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Panasonic DMCFP3AB Digital Camera User Manual

1. 93 Recording information Recording information Eco e g Scene Modes CATEGORY e g Scene Modes PORTRAIT SPORTS PARTY i PORTRAIT CANDLE LIGHT SOFT SKIN FIREWORKS gt TRANSFORM BEACH SNOW SELF PORTRAIT AERIAL PHOTO NIGHT PORTRAIT M NIGHT PORTRAL BABY IIBABY BABY 1 BABY2 PET SCENERY tol FOOD i SCENERY SUNSET i SUNSET i TRAVEL DATE AERIAL PHOTO MOTION PICTURE NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY i NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY Advanced Playback FAVORITE PLAY You can play back the pictures you have set as FAVORITE P103 Only when FAVORITE is set to ON and there are pictures which have been set to FAVORITE Fn Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to gt and then press MODE A Press A V to select FAVORITE PLAY and then press MENU SET Note You can use only ROTATE DISP PRINT SET or PROTECT in the PLAYBACK menu 94 Advanced Playback PLAYBACK Mode Playing Back Motion Pictures Press lt gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon such as qvca and then press A to play back The motion picture recording time Motion picture icon Motion picture playback icon e After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the upper right of the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s E
2. SNOW e AERIAL PHOTO e FILM GRAIN PHOTO FRAME ae Motion Picture Mode ccceseeeeeeees Useful Functions at Travel Destination S cearense 73 e Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture 73 e Recording Dates Times at Overseas Travel Destinations World TIMG esccvievistecesnenesnecsernvsecscess Using the REC Mode Menu 2 PICTURE SIZE sieni eni 78 SENSITIVITY 80 WHITE BALANCE 8 AF MODE 83 BURST 85 DIGITAL ZOOM 1 86 COLOR MODE 1 86 STABILIZER 87 AF ASSIST LAMP 1 88 RED EYE REMOVAL CLOCK SET Entering Text ccccccsccesessecsesceeeeseens 89 Advanced Playback Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide SHOW scienna 90 Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back CATEGORY PLAY FAVORITE PLAY ana CATEGORY PLAY FAVORITE PLAY A Playing Back Motion Pictures Using the PLAYBACK Mode menu 96 CALENDAR iinit TEXT STAMP ii RESIZE Reducing the Picture Size number of pixels 99 CROPPING 101 ROTATE DISP cecessseessseeee 102 FAVORITE ceesssseeesssseesssseeessseees 103 PRINT SET as 104 PROTECT occescscesssssseessssseessssseeees 106 COPY sseccssecssssesssssesssssessssessssneeseee 107 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC ee
3. Repeat the above procedure If Y is pressed again the Favorite setting is canceled E Canceling all the FAVORITE settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a Favorite Note e You can set up to 999 pictures as Favorites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT P44 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card e You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as Favorites 103 Advanced Playback PRINT SET 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 P107 and then set the Print Setting For more information visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm ED Select PRINT SET on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 PLAYBACK Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then k FAVORITE OFE press MENU SET E on PROTECT wan macopy wen
4. 33 Basic Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode e Only the following functions can be set in this mode REC Mode menu PICTURE SIZE P78 BURST P85 COLOR MODE P86 x The settings which can be selected are different from when other REC Modes are used SETUP menu CLOCK SET WORLD TIME BEEP LANGUAGE STABILIZER DEMO e The settings of the following items are fixed Item Settings SLEEP MODE P26 5MIN AUTO REVIEW P26 2SEC Flash P47 i al SENSITIVITY P80 iso WHITE BALANCE P81 AWB AF MODE P83 2 Set to E when a face cannot be detected STABILIZER P87 AUTO AF ASSIST LAMP P88 ON RED EYE REMOVAL ON P88 The following functions cannot be used EXPOSURE DIGITAL ZOOM e The other items on the SETUP menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal Picture Mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode 34 Basic REC Mode 6 Taking pictures with your favorite settings Normal Picture Mode The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in REC menu Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MODE MODE button REC PLAYBACK selector switch Press A F to select NORMAL PICTURE and then press
5. EZ Using the Digital Zoom 38 Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY eien sirina 40 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback eee 41 e Using the Playback Zoom 0 41 e Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 42 Deleting Pictures ecsssssssteeseeseees To delete a single picture e To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures 44 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor 45 Taking Pictures using the Built in ESAE E TE 47 e Switching to the appropriate flash SOWING Eae EE 47 Taking Close up Pictures 52 AF MACRO 52 MACRO ZOOM Taking Pictures with the Self timer 1 04 Compensating the Exposure 55 Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene Mode 4 56 e Registering scenes in Scene Mode My Scene Mode 2 11212212112172124 56 e Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording Scene Mode 6 57 e PORTRAIT 58 e SOFT SKIN 58 TRANSFORM SELF PORTRAIT SCENERY 60 SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY 61 FOOD eee 61 PARTY voces 62 CANDLE LIGHT BABY1 BABY2 z SPEM aee 64 SUNSET 64 HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST n FLASH BURST vsin STARRY SKY eienn FIREWORKS on e BEACH
6. SELECT ie SET SINGLE MULTI Select the picture and then press MENU SET Press lt P gt to Press A W lt 4 gt select the picture to select the pictures 4 Press A F to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set e When MULTI has been selected repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu 104 Advanced Playback E Canceling all the PRINT SET settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set for printing E To print the date After setting the number of prints set cancel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY e When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required 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 Note e The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 e With a printer supporting PictBridge the date
7. for ea and 2m for EH e You can take pictures suitable for 4 x6 10 15 cm printing e The initial setting for AF MODE is 18 e When SLIM HIGH or STRETCH HIGH is set Face Detection may not function fully e Transform Mode cannot be used without notifying the copyright owner except for personal use e Do not use the material against the public order and morals or to offend someone e Do not use the material against the object s interest SELF PORTRAIT Select this to take pictures of yourself E Technique for Self Portrait Mode e 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 If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 second self timer Note e The focus range is about 30 cm 0 99 feet to 1 2 m 3 94 feet Wide e 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 REC Mode or PLAYBACK Mode is selected e The
8. sync I speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background will become Red eye bright Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon reduction The flash setting is set to S only when you set NIGHT PORTRAIT PARTY CANDLE LIGHT in Scene Mode P56 The flash is not activated in any recording conditions Forced flash Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash OFF is not permitted x The flash is activated twice The subject should not move until the second flash is activated Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject RED EYE REMOVAL P88 on the REC Mode menu is set to ON appears on the flash icon About the digital red eye correction When RED EYE REMOVAL P88 has been set to ON and Red Eye Reduction A 8 is selected Digital Red Eye Correction is performed whenever the flash is used The camera automatically detects red eye and corrects the picture Only available when AF MODE is set to amp and Face Detection is active e Under certain circumstances red eye cannot be corrected In the following cases Digital Red Eye Correction does not work When the flash setting is set to A or When RED EYE REMOVAL is set to OFF When AF MODE is set to anything except 18 48 Advanced Recording pictures E Available flash settings by Recording Mode The available flash settings
9. A 1 picture with no frame on 1 page 2 1 picture with a frame on 1 page pej e 2 pictures on 1 page BA 4 pictures on 1 page e An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout E Layout printing 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 B8 and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 4 for the picture that you want to print 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 B8 and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 1 for each of the 4 pictures Note 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 no problems with the printer If the number of prints is high the pictures may be printed several times In this case the remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set 116 Connecting to other equipment PLAYBACK Mode Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied Preparations Set the TV ASPECT P27 Turn this unit and the TV off AVOUT Yellow to the video input socket White to the audio input socket Align the marks and insert AV cabl
10. MENU SET To change the setting while taking pictures refer to Using the REC Mode Menu P78 MENU SET button B Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on 4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused e The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele to DMC FH20 The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to DMC FH3 DMC FH1 If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range refer to Taking Close up Pictures P52 Press the halfway pressed shutter x button fully to take a picture a e The access indication lights P16 red when pictures are being recorded on the built in memory or the card E To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark P55 E To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red P81 35 Basic Aim the AF area at the subject and then press the shutter button halfway Focus When the subject is When the subject focused is not focused Focus indication On Blinks y AF area White Green White Red na i X Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times Focus indication AF area normal AF area when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark Focus range Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity x1 If correct expos
11. it is around the camera C POWER LCD The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors HIGH ANGLE The LCD monitor is easier to see when taking pictures with the camera held high above your head e High Angle Mode is also canceled if you turn the camera off or SLEEP MODE is activated e The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects may appear different from real life 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 If the screen is difficult to see because of light shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light e The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode Power LCD Mode and High Angle Mode AUTO POWER LCD and HIGH ANGLE cannot be selected in Playback Mode Change the display size of some icons and menu screens DISPLAY SIZE mal STANDARD LARGE Change the focus icon FOCUS ICON Le Vali EEN 5 Vise 25 Preparation The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been a SLEEP MODE __ Used for the time selected on the setting OFF 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN e Press the shutter button halfway o
12. About the Setup Menu CLOCK SET SLEEP MODE and AUTO REVIEW are important items Check their settings before using them In the Intelligent Auto Mode only CLOCK SET WORLD TIME BEEP LANGUAGE and STABILIZER DEMO P28 can be set For details on how to select the SETUP menu settings refer to P21 CLOCK SET Setting Date Time e Refer to P18 for details Set the time in your home area and travel destination or DESTINATION amp WORLD TIME Travel destination area amp HOME Your home area e Refer to P76 for details Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation ti TRAVEL DATE TRAVEL SETUP LOCATION OFF SET OFF SET e Refer to P73 for details This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound BEEP LEVEL 2 SHUTTER VOL a on 2X Muted BEEP H Vow L2 Low 0 High 2 High yO BEEP TONE SHUTTER TONE V 0 0 1 0 24 Preparation 1 VOLUME Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels e When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you are in bright places or when you are holding the camera high above your head OFF Ax AUTO POWER LCD The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright LCD LCD MODE
13. Date is not printed ON Date is printed e If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture e Since the printer s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting check the printer s print with date setting as well e When printing images with a Text Stamp please remember to set print with date to OFF or the date will print on top Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures e By stamping the date using TEXT STAMP P97 or setting date printing at the time of the PRINT SET P104 setting before going to a photo shop the dates can be printed at the photo shop NUM OF PRINTS You can set the number of prints up to 999 114 Connecting to other equipment PAPER SIZE Item Description of settings Ea Settings on the printer are prioritized L 3 5 x5 89 mmx 127 mm 2L 5 x7 127 mmx178 mm POSTCARD 100 mmx 148 mm 16 9 101 6 mmx 180 6 mm A4 210 mmx297 mm A3 297 mmx 420 mm 10x 15cm 100 mmx 150 mm 4 x6 101 6 mmx 152 4 mm 8 x10 203 2 mmx254 mm LETTER 216 mmx279 4 mm CARD SIZE 54 mmx85 6 mm e Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed 115 Connecting to other equipment PAGE LAYOUT Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Item Description of settings E Settings on the printer are prioritized
14. E Picture Size 1 Press A V to select the Picture Size and then press MENU SET to set 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selected as the Picture Size 2 Take pictures Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully Number of recordable pictures max 5 pictures Note e You can take pictures suitable for 4 6 10X 15 cm printing e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure shutter speed ISO sensitivity and flash level are fixed to the settings for the first picture e The shutter speed becomes 1 30th of a second to 1 1600th of a second ISO in SENSITIVITY is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO3200 See the Note on P51 when using the flash 66 Advanced Recording pictures STARRY SKY This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject E Setting the shutter speed Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC 30 SEC or 60 SEC 1 Press A F to select the number of seconds and then press MENU SET Itis also possible to change the number of seconds using the quick menu P23 2 Take pictures D 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 SE
15. dry cloth The area around where the pictures were taken becomes dark e Was this picture taken with the flash at the close range when the zoom was near W 1x Zoom in alittle and then take the pictures P38 The recorded picture is too bright or dark Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P55 2 or 3 pictures are taken at one time Set other than HI SPEED BURST P65 FLASH BURST P66 in Scene Mode or BURST P85 of the REC Mode menu to OFF The subject is not focused properly e The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject e The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P35 e There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P37 The recorded picture is blurred The Optical Image Stabilizer is not effective The shutter speed becomes slower when pictures are taken in dark places so hold the camera firmly with both hands to take the pictures P31 When taking pictures at a slow shutter speed use the self timer P54 132 Others 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 ff 150 when the camera is shipped Therefore when taking pictures indoors etc noise will appear Decrease the ISO sensitivity P80 Set COLOR MODE to NATURAL P86 Take pictures in br
16. e The exposure and White Balance are adjusted each time you take a picture e When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in Burst Mode is fixed to 3 e If 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 the exposure may not become optimal 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 Burst Mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off If you take pictures in Burst Mode with the built in memory it will take time to write the picture data is set for the flash when Burst is set e Burst cannot be used in TRANSFORM HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST STARRY SKY FILM GRAIN or PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode 85 Advanced Recording pictures DIGITAL ZOOM For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 This can enlarge subjects even more than the Optical Zoom or Extended Optical Zoom Applicable modes PA OFF ON Note e Refer to P38 for details If camera shake jitter is a problem during zooming it is recommended that STABILIZER be set to AUTO or MODE1 The setting is fixed to ON in Macro Zoom Mode DIGITAL ZOOM cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode Setting of other recording mode will be reflected COLOR MODE For details on
17. feet slightly apart Flash AF assist lamp 31 Basic Press the shutter button halfway to focus e The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused e The AF area is displayed around the subject s face by the Face Detection function In other cases it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e The maximum close up distance the shortest distance at which the subject can be taken differs depending on the zoom magnification Press the shutter button fully push it in x GJ further and take the picture e The access indication P16 lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built in memory or the card Note 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 When taking pictures using the flash P47 e When i A is selected iA iG A i SQ or i S is set depending on the type of subject and brightness When i A or i S is set Digital Red Eye Correction is enabled Shutter speed will be slower during i S or i S When taking pictures using the zoom P38 32 Basic Scene detection When the camera identifies the optimum scene the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds afte
18. in type Connect the charger to the electrical outlet e The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input terminal A gap will remain as shown below e Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator lights green e Charging is properly complete when the CHARGE indicator turns off inlet type Detach the battery after charging is completed e After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet E Charging time Supplied battery Optional battery Charging time Approx 100 min Approx 130 min e Time required for charging when using the charger supplied with this unit The indicated charging time is for when the battery has been discharged completely The charging time may vary depending on how the battery has been used The charging time for the battery in hot cold environments or a battery that has not been used for a long time may be longer than normal 10 Preparation E When the CHARGE indicator flashes e The battery temperature is too high or too low Please charge the battery again ina temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth E Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor optional connected gt E gt Ea gt e The indicati
19. item and then press MENU SET Item Picture Size fps Aspect Ratio HD 1280x720 pixels 30 ae WVGA 848x480 pixels 30 VGA 640x480 pixels 30 Ta QVGA 320X240 pixels 30 Cannot be recorded in the built in memory gy Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu 71 Advanced Recording pictures Note The flash setting is fixed to Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures x SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e Refer to P142 for information about the available recording time e The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly e Depending on the type of the card the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures This is not a malfunction 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 Sound from motion pictures recorded by this camera cannot be played back by older models of Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX launched before July 2008 e In Motion Picture Mode the following functions cannot be used 3 and in AF MODE Direction detection function OFF AUT
20. lens stains fungus and camera malfunction If 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 123 Others Cleaning Before cleaning the camera remove the battery or the DC coupler optional or disconnect the power plug from the outlet Then wipe the camera with a dry soft cloth e When the camera is soiled badly it can be cleaned by wiping the dirt off with a wrung wet cloth and then with a dry cloth e Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner alcohol kitchen detergents etc to clean the camera since it may deteriorate the external case or the coating may peel off e When using a chemical cloth be sure to follow the accompanying instructions If the LCD monitor is dirty blow away dust and foreign matter with a commercial blower brush If it is very dirty gently rub with a soft cloth or an eyeglass cloth About the LCD monitor Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction e Do not press on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tips such as ball point pens e Do not scratch or press the LCD monitor too hard If 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 tempera
21. liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data About tripods or unipods e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod or unipod Make sure that the screw on the tripod or unipod is not at an angle when attaching or detaching the camera You may damage the screw on the camera if you use excessive force when turning it Also the camera body and the rating label may be damaged or scratched if the camera is attached too tightly to the tripod or unipod e Read the operating instructions for the tripod or unipod carefully e Some tripods or unipods cannot be attached when the DC coupler optional and AC adaptor optional are connected 127 Others Message Display Confirmation or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples THIS MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED The Write Protect switch on the card is moved to LOCK Move the switch back to unlock it P17 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED Delete the picture after canceling the Protect setting P106 THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED e Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted If you want to delete some pict
22. malfunction 134 Others The flash is not activated ls the flash setting set to Change the flash setting P47 e Flash Mode is not available when BURST P85 in REC Mode menu has been set Flash is activated several times e The flash is activated twice when Red eye Reduction P48 has been set e Has FLASH BURST P66 in Scene Mode been set Playback The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction ROTATE DISP P102 is set to ON The picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures e Is the REC PLAYBACK selector switch set to gt P40 e Is there a picture on the built in memory or the card The pictures on the built in memory appear when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted e Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC If it is it cannot be played back by this unit e Has CATEGORY PLAY or FAVORITE PLAY been set for playback Change to NORMAL PLAY P40 135 Others The folder number and the file number are displayed as and the screen turns black e Is this a non standard picture a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which was taken by another maker of digital cameras e Did you remove the battery immediately after picture taking or did you take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data t
23. pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality The sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up e This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording At such times the sound may break up This is not a malfunction 136 Others TV PC and printer The picture does not appear on the television Is the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to External Input Mode The display areas on the TV screen and the camera s LCD monitor are different e Depending on the TV model the pictures may be elongated horizontally or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV 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 P117 The picture is not displayed fully on the TV Check TV ASPECT setting P27 The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC Is the camera connected to the PC correctly ls the camera recognized by the PC correctly Set to PC in USB MODE P27 108 The card is not recognized by the PC The built in memory is recognized Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera The picture cannot be printed when the c
24. print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if this is the case It may not be possible to use the Print Settings with other equipment In this case cancel all the settings and reset the settings e If the file is not based on the DCF standard the Print Setting cannot be set 105 Advanced Playback PROTECT You can set Protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake d Select PROTECT on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then NAE press MENU SET a o PRN ET Select the picture and then press MENU SET When MULTI has been selected e Repeat these steps for each picture The settings are canceled when MENU SET is pressed again r Press lt gt to Press A W lt 4 gt select the picture to select the pictures Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu E Canceling all the PROTECT settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu If you press MENU SET while canceling Protection the canceling will stop halfway Note e The Protect setting may not be effective on other equipment 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 p
25. 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 The setting is fixed to MODE1 in Motion Picture Mode p72 Advanced Recording pictures AF ASSIST LAMP For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult Applicable modes PA OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on ON When taking pictures in dark places the AF assist lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed halfway Larger AF areas are now displayed Note e The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet 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 F this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject e AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to OFF in SELF PORTRAIT SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO in N Scene Mode AF ASSIST LAMP cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode Setting of other recording mode will be reflected RED EYE REMOVAL For details on REC Mode menu settings refer
26. subject e To avoid picture noise we recommend that you either reduce the ISO sensitivity level or set COLOR MODE to NATURAL and then take pictures P86 e The ISO sensitivity automatically changes between ISO1600 and ISO6400 in HIGH SENS in Scene Mode 80 Advanced Recording pictures WHITE BALANCE For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 In sunlight under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source Applicable modes GQ MAE AWB Automatic adjustment xe When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky Qo When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky A When taking pictures outdoors in the shade DO When taking pictures under incandescent lights i Value set by using 4 SET N sET Set manually Note e The Optimal White Balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use AWB or NE SET 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 In the Scene Modes listed below White Balance is fixed to AWB SCENERY NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET FLASH BURST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BE
27. the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Exposure compensation cannot be used when in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode 55 Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode P Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene Mode 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 Registering scenes in Scene Mode My Scene Mode In MY SCENE MODE you can register the Scene Mode you use most frequently as one of the Recording Modes Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to j and then press MODE B Press A V to select B IMY SCENE MODE and then press MENU SET If you have already registered My Scene Mode the icon for the H MOTION PICTURE registered Scene Mode will be displayed rather than Jj MY SCENE MODE B Press A lt P to select the Scene Mode aa e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever 4 Press MENU SET to set The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected Scene Mode The selected Scene Mode is registered as My Scene Mode so that the next time you are recording you can select it from REC MODE 56 Advanced Recording pictures E Changing My Scene Mode 1 Press MODE select the second item from the top and press MENU SET se 3 Press MENU SET to display t
28. various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures set Protection for them etc e With TEXT STAMP RESIZE or CROPPING 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 CALENDAR You can display pictures by recording date Select CALENDAR on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 e You can also rotate the zoom lever several times towards E W to display the calendar screen P41 Press A V lt gt to select the date to be played back If there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed Press MENU SET to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date Press j q to return to the calendar screen Press A lt P to select a picture and then press MENU SET e The picture that was selected will appear Note e The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed e You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 e If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2010 If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictur
29. without being rotated when you select OFF e Refer to P40 for information about how to play back pictures Press MENU SET to close the menu Note When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in 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 It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment e The display is not rotated during Multi Playback P41 102 Advanced Playback FAVORITE You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as Favorites e Play back only the pictures set as Favorites FAVORITE PLAY e Play back the pictures set as Favorites only as a Slide Show Delete all the pictures not set as Favorites ALL DELETE EXCEPT Fn Select FAVORITE on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 PLAYBACK FAVORITE P PRINT SET ll E on PROTECT wwa RA COPY A Press VY to select ON and then press MENU SET e You cannot set pictures as Favorites if FAVORITE is set to OFF Also x will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if it was previously set to ON SELECT SET il Press MENU SET to close the menu Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y
30. 13 min 48 GB 3h 20 min 8h 27 min 8h 48 min 25h 18 min 64 GB 4h 29 min 11 h 22 min 11 h 50 min 34 h 3 min DMC FH20P DMC FH3P DMC FH1P DMC FH20PC DMC FH3PC DMC FH1PC DMC FH20PU DMC FH3PU DMC FH1PU 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 DMC FH20PR DMC FH1PR x Motion pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 15 minutes Also continuous recording exceeding 2 GB is not possible Example 8m 20s with HD Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen Note e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease in order e The Extended Optical Zoom does not work when MACRO ZOOM is set or in TRANSFORM HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST and PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode so the Picture Size for Ed is not displayed 142 SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom e Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation e Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned Q QuickTime
31. 2 or AUTO e In Intelligent Auto Mode shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene In Scene Mode shutter speed will be different from the above table Note If you bring the flash too close to an object the object may be distorted or discolored by the heat or lighting from the flash 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 e When the shutter speed is fast the flash effect may not be sufficient e It 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 S5l Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode OE Taking Close up Pictures E Press V B Press A F to select a mode 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 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to
32. ACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO FILM GRAIN 81 Advanced Recording pictures E Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge Furthermore when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white Auto White Balance may not function properly In a case like this set the White Balance to a mode other than AWB 1 Auto White Balance will work within this range MooK 2 Blue sky 9000 2 3 Cloudy sky Rain ie ee 4 Shade ee aa a 5 TV screen 1 oro ey Lal 6 Sunlight so eee 7 White fluorescent light 4000K 8 Incandescent light bulb S000 4g D 9 Sunrise and sunset so00 KH 9 SA 10 Candlelight roan 14 f K Kelvin Color Temperature E Setting the White Balance manually 1 Select M seT and then press MENU SET 2 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 e White Balance may not be set correctly when the subject is too bright or too dark Set the White Balance again after adjusting to appropriate brightness 82 Advanced Recording pictures For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 This allows the appropriate focusing method to be selected Applicable modes HA The camera automatically detects the pers
33. ATE DISP P102 is set to ON The birthday and name settings for BABY1 BABY2 P63 and PET P64 in Scene Mode The settings of TRAVEL DATE P73 departure date return date location The WORLD TIME P76 setting e The folder number and the clock setting are not changed 26 Preparation USB USB MODE Select the USB communication system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable supplied SELECT ON CONNECTION Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge a PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge SB PC Set after or before connecting to a PC e When PC is selected the camera is connected via the USB Mass Storage communication system e When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system VIDEO OuT Set to match the color television system in each country Playback Mode only NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system e This will work when the AV cable is connected x PAL video out is not available on the version DMC FH20P DMC FH3P DMC FH1P sold in the U S and the version DMC FH20PC DMC FH3PC DMC FH1PC sold in Canada EA TV ASPE
34. CT Set to match the type of TV Playback Mode only Wee When connecting to a 16 9 screen TV EE When connecting to a 4 3 screen TV e This will work when the AV cable is connected Ver VERSION DISP It is possible to check which version of firmware is on the camera 27 Preparation The built in memory or card is formatted Formatting irretrievably Me cla bl deletes all the data so check the data carefully before formatting Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional when formatting Do not turn the camera off during formatting If a card has been inserted only the card is formatted To format the built in memory remove the card e If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again e It may take longer to format the built in memory than the card If the built in memory or the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest Service Center For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or http www panasonic com contactinfo send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com LANGUAGE Set the language displayed on the screen If you set a different language by mistake select Qi from the menu icons to set the desi
35. E OFF ON Stamps the travel date set under TRAVEL DATE 97 6 Advanced Playback Press MENU SET If you set TEXT STAMP for a picture with a Picture Size larger than 3m the Picture Size will become smaller as shown below m 1 12m fom 8m 2 5m gt Bm IEA 25m i05 25m ea 5m Ba gt 2 Ra x1 DMC FH20 DMC FH3 x2 DMC FH1 e When selecting amp 4 press A to select YES for stamping AGE and then press MENU SET and proceed to step 7 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET e The message SAVE NEW PICTURES appears if the picture was recorded with a Picture Size 3m or less Press jj to return to the menu screen The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note 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 You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI e The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out e Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing e When text is stamped onto the 0 3m pictures it is difficult to read it e Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases Motio
36. E SENSITIVITY Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it SE VHITE BALAN may be displayed in a different way l age Erer e GH PICTURE SIE uw A EI SENSITIVITY fis 5 E WHITE BALAN Ei a snt v SETAST Press A F to select 8 i8 Press MENU SET to set BEANE ne en Beno e OF Lere LIfe Preparation Press MENU SET to close the menu Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu REC 1 EEN Ds E WHITE BALANCE we Rg AF MODE a BURST OFF SELECT EXIT 2 Press lt REC mil PICTURE SIZE Bm 3 Press Y to select the SETUP Paty Tir i CLOCK SET menu icon al Senna 5 th TRAVEL DATE BEEP Q VOLUME m3 SELECT fe EXIT 4 Press P sue im Select a menu item next and set it o cons WORLD J IME o th TRAVEL DATE BEEP Q VOLUME m3 SELECT EXIT ee Preparation Using the quick menu By using the quick menu some of the menu settings can be easily found Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes e When DISPLAY is pressed while STABILIZER P87 is selected STABILIZER DEMO can be displayed E Press and hold Q MENU when recording Press A V lt gt to select the menu item 2 and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu oo The items to be set and the settings are displayed 23 Preparation
37. Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and with Exif Exchangeable Image File Format Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be played back e The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC Mode to PLAYBACK Mode e If you want to save the enlarged picture use the Cropping function P101 e The Playback Zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment e Playback Zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback or ae Basic Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 1 Press MODE during playback 2 Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET NORMAL PLAY P40 All the pictures are played back SLIDE SHOW P90 The pictures are played back in sequence CATEGORY PLAY P93 The pictures grouped together in categories are played back FAVORITE PLAY P94 Your favorite pictures are played back FAVORITE PLAY is not displayed when FAVORITE has not been set 42 Basic PLAYBACK Mode Deleting Pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered e Pictures on the built in memory or the card which is being played back will be deleted To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then press 1 DISPLAY button i button Press lt to select YES and then press MENU SET 43 Basic To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all th
38. NE MODE 9 Press MENU SET EI NOTION PICTURE SELECT e SET 29 Preparation E List of REC Modes Normal Picture Mode P35 The subjects are recorded using your own settings MS My Scene Mode P56 Pictures are taken using previously registered recording scenes SCN Scene Mode P56 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded HH Motion Picture Mode P70 This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio Note e When the mode has been switched from PLAYBACK Mode to REC Mode the previously set REC Mode will be set 30 Basic REC Mode 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 are activated automatically Scene detection STABILIZER Face Detection Motion Detection Backlight Compensation Digital Red eye Correction uis Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to A Press My The scene detection icon P33 is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen after switching to Intelligent Auto Mode Pressing again takes you back to the previous mode Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your
39. O and MODE2 on the Optical Image Stabilizer function DIGITAL ZOOM and AF ASSIST LAMP cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode Setting of other recording mode will be reflected We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures e If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut off due to a power outage or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded e Sound of operation may be recorded when button or other operations are performed during motion picture recording s722 Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode AC IB G3 Useful Functions at Travel Destinations Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture For details on the SETUP menu settings refer to P21 If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance the number of days that have passed since the departure date 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 the recorded pictures with TEXT STAMP P97 e The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the CD ROM supplied e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P18 Select TRAVEL DATE from the SETUP menu a
40. ON OFF e DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting e MUSIC cannot be selected when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting Note e Motion pictures cannot be played back as a Slide Show When EF motion picture is selected in CATEGORY the first frames of the motion pictures are displayed as still pictures in a slide show e Itis not possible to add new music effects 92 Advanced Playback PLAYBACK Mode Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ICATEGORY PLAY FAVORITE PLAY CATEGORY PLAY This mode allows you to search images by Scene Mode or other categories such as PORTRAIT SCENERY or NIGHT SCENERY and sort the pictures into each of the categories You can then play back the pictures in each category Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MODE Press A V to select CATEGORY PLAY and then press MENU SET Press A V lt gt to select the category and then press MENU SET to set If a picture is found in a category the category icon turns blue It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the card or the built in memory If you press jj while searching the searching will stop halfway e Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below Ey CATEGORY a ie ank SEARCHING 9 amp G CANCEL G SELECT e SET
41. Operations performed during motion picture playback The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W lt P Play Pause Stop Fast rewind Frame by frame rewind 2 Fast forward Frame by frame forward DO0G o x These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode GJ G gt Reduce volume level Increase volume level Oa EA O a About fast forward rewind playback Press during playback to fast forward press lt 4 to rewind The fast forward rewind speed increases if you press lt again The display on the screen changes from PP to PPP Press A to resume normal playback speed When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual Note e Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P25 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 Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the camera If you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back 95 Advanced Playback PLAYBACK Mode Using the PLAYBACK Mode menu You can use
42. Panasonic Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Mode no DMI C FH20 DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely D XC VQT2N95 Contents Before Use Quick GUIde ionieni Enraiar 4 Standard Accessories 0 0 6 Names of the Components 7 Preparation Charging the Battery s s s 9 Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures 12 Inserting and Removing the Card optional the Battery eee 14 About the Built in Memory the Card 16 Setting Date Time Clock Set 18 e Changing the clock setting rn RS Setting the Menu 0 20 e Setting menu items e Using the quick menu About the Setup Menu 24 Selecting the REC Mode 06 29 Basic Taking pictures using the automatic function Intelligent Auto Mode 31 e Scene detection ceeeeeeee 33 Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode 34 Taking pictures with your favorite settings Normal Picture Mode 35 EROU O EPE SEE AES T 36 e When the subject is not in focus such as when it is not in the center of the composition of the picture you want to take oe 36 e Preventing jitter camera shake 37 Direction detection function Taking Pictures with the Zoom e Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom
43. Picture Size 3m as o7 2o 256 MB 150 1080 512 MB 300 2150 1GB 600 4310 2 GB 1220 8780 4 GB 2410 17240 6 GB 3660 26210 Card 8 GB 4910 35080 12 GB 7400 52920 16 GB 9880 70590 24 GB 14350 102500 32 GB 19820 141620 48 GB 28020 182140 64 GB 38020 247160 140 Others Picture Size 5M osa o o NERS ms gt Approx ME n 1 13 256 MB 54 63 65 75 512 MB 105 125 125 150 1 GB 210 250 250 300 2GB 440 520 520 610 4GB 880 1020 1030 1200 6 GB 1330 1550 1580 1830 Card 8 GB 1790 2080 2110 2450 12 GB 2700 3130 3190 3700 16 GB 3600 4180 4250 4940 24 GB 5230 6080 6180 7170 32 GB 7230 8400 8540 9910 48 GB 10400 12140 12560 14570 64 GB 14120 16470 17040 19770 141 Others E Available recording time when recording motion pictures Kapek HD WVGA VGA QVGA homeo 1 min 26 s 256 MB 59s 2min 35s 2 min 40s 7 min 50 s 512 MB 2min0s 5min 10s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s 1GB 4min0s 10 min 20 s 10 min 50 s 31 min 20 s 2 GB 8 min 20 s 21 min 20 s 22 min 10 s 1h4min 4 GB 16 min 30 s 41 min 50 s 43 min 40 s 2h5 min 6 GB 25 min 10 s 1 h3 min 1 h6 min 3h11 min Card 8GB 33 min 40 s 1h25 min 1 h 28 min 4h15 min 12 GB 50 min 50 s 2 h8 min 2h 14 min 6h 26 min 16 GB 1h8min 2h 52 min 2h 59 min 8h 35 min 24 GB 1 h 38 min 4h9 min 4h 19 min 12 h 27 min 32 GB 2h 16 min 5h 45 min 5h 59 min 17h
44. REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Using these modes the pictures can be made sharper or softer the colors of the pictures can be turned into sepia colors or other color effects can be achieved Applicable modes AOE 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 Note e When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting to NATURAL e You cannot set NATURAL VIVID COOL or WARM in Intelligent Auto Mode e In Intelligent Auto Mode you can set this mode separately 86 Advanced Recording pictures STABILIZER For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Using one of these modes jitter during picture taking is detected and the camera automatically compensates the jitter enabling jitter free images to be taken Applicable modes HA OFF AUTO The optimum jitter compensation is selected depending on the condition MODE1 Jitter is always compensated during REC Mode MODE2 The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed Note e The Stabilizer 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
45. ROR FORMAT THIS CARD e It is a format that cannot be used with this unit Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P28 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SYSTEM ERROR e 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 THIS MEMORY CARD CANNOT BE USED Use acard compatible with this unit P17 e SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 32 GB e SDXC Memory Card 48 GB to 64 GB INSERT SD CARD AGAIN TRY ANOTHER CARD e An error has occurred accessing the card Insert the card again Insert a different card READ ERROR WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e It has failed to read or write data Remove the card after turning the power OFF Insert the card again turn the power on and try to read or write the data again e The card may be broken Insert a different card 129 Others MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e In the event that it stops even after using a Class 6 card or higher the data writing speed has deteriorated so it is recommended to make
46. SET e The number of pixels is fixed to 2M 4 3 2 Take pictures Note e AUTO REVIEW is fixed to 2SEC The color of the frame displayed on the screen and the color of the frame around the actual image may differ but this is not a malfunction Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode Motion Picture Mode Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to j and then press MODE Press A F to select MOTION PICTURE and then press MENU SET 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 After pressing the shutter button fully release it straight away e When the subject is focused the focus indication lights e The focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when recording starts the first frame e The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio Press the shutter button fully to stop recording e If the built in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automatically 70 Advanced Recording pictures Changing the settings for the Recording Quality FR Press MENU SET Press A F to select REC QUALITY and then press gt Press A F to select the
47. Stabilizer Function Mode is fixed to MODE2 P87 e The initial setting for AF MODE is 18 59 Advanced Recording pictures SCENERY This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape Note The flash setting is fixed to e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to SPORTS Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast moving events Note When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second e This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m 16 4 feet or more HS0 in SENSITIVITY is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO1600 NIGHT PORTRAIT 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 You can set to 450 e Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1x and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture Note The focus range is 60 cm 1 97 feet Wide 1 2 m 3 94 feet Tele to 5 m 16 4 feet We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds e The sh
48. T 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 Note e The flash setting is fixed to e The Optical Image Stabilizer function is fixed to OFF e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 67 Advanced Recording pictures FIREWORKS This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky E Technique for Fireworks Mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod Note The flash setting is fixed to e This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m 32 8 feet or more away e The shutter speed changes accordingly When OFF is set on the Optical Image Stabilizer function Fixed to 2 seconds When AUTO 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 The AF area is not displayed e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea sky etc It also prevents underexposure of people under strong sunlight Note e The initial setting for AF MODE
49. a backup and then format P28 e Depending on the type of the card motion picture recording may stop in the middle A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED e A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P110 Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P28 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 Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P27 e This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P108 111 PRINTER BUSY PLEASE CHECK THE PRINTER e The printer cannot print Check the printer NO BATTERY POWER REMAINS e The remaining battery power is low Charge the battery THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED e The battery cannot be recognized by the camera Use a genuine Panasonic battery If this message is displayed even when a genuine Panasonic battery is used contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center e The battery cannot be recognized as its terminal is dirty Remove any dirt etc from the terminal 130 Others Troubleshooting First try out the following procedures P131 139 If the problem is not resolved it may be improve
50. ake it easier for you to operate the camera e The SETUP menu can be set from either the REC Mode or SETUP LEEK ce a TRAVEL DATE si BEEP 0 VOLUME SELECT EXIT m3 Note e Due to the camera s specifications it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used 20 Preparation Setting menu items This section describes how to select the Normal Picture Mode settings and the same setting can be used for the PLAYBACK menu and SETUP menu as well Example Setting AF MODE from to ig in the Normal Picture Mode Turn the camera on MENU SET button REC PLAYBACK selector switch MODE button Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MODE e When selecting the PLAYBACK Mode menu settings set the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and proceed to step 4 Press A F to select NORMAL PICTURE and then press MENU SET You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever Press MENU SET to display the menu E SELECT oe EXIT mre o E PICTURE SIZE Eia CES Om E WHITE BALANCE we BURST _ _ oF Press A F to select AF MODE e Select the item at the very bottom and press Y to move to the second screen merger i eT je O Press gt u PCE SIE Ea r i i
51. amera is connected to a printer e Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to PictBridge PTP in USB MODE P27 111 The ends of the pictures are cut at printing When using a printer with a Cropping or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operating instructions for the printer When you order photo studios to print pictures ask the photo studio if the 16 9 pictures can be printed 137 Others An unreadable language was selected by mistake Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon and then select the 8 icon to set the desired language P28 A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway e In dark places the AF assist lamp P88 lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject The AF assist lamp does not turn on ls AF ASSIST LAMP on the REC Mode menu set to ON P88 e The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places 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 c
52. 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 P97 For information about AGE or NAME refer to BABY 1 BABY2 on P63 Note e The initial setting for the AF Assist Lamp is OFF e The initial setting for AF MODE is L Refer to BABY 1 BABY2 for other information about this mode SUNSET Select this when you want to take pictures of a sunset view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the sun Note The flash setting is fixed to e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit rooms Select this for high sensitivity processing The Sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 E Picture Size 1 Press A V to select the Picture Size and then press MENU SET to set 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selected as the Picture Size 2 Take pictures Note e You can take pictures suitable for 4 x6 10x15 cm printing e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to Advanced Recording pictures HI SPEED BURST This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment E Picture Size 1 Press A V to select the Picture Size and then press MENU SET to set e 3M 4 3 2 5M 3 2 or 2M 16 9 is selec
53. avel 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 3 or 7 and then press MENU SET twice If the TRAVEL SETUP is set to OFF in step 3 LOCATION will be also set to OFF Note e The Travel Date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME P76 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 If TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed e If 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 If the Travel Date is displayed as minus in white there is a time difference that involves date change between the HOME and DESTINATION It will be recorded LOCATION cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures e Intelligent Auto Mode cannot be set Setting of other Recording Mode will be reflected 75 Advanced Recording pict
54. button P54 gt Flash setting button P47 In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with A W lt 4 gt e g When you press the W down button CO o gt 639 Press V es v 18 19 20 21 23 Before Use Camera ON OFF switch P18 11 12 Zoom lever P38 Speaker P95 l Microphone P70 gece J Shutter button P31 70 Os Intelligent auto button P31 1314 1516 Hand strap eyelet 17 e Be sure to attach the hand strap when j using the camera to ensure that you will m 8 NH 19 not drop it Lens barrel AV OUT DIGITAL socket P108 111 117 Tripod receptacle When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it E Card Battery door P14 15 2 A o Release lever P14 DC coupler cover P15 23 22 When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler optional and AC adaptor optional are used For connection details refer to P15 Preparation Charging the Battery E About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optional batteries can be used with this unit Refer to Basic Operating Instructions about the accessory number of the available optional batteries in your area It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to
55. ching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash to match the recording E Press gt 4 Press A F to select a mode e You can also press to select e For information about flash settings that can be selected refer to Available flash settings by Recording Mode P49 B 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 47 Advanced Recording pictures Item Description of settings A AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary HAO 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 g Forced flash ON 0 Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent lights The flash setting is set to only when you set PARTY or CANDLE LIGHT in Scene Mode P56 Red eye reduction n If you take a picture with a dark background this feature will slow the shutter Slow
56. creen Since there SELECTISE SET is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC it is convenient e When the camera has been connected to the PC with USB MODE set to PictBridge PTP a message may appear on the PC s screen Select Cancel to close the screen and disconnect the camera from the PC Then set USB MODE to PC again Double click on Removable Disk in My Computer e When using a Macintosh the drive is displayed on the desktop LUMIX NO_NAME or Untitled is displayed 4 Double click DCIM folder 5 Using a drag and drop operation move the pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the PC E Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely e Proceed with the hardware removal using Safely Remove Hardware on the task tray of the PC If the icon is not displayed check that ACCESS is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware Note e This unit cannot stand upright when the AC adaptor is connected When operating it on a flat surface we recommend placing it on a soft cloth e Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor optional Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed 109 Connecting to other equipment E Viewing the contents of the built in memory or ca
57. d by selecting RESET P26 on the SETUP menu when taking pictures Battery and power source The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on e The battery is not inserted correctly P14 e The battery power is too low The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on e ls SLEEP MODE P26 Mode active Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes e The battery power is too low The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on e The battery power is too low If you leave the camera on the battery power will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using the SLEEP MODE Mode etc P26 The CHARGE lamp flashes ls the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete e Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty Wipe off the dirt using a dry cloth 131 Others The picture cannot be recorded e Is the REC PLAYBACK selector switch at the setting P29 e Is there any memory remaining on the built in memory or the card Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase the available memory P43 The recorded picture is whitish e The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e g fingerprints on the lens lf the lens is dirty turn on the camera eject the lens barrel P8 and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft
58. date P73 29 AF assist lamp P88 30 Burst P85 Audio recording P70 x1 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in BABY1 BABY2 or PET in Scene Mode x2 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 120 Others E In playback 1 Playback Mode P40 1 3 4 5 6 2 Protected picture P106 e og ae L Ji ee ess te 19 Ea 100 0007 amp 7 ped with text indication P97 fs 5 Picture Size P78 18 1 1 8 17 R Qg 9 Motion picture icon P95 16 3 6 Battery indication P11 15 4f 1ST DAY Hel t 10 7 Folder File ses a 14 Lome VER L11 Built in memory P16 p p si Elapsed playback time P95 8m30s 13 7 10 00 DEC 1 2010 w512 8 Picture number Total pictures 9 Motion picture recording time P95 8m30s 10 Exposure compensation P55 11 Recording information 12 Favorites settings P103 13 Recorded date and time World Time P76 Name P63 Location P73 14 Age P63 15 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P73 16 Power LCD P25 17 Color Mode P86 18 Number of prints P104 19 Motion picture playback P95 Cable disconnection warning icon P111 121 Others Cautions for Use Optimal use of the camera Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment Such as micro
59. depend on the Recording Mode O Available Not available Scene Mode initial setting vA HO 0 0 sA 40 4 00 Gri S S S oljelo o OH o o o o Ello o e BE o e O O wy l l l o e o 0 wyyo o e 2 e O O oH a a a Al o O O mj ie ell ee cee ee e e es fe a o 0o Eai e et l le o l o e EJ e O So O w o O J BA l l l O O J O S a O O O J pej O O O o le ol lo lIl Ml i A is displayed iA ij A i S or iS 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 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 49 DMC FH20 Advanced Recording pictures E The available flash range to take pictures e The available flash range is an approximation ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele Hilso 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 8 m 19 0
60. deteriorated so it is recommended to make a backup and then format P28 133 Others LCD monitor The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on e LCD monitor will turn off when SLEEP MODE P26 is activated This does not happen when using the AC adaptor optional 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 This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or when the camera is moved This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the camera and it is not a malfunction The LCD monitor flickers indoors e The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor is too bright or dark POWER LCD or HIGH ANGLE is activated P25 Black red blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor e This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures Noise appears on the LCD monitor In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording Distortion appears in the LCD monitor e If the LCD monitor is pressed with a finger and pressure is applied distortion uneven colors will appear on the screen but this is not a
61. e e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels The higher the numbers of pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed ona PC monitor Many pixels Fine Few pixels Rough x These pictures are examples to show the effect e The Extended Optical Zoom does not work when MACRO ZOOM is set or in TRANSFORM HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST and PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode so the Picture Size for 4 is not displayed e Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions e Refer to P140 for information about the number of recordable pictures 79 Advanced Recording pictures SENSITIVITY For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 This allows the Sensitivity to light ISO sensitivity to be set Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting pictures coming out dark Applicable modes 6 EE1 0 80 100 200 400 800 1600 ISO sensitivity 80 mm 1600 Recording location tacts ac recommended When it is light outdoors When it is dark Shutter speed Slow Fast Noise Less Increased Note e When setting to H 1S0 the camera detects movement of the subject and then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to movement and brightness of the
62. e supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause a malfunction Connect the AV cable supplied to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV B Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT socket on the camera B Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on Note e Depending on the PICTURE SIZE black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one 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 PAL video out is not available on the version DMC FH20P DMC FH3P DMC FH1P sold in the U S and the version DMC FH20PC DMC FH3PC DMC FH1PC sold in Canada 117 Connecting to other equipment Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot The recorded still pictures can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Note 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 SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards can onl
63. e 108 Printing the Pictures ee 111 Selecting a single picture and Printing ihn ntestiesciceeceesncsaccecsnecesseclonse 112 Selecting multiple pictures and printing them esses seeeeeneeeeeees 113 Print SottiNg S si eiia 114 Playing Back Pictures on a TV SCO CN eener EVRE 117 e Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied 117 e Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 118 Others Screen Display cccecscssseseesseesseees Cautions for Use Message Display ais Troubleshooting eee eeeeeeeeees Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time 04 140 E About illustrations in these operating instructions The procedure is described for DMC FH1 as an example Before Use 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 indicated in brackets plug in type Fn Charge the battery P9 e The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use inlet type Insert the battery and the card P14 When you do not use the card you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P17 when you use a card Turn the camera on to take pictures Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 6 Press the shutter button to take pictures P32 Before U
64. e pictures FR Press 1 Press A F to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL and then press MENU SET DELETE ALL gt step 5 Press A lt gt to select the picture and then press DISPLAY to set Repeat this step appears on the selected pictures If DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is canceled DISPLAY s4 Press MENU SET 5 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to set E When DELETE ALL has been selected with the FAVORITE P103 setting The selection screen is displayed again Select DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT press A to select YES and delete the pictures ALL DELETE EXCEPT x cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as FAVORITE Note e Do not turn the camera off while deleting while q is displayed Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x the deleting will stop halfway Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P106 they will not be deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT is selected 44 Advanced Recording pictures About the LCD Monitor Press DISPLAY to change LCD monitor DISPLAY button When the menu screen appea
65. e printing the pictures DIGITAL USB connection cable supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause a malfunction Align the marks and insert e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the alarm beeps If this happens during printing stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable supplied When the camera is connected to the printer the cable disconnect prohibit icon 3 appears Do not disconnect the USB cable while 3 is displayed USB USB MODE Press A F to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU SET THE USB MODE p PictBridge PTP SELECT lt 8e_ SET T11 Connecting to other equipment Note e This unit cannot stand upright when the AC adaptor is connected When operating it on a flat surface we recommend placing it on a soft cloth e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction e Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor optional e Before inserting or removin
66. ecommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1x and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures Note e The initial setting for AF MODE is i8 CANDLE LIGHT This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere E Technique for Candle Light Mode e This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash Note e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second e The initial setting for AF MODE is 2 62 Advanced Recording pictures BABY1 BABY2 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 BABY1 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 P97 E Birthday Name setting 1 Press A V to select AGE or NAME and then press P 2 Press A F to select SET and then press MENU SET 3 Enter the birthday or name Birthday lt gt Select the items year month day A V Set MENU SET Exit Name For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text on P89 e When the b
67. ed or the built in memory or the card is being formatted P28 Furthermore do not subject the camera to vibration impact or static electricity The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again Write Protect switch provided When this switch is set to the LOCK position no further data writing deletion or formatting is possible The ability to write delete and format data is restored when the switch is returned to its original position 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 Do not format the card on your PC or other equipment Format it on the camera only to ensure proper operation P28 Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing 17 Preparation e The clock is not set when the camera is shipped Turn the camera on MENU SET button Cursor buttons e If the language select screen is not displayed proceed to step 4 A Press MENU SET B Press A F to select the language and press MENU SET e The PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message appears This message does not appear in PLAYBACK Mode 4 Press MENU SET a Ea 18 Preparation Pres
68. es are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback 96 Advanced Playback TEXT STAMP You can stamp the recording date time name location or travel date onto the recorded 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 Fn Select TEXT STAMP on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET gt CROPPING a ROTATE DISP SELECTo e SET SINGLE MULTI Select the picture and then press MENU SET to set C4 appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text MULTI setting Press DISPLAY to set repeat and then press MENU SET to set Press lt P gt to Press A V lt 4 gt to The setting is canceled when DISPLAY select the picture select the pictures is pressed again s4 Press A F to select text stamp items and then press P 5 Press A F to select the settings and then press MENU SET Item Setting item OFF SHOOTING DATE W O TIME Stamp the year month and date WITH TIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes OFF NAME amp R Stamps names registered in name settings for BABY PET BABY 1 BABY2 or PET in Scene Mode OFF LOCATION ON Stamps the travel destination name set under LOCATION OFF TRAVEL DAT
69. f the camera Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands Also be careful not to allow liquids sand and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens buttons etc Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it Do not subject to strong pressure The camera may malfunction recording pictures may become impossible or the lens the LCD monitor or the external case may be damaged e We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera in your trousers 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 Do not attach any other items to the hand strap that s included with your camera While being stored that item can rest against the LCD monitor and damage it 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 rainy day or on a beach e This camera is not waterproof If water or seawater splashes on the camera use a dry cloth to wipe the camera body carefully If the unit does not operate normally please contact the dealer where you purchased the camera or the repair service center About Condensation When the lens is fogged up Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes Be careful of condensation since it causes
70. fective focus range 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 Macro Mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is far it takes longer to focus on it e When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction 53 Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode AAMA Taking Pictures with the Self timer Fn Press lt X BES Press A F to select a mode e You can also press lt X to select SELECT SET E Press MENU SET e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture The self timer indicator blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds e If you press MENU SET while the self timer is set the self timer setting is canceled Note 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 t
71. feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 3 2 m 10 4 feet 1SO80 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 3 m 4 26 feet 1S0100 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 4 m 4 59 feet 1S0200 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 0 m 6 56 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 1 1 m 3 61 feet 1S0400 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 9 m 9 51 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 1 6 m 5 24 feet 1SO800 80 cm 2 62 feet to 4 1 m 13 4 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 3 m 7 54 feet 1S01600 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 5 8 m 19 0 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 3 2 m 10 4 feet DMC FH3 DMC FH1 ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele Hiiso 60 cm 1 97 feet to 6 8 m 22 3 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 7 m 8 85 feet 1SO80 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 5 m 4 92 feet 1S0100 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 7 m 5 58 feet 1S0200 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 4 m 7 87 feet 1S0400 60 cm 1 97 feet to 3 4 m 11 2 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 1 3 m 4 26 feet 1SO800 80 cm 2 62 feet to 4 8 m 15 7 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 1 9 m 6 23 feet 1S01600 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 6 8 m 22 3 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 7 m 8 85 feet x be darker than normal e When you use the flash when you have set ISO sensitivity to H 1S0 ISO sensitivity automatically becomes a maximum of ISO 1600 In HIGH SENS P64 in Scene Mode the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 and the available flash range also differs Wide Recording with zoom magnif
72. g a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable e You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer Disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again Selecting a single picture and printing it 12m 0 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press 400 0001 Ta The message disappears in about 2 seconds TEC LUBESOLEBINI SINGLE SELECT Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENWSET n Refer to Print Settings P114 for the items which can be set ee gt before starting to print the pictures e Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway e Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing CANCEL SELECT Se_SET 112 Connecting to other equipment Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Fr Press A PictBridge Press A F to select an item and then press MENU mms SET SELECT ALL n PRINT SET DPOF If the print check screen has appeared select YES and print FAVORITE the pictures CANCELti SELECT Se_ SET Item Description of settings Multiple pictures are printed at one time e Press A W lt 4 P to select the pictures and then when DISPLAY is MULTI SELECT pressed i appears on the pictures to be printed When DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is canceled e Afte
73. g 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 fingers Notice for when transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card e Format or delete using the camera or a PC will only modify the file management information and it will not erase the data in the memory card completely It is recommended to physically destroy the memory card or use the commercially available computer data deletion software to completely erase the data in the memory card before transferring to another party or disposing Management of data in the memory card is the responsibility of the user About the personal information Personal information is included in the recorded image when the name or birthday is set in BABY 1 BABY2 in Scene Mode Disclaimer Information including personal information may be altered or vanish due to erroneous operation static electricity accident malfunction repair or other handlings Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect damage from the alteration or vanishing of information or personal information When requesting a repair transferring to another party or disposing e Reset the settings to protect the personal information P26 If there are pictures stored in the built in memory copy them onto the memory card P107 before formatting the built in me
74. he battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery 13 Preparation Inserting and Removing the Card optional the Battery e Check that this unit is turned off e We recommend using a Panasonic card Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow and open the card batiery door Always use genuine Panasonic batteries If you use other batteries we cannot guarantee the quality of this product A Battery Insert until it is locked by the lever being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever 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 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 If the card battery door cannot be completely closed remove the card check its direction and then insert it again 14 Preparation Note e Remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery case supplied e Do not remove the battery until the LCD monitor turns 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 equipmen
75. he menu screen E MOTION PICTURE Press A to select M switch menus and press P SELECT fe SET e For details on switching menus refer to P22 Press A lt P to select the Scene Mode Press MENU SET to set ak ON E About the information f If you press DISPLAY when selecting a Scene Mode explanations about each Scene Mode are displayed If you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the Scene Mode menu Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording Scene Mode In SCENE MODE you can select the Scene Mode each time you make a recording 1 In step 2 select SCENE MODE and press MENU SET 2 Press A W lt gt to select the Scene Mode and then press MENU SET to set e The recording screen for the selected Scene Mode will be displayed Note To change the Scene Mode press MENU SET and then press gt and return to step 3 e 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 The following items cannot be set in Scene Mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting SENSITIVITY COLOR MODE Shutter speed for Scene Modes except SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY CANDLE LIGHT BABY1 BABY2 PET FLASH BURST STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS will be from 1 8th of a second t
76. hen you travel do not forget to bring the battery charger supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are traveling in Dispose of unusable battery e The battery has a limited life 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 Charger e If 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 not a 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 125 Others 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 A card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when storin
77. ication of up to 3x is possible Pictures recorded with Tele may Approx 1 15 m 3 77 feet to approx 11 6 m 38 0 feet DMC FH20 Approx 1 15 m 3 77 feet to approx 13 7 m 44 9 feet DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Tele Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 6 5 m 21 3 feet DMC FH20 App rox 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 5 5 m 18 0 feet DMC FH3 DMC FH1 In FLASH BURST P66 in Scene Mode the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO100 and ISO3200 and the available flash range also differs Wide Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to approx 3 4 m 11 2 feet DMC FH20 Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to approx 4 0 m 13 1 feet DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Tele Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 1 9 m 6 23 feet DMC FH20 Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 1 6 m 5 24 feet DMC FH3 DMC FH1 50 Advanced Recording pictures E Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Flash setting Shutter speed Sec vA SO i AO 1 or 1 8 to 1 1600 z 13011011600 1 or 1 4 to 1 1600 2 0 x1 The shutter speed changes depending on the STABILIZER P87 setting x2 When HS0 in SENSITIVITY is set P80 e x1 2 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 very little jitter when the Optical Image Stabilizer is set to MODE1 MODE
78. ictures on a card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK 106 Advanced Playback You can copy the data of the pictures you have taken from the built in memory to a card or from a card to the built in memory Fn Select COPY on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 PLAYBACK FAVORITE OFF AS PRINT SET on PROTECT B Press A F to select the copy destination and then press MENU SET N s All the picture data in the built in memory are copied onto the card at one time step 4 SELECTofe SET nsn One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built in memory step 3 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET e If you press MENU SET while copying pictures the copying will stop halfway e Do not turn the camera off at any point during the copying process B Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu If 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 Note If 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 40 MB If a picture exists with the same name folder
79. ight places e Has HIGH SENS or HI SPEED BURST in the Scene Mode been set If so the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing but this is not a malfunction The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene If recording under fluorescent light the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed becomes fast This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light It is not a malfunction When recording pictures or half pressing the shutter button reddish stripes may appear on the LCD monitor Alternatively part or all of the LCD monitor may turn a reddish color e This is a characteristic of CCDs and it appears when the subject has a bright part Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas but this is not a malfunction It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures It is recommended that when you take pictures you take care not to expose the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light Motion picture recording stops in the middle Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e Depending on the type of the card recording may stop in the middle In the event that it stops even after using a Class 6 card or higher the data writing speed has
80. imer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp P88 to allow the camera to focus on the subject We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self timer e The number of pictures which can be taken in BURST is fixed to 3 e The number of pictures which can be taken in FLASH BURST in Scene Mode is fixed to 5 Self timer cannot be set to 10 seconds in SELF PORTRAIT in Scene Mode Self timer cannot be used while in HI SPEED BURST in Scene Mode 54 Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode Q HAA Compensating the Exposure 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 Properly Underexposed exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure Compensate the exposure towards positive towards negative Press A 4 until EXPOSURE appears compensate the exposure with lt P gt Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish Note 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
81. irthday or name is set AGE or NAME is automatically set to ON If ON is selected when the birthday or name has not been registered the setting screen appears automatically 4 Press MENU SET to finish E To cancel AGE and NAME Select the OFF setting in step 2 of the Birthday Name setting procedure Note e The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the CD ROM supplied 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 is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second H 1S0 in SENSITIVITY is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO1600 If the camera is turned on with BABY1 BABY2 set the age and name are displayed at the lower left of the screen for about 5 seconds along with the current date and time e If 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 The initial setting for AF MODE is 18 63 Advanced Recording pictures 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
82. is 18 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 onto the lens or in the terminals e Problems caused by sand seawater and fresh water are not covered by the product warranty This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow covered mountain Advanced Recording pictures AERIAL PHOTO This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window E Technique for Aerial Photo Mode 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 Note The flash setting is fixed to e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e Turn the camera off when taking off or landing When using the camera follow all instructions from the cabin crew Be careful about the reflection from the window FILM GRAIN Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand Note e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO1600 e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to PHOTO FRAME Record the image with a frame around it E Setting the frame 1 Press lt gt to select the frame to use and then press MENU
83. ld have been assigned to previous pictures AGE is not displayed correctly Check the clock P18 and birthday settings P63 The lens barrel is retracted e The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC Mode to PLAYBACK Mode When the camera is left alone the Slide Show is suddenly displayed e This is the AUTO DEMO which introduces the features of the camera Press a button to return the camera to the original screen 139 Others Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time e The number of recordable pictures and 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 x1 DMC FH20 DMC FH3 2 DMC FH1 Picture Size Wm ae 4 3 ELEN AA 2 J ERENT S AE Tea 8 10 12 15 20 256 MB 48 57 68 83 110 512 MB 97 110 135 165 220 1 GB 195 220 270 330 440 2 GB 390 460 550 680 900 4GB 780 910 1080 1340 1770 6 GB 1190 1380 1650 2030 2690 Card 8 GB 1590 1860 2210 2720 3610 12 GB 2400 2800 3330 4110 5440 16 GB 3200 3740 4450 5490 7260 24 GB 4650 5430 6460 7970 10550 32 GB 6430 7500 8930 11010 14570 48 GB 9330 11030 13000 15830 21420 64 GB 12670 14970 17650 21490 29070
84. ll e The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a card tee Preparation Card The following cards which conform to the SD video standard can be used with this unit These cards are indicated as card in the text Type of card which can be used with this unit Remarks SD Memory Card 8 MB to SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards can be used 2 GB only in equipment that is compatible with their respective DHC M Card 4GBto formats Sr aS emoryi cara g Check that the PC and other equipment are compatible when using the SDXC Memory Cards SDXC Memory Card 48GB http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html to 64 GB Only cards bearing the SDHC logo indicating that the card conforms to SD video standards may be used as 4GB to 32GB cards e Only cards bearing the SDXC logo indicating that the card conforms to SD video standards may be used as 48GB to 64GB cards e Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures x SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Note Do not turn this unit off remove its battery or card or disconnect the AC adaptor optional when the access indication is lit when pictures are being written read or delet
85. lock is reset e If you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message will be displayed please re set the clock When taking pictures it will not be possible to record the correct date without setting the clock P18 When pictures are taken using the zoom they are slightly distorted and the areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present e At some magnification levels the pictures taken are slightly distorted or the outlines and other areas in the pictures taken are colored but this is not a malfunction 138 Others Zooming stops instantaneously e When using the Extended Optical Zoom the zooming action will stop temporarily This is not a malfunction Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification ls the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode P53 Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3x digital zoom 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 P110 The file numbers are recorded in ascending order If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera s power off the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken they may be stored under file numbers which shou
86. lt P to select a category and then press MENU SET to proceed to step 4 Refer to P93 for category details 4 Press A to select START and then press MENU SET 5 Press Y to finish the Slide Show e Normal Playback resumes after the Slide Show finishes 90 Advanced Playback E Operations performed during Slide Show The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W lt P e The menu screen is restored when m is pressed Play Pause Stop Back to previous picture Q Ahead to next picture LON x These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode a g Reduce volume level Increase volume level 9 Advanced Playback E Changing the Slide Show settings DISLIDE SHOW You can change the settings for Slide Show Playback by selecting START EFFECT or SETUP on the Slide Show menu screen RECT wt EFFECT This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when CANCEL SELECT e EXIT switching from one picture to the next NATURAL SLOW SWING URBAN OFF AUTO e When URBAN has been selected the picture may appear in black and white as a screen effect e AUTO can be used only when CATEGORY SELECTION has been selected The pictures are played back with the recommended effects in each category SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set Item Settings DURATION 1SEC 2SEC 3SEC 5SEC REPEAT ON OFF MUSIC
87. mory P28 as needed Remove the memory card from the camera when requesting a repair Built in memory and settings may return to factory default when camera is repaired e Please contact the dealer where you purchased the camera or your nearest Service Center if above operations are not possible due to malfunction When transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card please refer to Notice for when transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card on P126 126 Others 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 e If 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 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
88. n pictures Pictures recorded without setting the clock Pictures that were previously stamped with TEXT STAMP Pictures recorded with other equipment 98 Advanced Playback RESIZE Reducing the Picture Size number of pixels To allow easy posting to web pages attachment to email etc picture size number of pixels is reduced Fn Select RESIZE on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 PLAYBACK GI CALENDAR CI TEXT STAMP gt CROPPING wan fa ROTATE DISP ON Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET B Select the picture and size SINGLE setting SINGLE 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 Press lt gt to select the size and then press MENU SET Only the sizes to which the pictures can be resized is displayed MULTI setting 1 Press A F to select the size and then press MENU SET e When DISPLAY is pressed an explanation of resizing is displayed 2 Press A V lt gt to select the picture and then press DISPLAY e Repeat this step for each picture and press MENU SET to set Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Press f to return to the menu screen The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected e Press MENU SET to close the menu 99 Advanced Playback Note e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI e The picture
89. nd then press P A Press A to select TRAVEL SETUP and then press gt Press V to select SET and then press MENU SET Press A V lt gt to set the departure date year month day and then press MENU SET Press A V lt gt to set the return date year month day and then press MENU SET If you do not want to set the return date press MENU SET while the date bar is displayed O Press V to select LOCATION and then press P 73 SE 1 CLOCK SET WORD TIME a BEEP Q9 VOLUME m3 SELECT EXIT d TRAVEL DATE LOCATION ort CANCEL G SELECT EXIT TRAVEL DATE OFF LOCATION SELECT e SET K TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE 2 CEED CANCEL SELECT SET TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE RETURN DATE CANCEL SELECT SET i TRAVEL DATE TRAVEL SETUP set CANCEL SELECT amp EXIT Advanced Recording pictures Press VY to select SET and then press MENU aS aa SET Enter the location e For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text on P89 O Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Take a picture 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 When the Travel Date is set sig appears on the lower right of the screen 74 Advanced Recording pictures Canceling the Tr
90. nd using a tripod In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS in Scene Mode P56 Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P102 is set to ON e The Direction Detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the camera aimed up or down e Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically 37 Basic REC vod MOIS Taking Pictures with the Zoom Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital Zoom You can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle To make subjects appear even closer maximum of 16 9x DMC FH20 10 5x DMC FH3 9 8x DMC FH1 set the PICTURE SIZE to 10M DMC FH20 DMC FH3 8M DMC FH1 or less Even higher levels of magnification are possible when DIGITAL ZOOM is set to ON in REC menu To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele O To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide O E Types of zooms Feature Optical Zoom SETH Da goon Digital Zoom 32x DMC FH20 including Optical Zoom 8x 20x DMC FH3 DMC FH1 8x DMC FH20 16 9x DMC FH20 _ including Optical Zoom 5x 67 5x DMC FH20 including sack il A pee
91. number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when in3s0 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 so Ein is selected that picture is not copied P129 e It 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 PRINT SET or PROTECT settings will not be copied Perform the settings again after copying is finished 3 a 107 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC You can transfer recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC Some PCs can read directly from the card removed from the camera For details refer to the operating instructions of your PC If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards a message prompting you to format may appear Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased so do not choose to format If the card is not recognized please refer to the below support site http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html e You can easily print out or e mail the pictures you have imported Use of the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the CD ROM supplied is a convenient way
92. o 1 1600th of a second 57 Advanced Recording pictures PORTRAIT When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime this mode allows you to improve the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier E Technique for Portrait 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 Note e The initial setting for AF MODE is i8 SOFT SKIN When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime this mode enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer than with PORTRAIT It is effective when taking pictures of people from the chest up 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 Note If 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 The initial setting for AF MODE is 18 58 Advanced Recording pictures TRANSFORM Subject can be recorded either slim or stretched and at the same time skin can be recorded smoothly 1 Press A F to select the setting and then press MENU SET It can be set from the quick menu P23 2 Take pictures Note PICTURE SIZE is fixed as given below 3m for ER 25m
93. o delete the pictures mentioned above P28 Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them Therefore check well before formatting With a calendar search pictures display dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken e Is the clock in the camera set properly P18 e When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched they may display dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture e If 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 off of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black e When Digital Red Eye Correction A 8 is in operation if you take a picture of subject with red color surrounded by a skin tone color that red part may be corrected to black by the Digital Red Eye Correction function Itis recommend to take picture with flash mode set to A or or RED EYE REMOVAL on the REC Mode menu set to OFF P88 THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED appears on the screen e Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment In such cases these
94. of doing this 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 Preparations Turn on the camera and the PC Remove the card before using the pictures in the built in memory DIGITAL USB connection cable supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause a malfunction Align the marks and insert e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the alarm beeps Refer to Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely P109 before disconnecting the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed 108 Connecting to other equipment Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable supplied e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause a malfunction ESB USB MODE Press A F to select PC and then press MENU PLEASE SELECT SET THE USB MODE If USB MODE P27 is set to PC in the SETUP menu in advance the camera will be automatically connected to the PC T without displaying the USB MODE selection s
95. on s face The g Face Detection focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in max 15 areas n 7 The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas This is effective E 9 area focusing when the subject is not in the center of the screen The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen 1 area focusing Note e The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas max 9 areas light at the same time in E If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF Mode to L If the AF Mode is set to E the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus e The camera may detect 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 e The AF Mode cannot be set in FIREWORKS in Scene Mode It is not possible to set 8 in the following cases In NIGHT SCENERY FOOD STARRY SKY and AERIAL PHOTO in Scene Mode 83 Advanced Recording pictures E About 2 Face Detection The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces 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 dis
96. on turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery Note e The battery becomes warm after use and during and after charging The camera also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge left but it is not recommended that the battery charge be frequently topped up while the battery is fully charged Since characteristic swelling may occur 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 generated 11 Preparation Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures Supplied battery Optional battery Capacity of the battery pictures Approx 310 pictures DMC FH3 DMC FH1 740 mAh 940 mAh Approx 300 pictures Approx 380 pictures Number of recordable DMC FH20 DMC FH20 Approx 400 pictures DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Approx 150 min DMC FH20 Recording time Approx 155 min DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Approx 190 min DMC FH20 Approx 200 min DMC FH3 DMC FH1 Recording conditions by CIPA standard e CIPA is an abbreviation of Camera amp Imaging Products Association e Normal Picture Mode e Temperature 23 C 73 4 F Humidity 50 when LCD monitor is on e Using a Panasonic SD Memory Ca
97. pears to play back the picture If you keep pressing lt P the number of pictures forwarded rewound increases 40 Basic Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Rotate the zoom lever towards E 3 W 1 screen gt 12 screens gt 30 screens gt Calendar screen display P96 Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures e Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to return to the previous screen e Pictures are not rotated for display e Pictures displayed using cannot be played back E To return to Normal Playback 1 Press A W lt gt to select a picture e An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings 2 Press MENU SET e The picture that was selected will appear Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T 1X 32x 4x 8x gt 16x e When you rotate the zoom lever towards Fma W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you change the magnification the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second and the position of the enlarged section can be moved by pressing A W lt P e The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates e When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second Note e This camera complies with the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan
98. quality of the resized picture will deteriorate e It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment e Motion pictures and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be resized 100 Advanced Playback CROPPING You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture Fn Select CROPPING on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET Reduction Use the zoom lever and press A V lt gt to select the parts to be cropped Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction A V lt gt Move 4 Press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e Depending on the cut size the Picture Size of the cropped picture may become smaller than that of the original picture e The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment e Motion pictures and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be cropped 101 Advanced Playback ROTATE DISP This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically Fn Select ROTATE DISP on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P21 A Press VY to select ON and then press MENU SET e The pictures are displayed
99. r a blank move the cursor to SPACE to delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE or to stop editing during text entry move the cursor to CANCEL and press MENU SET e A maximum of 30 characters can be entered Press A lt gt to move the cursor to SET and then press MENU SET to end text input e Display will return to the appropriate setting screen Note e Text can be scrolled if all of the entered text does not fit on the screen 89 Advanced Playback PLAYBACK Mode Playing Back Pictures in Sequence side show You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures Furthermore you can play back the pictures grouped together by category or play back only those pictures you have set as Favorites as a Slide Show This playback method is recommended when you have connected the camera to a TV set to view the pictures you have taken Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to gt and then press MODE E NORMAL PLAY CATEGORY PLAY K FAVORITE PLAY Press A F to select SLIDE SHOW and then press MENU SET SELECT SET Press A F to select the item and then press MENU SET e FAVORITE can be selected only when FAVORITE on the PLAYBACK menu P103 is at ON and there are pictures already set as Favorites e During CATEGORY SELECTION press A
100. r the pictures have been selected press MENU SET SELECT ALL Prints all the stored pictures DPO Prints the pictures set in PRINT SET only P104 FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as Favorites only P103 x Only when FAVORITE is at ON and when there are pictures set as Favorites P103 Press A to select PRINT START and then press PRINT START MENU SET NUM OFPANTS Refer to Print Settings P114 for the items which can be set pace LAVOUT gt before starting to print the pictures 2 e Press MENU SET to cancel printing CANCEL ii SELECT S2 SET e Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing 113 Connecting to other equipment Print Settings Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the MULTISELECT Selecting a single picture and printing it and in step 3 of the PRINT START E Selecting multiple pictures and printing them procedures r e When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not PAPER SIZE amp supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to da PAGE LAYOUT and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details CANCEL SELECT4 R_EXIT refer to the operating instructions of the printer e When PRINT SET DPOF has been selected the PRINT WITH DATE and NUM OF PRINTS items are not displayed PRINT WITH DATE Item Description of settings OFF
101. r turn the camera off and on to cancel SLEEP MODE SLEEP MODE is set to 5MIN in the Intelligent Auto Mode e SLEEP MODE does not work in the following cases When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording or playing back motion pictures During a Slide Show AUTO DEMO Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it OFF AUTO REVIEW DE HOLD The pictures are displayed until one of the buttons is pressed e AUTO REVIEW is activated regardless of its setting when using SELF PORTRAIT P59 HI SPEED BURST P65 FLASH BURST P66 and PHOTO FRAME P69 in Scene Mode and BURST P85 e In Intelligent Auto Mode the Auto Review function is fixed to 2SEC AUTO REVIEW does not work in Motion Picture Mode The REC or SETUP menu settings are reset to the initial ARIRESET settings e When the RESET setting is selected during recording the operation that resets the lens is also performed at the same time You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning When the REC Mode settings are reset the following settings are also reset The setting and registration for My Scene Mode P56 e When SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition FAVORITE P103 in PLAYBACK Mode menu is set to OFF and ROT
102. r which its color changes to the usual red am gt PORTRAIT i SCENERY i MACRO NIGHT PORTRAIT Only when iA is selected NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET AX is set if none of the scenes are applicable and the standard settings are set When R or fi is selected the camera automatically detects a person s face and it will adjust the focus and exposure Face Detection P84 If a tripod is used for instance and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the Scene Mode has been identified as RX the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 8 seconds Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures Note e Due to conditions such as the ones below a different scene may be identified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark The size of the subject The color of the subject The distance to the subject The contrast of the subject When the subject is moving Recording conditions Sunset Sunrise Under low brightness conditions When the camera is shaken When zoom is used e To take pictures in an intended scene it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate Recording Mode The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this case the subject will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture automatically EHP Pee ce Hh
103. rd 32 MB e Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the Optical Image Stabilizer function is set to AUTO 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 varies depending on the recording interval time If the recording interval time becomes longer the number of recordable pictures decreases For example if you were to take one picture every two minutes then the number of pictures would be reduced to approximately one quarter of the number of pictures given above based upon one picture taken every 30 seconds 12 Preparation Supplied battery Optional battery Playback time Approx 280 min Approx 360 min Note The operating times and number of recordable pictures will differ according to the environment and the operating conditions For example in the following cases the operating times shorten and the number of recordable pictures is reduced In low temperature environments such as on ski slopes When using AUTO POWER LCD POWER LCD and HIGH ANGLE P25 When operations such as flash and zoom are used repeatedly e When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging t
104. rd using the PC folder composition Built in memory DCIM Folder number eCard 100 PANA File number JPG Pictures 100_PANA MOV Motion pictures Fie MISC DPOF print L P1000002 JPG pens LP1000999 JPG 101_PANA 999 PANA MISC A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as when pictures were taken using another maker of camera e When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder E Connection in the PTP Mode Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Mac OS X only Set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP Data can now be read only from the card into the PC e When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported in the PTP Mode 110 Connecting to other equipment Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera s LCD monitor e Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera For details refer to the operating instructions of your printer Preparations Turn on the camera and the printer Remove the card before printing the pictures from the built in memory Check print quality and other settings on the printer befor
105. red language Displays the amount of jitter the camera has detected STABILIZER DEMO The camera s features are displayed as Slide Shows AUTO DEMO STABILIZER DEMO Amount of jitter Amount of jitter after correction ped DEMO MODE AUTO DEMO OFF ON e The Stabilizer function is switched between ON and OFF every time MENU SET is pressed during the STABILIZER DEMO In Playback Mode STABILIZER DEMO cannot be displayed STABILIZER DEMO is an approximation e Press DISPLAY to close STABILIZER DEMO e AUTO DEMO has no TV output capability even when it is in Playback Mode e Press MENU SET to close AUTO DEMO 28 Preparation Selecting the REC Mode When the REC Mode is selected the camera can be set to the Intelligent Auto Mode in which the optimal settings are established in line with the subject to be recorded and the recording conditions or to the Scene Mode which enables you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded amp Intelligent Auto Mode P31 The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera E To select a REC modes from the REC modes list Turn the camera on MENU SET button REC PLAYBACK selector switch MODE button Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to 6 3 Press MODE a4 Press A F to select the mode MS MY SCENE MODE SCN SCE
106. return to the original time O Press MENU SET to close the menu 76 Advanced Recording pictures Note Return the setting to HOME when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1 2 and 3 If HOME is already set change only the travel destination and use e If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area The travel destination icon gt 7 appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination 77 Advanced Recording pictures Using the REC Mode Menu PICTURE SIZE For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Set the number of pixels The higher the numbers of pixels the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets Applicable modes AC RM 4320x3240 pixels fizm 4000x3000 pixels 2 mat 3648x2736 pixels Ezi 3264x2448 pixels w5 G4 2560x1920 pixels 3m fa 2048x1536 pixels EZ 640x480 pixels 125m 4320x2880 pixels fos mi 40002672 pixels 16 9 4320 x 2432 pixels 16 9 ETM 4000x2248 pixels x1 DMC FH20 DMC FH3 2 DMC FH1 3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode Z8 ASPECT RATIO of a 4 3 TV mea ASPECT RATIO of a 35 mm film camera Weel ASPECT RATIO of a high definition TV etc 78 Advanced Recording pictures Not
107. rs the DISPLAY button is not activated During Playback Zoom P41 while playing back motion pictures P95 and during a Slide Show P90 you can only select Normal display or No display In Recording Mode Normal display No display No display Recording Hti m uideline ae g r u gt ra gt ro In Playback Mode Normal display Display with recording information B im co E co i 100 0001 a 100 0001 ta No display we gt w o gt ist AY 2mo 10d res 180 mo W000 DEC 12010 W000 DEC 1 2010 Note e In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Scene Mode the guideline is gray P56 In PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode the guideline is not displayed P56 45 Advanced Recording pictures E Recording guideline When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3x3 for taking pictures with a well balanced composition 46 Advanced Recording pictures REC Mode AAMA Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects Swit
108. s lt P gt to select the items year month day hour minute display sequence or time display format and press A V to set Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P76 fu Cancel without setting the clock Select either 24HRS or AM PM for the time display format AM PM is displayed when AM PM is selected e When AM PM is selected as the time display format midnight is displayed as AM 12 00 and noon is displayed as PM 12 00 This display format is common in North America and elsewhere O Press MENU SET to set s xY Press MENU SET Press jj to return to the settings screen After completing the clock settings turn the camera off Then turn the camera back on switch to Recording Mode and check that the display reflects the settings that were performed e When MENU SET has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by following the Changing the clock setting procedure below Changing the clock setting Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press P P21 It can be changed in steps 5 6 and 7 to set the clock The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without the battery Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built in battery Note e The clock is displayed when DISPLAY is pressed several time
109. s during recording e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 e If the clock is not set the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with TEXT STAMP P97 or order a photo studio to print the pictures e If the clock is set the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen of the camera 19 Preparation Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the camera and use it more easily In particular the SETUP menu contains some important settings relating to the camera s clock and power Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera REC PLAYBACK selector switch REC Mode menu P78 to 88 PLAYBACK Mode menu P96 to 107 e The menu lets you set the Coloring Sensitivity or number of pixels etc of REC n SENSITIVITY Ds WHITE BALANCE awe A Ry AF MODE pictures you are Q BURST OF recording SELECT amp EXIT e This menu lets you i PLAYBACK set the Protection Cropping or Print TEXT STAMP Settings etc of A RSE recorded pictures ROTATE DISP oN SELECT EXIT amp SETUP menu P24 to 28 PLAYBACK Mode e This menu lets you perform the clock settings beep tone settings and other settings which m
110. se g Play back the pictures Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Select the picture you want to view P40 Before Use Standard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera e The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera was purchased For details on the accessories refer to Basic Operating Instructions e Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text e Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card If any accessories are lost customers in the USA and Puerto Rico 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 Before Use Names of the Components OONOOA Flash P47 Lens P124 Self timer indicator P54 AF assist lamp P88 LCD monitor P45 124 MENU SET button P18 DISPLAY button P45 Q MENU P23 Delete P43 button MODE button P29 REC PLAYBACK selector switch P20 Cursor buttons A Exposure compensation P55 W Macro Mode P52 lt Self timer
111. t e The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged e Turn the camera off and wait for the LUMIX display on the LCD monitor to clear before removing the card or battery Otherwise this unit may no longer operate normally and the card itself may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost E Using an AC adaptor optional and a DC coupler optional instead of the battery Ensure that the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional are purchased as a set Do not use if sold separately Open the card battery door Insert the DC coupler being careful of the direction Close the card battery door e Ensure that the card battery door is closed Open the DC coupler cover e If it is difficult to open push open the coupler cover from the interior with the card battery door in an open state Plug the AC adaptor into an electrical outlet Connect the AC adaptor to the DC IN socket of the DC coupler Align the marks and insert e Ensure that only the AC adaptor and DC coupler for this camera are used Using any other equipment may cause damage Note e Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional e When using an AC adaptor use the AC cable supplied with the AC adaptor e Some tripods cannot be attached when the DC coupler is connected e This unit cannot stand upright when the AC adaptor is connected When operating it on a flat surface
112. take the picture AF WW is displayed during AF Macro Mode and is displayed during Macro Zoom Mode To cancel select OFF in step 2 Zoom range focus range and zoom magnification are displayed during zooming AF MACRO 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 17 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide 1x E Focus range in AF Macro Mode x The focus range changes in steps 1 m 3 28 feet iT i Fiw 5 cm 0 17 feet Do 52 Advanced Recording pictures MACRO ZOOM You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3x while maintaining the distance to the subject for the extreme Wide position 5 cm 0 17 feet Focus range e Focus range will be 5 cm 0 17 feet to during Macro Zoom Mode regardless of the zoom position e Zoom range will be displayed in blue digital zoom range e The image quality is poorer than during normal recording e The Extended Optical Zoom can not be used Note e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer e We recommend setting the flash to when you take pictures at close range e If 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 up e When a subject is close to the camera the ef
113. tance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also brought into focus e Under certain picture taking conditions including the following cases the facial recognition function may fail to work AF MODE is switched to E3 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 not a human being When the camera is shaking When Digital Zoom is used 84 Advanced Recording pictures For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed Select the ones you really like from among the pictures you have taken Applicable modes AC 9G OFF u Burst speed pictures second baa eS MCRD Depends on the remaining capacity of the Number of recordable pictures built in memory card e The burst speed values given above apply when the shutter speed is 1 60 or faster Note About BURST The burst speed becomes slower halfway The exact timing of this depends on the type of card and the Picture Size 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
114. ted as the Picture Size 2 Take pictures Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully Maximum Burst approx 4 6 pictures second DMC FH20 DMC FH3 speed approx 5 5 pictures second DMC FH1 approx 15 built in memory approx 15 to 100 card DMC FH20 Number of DMC FH3 recordable pictures approx 10 built in memory approx 10 to 100 card DMC FH1 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 Note e The flash setting is fixed to e You can take pictures suitable for 4 x6 1015 cm printing e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 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 ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO500 and ISO800 However the ISO sensitivity is increased to make the shutter speed become high speed Depending on the operating conditions it may take time to take the next picture 65 Advanced Recording pictures FLASH BURST Still pictures are taken continuously with flash It is convenient to take continuous still pictures in dark places
115. the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used Use the dedicated charger and battery The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely The dedicated battery supports this function The only batteries suitable for use with this unit are genuine Panasonic products and batteries manufactured by other companies and certified by Panasonic Batteries which do not support this function cannot be used Panasonic cannot in any way guarantee the quality performance or safety of batteries which have been manufactured by other companies and are not genuine Panasonic products Charging The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use e Charge the battery with the charger indoors 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 Attach the battery paying attention to the direction of the battery Preparation plug
116. ties an Extended Optical Zoom 16 9x 42 2x DMG FH3 including Extended Optical Zoom 10 5x 39 1 DMC FH1 including Extended Optical Zoom 9 8x The higher the magnification Maximum magnification Picture ualit No deterioration No deterioration level the greater the qay deterioration a PICTURE SIZE with F4 DIGITAL ZOOM P86 on the Conditions None P78 is selected REC menu is set to ON TS Screen mT display I Hi i EA is displayed The Digital Zoom range is displayed When using the Zoom function an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar Example 0 5 m 1 64 ft 20 x The magnification level differs depending on PICTURE SIZE setting 38 Basic E Extended Optical Zoom mechanism When you set the Picture Size to 3m 3 million pixels the 14M 14 1 million pixels DMC FH20 DMC FH3 12M 12 1 million pixels DMC FH1 CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect Note The Digital Zoom cannot be set when has been selected e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom e The Optical Zoom is set to Wide 1x when the camera is turned on e If 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
117. to P21 When the flash is used with the Red eye reduction A S selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the image data Applicable modes HA OFF ON Note It may not be able to correct the red eye depending on the recording conditions e When the Digital Red Eye Correction is set to ON f appears on the flash icon e Refer to P48 for details CLOCK SET For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P21 To set the year month day and time It functions in exactly the same way as CLOCK SET P24 in the SETUP menu 88 Advanced Recording pictures Entering Text It is possible to enter babies and pets names and the names of travel destinations when recording Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered Display the entry screen and press VW to move to the character selection section e You can display the entry screen via the following operations NAME of BABY1 BABY2 or PET P63 in Scene Mode LOCATION in TRAVEL DATE P73 Sencan ATE WECOEFGH JKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZAAACEE EETINOO OOUE SPACE DELETE Smam CANCEL G SELECT e INPUT Press A V lt gt to select text and then press MENU SET to register e Press DISPLAY to switch text between A capitals a lower case and amp 1 special characters and numbers e The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the zoom lever e To ente
118. ture of the camera increases 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 screen 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 About the Lens e Do not press the lens with excessive force 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 124 Others 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 case supplied If you drop the battery accidentally check to see if the body 7X of the battery and the terminals are damaged Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera Bring charged spare batteries when going out Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort e W
119. ure cannot be achieved it will be displayed in red However it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used x2 Sound volume can be set in SHUTTER VOL P24 When the subject is not in focus such as when it is not in the center of the composition of the picture you want to take 1 Aim the AF area at the subject and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and exposure 2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture e You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully We recommend that you use the Face d 4 Detection function when taking pictures of Tras WSs PIE vireo E people P84 i g 36 Basic E Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus in e Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast e When the recordable range display has appeared in red e When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects e When it is dark or when jitter occurs e When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects Preventing jitter camera shake When the jitter alert appears use STABILIZER P87 a tripod or the self timer P54 e Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen We recomme
120. ures Recording Dates Times at Overseas Travel Destinations World Time For details on the SETUP menu settings refer to P21 You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures you take e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P18 Select WORLD TIME from the SETUP menu coe and then press P oT When first using the camera after purchasing it the aer E PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA message appears Press MENU SET and set the home area on the screen in SELECTA EXIT step 3 Press V to select HOME and then press MENU SET Press lt gt to select the home area and then press MENU SET Current time Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time If daylight saving time E is used at the home area press A Press A again to return to the original time The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour 4 Press A to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed B Press lt gt to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set Current time of the destination area Time difference If daylight saving time J is used at the travel destination press A The time advances by one hour Press A again to
121. ures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P28 NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE e The number of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P44 FAVORITE P103 TEXT STAMP P97 or RESIZE P99 has been exceeded Reduce the number of pictures set and then repeat the operation e More than 999 Favorites have been set CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE TEXT STAMP or PRINT SET cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT IN MEMORY NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD e There is no space left on the built in memory or the card When you copy pictures from the built in memory to the card batch copy the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full 128 Others SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED e The following pictures cannot be copied 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 Files not based on the DCF standard e Moreover pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT IN MEMORY e This message will be displayed when you format the built in memory on a PC Format the built in memory on the camera again P28 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ER
122. utter 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 initial setting for AF MODE is 18 Advanced Recording pictures NIGHT SCENERY This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape Note The flash setting is fixed to e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds e The shutter 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 This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc Note e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to 2 61 Advanced Recording pictures 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 Use the flash You can set to 4S or We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures We r
123. wave ovens TVs video games etc e If 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 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 Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines e If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded 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 If the camera is sprayed with such chemicals the body of the camera may be damaged and the surface finish may peel off Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time 122 Others Care o
124. we recommend placing it on a soft cloth e Make sure to unplug the AC adaptor when you open the card battery door If the AC adaptor and DC coupler are not necessary then remove them from the digital camera Also please keep the DC coupler cover closed e Also read the operating instructions for the AC adaptor and DC coupler e We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures e If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut off due to a power outage or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded 15 Preparation About the Built in Memory the Card The following operations can be performed using this unit When a card has not been inserted Pictures can be recorded in the built in memory and played back When a card has been inserted Pictures can be recorded on the card and played back When using the built in memory iN Si access indication When using the card 5 access indication x The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built in memory or the card Built in Memory You can copy the recorded pictures to a card P107 Memory size Approx 40 MB Recordable motion pictures QVGA 320X240 pixels only The built in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes fu
125. y be played back on compatible televisions 118 Others Screen Display E In recording Recording in Normal Picture Mode Initial setting Recording Mode 12 Flash Mode P47 AF area P36 Focus P36 ae Picture Size P78 Battery indication P11 L u Lt Number of recordable pictures P140 Built in memory P16 5 Card P16 displayed only during recording E23 10 ma 9 Recording state 10 ISO sensitivity P80 11 Shutter speed P36 la Me o 12 Aperture value P36 13 Optical Image Stabilizer P87 u m Jitter alert P37 ONOaRWNM r 119 Others E In recording after settings 14 AF Macro Mode P52 14 1516 17 18 Macro Zoom Mode P53 15 White Balance P81 ae Stoo NATURAL we 16 ISO sensitivity P80 ARD R3s 19 17 Color Mode P86 30 ohh 18 Recording Quality P71 29 AF 20 19 Available recording time P70 R8m30s 28 20 Name P63 27 ND 21 21 Age P63 call itl 22 Location P73 26 12 Eee 88 5 23 22 Travel Date P73 E 4 23 Elapsed recording time P70 25 24 Current date and time s Travel destination setting P76 EMi GDS Zoom Extended Optical Zoom P38 Digital Zoom P38 86 25 Exposure compensation P55 26 High Angle Mode P25 L Power LCD P25 AX Auto Power LCD P25 27 Self timer Mode P54 28 Number of days that have passed since the departure
126. zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated e When using the Digital Zoom STABILIZER may not be effective e When using the Digital Zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P54 for taking pictures e The Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases In Macro Zoom Mode In TRANSFORM HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST or PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode In Motion Picture Mode DIGITAL ZOOM cannot be used in the following cases In TRANSFORM HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST FILM GRAIN or PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode 39 Basic PLAYBACK Mode Playing back Pictures NORMAL PLAY Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to gt Normal Playback is set automatically in the following cases When the mode was switched from the REC to PLAYBACK When the camera was turned on while the REC PLAYBACK selector switch was at A Press lt gt to select the picture lt Play back the previous picture gt Play back the next picture e Speed of picture forwarding rewinding changes depending on the playback status E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding Press and hold lt gt during playback lt 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 ap

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