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1. 2 Press A V to select a mode A A AUTO RED EYE S FORCED FLASHON DO Gen SLOW SYNC RED EVE FORCED OFF v e You can also press gt H to select e For information about flash settings that can be selected refer to Available flash settings by recording mode P35 3 Press MENU SET e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set EW AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary DE AUTO Red eye reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording e Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions EM Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions e Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light HOJ Forced ON Red eye reduction x e The flash setting is set to Forced ON Red eye reduction only when you set PARTY P44 or CANDLE LIGHT P44 in scene mode DEE Slow sync Red eye reduction If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is act
2. File number JPG Pictures MOV Motion pictures MISC DPOF print Favorite Category slide show PRIVATE1 Clipboard pictures Built in memory P66 only 92 VQT1J82 e The data for up to 999 pictures recorded by the camera can be included in 1 folder If the number of pictures exceeds 999 another folder is created e To reset the file number or the folder number select NO RESET in the SETUP menu E Conditions under which a different folder number is used In the following cases the picture is not recorded in the same folder as the previously recorded picture It is recorded in a folder with a new number When the folder just recorded to contains a picture file with the number 999 in it example P1000999 JPG When the card just recorded to contains for example a folder with the number 100 100_PANA in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different maker 100XXXXX with XXXXX being the name of the maker and then a picture is recorded When recording after selecting NO RESET from the SETUP menu Pictures will be recorded to a new folder with a number sequential to the folder recorded to immediately before By using NO RESET on a card that does not contain folders or pictures such as one just formatted the folder number can be reset to 100 E About the PTP connection If the OS is Windows XP
3. Self timer mode P38 AF assist lamp P64 27 28 32 33 12 34567 Si ee SE E 20 GE a 100 0001 Geo 19 T LAY AUDIOV KA 18 KS 17 TN 6 gt a D PP PP EE 15 EAU DE Lane ES 12 In playback Playback mode P28 Number of DPOF prints P83 Protected picture P85 Picture with audio Motion pictures P71 Picture size P60 6 Quality P60 In Motion picture mode P71 SN EN N M 4 3 babies Udine 16 9 Battery indication P20 Folder File number P92 Built in memory P13 100 VQT1J82 N D Card P13 9 Picture number Total pictures 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 sch Cable disconnection warning icon P97 Motion picture recording time P71 Histogram P32 Guide to GO TO REC P67 KE Recording information Favorites settings P79 Elapsed playback time P71 Recorded date and time Travel destination setting P53 Name P45 Title P79 Age P45 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P51 Power LCD P33 Audio playback P71 Motion picture mode P71 PLAY MOTION PICTUREV Stamped with text indication P81 Zoom mark P68 Il Favorites P79 Cautions for Use E Optimal use of the camera Take care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it e Take care not to knock or drop the bag case that you inserted the camera in as the shock may cause damage
4. Stopping motion picture playback Press V Fast forwarding Fast rewinding Press and hold lt during motion picture playback lt Fast rewind D Fast forward e The camera returns to normal motion picture playback when lt gt is released To pause Press A during motion picture playback e Press A again to cancel pause 71 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback Frame by frame forwarding rewinding Press lt gt while pausing E Pictures with audio Press lt gt to select a picture with the audio icon gail and then press V to play back SC ei EI EM 4 aa ze 00 0001 SIE h vey gt EPLAY AUDIO a 1 6 T G de KE 4 er D pans Ak LES DC 0 00 DEC 1 200728 ent E SE v e Refer to AUDIO REC P61 and AUDIO DUB P86 for information about how to create still pictures with audio e Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P19 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu e The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG e Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC P91 e Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the camera e f you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back e When
5. e Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the burst mode e You can have higher speed burst if you use HI SPEED BURST in scene mode Refer to P47 for information about HI SPEED BURST e When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited The burst speed becomes slower halfway The exact timing of this depends on the type of card the picture size and the quality You can take pictures until the capacity of the built in memory or the card is full e The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken e The exposure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting When burst mode is set to P they are fixed to the values set for the first picture When the burst speed is set to SQ they are adjusted each time you take a picture e lf you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place landscape indoors outdoors etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade it may take time until the exposure is stable If burst is used at this time the exposure may not become optimal e When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3 e Burst mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off e When auto bracket and burst mode are set simultaneously auto bracket will be performed e When burst mode is set the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto 64 VQT1J82 review setting The picture is n
6. es QUALITY P60 AUDIO REC P61 1 3 2 3 Wo AF MODE P61 Wn STABILIZER P63 Cl BURST P63 AF AF ASSIST LAMP P64 SLOW SLOW SHUTTER 3 3 P65 KN D ZOOM P27 ca COL MODE P65 CLOCK SET P14 55 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures E Using the quick setting e You can use FUNC to easily set the following items when recording Recording in normal picture mode STABILIZER BURST W BALANCE SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE a Cursor buttons MENU SET button FUNC button 1 Press and hold FUNC when recording I Cer ave Aug 5 e i Ze Mr j F FER TT E bar Ke i 5 e e ie ET RE d A L ras SELECT 2 Press A lt gt to select the menu item and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu 2 kl ap ah sit i Ep E z SELECT S EXITERN e You can also close the menu by pressing FUNC e The ser White Set setting does not appear when using the quick setting 56 VQT1J82 W BALANCE Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture OO ME Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 This function allows you to reproduce a white color close to real life in pictures recorded under sunlight halogen lighting etc in which the white color may appear reddish or bluish Select a setting that matches the recording
7. 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 4 m 4 59 feet 150400 Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 4 0 m 13 1 feet 40 cm 1 31 feet to 2 0 m 6 56 feet 50800 Wie 80 cm 2 62 feet to 5 6 m 18 4 feet 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 8 m 9 19 feet 36 VQT1J82 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 7 0 m 23 0 feet 80 cm 2 62 feet to 3 5 m 11 5 feet 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 8 0 m 26 2 feet 90 cm 2 95 feet to 4 0 m 13 1 feet e The available flash range is an approximation e In HIGH SENS P46 in scene mode the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 and the available flash range also differs Wide Approx 1 15 m 3 77 feet to approx 16 0 m 52 5 feet Tele Approx 90 cm 2 95 feet to approx 8 0 m 26 2 feet e The available focus range differs depending on the recording mode P115 e When the flash is used at INTELLIGENT ISO P58 the ISO sensitivity is increased automatically to maximum ISO sensitivity level e When the flash is used at the ISO sensitivity AUTO setting the ISO sensitivity is increased automatically to the maximum ISO1000 level e f you take a picture with the flash at close range when the zoom is near W 1x the edges of the recorded picture may become dark Rotate the zoom lever slightly and then take the picture E Available flash range in Intelligent ISO Maximum Available flash range ISO sensitivity level P58 Approx 40 cm 1 31 feet to ap
8. A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway e In dark places the AF assist lamp P64 lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject The AF assist lamp does not turn on els AF ASSIST LAMP on the REC mode menu set to ON P64 e Are you taking pictures in dark places The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places e The AF assist lamp does not turn on when SELF PORTRAIT SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET FIREWORKS or AERIAL PHOTO in scene mode is selected P41 The camera becomes warm e The surface of the camera may become warm during use This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera The lens clicks e When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change However the picture is not affected The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This is not a malfunction The clock is reset e f you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again P14 e When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 O OJ is recorded 8 The displayed picture is slightly distorted 109 VQT1J82 Others e Depending on the zoom magnification the recorded picture is slightly distorted This is called distortion aberration The clo
9. Windows Vista or Mac OS X you can connect in PTP mode if you set the camera to Tit mode and then connect to your PC e Pictures can only be read on the camera They cannot be written to a card or deleted e When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one e Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while ACCESS is displayed e When there are many pictures on the built in memory or the card it may take some time to transfer them e You may not be able to play back motion pictures on the built in memory or the card correctly when the camera is connected to a PC Import the motion picture files to the PC and then play them back e f battery power is exhausted while the camera and the PC are communicating the recorded data may be damaged When you connect the camera to the PC use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional e f the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication at once on the PC e When connecting the camera to a Windows 2000 OS PC with the USB connection cable do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected The information on the card may be damaged Use Safely Remove Hardware in the task tray on your PC
10. gt Play back the next picture E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding ki Fast rewind gt Fast forward e The file number and the picture number only change one by one Release lt when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture elf you keep pressing lt the number of pictures forwarded rewound increases e In review playback in recording mode and in multi playback P69 the pictures can only be forwarded or rewound one by one e This camera is based on the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures You can use the playback zoom P70 to check the details of the pictures e f you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate The pictures are displayed as THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED on the screen e f you change a folder name or file name on your PC the pictures may not play back on the camera e f you play back a non standard file the folder file number is indicated by and the screen may turn black e The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC mode to PLAY mode e Depending on the subject an interference fringe may appear on the screen This is called moire This is not a malf
11. Dimensions Mass Weight Operating temperature Operating humidity Battery Charger Panasonic DE A39B Input Output Equipment mobility Battery Pack lithium ion Panasonic DMW BCE10PP Voltage capacity Others JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard DPOF corresponding JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard QuickTime picture with audio QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures with audio USB 2 0 Full Speed NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output monaural Dedicated jack 8 pin Dedicated jack Approx 94 9 mm W x51 9 mm H x22 0 mm D 3 3 4 W x2 H x 7 8 D excluding the projecting parts Approx 132 g 4 66 oz excluding card and battery Approx 154 g 5 43 oz with card and battery 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 10 to 80 Information for your safety 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A CHARGE 4 2 V 0 8 A Movable Information for your safety 3 6 V 1000 mAh 117 VQT1J82 Others Digital Camera Accessory System Accessory i Description DMW BCE10PP J Battery Pack _ DMW CHFX30 i Semi Hard Case DMW AC5PP A f AC Adaptor RP SDM04GU1K 4 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDVO4GU1K 4 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDMO2GU1A 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDVO2GU1A 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDRO1GU1A 1 GB SD Memory
12. PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can convert pictures taken with a MA aspect ratio to a WA or a EH aspect ratio 1 Press A F to select KA or EH and then press MENU SET A 000 v SELECT 1S SET e The following pictures cannot be converted Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP 2 Press lt gt to select a picture and then press V Pace Ur JU SECT gr e f you select and set a picture with an aspect ratio other than I3 the message 88 VQT1J82 CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE is displayed on the screen 3 Press dk to determine the horizontal position and press the shutter button to set e Use A F to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears 4 Press A F to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET A C2 atey LEIE ORIGIN NALS 0Q0 m TU JRE ga y e The picture is overwritten when you select YES If you convert the aspect ratio of a picture and then overwrite it you cannot restore it e A picture with the converted aspect ratio is newly created when you select NO e When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a picture with the converted aspect ratio 5 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e After converting the aspect ratio the picture size may become la
13. automatically if V is not pressed after about 10 seconds 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment 86 VQT1J82 Gi RESIZE Making the picture size smaller Press pes to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 We recommend resizing to if you want to attach a picture to an e mail or use it on a website 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V o lt 40O D 2 Press lt gt to select the size and then press V a0 lt 40O DO e Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are SS e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears 3 Press A V to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET e DELETE ORIGINAL Pe OCT URE A 000 v dh e The picture is overwritten when you select YES Resized pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten e A resized picture is newly created when you select NO e f the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a resized picture 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e The following pictures cannot be resized Aspect ratio S 2 Bw ERA B Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP e t may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment TRIMMING Press 6 to display the PLAY
14. icon es E1 ROWER LCD icon SS or HIGH ANGLE icon EI appears 33 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures E Canceling setting If you press and hold LCD MODE again for 1 second the screen shown in step 2 is displayed Select OFF to cancel a setting e High angle mode is also canceled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated e The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor screen are increased in Auto Power LCD Power LCD and High angle modes Therefore some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor However this does not affect the recorded pictures e The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in Power LCD mode Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again e f the screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light e Auto Power LCD and High angle mode are not activated in the following cases When the clipboard is playbacked in clipboard mode gt In playback mode In print mode Li While the menu screen is displayed While the review screen is displayed Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash OOS EE 34 VQT1J82 a Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects E Switching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash to match the recording 1 Press gt 21
15. the Self timer OOS EE 1 Press lt 2 Press A V to select a mode SELFTIMER Eeh 10SEC t 25SEC at e You can also press K to select 3 Press MENU SET e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set 4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture 38 VQT1J82 Press the shutter button halfway to focus Press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The self timer indicator blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds elf you press MENU SET while the self timer is set the self timer setting is canceled e When using a tripod etc setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button e When you press the shutter button once fully the subject is automatically focused just before recording In dark places the self timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp P64 to allow the camera to focus on the subject e The self timer is fixed to 10 seconds in intelligent auto mode fx and to 2 seconds in clipboard mode E or SELF PORTRAIT P43 in scene mode e When you set the self timer in burst mode the camera starts taking a picture 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter
16. when replacing the card e Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode multi playback and calendar playback e Read the operating instructions for the PC elf a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC you can access the picture on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can access the picture data on it If the camera is connected in clipboard mode the built in memory data is displayed even if a card is inserted e You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC When you want to switch between the built in memory and the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the PC again e The message PLEASE RE CONNECT THE PRINTER appears if you change the mode dial to print mode LA while Connecting to other equipment this unit is connected to a PC If connecting the printer again change the mode to a mode other than LA and then check that no data is being transferred ACCESS appears on the LCD monitor of this unit while data is being transferred 93 VQT1J82 Connecting to other equipment Printing the Pictures EI By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable supplied you can select the pictures to print and start printing on the camera s screen Set print settings su
17. which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed Advanced Recording pictures e Set the clock if the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears e The TRAVEL DATE setting is also reflected in clipboard mode EF Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination World Time OOS If you set your home area and the travel destination area when traveling abroad etc the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P14 1 Press MENU SET and then press d 2 Press Y to select the SETUP menu icon Y and then press P 3 Press A V to select WORLD TIME and then press gt A SETUP S MO CLOCK SET goy amp v d SELECT s EXIT BEY OI e f you are setting the world time for the first time the message PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA appears If this message appears press MENU SET and then set home area from the screen shown in step in Setting the home area HOME D E Setting the home area HOME Perform steps 1 2 and 3 53 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures Press V to select HOME and then press MENU SET to set WORLD TIME gema DESTINATION 10 00 DEC 1 2007 CANCEL SELECTS Press lt gt to select your home area and then press MENU SET to set e The current time is displayed on the top left of
18. 200 400 800 1250 1600 HIGH SENS mode 1600 to 6400 8 seconds to 1 2000th of a second STARRY SKY mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Motion picture mode 1 30th of a second to 1 13000th of a second Auto white balance Daylight Cloudy Shade Halogen White set Program AE Exposure compensation 1 3 EV Step 2 EV to 2 EV Multiple 2 5 low temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD Approx 207 000 pixels field of view ratio about 100 Flash range ISO AUTO Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to 6 3 m 20 7 feet Wide AUTO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF Monaural Monaural Built in Memory Approx 27 MB SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCard Still pictures only When the aspect ratio setting is EH 3264 x 2448 pixels 2560 X 1920 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 640 480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is IRR 3264x2176 pixels 2560 1712 pixels 2048 x 1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is fry 3264 x 1840 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is EER 640x480 pixels Only when using a Card 320240 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is KA 848 x 480 pixels Only when using a Card Fine Standard Recording file format Still Picture Picture with audio Motion pictures Interface Digital Analog video audio Terminal AV OUT DIGITAL DC IN
19. 4 000 EXIT HE e The title edit icon 4 is displayed for pictures that have already been recorded with text in BABY1 BABY2 P45 or PET P46 name settings in scene mode or TITLE EDIT 2 Press A lt gt to select text and then press MENU SET to register a T BCDEFGH JKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZAAACEE EETINGO UOUE SPACE L SELECT Setzt CANCELE MEUT CURSOR w 1 H KAS e Refer to the P81 for an example of the text entry e Press DISPLAY to switch text between A capitals a small case and amp 1 special characters and numbers e The cursor at the entry position can be moved to the left with Balj and to the right with Q e To enter a blank move the cursor to SPACE and press MENU SET e To stop editing at any time during text entry press 77 e To delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE and press MENU SET eA maximum of 30 characters can be entered 80 VQT1J82 3 Press A V lt P to move the cursor to EXIT and then press MENU SET to end text input 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Multi setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V to SET CANCEL D CETITLE EDIT WSL Bes maT Ke AS SELECT 0 CANCEL D SETICANCEL SET v SET The TITLE EDIT icon appears CANCEL The TITLE EDIT icon A disappears e Repeat this step e Titles cannot be changed or deleted in MULTI 2 Press
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21. Advanced Recording pictures e Spot focusing The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen E About face detection This function detects a person s face in the image area so that the focus can be adjusted properly This is particularly effective in preventing errors such as when the focus is on the background when taking a commemorative photograph e When the camera detects a person s face the following color AF area is displayed Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused Up to 15 AF areas are displayed Under certain picture taking conditions including the following cases the facial recognition function may fail to work making it impossible to detect faces AF MODE is switched to T S When the face is not facing the camera When the face is at an angle When the face is extremely bright or dark When there is little contrast on the faces When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses etc When the face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement When the subject is other than a human being When the camera is shaking When digital zoom is used 62 VQT1J82 E About H or H e You can focus on
22. Card RP SDV01GU1A a 1 GB SD Memory Card RP SDK512U1A 512 MB SD Memory Card RP SDR512U1A 512 MB SD Memory Card e Refer to P11 for information about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures e NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary between countries Consult your local dealer 118 VQT1J82 Others Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Please photocopy this form when placing an order 1 Digital Camera Model 2 Items Ordered Your State amp Local Sales Tax Shipping amp Handling Total Enclosed 3 Method of payment check one L Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS LI VISA Credit Card L MasterCard Expiration Date Discover Customer Signature Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Phone Day LU Street Address Night City State Zip 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 1 800 332 5368 6 AM 6 PM M F PACIFIC TIME OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 In CANADA please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories 119 VQT1J82 Others Re
23. DPOF PRINT Fp Setting the picture to print and the number of prints Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store For details ask at your photo printing store When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built in memory copy them to a card P89 and then set the DPOF setting For more information visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm Press A F to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET A ig Got TITLE EDIT NO0 me CITEXT STAMP v D on PROTECT L e AUDIO DUB CANCE GELECT4 SET e You cannot select CANCEL if there are no prints that have been set in the DPOF print settings 83 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback E Single setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture to print and then press A F to set the number of prints DPOF SET THIS Sei 21 00 0001 a gi e The number of prints icon Til appears e The number of prints can be set from O to 999 The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to 0 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Multi setting 1 Press lt gt to sel
24. Mode An 50 KIT SE DOCK us s 69 N Night Portrait Mode 43 Night Scenery Mode 44 NO BRESET Zeene 19 Normal Picture Mode 22 NTSC sm ere ss ae 19 Number of Prints aan 84 96 Number of Recordable Pictures 11 111 O Optical Image Stabilizer 63 Optical ZOOM seisseen eyta ai 26 P SC EE 19 Paper Size RRE EENEENEERR EEN NNN 96 Singel 44 POU MO ri cineceenc sata atdeaceat 46 PICIBFIQQR Anh ideas a Severe 94 Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture lee ESRI Re un 50 Bleif hu un pes os 60 Pictures with Audio 71 Playback Pictures On TV 97 Playback ZOOM BEE 70 Playing Back Motion Pictures 71 Portrait Mode 42 Power LOD scot N ere 33 Se 18 Print MOAS EE 94 P OICC ee SR ame 85 SS COUQINY e ee 60 QUICK SEINS NEE 56 R Reset of Setting AA 19 KK e WEE 86 REVIEW sm ie ns ne pese ie 28 Bier 78 Rotate Display 78 Others S Scene Detection ccccccccecce esse eeeeeenees 24 Scene Men geed ee 20 Scene le rs 41 Scenery Mode 43 Self Portrait Mode 43 Selmer lt x Sed cence eae es rs 38 Setting Favorites 79 Setup Menu een 17 Shutter sound 55555 dame 19 SIGE SHOW EEN 74 Slow Shutter oo cece ecce esse eee eeenees 65 SNOW Mode 49 Soft Skin Mode sua 42 el 19 Sports M de sine 43 ODOTIOCUSINA LE
25. OW MS Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 MODE1 The stabilizer operates CA continuously and can assist during photo composition MODE2 The jitter is compensated for A when the shutter button is pressed There is a greater stabilizing effect OFF When the stabilizer is not MA desired E About the jitter movement detection demonstration screen Press DISPLAY to display JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO when the STABILIZER screen is displayed Pictures cannot be recorded when the JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO screen appears Press DISPLAY again to finish this mode JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO inn D 0 erem CANNOT BE DISPLAYED el 2 E EXITED A Jitter detection demonstration Movement detection demonstration elt is also possible to display this screen using the quick setting P56 e The camera automatically detects the jitter and the movement of the subject and displays these on the indicator e We recommend using a bright subject with high contrast for the subject movement demonstration e The jitter movement detection demonstration screen is an approximation Advanced Recording pictures e The camera uses movement detection when automatically setting the ISO sensitivity in the following cases In intelligent auto mode Tal In SPORTS BABY1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode When INTELLIGENT ISO is set e The stabi
26. a to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set to match the color television system in each country NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system EI TV ASPECT Playback mode only P97 Press a to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set to match the type of TV 19 VQT1J82 Preparation EX When connecting to a 16 9 screen TV EX When connecting to a 4 3 screen TV SCENE MENU Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the screen that will appear when the mode dial is set to Belt AUTO The SCENE MODE menu screen appears OFF The recording screen in the currently selected scene mode appears DIAL DISPLAY Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set whether or not to show the mode dial display when the mode dial is rotated ON OFF Q LANGUAGE Press a to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the language displayed on the screen ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ESPANOL ITALIANO F x BASE x Not displayed on DMC FX33P e f you set a different language by mistake select from the menu icons to set the desired language 20 VQT1J82 LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD Monitor Display E Screen display in normal picture mode e at the time of purchase GC 3
27. a Play back the previous picture gt Play back the next picture e When the zoom lever is turned to 3 W a screen showing 9 pictures appears To return to the full screen display turn the zoom lever to Q T e To switch to clipboard recording at any point while viewing clipboard pictures press the shutter button halfway REI e The PLAY mode menu P74 function cannot be used e When the pictures recorded in another recording mode have been rotated P78 and copied P89 as clipboard pictures the pictures prior to rotation will be shown e Clipboard pictures cannot be output as video signals or printed during clipboard picture playback Clipboard pictures which have been copied onto cards can be printed E Clipboard playback menu When MENU SET is pressed during clipboard playback the menu screen Advanced Recording pictures appears The steps taken are the same as for the clipboard recording menu A Cis PLAY ON CLIPBOARD C R LC D CE CANCEL MARK v AUDIO DUB 4 RE C CS Description of tem setting Used to switch GO TO REC operation to clipboard recording Used to release the zoom position Press to select a clipboard CANCEL MARK pictures with zoom mark CT Press Y to cancel Used to add sound after the clipboard pictures are recorded AUDIO DUB Press to select the picture Press V to s
28. all the accessories are included before using the camera VFC4090 VYQ3914 1 Battery Pack Indicated as battery in the text 2 Battery Charger Indicated as charger in the text 3 USB Connection Cable 4 AV Cable 5 CD ROM e Software 6 Strap 7 Battery Carrying Case e SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text e The card is optional 8 VQT1J82 You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card e For information about optional accessories refer to the Digital Camera Accessory System P118 e f any accessories are lost customers in the USA should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 833 9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 for further information about obtaining replacement parts Names of the Components Flash P34 Lens P5 102 Self timer indicator P38 AF assist lamp P64 N ch 4 LCD monitor P20 31 99 5 Cursor buttons lt Self timer button P38 V REV button P28 Flash setting button P34 A Exposure compensation P39 Auto bracket P40 White balance fine adjustment P57 Preparation Backlight compensation in intelligent e This camera cannot charge the battery auto mode P25 button even though the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional is connected to In these operating instructions it operations using the curso
29. are a R 63 C Calendar Playback 69 Candle Light Mode 44 Caddie nr ere 5 12 13 Cate GON EE 76 Ghalige nieno a cutters aucimnseeds 102 Charge 11 ClOCK Sel ari awe nn cs 14 17 Ee 23 Color Mode shine sense 65 Condensation sseeeeeeeceeeeeseeeeeeesneneeeess 5 GOD ee 89 D Date Printing AAR 84 96 126 VQT1J82 Deleting Pictures 28 BiAlDIS Zen nn none 20 Digital ZOOM sistema ss sms 27 DPOF Print Selind sssssssrssssesessims 83 E Economy Mode AA 18 EXPOSTO noiera rE N 23 Exposure Compensation 39 Extended Optical Zoom 26 a Ae rE ne Ree ENA ee eer ae 26 60 F Face D tection 61 File Number ccecce 19 92 100 PING E E EE E ET 60 Fireworks Mode 48 FOCUS Er N to 23 Folder Composition 92 Folder Number c cccceesees eee eeee 19 92 Sieste 44 PORMAUING sen names 90 G Guide Line oo cece eee 18 31 32 H High Angle Mode 33 High Sensitivity Mode 46 Hi speed burst Mode 47 ISO AM Ses ne 32 I Intelligent Auto Mode 24 Intelligent ISO EN 58 ISO Sensitivity sek 59 J LUE MP N 24 Jitter Movement Detection Demonstration 63 L Language Setting AAA 20 AV OUD E 96 LCD Monitor eee 20 31 99 M Macro Mod oreiro an cnid 40 CRT TEE 75 Motion Picture
30. area focusing Spot focusing Normal 50 cm 1 64 feet to gt Macro Intelligent auto Motion picture Clipboard mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to Scene mode There may be differences in the above settings Electronic shutter Mechanical shutter When the aspect ratio setting is EH 640x480 pixels 30 frames second 10 frames second only when using a Card 320 x 240 pixels 30 frames second 10 frame second When the aspect ratio setting is RE 848 x 480 pixels 30 frames second 10 frames second only when using a Card With audio 3 pictures second Normal Approx 2 pictures second Unlimited Max 7 pictures Standard max 4 pictures Fine Depends on the remaining capacity of the built in memory or the card Unlimited Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less 115 VQT1J82 Others Hi speed burst Burst speed Number of recordable pictures ISO sensitivity Shutter speed White balance Exposure AE Metering mode LCD monitor Flash Microphone Speaker Recording media Picture size Still picture Motion pictures Quality 116 VQT1J82 Approx 7 pictures second When using the built in memory Approx 15 pictures immediately after formatting When using a Card Max 100 pictures differs depending on the type of Card and the recording conditions AUTO 100
31. category to play back and then press DISPLAY 2 Press A to select START and then press MENU SET EhSLIDE SHOW ePress A during a slide show to pause it Press A again to cancel pause e Press dk while paused to display the previous or next picture e Refer to P75 for information about setting DURATION EFFECT and AUDIO 3 Press Y to finish the slide show 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Advanced Playback E Recording a slide show If you record a category slide show you can play it back by selecting in SLIDE SHOW on page 74 1 Press Y to select SLIDESHOW SETUP and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET CATEGORY fee CREATE SLIDESHOW FOR THIS CATEGORY C Gent RE amp e You can only record one category slide show on one card If a category slide show has already been recorded the message A CATEGORY SLIDESHOW ALREADY EXISTS OVERWRITE appears e f there are 1000 or more pictures you can make a slide show with up to 999 pictures 3 Press lt to return to the category playback screen e Press fn and then press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot play back motion pictures as a slide show e Still pictures created from a motion picture P72 cannot be played back from the motion pictures category in category playback 17 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback ROTATE DISP ROTATE T
32. co jp pavc global cs This Site is English only 5 VQT1J82 Contents Before Use Information for Your Safety 2 Preparation Standard ACcessortes neee 8 Names of the Components nnenaeeeneen 8 Quick Guide aeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Charging the Battery with the Charger 10 About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures 11 Inserting and Removing the Card optional the Battery cccceeeeee eee 12 About the Built in Memory the Card optional zie esis sd ns re 13 Setting Date Time Clock Gei 14 e Changing the clock setting 14 About the Mode Dial 15 Setting the Menu 16 About the Setup Menu 17 LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD Monitor Display 20 Basic Taking le De 22 Taking pictures using the automatic function Intelligent Auto Mode 24 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 26 e Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ 26 e Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom 27 Checking the Recorded Picture REVIEW smic 28 Playing back Deleting Pictures 28 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor 31 e Changing the information displaye daona a 31 e Brightening the LCD Monitor 33 6 VQT1J82 Taking Pictures using the Built in HAS a ne ns 34 Taking Pictures with the Sel
33. conditions AWB Auto white balance for recording outdoors Daylight on a bright day D for recording outdoors Cloudy on a cloudy day Aa for recording outdoors Shade in the shade on a bright day 6 for recording under Halogen halogen lighting a for using the preset White set white balance EL SET for setting the white White set balance again The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use AWB or SET 1 Auto white balance will work within this range Blue sky Cloudy sky Rain Shade TV screen Sunlight White fluorescent light Incandescent light bulb Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight for auto setting OO Joo P WP 10000 K K Kelvin Color Temperature E Auto white balance The available white balance range is shown in the illustration above When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range the picture may appear reddish or bluish Even within the confines of the range the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many light sources or there is no color close to white In these cases set the white balance toa mode other than AWB E Setting the white balance manually Select ser and then press MENU SET Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press MENU SET WHITE
34. els power save mode P18 or economy mode P18 activated Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes els the battery exhausted Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged 3 The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on els the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged If you leave the camera on the battery will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using power save mode P18 etc E Recording 1 The picture cannot be recorded els the mode dial correctly set els there any memory remaining on the built in memory or the card Before recording delete some pictures P28 2 The recorded picture is whitish The lens is dirty e The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e g fingerprints on the lens If the lens is dirty turn on the camera eject 106 VQT1J82 the lens barrel P9 and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth 3 The recorded picture is too bright or dark e Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P39 4 2 or 3 pictures are taken at one time e Is auto bracket P40 HI SPEED BURST in scene mode P47 or burst mode set P63 5 The subject is not focused properly e The focus range varies depending on the recording mode Rotate the mode dial to set the proper mode for the distance to the subject e Is the subject beyond the focus range of th
35. home area 3x MONITOR Press d to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps HD GUIDE LINE Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking pictures P31 32 You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed REC INFO ONJ IOFF HISTOGRAM ON OFF PATTERN EVER elt is not possible to set the guidelines display in the clipboard mode F7 ga TRAVEL DATE P51 Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation SET OFF BEEP Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 This allows you to set the beep BEEP LEVEL XX No operation sound d Soft operation sound q Loud operation sound BEEP TONE Bi L 2 SHUTTER Press x to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 This allows you to set the shutter sound SHUTTER VOL 3x No shutter sound s Soft shutter sound 3 Loud shutter sound SHUTTER TONE oi ei e Cla VOLUME Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps from level 6 to 0 e When you connect the cam
36. long as the camera is held steady the camera will automatically adjust the focus and focus adjustment will then be quicker when the shutter is pressed E Changing the settings Press MENU SET to display the REC mode menu or the SETUP menu and then select the item to set P16 Items that can be set Men item ASPECT RATIO P59 PICT SIZE P60 REC mode menu SETUP menu e The available settings for the following items will differ when used with other REC modes PICT SIZE STABILIZER COL MODE e The settings for CLOCK SET WORLD TIME TRAVEL DATE BEEP and LANGUAGE in the intelligent auto mode gfy will also be reflected in other REC modes e The settings for CLOCK SET ECONOMY WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE BEEP SHUTTER NO RESET DIAL DISPLAY and LANGUAGE in the SETUP menu P17 will also be reflected in the intelligent auto mode fN E Other settings in intelligent auto mode ff In intelligent auto mode tal other settings are fixed as follows For more Basic information about each setting refer to the page indicated e AUTO REVIEW P17 1SEC e POWER SAVE P18 5MIN e Self timer P38 10 seconds e W BALANCE P56 AWB e QUALITY P60 5 0 3m 0 3M EZ set to E e AF MODE P61 EM Set to 3 when a face cannot be detected e AF ASSIST LAMP P64 ON e You cannot u
37. menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to achieve a smoother appearance of the skin than in PORTRAIT E Technique for Soft skin mode To make this mode more effective Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective e This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime elf a part of the background etc is a color close to skin color this part is also smoothed e This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The initial setting for AF MODE is LGL Advanced Recording pictures LG SELF PORTRAIT 24 SCENERY Press 69 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Select this to take pictures of yourself E Technique for Self portrait mode Press the shutter button halfway to focus The self timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus Making sure you hold the camera still press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The subject is not focused when the self timer indicator is blinking Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus e The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor for reviewing Refer to P28 for information about using the review function e f the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 second self timer e The focus ra
38. operating conditions and storing condition of the battery E Charging Charging Approx 120 min time Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack DMW BCE10PP are the same as above e The CHARGE indicator lights when charging starts E When the CHARGE indicator flashes e The battery temperature is excessively high or low The charging time will be longer than normal Also charging may not be completed 11 VQT1J82 Preparation e The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth e When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery E Charging conditions e Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F The battery temperature should also be the same e The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions e g skiing snowboarding e The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases For long term battery use we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted Inserting and Removing the Card optional the Battery e Check that this unit is turned off e Prepare a card optional e You can record or play
39. recorded in wide angle with the 3 6X optical zoom 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 100 mm To make subjects appear even closer maximum of 5 7X do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio PR kma Wd E To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele 26 VQT1J82 E To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide E Picture size and maximum zoom magnification O Available Not available Aspect Picture size Maximum ratio P60 zoom magnifi P59 cation Tele Extended optical zoom Em 8M 7m 7M 3 6X MSMUSMEZ Ap 3M 8M EZ 2m 2M EZ D3M 0 3MEZ oz E Extended optical zoom mechanism When you set the picture size to 3m 3M EZ 3 million pixels the 8M 8 1 million pixels CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect e The optical zoom is set to Wide 1x when the camera is turned on e f you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again e The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated e In motion picture mode HH the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom e f you
40. screen if the number of prints is more than 1000 e The pictures recorded in clipboard mode E7 copy them onto a card P67 and then print them out 4 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing E Setting date printing the number of prints the paper size and the page layout Select and set each item in step 3 e When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to da and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer e PRINT WITH DATE OFF Date is not printed ON Date is printed e f the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture e NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints e You can set up to 999 prints e PAPER SIZE Paper sizes that can be set with this unit 96 VQT1J82 The paper sizes are displayed on pages 1 2 and 2 2 Press Y to select Settings on the printer are prioritized 89 mm 127 mm 127 mmx178 mm L 3 5 x5 2L 5 X 7 POSTCARD 100 mmx 148 mm 210 mmx297 mm CARD SIZE 10x15cm LETTER These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes e PAGE LAYOUT Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Settings on the printer are prioritized 1 picture with no frame on 1 page 2 pictures on 1 page 4 pictu
41. set to AUTO e We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF RJ when you take pictures at close range e When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction Advanced Recording pictures Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene mode bai When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture e Refer to P42 to 49 and About the information H for details about each scene mode 1 Press A V lt to select the scene mode SCENE MODE 2 LAG AE E A ELA SELECTS EN SET SCENE MODE Boe Sle HI SPEED BURST SELECT e Ep SET e Press Y at to switch to the next menu screen e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever 2 Press MENU SET to set e The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected scene mode e To change the scene mode press MENU SET then press and repeat steps land 2 above 41 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures E About the information H elf you press DISPLAY when selecting a scene mode in step 1 explanations about each scene mode are displayed If you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the SCENE MODE menu i INFORMATION FIREWORKS For taking a picture of fireworks Pr
42. size and quality that match your use of the picture OW amp Press 9 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels Although you cannot see the difference on the camera s screen the more pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures You can only set the picture size in intelligent auto mode Til Many pixels Fine Few pixels Rough x These pictures are examples to show the effect E Number of pixels You can print pictures more clearly when a large picture size 8m 8M is selected When a smaller picture size 0 3m 0 3M EZ is selected you can record more pictures and attach them to an e mail or post them on a website because their file size is small E When the aspect ratio is ZR 8M 3264 x 2448 pixels 5m 5M EZ 2560X 1920 pixels 3m 3M EZ 2048 x 1536 pixels 2m 2MEZ 1600x1200 pixels 0 3M EZ 640x 480 pixels x This item cannot be set in the intelligent auto mode ff 60 VQT1J82 E When the aspect ratio is KR 7M 3264x2176 pixels 4 5M EZ 2560x1712 pixels 25m 2 5MEZ 2048X 1360 pixels E When the aspect ratio is Hal 6M 3264x 1840 pixels 35m 3 5M EZ 2560x1440 pixels 2m 2M EZ 1920x 1080 pixels E Quality Fin
43. the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P91 94 PLEASE RE CONNECT THE PRINTER This message will be displayed if you change the mode dial to print mode L while this unit is connected to a PC If connecting the printer again change the Others mode to a mode other than LA and then check that no data is being transferred ACCESS appears on the LCD monitor of this unit while data is being transferred USB MODE CHANGED PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE This message will be displayed if you change the mode dial to a mode other than print mode LA while this unit and the printer are connected Set the mode dial to LA again and then disconnect the USB connection cable If printing stop the printing and then disconnect the USB connection cable PRINTER BUSY PLEASE CHECK THE PRINTER The printer cannot print Check the printer 105 VQT1J82 Others Troubleshooting If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase the condition may improve Select RESET in the SETUP menu P19 E Battery and power source 1 The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on els the battery inserted correctly Check the direction of the battery P12 els the battery sufficiently charged Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged 2 The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on
44. the item to set P16 The brightness of the LCD monitor is reduced and the LCD monitor is turned off automatically while the camera is not in use to save battery life when recording LEVEL 1 The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture Economy mode cannot be activated LEVEL 2 OFF e The LCD monitor is turned off while the flash is being charged 18 VQT1J82 e The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again e The power save setting time is set to 2 MIN However in the intelligent auto mode EPX it is set to 5 MIN and when the AC adapter DMW AC5PP optional is used the power save function does not work e The brightness of the LCD monitor is not reduced in Power LCD mode and high angle mode e Economy mode is not activated in the following cases In clipboard mode F When using the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional While a menu screen is displayed While the self timer is set While recording motion pictures SS WORLD TIME P53 Press 9 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the time in your home area and travel destination gt Travel destination area Your
45. the screen and the time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time is displayed on the bottom left of the screen e lf daylight saving time 19 is used at the home area press A Press A again to return to the original time e The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour E Finishing setting the home area e f you are setting the home area for the first time the screen returns to the screen shown in step of Setting the home area HOME after you press MENU SET to set your home area Press lt to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press MENU SET to close the menu e f you are setting the home area for the second time etc the screen returns to the screen shown in step 3 after you press MENU SET to set your home area Press MENU SET again to close the menu Setting the travel destination area Perform steps 1 2 and 3 54 VQT1J82 Press A to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set GS WORLD TIME SE CANCEL4 SELECTS BEI a Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed e f you are setting the travel destination area for the first time the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above Press lt gt to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set e The current time at
46. this mode 3 pictures are automatically recorded in the selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed You can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with different exposures 1 Press A 4 several times until AUTO BRACKET appears set the compensation range of the exposure with lt gt e You can select OFF 0 1 3 EV 2 3 EV or 1 EV e When you do not use auto bracket select OFF 0 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e When setting auto bracket the auto bracket icon J appears on the lower left of the screen e When taking pictures using auto bracket after setting the exposure compensation range the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range When the exposure is compensated the exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen e The auto bracket setting is canceled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated 40 VQT1J82 e When setting auto bracket and burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed e When auto bracket is set the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting The picture is not enlarged You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used e The exposure may not be compensated with au
47. to Forced OFF IS e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e The white balance cannot be set Advanced Recording pictures UNDERWATER Press 69 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Use the marine case DMW MCFX30 optional P118 This allows you to take pictures with a natural color E Adjusting the white balance WB ADJUST You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather Press A L4 three times to display WB ADJUST Press lt gt to adjust the white balance e RED Press when the hue is bluish e gt BLUE Press when the hue is reddish e f you adjust the white balance ME appears on the screen in red or blue vis Fil Bi EI e Select 0 if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance E Fixing the focus underwater AF Lock You can fix the focus before taking a picture with AF lock This is useful if you want to take pictures of a fast moving subject etc Aim the AF area at the subject Press lt to fix the focus e The AF lock icon appears when the subject is focused 49 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures AF LOCK j e Press lt again to cancel AF lock e When you rotate the zoom lever the AF lock is canceled In this case focus on the subject and fix the focus again e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e The
48. to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR sid DIGITAL STILL CAMERA 1 ONE YEAR 1 LABOR em YEAR EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED BELOW RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE PACK IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK SD MEMORY CARD 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFECTIVE SD CARD During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold as is A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service 121 VQT1J82 Others Carry In or Mail In Service For Carry In or Mail In Service in the United States call 1 800 272 7033 For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc 787 750 4300 or fax 787 768 2910 This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warr
49. to the camera lens or LCD monitor e Do not attach any other items to the wrist strap that s included with your camera While being stored that item can rest against the LCD monitor and damage it e Do not use a paper bag as it can easily rip causing the camera to fall and be damaged e We strongly recommend you purchase a good camera bag case from your local dealer to protect your camera Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment such as microwave ovens TVs video games etc e f you use the camera on top of or near a TV the pictures and sound on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation e Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and sound e Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors e Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound e f the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on Others Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines e f you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the r
50. vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea sky etc It also prevents under exposure of people under strong sunlight e Do not touch the camera with wet hands e Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or seawater does not get into the lens or the terminals e Problems caused by sand or seawater are not covered by the product warranty e The white balance cannot be set e The initial setting for AF MODE is Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow covered mountain R e The white balance cannot be set z AERIAL PHOTO Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window E Technique for Aerial photo mode e We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e Turn the camera off when taking off or landing e When using the camera follow all instructions from the cabin crew e Be careful about the reflection from the window e The flash setting is fixed
51. 0 Pre e Repeat the above procedure elf A is pressed while the 4 favorites icon is displayed is cleared and the favorites setting is canceled e You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites Advanced Playback E Deleting all favorites Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 1 and then press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Press MENU SET to close the menu e When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT x P29 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card e Use LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer on the CD ROM supplied to set confirm or delete favorites For details refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software e You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites TITLE EDIT a L Adding text comments to picture Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can add text comments to pictures After text has been registered it can be included in prints using TEXT STAMP P81 Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be entered Press A V to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET SELECT i2 SET VQT1J82 Advanced Playback E Single setting 1 Press lt gt to select a picture and then press V D Fats SI ch 299 EDIT 2100 0001 N lt DS gt Ji 1 6 Se
52. 1h7min 1h7min 3h15 min 30 s CN 2h11min 2h11 min 6h 22 min 113 VQT1J82 Others Aspect ratio Picture quality setting PR Keis Approx 27 MB Built in Memory ER 1GB 9min20s 22min 10s 19 min 57 min x Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease in order e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS P46 or HI SPEED BURST P47 in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed 114 VQT1J82 Specifications Others Digital Camera Power Source Power Consumption Camera effective pixels Image sensor Lens Digital zoom Extended optical zoom Focus Focus range Shutter system Motion picture recording Burst recording Burst speed Number of recordable pictures Information for your safety DC 5 1 V 1 6 W When recording 0 8 W When playing back 8 100 000 pixels 1 2 5 CCD total pixel number 8 320 000 pixels Primary color filter Optical 3 6X zoom f 4 6 mm to 16 4 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 100 mm F2 8 to F5 6 Max 4x Max 5 7X Normal Macro Face detection 5 area focusing 3 area focusing High speed 1 area focusing High speed 1
53. 2 Connecting to other equipment e Depending on the aspect setting black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures e Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one e Audio playback is monaural e Read the operating instructions for the TV e When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry e You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set VIDEO OUT in the SETUP menu e Even if you set VIDEO OUT to PAL the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode E Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot e Depending on the TV model pictures may not be displayed on the full screen e Motion pictures cannot be played back To play back motion pictures connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied e You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards 98 VQT1J82 Screen Display 13 i F2 8 12 11 In recording Recording in normal picture mode Initial setting 1 Ooo fk NY Recording mode Flash mode P34 AF area P22 Focus P22 Picture size P60 Quality P60 rex Jitter alert P24 Battery indication P20 Number of recordable pictures P111 Built in memory P13 IW Card P13 10 Recording state 11 Shutt
54. 3 Press MENU SET to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date e Rotate the zoom lever towards Bai W to return to the calendar screen 4 Press A lt gt to select a picture and then press MENU SET e The picture that was selected will appear 70 VQT1J82 screen After the calendar screen is displayed rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to display 25 screens 9 screens and the 1 screen e The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set ROTATE DISP to ON P78 e You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 e f the recording date of the picture selected in 25 screen multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099 the camera displays it in the oldest recording date in the calendar e Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates e if the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2007 e f you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback Using the Playback Zoom 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to enlarge the picture Q 1X 32x 4x 8x gt 16x e When you rotate the zoom lever towards Bez W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you rotate the zoom lever towards Q T the magnif
55. 4 56 7 Recording mode 2 Flash mode P34 e f you press the shutter button halfway when the flash is activated the flash icon turns red 3 AF area P22 e The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places Focus P22 Picture size P60 6 Quality P60 Ma Jitter alert P24 7 Battery indication dee a EA qrg J gt 24 gt D Al gt JJB e The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted The status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery elt does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional connected 8 Number of recordable pictures P111 9 Recording state 10 Built in memory Card Preparation e The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built in memory or the card When using the built in memory IN Em When using the card RES e Do not do the following when the access indication lamps lights The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally Turn this unit off Remove the battery or the card when using a card Shake or bump this unit Disconnect the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional when using the AC adaptor e Do not do the above when pictures are being read or deleted o
56. 4S SET Advanced Recording pictures Press A F to select AGE or NAME and then press gt Press A F to select SET and then press MENU SET Enter the birthday or name Birthday lt gt Select the items year month day A V Setting MENU SET Exit Name For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P79 e When the birthday or name is set AGE or NAME is automatically set to ON E Display the age name SELECT 1 SET Press A F to select AGE or NAME and then press bk Press A F to select ON and then press MENU SET e If ON is selected when the birthday or name has not been registered the setting screen appears automatically e If AGE or NAME is set to OFF even when the birthday or name has been set the age or name will not be displayed Before taking pictures set AGE or NAME to ON e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO400 in BABY 1 BABY2 elf the camera is turned on with BABY 1 BABY 2 set the age and name are 45 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures displayed at the lower left of the screen for about 5 seconds along with the current date and time e The age display style differs depending on the language setting in the recording mode e f
57. 6 9 is selected as the picture size A es LO D HI SPEED BURST 3 2 25M 16 9 2M L CANCEL SELECTS SET Take pictures e Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully Maximum Burst speed approx 7 pictures second Number of recordable pictures Built in memory approx 15 approx 15 to 100 caig x the maximum is 100 e The burst speed changes according to the recording conditions e The number of burst recording pictures are limited by the picture taking conditions and the type and or status of the card used e The number of burst recording pictures increase immediately after formatting e QUALITY is automatically fixed to FA Advanced Recording pictures e The recorded picture becomes slightly rougher This is not a malfunction e You can take pictures suitable for 4 x6 10x15 cm printing e The shutter speed becomes 1 8th of a second to 1 2000th of a second e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e The focus zoom exposure white balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the settings for the first picture e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF IS e The ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO500 and ISO800 However the ISO sensitivity is increased to make the shutter speed become high speed e You c
58. A 10fpsQVGA 640x480 pixels 30 320 x 240 pixels If you selected EX on the screen shown in step 2 848 x 480 pixels e fps frames per second This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second e You can record smoother motion pictures with 30 fps e You can record longer motion pictures with 10 fps although the picture quality is lower e The file size with 10fpsQVGA is small So it is suitable for e mails e You can only record motion pictures to the built in memory when the ASPECT RATIO is EH and the picture size is 30fpsQVGA or 10fpsQVGA 320x240 pixels 6 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e Refer to P113 for information about the available recording time e The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards e When you set the picture quality to S0fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package Advanced Recording pictures e Depending on the type of the card recording may stop in the middle e We recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Cards SDHC Memory Cards e Depending on the type of the card the card a
59. E menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real life brightness E Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1X and being about 1 5 m 43 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture e The focus range is 1 2 m 3 94 feet to 5 m 16 4 feet Refer to P36 for the available flash range to take pictures e The shutter may remain closed max about 1 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places e When using the flash Slow sync Red eye reduction ESA is selected and the flash is activated every time e The white balance cannot be set e The initial setting for AF MODE is 2 2 NIGHT SCENERY Press 9 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape E Technique for Night scenery mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower up to about 8 sec use a tripod We also recommend using the self timer for taking pictures e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e The shu
60. EST AD QUATE AFIN D EVITER TOUT RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE OU D INCENDIE DU UN SURCHAUFFEMENT S ASSURER QUE RIDEAUX OU TOUT OBJET QUELCONQUE NE BOUCHENT LES EVENTS D AERATION DE L APPAREIL Chargeur de batterie Ce chargeur fonctionne sur le secteur entre 110 V et 240 V Toutefois e Aux Etats Unis et au Canada le chargeur doit tre branche sur une prise secteur de 120 V seulement e Lors du branchement a une prise secteur l exterieur des Etats Unis ou du Canada utilisez un adaptateur conforme a la configuration de la prise secteur 125 VQT1J82 Others Index A ee EE 91 94 Access indication 21 Aerial Photo Mode 49 ARASSISU LAMP WE 64 AF LOCK eacee e 49 AF MOGO Li sans aA 61 ARAE LOCK SSSR Ne nee 23 Aspect RANG seen tetes 59 Aspect Ratio Conversion 88 AUdIO Reie EE 86 Audio Recording 50 61 Auto NET e 40 Auto Power LOD ccscceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 33 Auto Review nee minette 17 Auto White Balance 57 ENEE gege eer ns 97 Available Recording Time 113 B Baby Modes ss a Re 45 Backlight Compensation 25 DATI ces re Ee 10 11 12 Battery Carrying Case 102 Beach Mode ess nr ms 48 BOOD EE 19 Brightness of the LCD Monitor 0 0 18 GI Hen EAST sine 34 Built in Memory 13 BUSE crearan
61. ICES 003 Before Use THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U S A FCC 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 radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli
62. IDPOF PRINT P83 to 85 e f you press MENU SET while canceling protection the canceling will stop halfway e The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment e f you want to delete protected pictures cancel their protection e Even if you protect pictures in the built in memory or a card they will be deleted if the built in memory or the card is formatted e Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK e The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures ROTATE AUDIO DUB TITLE EDIT 85 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback AUDIO DUB Adding audio after taking pictures Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can add the audio after taking a picture 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y to start audio recording 8 AUDIO DI ii res DUB 100 0001 N 1 6 U e The message OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA screen appears when audio has already been recorded Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The original audio is overwritten e Audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion pictures Protected pictures 2 Press Y to stop recording AUDIO EN ih res DUB 100 0001 fa 1 6 LI O D DO v e The audio recording stops
63. MENU SET e After performing step 2 perform step 2 onwards in Single setting P80 E Delete the title for SINGLE only In step 2 when SINGLE P80 is selected delete all the texts select EXIT and press MENU SET Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Example of text entry In case of entering LUMIX Press A V lt to move the cursor to L and then press MENU SET Press A lt to move the cursor to U and then press MENU SET Press A W lt to move the cursor to M and then press MENU SET to I and then press MENU SET Press A lt to move the cursor to X and then press MENU SET 2 Press A V 4 B to move the cursor e Registered text can be displayed on the screen of this unit e Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen e BABY1 BABY2 P45 or PET P46 name settings in scene mode can also be registered by using the operation in steps 2 and 3 when SINGLE P80 is selected e The name setting of BABY 1 BABY2 P45 or PET P46 in scene mode and TITLE EDIT cannot be registered at the same time e You can use the software PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer on the CD ROM supplied to print the text comments For details refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with MULTI e You cannot use title edit for the following pictur
64. Multi Playback sn Sauce ses 69 Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback 69 Using the Playback Zoom 70 Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures WU PUNO ce snouts creek Ske ects earthen 71 Creating still pictures from a motion ICUS SAR ee 72 Using the PLAY mode menu l nnnannnnnaan 74 e SLIDE SHOW 74 s CATEGORY es ne 76 e ROTATE DISP ROTATE 78 FAVORITE ha ne 79 PIT LE EDIT ses Le 79 TEXT STAMP ess re 81 DPOF PRIN Tere LS 83 IPROTECTI sens ur 85 AUDIO DUB Geesse eeng 86 RESIZE Ses muse 86 TRIMMING ES treet eee 87 e ASPECT CONV 88 ICOPY SR nur 89 FORMAT rss ner 90 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC 91 Printing the Pictures 94 Playing Back Pictures on a RRE EE 97 Others Screen Display 99 Cautions for Use 101 Message Display 104 Troubleshooting A 106 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Tume 111 Specifications 115 Digital Camera Accessory System 118 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers 119 Request for Service Notice deeg en otek 120 Limited Warranty For USA Only 121 Customer Services Directory FO USA OMS nee 123 Pr cautions prendre pour le Canada 124 7 VQT1J82 Preparation Standard Accessories Check that
65. ORMAT Initializing the built in memory or a card Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 Usually it is not necessary to format the built in memory and the card Format them when the message BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR or MEMORY CARD ERROR appears Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET The illustration shows the screen when the built in memory is formatted A TOELETE ALL DATA 000 ON THE BUILT IN MEMORY e When a card is not inserted you can format the built in memory When a card is inserted you can format the card e If you press MENU SET while formatting the built in memory the formatting will stop halfway However all the pictures will be deleted e Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data including clipboard pictures and protected pictures Check the data carefully before formatting e f the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional when formatting 90 VQT1J82 e Do not turn the camera off during formatting e It may take longer to format the built in memory than the card Max about 15 sec e You cannot format an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK elf the built in memory or the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest Service Cent
66. Panasonic Operating Instructions Digital Camera vod no DMC FX33 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely LEICA DC VARIO ELMARIT For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam us panasonic com For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com P_ PC VQT1J82 Before Use Dear Customer Thank you for choosing Panasonic You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today Used properly were sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment Please take time to fill in the information on the below The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source Model No Serial No VQT1J82 Information for Your Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE e DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS e USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES e DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre recorded ta
67. QT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures About the white balance fine adjustment e You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item e The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash e The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off e The white balance fine adjustment level in IR returns to 0 when you reset the white balance using JE seT e You cannot finely adjust the white balance when COL MODE P65 is set to B W SEPIA COOL or WARM INTELLIGENT ISO H150 Automatically setting the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed Press 69 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 The camera will automatically set the optimal ISO sensitivity and the shutter speed to the movement of the subject and the surrounding brightness e One of the following maximum ISO sensitivity levels can be selected The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise OFF Intelligent ISO does not work 400 The ISO sensitivity EX 800 automatically increases up to R ong the set value according to the EX 1250 movement and brightness of the subject e Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject by increasing 58 VQT1J82 the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter speed f
68. SET CANCEL 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish Advanced Recording pictures E Finely adjusting the white balance WEI Use this to set the white balance manually e Set the white balance ole UO OV a e In the UNDERWATER in scene mode the white balance is fixed at AWB but it can be finely adjusted 1 Press A 4 several times until WB ADJUST appears and then press lt gt to adjust the white balance ME ADJUST RED BLUE D H ak Irina Ca ad p e lt RED Press when the hue is bluish e gt BLUE Press when the hue is reddish e Select 0 to return to the original white balance 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue About the white balance e When you take a picture with the flash the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject e The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the white balance setting for a scene mode returns to AWB when the scene mode is changed e The white balance cannot be set in the following cases In SCENERY NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO and UNDERWATER in scene mode 57 V
69. ace left on the built in memory or the card e When you copy pictures from the built in memory to the card batch copy the 104 VQT1J82 pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED The following pictures cannot be copied e When a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination Only when copying from a card to the built in memory e Files not based on the DCF standard Moreover pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT IN MEMORY This message will be displayed when you formatted the built in memory on a PC Format the built in memory on the camera again P90 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The card format cannot be recognized by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P90 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN This message appears when the camera is not operating properly Turn the camera off and on If the message persists contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR Use a card compatible with this unit P5 13 e You can only use an SDHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e An error has occurred accessing
70. aged or scratched if the camera is attached too tightly to the tripod e Read the operating instructions for the tripod carefully 103 VQT1J82 Others Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED The Write Protect switch on the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are moved to LOCK Move the switch back to unlock it P13 85 90 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY Record a picture or insert a card witha recorded picture and then play it THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED Delete or overwrite the picture after canceling the protect setting P85 THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P90 NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at one time with MULTI in TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP or MULTI DELETE Stamp the text and date information deleted or input then retry the operation More than 999 favorites have been set CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP or DPOF cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT IN MEMORY UINOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD There is no sp
71. aight out If you forcibly insert the USB connection cable at a slant or upside down you can deform the connection terminals and damage the camera or the connected equipment This message appears during data transfer Windows The drive appears in the My Computer folder e f you are connecting the camera to a PC for the first time the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by Windows Plug and Play The drive then appears on the My Computer folder Macintosh The drive is displayed on the screen e The drive is displayed as LUMIX when you connect the camera with no card inserted e The drive is displayed as NO_NAME or Untitled when you connect the camera with a card inserted E About motion picture playback on a PC Use the software QuickTime in the CD ROM supplied to play back motion pictures recorded on this camera on a PC 91 VQT1J82 Connecting to other equipment elf you use Windows 98 98SE Me download QuickTime 6 5 2 for Windows from the following site and install it http www apple com support downloads quicktime652forwindows html e This software is installed as standard on a Macintosh OS E Folder Composition Folders are displayed as shown in the following illustration 100_PANA P1000001 JPG L JL 9 P1000002 JPG e Built in memory eCard P1000999 JPG Folder number
72. ance could void the users authority to operate this equipment 3 VQT1J82 Before Use Declaration of Conformity Trade Name Panasonic Model No DMC FX33 Responsible party Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1 800 272 7033 This device complies with Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Support Contact C Panasonic DMC FX33 If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal 4 VQT1J82 E About the battery pack CAUTION Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack e Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack e Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit e Do not get dirt sand liquids or other foreign matter on the terminals e Do not touch the plug terminals and with metal objects e Do not disassemble remodel heat or throw into fire If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes wash it off thoro
73. and you acquire pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write them back to the card the pictures may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar playback etc 5 White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture elf you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction e A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture E TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television els the camera connected to the TV correctly e Set the TV input to external input mode 2 The display areas on the TV screen and the camera s LCD monitor are different Depending on the TV model the area display may be smaller so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed This is due to the TV specifications and is nota malfunction 3 The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV e Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied and then play back the pictures on the camera P97 4 The picture is not displayed fully on the TV e S
74. annot use the following functions Extended optical zoom Digital zoom Auto bracket Self timer ASPECT RATIO PICT SIZE AUDIO REC BURST SLOW SHUTTER 4 STARRY SKY Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject Setting the shutter speed e Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC 30 SEC or 60 SEC Press A F to select the number of seconds and then press MENU SET tS STARRY SAY 80SEC 60 SEC CANCEL4 SELECTS SET 47 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures e lt is also possible to change the number of seconds using the quick setting P56 Take pictures CANCEL SES e Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen Do not move the camera after this screen is displayed When countdown finishes PLEASE WAIT is displayed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing e Press MENU SET to stop taking the picture while the countdown screen is displayed E Technique for Starry sky mode e The shutter opens for 15 30 or 60 seconds Be sure to use a tripod We also recommend taking pictures with the self timer e The LCD monitor automatically becomes darker e Histograms are always displayed in orange e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF Tei e The optical image stabilizer f
75. antor or failures which result from accidents misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification or commercial use such as in a hotel office restaurant or other business rental use of the product service by anyone other than a Factory Service center or other Authorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other memory content The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration only ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period you may contact y
76. ard may be damaged Be particularly careful while the built in memory or the card is being accessed P20 e We recommend using a Panasonic card About the Built in Memory the Card optional The built in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full You can copy the recorded pictures to a card P89 E Built in Memory inj You can record or play back pictures with the built in memory The built in memory cannot be used when a card is inserted e The built in memory capacity is about 27 MB e Picture size is fixed to QVGA 320x240 pixels when recording motion pictures to the built in memory e Clipboard pictures P66 are stored on the built in memory even if a card is inserted E Card When a card is inserted you can record or play back pictures on a card Preparation E Card optional e The SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are small lightweight removable external cards Read P5 for information about cards that can be used in this unit e The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006 for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB e The reading writing speed of an SD Memory Card and an SDHC Memory Card is fast Both types of card are equipped with a Write Protect switch a that prevents writing and formatting the card If the switch is slid to the LOCK side it is not possible to write or dele
77. aster ee ee 1 125 ISO80 e Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no movement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity 1 30 ISO200 e When you press the shutter button halfway EIN appears When you press the shutter button fully the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while e When the flash is activated the ISO sensitivity is automatically increased to maximum ISO sensitivity level e Refer to P36 for information about the available flash range e Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided e The camera may not be able to detect the movement of the subject in the following cases When the moving subject is small When the moving subject is at the edge of the screen When the subject starts moving the instant the shutter button is pressed fully e To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing maximum ISO sensitivity level or setting COL MODE to NATURAL P65 e You cannot use the following functions D ZOOM SLOW SHUTTER SENSITIVITY Setting the light sensitivity Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light The higher the sensitivity is set the less light is needed to take a picture so the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places e When setting to AUTO the ISO sensitivity is automatically adju
78. back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card 1 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow and open the card battery door 12 VQT1J82 e Always use genuine Panasonic batteries DMW BCE10PP e If you use other batteries we cannot guarantee the quality of this product 2 Battery Insert it fully being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever 4 in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright 8 Do not touch the connection terminals of the card e The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 3 Close the card battery door Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow e f the card battery door cannot be completely closed remove the card check its direction and then insert it again e Remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied e Do not remove the battery until the LCD monitor and the status indicator green turn off as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly e The supplied battery is designed only for the camera Do not use it with any other equipment e Do not insert or remove the battery or the card while this unit is turned on The data on the built in memory or the c
79. before copying is finished The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost 4 Press MENU SET several times to close the menu e f you copy from the built in memory to a card all the pictures are copied and then the screen automatically returns to the playback screen e f you copy picture data from the built in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space the picture data will only be copied halfway We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 27 MB e f a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when LN gt is selected a new folder is created and the picture is copied If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when A gt N is selected that picture is not copied e t may take time to copy the picture data e Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera LUMIX will be copied Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC 89 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback e DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished P83 e When copying clipboard pictures onto a card select COPY on the clipboard playback menu P67 F
80. button is pressed The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3 e The self timer cannot be set in HI SPEED BURST and UNDERWATER in scene mode e We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self timer Compensating the Exposure SIE il Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background Look at the following examples Under exposed Compensate the exposure towards positive A Properly exposed Compensate the exposure towards negative Advanced Recording pictures Press A Il until EXPOSURE appears compensate the exposure with lt gt e You can compensate from 2 EV to 2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV e Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed e The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen e The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off e The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject e You cannot use the following functions STARRY SKY 39 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket GUE In
81. ccess indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures This is not a malfunction e Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen e When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment the quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play them back Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly e In motion picture mode f the following functions cannot be used in AF mode Direction detection function Review function MODE2 on the optical image stabilizer function e The bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files recorded with the camera on the PC Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture OUVRE If you set the departure date of the vacation in advance the number of days that have passed since the departure date which day of the vacation it is is recorded when you take the picture You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on 51 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures th ded pict ith TEXT STAMP ee SEN 5 Press A V lt gt to set the departure date and then press MENU SET ti TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE ST DAY i A aa Ae T 10 00 DEC 2 2007 The number
82. ch as the print quality on the printer beforehand Read the printer operating instructions a USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional 94 VQT1J82 elt may take time to print some pictures Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional when you connect to a printer e Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional 1 Turn on the camera and the printer 2 Set the mode dial to LA 3 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable 4 supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the mp mark facing the lt 4 mark on the DIGITAL socket e Hold the USB connection cable at and insert straight in or take straight out e If the mode dial is not set to LA when the camera is connected to the printer disconnect the USB connection cable set the mode dial to JF and then connect the USB connection cable again Depending on the printer it may be necessary to turn it off and then on again e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one elt a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the printer you can access the picture data on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can access the picture data on it e You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer When you want to
83. d The recorded motion picture is created using 30 still picture frames per second Boi All the frames of the recorded motion picture are displayed as still pictures 1 30th second intervals 1 frame is skipped every second frame is displayed as a still picture 1 15th second intervals 2 frames are skipped every third frame is displayed as a still picture 1 10th second intervals 5 frames are skipped every sixth frame is displayed as a still picture 1 5th second intervals Dot Dat E When a motion picture with RM EMN jor LE was selected The recorded motion picture is created using 10 still picture frames per second m All the frames of the recorded motion picture are displayed as still pictures 1 10th second intervals 1 frame is skipped every second frame is displayed as a still picture 1 5th second intervals EN Advanced Playback e You can move forward frame by frame by pressing A V lt gt A V Move forward backward 3 frames at a time lt gt Move forward backward 1 frame at a time 3 Press the shutter button e The message SAVE THESE NINE PICTURES AS ONE SINGLE PICTURE appears Also the message SAVE AS A SINGLE PICTURE appears if you saved the picture in step 2 4 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET A SAVE THESE NING PICTURES AS QE INGE DCTS 7 e The nine pictures are saved as one single picture E To stop using the 9 screen
84. date 4 Travel destination K Pictures edited with TITLE EDIT fi Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP Advanced Playback E Example of 25 screens E To return to normal playback Rotate towards TC T or press MENU SET e The picture that was selected will appear E To delete a picture during multi playback Press A V lt P to select a picture and then press Tq Press A to select YES Press MENU SET e The recording information etc on the LCD monitor cannot be deleted in multi playback even if you press DISPLAY e Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P78 Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback CI You can display pictures by recording date using the calendar playback function 69 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback E To return to the 1 screen playback 1 Rotate the zoom lever several times towards F J W to display the calendar screen e The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed elf there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed 2 Press A W lt gt to select the date to be played back A V Select the month lt gt Select the date e f there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed
85. der for a fixed duration Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen You can skip unwanted pictures if FAVORITE P79 has been set Also you can play back a recorded category slide show P77 Press A F to select ALL x or H and then press MENU SET SELECT SET ALL Displays all pictures Displays only those pictures that have been set as favorites P79 Displays only if a category slideshow is recorded in CATEGORY P76 e X appears only when FAVORITE is set to ON If none of the pictures have xXx displayed you cannot select xk even if FAVORITE is set to ON e You cannot select if a category slide show is not recorded 2 Press A to select START and then press MENU SET Screen when ALL is selected ALL SLIDE SHOW A e The cursor displayed during a slide show A or while a slide show is paused or during MANUAL slide show is the same as A W lt 4 P e Press A to pause the slide show Press A again to cancel pause e Press dk while paused to display the previous or next picture Advanced Playback 3 Press Y to finish E Setting the audio duration and effect Select DURATION EFFECT or AUDIO on the screen shown in step 2 and set Can be set to 1SEC 2SEC 3SEC 5SEC or MANUAL manual playback e You can only select MANUAL wh
86. e Low compression This gives priority to picture quality Picture quality will be high Standard High compression This gives priority to the number of recordable pictures Standard quality pictures are recorded e The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on the aspect ratio If you Change the aspect ratio set the picture size e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS or HI SPEED BURST in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed e Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions e Refer to P111 for information about the number of recordable pictures e The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject e The number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded pictures AUDIO REC Recording still pictures with audio Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 You can record audio with the still picture if this is set to ON This means you can record the conversation that took place when you were recording or an explanation of the picture EX appears on the screen when you set AUDIO REC to ON e Focus on the subject and press the shutter button to start recording Recording will automatically stop about 5 seconds later There is no need to press and hold the shutter butt
87. e category icon turns blue elt may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the card or the built in memory e H you press Tp while searching the searching will stop halfway e Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below Recording information PORTRAIT fi PORTRAIT SOFT SKIN SELF PORTRAIT NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT BABY 1 BABY2 Portrait etc SCENERY i NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET AERIAL PHOTO Scenery etc NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT Night NIGHT SCENERY scenery etc i NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY 76 VQT1J82 SPORTS PARTY CANDLE LIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO BABY1 BABY2 E Jee x The travel dates of images in the clipboard folder are not categorized 1 Press A V lt to select the category to play back and then press MENU SET to set D ji E ye 1 00 0001 m RE Eu dat d E g en sch e ETS e 10 00 DEC 1 2007 e el ae TE 4 e Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display 9 screens and rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to enlarge the picture up to 16x e You can record pictures as favorites by pressing A if FAVORITE is set to ON e Pictures cannot be deleted during category playback even if you press 0 lt Gel 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Playing back a slide show 1 Press A V lt gt to select the
88. e set the clock again e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 The 24 hour system is used e f the clock is not set the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with TEXT STAMP P81 or order a photo studio to print the pictures e f the clock is set the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen of the camera About the Mode Dial If you turn on this unit and then rotate the mode dial you can not only switch between recording and playback but also switch to macro mode to take a close up picture of a subject or to a scene mode that matches your recording purpose E Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode Do not adjust it to parts where there is no mode Preparation e The above screen B appears on the LCD monitor if the mode dial is rotated P20 The mode currently selected appears on the LCD monitor when the camera is turned on E Basic Normal picture mode P22 Use this mode for normal recording Hi Intelligent auto mode P24 Use this mode to have the camera automatically handle all settings for taking pictures gt Playback mode P28 This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures E Advanced d Macro mode P40 This allows you to take close up pictures of a subject SCN Scene mode P41 T
89. e appears on the screen We recommend using a tripod Slow sync Red eye reduction NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY FIREWORKS When the shutter speed is slowed in SLOW SHUTTER 24 VQT1J82 Taking pictures using the automatic function Intelligent Auto 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 following functions work automatically in the intelligent auto mode ff E Stabilizer function P63 Jitter is detected and stabilized E Intelligent ISO sensitivity P58 The camera will automatically set the appropriate ISO sensitivity and the shutter speed to the movement of the subject and the surrounding brightness E Face detection P61 The camera can automatically detect a person s face and will adjust the focus and exposure to fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in E Scene detection The camera will distinguish the scene that matches the subject and the recording conditions gl set if none of the scenes are applicable FA i PORTRAIT SCENERY i MACRO i NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT SCENERY e The camera may distinguish different scenes for the same subject depending on the recording conditions E Quick AF As
90. e camera P22 40 e Have you taken a picture with jitter e Did you take the picture after pressing the shutter button halfway The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed halfway However this excludes intelligent auto mode Tal 6 The recorded picture is blurred The optical image stabilizer is not effective e The shutter speed will become slower and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly when taking pictures especially in dark places In this case we recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures P22 We recommend using the self timer P38 when taking pictures with a slow shutter speed 7 The recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture e Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when the camera is shipped Therefore when taking pictures indoors etc the ISO sensitivity increases Decrease the ISO sensitivity P59 Set COL MODE to NATURAL P65 Take pictures in bright places e In HIGH SENS P46 and HI SPEED BURST P47 in scene mode the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction 8 The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene e f recording under fluorescent light the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter s
91. e next screen 2 Press P SELECT det E Closing the menu screen Press MENU SET e When the mode dial is set to bai O WEI WEIT you can also close the menu screen by pressing the shutter button halfway E Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press lt on a menu screen a HEWBALANCE we S70 INTELLIGENT IO or Mesensriviy am RH ASPECT RATIO E PICT SIZE am d 000 2 Press Y to select the SETUP menu icon CLOCK SET SPWORLD TIME S MONITOR BGUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE 3 Press P e Select a menu item next and set it Preparation About the Setup Menu e Set items as required e Select RESET to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase P19 e CLOCK SET AUTO REVIEW POWER SAVE and ECONOMY are important items Check their settings before using them CLOCK SET P14 Changing the date and time Press a to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Change date and time Le AUTO REVIEW Displaying the recorded picture Press 9 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it OFF 1SEC 3SEC ZOOM The picture is displayed for 1 second and then enlarged 4x and displayed for 1 more second e The auto review function is not activated in motion picture mode HH e The au
92. e that it is being held vertically e You can display the pictures without being rotated when ROTATE DISP P78 is set to OFF e You can rotate pictures with the ROTATE function P78 2 The picture is not played back els the mode dial set to playback gt e Is there a picture on the built in memory or the card The pictures on the built in memory appears when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted P13 3 The folder number and the file number are displayed as and the screen turns black els the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer This may also happen if the battery is removed immediately after recording or if recording with a exhausted battery Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P90 Formatting irretrievably deletes all data including the other pictures Check the data carefully before formatting 4 The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback e Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different from the actual 108 VQT1J82 recording date in calendar playback P69 e Is the clock in the camera set properly P14 For example if the clock setting on the camera is different from the date and time set on the PC
93. ecause the people are outside the AF area In this case Aim the AF area at the subject Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure e The focus indication lights when the subject is focused Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture Press the shutter button fully e You can repeatedly retry AF AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully We recommend detection function when taking pictures of people P61 23 VQT1J82 Basic E Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P78 is set to ON e Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down e Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically E Preventing jitter camera shake e Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button e f jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed the jitter alert appears recommend using a tripod If you cannot use a tripod be careful how you hold the camera The use of the self timer prevents jittering caused by pressing the shutter button when you are using a tripod P38 Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the pictur
94. ecorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected Always use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords and the cables supplied with them Do not extend the cords or the cables Do not spray the camera with insecticides or volatile chemicals e f the camera is sprayed with such chemicals the body of the camera may be damaged and the surface finish may peel off e Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time Do not use benzine thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera e Before cleaning the camera remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional from the electrical outlet e The body of the camera may be damaged and the surface finish may peel off e Wipe the camera with a soft dry cloth e Do not use kitchen detergent or a chemically treated cloth E About the LCD monitor e Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction e f the camera is cold when you turn it on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases 101 VQT1J82 Others Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen However there may be some dark or bright spots red blue or green on the scr
95. ect the picture to print and then press A F to set the number of prints LL stunn EXITERE e The number of prints icon F1 appears e Repeat the above procedure You cannot set all the pictures at one time e The number of prints can be set from O to 999 The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to 0 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu 84 VQT1J82 E To cancel all settings 1 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET dr CANCEL ALL DPOF 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu e DPOF print settings on the built in memory are canceled when a card is not inserted DPOF print settings on the card are canceled when a card is inserted E To print the date After setting the number of prints set cancel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY e The date print icon MA appears e When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required e Depending on the photo printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer e The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text elf you set TEXT STAMP for pictures that have been set for date printing the date printing setting is canceled e DPOF is an abbreviation o
96. een This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor screen has more than 99 99 effective pixels with a mere 0 01 of the pixels inactive or always lit The spots will not be recorded on pictures on the built in memory or a card E About the Lens e Do not press the lens with excessive force e Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window E Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery Its ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that takes place inside it This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity If the temperature is too high or too low the operating time of the battery will become shorter Always remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied If you drop the battery accidentally check to see if the body of the battery and the terminals are damaged e Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera 102 VQT1J82 Bring charged spare batteries when going out e Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort e When you travel do not forget to bring the battery charger Supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in Dispose of unusab
97. en x or has been selected in step 1 e Press lt gt to display the previous or next picture when MANUAL is selected A slide show effect can be selected OFF No effect H New pictures slide across the screen FN Current pictures fade out and new pictures fade in m New pictures gradually fill the screen from the center Mix An effect is selected at random e f you set DURATION to MANUAL the settings in EFFECT are disabled If set to ON the audio of the pictures with audio is played back DURATION EFFECT elf you set AUDIO to ON and then play back a picture with audio the next picture will be displayed after the audio has finished e You cannot play back motion pictures and use power Save in a slide show However the setting for power save mode is fixed to 10MIN while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show 75 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback CATEGORY Searching by recording information Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 This mode allows you to search the recording information in scene modes etc PORTRAIT SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY etc and sort the pictures into different categories You can then play back the pictures in each category normally or as a slide show Press gt to search the categories SELECT 4 CANCEL t SET e f a picture is found in a category th
98. er For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam us panasonic com For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com Connecting to a PC OWUDEBS You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC The software LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer for Windows in the CD ROM supplied allows you to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camera to a PC print them and send them by e mail If you use Windows 98 98SE install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it a USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional Connecting to other equipment e Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional e Set the camera to a mode other than ty mode 1 Turn on the camera and the PC 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable a supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing the lt 4 mark on the DIGITAL socket e Hold the USB connection cable at and insert straight in or take str
99. er speed P22 12 Aperture value P22 13 Optical image stabilizer P63 Others I i i Gs In recording after settings 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Burst P63 ER Audio recording P50 61 White balance P56 ISO sensitivity P59 PW Ey EY maximum ISO sensitivity level P58 Color mode P65 Picture mode P50 ech DEN EAN MEAN 4 3 SRE MT 16 9 Available recording time P50 SluEu Spot AF area P61 Name P45 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in BABY 1 BABY 2 or PET in scene mode Guide to GO TO PLAY P66 Histogram P32 Age P45 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in BABY 1 BABY 2 or PET in scene mode Number of days that have passed since the travel date P51 Travel date P51 Elapsed recording time P50 Operation for backlight compensation P25 MATE yy Current date and time Travel destination setting P53 Eig 99 VQT1J82 Others e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to recording mode Zoom P26 Extended optical zoom P26 Digital zoom P27 Intelligent ISO P58 Exposure compensation P39 Backlight compensation P25 29 Auto bracket P40 30 Slow shutter P65 31 High angle mode P33 mad Power LCD P33 fas Auto Power LCD P33
100. era to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change mmm NO RESET Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001 e The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001 P92 e A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned Preparation When the folder number reaches 999 the number cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere e To reset the folder number to 100 format P90 the built in memory or the card first and then use this function to reset the file number A reset screen for the folder number will then appear Select YES to reset the folder number kp RESET Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 The REC or SETUP menu settings are reset to the initial settings When SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition FAVORITE P79 in PLAY mode menu is set to OFF and ROTATE DISP P78 and INITIAL DISP P66 in clipboard mode menu are set to ON The birthday and name settings for BABY 1 BABY2 P45 and PET P46 in scene mode The number of days that have passed since the departure date in TRAVEL DATE P51 The WORLD TIME P53 setting e The folder number and the clock setting are not changed gt VIDEO OUT Playback mode only Press
101. ers E When not using the camera for a long period of time e Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature Recommended temperature 15 C to 25 C 59 F to 77 F Recommended humidity 40 to 60 e Always remove the battery and the card from the camera sl the battery is left inserted in the camera it will discharge even if the camera is turned off If the battery continues to be left in the camera it will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged e When storing the battery for a long period of time we recommend charging it once a year Remove the battery from the camera and store it again after it has completely discharged e We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet E About the picture data e Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data E About tripods e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it e You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod e Make sure that the screw on the tripod is not at an angle when attaching or detaching the camera You may damage Others the screw on the camera if you use excessive force when turning it Also the camera body and the rating label may be dam
102. es Pictures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures Protected pictures Advanced Playback TEXT STAMP Stamping text dates and other registered information on recorded pictures Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 Registered text recorded date age and travel dates can be stamped onto pictures It is suitable for regular size printing Pictures with a picture size larger than 3m will be resized when stamping the date etc on them Press A V to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET SELECT iS SET e Text and dates cannot be stamped on the following pictures Pictures recorded without setting the clock Pictures recorded with other equipment Pictures that were previously stamped with TEXT STAMP Motion pictures Pictures with Audio E Single setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V EX T ri FAA TAMP Ale ee alen lt 1 6 CO Cl DO vy WS 81 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback 2 Press A V lt to select SHOOTING DATE AGE TRAVEL DATE or TITLE and then press MENU SET to set each item LJ TEXT STAMP TRAVEL DATE TITLE OFF e SHOOTING DATE Stamp the year month WITH TIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes e AGE If this is set to ON the age is stamped on pictures recorded when the camera was set t
103. ess the shutter when the fireworks fully spread Recommend using a tripod CANCEL HES e Refer to P37 for information about the shutter speed e The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed e When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene e When MENU SET is pressed and the menu screen is displayed SCN is selected in the SCENE MODE menu You can set each of the settings by pressing V and selecting REC mode menu or SETUP menu Y e The following items cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY COL MODE 42 VQT1J82 PORTRAIT Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 The person stands out from the background and has a healthier complexion E Technique for Portrait mode To increase the effectiveness of this mode Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective e This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The initial setting for AF MODE is LGL SOFT SKIN Press to display the SCENE MODE
104. et the aspect of the TV on the camera P19 The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC els the camera connected to the PC correctly els the camera recognized by the PC correctly The card is not recognized by the PC The built in memory is recognize e Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer e Does the printer support PictBridge e Reset the mode to LA P94 The ends of the pictures are cut at printing e When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operating instructions for the printer e When you order photo studios to print pictures ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends E Others An unreadable language was selected by mistake e Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon Y and then select the R icon to set the desired language P20 2 The setting for the auto review function is disabled e Are you taking pictures using auto bracket P40 Is the camera in burst mode P63 or motion picture mode HH P50 SELF PORTRAIT P43 Others or HI SPEED BURST P47 in scene mode Is AUDIO REC set to ON P61 In these cases you cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu
105. etting a color effect and picture quality for the recorded picture ie Press a to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 Select different items according to the recording situation and your image of the recording STANDARD This is the standard setting NATURAL The picture becomes softer VIVID The picture becomes sharper B W The picture becomes black and white SEPIA The picture becomes sepia COOL The picture becomes bluish WARM The picture becomes reddish e When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting COL MODE to NATURAL e You cannot set COOL or WARM in intelligent auto mode fX Also you cannot set NATURAL or VIVID in motion picture mode fF e The intelligent auto mode X and motion picture mode FH are set separately from the other recording modes 65 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures Taking and viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard mode This setting is useful when taking pictures of timetables route maps or other information instead of taking notes Regardless of whether a card is present or not the data is stored in the dedicated clipboard folder of the built in memory so it can be differentiated from the regular taken pictures and made available for immediate viewing E Taking clipboard pictures 1 Press Y to select REC and then press MENU SET Ini
106. f Digital Print Order Format This feature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF compliant system e DPOF print setting is a convenient function when printing pictures with a printer that supports PictBridge The date printing setting on the printer may take priority over the date printing setting on the camera Check the date printing setting on the printer also P94 e Some DPOF information set by other equipment cannot be used In such cases delete all of the DPOF information and then set it again with this camera e f the file is not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print setting cannot be set PROTECT CA Preventing accidental erasure of pictures Press a to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake Press A to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET S MULTI AUDIO DUB CANCEL SELECT SET Advanced Playback E Single setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y to SET CANCEL an PROTECT THIS F 100 0001 fan lt 16 ee D v f 90 de DO SET CANCEL EXIT ERS v SET The protect icon Tel appears The protect icon Sea pue 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Multi setting To cancel all settings Perform the same operation as in
107. f timer 38 Compensating the Exposure n aaea 39 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 40 Taking Close up Pictures 40 Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene model 41 PORTRAIT EE 42 SOFT SKIN nce ee 42 e SELF PORTRAIT 43 SGENERY in mn rene 43 SPORTS RL Sn sd 43 e NIGHT PORTRAIT 43 e NIGHT SCENERY 44 FOOD Sans soins 44 PARTIES RE URI An 44 e CANDLE LIGHT 44 e BABY1 BABY2 45 SUE hosters 46 SUNSET Ie Loos nt 46 HIGH SENS Aires 46 e HI SPEED BURST 47 SIS TARRY SKY EE 47 e FIREWORKS 48 s BEACH eer Ee 48 LEE e EE 49 e AERIAL PHOTO ht 49 e UNDERWATER 49 Motion Picture Mode 50 Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture kk 51 Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination World Time 53 Using the REC Mode Menu 55 IN BALANCE Es us Lans 56 e INTELLIGENT ISO 58 e SENSITIVITY 59 o ASPECT _ RATIO se 59 e IDICT GSLZEIWIOUALUITTWI 60 AUDIO REG larme 61 TAR MODE er ne 61 19 TABILIZERT SSL Sn 63 BORO Ml Ses dd ce 63 e AF ASSIST LAM seen 64 e SLOW SHUTTER 65 SEENEN 65 Taking and viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard mode 66 Advanced Playback Displaying Multiple Screens
108. he clock is not set so the following screen appears when you turn the camera on PLEASE SET THE CLOCK 5 CLOCK SET EE a MENU SET button Cursor buttons Mode dial 1 Press MENU SET 14 VQT1J82 2 Press A VW lt to select the date and time A ge RCO eT A Er tes DQ oroo JANI 112007 lt BQY gt v M D Y CANCEL i SELECT SETS EXITERR Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P53 e lt gt Select the desired item e A V Setthe display order for the date and time e in Cancel without setting the clock 3 Press MENU SET to set e Turn the camera off after setting the clock Then set the mode dial to a recording mode to turn the camera on and check whether or not the clock setting is correct Changing the clock setting Press MENU SET Press A F to select CLOCK SET Press and then perform steps 2 and 3 to set the clock Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also set the clock in the SETUP menu P17 e When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours charging of the built in battery for the clock is completed so the clock setting will be stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed If you insert a battery that is not sufficiently charged the length of time that the clock setting is stored may become less However the clock setting is canceled after this time In this cas
109. he zoom lever towards Q T e Rotate the zoom lever to Q T for a 4x magnification and then rotate it even more for a 8x magnification When you rotate the zoom lever towards f W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower 2 Press A V lt 4 gt to move the position Tram te A Ce q4 D gt aA e iXES Exa DELETEG e When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second E Deleting the recorded picture during Review Quick deletion A single picture multiple pictures or all the pictures can be deleted during review Refer to P28 to 30 for information about how to delete pictures e When ROTATE DISP is set to ON pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically rotated Playing back Deleting Pictures d The picture data on the built in memory is played back or deleted when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card is played back or deleted when a card is inserted You can only play back and delete clipboard pictures in clipboard mode E7 P66 Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Check the pictures one by one and delete unwanted pictures E Playing back pictures Press lt gt to select the picture s2 00 0001 a 1 6 ee Te Es ech E L iw a BE Z 10 00 DEC 1 2007 i E EE lt Play back the previous picture
110. his allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded H H Motion picture mode P50 This mode allows you to record motion pictures 4 Clipboard mode P66 Use this to take pictures and play them back as clipboard pictures dh Print mode P94 Use this to print pictures 15 VQT1J82 Preparation Setting the Menu E Displaying the menu screens Press MENU SET e g The first page of the total 3 pages is displayed any me Aja F ISO INTELLIGENT ISO oer Zoe wm EH ASPECT RATIO D a PICT SIZE am Menu icons Current page Menu items and settings e Rotate the zoom lever while selecting the menu item to switch to the next previous page easily e The menu icons and the menu items that are displayed differ depending on the position of the mode dial E About the menu icons REC mode menu P55 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to 0 IW bai M OQ IW EW Eil gt PLAY mode menu P74 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to SCN SCENE MODE menu P41 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to i J Y SETUP menu P17 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to 0 i 6 i O i EMV E Setting menu items e The following example shows how to set QUALITY when normal picture mode 6 is selected 16 VQT1J82 1 Press A V to select the menu item wm e Press V at to switch to th
111. ication becomes higher e When you change the magnification the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second so that you can check the position of the enlarged section 2 Press A V lt 4 gt to move the position e When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second E To stop using the playback zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards B W or press MENU SET E To delete a picture during the playback zoom Q Press f Press A to select YES Press MENU SET e You can also delete the recording information etc on the screen during playback zoom by pressing DISPLAY e The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates e f you want to save the enlarged picture use the trimming function P87 e The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment Advanced Playback Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio B E Motion pictures Press lt gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon KRA Wa ER EA ld A 1 HRA and then press V to play back oan Col Gi Piri MOTION f ie a The motion picture recording time Motion picture icon e After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s e The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W lt gt
112. ivated so that the dark background landscape will become bright Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon e Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background Forced OFF The flash is not activated in any recording conditions e Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted 1 The flash is activated twice The subject should not move until the second flash is activated Advanced Recording pictures E Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode O Available Not available Initial setting 35 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures x2 When AUTO HN is selected AUTO TD AUTO Red eye reduction EXO or Slow sync Red eye reduction RZA is set depending on the type of subject and brightness e The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary e The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed E The available flash range to take pictures ISO sensitivity Available flash range AUTO Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 6 3 m 20 7 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet to 3 1 m 10 2 feet 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 0 m 6 56 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 0 m 3 28 feet 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 8 m 9 19 feet
113. layback zoom to check added text and dates information L rer K 2100 0001 M 7 OF 1 6 i E Multi setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y to SET CANCEL CTEXT STAMP ue ae 1 a Ss VW us Cite CCE K S Cs as OF SELECT CANCEL E S SET CANCEL SET v SET The TEXT STAMP icon appears CANCEL The TEXT STAMP icon disappears e Repeat this step 2 Press MENU SET e After performing step 2 perform step 2 onwards in Single setting e When you print pictures stamped with text the date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer e We recommend that you use text stamping when there is plenty of space in the built in memory or the card e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI e f you select YES in step 4 when the pictures selected under MULTI include protected pictures a message appears and only the protected pictures cannot be stamped with text e Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing e You cannot use the following functions if text has been stamped on the picture TEXT STAMP The PRINT WITH DATE setting for DPOF print RESIZE Advanced Playback TRIMMING _ ASPECT CONV e When text is stamped onto the D pictures it is difficult to read it
114. le battery e The battery has a limited life e Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion e The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline at 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc e This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a battery E Charger e f you use the battery charger near a radio the radio reception may be disturbed e Keep the charger 1 m 3 28 feet or more away from radios e The charger may generate whirring sounds when it is being used This is nota malfunction e After use be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet A very small amount of current is consumed if it is left connected e Keep the terminals of the charger and battery clean E Card Do not leave the card where the temperature is high where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight Do not bend or drop the card e The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or deleted e Put the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when storing or carrying the card e Do not allow dirt dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fing
115. leted e Please bear copyrights and other such matters in mind P2 e In the clipboard mode F the following functions cannot be used BURST D ZOOM AUTO BRACKET White balance fine adjustment COL MODE e In the clipboard mode F the following functions are fixed ASPECT RATIO EH QUALITY F4 SENSITIVITY AUTO W BALANCE AWB SELFTIMER OFF 2 seconds POWER SAVE 5MIN AF MODE ECONOMY OFF GUIDE LINE TE AF ASSIST LAMP ON The CLOCK SET AUTO REVIEW WORLD TIME TRAVEL DATE BEEP SHUTTER and VOLUME settings established using the SETUP menu P17 are also reflected in the clipboard mode EF e The STABILIZER setting in REC mode is also reflected in clipboard mode Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens Screen when 9 screens are displayed e Paul 1 screen 9 screens 25 screens gt Calendar screen display P69 e Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to return to the previous screen 2 Press A VW lt gt to select a picture Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures e Depending on the recorded picture and the setting the following icons will appear J Favorites HE Motion picture ESB BABY 1 BABY2 PET in scene mode 7 Travel
116. lizer function may not be effective in the following cases When there is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button e The setting is fixed to MODE2 with SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode and to OFF in STARRY SKY in scene mode e You cannot be set to OFF in the intelligent auto mode X e In motion picture mode HH MODE2 cannot be set BURST Taking Pictures using Burst onggi Press a to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 E Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Number of recordable pic tures pictures OMA Burst speed pictures second Depends on the remaining capacity of the built in memory card approx 2 x The burst speed is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card 63 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures e The number of pictures indicated is when the shutter speed is faster than 1 60 and the flash is not activated e The burst speed pictures second may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places if the ISO sensitivity is high etc e f you take pictures in burst mode with the built in memory it will take time to write the picture data
117. lligent auto mode fN e The setting for the AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to OFF in SELF PORTRAIT SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO in scene mode e The initial setting for PET in scene mode is OFF P41 SLOW SHUTTER Recording bright pictures in dark places OUT Press 9 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 When taking pictures in dark places with low light you can take pictures which are brighter than normal by selecting a setting even slower than the slowest setting of the shutter speed e The slow shutter speeds you can select are 1 8 1 4 1 2 and 1 e This is effective if you want to take bright pictures of both a night landscape and a subject using NIGHT PORTRAIT in scene mode Slow shutter Brightness Darker Brighter e This should usually be set to 1 8 to take pictures When you select a slow shutter speed other than 1 8 FM appears on the lower left of the screen e When the shutter speed is made slower using SLOW SHUTTER jitter is likely to occur We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures Advanced Recording pictures e You cannot set the slow shutter in the following cases With the SPORTS NIGHT SCENERY BABY 1 BABY2 PET HI SPEED BURST STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in scene mode When INTELLIGENT ISO has been set COL MODE EZ S
118. lt in memory and the card at the same time e The message DELETE ALL DATA EXCLUDING CLIPBOARD and DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE MEMORY CARD appears if you selected ALL DELETE in playback mode and the message DELETE ALL CLIPPED PICTURES appears if you selected ALL DELETE in clipboard mode F e The message DELETE ALL EXCEPT x appears if you selected ALL DELETE EXCEPT x elf you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x the deleting will stop halfway e Do not turn off the camera while deleting e When deleting pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional elt is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at one time using MULTI DELETE e The greater the number of pictures the longer it takes to delete them e f there are pictures that are protected ell P85 do not conform to the DCF standard or are in a card with the Write Protect switch slid to the LOCK side they are not deleted even if ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT is selected Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor In recording mode Changing the information displayed DISPLAY LCD MODE LCD monitor Press DISPLAY to change e When the menu screen appears the Normal display DISPLAY button is not activated During Display with histogram playback zoom P70 while playing back No display Recording guide li
119. mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y e The following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP Advanced Playback 2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to be trimmed with the zoom lever z TRIMMING 3 Press A lt to move the position of the part to be trimmed 4 Press the shutter button e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears 5 Press A F to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET TRIMMING i DELETE ORIGINALE wee PICTURE EZ CANCEL SELI e The picture is overwritten when you select YES The trimmed pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten A trimmed picture is newly created when you select NO e When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a trimmed picture 6 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu 87 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback e Depending on the cut size the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture e The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate elt may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment ASPECT CONV E Changing the aspect ratio of a 16 9 picture Press 6 to display the
120. n record or play back pictures on the built in memory P13 Refer to P13 when you use a card 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures e Set the clock P14 2 Connect the charger to the electrical outlet e Charging starts when the CHARGE Set the mode dial to indicator lights green Press the shutter button to take e Charging is complete when the pictures P22 CHARGE indicator turns off after about 120 minutes 4 Play back the pictures e When the CHARGE indicator flashes read P11 3 Detach the battery after charging is completed Set the mode dial to Select the picture you want to view P28 10 VQT1J82 e After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet e The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The camera also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged Recharge the battery when it is exhausted e The battery can be charged even if it is not fully discharged e Use the dedicated charger and battery e Charge the battery with the charger indoors e Do not disassemble or modify the charger Do not leave any metal items Such as clips near the contact areas of the power plug Otherwise a fire and or electric shocks may be caused by short circuiting or the resulting heat gene
121. ne motion pictures P71 and during a slide No display show P74 you can only select Normal x1 Histogram display or No display Q x2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting GUIDE LINE in In Intelligent auto mode fX SETUP menu You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed In playback mode BACKLIGHTA Normal display No display 9 months 10days es 10 00 DEC 1 200 150100 WP exo S 1 2007 Normal display T Display with recording information and histogram G No display x3 Displayed if birthday setting and AGE were set to ON in BABY 1 BABY2 P45 or PET P46 in scene mode before taking pictures 31 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures x4 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displayed if you set TRAVEL DATE P51 before taking pictures x5 When characters are registered under BABY 1 BABY2 P45 or PET P46 name settings in scene mode TITLE EDIT P79 in PLAY mode menu the recorded date and time appears after the registered characters are displayed for a few seconds e In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in scene mode the guide line is gray P41 E Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines yo
122. nge is about 30 cm 0 98 feet to 70 cm 2 30 feet e You can take a picture of yourself with audio P61 If you do this the self timer indicator will light up while recording the audio e When you select SELF PORTRAIT the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1x e The self timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds If it is set to 2 seconds this setting will remain until the camera is turned off the scene mode is changed or the mode dial is rotated e The stabilizer function mode is fixed to MODE2 P63 e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e The initial setting for AF MODE is LGL Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF IS e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e The white balance cannot be set SPORTS Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast moving events e This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m 16 4 feet or more e INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO800 in SPORTS e You cannot use the following functions D ZOOM SLOW SHUTTER ag NIGHT PORTRAIT Press 9 to display the SCENE MOD
123. no problems with the printer e f the total number of DPOF prints or the number of DPOF pictures printed is high pictures may be printed several times The remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set This is nota malfunction e With date printing the setting on the printer may take priority over the setting on the camera Check the date print setting on the printer also e The message USB MODE CHANGED PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE appears if you change the mode dial to a mode other than J while the camera and the printer are connected Set the mode dial to LA again and then disconnect the USB connection cable If this happens during printing stop printing and then disconnect the USB connection cable Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen B E Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied e Set the TV ASPECT e Turn this unit and the TV off 1 Connect the AV cable 4 supplied to the AV OUT socket on the camera e Connect the AV cable with the m mark facing the lt 4 mark on the AV OUT socket e Hold the AV cable at and insert straight in or take straight out 2 Connect the AV cable to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV e Q Yellow to the video input socket White to the audio input socket 3 Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on 97 VQT1J8
124. o AGE e TRAVEL DATE If this is set to ON the travel date is stamped on pictures recorded when TRAVEL DATE was set to ON e TITLE Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with text in BABY 1 BABY 2 P45 or PET P46 name settings in scene mode or TITLE EDIT 3 Press MENU SET elf you set TEXT STAMP for a picture with a picture size larger than the picture size will become smaller as shown below Picture size Aspect ratio setting S e The picture becomes slightly rougher 82 VQT1J82 4 Press A V to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET The screen shown appears when you select a picture recorded with a 8m picture size A CITEXT STAMP T WILL BE STAMPED ON THE 000 PICTURE RESIZED TO Za ORIGINAL PICTURE v SR we CN r E VW de CANCELA SELECTS SET e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears if the picture was recorded with a picture size 3m or less e The picture is overwritten when you select YES Pictures stamped with text cannot be restored once they are overwritten e A picture stamped with text is newly created when you select NO e f the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create the picture stamped with text 5 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e The icon E appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text e Use p
125. o display the picture rotated Press 9 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 steps E Rotate display The picture is automatically rotated and displayed 1 Press Y to select ON and then press MENU SET sap ROTATE e FAVORITE SELECT SET e The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select OFF e Refer to P28 for information about how to play back pictures 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu E Rotate The picture is rotated manually 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V BMROTATE Wit ENED ats oral 100 0001 j 6 e The ROTATE function is disabled when ROTATE DISP is set to OFF e Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated 78 VQT1J82 2 Press A V to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press MENU SET The picture rotates counter clockwise in steps of 90 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically e The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the AV cable supplied and played back vertically e When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in
126. of days that have passed since the departure date The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each lt gt Select the desired item picture by using the software LUMIX A V Set the year month and date Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the CD ROM supplied For printing the pictures refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software E Setting the departure return date e g The following are examples of the screen in normal picture mode Tel 1 Press MENU SET and then 6 Press A V lt P to set the return date and then press MENU SET Mi TRAVEL DATE press d 2 Press Y to select the SETUP lt P gt Select the desired item menu icon Y and then press gt A V Set the year month and date 3 Press A V to select e The travel date is automatically TRAVEL DATE and then press canceled if the current date is after the gt return date e f you do not want to set the return date 4 Press Y to select SET and then press MENU SET while the date bar is press MENU SET displayed 7 Press MENU SET to close the menu 8 Take a picture SELECTIS SET a The number of days that have passed since the departure date 52 VQT1J82 e The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc after setting the travel date or when the travel date is set e Wen the t
127. on e Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera elf you press MENU SET during audio recording the audio recording is canceled The audio is not recorded e The sound is set separately from AUDIO REC P66 in the clipboard mode e You cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket burst mode HI SPEED BURST or STARRY SKY in scene mode e You cannot use the following functions with pictures with audio TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV Advanced Recording pictures AF MODE Setting the focus method QUTE Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition 2 Face detection The camera automatically detects the person s face The focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in 5 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 5 focus areas This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen The camera quickly focuses on any of 3 focus areas points left right or center This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen 1 area focusing The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen 61 VQT1J82
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129. onds FIREWORKS 1 4th of a second 2 seconds e Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it is activated elf you bring the flash too close to an object the object may be distorted or discolored by the heat or lighting from the flash eIn economy mode the LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights while the flash is charging This does not happen when using the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional If the remaining battery power is low the length of time that the LCD monitor turns off to charge may become longer e When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark e When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully e The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject P57 37 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures e When the shutter speed is fast the flash effect may not be sufficient e t may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture Take a picture after the access indication disappears e The red eye reduction effect differs between people Also if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash the effect may not be evident e When the flash is activated you can only take 1 picture Taking Pictures with
130. oors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction 4 The LCD monitor is too bright or dark e Adjust the brightness of the screen P18 els the power LCD function or high angle mode activated 5 Black red blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor e These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures This is not a malfunction P101 6 Noise appears on the LCD monitor eIn dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording E Flash 1 The flash is not activated els the flash setting set to Forced OFF ey Change the flash setting P34 e The flash is not activated when motion picture mode HH P50 SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET HI SPEED BURST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS or AERIAL PHOTO in scene mode is selected P41 2 The flash is activated 2 times e When you select red eye reduction P34 the flash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture 107 VQT1J82 Others and then activated again for the actual recording E Playback 1 The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction The camera has a function that automatically rotates the display of pictures recorded holding the camera vertically If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down the camera may recogniz
131. or AF MODE is 4 CANDLE LIGHT Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere E Technique for Candle light mode e f you make the most of the candle light you can take successful pictures without using the flash e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to gt e The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction RZA or Forced ON Red eye reduction SM e The white balance cannot be set e The initial setting for AF MODE is 2 BABY1 BABY2 Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 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 different birthdays and names for BABY 1 and BABY2 You can select to have these appear at the time of playback or have them stamped on the recorded image using TEXT STAMP P81 e The age of the baby can be printed out using the LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer software on the CD ROM supplied To print out the baby s name use PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer For details on printing refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software E Birthday Name setting SELECT
132. ot enlarged You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When burst mode is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used e When the flash is activated you can take only 1 picture e Burst mode cannot be set in HI SPEED BURST and STARRY SKY in scene mode AF ASSIST LAMP Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier Ope sufi Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult elf the AF assist lamp is set to ON an AF area with a size wider than usual is displayed and the AF assist lamp a turns on when you press the shutter button halfway in dark places etc The AF assist lamp turns on in low light conditions At this time the AF assist lamp icon ff appears on the screen The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet The AF assist lamp does not turn e Be careful about the following when using the AF assist lamp Do not look at the AF assist lamp at close range Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects e When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when taking pictures of animals in dark places set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject e The setting for AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to ON in inte
133. our dealer or Service center If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction then write to the warrantor s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 122 VQT1J82 Others Customer Services Directory For USA only For Product Information Operating Assistance Literature Request Dealer Locations and all Customer Service inquiries please contact 1 800 272 7033 Monday Friday 8 30am 8pm EST Web Site http www panasonic com consumersupport You can purchase parts accessories or locate your nearest Service Center by visiting our Web Site Accessory Purchases Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pstc panasonic com or send your request by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone 1 800 237 9080 Fax Only Monday Friday 9 am to 9 pm EST PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 We Accept Visa MasterCard Discover Card American Express and Personal Checks Product Repairs Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave MAIL TO Elk Grove Village IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship prepaid and insured to the Elk Grove Village Centrali
134. peed becomes fast This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light It is not a malfunction 9 A reddish vertical line appears on the LCD monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway or when recording motion pictures e This isa phenomenon called smear It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part Black or green vertical lines may also appear or uneven colors may appear around the smear This is not a malfunction It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures 10 Motion picture recording stops in the middle e Are you using a MultiMediaCard This unit does not support MultiMediaCards e When you set the picture quality to S0fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Depending on the type of the card recording may stop in the middle E LCD monitor 1 The LCD monitor sometimes turns off although the camera is turned on e Have you set economy mode P18 In economy mode the LCD monitor turns off while the flash is charged Others 2 The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment e This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures 3 The LCD monitor flickers indoors e The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on ind
135. pes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose of private use recording of certain material may be restricted A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased Please call 1 800 8 BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery e Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions e SDHC Logo is a trademark e Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH e Elmarit is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG e Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Warning Risk of fire explosion and burns Do not disassemble heat above 60 C 140 F or incinerate Product Identification Marking is loacated on the bottom of units THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
136. prox 2 0m 6 56 feet Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to approx 2 8 m 9 19 feet Approx 80 cm 2 62 feet to approx 3 5 m 11 5 feet 1 97 feet to approx 4 0m 13 1 feet 80 cm 2 62 feet to approx 5 6 m 18 4 feet Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 7 0 m 23 0 feet E Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting DI AUTO EXO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction AXA Slow sync Red eye reduction Shutter speed Sec 1 30 to 1 2000 1 8 to 1 2000 1 4 or 1 to 1 2000 1 8 to 1 2000 1 4 or 1 to 1 20002 3 E om Forced OFF x1 The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting P65 x2 When Intelligent ISO is set 3 SPORTS BABY 1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode P41 Advanced Recording pictures e x2 3 The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases When the optical image stabilizer is set to OFF When the camera has determined that there is little jitter wnen the optical image stabilizer is set to MODE1 or MODE2 eIn intelligent auto mode ff shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene e There will be differences in the above shutter speeds in the following scene modes NIGHT SCENERY 8 seconds to 1 2000th of a second HI SPEED BURST 1 8th of a second to 1 2000th of a second STARRY SKY 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 sec
137. quest for Service Notice For USA only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Request for Service Notice e Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair USA Only e To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 120 VQT1J82 Others Limited Warranty For USA Only PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 PANASONIC PUERTO RICO INC Ave 65 de Infanter a Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc collectively referred to as the warrantor will for the length of the period indicated on the chart below which starts with the date of original purchase warranty period at its option either a repair your product with new or refurbished parts or b replace it with a new or refurbished product The decision
138. r button are described with illustrations below e g When you press the Y button 20 Tripod receptacle e When you use a tripod make sure the 6 Status indicator P13 18 20 22 7 MENU SET button P14 ec when the camera is attached to it 8 Lits MODE button P31 21 Card Battery door P12 9 FUNC P56 Delete P28 button 22 Release lever P12 10 11 Quick Guide 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 12 13 14 15 indicated in brackets 10 Camera ON OFF switch P14 11 Zoom lever P26 1 Charge the battery P10 12 Speaker P72 gt 13 Microphone P50 61 14 Shutter button P22 50 15 Mode dial P15 16 17 e The battery is not charged when the z camera is shipped Charge the cj lale 18 battery before use TIET 19 16 Strap eyelet es We recommend attaching the strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping 17 Lens barrel 18 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P91 94 97 19 DC IN socket P91 94 e Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional 9 VQT1J82 Preparation 2 Insert the battery and the card Charging the Battery P12 with the Charger The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use 1 Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery e When you do not use the card you ca
139. r the built in memory or the card is being formatted P90 e The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a card 11 Shutter speed P22 12 Aperture value P22 e f the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red They do not turn red when the flash is activated 13 Optical Image Stabilizer P63 e Refer to P99 for information about other screen displays E Switching the screen display You can change the screen display by pressing DISPLAY This allows you to display information while taking pictures such as the picture size or the number of recordable pictures or take pictures without displaying any information Refer to P31 for details 21 VQT1J82 Basic Taking Pictures The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject oo or ID e The status indicator lights when you turn this unit on It turns off after about 1 second Shutter button 1 Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Flash AF assist lamp When holding the camera vertically 2 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on 22 VQT1J82 3 Press the shutter button halfway to focus e The focus indication lights green and the AF area Q turns from white to green Gi Ape
140. rated About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures E The battery life The number of recordable pictures By CIPA standard in normal picture mode O Number of Approx 280 pictures Approx 140 min recordable pictures Recording conditions by CIPA standard e Temperature 23 C 73 4 F Humidity 50 when LCD monitor is on e Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card 16 MB e Using the supplied battery e Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the optical Preparation image stabilizer function is set to MODE1 e Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording e Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording e Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD mode Power LCD mode and High angle mode P33 e CIPA is an abbreviation of Camera amp Imaging Products Association The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time If the recording interval time becomes longer the number of recordable pictures decreases e g When recording once every 2 minutes the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 70 E Playback time Playback Approx 300 min time The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the
141. ravel date is set IO appears on the lower right of the screen It is not displayed if the current date is after the return date E Canceling the travel date The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date 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 4 and then press MENU SET twice e The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME P53 to the travel destination the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting e The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off e f you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date minus is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded e f you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel destination minus is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is recorded when the travel destination date is for example one day before the departure date elf TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date or the return date Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures
142. res on 1 page e An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout CIE EI E Setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance We recommend setting DPOF date printing with DPOF PRINT P84 in advance when the printer supports it If you select DPOF PICTURE printing starts and the recording date is printed E Layout printing e When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to 89 and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 4 for the picture that you want to print e When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to HA and then set COUNT in DPOF PRINT P83 to 1 for each of the 4 pictures e Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon D is displayed Depending on the printer the icon may not be displayed e f the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If this happens during printing press MENU SET and stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable e The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are
143. rger than that of the original picture e Files that do not conform to the DCF standard cannot be converted e You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment COPY Copying the picture data Press 9 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can copy data of pictures you have shot from the built in memory onto a card from a card into the built in memory or from a card into the dedicated clipboard folder 1 Press A F to select the copy destination and then press MENU SET SELECT 4 SET e ON gt E All the picture data in the built in memory are copied onto the card at one time step 3 7 gt Dn One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built in memory step 2 e 7 gt The images are copied from the card to the dedicated clipboard folder built in memory one at a time Motion pictures cannot be copied Step 2 2 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y Only when selecting gt in I Ad 3 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Advanced Playback The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built in memory to a card PICTURES FROM fi WILT IN MEMORY TO Y CARD e f you press MENU SET while copying pictures from the built in memory to the card the copying will stop halfway e Do not turn the camera off or perform any other operations
144. rss tester sus 62 Standard WE tn an 60 Starry Sky Mode 47 Status Indicator 18 93 97 Sunset MO anne 46 T Text Stamp sante nee 81 Thumbnail Hess se cet ade 29 TUS Eds nn nr ia 79 Travel Date EE 18 19 51 TEMIN a Re neon yee 87 IN EIER e deene 19 U Underwater Mode 49 USB Connection Cable 91 94 V Video Output cccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 19 98 Volume of Speakers ccccccsseeeeeeeeeees 19 W EE 49 White Balance ss sus on 56 White Balance Fine Adjustment 57 White Set sen tr er 57 World TIME EE 53 Z ZONE ES AR Des re Dir nt 26 Zoom Mark ou cecceccecceseeceeeeeeseeseeseeeeeeeees 68 127 VQT1J82 Q QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered QuickTime trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario LAW 2T3 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd VQT1J82 F0707GA0 8000 GH
145. rture value Shutter speed e The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet to e The subject is not focused in the following cases The focus indication blinks green The AF area turns white to red or there is no AF area The focus sound beeps 4 times e f the distance is beyond the focus range the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights 4 Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture ES E Using the flash If the camera determines that the place where the picture is being taken is dark the flash is activated when the shutter button is pressed fully When the flash is set to AUTO ZW AUTO Red eye reduction E7X o Slow sync Red eye reduction BYA e You can switch the flash setting to match the recording P34 e When you press the shutter button the LCD monitor may become bright or dark for a moment however the recorded picture will not be affected e Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button e Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects e Do not touch the front of the lens E Exposure P39 If you select normal picture mode 6 the exposure is automatically adjusted to an appropriate exposure AE Auto Exposure However depending on recording conditions such as the backlight the picture will become dark In this case compensate the exposure This allows you to
146. s playback screen After the 9 screens playback screen is displayed rotate the zoom lever several times towards Q T or press MENU SET The screen returns to the paused motion picture playback screen E Picture size 9 pictures e QUALITY is fixed to IPH e You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment 73 VQT1J82 Advanced Playback Using the PLAY mode menu B You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures set protection for them etc 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A Y to select the menu item and then press gt e Press V at to switch to the next menu screen e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever e After performing steps 1 and 2 refer to the description of the menu item in the operating instructions and then set it 74 VQT1J82 Items that can be set D SLIDE SHOW P74 Ely CATEGORY P76 Fa ROTATE DISP P78 Fis ROTATE P78 FAVORITE P79 CY TITLE EDIT P79 2 3 d T es COPY P89 D FORMAT P90 e With TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING or ASPECT CONV a new edited picture is created A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the built in memory or the card so we recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture SLIDE SHOW DPOF PRINT P83 Playing back pictures in or
147. se the following functions GUIDE LINE Exposure compensation Auto bracket White balance fine adjustment AUDIO REC D ZOOM SLOW SHUTTER E The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this case the subject such as a person will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture Press A e When the backlight compensation function is activated TS compensating backlight ON indication appears Press A again to cancel this function 25 VQT1J82 Basic e Either AUTO ID or Forced OFF KJ can be selected for the flash When AUTO M is selected AUTO AW AUTO Red eye reduction HRA or Slow sync Red eye reduction RYA is set depending on the type of subject and brightness e When AUTO FAN is selected i NIGHT SCENERY scene mode is not identified e When Forced OFF is selected i NIGHT PORTRAIT scene mode is not identified e f a tripod is used for instance and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the scene mode has been identified as i NIGHT SCENERY the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 8 seconds Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures Taking Pictures with the Zoom Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ M0 TE You can make people and objects appear closer and landscapes can be
148. self timer cannot be set e The white balance cannot be set Motion Picture Mode 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to start recording Audio recording e The available recording time is displayed on the top right and the elapsed recording time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen e When the subject is focused the focus indication lights e The focus zoom and aperture value are fixed to the setting when recording starts the first frame 50 VQT1J82 e The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio e When using the stabilizer function it is fixed to MODE1 2 Press the shutter button fully to stop recording e f the built in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automatically E Changing the settings for the aspect ratio and the picture quality 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A Y to select ASPECT RATIO and then press gt SELECT 1S SET ERY 3 Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET 4 Press A Y to select PICT MODE and then press bk A C7 000 Be EH ASPECT RATIO F i D RAF MODE wf L WiSTABILIZER w S SELECT SET Es gt 000 5 Press A F to select the item and then press MENU SET If you selected P on the screen shown in step 2 30fpsVGA 10fpsVGA 30fpsQVG
149. ser you get to the subject to take pictures of in wide angle the more distorted the picture you take is However this is not a malfunction Colors appear on the picture which were not found in the actual scene e Depending on the zoom magnification 10 11 12 13 the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects However this is nota malfunction The file numbers are not recorded consecutively e When you perform an operation after taking a certain action the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation P92 The file numbers are recorded in ascending order e f the battery is inserted or removed when the camera is not turned off the recorded folder numbers are lost However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures the recorded folder numbers are different from the prior recorded folder numbers The picture is displayed in black e Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode P28 multi playback P69 and calendar playback P69 The lens barrel is retracted e The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC mode to PLAY mode 110 VQT1J82 Others Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time e The number of recordable pictures and
150. set a picture size that activates the extended optical zoom the extended optical zoom icon 4 is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function e The zoom will stop moving for an instant near W 1x when the extended optical zoom is used This is not a malfunction e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e In motion picture mode H H and HIGH SENS or HI SPEED BURST in scene mode the extended optical zoom does not work Using the Digital Zoom SE Further extending the zoom 1 A maximum of 14 3X zoom can be achieved with the 3 6X optical zoom and the 4x digital zoom when D ZOOM is set to ON in the REC mode menu However if a picture size that can use extended optical zoom is selected a maximum of 22 7X zoom can be achieved with the 5 7 x extended optical zoom and the 4x digital zoom E Menu operation 1 Press MENU SET e When a scene mode is selected select the REC mode menu and then press D 2 Press A Y to select D ZOOM and then press gt Basic 3 Press Y to select ON and then press MENU SET SELECT SET 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu E Entering the digital zoom range The on screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever
151. set view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the sun e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF IS e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The white balance cannot be set A HIGH SENS Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Select this for high sensitivity processing The sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 E Picture size and aspect ratio Press A to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press MENU SET to set e 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selected as the picture size e QUALITY is automatically fixed to FA e The resolution of the recorded picture decreases because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction e You can take pictures suitable for 4 6 10 15 cm printing e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e You can set the flash to AUTO HN or Forced ON e The extended optical zoom and digital Zoom cannot be used HI SPEED BURST Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment E Picture size and aspect ratio Press A to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press MENU SET to set e 2M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 1
152. sted to a maximum of ISO200 according to the brightness It can be adjusted to a maximum of IS01000 when using the flash ISO sensitivity 100 lt gt 1600 Use in bright places e g outdoors Suitable Not suitable Suitable places Shutter speed Noise 1 Less moreased e To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing maximum ISO sensitivity level or setting COL MODE to NATURAL P65 e The sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 in HIGH SENS in scene mode e The setting is not available when INTELLIGENT ISO is being used i GI is displayed Advanced Recording pictures pat ASPECT RATIO Setting the aspect ratio of pictures QUE Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P55 By changing the aspect ratio you can select an angle of view that matches the subject Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4 3 TVora PC monitor Select to take pictures with the same 3 2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film This is suitable for landscapes etc where a wide view is preferable This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide screen TV high definition TV etc e In motion picture mode H you cannot select IRR e The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing P109 59 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures PICT SIZEJ IQUALIT Y ES Setting a picture
153. switch between the built in memory and the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again e H you want to print the age in BABY 1 BABY 2 or PET in scene mode or the number of days that have been passed since the departure date in TRAVEL DATE use the software LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the CD ROM supplied and print from the PC To print the name of BABY 1 BABY2 or PET or text comments which has been entered using TITLE EDIT use PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer For details refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software e To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers contact your local dealer E Selecting a single picture and printing it 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET 100 0001 PictBridge PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT SELECT gt MULTI PRINT a PRINT SET e The message disappears in about 2 seconds 2 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET SINGLE SELECT A PRINT WITH DATE NUM OF PRINTS ER PAPER SIZE ale PAGE LAYOUT SELECTS CANCEL t SET e Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway 3 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing E Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 1 Press A Connecting to other equipment 2 Press A V to selec
154. t an item and then press MENU SET PictBridge SELECT ALL DPOF PICTURE FAVORITE SELECTS CANCEL SET Multiple pictures are printed at one time e After selecting MULTI SELECT press dk to select the pictures to print and then press The icon fy appears on the pictures to be printed Press Y again to cancel the setting Press MENU SET after finishing the setting Prints all the stored Prints the pictures set DPOF PICTURE _ DPOF only FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as favorites only This only appears when FAVORITE is set to ON However if none of the pictures have displayed you cannot select it even if FAVORITE is set to ON 3 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET MULTI SELECT MULTI SELECT T Sin PRINT WITH DATE NUM OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT CANCEL T Ge lt 0 SELECTS SET 95 VQT1J82 Connecting to other equipment e PRINT WITH DATE and NUM OF PRINTS are not displayed when DPOF PICTURE is set e The DPOF SET is displayed when DPOF PICTURE is selected If you selected DPOF SET refer to P83 and set them e Press MENU SET to cancel printing e When you select MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL or FAVORITE a print confirmation screen appears Select YES and print the pictures e The message PRINTING AN PICTURE S DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED appears on the print confirmation
155. take bright pictures E Focusing P23 40 If you select normal picture mode the picture is automatically focused AF Auto Focus However one of the subjects in the picture may not be properly focused The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet to When there are both near and distant subjects in a scene When there is dirt or dust on glass between the lens and the subject When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject When taking a picture in dark places When the subject is moving fast When the scene has low contrast When recording a very bright subject When taking close up pictures of a subject When jitter occurs Try the AF AE lock technique or macro mode For information on the face detection function read P61 E Color P56 57 The color of the subject will differ if the color of the light surrounding it differs such as when the light comes from sunlight or halogen lighting However this unit Basic automatically adjusts the hue to one close to real life auto white balance Set the white balance if you want to change the hue you get with auto white balance Adjust the white balance finely for additional white balance adjustment E When you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area AF AE Lock When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject b
156. tart stop recording Used to copy clipboard pictures onto a card one at a time Zoom marks are not copied Press lt 4 to select the picture and then press V Press AV to select YES and then press MENU SET Used to set whether INITIAL DISP to display the initial screen COPY 67 VQT1J82 Advanced Recording pictures E Enlarging clipboard pictures and storing them in the memory zoom marks This function is useful for enlarging parts of maps for instance and storing them in the memory For details on how to enlarge pictures refer to playback zoom on page 70 Rotate the zoom lever decide on the enlargement size and position and then press MENU SET A KA Or SE The zoom mark now appears on the picture stored in the memory e To change the zoom magnification or position repeat the steps above e To exit the zoom mark setting return the zoom magnification to F W 1x Viewing pictures stored in the memory 1 Press lt gt to display the picture with the zoom mark 000 orc 1 700 e t is displayed in the stored size and position 68 VQT1J82 E Deleting clipboard pictures The steps taken are the same as for normal deletion Refer to page 28 e When a picture with a zoom mark is deleted it will no longer be possible to view the picture prior to zooming either e Zoomed pictures can also be de
157. te data on the card and format it When the switch is slid to the other side these functions become available e This unit SDHC compatible equipment is compatible with SD Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifications and formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system It is also compatible with SDHC Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifications and formatted in FAT32 system e You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards Always read the operating instructions for the equipment being used If you also order a photo studio to print pictures ask the photo studio before printing P5 e Refer to P111 for information about the number of recordable pictures and the available recording time for each Card e We recommend using High Speed SD Memory Cards SDHC Memory Cards when recording motion pictures 13 VQT1J82 Preparation e The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card We recommend storing important data on a PC etc e Do not format the card on your PC or other equipment Format it on the camera only to ensure proper operation P90 e Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Setting Date Time Clock Set M Initial setting T
158. the age is not properly displayed check the clock and birthday settings e The birthday setting and name setting can be reset with RESET e You cannot use the following functions D ZOOM SLOW SHUTTER e The initial setting for AF MODE is 2 Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat You can set your pet s birthday and name You can select to have these appear at the time of playback or have them stamped on the recorded image using TEXT STAMP P81 e The age of the pet can be printed out using the LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer software on the CD ROM supplied To print out the pet s name use PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer For details on printing refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software For information about AGE or NAME refer to BABY 1 BABY2 on P45 e The initial setting for the AF assist lamp is OFF P64 e Years prior to 2000 cannot be selected for the AGE setting e INTELLIGENT ISO is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO800 in PET e The initial setting for the AF mode is m e Refer to BABY 1 BABY 2 for other information about this mode 46 VQT1J82 SUNSET Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Select this when you want to take pictures of sun
159. the available recording time are an approximation These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the subjects E Number of recordable pictures Aspect ratio 8m 8M 5M EZ om eaa Built in Memory Approx 27 MB m 6 i n m a a 50 9 seul 61 120 98 190 sam 120 240 195 so ice 240 460 390 770 28 40 oro 790 1530 Lacs oro io sen 21 10 23 Aspect Aspectrato an rs oda OM SSC eae ee pixels Coes pixels Quality aay ease Sale Sr EE ef om oe Approx 27 MB te 18 27 68 110 See EE Ci ms 7e 150 125 240 60 o7 1 eo 180 oro 1880 a640 7550 111 VQT1J82 Others SE Picture size 7m 7M 4 5M EZ 2 5M EZ E pixels 25 Sg 1712 pixels Ss VC pixels Built in Memory Approx 27 MB Les PS sme a SR SR SR Aspect ratio Em 6M est 3 5M EZ SUEZ Quality Built in Memory Approx 27 MB ae ewell Came j o Is ose 2 0 Creme ur Is wel e S KaEaEaER tele ss rs eu Es us esoe Can f eo 20 0 lass SS EZE 112 VQT1J82 Others E Available aeren time when murs motion pictures Picture quality setting a os oe pe iE King Built in Memory 2 min Approx 27 MB 40s 128 MB HEN EE E Card 16 min 16 min 47 min 32 min 32 min 22 min
160. the card Insert the card again READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred reading the data Insert the card again Make sure the card is inserted properly and then play back again WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred writing the data Turn the camera off and remove the card Insert the card again and turn the camera on Make sure the camera is turned off before removing or inserting the card to avoid damage MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD e When you set the picture quality to S0fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card motion picture recording may stop in the middle A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P92 Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P90 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P19 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV e The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once e Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P19 e This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to
161. the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e Rotated pictures are displayed rotated when they are played back in review playback and playback zoom however are displayed without being rotated when they are played back in multi playback e t may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment FAVORITE Setting your favorite pictures Press a to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P74 You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favorites e Delete all the pictures not set as favorites ALL DELETE EXCEPT x e Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show 1 Press Y to select ON and then press MENU SET SLIDE SHOW VO pe SCATEGORY x MAEAROTATE DISP or BaP ROTATE d SELECT SET e You cannot set pictures as favorites if FAVORITE is set to OFF Also the favorites icon x will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if it was previously set to ON e You cannot select CANCEL if none of the pictures have x displayed 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu 3 Press lt P gt to select the picture then press A Lin is ail 1 10 0
162. the selected travel destination area is displayed on the top right of the screen and the time difference from the home area is displayed at the bottom left of the screen e if daylight saving time TE is used at the travel destination press A The time advances by one hour Press A again to return to the original time Press MENU SET to close the menu e The icon changes from Tee to gt after setting the travel destination e Return the setting to HOME when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1 2 3 and then steps and of Setting the home area HOME P53 e f you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area e The WORLD TIME setting is also reflected in clipboard mode e The travel destination icon E4 appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination Advanced Recording pictures Using the REC Mode Menu QUE Increase the variety of pictures you can take by setting the white balance color mode etc The menu items that can be set differ depending on the recording mode E Setting from the menu screen Press MENU SET to display the REC mode menu and then select the item to set P16 Items that can be set Recording in normal picture mode W BALANCE P56 Aiso INTELLIGENT ISO P58 SENSITIVITY P59 ASPECT RATIO P59 im PICT SIZE P60
163. the subject more quickly than other AF modes e The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway This is not a malfunction e The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places or when using the digital Zoom The AF area displayed on the center of the screen may also be bigger than usual when taking pictures in underwater mode e The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas max 5 areas light at the same time The focus position is not predetermined It is set to a position automatically determined by the camera at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to H m or e e If the AF mode is set to or H the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus e Switch the AF mode to m H or m if it is difficult to focus using Le e The AF mode cannot be set in FIREWORKS in scene mode e It is not possible to set e in the following cases In NIGHT SCENERY FOOD STARRY SKY AERIAL PHOTO and UNDERWATER in scene mode In motion picture mode HHH e The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face In this case switch the AF mode to any modes other than and then take a picture STABILIZER Ur Detecting jitter and compensating for it
164. tial display 2 Take the pictures e To view immediately the clipboard picture you have just taken press W ESM When the shutter button is pressed halfway the recording status is return to the recording mode e Number of recordable pictures when using the built in memory solely for clipboard pictures pictures e lf the built in memory contains pictures recorded in another recording mode fewer pictures can be recorded than the figures given above 66 VQT1J82 E Clipboard recording menu The menu screen appears when MENU SET is pressed during clipboard picture recording 1 Press A V to select the menu item and then press gt i PICT SIZE AUDIO REC o INITIAL DISP CLOCK SET SELECT Description of setting Used to switch GO TO PLAY operation to clipboard picture playback Used to change the picture size 2M EZ Priority is given to the PICT SIZE definition of the pictures over their number 1M EZ Used to record sound 5 seconds together with the pictures AUDIO REC x This setting is not reflected in AUDIO REC P61 in the REC mode menu Used to set whether to display the initial screen Used to set the 2 Press A F to select the setting and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu INITIAL DISP E Viewing clipboard pictures 1 Press A to choose PLAY and then press MENU SET Pi DOA Aor f LU e Cd E
165. to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again e OFF W U e ON 1x SEX 14 SEH ECHT 0 1 1x 5 7X 22 17 X When using the digital zoom and the extended optical zoom 3m 3M EZ at the same time Optical zoom Digital zoom 3 Extended optical zoom e A big AF area P61 is displayed when using the digital zoom Also the stabilizer function may not be effective e In digital zoom the larger the picture the lower the picture quality e When using the digital zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P38 for taking pictures 27 VQT1J82 Basic e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e The digital zoom does not work in the following cases In SPORTS BABY1 BABY2 PET HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST in scene mode When INTELLIGENT ISO is set to ON Checking the Recorded Picture Review onggi You can check the recorded pictures while still in REC mode 1 Press V REV e The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds e Review is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfway or the V REV is pressed again e You can change the information displayed during review by pressing DISPLAY 2 Press lt gt to select the picture a Play back the previous picture k Play back the next picture 28 VQT1J82 E Enlarging the picture 1 Rotate t
166. to bracket depending on the brightness of the subject e When the flash is activated or the number of recordable pictures is 2 or less you can take only 1 picture e You cannot use the following functions HI SPEED BURST STARRY SKY Taking Close up Pictures This mode allows you to take close up pictures of a subject e g when taking pictures of flowers You can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm 0 16 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide 1x E Focus range 30 cm YY B 0 98 feet M oe feet w m S PR 00 e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer in macro mode e When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range depth of field is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again e f the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights e Macro mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm 1 64 feet it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal picture mode e The available flash range is about 60 cm 1 97 feet to 6 3 m 20 7 feet Wide When the ISO sensitivity is
167. to review function is activated regardless of its setting when using auto bracket P40 HI SPEED BURST P47 in scene mode burst mode P63 and when recording still pictures with audio P61 The picture is not enlarged e The auto review setting is disabled when using auto bracket or burst mode in motion picture mode HH or when AUDIO REC SELF PORTRAIT P43 or HI SPEED BURST P47 in scene mode is set to ON eIn Intelligent auto mode ff the auto review function is fixed to 1SEC 17 VQT1J82 Preparation fx POWER SAVE Turning off this unit automatically Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Power save mode is activated the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting 1MIN 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN OFF e Press the shutter button halfway or turn this unit off and on to cancel power save mode e The power save mode is fixed to 2MIN in the economy mode and to 5MIN in the intelligent auto mode gfy and clipboard mode 7 e Power save mode is not activated in the following cases When using the AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show ECO ECONOMY Turning off the LCD monitor automatically Press to display the SETUP menu and select
168. tter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF ES e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e You cannot set the slow shutter e The white balance cannot be set 44 VQT1J82 tot FOOD Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to e The white balance cannot be set Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 Select this when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception an indoor party etc This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real life brightness E Technique for Party mode e Use the flash e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1X and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures e The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction RZA or Forced ON Red eye reduction ES e The white balance cannot be set e The initial setting f
169. u can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject EEX This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3X3 for taking pictures with a well balanced composition BK This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the screen e This is set to EH in clipboard mode EF l E Histogram A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis black 32 VQT1J82 to white and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis It allows you to easily check a picture s exposure elt is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens aperture and shutter speed are available especially in those situations where automatic exposure may be difficult due to uneven lighting Using the histogram feature allows you to get the maximum performance from your camera a When the values are concentrated on the left the picture is under exposed When the values are distributed evenly the exposure is proper and the brightness is well balanced When the values are concentrated on the right the picture is overexposed Examples of histogram 5 mert L EM 2 dees 100 0001 im 1 6 F2 8 1 200 1s0100 AWB 10 00 DEC 1 2007 Ep LE Li 12400 00011 NE 3 1 6 fa w CZ e ke male 07 in t KZ Te F2 8 1 100 s010 AaB 10 00 DEC 1 2007 xv a Under Exposed Properly E
170. ughly with water If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes never rub the eyes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor E About the battery charger CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS Battery charger This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V But e In the U S A and Canada the battery charger must be connected to a 120 V AC power supply only e When connecting to an AC supply outside of the U S A or Canada use a plug adaptor to suit the AC outlet configuration E Care of the camera e Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc This unit may malfunction recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged e We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera in your pants pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full or tight bag etc Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result e Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction Places with a lot of sand or dust Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rain
171. unction E To delete a single picture 1 Press q while the picture is being played back 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET e While the picture is being deleted Ten appears on the screen E To delete MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE 1 Press jj twice 29 VQT1J82 Basic 2 Press A Y to select MULTI DELETE or ALL DELETE and then press MENU SET F MULTI ALL DELETE e MULTI DELETE step 3 e ALL DELETE step 5 ALL DELETE EXCEPT When FAVORITE P79 is set only gt step 5 However this cannot be selected if none of the pictures have xX displayed 3 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y to set Only when selecting MULTI DELETE ti ue TI DELE ics L 1 ik Bie DELETES EXT 7 SELECT ARR LAMAR e Repeat the above procedure e fn appears on the selected pictures If V is pressed again the setting is canceled e The icon Sail blinks red if the selected picture is protected and cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting and then delete the picture P85 4 Press f 5 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to set 30 VQT1J82 Screen when selecting MULTI DELETE MULTI D ELETE Za er a PS d D TOU MARKED ESA D e When you delete pictures only pictures in either of the built in memory or the card can be deleted You cannot delete pictures in both the bui
172. unction is fixed to OFF e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The following functions cannot be used EXPOSURE W BALANCE AUTO BRACKET BURST AUDIO REC SLOW SHUTTER Press 69 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 48 VQT1J82 This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky E Technique for Fireworks mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod e This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m 32 8 feet or more away e The shutter speed becomes the following When OFF is set on the optical image stabilizer function Fixed to 2 seconds When MODE1 or MODE2 is set on the optical image stabilizer function 1 4th of a second or 2 seconds The shutter speed becomes 2 seconds only when the camera has determined that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc You can change the shutter speed by compensating the exposure e Histograms are always displayed in orange e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF IS e You cannot set the AF mode e The AF area is not displayed e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e You cannot set the slow shutter e The white balance cannot be set 7 BEACH Press 9 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P41 This allows you to take even more
173. using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual e You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures and pictures with audio Playback zoom While playing back or pausing motion pictures and while playing audio TITLE EDIT ROTATE DISP ROTATE AUDIO DUB Motion pictures only TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV 72 VQT1J82 Creating still pictures from a motion picture B You can create a single still picture with 1 screen or 9 screens from a recorded motion picture This is effective in moving scenes when you want to look carefully at the movement of a sportsperson etc 1 Press lt gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon KRA ERA SENTE A URM and then press Y to play back CE FJ WA 100 0001 fay PLAY MOTION 116 i Ee 2 Press A to pause motion picture playback e Press A again to return to motion picture playback e Press lt gt while paused to move forward frame by frame e f you press the shutter button you can save the displayed still pictures as one single picture Perform step 3 E Saving a single still picture with 9 screens from the motion picture e Rotate the zoom lever towards f W to display the 9 screens playback screen e Rotate the zoom lever further towards a W to switch to 15 outen When a motion picture with EAN RENAN or EM was selecte
174. xposed Overexposed x Histogram e When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other e The histogram is an approximation in recording mode Advanced Recording pictures e The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode e The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc e The histogram does not appear during the following a gt k AUTO The Power LCD is POWER LCD automatically activated in bright places such as outdoors etc When the power LCD is activated EMI changes to EE In intelligent auto mode EPN CX The LCD monitor In motion picture mode H4 POWER LCD becomes brighter and In clipboard mode F easier to see even when Multi playback taking pictures outdoors Calendar playback KE The LCD monitor is Playback zoom HIGH ANGLE easierto see when taking pictures with the camera Brightening the LCD Monitor held high above your head This is useful when you cannot get close to Le Li SCN He the subject because there is a person in the 1 Press LCD MODE for 1 second way However it becomes more difficult to see when looked at straight on The LCD monitor returns to the normal brightness 3 Press MENU SET The AUTO POWER LCD
175. y day or on a beach e Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands Also be careful not to allow liquids to get into the space around the lens buttons etc elf water or seawater splashes on the camera use a dry cloth to wipe the camera body carefully Before Use E About Condensation When the lens is fogged up e Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction e f condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature E Read together with the Cautions for Use P101 E About cards that can be used in this unit You can use an SD Memory Card an SDHC Memory Card anda MultiMediaCard e When the term card is used in these operating instructions this refers to the following types of Memory Cards SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB MultiMediaCard still pictures only More specific information about memory cards that can be used with this unit e You can only use an SDHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity eA 4 GB Memory Card without an SDHC logo is not based on the SD Standard and will not work in this product Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic
176. zed Factory Service Center Customers in Puerto Rico please ship or carry in to location below Service in Puerto Rico Service in Puerto Rico Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 As of January 2007 123 VQT1J82 Others Pr cautions prendre pour le Canada AVERTISSEMENT POUR REDUIRE LES RISQUES D INCENDIE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE OU DE DOMMAGES L APPAREIL e N EXPOSEZ PAS CET APPAREIL LA PLUIE L HUMIDIT A L GOUTTEMENT OU AUX CLABOUSSEMENTS ET NE PLACEZ SUR L APPAREIL AUCUN OBJET REMPLI DE LIQUIDE COMME PAR EXEMPLE DES VASES e UTILISEZ EXCLUSIVEMENT LES ACCESSOIRES RECOMMANDES e NE RETIREZ PAS LE COUVERCLE OU LE PANNEAU ARRIERE IL N Y A AUCUNE PIECE REPARABLE PAR L UTILISATEUR A L INT RIEUR CONFIEZ TOUTE R PARATION UN TECHNICIEN DE SERVICE QUALIFI LA PRISE DE COURANT DOIT SE TROUVER PROXIMIT DE L APPAREIL ET TRE FACILEMENT ACCESSIBLE ATTENTION Danger d explosion si la batterie pile n est pas remplac e correctement Remplacez la uniquement par une batterie pile identique ou du m me type recommand e par le fabricant Suivez les instructions du fabricant pour jeter les batteries piles us es 124 VQT1J82 Avertissement Risque d incendie d explosion et de br lures Ne pas d monter chauffer a plus de

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