-S PEED BURST] (P69) an d [F LASH BURST] (P70) in s cene mo de, burst mode (P5 5) and when rec ording still pi c tures with audio (P91) . (The pic tures canno t be[...]

VQT1 S36 28 Preparation – The birth day and name se t tings for [B ABY 1]/[BABY2] (P6 8) and [P ET] (P68) in scene mode . – The [TRA VEL DA TE] (P76 ) sett ing. (Depa rture date, return date, de st inati on) – The [WORLD TIME] (P78) setting. • The folder nu mber and th e clo c k settin g are not changed. • When [PC] is select ed, th e ca [...]

29 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n • Use a battery with suff ic ient bat tery power or the AC ada ptor (DMW-AC7PP; opt ional) when forma tting. D o not turn t he ca mera off d uring format ting. • If a card has be en inserte d, only the c ard is formatt ed. T o format th e built-in memory , remove the card. • If the card ha s been fo rmat ted on a PC o[...]

VQT1 S36 30 Preparation Mode switching Selecting the [REC] M ode When the [REC] mode is selected, the camera can be set to the I n telligent 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 t o take pictures that m atch the scene be[...]

31 VQT1 S36 Preparatio n ∫ Advanced ∫ Advanced scene mode Aperture-priority AE mode (P56) The shutter speed is automatically deter mined by the apertur e value you set. Shutter-priority AE mode (P57) The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set. Manual ex pos ur e mode (P57) The exposure is adjusted by the apertur[...]

VQT1 S36 32 Basic [REC] mode : ñ Basic T aking pictures usin g the automatic function ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most a ppropriate settings to m atch the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those wh o want to leave the settings to the c amera and take pictures easily . • The[...]

33 VQT1 S36 Basic Note • Be caref ul not to move the c amera when you pre s s the sh ut ter button. • Do n ot co ver t he fl ash or th e AF assi st lam p wit h yo ur fi ngers or o ther obje cts. • Do not touc h the fro nt of the lens . • When takin g pictures, make sure your foot ing is stable and there is no danger of colliding wit h anoth[...]

VQT1 S36 34 Basic • Set the [AF TRACKING] in th e [REC] mode men u to [ON]. ([ is disp l a ye d on the sc r e en .) Bring the subje c t to the AF tracking fram e, and press [AF /AE LO CK ] to lock the sub ject • AF track ing frame w ill t urn yell ow . • An optimum scene for the s pecif ied subj ec t will be chosen • Press [ AF/A E LOCK ] a[...]

35 VQT1 S36 Basic • The follo wing f unctions cannot be used . – Flash out put adjustm en t / Auto brac k et/ Color bracket /White balance fine adju s tment/ [AF/ AE LOC K]/[DI GI T AL Z O OM ] /[A U D IO REC. ]/[ MIN. SHT R SPEE D ]/[ H IS TOGR A M ]/[ PI CT . ADJ.]/ Out of frame displa y • The following f unctions are fixed to the ones set [...]

VQT1 S36 36 Basic ∫ T o adjust the colors and t ake pictures at times when the image appears too red (P82) Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway . A Focus indication B AF area (n ormal) C AF area (when using t he digital zoom or when it is dark) D Recording dist a nce range display (when zooming) E Apertu re v [...]

37 VQT1 S36 Basic ∫ Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus • Fast-movi ng sub jects , extre mely bright subje c ts or subject s without contrast • When th e recordable ra nge display has appe ared in red. • When record ing s ubject s throug h windows or nea r shiny object s • When it is dark or when jitt er oc curs[...]

VQT1 S36 38 Basic Y ou can make the ba ckground more blur red by decreasing the aperture value or rec ord a moving subject more dynamically by slowi ng the s hutter speed when taking a pic ture in program AE mode. • Press the sh utter butt on halfway and then use t he joysti ck to activ at e program shift whil e the apertu re value and the sh utt[...]

39 VQT1 S36 Basic ∫ Changing th e zoom speed Y ou can operate the zoom at 2 speeds depending on the r ot ation angle of the zoom lever . The zoom speed becomes slower when the rotation angle is small and t he zoom speed become s faster when the r otation angle is large. A Fast B Slow C Zoom lever • Zoom speed ca nnot be chan ged in the motion p[...]

VQT1 S36 40 Basic Not e • The digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been sel ected. • The indica ted zoo m magnification is an approxima tion. • “EZ” is an abbrev iation of “Ex t ended optical Zoom”. • The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 k ) when the c amera is turned on. Zoom position is as when the power was turned of f if the [ZO[...]

41 VQT1 S36 Basic Y ou can confirm the picture in [REC] mode. Y ou can also move between pictures using 2 / 1 , use zoo m playback (P41) , or delete pictures (P42) . 1 S elec t the [Fn BUTTON SET] on the [SETUP] menu, and then pr ess 1 . 2 P ress 3 / 4 to select [REVIEW] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. • Y ou can review by press i ng 4 in [REC][...]

VQT1 S36 42 Basic [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the buil t-in memory or the ca rd, which is being pl ayed back will be deleted. Switching the [PLA YBACK] mode 1 Press [MENU/S ET] during playback. 2 Press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET]. [NORMAL PLA[...]

43 VQT1 S36 Basic ∫ When [D ELETE ALL] has b een selected with the [FA VO RITE] (P107) setting The selection s creen is displayed aga in. Select [DELETE A LL] or [ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü ], press 3 to select [YES] and de lete the pictures. ([ALL D ELETE EXCEP T Ü ] cannot be selected i f no pictures have been set as [F A VORITE] .) Note • Do not[...]

VQT1 S36 44 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Advanced (Reco rding pictures) About the LCD Monitor/ Viewfinder ∫ Switchi ng the LCD m onitor/V iewfind er Press [EVF /LCD] to sw itch the moni tor screen. A Viewfind er B [EVF/L CD] button C LCD monitor • When the LCD monitor turns on, the V iewfinder turn s of f (and vice versa) . ∫ Selecting th [...]

45 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • [NIGH T PORTRA IT] (P63) , [ST ARRY SKY] and [FIREWO RKS] in scen e mode , the guide line is gray . (P66) ∫ Out-of-f rame display Recording inform ation is displayed on the bot tom and right edges of the screen. Y ou can therefore concentrate on the subject when taking pictures without being obs[...]

VQT1 S36 46 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) 2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly dark area, such as night sc enery , will also have a histogram like t his. 3 The picture will become overexposed with mor e bright area. The pictures with mos tly white area will also hav e a histogram like this. Exam pl [...]

47 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr ess 1 [ ‰ ]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also press 1 [ ‰ ] to selec t. • For info rmation about flas h settings tha t can be selected, ref er to “ Ava ilable f lash s ettings by r ecording mode ” . (P48) Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press th e shutter button half way to[...]

VQT1 S36 48 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ∫ A v ailable flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on t he recording mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Initial setting of advanced scene mode and scene mode) ¢ When [ ‡ ] is selected, [ ], [ i ˆ ] or [i ‹ ] is set de pending o n the type of su bject a[...]

49 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ The available f lash range to take pictures • The avai lable flash ra nge is an ap proximatio n. • In [H IGH SEN S.] (P69) in scene mode, t he ISO sensit ivity automa tically switches to be tween [ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the avail able flash range also di ffers. Wide: Approx. 1. 15 m (3.77 feet)[...]

VQT1 S36 50 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) • Refer to P58 for det ails about t he Apert ure- priority AE, Shut ter -priority AE, and Manu al exposure. • In Intelligent auto mode , shut t er speed changes dep ending on the identifi ed scene. • In advanc e s cene modes (P63) and [SCENE MODE] (P66) , the shutt er spee ds will d iffer from those[...]

51 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) [REC ] m o de: T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you 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 1 cm (0.04 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 k ). As you rotate the zoom lever towards [...]

VQT1 S36 52 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) • When a subjec t is close to t he c amera, the ef fective focus range is si gn ificantly narrowed . Therefor e, if t he dist a nce be twee n the c amera an d t he sub jec t i s change d af ter focusing o n t he subject, it may be come diffic ult to focus on i t again. • AF macro mode gi ves priorit y[...]

53 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • Dependi ng on t he recording conditions, the recordi ng interval may bec ome more than 2 seconds when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected. • The flash out put may not be consta nt when [10S/3PICTURES ] is selecte d. • [10S/3 PICTURES] cannot be se t when auto brac k et or color bra c ket is set, or when t [...]

VQT1 S36 54 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) [REC] mode : T aking Pictures usi ng Auto Bracket/ Color Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures ar e automatically recorded in the selected exposure compensation ra nge each time the shut ter button is pressed. Y ou can s elect the picture with the desired exp osure from the 3 pictures with different exposures.[...]

55 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to clos e the m enu. • Y ou can also press th e shutter button half way to finis h. Note • When s et t in g expo s u r e b ra ck e t , [ ] app e ars on th e s cr e en . • When sett ing color brac k et, [ ] appears on t he screen. • When tak i ng pictu res using au to bracket a[...]

VQT1 S36 56 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ¢ The burst sp eed is const a nt regardless of the t ransfer s pee d of the card. • The burst sp eed v alues give n above apply when t he shutter speed is 1/60 or f aster and whe n the fla s h is not activated. Not e • Wh en the burs t mod e sett ing is set to Un limite d – The burst spee d becomes[...]

57 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Tilt the joystick towards 3 / 4 to se t the aperture va lue. T ake a picture. When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set with a faster shutter speed. When you want to create a trail ef fect, set to a slower shutter speed. Set the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ], a nd the[...]

VQT1 S36 58 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Press the sh utter button halfway . • The manual expos ure assi s tanc e A ap pears f or about 10 seconds to in dic ate the ex posure. • Set the aper ture value and th e sh utter speed again when the exposure is n ot adequ ate. T ake t he pi cture . ∫ Manual Exposure Assistance • The manual expos [...]

59 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Shutter-priority AE Manual ex posure Note • The apert ure values gi v en in the ta ble above are values when th e zoom lever is rot ated to Wide. • Dependi ng on t he zoom magnificatio n, some of the ape rture values cannot be se lected. [REC ] m o de: T aking Pictures with Ma nual Focus Use this funct[...]

VQT1 S36 60 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Tilt the joy stick towards 3 / 4 to fo cus on the subjec t. • MF assist ance disappears about 2 seconds af ter you stop opera t ing th e joystick. • Focus r ange dis appears about 5 seconds aft er you stop opera ti ng the joystick. T ake t he pi cture . If you tilt the joystick towards 3 / 4 when [ MF[...]

61 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ T echni que for Manual focus 1 Focus by tilting the joystick toward 3 / 4 . 2 T ilt it a little more in t he same direction. 3 T ilt the joys tick in the opposite direct ion to finely focus on t he subject. ∫ Prefoc us Thi s is a tech nique f or focus ing in ad vance on th e point the pic tures wi ll[...]

VQT1 S36 62 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) • The custom setting s regi stered in [ ], [ ], or [ ] can be sele cted in t he [ ] of the mode dial. Up to 3 cus tom set tings can be reg is tered, so sele ct the one mat ching the nee ds . Pres s 3 to sele ct [YES] and then press [ MENU/SET]. • When [YES] is selec ted, th e s etting s that we re pre[...]

63 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ When chan ging the m enu settings Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily with [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] selected, what has been registered will remain unchanged. T o change w hat has been registered, overwrit e the registered data using [CUST . SET MEM. ] (P61) on the setup menu. Note • Y ou ca[...]

VQT1 S36 64 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ∫ T echnique for Portrait mode T o make this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective. Not e • In [IN DOOR PORTRAIT ], t he [INTELLI GENT ISO] o perate s, and the maximum I SO sen sitivity level becomes [IS O[...]

65 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other f ast-moving events. Note • This mode is suit able for taking pict ures of subject s at distances of 5 m (16.4 feet) or more. This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T echni que f[...]

VQT1 S36 66 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) – [NIG HT SCENER Y]/[ILLUMIN A TIONS] /[CREA TIVE NIGHT SCENER Y]: 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶ • Noise may become vis i ble whe n y ou tak e picture s in da rk places. • The shutte r may remain clos ed (max. abo ut 8 sec.) af ter t aking the picture beca us e of signal processing . This is not a malfuncti[...]

67 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the sc ene mode. • Y ou can switch menu scree ns from an y men u item by rot ating the zoom leve r . Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to set. • The menu scr een is switche d to the recor ding screen in the selected scene mode. ∫ About the i nf ormat ion • If you pres s [DISPLA Y[...]

VQT1 S36 68 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. It is possible to set di fferent birthdays and names for [BABY1] and [BABY2]. Y ou can select to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them st amped on the recorded image u[...]

69 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Select this wh en you want t o take pictures of suns et view . T his allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the s un. This mode minimizes the jitter of t he subjec ts, and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit rooms. (Select this for high-sensitivity processin g. The se[...]

VQT1 S36 70 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Not e • [QUALITY] is automa tically fixed to [ › ]. • Y ou can take pictu res suit able for 4 qk 6 q /1 0 k 15 cm printing . • The focus range is 1 c m (0.04 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.57 feet) (T ele) to ¶ . • The focus, zo om, exposure , white balance, shutt er speed and ISO sensi tivity are fi x ed[...]

71 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 3 Move the camera continuously . • We re c ommend the f ollowing: – Using the V iewfinder . – Selecting a subject wit h quick motion. – Using prefoc us. – Use this mode with burs t mode. (Y ou can then sele ct the best pictures from all the pict ures t aken.) ∫ Setting the shutter speed 1 P res[...]

VQT1 S36 72 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Not e • The optical imag e stabil izer function is fix ed t o [OFF]. • ISO se ns itivity i s fixed t o [ISO100]. This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky . ∫ T echnique for Fireworks mode We recommend performing the following steps to prefocus on the po[...]

73 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ T echni que f or Aeria l pho to mode • We reco mmend using th is techni que if it is difficu lt to focus when tak ing pictur es of clouds etc. Aim the camer a at something with high c ontrast , press the s hut ter button halfway t o fix th e focus and t hen aim the camer a at the subject and press th[...]

VQT1 S36 74 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) [REC] mode: n Advanced (Reco rding pictures) Motion Picture Mode • When you set the p icture quality to [ ], [ ], or [ ], we reco mmend usin g a h igh-sp eed card with “10MB /s ” or gre ater displayed on the p ac k age. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 to s elect [PICTURE MODE] an d then press 1 . Pres[...]

75 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • fp s “frames per s econd”; This refers to the number of frames us ed in 1 second. • Y ou can record smooth er motion pict ures with “30 fps ”. • Y ou can record long er motion pi c tures with “10 fps” al tho ugh the picture qua lity is lower . • [ ] c an be enjoyed on the TV as high q[...]

VQT1 S36 76 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) [REC] mode: Useful Functions at T ravel De stinations For det ails o n the [SETUP] menu sett i ngs, refer to P22 . If you set the dep arture date and the location of the vacation in advance, the number of days that have passed since the d eparture date (which day of the vacation it is) is recorded when yo[...]

77 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Pr ess 4 to select [LOCA TION] and then pre ss 1 . Pr ess 4 to select [SET] and the n press [MENU/ SET]. Enter the lo cation. • For d etails on how to ente r charac ters, read the [ TITLE EDIT] section on P100 . Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] tw ice t o clo se th e menu . T ake a picture. • The n umber o f days[...]

VQT1 S36 78 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) For det ails o n the [SETUP] menu sett i ngs, refer to P22 . Y ou can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures you take. Not e • Return the se tting to [ HOME] when t he v acation is fin ished by perform ing s teps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [HOME] is alre ady set, ch[...]

79 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • If you cann ot find the t ravel dest inati on in th e areas displayed on the s c reen, s et by the time diff erence from t he h ome are a. • The travel de stinati on icon [ “ ] appears when playing back pic t ures t aken at the travel destina tion. Using the [REC] Mode Men u For det ails on [REC] m[...]

VQT1 S36 80 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ¢ These pi ctures a re ex amples to s how the ef fect. • If you change the asp ec t ratio, s et the pict ure size aga in. • The extende d optic al zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SP EED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], or [ F ILM GRAIN] in scen e mode so the picture size for [ ] is not disp[...]

81 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The ends of t he recorded pi ctures may be cut at print ing so chec k before prin ting. ( P139) For det ails on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 . 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[...]

VQT1 S36 82 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) • If picture nois e becomes a pr ob lem, we recommend t hat you take picture s aft e r lowering t he maximum ISO sensitiv ity lev el, increasi ng t he setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] under [PICT .ADJ.], or lowering the setting f or each of the items othe r tha n [NOIS E REDUCTION]. (P90) For det ails o n [...]

83 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) ∫ Setting the white balance manually 1 S elect [ ] o r [ ] and th en press 1 . 2 A im the camera at a sheet of w hite paper etc. so that the frame in the center is filled by t he white object only and then press [MENU/SET ]. ∫ Finely adjusting th e white balance [ ] Y ou can finely adjust the white bal[...]

VQT1 S36 84 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ∫ Setting the color temperature Y ou can set the co lor temperature m anually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions. The color of light is measured as a number in degrees Kelvin. As the co lor temperat ure becomes high the picture becomes bluish and as the c olor temperature becom[...]

85 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) Note • The camera is focusing on all th e AF area s when multi ple AF are as (max. 5 areas) light at the same ti me. If you want to d eter mine the focus posi tion to take pict ures, switch the AF mode t o [ ƒ ], [ Ø ] o r [ Ù ]. • If the AF mode is set to [ ] , the A F are a is no t d isplay ed unt[...]

VQT1 S36 86 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) ∫ Setting up [ ] (AF T racking) Not e • If it fails to lock, AF area will fl as h in red, and disappe ar . T ry to lock again. • AF T racking will no t operate when t he subj ect is not speci fied, the subject is lost, or has failed to be tra cked. The pict ure will be t aken with [ Ø ] in [A F MOD[...]

87 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) When selectin g [ ] 1 P ress 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s ele ct A F area as shown in the figure to th e right. 2 P ress [MENU/SET] to set. Note • The spot met erin g target can also be mov ed t o match the AF are a when using [ Ù ]. • Position of the AF are a will return to initial sta te when the camera is se[...]

VQT1 S36 88 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) For det ails o n [REC] mode m enu settings, refer to P22 . T ake a pictu re with the focus or exposure locked. This is a technique for setting the f ocus and the exposure in advance when the subject is outside the focus area or when the contrast is too sh arp and the appro priate exposure cannot be achiev[...]

89 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) For det ails on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P22 . This can enlarge subjec ts even more than the optical z oom or e xtended optical zoom. Applicable modes: [OFF]/[ON] Note • Refer to P38 for detai ls . • If camer a shake (jitte r) is a proble m during zooming, it is recomme nded tha t [ST ABILIZE[...]

VQT1 S36 90 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) Not e • When you t ak e pictures in dar k places , pic ture nois e may become notic eable. If pi c ture noise becomes a problem, we recommend tha t you t ake pictures after increasing the setti ng for [NOISE R EDUCTION] or lower ing the setting for each of the it ems other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. For de[...]

91 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) • Setting [MIN. SHT R SPE ED] to slower speed might incr eas e the chan ce of jitte r , so we recommend usin g a tripod an d the self-timer for taki ng pic tures. • Setti ng [MIN . SH TR SP EED] to fa ster sp eed might make th e pict ure darker , so we recommend recording t he pictur e in well-lit are [...]

VQT1 S36 92 Advanced (Reco r ding pictures) For det ails o n [REC] mode m enu settings, refer to P22 . [2ND] (2nd synchro) activates the flash just bef ore the shutter closes when taking pictures of moving objec t s such as cars using a slow shut ter speed. Applicable modes: Not e • Set i t to [ 1ST] n ormall y . • [2N D] is dis played i n the [...]

93 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 3 P ress [MENU/SET], press 3 / 4 to select [CREA TE MO T ION PIC TUR E] and th en press 1 . 4 press 4 to select [FRAME RA TE] and then press 1 . 5 P ress 3 / 4 to select [5fp s] or [10fps] and then press [MENU/ SET]. 6 P ress 3 to select [CREA TE MOTION P ICTURE] and then press 1 . • The file number appe[...]

VQT1 S36 94 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Advanced (Playba ck) Playing Back Pictu res in Sequence (Slide Show) Y ou can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you c an do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. Furthermore , you can play bac k the pictures gr ouped[...]

95 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ 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 restored whe n [ ‚ ] is pressed . ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the set tings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show me[...]

VQT1 S36 96 Advanced (Pl ayback) [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CA TEGO RY PLA Y]/[F A VORITE PLA Y]) This mode allows you to search images by scene mode or ot her categories (such as [PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT S CENE RY]) and sort the pictures into each of the categories. Y ou can then p lay back the pictures[...]

97 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Perform step s 1 and 2 on p age 94. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [F A VORITE PLA Y], and then p ress [MENU/S ET]. Note • Y ou can us e on l y [R OTA TE ], [ROT A TE DISP .], [D P OF PRIN T ] , [PR O T E C T] or [AU DI O DUB. ] in the [PLA YBACK] menu. [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Playing Back M otion Pictures/Pictures w ith Au[...]

VQT1 S36 98 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • Sound can be heard through th e speake r . Refer to [VOLUME ] (P 24) for info rmation about how to ad just the v olum e in the [SETUP] menu. • The file for mat that can be pla yed back with this camera is QuickT ime Motion JPEG . • Please not e tha t the bundled soft w are inclu des QuickT ime to play [...]

99 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Pr ess 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. The picture s ize are as following. • [QUA LI T Y] is fixe d to [ › ]. Note • Y ou may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture ta ken on other equip ment. [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Using the [PLA Y BACK] mode menu Y ou can use various functions i[...]

VQT1 S36 100 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • The recording da te of the picture selec ted in the pla yback scr ee n becomes th e date selected when the calen dar s creen is fi rs t display ed. • If the re ar e mult iple pict ures with t he same recor ding date, the f irs t pic ture re corded on t hat day is display ed. • Y ou can display the cal[...]

101 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select text an d then press [MENU/SET] to register . • Press [DISPLA Y ] to sw itch text betwe en [A] (capitals ), [a] ( small case) and [&/1 ] (s pecial charact ers and number s ). • The curso r at t he entry pos ition can be mov ed to the lef t with [ L ], an d to t he right with [[...]

VQT1 S36 102 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then press [MENU /SET]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to sel ect [SHOOTING DA T E], [AGE], [TRA VEL DA TE] or [TITLE] and then press [MENU/SET] to set each item. [SHOOTING DA TE] [AGE] (P 68) If this is set to [ ON], [AGE] is stamped on the pictures. [TRA VEL DA TE] If this is [...]

103 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Pr es s [ ‚ ] to return to the menu scree n. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automa t ically restored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/SE T] to close the menu. Note • When you print pictur es stamp ed wit h text, the dat e will be printed over the stamped text i f you specify printi ng o f the date at the ph[...]

VQT1 S36 104 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 t o select [YES] a nd then press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u screen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automatic ally res tored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [ME NU/S ET] to close the menu. Not e • Y ou can set up to 50 pictur es at one time in [ MUL T I] . • The picture quality of [...]

105 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Note • Dependi ng on t he cut size, the pictur e s ize of th e trimmed picture may become smaller th an that of the ori ginal picture. • The pi cture q uality of the trimmed pictur e will d eteriorat e. • It may not be poss ible to trim pic tu res recorded with other equ ipmen t. Minute tilting of the im age [...]

VQT1 S36 106 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press [ ‚ ] to re turn to the men u screen. • Press [ME NU/S ET] to close the menu. Not e • After conve rting the as pect r atio, the pi c ture size may bec ome la rger tha n that of the or iginal picture. • Y ou may not be able to conver t pictures t aken on other equipme nt. This mode allows you to automa[...]

107 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Select [ROT A TE DISP .] on the [PL A YBACK] mode menu. (P22) Note • When you p lay back pic tures on a PC, they cannot b e displayed in the rot ated direct ion u nless the OS or software is comp atible with Exif. Exif is a file format fo r still picture s which allows recordin g informati on etc. to be ad ded. I[...]

VQT1 S36 108 Advanced (Pl ayback) • When printi ng pic tures at a phot o printing store, [AL L DELETE EXCEPT Ü ] (P43) is us eful s o only the pictu res you want to be printed rema in on the card. • Y ou may not be able to set pictur es taken wit h other equipment as favorit es. • Y ou can perform, chec k and cance l the set tings of images [...]

109 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ T o pri nt the date After setting the number of pri nts, set/cancel printing with t he recording date by pressing [DISPLA Y]. • When you go to a photo printin g s tor e for digit al printing, be sure to order the printi ng of the date addit ionally if req uired. • Dependi ng on the photo print ing store or [...]

VQT1 S36 110 Advanced (Pl ayback) Not e • The protect set t ing may not be ef fective on other equ ipment. • Even if you protect picture s in the built -in memor y or a card, they will be del et ed if the bu ilt- in memory or the card is for matted. • Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Me mory Card, t hey cann[...]

111 VQT1 S36 Advanced (Pl ayback) Pr ess 2 / 1 to select the picture and the n press [MEN U/SET]. Pr ess 3 to select [YES], and the n press [MENU/ SET]. • If you press [M E N U/S ET] whi le cop yi n g pict ures fr om th e built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway . • Do not turn t he camera of f at any point during th e c opyin[...]

VQT1 S36 112 Connecting to other equ ipment 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 mail the pictur es you have imported . Use of the “ PHOT OfunSTUDIO-vi ewer- ” bu ndled software on the CD-ROM (su pplied) is a con venien[...]

113 VQT1 S36 Connecting t o other equipment • When the ca mera has been c onn ected to the PC with [USB MODE] set to [PictBri dge(PTP)], a messa ge may appe ar on the PC’ s screen . Select [ Cancel] to close the screen , and disconnect th e c amera f rom the PC. The n set [USB MODE] to [PC] again. Double-clic k on [Rem ovable D isk] in [M y Com[...]

VQT1 S36 114 Connecting to other equ ipment ∫ Conn ecti on in th e PTP m ode (Wi ndow s R XP , Windows Vista R and Mac OS X only) Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)]. Data can now be read only from th e card into the PC. • When there ar e 100 0 or more pictures on a card, the picture s may not be impo rted in the PTP mode. Printing the Pictures[...]

115 VQT1 S36 Connecting t o other equipment • T urn th e ca mera off before conn ecting or disconn ec ting th e AC adapto r (DMW-AC7P P; optional) . • Before inserting or removing a ca rd, turn the c amera off, and discon nect t he USB c onnect ion cable. • Y ou cannot switch betwee n the built-in memory and the card whil e the camera is conn[...]

VQT1 S36 116 Connecting to other equ ipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “ Selec ti ng a singl e pictur e and prin ting it ” and in s tep 3 of the “ Selecting multiple p ictures and printing t hem ” procedures. • When you want to print pictures in a p aper size or a layout which i s no t supp orted b y the [...]

117 VQT1 S36 Connecting t o other equipment • Paper sizes not supported by the pri nter will not be displayed. • An item cann ot be selecte d if the pri nter does not support the page lay out. ∫ Layout pri nting When pri nting a picture several t imes on 1 s heet of paper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet o[...]

VQT1 S36 118 Connecting to other equ ipment [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictu res on a TV Scre en Preparations: Set t he [ TV ASPECT] . (P28) 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 marks, and insert. B A V cable (supplied ) • Check the direc tions of the connec to[...]

119 VQT1 S36 Connecting t o other equipment S t ill pictures recorded on an SD Mem ory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memor y Ca rd slo t. Note • Dependi ng on t he TV model, pictures may not be dis played on t he fu ll s creen. • Motion pi ctures can not be playe d back. T o play back motion pict ures , connect the camera to the TV[...]

VQT1 S36 120 Connecting to other equ ipment Not e • Depending o n the [ASPECT RA TIO], b ands may be dis played o n the top an d bottom or t he le ft and right of the pic t ures. • Do not use any other c ables except a g enuine Panasonic compo nent cable (DMW -HDC2; optional). • Audio will be out put as monau ral. • When you play b ack a pi[...]

121 VQT1 S36 Connecting t o other equipment ¢ The actua l magnificat ion when the zoom i s used will be 1.7 times the display . Select [CONVERSION] on the [REC] m enu. (P22) • Refer to P93 for [ CONVE RSION]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [ ], and then pr ess [MENU/ SET] to set. • Set in same way to select [ ] too. • Always s et to [OFF] when the c[...]

VQT1 S36 122 Connecting to other equ ipment Using the Protector/F ilter The MC pr otector (DMW-LMC46; optional) is a transparent filter which affects neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can a lways be used to protect the camera’s lens. The ND filter (D MW-LND46; optional) reduces the am ount of light to approx imately 1/8th (equal t[...]

123 VQT1 S36 Others Others Screen Display ∫ In record ing Recordin g in progr a m AE mode [ ] (Initi a l set t ing) 1 R ecording mode 2 Flash mode (P46) 3 A F area (P36) 4F o c u s (P36) 5 Pict ur e si ze (P79) 6 Quality (P80) 7 B attery indication (P16) 8 N umber of rec ordable pictures (P142) 9 B uilt-in mem ory (P18) : Card (P18) (displayed on[...]

VQT1 S36 124 Others ∫ In recording (af ter settings) 17 AF Macro (P51) : T ele M a cr o (P 51) : AF tracking (P86) : MF (P59) : Flash output adjustment (P49) 18 W hite balance (P82) White balance fine adjustment (P83) 19 ISO s ensitivity (P81) maximum ISO sensitivity level (P82) 20 Color effect (P89) 21 Pict ure quality setting (P89) Flip animati[...]

125 VQT1 S36 Others ∫ In playback 1 P layback mode (P40) 2 P rotected picture (P109) 3 Favo rites (P107) 4 St amped with text indication (P101) 5 Pict ur e si ze (P79) Picture quality s etting (P89) 6 Quality (P80) 7 B attery indication (P16) 8 Folder/ File number (P1 13) Built-in memory (P18) Elapsed playback time (P97) : 9 P icture number/T ota[...]

VQT1 S36 126 Others • If the came ra is adversely af fected by elec tr omagnetic equipment and stop s functioni ng properly , turn the camera of f and remove t he ba ttery or disconne c t AC ada pt or (DMW-AC7PP; optional). Then reinse rt the batt ery or reconnec t AC adaptor and turn t he camera on. Do not use the camera near radi o transmitters[...]

127 VQT1 S36 Others Always remo ve the battery after use. If you dr op the batt ery accident ally , check to see if the body of the battery an d the terminals are damaged. • Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage th e camera. Bring charged spare batteries when going out. • Be aware tha t the operat in g time of the batter y b eco[...]

VQT1 S36 128 Others • Recorded dat a may be damag ed or lost if t he c amera breaks down due to inappro p riate handling. Pa nasonic will no t be liable for any dama ge suffered due to loss of recorded dat a. • When you use a tripo d, make sure the tripod is st able when this unit is att ached to it. • Y ou m ay no t be a ble to re move the c[...]

129 VQT1 S36 Others [SOME P ICTURES CANNOT BE COP IED]/[C OPY COULD NOT B E COMPLETED] • The f ollowing pictur es cannot be c opied. – When a pictur e w ith the same name as the pi c ture to be copied ex ists in th e c opy destina tion. (Only when c opying fro m a card to t he bui lt-in memory .) – Files not bas ed on the DCF st and ard. • [...]

VQT1 S36 130 Others Functions that cannot be set or will not work under some conditio ns Due to the camera’s specifications, i t may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of t he conditions under which the camera is used. The table below lists these functions and t he corresponding conditions. • For[...]

131 VQT1 S36 Others [FLASH] (P 46) • When au to brack et or color brac ket is set • When the bur s t mode is set • mode • / , and in mode • ô , ï , 5 , 4 and 7 in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode • When us ing the conversion len s Flash o utput adjustm ent • mode • / , and in mode • ï , ô , , 5 , 4 and 7 in [SCENE MODE] • $ mode [SEL[...]

VQT1 S36 132 Others [WHITE BALANCE ] (P82) • and in mode • mode • and in mode • mode • and 1 in mode • 2 , 3 , , ï , , 5 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 7 and in [SCENE MODE] [WB AD JUST .] (P83) • [B/W], [S EPIA] , [COOL ] or [WARM] in [COLOR EFFEC T] is set [METERING MODE] (P84) • Advanced scene mod e • Û mode Quick AF (P87) • W h en A F tr a[...]

133 VQT1 S36 Others [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P91) • mode • / , and in mode • ï , , 4 and 7 in [SCENE MODE] [FLASH SYNCHRO] (P92) • Advanced s cene mode • Û mode • $ mode Playback Zoom (P41) • When play ing back moti on pic tures [TITLE ED IT] (P100) • Moti on pictures • Protec t ed picture s • When set to [ RA W] or [RA W i JPEG] [TE[...]

VQT1 S36 134 Others ∫ Functions that cannot be used when the componen t cable is connected [LCD MODE]/[HI STOGRAM]/[TIT LE EDIT]/ [T EXT ST AMP]/ [R ESI ZE]/[T RIMMING]/ [LEVELING ][ ASPEC T CONV .]/[AU D IO DUB.] /[COPY]/[ MUL TI] settings of [DPOF PRINT]/ [MUL TI] settings of [PROTECT]/[DELETE MUL TI]/Creation of still pictures from mot ion pic[...]

135 VQT1 S36 Others • Is the [REC] /[PLA YB ACK] selecto r switc h at t he [ ! ] s ettin g? (P 21) • Is the mode dial co rrectly set ? • Is ther e any memory remai ning on t he built -in memory or the card? > Delete the pict ures which are not necessary to incr e ase the available memory . (P42) • The picture can become whitis h if there[...]

VQT1 S36 136 Others (ISO sensit iv ity is set to [AUTO ] when the came ra is shipped . Theref ore, when t aking pictures indoors etc. n oise will appear .) > Decrease the ISO sensitivity . (P81) > Increase the setting f or [NOISE REDUCTI ON] in [ PICT .ADJ .] or lower t he setting f or each of the items ot her than [NOI SE REDUCTION]. (P89) &[...]

137 VQT1 S36 Others • The LCD mon i to r turns off a nd the power lamp lig hts when [AUTO LCD OFF] (P26) is selected for th e [ECONOMY] mod e. [This does not happen when using the AC adap tor (optional).] If the rema ining batte ry power is low , it may t ake longer for the fl ash to be charged, an d th e time during whic h the LCD monitor is tu [...]

VQT1 S36 138 Others • [ROT A TE DISP .] (P106) is set to [ON ]. • Y ou can rotate pict ures with the [ROT A TE] function. (P106) • Is t he [RE C]/[PLA YBACK ] sele ctor s witch set to [ ( ]? (P40) • Is th ere a picture on the built-in memory or the card? > The pictu res on the built -in memory ap pear when a card is not ins erted. The pi[...]

139 VQT1 S36 Others • This unit aut oma tically adjusts th e aperture during moti on pictur e recording. At such times , a clicking s oun d is heard , and this sound may be recorde d on the motion pic tures. Th is is not a malfunctio n. • Is t he camer a connected to th e TV correc tly? > Set the TV i nput to e xt e rn al input mode. • Out[...]

VQT1 S36 140 Others > Press [MENU/ SET], select the [S ETUP] menu icon [ ] and then s elec t the [ ~ ] icon to set the desi red langua ge. (P2 9) • In dark plac es, t he AF assis t lamp (P91) lights re d to mak e it easier t o focus on a subject. • This is a highligh t f unc tion showin g the white saturated area . (P26) • Is the [H IGHLI [...]

141 VQT1 S36 Others • Check th e cl ock (P20) and birthday set tings (P68) . • The lens barre l retr ac ts abo ut 15 seconds aft er s witching f rom [RE C] mode to [PLA YBACK] mode. • This is constru c ted to tu rn when att aching o r det aching a filter so that the lens is pro tected. [AGE] is not displayed correctly . The lens barr e l is r[...]

VQT1 S36 142 Others Othe rs Number of Recordabl e Pictures and Available Recording Time • The number of reco rda ble pictures and the availab le recording t ime are an appro xi mation. (These vary depe nding on the recording conditions and the type of card.) • The number of reco rda ble pictures and the availab le recording t ime varies dep end[...]

143 VQT1 S36 Others Aspect ratio X Pictur e size (3M ): (2048 k 15 36) (2M ): (1600 k 12 00) (0.3M ): (640 k 48 0) Quality A › A › A › Built-i n Memo ry (Approx. 50 MB ) 32 62 51 97 240 400 Card 32 MB 18 36 29 56 145 2 30 64 MB 38 75 61 1 15 290 4 80 128 MB 78 150 125 230 6 00 970 256 MB 15 0 290 240 46 0 1 170 190 0 512 MB 30 0 590 480 91 0 [...]

VQT1 S36 144 Others Aspect ratio Y Pictur e size (9M): (3648 k 2432) (6M ): (3072 k 2048) (4.5 M ) : (2560 k 1712) ( 2.5M ): (204 8 k 1360 ) Quality A › A › A › A › Built- in Mem o ry (Appro x. 50 M B) 4 3 1 1 22 15 32 2 2 45 3 6 69 Card 32 MB 2 2 6 1 2 8 1 81 32 62 0 4 0 64 MB 5 4 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83 128 MB 1 1 9 2 75 53 97 85 6 1 1 0 [...]

145 VQT1 S36 Others ∫ Avail able recording time (when record ing motion pictures) Note • The number of rec ordable pi c tures and t he av ailable re co rdin g time di sp lay ed on the screen may not decrea se in orde r . • This unit doe s no t support recording mot ion picture s on MultiMediaCa rds. • The extend ed optical zoom do es not wo[...]

VQT1 S36 146 Others Specifications Digit al Cam era: Informatio n for your s afety Power So urce: DC 8.4 V Power Cons um pt ion: 1.3 W (When recording with LCD Mon itor) 1.2 W ( When recording wit h Viewfinder) 0.6 W ( When playing back with LCD Monitor) 0.5 W ( When playing back with Vie wf inder) Camera eff ective pi xels : 10,100,000 pixels Imag[...]

147 VQT1 S36 Others Hi-speed bur st Burst speed: 1 1 pictures/second ( [SPEED PRIORITY ]: 3M (4:3) ) 12 pictures/sec ond ( [SP EED P RIOR ITY ]: 2. 5M (3 :2) ) 13 pictures/sec ond ( [SPEED PRIORITY]: 2M (16:9) ) 7 pictures /seco n d ( [I M A GE PR IO RIT Y]: 3 M ( 4 :3 ) , 2.5M (3:2) o r 2M (16:9) ) Number of recordable pictur es: 20 to 60 ([ SPEED[...]

VQT1 S36 148 Others Quality : Fine/S tandard/RAW /RAW i JP EG Recording file format St ill Pi ctur e : JPE G (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard)/RA W , DPOF corresp onding Pictur e s wit h audio: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” s tandard) r “Quick[...]

149 VQT1 S36 Others Others Digit al C amera Accesso ry System ¢ 1 The battery cann ot be charge d w ith the AC adaptor . Use the supplied ch arge r. ¢ 2 Cameras cannot be s to red with the lens hood att ached. ¢ 3 The lens adaptor (DMW -LA3; optional) is necessar y to att ach a tele conversion lens or close- up lens. • Refer to P1 6 for inform[...]

VQT1 S36 150 Others Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Deal er 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 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 [...]

151 VQT1 S36 Others Request for Service Noti ce (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouhy A ve. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Request for Service Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice. In the unlik[...]

VQT1 S36 152 Others Limited W ar ranty (Fo r USA Only) P A NASONIC CONSUMER E LECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NOR TH AMERICA One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New J ersey 07094 P A NASONIC PUERT O RICO, INC. Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial P ark, Carolina, Puerto Ric o 00985 Panasonic Di git al S til[...]

153 VQT1 S36 Others Ca rry-In or Mai l-In S erv ice For Carry-I n or Ma il-In Servi c e in the Unite d S tates call 1-800-21 1-P ANA (7262). For assist ance in Puert o Rico cal l Panason ic Puerto Rico, Inc . (787)-750-43 00 or fax (787 )-768-2910. This warranty ONL Y COVE RS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVE R [...]

VQT1 S36 154 Others Customer Services Directory (For USA Only) DMC-FZ28P_PC.book 154 ページ ２００ ８年７月２日　水曜 日　午後１１時１４ 分[...]

155 VQT1 S36 Others Others Précautions à prendre (pour le Canada) • Assurez -vous d’ut iliser un ada pta te ur secte ur de mar que Panas onic (DMW -AC7 PP; en op tio n). • Assurez -vous d’ut iliser u ne batterie de marque P anasonic (CGR-S006A ). • Si vous utilisez d’autres batter ies, nous ne pouvons pas garan tir la q ualité de ce [...]

VQT1 S36 156 Others • Le puissan t c hamp magnét iqu e de haut-parle urs ou de moteur s pe ut endommager les données enr egistrées et distor dre les images. • Les ondes électromag nétiqu es émises p ar un mi cropro cesseur peuv ent nuire à l’ap pare il photo numérique et per turber l’image et le son. • Advenant l e ca s où le fon[...]

157 VQT1 S36 Index A AC Adaptor ................. ............... .. 112, 114 Access Indica tion ...... .... ....... ........ ...... .... 18 Aerial Photo Mo de .... .... .... ....... ........ ...... 73 AF Area Se lec ti o n ... ........ ....... ........ .... .... 86 AF A ssist Lamp ..... .... ...... ......... .... ...... .... 91 AF M acro Mode ....[...]

VQT1 S36 158 J Jitter ........ ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... .. 37 L Language Setting ..... ....... ........ ...... ......... 29 Layout ..... ........... ........ ....... ........ ...... ..... 1 17 LCD Mode ........ ........ ....... ........ .... ...... ..... 25 LCD Monitor .... .... .... .. .... ... .. .... .... .. .. 44 , 123[...]

159 VQT1 S36 U USB Connection Cable ................ 112, 114 USB Mode ........ .......... ......... ...... ........ .... 28 V Video Output ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... 28, 118 Volume of Speakers ....... ..... ...... ........ .... 24 W White Balance ..... .... ...... ......... .... ...... ...... 82 White Balance Fine Adjustment .... .....[...]

Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P a n as onic W a y, S ec au c us , NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Inf a nterí a , Km. 9.5, Sa n G ab r iel Ind us tri a l P a rk, C a rolin a , P u erto Rico 009 8 5 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Am b ler Drive , Mi ss i ssau g a , Ont [...]