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1.             ccceeeeeee 72  Chag eebe ee 106  Elei 22  26  elle ENEC E 76  Condensation             cccccccccseeeseeeeees 106  Continuous AF          cccececccteeeteeeeeeees 73  D  Date Printing              cece 83  100  Deleting Pictures              c ee 51  52  Digital ZOOM             cccceeeeeeeeteeeteeeees 76  Diopter Adjustment                c eee 29  DPOF Print Setting      82  E  et 34  Exposure Compensation            2     45    120    F  ll 71  Fireworks Mode      oa aennnnnennennnnnennnnnn 64  Flip ANIMATION 00 0    ee eeeseeesteeeseeeees 77  Seil 34  Rit ln EE 91   H  KE e deer e 70  92  Highlight Display                  0 26  29  Histogram WEE 30   I  ISO Sensitivity oo    eee eens 70   J  Jitter ooo ec cccececseceesseeeeesseeeesseeeeeeees 34   L  Language setting          n nnneeseeesaeeneeaen 27  LCD Monitor 0 00 0    28  102  Lens Cap ieee ee eee 19  LENS TAOOG BEE 20  Lens Hood Adaptor         s sssnnonnnnnnneennn 20   M  Macro Mode             ccccccesecessseeeeseeeees 58  Manual Exposure                  08 55  57  Manual Exposure Assistance             55  MC Protetor cgon ydrieaeokienai ye 101  Metering Mode                 c ecceeeeeeeeee 72  Monitor Priority               ceeceeeee 25  29  Motion Image Mode   58  Motion Rate           cceecececeesseeeeeneees 58  Multi Playback             cceceeeseeeteee 49  Idee 72       Others    N  KI WEE 101  Night Portrait Mode      asaeeieeieneeeeeen 63  Night Scenery Mode    n snaannnsannannneen 62  NO  RESET
2.         GW  AUTO    The flash is automatically activated  according to the recording condition     FAIRS   AUTO Red eye reduction    The flash is automatically activated   according to the recording condition    It reduces the red eye phenomenon    eyes of the subject appear red in photo   flash  by triggering the flash at 1 second   before actually recording the picture    e Use this when you take pictures of  people in low lighting conditions     FAR  Forced ON    The flash is activated every time   regardless of the recording condition    e Use this when your subject is  back lit or under fluorescent light     DH Forced ON Red eye reduction    eWhen you set to  PARTY  in scene  mode  P60  or compensate the  backlight in simple mode      the flash  mode is set to Forced ON Red eye  reduction     AXA  Slow sync  Red eye reduction    When you take a picture with a dark  background landscape  this feature  makes the shutter speed slow when the  flash is activated  so that the dark  background landscape will become  bright  Simultaneously it reduces the  red eye phenomenon   e Use this when taking pictures of  people in front of a dark background     KJ  Forced OFF    The flash is not activated in any   recording condition    e Use this when taking pictures in  places where the use of the flash is  not permitted     41    Recording pictures  basic     E Available flash settings by recording mode  The available flash settings depend on the recording mode    O  Available       No
3.        Display with histogram      Out of frame display    4  Non display  Recording guide line        Non display     Histogram    In playback mode  P48     10 00 DEC  1 2004                Display       Non display  180100 AUT  Q Display   kK  Display with recording information and  histogram  O Non display    28       Preparation    E Out of frame display   The recording information is displayed out  of the recording screen  therefore  you can  take pictures without interruption by icons   or others on the recording screen     E Diopter adjustment   This feature is handy for users who wear   corrective lenses and prefer to use the   Viewfinder    e Press the  EVF LCD  button to display the  Viewfinder     Adjust the diopter  rotating the diopter  adjustment dial                    E Monitor priority   When setting  PLAY ON LCD  to  ON  on   the  SETUP  menu  P24   the LCD monitor   is turned on in the following cases    You can save the time it takes to switch the   display to the LCD monitor even when   using the Viewfinder in recording    e When the recording mode is switched to  playback mode    e When reviewing pictures   P39    e When turning the camera on in playback  mode        E Recording guide line   When you align the subject on the  horizontal and vertical guide lines 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        E Highlight display  When setting  
4.     When you select a smaller picture size   640x480 pixels   you can store more  pictures on a card  In addition  it is efficient  to attach the picture to an e mail or post it  on a web site because the file size is small   If you select a larger picture size   20161512 pixels   you can print pictures    clearly   HDTV    e For how to playback pictures recorded  using  HDTV  mode on a High Definition  TV  HDTV has a 16 9 aspect   refer to  P92    e Both ends of the pictures recorded using   HDTV  mode may be cut off in printing   Check the picture before printing   P107     2016  1600  1280       e In motion image mode  HH   the picture  size is fixed to 320X240 pixels    e Pictures may appear like a mosaic  depending on the subject or the recording  condition    e The number of recordable pictures  depends on the subject    e The number of remaining pictures may not  correspond with recorded frames    e Refer to P18 for the number of recordable  pictures     Recording pictures  advanced     EA Quality  QUALITY  Audio Recording  AUDIO REC      BAB WM  amp     You can select 3 types of quality   compression rate  according to the usage  of the picture     TIFF  Uncompressed    This type is suitable when editing  and processing pictures with retouch  software     Fine  Low compression    This type gives priority to picture    quality  Picture quality will be high     Standard  High compression    This type gives priority to the  number of recordable pictures and  records stan
5.     You can switch to the following metering 9 area focusing   The camera focuses on any of    9 focus areas  You can record a  Multiple  picture in free composition without  This is the method in which the limiting the position of the subject   camera measures the most suitable Wee  oe  exposure by judging the allocation of BE   kee     brightness on the whole screen  automatically  Usually  we  recommend using this method     Center weighted  3 area focusing    This is the method used to focus on The camera focuses on any of the  the subject on the center of the left  center and right of the screen   screen and measure the whole This mode allows you to focus on  screen evenly  the subject faster than any other  Spot  modes in AF mode     This is the method to measure the  subject in the spot metering target     A         Metering Mode   METERING MODE     BAB WO        A     1 area focusing   The camera focuses on the subject  in AF area on the center of the    Spot focusing   The camera focuses on the limited  and narrow area in the screen     72       Recording pictures  advanced     e When setting to 3 area focusing  pictures  may become still while being focused on   however  this is not a malfunction    e   n the digital Zoom or when you take  pictures in dark places  the AF area is  displayed on the center of the screen with  a size wider than usual    e When multiple AF areas  max  9 areas   light at the same time  the camera is  focusing on all the AF areas    The fo
6.    e Connect the USB connection cable with  the  m  mark facing you    e Hold    and then insert or pull the USB  connection cable straight     Depending on the USB mode setting  the  indications on the screen may vary  Refer  to page 96         a   USB connection cable  supplied    GI  AC adaptor  DMW CAC1  optional     95       Connecting to a PC or Printer    EPC    Windows    The drive appears on the  My Computer    folder    e  f it is the first time you are connecting the  camera to a PC  the required driver is  installed automatically so that the camera  can be recognized by the Windows Plug  and Play  then it appears on the   My Computer  folder      Macintosh   The drive is shown on the screen     E PictBridge  PTP     Windows    The camera icon appears on the    My Computer  folder    e  f it is the first time you are connecting the  camera to a PC  the required driver is  installed automatically so that the camera  can be recognized by the Windows Plug  and Play  then the camera icon appears  on the  My Computer  folder      Macintosh   You can read pictures with image capture  or iPhoto     e  f the remaining battery power is  exhausted during communication  the  recorded data may be damaged  When  you connect the camera to the PC  use  the battery with sufficient battery power   P14  or the AC adaptor  DMW CAC1   optional     e  f the remaining battery power becomes  low during communication  the power  indicator blinks and the alarm beeps  In  this case  stop th
7.    u   Burst speed Lousen   e    Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode  e  ENLARGE   max  7 pictures   e 4    lt 6  10X 15cm   max  13 pictures   e  E MAIL   max  13 pictures    White balance  AUTO  P68  ISO sensitivity    Picture size and e  ENLARGE   2016x1512 pixels Fine  Quality e 4   x6  10x 15cm   1600x1200 pixels Standard  e  E MAIL   640x480 pixels Standard       Optical Image  MODE1  P77  Stabilizer    Recording pictures  basic   E The Backlight Compensation     j pe y                               Backlight is a situation where light comes    l l e You cannot set the following items in the  from the back of subjects  The subjects    Simple mode     such as people become dark when pictures      PLAY ON LCD   are recorded in the backlight  If you press     NO RESET   A        compensating backlight ON      RESET   indication  appears and the backlight      USB MODE   compensation function is activated  This      HIGHLIGHT   function compensates the backlight by      VIDEO OUT   brightening the whole of the picture       LANGUAGE     e However  the setting on  NO RESET  and   LANGUAGE  in setup menu is reflected  to the Simple mode    e The settings on the simple mode are not  applied to other recording modes except   CLOCK SET  and  BEEP     e You cannot use the following functions in  the simple mode        White balance fine adjustment      Exposure compensation      Auto bracket      PICT SIZE       QUALITY       AUDIO REC        CONT AF         D ZOOM    elf
8.   3 Detach the battery        13       Preparation    About the Battery       E Battery indication  The remaining battery power appears on  the screen   It does not appear when you  use the camera along with the AC adaptor   DMW CAC1  optional      NAN IZ e   ee  wa  Cu      ZZ INS  The indication turns red and blinks   Recharge or replace the battery     E The lifetime of the battery  The number of recordable pictures by  CIPA standards  e CIPA is an abbreviation of   Camera  amp  Imaging Products  Association      Number of Approx  260 pictures   recordable pictures  CIPA    Used media 16 MB SD Memory Card   optional      Recording conditions by CIPA standards    e Temperature  73 4  F  23  C    Humidity  50  when LCD monitor is on    e Using the supplied battery    e Recording starts 30 seconds after the  camera is turned on    e Record once every 30 seconds  with full  flash every other recording    e Rotating the zoom lever towards Tele to  Wide and vice versa in every recording    e Turn the camera off every 10 recordings        The number of recordable pictures  when using the Viewfinder   Viewfinder is used for recording  Other  recording conditions comply with CIPA  standards      Number of recordable   Approx   pictures 280 pictures    Used media 16 MB SD Memory    Card  optional        14    Playback time when using the LCD  monitor      Playback time   Approx  240 min       The number of recordable pictures and  playback time will vary depending on the  operating 
9.   LOCK  prevents the picture from deletion  even if the protection is not set   MENU  29 O   L K gt     e The audio dubbing cannot be used with  protected pictures   P87  ALL  for playing back all pictures    DPOF  for playing back the pictures for          which DPOF Slide Show was  set       2 Set the items of the Slide Show   EA ALL SLIDE SHOW  START    DURATION       85    Playback  advanced     DURATION It can be set among 1    TTT Se  By setting it to  ON   the  audio of the pictures  with audio can be    played back during  Slide Show     You can select the  pictures you want to set  to the Slide Show   DPOF icon Q  appears  on the selected pictures  in green     DPOF SET   Only when  setting to   DPOF      CANCEL ALL   Only when  setting to    You can cancel the  DPOF Slide Show    DURATION  AUDIO       4 By pressing the  MENU  button   the Slide Show stops     86 GE    E SD Slide Show   If you insert a card including the SD   Slide Show edited with the  SD Viewer for  DSC  which is in the supplied CD ROM   and then turn the camera on in playback  mode  the confirmation screen appears   Select  YES  and press    to start the SD  Slide Show  Select  NO  and press    to  start normal playback     e Pictures set with the DPOF Slide Show by  the  SD Viewer for DSC  cannot be played  back as a Slide Show  Please set DPOF  Slide Show with this camera again     e In motion image playback  Slide Show is  not available    e The DPOF setting for the Slide Show will  not be appl
10.   P77     5 Picture size  P70        In Motion image mode    6 Quality  P71   a g  In Motion image mode  Simple mode        ENLARGE    Gh 4   x6  10x 15cm     E MAIL  7 Battery indication  P14   8 Folder File number  9 Page number Total pictures    10 Histogram  P30   e  t will be displayed when the   DISPLAY  button is pressed     104       Others    Cautions for Use       E Optimal Use of the Camera    When carrying this camera  take care   not to drop or hit it    e The outer case may be destroyed by the  strong shock  and it may cause  malfunction of this camera     Keep the camera away from magnetized  equipment  such as a microwave oven   TV  video game equipment  etc      e  f you use the camera on or near a TV   pictures and sounds may be disrupted  due to electromagnetic wave radiation    e Do not use the camera near a cell phone  because doing so may cause noise to  adversely affect the pictures and sounds    e Recorded data may be damaged  or  pictures may be distorted by strong  magnetic fields created by speakers or  large motors    e Electromagnetic wave radiation generated  by a microprocessor may adversely affect  the camera  causing the disturbance of  pictures and sounds    e  f the camera is affected by magnetically  charged equipment and does not function  properly  turn the camera off and remove  the battery or disconnect AC adaptor   DMW CAC1  optional  and then insert  the battery or connect AC adaptor again   Thereafter  turn the camera on     Do not u
11.   P88  or trimmed  P89     e You cannot use the zoom function while  playing back or pausing motion images    e The file format that can be played back  with this camera is QuickTime Motion  JPEG    e Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files  recorded by a PC or other equipment may  not be played back with this camera    e When playing back motion images that  have been recorded with other equipment   the quality of images may be deteriorated  or it may not be possible to play them  back    e When using a high capacity card  it is  possible that fast rewinding may be slower  than usual     Playback  advanced     Using the  PLAY  mode menu       Rotating the Picture  ROTATE        2 Select the picture to be rotated    B  and set it     You can rotate the recorded pictures in HP ROTATE T 2016 g      increments of 90    100 0001    This is a convenient function to play back   s WAR   pictures on TV     E Example  When rotating clockwise   gt         Original    picture  ge We      l K   gt     3 Select the direction to rotate the  picture        1 Select  ROTATE      gt  PLAY de    Em ROTATE    On PROTECT    19 DPOF PRINT    n SLIDE SHOW     AUDIO DUB        SELECTS     yy MENU  MENU  Sege D O  O  Oz        2 times    The picture rotates  counter clockwise in increments  of 90          Playback  advanced     e Still pictures can only be rotated in normal  playback  When playing back rotated  pictures in zoom playback or multi  playback  pictures appear in original  angle    e Protected 
12.   Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen       E Playing back pictures with AV cable     supplied  4 Turn the camera on and then set    the mode dial to playback mode  e Turn the camera and the TV off  IO    E Viewing pictures in other countries   When setting  VIDEO OUT  on the menu    you can view pictures on a TV in other   countries  regions  which use the NTSC or   PAL system    e Even if you set menu selection for  VIDEO  OUT  to  PAL   the output signal is still  NTSC in the recording mode     E Playback pictures on TV with SD  Memory Card slot   A recorded SD Memory Card can be   played back on TVs with an SD Memory   Card slot    If you play back pictures recorded using    HDTV  mode on a High Definition TV     HDTV has 16 9 aspect  the picture quality       will be better   1 Connect the AV cable        supplied  to the  AV OUT   DIGITAL  socket of the camera e Do not use any other AV cables except the  S supplied one     e Connect the AV cable with the  mm    mark facing you    e Hold    and then insert or pull the AV  cable straight     2 Connect the AV cable to the video  input and the audio input sockets  of the TV    e Q Yellow  to the video input socket  s   White  to the audio input socket    e Read the TV operating instructions too     3 Turn the TV on and select external  input     92       Connecting to a PC or Printer    Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable   USB   USB MODE        Select the USB communication system according to the OS of your PC o
13.   THE PICTURE TO PRINT    DO    eA message displays for about  2 seconds        2 Set the print settings   SINGLE PICTURE    PRINT START  PRINT WITH DATE    NUM  OF PRINTS  PAPER SIZE  PAGE LAYOUT       OP  EPO    e The items which are not supported by  the printer are displayed in gray and  cannot be selected    e When you want to print pictures ina  paper size or a layout which is not  supported by the camera  set  PAPER  SIZE  and  PAGE LAYOUT  to  da   and  then set the paper size or the layout on  the printer   For details  refer to the  operating instructions of the printer      98    Date is not printed   Date is printed     e  f the printer does not support date  printing  the date cannot be printed on the  picture        E  NUM  OF PRINTS   Set the number of prints     E  PAPER SIZE    Possible paper sizes on the camera   The items are listed on 1 2 and 2 2   Press V to select the desired item     Settings on the printer are  prioritized     POSTCARD  m4    L 3 5 x 5     CARD SIZE    x These items cannot be displayed when  the printer does not support the paper  sizes           Connecting to a PC or Printer  E  PAGE LAYOUT  E DPOF picture   Possible layouts on the camera  e Set the DPOF print with this camera in  advance   P82     Settings on the printer are  prioritized  1 Select  DPOF PICTURE      A 1 page with no frame print    PictBridge    1 page with frame print  2 pages print     gt        3 Select  PRINT START  and then  print out the picture     SINGLE PICTU
14.   USB le cee AN 26  93  V  Video oufpUt ENEE 26  Viewfinder iacere 28  102  Volume of Speakers   26  W  White Balance            cc ccceceseeeseeeees 68  White Balance Fine Adjustment        69  Numerics  1 Area fOCUSING           ecccecceeseeteeeteeeees 72  3 Area fOCUSING             ceccecestesereeeees 72  9 area focusing        ss essesneseesneseeeeeeneneee 72    121    Others    Spanish Quick Use Guide Guia rapida en espanol       Esta es una visi  n de conjunto que trata 3 7  del procedimiento para grabar las 3 Encienda la camara para sacar  im  genes con esta c  mara  Por lo que las im  genes    respecta a cada   nica operaci  n  haga e Ajuste el reloj    referencia a las p  ginas correspondientes     1 Cargue la bater  a   e Cuando se env  a la c  mara  la  bater  a est   sin carga  C  rguela  antes del uso          Ajuste el disco del modo a  P        Abra el flash   Cuando usa el flash       Oprima el bot  n del obturador para  sacar las im  genes     4 Reproduzca las im  genes       Ajuste el disco del modo a    gt         Seleccione la imagen que quiere ver     122       MEMO    123    Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company   Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America    One Panasonic Way  Secaucus  NJ 07094    Panasonic Sales Company   PSC    Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico  Inc   Ave  65 de Infanteria  Km  9 5  San Gabriel Industrial Park  Carolina  Puerto Rico 00985    Panasonic Canada Inc     5770 Ambler Drive  Mississauga  Ontario  
15.   Wide   3 94 feet  120 cm        Tele     e  f the subject is too bright  set to larger  aperture value  if too dim  set to smaller  aperture value    e The brightness of the screen may differ  from that of the actual pictures  Check it  using review function or setting to the  playback mode    e The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to   AUTO    P70   When the recording mode  is switched to Aperture priority AE  the  ISO sensitivity is automatically set to   IS0100  even though it was set to  AUTO   beforehand     e When the exposure is not adequate  the  aperture value and the shutter speed on  the screen turn red     53    Recording pictures  advanced     S ITT TG    When you want to take a sharp picture of a  fast moving subject  set to a faster shutter  speed  When you want to create a trail  effect  set to slower shutter speed     1 Set the shutter speed and take  the picture   bg Ze       EXPOSURE        gt        54    e Refer to P57 for the available range of the  aperture value and the shutter speed    e The focus range is 0 16 feet  5 cm           Wide   3 94 feet  120 cm          Tele     e The brightness of the screen may differ  from that of the actual pictures  Check it  using review function or setting to the  playback mode    e You cannot set the following items in  Shutter priority AE        Slow sync  Red eye reduction  BJA    P41        AUTO  in ISO sensitivity  P70   When  the recording mode is switched to  Shutter priority AE  the ISO sensitivity is  automa
16.   e The focus range is 0 16 feet  5 cm            Wide   3 94 feet  120 cm         Tele     e  f the exposure is not adequate  the  aperture value and the shutter speed turn  red when pressing the shutter button  halfway    e You cannot set the following items in  manual exposure        Slow sync  Red eye reduction  BXA    P41        AUTO  in ISO sensitivity  P70   When  the recording mode is switched to  Manual exposure  the ISO sensitivity is  automatically set to  ISO100  even  though it was set to  AUTO   beforehand         Exposure compensation  P45     56          Recording pictures  advanced     E Aperture Value and Shutter Speed    Aperture priority AE    Available Aperture Value Shutter Speed  Sec     Per 1 3 EV     Shutter priority AE    fs    5   4     G  E  1730  1780  17200  17500    Manual exposure    Available Aperture Value Available Shutter Speed  Sec     Per 1 3 EV   Per 1 3 EV     F2 8   F3 7 8    1 1000            G  N       F4 0 F5 2 8    1 1300  F5 6 F7 3 8    1 1600       57    Recording pictures  advanced     This mode allows you to take pictures You can record motion images with audio   closely focusing on the subject   e g  When   taking pictures of flowers   1 Select  MOTION RATE    You can take pictures with the lens at a i  distance of up to 0 16 feet  5 cm   Wide   from the subject     M  7    2016       Ee       E Focus range  e Normal       3 94 feet   120 cm  e  10fps    i Recording motion images for a longer  ech    time is available though l
17.   press  the shutter button or turn the camera off  and on    e  n some cases  if the distance between  the camera and the subject is beyond the  recordable range when you use the  camera  the picture may not be properly  focused even if the focus indication is lit        35    Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures in Simple Mode       el E Settings in Simple mode    PICT MODE  This mode allows beginners to take GG l      pictures easily  Only the necessary menus CH ENLARGE    This selection is intended    appear to make the operations simple  for situations when large  printing  8   x 10     Letter  1 Select the desired item and set etc   is desired     the desired value    4x6  This selection offers an      SIMPLE MODE 10x 15cm  easy way to produce    small    general purpose     prints    o  E MAIL This selection favors a  smaller file size  optimized  for home page and e mail  use         amp   AUTO REVIEW     D The recorded picture does not  automatically appear    ON  The recorded picture automatically    appears on the screen for about  1 second        Ga  BEEP     CIOFF  No operational sound    LOW  Soft operational sound          HIGH   Loud operational sound        CLOCK SET   Change date and time   P22     36 GE    Recording pictures  basic   E Other Settings in Simple mode  In Simple mode  other settings are fixed as follows  For details  refer to the pages  corresponding to each item     3 94 feet  120 cm          Tele  ka  0 16 feet  5 cm           Wide 
18.  AND  THEN ON AGAIN    This message appears when the camera  does not operate properly  Turn the camera  off and on  If the message persists  contact  the dealer or your nearest servicenter      MEMORY CARD ERROR   Failed access to the card   Insert the card again      READ ERROR   Data reading error   Play it back again      WRITE ERROR    Data writing error    Turn the camera off and remove the card   Then insert the card and turn the camera  on again  Be sure that the camera is turned  off before removing or inserting the card to  avoid damage        Others  Troubleshooting  bel    If you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase  the conditions may be  improved  Carry out the  RESET  in the setup menu   P24     The camera will not turn  Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged   As the camera is turned  ls the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera     on  it turns off Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged   immediately     The brightness of the This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button  screen becomes dark or  halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the  bright for a moment  recorded pictures     The picture cannot be Is the card inserted   recorded  Is the mode dial correctly set     Is there any memory capacity left on the card   Before recording  delete some pictures     The picture is not Does the picture appear on the Viewfinder   displayed on the LCD Press the  EVF LCD  button to switch to L
19.  D ZOOM   P76        COL EFFECT   P76      PICT ADJ    P76    STABILIZER   P77      FLIP ANIM    P77     Recording pictures  advanced       E Auto White Balance  White Balance  W BALANCE  Use of auto white balance adjustment in  inappropriate lighting conditions may result  P  A   M Q in reddish or bluish pictures  Where the    This function allows you to reproduce a subject is surrounded by many light  white color closer to the tone in real lifeon sources  auto white balance adjustment  the pictures recorded under sunlight  may not operate properly    halogen lighting  etc  in which the white In this case  set the white balance to a  color may appear reddish or bluish  mode except  AUTO  manually     1 The range that is controlled by the auto    A for auto setting  auto Hleba BCEE  white balance  white balance adjustment mode of this  kee Blue sk       Daylight for recording outdoors      l Blue sky    Oma ngot Gay Cloudy sky  Rain     UTO    Daylight    ES  Cloudy  for recording under a TV screen  cloudy or shaded    areak Sunlight   Hal e e J White fluorescent light   iii D Ee Incandescent light bulb  halogen lighting     Flash Ortak ict Sunrise and sunset   Flash  or taking a picture Candlelight  with photo flash only   RA  White set   for using the preset  white balance    Rai  White set    for setting the white  balance again  P69     5000K    e When setting the white balance to the  mode except  AUTO   you can finely wm  adjust the white balance  oe    2000K    Dess   
20.  ISO sensitivity is set to  AUTO   it is  automatically adjusted from  ISO100  to   150400  when you use the flash  To avoid  noise  decrease the ISO sensitivity    e In  NIGHT PORTRAIT  in scene mode   P60   flash setting is fixed to Slow sync    Red eye reduction  BJA     e In motion image mode  HH    SCENERY     NIGHT SCENERY  or  FIREWORKS  in  scene mode  P60   the flash mode is fixed  to the Forced OFF  KJ  even if the flash is  opened    e Do not stare at the photo flash from  close proximity when using the flash        elf you bring the flash too close to the  subjects  they may appear distorted or  discolored by its heat and lighting    e Do not cover the photo flash with your  fingers or any other items    e When you take a picture beyond the flash  control range  the exposure may not be  adjusted properly and the picture may  become bright or dark    e When you repeat taking a picture   recording may be disabled even if the  flash is activated  Take a picture after the  card access lamp disappears    e When the jitter alert appears  we  recommend using the flash    e When you set to burst mode or auto  bracket  only 1 picture is recorded for  every flash activated    e The flash icon turns red when activating  the flash and pressing the shutter button  halfway    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 When taking a picture with the flash   we recommend removing
21.  K Kelvin Color Temperature       68 em       Recording pictures  advanced     Setting the White Balance manually   White set O63      Use this mode when you want to set the   white balance manually    1 Set to TER   White Set  and then  press bk    2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper  or a similar white object so that the frame  on the center of the screen turns white  and then press  gt      E Finely Adjusting the White Balance    White Balance Fine Adjustment   3     When you cannot acquire the desired hue  by setting the white balance  you can adjust  the white balance finely     1 Set the white balance to  ES    K      eS ES IERT   P68     2 Press A several times until   WB ADJUST   appears      w8   WB ADJUST     ei  Ah   BLUE    0 7  KKE CEEE CETO CELTI CEET A  Y 7 Ie          DOD    3 Finely adjust the white balance   e  gt   BLUE   Press when the hue is    reddish   e lt   RED   Press when the hue is  bluish   a    About the white balance   e In simple mode      the white balance is  fixed to  AUTO     e When taking a picture with the flash  the  white balance will be automatically  adjusted  except for  ES   Daylight  and   SST  Flash    but the white balance may  not be properly adjusted when the photo  flash is insufficient     About the white balance fine adjustment   e The white balance icon on the screen  turns red or blue    e You can set the value independently for  each of the modes in white balance    e The setting on the fine adjustment of the  whit
22.  WEE 26  NTO C raean eee eens 26  Number of recordable pictures           18  O  Operational sound  26  Optical Image Stabilizer                   77  Optical ZOOM EE 40  P  PAE ade aree aise 26  Panning Mode                  ccecceeeeeereeees 63  Party ele EE 65  EE 93  96  PictBridge ue 93  96  97  Picture Adjustment        s nosnnannaennaeaaan 76  Picture Size    eeens  18  70  PAV ACK EE 48  Playback Pictures on IN  92  Playback ZOOM          ccccceeeeeesteeeneeees 50  Playing Back Motion Images              80  Playing Back Pictures with Audio     80  Portrait Mode             cecccceseeeteeeseeeees 61  Power indicator 0 0    eee ceceeeeteeeeteeees 32  Power SAVE  u    ecceccccsecsteeessesseesseeeees 25  Site EE 74  Program AE eidar 32  Stee 84  a E GE 93  Q  Quality een Geesse deer 71  R  Recording Guide me 29  Reset of Setting Au 26  FESIZING ete aire eared 88  Ku 39  Kiel 81       S  Scene MENU     ssssnsonssnsisnsinsnsinsnnenn 27  Scene MOE       snsonnonnnnnsennennsnnsennsnnnn 60  Scenery Mode           cccecsecsseeeseeeeees 62  SD Slide SHOW         ccccccsseeteeeteees 86  Setup MENU ou    ee cececeeeeeceteeeteeeseees 24  Shutter SOUN a  snae 26  Shutter priority AE    54  57  Simple Mode    36  ellene UE 85  SNOW Mode      aeneeneonennnennieernnsrnnsennne 66  Sports Mode vrii ia earann 61  ele EE 72  SPOt fOCUSING           cceceecessteesteseteeeees 72  El Le E NEEN 71  SNID Genet hehe 19  T  RN  GE 71  url Le WEEN 89  U  USB Connection Cable         nannanann  93
23.  and   9 Insert  insert it again     Insert the card with the label  facing the front of the camera  until it clicks        Remove   Push the card until it clicks  then  pull the card out upright        16       Preparation    About the Card       E Access to the card   While the card is being accessed   Recognizing Recording Reading   Deleting   the card access indication     lights        When the card access indication     lights   do not    eturn the camera off    e remove the battery or the card    e shake or impact the camera    The card and the data may be damaged  and the camera may not operate normally     E About handling a card   Store precious data to your PC  P95   The  data on the card may be damaged or lost  due to electromagnetic wave  static  electricity  breakdown of this camera or a  defective card     E SD Memory Card  Supplied  and  MultiMediaCard  optional   The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard  are small  lightweight  removable external  memory cards  The reading writing speed  of an SD Memory Card is fast  The SD  Memory Card is equipped with a  Write Protect switch    that can inhibit  writing and formatting a card   When the  switch is slid to the  LOCK  side  it is not  possible to write or delete data on the card  and format it  When the switch is unlocked   these functions become available      SD Memory Card       MultiMediaCard       e The reading writing speed of a  MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD  Memory Card  When a MultiMediaCard is  us
24.  arises when the lens moves   sounds caused by This is not a malfunction    internal mechanical   movement when it is   shaken     The lens clicks  When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the  movement of the camera or other  the lens may click and the  picture on the screen may be drastically changed  however   the pictures are not affected    The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the  aperture  It is not a malfunction     Some pixels are inactive   This is not a malfunction   or always lit on the LCD   These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures     Noise appears on the In dark places  noise may appear to maintain the brightness   LCD monitor  of the LCD monitor  This does not affect the pictures you are  recording    A vertical red spectrum   This is called smear  It is specific to CCD  not a malfunction    appears on the LCD It appears when the subject has a bright part  It is recorded   monitor  on motion images  but not recorded on still pictures    The pictures cannot be   Set the USB mode to  PictBridge  PTP      printed with printers   supporting PictBridge        Others    Both ends of the picture  recorded by setting the  picture size to  HDTV    1920x1080 pixels  are  cut out     Colors that were actually  not around the subject  appear on the picture     The flash is activated  2 times     When you order photo studios to print pictures  ask the photo   studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends    e When using the printer with a tri
25.  cannot be used with  the following pictures        Motion images       Protected pictures       Pictures recorded after setting the  quality to  TIFF        87    Playback  advanced     Sen F    Pictures recorded after setting the   m  Resizing the Pictures  RESIZE  quality to  TIFF      Motion images     Flip animation    This function is useful if you want to reduce    Pictures with audio   the file size of the picture in cases when it    Rotated pictures  You can resize them  needs to be attached to an e mail or if you rotate them back to their original  uploaded to a website  position                                       3 Select the size de set it              1 Select  RESIZE                              PRESIZE   Bier  SC     PP RESIZE CSm   gt     TRIMMING KS        FORMAT i sech      Den A   p   SELECT 4    SELECT  gt  RESIZEv  MENU o gt        e Sizes smaller than the recorded picture  2 Select the e picture and set it  are displayed     e  1600   1600x1200 pixels  e  1280   1280x960 pixels  e  640   640x480 pixels    SELECTO  SET v       e The following pictures cannot be  resized      Pictures equal to or smaller than  640x480 pixels     Pictures recorded after setting the  picture size to  HDTV     88 EE    Playback  advanced     4 Select  YES  or  NO  and set it     Trimming the Pictures     TRIMMING          ronan S  Ss DELETE eebe   6  PICTURE    a Use this function when you trim  unnecessary parts of the recorded picture        MENU          MENU  O Ore    
26.  for details     107    Others    Message Display        NO MEMORY CARD   Insert the card      THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED   Cancel the card lock      NO VALID IMAGE TO PLAY   Play back after recording or after inserting  a card with a recorded picture      MEMORY CARD FULL    NOT ENOUGH MEMORY IN THE CARD   Insert a new card or delete the  unnecessary data      PLEASE CLOSE THE FLASH   Be sure to close the flash after use      MODE DIAL IS NOT IN THE PROPER  POSITION    This message appears when you turn the  camera on with the mode dial in the wrong  position     Rotate the mode dial to the proper position      PLEASE SET THE CLOCK    This message appears when you use the  camera for the first time or you do not use  the camera for a long time  Set the clock      THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED   After canceling the protect setting  you can  delete or overwrite the picture      THIS PICTURE CAN   T BE DELETED   SOME PICTURES CAN   T BE DELETED   The pictures not based on the DCF  standard cannot be deleted     108     CAN   T BE SET ON THIS PICTURE    CAN   T BE SET ON SOME PICTURES   If the pictures are not based on the DCF  standard  the DPOF print cannot be set      NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS  CAN BE MADE    You have exceeded the number of pictures  that can be set at once with multi delete  setting      MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS  CARD     The format of the card cannot be  recognized by this camera  Format the card  again with this camera      PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF
27.  hood  reverse  it and then adjust    on the  lens hood to    on the lens  hood adaptor      Insert the lens hood straight to  the lens hood adaptor       Rotate the lens hood  counter clockwise until it  clicks        e Do not take a picture while the lens  hood is temporarily stored    e Ensure that the lens cap is firmly  attached    e When the lens hood is attached   unstrap the lens cap and attach the lens  cap only                             e When taking pictures with flash with the  lens hood attached  the lower portion of  the photo may turn dark  vignetting effect   and the control of the flash may be  disabled because the photo flash may be  obscured by the lens hood  We  recommend detaching the lens hood    e When using the AF assist lamp in the  dark  detach the lens hood    e For details on how to attach the MC  protector and the ND filter  refer to P101    e  f any of the accessories are lost  please  contact Panasonic   s parts department at  1 800 833 9626  For USA  or  1 800 561 5505  For Canada  for  chargeable replacement     21    Preparation    Setting Date Time  Clock Set        E Initial setting   The clock is not set when the camera is  shipped  When you turn the camera on  the  following screen appears     PLEASE SET THE CLOCK     CLOCK SET MENU                   e When pressing the  MENU  button  the  screen shown in step 2 appears    e The screen disappears in about  5 seconds  Start from step 1     1 Select  CLOCK SET  from the   SETUP  menu   P2
28.  in each frame do not appear  in normal review   P39    e  f you execute  CREATE MOTION  IMAGE   flip animation is made from all  pictures recorded for flip animation   Delete unnecessary pictures    e Flip animations may not be played back by  other equipment    e The audio is not recorded on flip  animations  however  you may hear  varying levels of noises when you play  back flip animations with other equipment  which does not have a mute function     Playback  advanced     Playing Back Pictures with Audio Motion Images         Pictures with audio  Select the picture with audio icon  ga   and play back the audio     x RER   OG Ed 20167 S   Real    Ta PTT  Ee CH 5    CS     100  00012       E Motion images   Select the picture with the motion image  icon  Si  and play back the motion  images     Nia  mies   eat 77     ieee 100 0001    Ku TPA 149    IMAG EV       P 10 00 DEC  1 2004    DO    e The cursor displayed during  playback corresponds to A W  e   lt   gt     e Motion image playback stops and the  normal playback is restored by pressing  v     80 GE    E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding   During motion image playback  keep   pressing  lt   gt      gt   Fast forward    lt   Fast rewind   e When releasing the button  it turns to  normal motion image playback     E To pause  Press A during motion image playback   ePress A again to cancel pause     e You can hear audio from the speaker  To  adjust the sound volume  refer to P26    e The picture with audio cannot be resized 
29.  is fixed to  320X240 pixels    e The motion images cannot be recorded  without audio    e  f using a MultiMediaCard  after recording  motion images  the card access indication  may appear for a while  but this is not a  malfunction  The file is being loaded to the  MultiMediaCard    e The settings of auto focus zoom aperture  values are fixed to what they are when  recording starts  in the first frame     e  f you use a card with little capacity   recording may stop while you are  recording motion images    e When motion images recorded with this  camera are played back on other  equipment  the quality of pictures and  sounds may be deteriorated or it may not  be possible to play them back    e The motion images recorded with setting   MOTION RATE  to  30fps  cannot be  played back on a camera which does not  support  30fps  of motion rate    e The review function cannot be used    e You cannot set  MODE2  on the Optical  Image Stabilizer function    e Keep the camera away from magnetized  equipment or equipment which generates  electromagnetic waves  e g  a microwave  oven  TV  cell phone or video game  equipment  etc   as far as possible  If not   pictures and sounds may be distorted due  to electromagnetic wave radiation    59    Recording pictures  advanced           PORTRAIT   P61   A    SPORTS   P61     A  Press the  MENU  button to display the    scene menu  When setting  AUTO  in the 2A    SCENERY   P62    SETUP  menu  set the mode dial to  SCN      to display the sc
30.  marie abe K1HAO8CD0001    CGA S002A   In the text  it is indicated as    Battery           E CD ROM  E Battery Charger    DE 993B   In the text  it is indicated as    Charger           Preparation  E Lens Cap Lens Cap String  VYKOW73        E Strap  VFC4078    E Lens Hood Lens Hood Adaptor  VYQ3228 VYQ3227       Preparation    Names of the Components       Lens part   Flash  P41    Microphone  P59  71   Self timer Indicator  P44   AF Assist Lamp  P75     RON        5 Diopter Adjustment Dial  P29   6 Viewfinder  P28  102   7  EVF LCD  Button  P28   8 Flash Open Button  P41   9  DISPLAY  Button  P28   10  EXPOSURE  Button  P53  54  55   11 Power Indicator  P32   12 Camera Switch  P12   13 LCD Monitor  P28  102   14  MENU  Button  P24   15 Delete  P51   FOCUS   P64  74  Button  16 Cursor buttons   lt  Self timer Button  P44   13 14 15 16 17 V   REVIEW  Button  P39    gt   Flash Mode Button  P41   A Backlight Compensation in Simple  Mode  P38  Flash Output Adjustment   P43  Exposure Compensation  P45    Auto Bracket  P46  White Balance Fine  Adjustment  P69  Button  17 Speaker  P80        10 OSES a     Preparation    18 Zoom Lever  P40  76    19 Mode Dial  P31    20 Shutter Button  P32    21 Single Burst Mode Button  P47     22 Strap Eyelet  P19   23  AV OUT DIGITAL  Socket  P92  95  97   24  DC IN  Socket  P95  97    e Please be sure to use genuine  Panasonic AC adaptor  DMW CAC1   optional     25 Terminal Door    26 Card Battery Door  P15  16   27 Tripod Receptacle       Prepa
31.  picture  4 times on 1 sheet of paper  set  PAGE  LAYOUT  to  B9   and then set the  number of prints to 4 for the picture on   NUM  OF PRINTS     e When printing different pictures on  1 sheet of paper  only in DPOF  printing   For example  if you want to print 4 different  pictures on 1 sheet of paper  set  PAGE  LAYOUT  to  B9   and then set the  number of prints to 1 on  COUNT  in  DPOF print setting  P82  for each of the  4 pictures     When printing with PictBridge   e Do not disconnect the USB connection  cable when the cable disconnection  warning icon  Si is indicated    e When the     indication lights in yellow  during printing  make sure there is no  malfunction on the printer    e When the printer does not support TIFF  print  you cannot print pictures of which  quality is TIFF     Others    Using the MC Protector ND Filter    The MC protector  DMW LMC55  optional   is a transparent filter which affects neither 3 Attach the MC protector    or the  the colors nor the amount of light  so it can ND filter       always be used to protect the camera   s  lens    The ND filter  DMW LND55  optional   reduces the amount of light to  approximately 1 8th  equal to adjusting the  aperture value 3 increments  without  affecting the color balance        1 Remove the lens cap        e The lens cap supplied with the camera  cannot be attached to the MC protector or  the ND filter    e You cannot attach the MC protector and  the ND filter at the same time    e When taking pictur
32.  recorded in  IMAGE CAPTURE   together by  CREATE MOTION    IMAGE    e Audio cannot be recorded   e You cannot record audio using the    audio dubbing   P87   2 Select  IMAGE CAPTURE      Wag FLIP ANIM     IMAGE CAPTURE       CREATE MOTION IMAGE  DELETE STILL IMAGES       e The picture size is 320x240 pixels     78               REMAIN 92       S    e You can check the recorded image with  Y and the previous or following image    with  lt   gt    e Delete unnecessary images with Ten    button   e You can record up to 100 pictures  The    number of recordable pictures  displayed is an approximation     4 Select  CREATE MOTION IMAGE    Eag FLIP ANIM     IMAGE CAPTURE    CREATE MOTION IMAGE    DELETE STILL IMAGES    owe       Recording pictures  advanced     5 Select  FRAME RATE  and set the    number of frames    gad CREATE MOTION IMAGE    FRAME RATE ER    10f  CREATE MOTION         POO    Sips   5fps  5 frames sec     10fps  10 frames sec   The motion  images become smoother         6 Select  CREATE MOTION IMAGE     and create a flip animation      gad CREATE MOTION IMAGE    FRAME RATE 5fps    CREATE MOTION IMAGE       Dee    3 times    e The file number appears after creating    a flip animation     E Deleting all still images used to create  flip animation   When selecting  DELETE STILL IMAGES    in  FLIP ANIM   menu  a confirmation   screen appears  Select  YES  with V and   then press bk     e You cannot use pictures with audio  burst  mode and auto bracket    e The images
33.  screen depending on the subject  This is  called moire  This is not a malfunction     Playback  basic     9 Pictures Multi Playback    1 Switch to multi screen  2 Select the pictures        E KOPA   F 100 0001    SC NVE    7A D  x Ca ae    c 46 M     x49 R    Fe  K b gt  g K   es  1000 DEC  1 2004  ey ia Sr    e Pree         E To return to the normal playback   Rotate the zoom lever towards  Q   or   press the  MENU  button    e The picture with the number colored in  orange appears     E To delete a picture during a 9 pictures  multi playback     Press the  f   button    When the confirmation screen appears   press WV to select  YES   and press  gt     P51     e Rotated pictures are displayed in the  direction oriented when they are recorded    P81     Playback  basic     Using the Playback Zoom       E To delete a picture during the  playback zoom  1 Enlarge the picture  Press the  fy   button     When the confirmation screen appears   press V to select  YES   and press  gt         ay           P51   RER  e The more the picture is enlarged  the  more its quality deteriorates   A e The playback zoom may not operate if  CANCEL H vV DELETES pictures a been recorded with other  a equipment   f    w T e Even if the indication on the LCD monitor  el a are turned off in normal playback mode   P28   the magnification and enabled  operations appear on the LCD monitor     Q   1X gt 2x 4x 8x  gt  16x when the playback zoom is activated   e Ei   16x 8x  gt 4x  gt 2x gt 1x You can swit
34.  siz QUALITY   r     8  AUDIO REC  OFF  cr determine the setting   e The menu screen in simple mode      is different from the above screen  e Close the menu by pressing the shutter   P36  button halfway or the  MENU  button    after finishing the setting     3 Select the  SETUP  Menu   le SETUp 1 3  x MONITOR  0    GI AUTO REVIEW   om  SR  gt        PLAYONLCD oF  CC POWER SAVE 2M          BEEP di    MENU       e When rotating the zoom lever A  toward  T  the page of the menu screen can be  forwarded   vice versa     24          Preparation  You can control the following items on  SETUP  Menu     3   MONITOR  Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor  when pictures appear  FINDER on the LCD monitor  or Viewfinder  when pictures appear on the  Viewfinder  in 7 steps     Le AUTO REVIEW The recorded picture does not automatically appear   The recorded picture automatically appears on the  screen for about 1 second    The recorded picture automatically appears on the  screen for about 3 seconds   The recorded picture automatically appears on the  screen for about 1 second  Then it is enlarged 4 times  and appears for about 1 second  This mode is useful  for confirming focus  Pictures in burst mode  auto  bracket  pictures with audio are not enlarged even if   ZOOM  is selected   e In motion image mode  f    auto review function is not  activated   e When pictures are recorded in burst mode or auto bracket  the  time for the auto review function is fixed to 1 second regardless  of 
35.  sound          Loud shutter sound  Cla VOLUME The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps   e When you connect the camera to a TV  the volume of the  speakers of the TV is not changed        CLOCK SET Change date and time   P22     mmm NO RESET Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from  0001 on the next recording   The folder number is updated  and  the file number starts from 0001     e The folder number can be assigned from 100 to 999    When the folder number reaches 999  it cannot be reset  We  recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or  elsewhere    e When you insert a formatted card or a new card and select this  item  the file number is reset and the confirmation screen for  reset of folder number appears  If you select  YES  on the  screen  the folder number is reset to 100    e The file number reset is also reflected on simple mode           r RESET The settings on the recording or the  SETUP  menu are reset to  the initial settings  However  the folder number and the clock  setting are not changed   Set the USB communication system  Set before connecting to a  PC or a printer   P93   When the auto review or review function is activated  a white  saturated area appears blinking in black and white   P29      VIDEO OUT  NTSC   Video output is set to NTSC system      Playback mode   PAL   Video output is set to PAL system   P92   only        26       LANGUAGE          Preparation    Scene menu does not appear when set
36.  the V button       Contents    Before Use  Information for Your Safety            00 0n0aaaan  2  About These Operating Instructions           5  Preparation  Standard Accessories             eseeeeeeeeeeeeee e 8  Names of the Components                  006 10  QUICK GUIGC ee Ee 12  Charging the Battery with the Charger     13  About the Patten    14  Inserting Removing the Battery                15  Inserting Removing the Card    16  About the Card  17  Approximate number of recordable  pictures and eeze ees 18  Attaching the Lens Cap Strap                  19  Attaching the Lens Hood    20  Setting Date Time  Clock Gei    22  Setup MEN               ccccccccescsesseeeeeeeseeeees 24  About the LCD Monitor Viewfinder           28    Recording pictures  basic     Taking Gei te EN  Taking Pictures in Simple Mode              36  Checking the Recorded Picture   REVIEW  RER 39  Using the Optical Zoom    40  Taking Pictures using the Built in  E E a e ernment create er tne wmererer rane A 41  Taking Pictures with the Self timer           44  Compensating the Exposure           saseenennn  45  Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket         46  Taking Pictures using Burst Mode           47  Playback  basic   Playing Back Pictures                cceseeeeee ees 48  9 Pictures Multi Playback    49  Using the Playback Zoom    50  Deleting Pictures               2       seeeeeeeeeee  51    6             _       a a    Recording pictures  advanced     Using the Mode Dial aaaeeeaa 53  e Aper
37.  the lens  hood  In some cases it may not allow  the scene to be illuminated properly    e Do not close the flash soon after the flash  is activated prior to taking pictures due to  AUTO Red eye reduction etc  It causes a  malfunction    e When taking a picture with the flash  the  white balance will be automatically  adjusted  except for  Ee   Daylight  and   B     Flash    but the white balance may  not be properly adjusted if the photo flash  is insufficient    e When the shutter speed is fast  the flash  effect may not be sufficient    e To avoid picture noise  we recommend  setting  PICT ADJ   to  NATURAL    P76    e Refer to P70 for the ISO sensitivity     43    Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures with the Self timer       BAB WO GO    1 Switch the self timer setting        NJ  Self timer set to 10 seconds    d  NJ  Self timer set to 2 seconds  l    No display  canceled     2 Focus on the subject to take the  picture        e  f you press the  MENU  button when  the self timer is set  the self timer  setting is canceled     44 KE    eto          w   e When using a tripod or in other cases   convenient way to stabilize the jitter  caused by pressing the shutter button    e The self timer indicator     activated after 10 seconds   or 2 seconds     e When you press the button  fully with one stroke  the  subject is automatically focused just  self timer indicator blinks and then it may  turn on brightly to work as the AF assist  lamp  P75  for focusing on the sub
38.  you press A while      is displayed    COL EFFECT          disappears and the backlight     PICT ADJ    compensation function is canceled      FLIP ANIM     e When you use the backlight compensation    Flash output adjustment  function  we recommend using the flash  e However  the setting on  PICT SIZE  and    QUALITY  corresponds to the setting on    PICT MODE         38 E    Recording pictures  basic     Checking the Recorded Picture  Review     P  D D M AS Ei iy e When you change the magnification or  the position to be displayed  the zoom   position indication ai appears for about  1 Press V  1 second to check where is enlarged     Bireview xe     gt  E Recorded pictures can be deleted    during the review  Quick Deletion           DELETE SINGLE      F   A  e e  Ep DELETE THIS PICTURE   4XQ DELETE tm    tei       SET     MULTI ALL ti  e The last recorded picture appears for  about 10 seconds      e Press the shutter button halfway or Y     QG  to cancel the review  l e Once deleted  pictures cannot be  e You can check the previous or following recovered  picture with  lt   gt   l e Multi pictures or all pictures can be  e When the recorded pictures are too deleted  Read P51 or P52 to operate  bright or dim  compensate the them    exposure   P45     2 Enlarge and shift the picture        REviEw 4x             Ee    1X EJ 8XQ_ DELETED    W T  CH       Q  1x   4x    8x  ek  8x    4Xx   1x    39       Recording pictures  basic     Using the Optical Zoom       BAB WOE MO    Y
39. 0     When recording with  LCD Monitor        When recording with  Viewfinder    Position of feet    e Hold the camera firmly with your right  hand    e Do not cover the microphone or the AF  assist lamp with your finger or other  objects    e Do not touch the lens part     33    Recording pictures  basic     E Focusing   e The focus range is 0 98 feet  30 cm           Wide   3 94 feet  120 cm        Tele     e  f you press the shutter button fully without  prefocusing  pictures may be blurry or  unfocused    e When the focus indication is blinking  the  subject is not focused  Press the shutter  button halfway and focus on the subject  again    elt the camera will not focus after a few  tries  turn it off and on and try again    e In the following cases  the camera cannot  focus on subjects properly       When including both near and distant  subjects in a scene        When there is dirt or dust on the glass  between the lens and the subject        When there are illuminated or glittering  objects around the subject        When taking a picture in a dark place       When the subject is moving fast       When the scene has low contrast        When jitter occurs       When recording a very bright subject    We recommend taking pictures using   AF AE lock  P33  or prefocus  P74   In   dark places  the AF assist lamp  P75  may   turn on to focus on the subject    e Even if the focus indication appears and  the subject is focused  it is canceled when  you release the shutter butt
40. 2 times  e When you select  YES   the picture is  overwritten   e When the original picture is protected   you cannot overwrite the resized  picture     elt may not be possible to resize pictures  recorded with other equipment    e When resized pictures are overwritten   they cannot be restored        1 Select  TRIMMING     FIPLAY 2 5  PH RESIZE     gt     TRIMMING      lt  FORMAT        ge        Playback  advanced     2 Select the picture to trim and set  it     2016 dr TFA  Al 00  0001      gt  TRIMMING       i R i   j A EI       Ai   l    i4  ml  i  Cc      Tah    de    4        L   AN l    e The following pictures cannot be   trimmed       Pictures smaller than 640x 480 pixels      Pictures recorded after setting the  picture size to  HDTV       Pictures recorded after setting the  quality to  TIFF       Motion images      Flip animation      Pictures with audio      Rotated pictures  You can trim them if  you rotate them back      3 Enlarge or decrease the picture     d  S   TRIMMING  2016 s s 7A  e   100 0001    a Li 1 19       90    4 Shift the picture and press the  shutter button fully to set     SR 2016 siz ZA   100 0001  O 1 19    ZOOMQ EK       TRIM SHYTER EE TED    DS    5 Select  YES  or  NO  and set it        DELETE ORIGINAL  PICTURE     ZEN        E MENU  Ore    2 times  e When you select  YES   the picture is  overwritten   e When the original picture is protected   you cannot overwrite the resized  picture     elt may not be possible to trim pictures  recor
41. 4     TJkSETUP 2 5       A  SHUTTER Ab   J    VOLUME LEVEL3       CLOCK SET  gt     nwm NO RESET   R RESET    Ee OO     22    2 Set date and time      CLOCK SET    1 2004        i  ie    ee  DEA  y    D    e dk  Select the desired item   es A V  Set date and time     3 Select  M D Y    D M Y  or  Y M D       CLOCK SET       10 00 DEC  1 2004    SEN    y       e Close the menu by pressing the   MENU  button 2 times after finishing  the setting    e Check if the clock setting is correct   after turning the camera off and on        Preparation    e When fully charged battery has been  inserted for more than 24 hours  the clock  setting is stored  in the camera  for at  least 3 months even if the battery is  removed   The storing time may be  shorter if the battery is not charged  sufficiently     If more than 3 months has passed  the  clock setting will be lost  In this case  set  the clock again    e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099   The 24 hour system is used    e  f you do not set the date  the date cannot  be printed when you go to a photo studio  for digital printing    e For the date print setting  refer to P83        23    Preparation    Setup Menu       1 Turn the camera on  4 Select the desired item   Jib SETUP 1 5    3  MONITOR    PLAY ON LCD 1 SEC   rr    POWER SAVE 3SEC   SR      gt          BEEP ZOOM    5 Set the desired value      b SETUP 1 5  GREC 1 3 AINA        WBALANCE AUTO A PLAY ON LCD  SENSITIVITY AUTO E POWER SAVE  dz PICTSIZE 2016 SR  7        BEEP 
42. 84th Avenue South  Kent  WA 98032   6 am to 5 pm Monday   Friday  6 am to 10 30 am Saturday  PST     Visa  MasterCard  Discover Card  American Express  Check     Product Repairs      S Centralized Factory Servicenter    Panasonic Services Company    MAIL TO  1705 N  Randall Road   Elgin  IL 60123 7847  Attention  Digital Camera Repair    Please carefully pack and ship  prepaid and insured  to the Elgin Centralized Factory  Servicenter   Customer s in Puerto Rico  please ship or carry in to location below     Service in Puerto Rico         Service in Puerto Rico    Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico  Inc  Panasonic Sales Company  Factory Servicenter   Ave  65 de Infanteria  Km  9 5  San Gabriel Industrial Park  Carolina  Puerto Rico 00985  Phone  787  750 4300 Fax  787  768 2910       As of November 2003    Others    ee    Index  A  Adjusting Flash Output    43  AF Assist Lamp  u       eeeeeeeeseeeeteeeeees 75  AF Moge EE 72  ARTIGO EE 74  ARAE E 33  Aperture priority AE                  53  57  Audio Dubbing    sssssessessieseeerereeeeenn 87  Audio Recording                cccceeee 71  Auto Bracket EE 46  Auto REVIEW            cccccceeseceesseeeeeteeeeees 25  Auto White Balance eee 68  B  Backlight Compensation                     38  Brightness of the LCD Monitor   Viewfinder           ccc eccccesseceteeeeseeeeees 25  Built in Flash cee ceeeeeeeeeeeens 41  Burst Mode    47  C  OA SEE de tee mtn eee en a 17  Card Access Indication                  8  17  Center weighted     
43. CD monitor display   monitor     The screen is too bright   Adjust the brightness of the screen   Beie abate mones nese  Flash is not activated  Is the flash closed    Press the  g OPEN  button to open the flash   Unreadable language Select        icon on the  SETUP  menu to set the desired  was selected by mistake    language     The subject is not The focus range varies depending on the recording mode   focused properly  Rotate the mode dial to set to the proper mode for the  distance to the subject     times  turn the camera off once and turn it on again   The picture is not played    back  Is there a picture in the card   Is the mode dial set to playback    gt        The picture does not Is the camera connected to the TV correctly   appear on the television    Check it     Set the TV to video input mode        109    Others    PC  pictures cannot be    Check it   transferred     The clock setting is If you do not use the camera for a long time  the clock setting  reset  may be reset  When the message  PLEASE SET THE  CLOCK  appears  set the clock again     When you take a picture before setting the clock     0 00 0 0  O  is recorded   A certain part of the This appears due to the highlight display function which  picture blinks  shows white saturated areas   P29     When the shutter button  In dark places  the AF assist lamp  P75  lights red to make it  is pressed halfway  a red   easier to focus on a subject     lamp turns on  sometimes     The camera will make The sound
44. HIGHLIGHT  to  ON  on the   SETUP  menu  P24  while the auto review  or review function is activated  any white  saturated area  extremely bright or  glistening part  on the picture appears  blinking in black and white    e  f you compensate the exposure to minus   referring to the histogram and then take a  picture again  it may result in a good  picture    No highlight display        XIREVIEW1X_ _    y DN    SIREVIEWIX lt     Se  E e E    Ki    ze et  EH  ss        29    Preparation    E Histogram   e A histogram is a graph that displays  brightness along the horizontal axis  black  to white  and the number of pixels at each  brightness level on the vertical axis    elt allows the camera user to easily check  the way a picture is being exposed    elt is very useful if manual adjustments of  the lens aperture and shutter speed are  available  especially in those situations  where automatic exposure may be difficult  due to uneven lighting  Using the  histogram feature will allow you to get the  best performance from the camera    e When the values are concentrated to the  left     the picture is under exposed    e When the values in the histogram are  distributed evenly        the exposure is  adequate and the brightness is  well balanced    e When the values are concentrated to the  right     the picture is over exposed     Example of histogram    100 0001  1 19    SCH    CS d  ch  10 00 DEC  EC  1 2004        eae   SEI  Reech   10 00 DEC  1 20040    WEE O        a  Under E
45. L4W 2T3     2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co   Ltd     VQTOL94  F0604Ua 10000       
46. NTABILITY  ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED  WARRANTY     Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or  consequential damages  or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts   so the exclusions may not apply to you    This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights  which vary from state to state  If a problem with this product develops during  or after the warranty period  you may contact your dealer or Servicenter  If the  problem is not handled to your satisfaction  then write to the warrantor   s  Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor     PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED  WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY     118       Others    Customer Services Directory  For usa only     For Product Information  Operating Assistance  Literature Request  Dealer Locations  and  all Customer Service inquiries please contact     1 800 272 7033  Monday Friday 8 30am 8pm EST     Web Site  http  www panasonic com support  You can purchase parts  accessories or locate your  nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site     Accessory Purchases     Purchase Parts  Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by  visiting our Web Site at     http   www pasc panasonic com       or  send your request by E mail to   npcparts   panasonic com    You may also contact us directly at    1 800 332 5368  Customer Orders Only    Panasonic Services Company 20421 
47. ORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF  THE FOLLOWING   VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER  OR  CALL PANASONIC   S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1 800 332 5368     6 AM 5 PM M F  6 AM 10 30 AM SAT  PACIFIC TIME   OR  MAIL THIS ORDER TO  PANASONIC SERVICES COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE  20421 84th Avenue South Kent  WA  98032       In CANADA  please contact your local Dealer for more information on  Accessories     115    Others    Request for Service Notice  For usa only        Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice   In the unlikely event this product needs service     Request for Service Notice  e Please include your proof of purchase    Failure to do so will delay your repair      USA Only  e To further speed your repair  please provide  an explanation of what wrong with the unit  and any symptom it is exhibiting     Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to   Panasonic Services Company  1705 N  Randall Road  Elgin  IL  60123 7847  Attn  Digital Camera Repair       Others    Limited Warranty  For usa only        PANASONIC CONSUMER PANASONIC SALES COMPANY   ELECTRONICS COMPANY  DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA  DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC OF PUERTO RICO  INC   ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF Ave  65 de Infanteria  Km  9 5  San  AMERICA  One Panasonic Way Gabriel Industrial Park  Carolina   Secaucus  New Jersey 07094 Puerto Rico 00985    Panasonic Digital Still Camera  Limited Warranty    Limited Warranty Coverage   If your product does not work p
48. Panasonic    Operating Instructions  Digital Camera    vn  IMIC FZ3PP          Before use  please read these  instructions completely        iD    LEICA  DC VARIO ELMARIT    For USA assistance  please call  1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to   digitalstillcam   panasonic com       For Canadian assistance  please call  1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca    VQTOL94    Before Use    Dear Customer    We would like to take this opportunity to  thank you for purchasing this Panasonic  Digital Camera  Please read these  Operating Instructions carefully and keep  them handy for future reference     Information for Your  Safety    WARNING   TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR  SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING  INTERFERENCE  USE ONLY THE  RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES  AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS  EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR  MOISTURE  DO NOT REMOVE THE  COVER  OR BACK   THERE ARE NO  USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE   REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED  SERVICE PERSONNEL     Notice    This product has parts that contain a  small amount of mercury  It also  contains lead in some components   Disposal of these materials may be    regulated in your community due to  environmental considerations  For  disposal or recycling information please  contact your local authorities  or the  Electronics Industries Alliance    lt http   www eiae org  gt     SEI    Sane  EA  Oy           Carefully observe copyright laws   Recording of pre recorded tapes or  disks or other published or broadcast  material for purposes other than y
49. RE  PRINT START  gt  D  gt     PRINT WITH DATE    SD  e When printing under the new settings   disconnect the USB connection cable       and connect it to the printer again     e You can change the DPOF print setting  by pressing the  MENU  button   P82     C O  2 Select  PRINT START  and then  print out the picture     e Press the  MENU  button to cancel  printing        NUM  OF PRINTS 1    PAPER SIZE  PAGE LAYOUT         PRINT START    PAPER SIZE    PAGE LAYOUT       Ore    e Refer to P98 for print setting   e Press the  MENU  button to cancel  printing     Connecting to a PC or Printer    Setting the date printing with the e Iin DPOF print  if the total number of prints  DPOF print in advance or the number of printed pictures is high    When the printer supports the date printing pictures are printed several times   The   by DPOF setting  we recommend setting indication of the remaining number of   the date printing with the DPOF print in prints is different from the setting    advance   P83  The recording date can be however  this is not a malfunction      printed by selecting  DPOF PICTURE  to  start printing     e The setting on the printer may have  priority over the setting on the camera in  the date print  Also check the date print  setting on the printer    e  f the printer does not support date  printing  the date cannot be printed on the  picture     Layout printing   e When printing a picture several times  on 1 sheet of paper  For example  if you want to print a
50. ROTATE           81  e Setting the Picture to be Printed  and the Number of Prints     DPOF TTC NEE 82  e Preventing Accidental Erasure of   the Picture  PROTECT                     84  e Playing Back with Slide Show    SLIDE SHOW arn Heese 85  e Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures    AUDIO DUB E 87    e Resizing the Pictures  RESIZE          88  e Trimming the Pictures    KEPOMMIUNGl zegedegg ege gege ekeege  iegdede 89   e Initializing the Card  FORMAT           91  Playing Back Pictures with a TV   DCTS EE 92    Connecting to a PC or Printer    Before Connecting with USB Connection    Cable TIUGPRMODEI 93  Connecting joabt  95  Connecting to a PictBridge compliant   Klek 97    Others   Using the MC Protector ND Filter           101  Screen Display    102  Cautions for Use 105  Message Display              c  ssssceeeeeeeeeeees 108  Troubleshooting               2   cecceseeeeeeeeeees 109  Dpecifcattons ben 112  Digital Camera Accessory System         114  Digital Camera Accessory Order Form    For USA Customers   115  Request for Service Notice   deele TT ONV ME 116  Limited Warranty  For USA Only            117  Customer Services Directory    For USA Onhy   119  M  IEN ere 120  Spanish Quick Use Guide    Guia r  pida en espanol 122    Preparation    Standard Accessories       Before using your camera  check the contents     E SD Memory Card  8 MB  E AV Cable  RP SD008B K1HA08CD0002   In the text  it is indicated as    Card           E USB Connection Cable    E Battery Pack 
51. age Stabilizer  ry D g        STABILIZER     ISNDSIWIKSIE     When image stabilization is not  desired or when using the  camera with a tripod    The stabilizer operates  continuously and can assist  during photocomposition     The stabilizer function is in  standby and activates at the  moment the shutter captures the  image  This mode offers a  greater degree of stabilization     e The stabilizer function may not work  sufficiently in the following cases        When too much jitter occurs      In digital zoom range       When taking pictures while following  subjects in motion        When the shutter speed is extremely  slow due to dark conditions or other  reasons    e In motion image mode  f     MODE2   cannot be set           Flip Animation  FLIP ANIM    IDDIE    This camera allows you to create motion  picture files up to 20 seconds long by  connecting images recorded in flip  animation mode     Example   When capturing images of the subject in   sequence moving the camera little by little  and aligning the images  the subject looks  as if it is moving        A    e You can play back created flip animations  with the same method used to play back  motion images   P80     Recording pictures  advanced   3 Capture images for flip animation     320 pt Waal    1 Select  FLIP ANIM      O JREC 3 3    IO D ZOOM OFF      gt  COL EFFECT OFF    Sec PICT ADu  STANDARD   Wi STABILIZER MODE1    FLIP ANIM   gt     MENU   gt    gt   e A motion image file is created by putting    images
52. ble even after it is charged    e To store the battery for a long period of  time  we recommend charging it once  every year and storing it again after you  completely use up the charged capacity    e When you keep the camera in a closet or  a cabinet  we recommend storing it with  the desiccant  silica gel         Before Use    About These Operating Instructions       Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described  in this manner     Modes indicated here allows you to use  the functions or settings described on  this page  Set the Mode dial to any of  the modes to use the functions or    settings              7 een e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value   Use this function when you cannot achieve and it is the amount of light given to the    appropriate exposure due to the difference CCD by the aperture value and the  of brightness between the subject and the shutter speed     background   Convenient or helpful information for  use of this camera is described     E About pictures illustrations in these operating instructions   Pictures in these operating instructions are composed from still photographs for  explanation    Please note that the appearance of the product  the illustration or the menu screen are a  little different from those in actual use        E About illustrations of the cursor button  In those operating instructions  the operations on the cursor button are described as  illustrated below     e g   When you press
53. ch whether you turn the  e When you rotate the zoom lever indications on the LCD monitor on or off  towards W after the picture is enlarged  by pressing the  DISPLAY  button   the magnification becomes lower  When you set the magnification to 1x  the  e When you change the magnification  indication on the LCD monitor are    the zoom position indication   appears displayed as in normal playback mode   for about 1 second to check the position   Rotated pictures are displayed in the    of the section enlarged  direction oriented when they are recorded   e When you press the  MENU  button  the  P81     magnification reverts to 1x     2 Shift the picture        e When you move the position to be  displayed  the zoom position indication  is displayed for about 1 second     50       Playback  basic     Deleting Pictures       E To delete a single picture    1 Select the picture to be deleted     2016   r  yaa       100 0001       e 4  Play back the previous picture   e    Play back the next picture     2 Delete the picture   2 DELETE SINGLE    a eer  DELETE THIS PICTURE        e While deleting the picture  Ton   appears  on the screen        E To delete multiple pictures    1 Select  MULTI DELETE    4q gt  MULTI ALL DELETE    ALL DELETE       SELECTS   CANCEL o    2 times    2 Select the pictures to be deleted   SOS MULTI DELETE    Ar  oe  Bvd     ep P    ai zc    SELECT 4 gt  DELETE t  MARK UNMARKy EXIT UMI    DO    e The selected pictures appear with  Tq    When    is pressed agai
54. conditions and storing condition  of the battery     E Charging    Charging time Approx  120 min     Charging time and recordable time with the   optional battery pack  CGA S002A  are the   same as the above    e When charging starts  the  CHARGE   indicator lights     E Charging error   elf a charging error occurs  the  CHARGE   indicator blinks in 1 second cycles    In this case  disconnect the charger from  the electrical outlet  remove the battery  and make sure if both room and battery  temperature are not too low or high and  then charge it again  If the  CHARGE   indicator still blinks even if you charge the  battery for a while  consult the dealer or  your nearest servicenter    e When the operating time of the camera  becomes extremely short even if the  battery is properly charged  the life of the  battery may have expired  Buy a new  battery     E Charging conditions   e Charge the battery under temperature of  50  F    95  F  10  C    35  C    Battery  temperature should be the same also     e The performance of the battery may be  temporarily deteriorated and the operating  time may become shorter in low  temperature conditions  e g  skiing   snowboarding            Preparation    Inserting Removing the Battery       e Check that the camera is turned off and  that the lens is retracted   e Close the flash     1 Slide the card battery door to  open it     3   Close the card battery door     Slide the card battery door to       e Please be sure to use genuine  Pana
55. conds  when turning the camera on  setting the  clock and after switching from the  playback mode to the recording mode        Others       15 5  14  13  12  8  11 FM   10 00 DEC  1 2004  10 9 BACKLIGHT  amp       E Recording in simple mode    1    Flash  P41     2 Focus indication  P32     Lu    oO ON OO P    10    11    12    Picture mode  P36   Mal  Jitter alert indication  P34     Battery indication  P14   Picture remain   Recording indication   Card access indication  P17   AF area  P32     Backlight compensation indication   P38     Current date and time  P22    e This is displayed for about 5 seconds  when turning the camera on  setting  the clock and after switching from the  playback mode to the simple mode     Compensating backlight ON indication   P38     Self timer  P44     13 AF assist lamp  P75   14 Zoom  P40     15    Burst  P47     103    Others     On   X  2016 s  s ZZ        14 8  13 9  10  150100   AUTO fem  10 00 DEC  1 2004 12  E in playback  1 Playback mode 11 Recording information  2 DPOF  P82  86   Recording mode Aperture value   Wen  Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Flash   Fe   White   White bal  DPOF setting for printing Ne a ance   E   Green   e  t will be displayed when the  DPOF setting for Slide Show  DISPLAY  button is pressed   Bel  Green with number of prints   12 Recorded date and time  Ee for printing and 13 Audio playback  P80   PLAY MOTION  3 Protected picture  P84  IMAGE V   In Motion image mode  4 Picture with audio  P80  14 Flip animation
56. cus position is not predetermined  because it is set to the position the  camera automatically determines at the  time of focusing  If you want to determine  the focus position to take pictures  switch  the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode     DDR  Sg    This mode allows you to compose a picture   more easily by always focusing on the   subject    When the AF mode is set to   1 area focusing or spot focusing  the time   required for focusing when pressing the   shutter button halfway will be reduced    e When it is set to  ON   the  HH  indication  appears     e The battery may be consumed faster than  usual    e  t may take time to focus on the subject  after rotating the zoom lever from Wide to  Tele or suddenly changing the subject  from a distant one to a nearby one    e Press the shutter button halfway again  when it is difficult to focus on the subject     73    Recording pictures  advanced     BASGMWUE      When taking a picture with prefocus  set  the button for starting AF  Auto focus  to   FOCUS  on  AF TRIGGER     Prefocus is a technique to focus on the  point where you take a picture of the  subject with quick motion    This function is suitable when the distance  between the camera and the subject is  pre determined     When you press the shutter  button halfway  the Auto focus is  activated     When you press the  FOCUS   button  the Auto focus is  activated        E Procedure for recording with prefocus  using  FOCUS  button    1 Aim the AF area to the point whe
57. d by  JEITA  Japan Electronics and Information  Technology Industries Association     e When setting the DPOF print  delete any  previous DPOF print settings made by  other equipment     84    On Preventing Accidental Erasure       of the Picture  PROTECT     B     You can set the protection to the pictures  which you do not want to delete for  preventing them from accidental erasure     1 Select  PROTECT   then select   SINGLE    MULTI  or  CANCEL        gt  PLAY 1 5  ERY ROTATE    On PROTECT   d   DPOF PRINT    n SLIDE SHOW   CANCEL     AUDIO DUB     5 6  REES     E Single setting  Select the picture and set cancel the    protection     0001   1 19        On PROTECT THIS a  a e 00   0C       MENU  Ors    SET  The protect icon    tex    appears     SE The protect icon  a   disappears     2 A          Playback  advanced     E Multi setting To cancel all settings  Perform the same operation as in  Setting K    the Picture to be Printed and the Number of  Prints  DPOF PRINT     P82    83     Playing Back with Slide Show   SLIDE SHOW        EE  e H you want to delete protected pictures  1 Select  SLIDE SHOW   then select  cancel the protect setting first   ALL  or  DPOF    e While this feature protects the pictures  from accidental erasure  formatting the Ilka  2  card will permanently delete all data  Fy ROTATE   P91  On PROTECT  e The protect setting may not be effective in d  i DPOF PRINT  other equipment     e Sliding the Card Write Protect switch    to    AUDIO DUB  DPOF   
58. dard quality pictures     e When the quality is set to  TIFF   a JPEG  picture with the quality equal to the  standard is created at the same time    e Pictures may have a mosaic like  appearance depending on the subject or  the recording condition    e The number of recordable pictures  depends on the subject     e The number of remaining pictures may not    correspond with recorded frames     e The following functions cannot be used for    pictures recorded in  TIFF        Auto bracket       Burst mode       AUDIO REC          ROTATE        AUDIO DUB          RESIZE         TRIMMING     e Refer to P18 for the number of recordable    pictures        BAB WM  amp     You can take a picture with audio     e When you set  AUDIO REC   to  ON    IERT appears on the screen    e When you start recording by focusing on  the subject and pressing the shutter  button  the audio recording will be  automatically stopped in 5 seconds  There  is no need to keep pressing the shutter  button    e Audio is recorded from the built in  microphone of the camera    e  f you press the  MENU  button during the  audio recording  the audio recording will  be canceled  The audio cannot be  recorded    e You cannot record pictures with audio in  auto bracket  burst mode or when the  quality is set to  TIFF     e When audio is recorded with each picture   the total number of pictures that can be  stored on each card will slightly decrease     Recording pictures  advanced     AF Mode  AF MODE   BASGMWUE E
59. ded with other equipment    e The picture size of the trimmed pictures  may become smaller than that of the  original one depending on the cut size    e The picture quality of the trimmed picture  may be deteriorated    e When trimmed pictures are overwritten   they cannot be restored        Playback  advanced     Initializing the Card  FORMAT     1 Select  FORMAT      gt  PLAY 2 5    PR RESIZE   gt     TRIMMING      lt  gt  FORMAT    as     2 Select  YES  to format    FORMAT    DELETE ALL DATA  ON THE MEMORY CARD           e Usually  it is not necessary to format the  card  Format the card when the message   MEMORY CARD ERROR  appears    elf the card has been formatted by a PC or  other equipment  format the card on the  camera again    e Once the card is formatted  all data  including protected images are  irretrievably erased  Please confirm  that all data is transferred to your PC  before proceeding with format  function    e During formatting  do not turn the camera  off    e When you format the card  use a battery  with sufficient battery power  P14  or AC  adapter  DMW CAC1  optional     e When the SD Memory Card Write Protect  switch is slid to  LOCK   you cannot format  the card    e lf the card cannot be formatted  consult  your nearest servicenter     For USA assistance  please call  1 800 272 7033  or send e mail to   digitalstillcam   panasonic com    For Canadian assistance  please call   1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca       Playback  advanced   
60. ding  interference that may cause undesired  operation     This Class B digital apparatus complies  with Canadian ICES 003    C Panasonic  DMC FZ3       Before Use    E Care for the camera   e Do not shake or cause impact to the  camera  The camera may not be  operated normally or recording of pictures  may be disabled  or the lens may be  damaged    e Sand or dust may cause a malfunction  of the camera  When you use the  camera on a beach etc   take care so  that sand or dust does not get into the  camera    e When you use the camera on a rainy day  or on a beach  take care so that seawater  does not get into the camera    elf seawater splashes onto the camera   wet a soft cloth with tap water  wring it  well  and use it to wipe the camera  body carefully  Then  wipe it again with  a dry cloth     E About the LCD monitor Viewfinder   e Do not press the LCD monitor strongly   It may cause uneven colors on the LCD  monitor or a malfunction of the LCD  monitor    e In a place with drastic temperature  changes  condensation may form on the    LCD monitor  Wipe it with a soft  dry cloth     e If the camera is extremely cold when you  turn the camera on  the image on the  LCD monitor Viewfinder is slightly darker  than usual at first  However  as the  internal temperature increases  it goes  back to the normal brightness     Extremely high precision technology is  employed to produce the LCD monitor   Viewfinder screen  The result is more    than 99 99  effective pixels with a  me
61. e balance is reflected to the picture  when taking a picture with the flash    e When you set the white balance using the  White set  UKJ     the adjustment level is  set to    0       e When the color effect is set to any of   COOL    WARM    B W  or  SEPIA   P76    you cannot finely adjust the white balance     Recording pictures  advanced     ISO Sensitivity  SENSITIVITY  Ge Picture Size  PICT SIZE     BAB lM    ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to  light in values  If you set the ISO sensitivity  higher  the camera becomes more suitable  for recording in dark places    e When setting to  AUTO   the ISO  sensitivity is automatically adjusted from   ISO80  to  ISO200  according to the  brightness   From  ISO100  to  ISO400   when using the flash                                ISO sensitivity 80  lt  gt  400  GE in bright er Not   places uitable Suitable   e g  outdoors    Use in dark Not Sijitable  places suitable   Shutter speed Slow Fast   Noise Less Increased  gieren    e In simple mode      motion image mode   HH   or scene mode  P60   ISO  sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO    In  NIGHT  SCENERY  and  FIREWORKS  in scene  mode  it is fixed to  ISO100   and in   PANNING   it is fixed to  ISO80      e You cannot select  AUTO  in  Aperture priority AE  Shutter priority AE  and Manual exposure mode    e To avoid picture noise  we recommend  decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting   PICT ADJ   to  NATURAL    P76    e Refer to P57 for the shutter speed     BAB WM  amp 
62. e communication  Then  turn the camera off and charge or replace  the battery    e Refer to P94 when connecting to the OS  except for Windows XP and Mac OS X  when setting  USB MODE  to  PictBridge   PTP       96    e While  ACCESS  is being displayed  do  not disconnect the USB connection cable    e Do not use any other USB connection  cables except the supplied one    e For more information refer to the separate  operating instructions about PC  connection    e Refer to the operating instructions of the  PC  too     E About PictBridge  PTP  setting   e  t may take time to display the  communication screen depending on the  PC    e You can only load pictures from the  camera and cannot write them on the card  or delete them    e When there are 1000 or more pictures on  a card  the pictures may not be imported    e When the PC recovers from the standby  mode while connecting it to a camera with  USB connection cables  they may not  properly communicate with each other        Connecting to a PC or Printer    Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer       By connecting the camera directly toa  printer supporting PictBridge via the USB  connection cable  supplied   you can select  the pictures to be printed or start printing     DIGITAL        a   USB connection cable  supplied    GI  AC adaptor  DMW CAC1  optional     1 Turn the camera on and then set  the USB mode to  PictBridge   PTP     P93     2 Turn on the printer     3 Connect the camera to a printer  via the USB conn
63. e recording scenes   A   Aperture priority AE  P53  g    Simple mode  P36   The shutter speed is automatically This is the recommended mode for  determined by the aperture value you set  beginners   S   Shutter priority AE  P54    gt    Playback mode  P48   The aperture value is automatically This mode allows you to play back  determined by the shutter speed you set  recorded pictures     M   Manual exposure  P55   The exposure is adjusted by the aperture  value and the shutter speed which are  manually adjusted     d   Macro mode  P58   This mode allows you to take a picture  getting closer to the subject     HH  Motion image mode  P58   This mode allows you to record motion  images with audio     Recording pictures  basic     E Program AE e The focus indication    is lit and then  the aperture value    and the shutter    speed    are displayed     The camera automatically sets the shutter 3 Take a picture   speed and the aperture value according to      the brightness of the subject     2 y d       e Insert the charged battery   P15   e Insert the card   P16   e Remove the lens cap        1   Turn the camera on      Set the mode dial to program SZ  WW  AE mode  P   e  SI Press the shutter button fully to take    When the  subject is not   subject is  focused focused   Focus Blink  green   On  green   ston      AF area Turns from  white to red    Beeps 4 times       e The power indicator  green  lights   When it blinks  the remaining battery  power is low  Insert a fully cha
64. ect is called    panning     This  mode allows you to obtain this effect easier       Geer E       E Technique for Panning mode   To achieve good pictures in panning mode   pick a horizontal plane  and then pan as  you fire shots           Move the camera smoothly while  tracking a subject in motion       Press the shutter button while moving  the camera     3  Keep moving the camera continuously     e Be careful of the following        Use the Viewfinder   P28        Select the subject with quick motion        Prefocus to the point where the subject  will come   P74        Use this mode with burst mode  P47    Select the best picture from the pictures  taken     Recording pictures  advanced     e In panning mode  the shutter speed  becomes slower than usual to achieve the  panning effect  As a result  jitter can easily  occur    e Panning function does not work well in the  following situations        Very bright scenes such as daytime in  summer  We recommend using an ND  filter  DMW LND55  optional    P101        When the shutter speed is faster than  1 100th       When the subject moves slowly and the  tracking speed is too slow   The  background cannot be recorded  dynamically     e The stabilizer function is fixed to   MODE1   In Panning mode  only vertical  jitters can be compensated    e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  ISO80     e The settings on the AF assist lamp and  the continuous AF are disabled     64 GE      e Fireworks mode  This mode allows you to take beaut
65. ection cable  a   supplied     e Connect the USB connection cable with  the  mb   mark facing you    e Hold    and then insert or pull the USB  connection cable straight     When the DPOF   Select  DPOF  Print is set   P82    PICTURE    P99        When the DPOF   Select  SINGLE  Print is not set  PICTURE    P98     elf the remaining battery power becomes  low during communication  the power  indicator blinks and the alarm beeps  In  this case  stop the communication at  once  Then turn the camera off and  replace the battery with a charged one or  charge the battery  Or  use the AC adaptor   DMW CAC1  optional     e Set the print settings such as print quality  on the printer beforehand  Ask the  manufacturer of the printer about the  corresponding models   Read the printer  operating instructions  too     e  t may take time to print some pictures   Therefore  we recommend using a battery  with sufficient power  P14  or the AC  adaptor  DMW CAC1  optional  when you  connect to a printer    e Disconnect the USB connection cable  after printing    e Do not use any other USB connection  cables except the supplied one     Connecting to a PC or Printer    E  PRINT WITH DATE     Settings on the printer are  prioritized     e Set the print settings such as paper size  or print quality on the printer beforehand    Read the printer operating instructions     e Connect the camera to a printer   P97     E Single picture    1 Select a picture to be printed     PictBridge    PLEASE SELECT
66. ed  the performance of certain features  may be slightly slower than advertised    e After recording motion images using the  MultiMediaCard  the card access  indication may appear for a while  but this  is not a malfunction    e Keep the Memory Card out of reach of  children to prevent swallowing     Preparation    Approximate number of recordable pictures and  the size    owy  e ew De ew   p  Pome fo   4   8   1   6     1   10   19   seme  i fe  r   iw   fs     a   seme  s   io   a7       ot   so   7   a7   a6  same  e   39   75   10   63   121   15   96   176   e   os   610  i185   157   091  1889   243  1511  2748    Picture size 1920x 1080  HDTV   O ouy   e ER DEES RSR e  em   6   2   58   0   6   12   tema   13   69   113   2   13   25   same   58   298   404   9   58   110       e The numbers are approximations   If you mix TIFF  Fine and Standard quality  the number  of recordable pictures changes     e The number of recordable pictures may vary depending on subjects    e The remaining number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen is an  approximation     18 i       Preparation    Attaching the Lens Cap Strap       E Lens Cap E Strap    1 Pass the string through the hole 1 Pass the strap through the hole at  on the lens cap  the Strap Eyelet        2 Pass the string through the hole 2 Pass the strap through the  on the camera  stopper and fasten the strap         a   Pull the strap 2 cm or more     e Attach the strap to the other side of the  camera being care
67. ed in burst  mode    Burst speed Number of recordable   pictures  pictures  pictures   second       Depends on  Depends on  the card the card  Capacity Capacity       xWhen the shutter speed is higher than  1 60 and the flash is not activated  e   n simple mode      the burst speed is  fixed to Low   P36     e Keep pressing the shutter button fully to  activate the burst mode    elf the flash is activated  you can record  only 1 picture    e When the self timer is used  the number  of recordable pictures in burst mode is  fixed to 3    e You cannot take pictures with audio in the  burst mode    e You cannot take pictures in the burst  mode when the quality is set to  TIFF     e When setting auto bracket and the burst  mode simultaneously  auto bracket will be  performed by default    e When the burst mode setting is set to no  limit  the speed of taking pictures  becomes slow during a recording in burst  mode    e Burst mode will not perform as described  if a MultiMediaCard is used in place of an  SD Memory Card  The reading writing  speed of a MultiMediaCard is slower than  that of an SD Memory Card     Playback  basic     Playing Back Pictures       1 Select the picture     2016 siz  val       e  lt   Play back the previous picture    e  gt   Play back the next picture    e The picture following the last one is the  first picture     E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding  When you keep pressing  lt     during  playback  the file number and the page  number are updated  If you r
68. ed or the  recorded content may be damaged or  erased     After use  be sure to remove the card   from the camera and then store it    e For storing or transporting the camera   place it in a bag    e Do not allow dirt  dust or water to enter the  terminals on the back of the card and do  not touch it with your fingers     E Folder Composition   When a Memory Card with data recorded  on it is inserted into a PC  the folders  shown below will appear        SD Memory  Card         EXPORT  PRIVATE1    e In the  100_PANA  folder it is possible to  record up to 999 pictures    e ln the  MISC  folder it is possible to record  the files that have been set with DPOF  settings    e The files recorded in flip animation  function are stored in  PRIVATE1  folder    e The motion images created by flip  animation function are stored in   100_PANA  or another folder     E Printing pictures recorded with HDTV  mode    When you print pictures recorded after  setting the picture size to  HDTV    1920x 1080 pixels   both ends of the  pictures may be cut out     To print pictures with ends     When you order photo studios to print   pictures    e Ask the photo studio if the pictures can be  printed with both ends     When you print pictures with your printer    e When using the printer with a trimming  feature or a feature which cuts out both  edges of the pictures  cancel the feature  for printing    e The feature depends on the printer used   Refer to the operating instructions of the  printer
69. eet  30 cm   Wide  3 94 feet  120 cm   Tele           Macro Simple Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE   Manual exposure  0 16 feet  5 cm   Wide     3 94 feet  120 cm   Tele            Electronic shutter  Mechanical shutter    4 frames second  high speed   2 frames second  low speed    2 frames second  no limit     Max  13 frames  standard   max  7 frames  fine   Depends on  the capacity of the card   no limit     Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card   MultiMediaCard performance will be less     320X240 pixels    30 or 10 frames second with audio  The maximum recording  time depends on the capacity of the card     AUTO  without flash  from ISO80 to ISO200    with flash  from 150100 to 1SO400  80 100 200 400  8   1 2 000th   Motion image mode  1 30th   1 2 000th  AUTO Daylight Cloudy Halogen Flash White set   Program AE  P  Aperture priority AE  A     Shutter priority AE  S  Manual exposure  M    Exposure compensation  1 3 EV Step     2   2 EV   Multiple Center weighted Spot   1 5    low temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD    114 000 pixels   field of view ratio about 100     Color electrical Viewfinder  114 000 pixels     field of view ratio about 100      with dioptor adjustment    4      4 dioptor        Flash     Microphone   Speaker   Recording media   Picture size     Quality   Recording file format  Still Picture     Picture with audio     Motion images   Interface   Digital    Analog video audio     Terminal  AV OUT DIGITAL   DC IN   Dimensio
70. elease  lt  P gt   when the number of the desired picture  appears  you can play back the picture    gt   Fast forward    lt   Fast rewind    e The number of files forwarded rewound at  a time depends on how long you hold  down  lt   gt   It also varies depending on  the number of the recorded pictures    elf you release dk and press them again   the files will be forwarded rewound one by  one    e In review playback in the recording mode  or multi playback  the picture can only be  forwarded or rewound one by one     48 GE    e When you forward or rewind a large  number of pictures  release Ak once  before reaching the picture to be played  back  then press  lt   gt  to forward rewind  pictures little by little     e This camera is based on the DCF  standards  Design rule for Camera File  system  which was established by the  Japan Electronics and Information  Technology Industries Association   JEITA     e When changing the folder name or file  name on a PC  the pictures will not be  played back    e The file format that can be played back  with this camera is JPEG   There are also  pictures that on some occasions cannot  be played back in JPEG format     e When playing back pictures that have  been recorded with other equipment  the  picture quality may be deteriorated and  pictures may not be played back    e When playing back a file out of standard   the folder file number is indicated by        and the screen may turn black    e An interference fringe may appear on the 
71. ene menu automatically  eq    NIGHT SCENERY   P62   g    Menu items    NIGHT PORTRAIT   P63     SCN SCENE MODE Ao    PANNING   P63     ete  esl 7        Si    FIREWORKS   P64     Y    PARTY   P65        SCENERY    E  MENU  Cc   gt   gt  e The following functions cannot be set in  scene mode         White balance  P68          SNOW   P66        e When rotating the zoom lever toward T      ISO sensitivity  P70   the page of the menu screen can be     Metering mode  P72   forwarded   vice versa      Color effect  P76    e If you press the  MENU  button while the     Picture adjustment  P76     scene menu is displayed  you can set the   SETUP  menu  P24  and the  REC  mode  menu  P67      60 i    Recording pictures  advanced     eh Portrait mode    This mode allows you to make the subject  stand out from an unfocused background  and adjust the exposure and the hue to  achieve a healthy complexion on the  subject     WO 2016 sie waa  wn   19       E Technique for Portrait mode   To make this mode more effective    1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as  possible    2 Be close to the subject    3 Select a background which is far from  the camera     e This mode is suitable for outdoors in the  daytime    e White balance works best when recording  outdoors in the daytime  When using  indoors  the hue may change    e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO     e When you want to change the exposure or  the hue  compensate the exposure  P45         x  Sports Mode    This mode allows 
72. eption may be disturbed  Keep the  charger 3 28 feet  1 m  or more away from  radio    e When the charger is in use  it may  generate whirring sounds  However  this is  not a malfunction    e After use  be sure to disconnect the  charger from the electrical outlet   If it is  left connected  a minute amount of current  is consumed     e Keep the terminal of the charger and  battery clean     E Condensation  When the lens or the  Viewfinder is fogged up    When condensation has taken place    e Turn the camera off and leave the camera  in this condition for about 2 hours  When  the camera becomes close to the ambient  temperature  the condensation  disappears naturally    e When you move the camera from a cold  place to a hot place  put the camera into  plastic bag and then take it out after the  temperature of the camera becomes close  to the ambient temperature to avoid  condensation     If condensation has taken place  it causes  a malfunction    Be careful to avoid condensation and take  proper measures when condensation  occurs     Others    E Card   While the card access indication   appears  the card is accessed   do not   open the Card Battery Door to remove   the card  do not turn the camera off or   do not shake or cause impact to the   camera    Do not leave the card in places where   there is high temperature or direct   sunlight  or where electromagnetic   waves or static electricity are easily   generated    Do not bend or drop the card    e The card may be damag
73. es with the flash using  the MC protector or ND filter  vignetting  effect may occur    elf the MC protector ND filter are dropped   they may be destroyed  Be careful not to  drop them when attaching them to the  camera    e MC    Multi coated      ND    Neutral Density           P20        Others    Screen Display       1234567 8 9 10 25 23 24 7 22 26 2813 10              SS haa  Ge ap e  e deal    a   CR H CAF COOL pelt 40 w 12   ESA 13 2  7 14 Jee 14   H 3y   15       EIS 6  16 KIC 19       19 18 17  E In recording  1 Recording mode  2 Flash  P41     Burst  P47   EN  Audio recording  P59  71     Continuous AF  P73   White balance  P68   ISO sensitivity  P70   Focus indication  P32   Picture size  P70     Quality  P71   Mal  Jitter alert indication  P34     10 Battery indication  P14   11 Color effect  P76     12 Picture Time remain  In Motion image mode  e g  11S    Lu    oOo ON DO oO Ff    13 Card access indication  P17   14 Recording indication   15 Histogram  P30    16 AF trigger  P74    17 Shutter speed indication  P32   18 Aperture value indication  P32     102       1 18    17 3 20    19 Exposure compensation  P45   20 Auto bracket  P46    21 Metering mode  P72    22 Spot metering target  P72    23 AF area  P32    24 Spot AF area  P72    25 AF assist lamp  P75    26 Self timer  P44    27 Flash output adjustment  P43   28 Zoom Digital zoom  P40  76     29 Optical image stabilizer  P77     e Current date and time is displayed on the  bottom of the screen for about 5 se
74. ess smooth   30 cm     KL The file size is smaller  so the files are  A SCH suitable to be attached to e mails     e  30fps    e Macro mode I    The motion of the recorded image is  SoA iodi smooth  but the file size is large    120 cm  e fps  frame per second   This refers to  A c the number of frames used in 1 second   CTI GE A   e Close the menu by pressing the shutter  3 W   button halfway or the  MENU  button    after finishing the setting        e We recommend using a tripod    e When the camera lens is at a distance  beyond the available range from the  subject  the subject may not be focused  even if the focus indication lights    e The available flash range is about  0 98 feet  30 cm     15 1 feet  4 6 m     When you set the ISO sensitivity to   AUTO      58       Recording pictures  advanced     2 Press the shutter button halfway        e When the subject is focused  the focus  indication Q  lights   e The remaining recording time     approximation  appears on the screen     3 Press the shutter button fully to  start the recording        e The audio recording starts  simultaneously from the built in  microphone of the camera    e By pressing the shutter button fully  again  the recording stops    e  f the memory card becomes full during  recording  the camera stops  automatically           E Available recording time  Seconds   Motion rate    SD Memory Card  Capacity 10fps 30fps    e   wo  ss s    128 MB 720    1450  2950  5700    256 MB  512 MB    e The picture size
75. ful not to twist it    e Check that the strap is firmly attached to  the camera    e Attach the strap so that you can see     LUMIX    logo        e When you turn the camera off  carry the camera or play back the pictures  attach the lens  cap to protect the surface of the lens    e Detach the lens cap before turning on the camera in the recording mode    e When the mode dial is set to one of the recording modes and the camera is turned on  with the lens cap attached  the message  REMOVE LENS CAP AND PRESS kk  BUTTON  appears  Press    button after detaching the lens cap    e Be careful not to lose the lens cap     19    Preparation    Attaching the Lens Hood       In bright sunlight or backlight  the lens hood S e e  will minimize lens flare and ghosting  2 Rotate the ring    to the direction    The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and of the arrow until  LOCK  is  improves the picture quality  adjusted to    on the adaptor     e Check that the camera is turned off and  that the lens is retracted   e Close the flash     1   Adjust      on the lens hood  adaptor to  UNLOCK       Place the camera upside down   Align  UNLOCK  to    on the  camera and then attach the  lens hood adaptor to the  camera        UNLOCK         e Rotate the ring until it clicks     3   Place the camera right side up   Adjust     on the lens hood to   EI on the lens hood adaptor       Rotate the lens hood from    to       20    Preparation    E Temporarily storing the lens hood    1   Remove the lens
76. ge  PTP      When the camera is shipped   PC  is selected     e When connecting to a PC which includes the above mentioned OS  and setting the  USB MODE  to  PictBridge  PTP    the messages  shown on the right appear on the LCD monitor of the camera              USB MODE       PictBridge  The following messages appear for each OS on the display of the eis    PC  Select  Cancel  to close the window and disconnect the USB  connection cable     os Message  Windows 2000 Professional  Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard     Windows Me  New Hardware Found     gt   Windows 98 98 SE  Add New Hardware Wizard         When you connect to the PC more than 2 times  only   Add New Hardware Wizard  appears      Mac OS 9 x  Software needed for the USB device    DMC FZ     is not  available  Would you like to look for the software on the  Internet          94 GE    Connecting to a PC or Printer    Connecting to a PC       e  f you use Windows 98 98SE  install the    USB driver and then connect it to the 1 Turn the camera on and set the     USB MODE  according to the OS    computer    e When using Windows Me 2000 XP  Mac you use   OS 9 x and Mac OS X  you do not have to e Set to  PC  or  PictBridge  PTP    Refer  install the USB driver  to    Before Connecting with USB    Connection Cable    on page 93    elf  USB MODE  is set to  PictBridge   PTP   while Windows XP or Mac OS X  is used  it is connected as PTP     2 Connect the camera to a PC via  the USB connection cable  Ai   supplied  
77. ied to DPOF printing    e DPOF Slide Show cannot be performed  without the DPOF setting for Slide Show   e When setting the DPOF Slide Show to the  picture with DPOF printing  both the  DPOF icon and the number of prints   appear on the picture in green    e When only the DPOF printing is set on the  picture  the DPOF icon and the number of  prints appear in white  They do not appear  on the DPOF Slide Show    e When you set  AUDIO  to  ON  and then  play back a picture with audio  the sound  is played for 5 seconds in audio recording  or for 10 seconds at the maximum in  audio dubbing    e When setting the DPOF Slide Show on  the camera  delete any previous DPOF  settings made by other equipment     Playback  advanced     Adding Audio to Recorded 3 Stop audio recording     Pictures  AUDIO DUB         2016 s   q  aal  B   DUB  100 0001      1 19  You can record the audio after taking a     picture   1 Select  AUDIO DUB    ii          MENU  On PROTECT  lt a gt    gt  B amp B  19 DPOF PRINT 2 times  Ej SLIDE SHOW e Even if you do not press Y  after about     AUDIO DUB  10 seconds the audio recording stops       SELECT   gt  automatically     owe    2 Select the picture and start audio  recording     hr AUDIO 2016   s    7 7   DUB  100 0001    1 19    SELECT 4 gt   START       Ore    e When audio has already been  recorded  the confirmation screen  appears  Press W to select  YES   and  press P to start audio recording   The  original audio is overwritten     e The audio dubbing
78. iful  pictures of fireworks exploding in the night  sky  The shutter speed or the exposure is  automatically adjusted for taking pictures of  fireworks     AA 2016 sis Waal  QA 7 7 e   MYE P 19       E Technique for Fireworks mode   We recommend following the prefocus   procedure below to ensure that you do not   miss the chance to take pictures    1 Set the  AF TRIGGER  to  FOCUS     P74    2 Aim the camera at an object  such as  illumination on a building   which is the  same distance as the point of fireworks    3 Press the  FOCUS  button until the focus  indication  P74  lights    4 Aim the camera at the direction where  the fireworks will be exploding    5 Press the shutter button fully when  fireworks are exploding    e When you zoom out or in the subject   repeat the procedure 2 5 since the focus  position becomes misaligned    e We recommend using a tripod     Recording pictures  advanced     e When the auto focus is activated  the  available recording range is 16 4 feet   5 m       We recommend following  steps 1 to 5 on the previous page to take  pictures with prefocus     e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  ISO100     e The settings on the AF assist lamp and  the continuous AF are disabled    e The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF    LH       Y Party mode    This mode allows you to take a picture ina  dim room  e g  a wedding reception  a  party  a banquet in a bar  etc   clearly    The shutter speed or the exposure is  automatically adjusted according to the  b
79. il In Service  For Carry In or Mail In Service in the United States call  1 800 272 7033   For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company   787  750 4300 or fax  787  768 2910     This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or  workmanship  and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic  damage  The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in  shipment  or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the  warrantor  or failures which result from accidents  misuse  abuse  neglect   mishandling  misapplication  alteration  faulty installation  set up adjustments   misadjustment of consumer controls  improper maintenance  power line  surge  lightning damage  modification  or commercial use  such as in a hotel   office  restaurant  or other business   rental use of the product  service by  anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer  or  damage that is attributable to acts of God     THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER     LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE     THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE  FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM  THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT  OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF  THIS WARRANTY   As examples  this excludes damages for lost time  travel  to and from the servicer  loss of media or images  data or other memory  content  The items listed are not exclusive  but are for illustration only   ALL  EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES  INCLUDING THE WARRANTY  OF MERCHA
80. ital zoom range  When you rotate the zoom lever to the  extreme Tele position  the on screen zoom  indication may momentarily pause  This is  not a malfunction    You can enter the digital zoom range to  continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele  or to release the zoom lever once and then  rotate it to Tele again     1x 12x  WELT            1x 12x 48x  WELT  e0     Optical zoom   2  Digital zoom  ee eee ae ie ni    e When using the digital zoom the picture  quality becomes deteriorated    e In the digital zoom range  the stabilizer  function may not be effective    e We recommend using a tripod    e The indicated zoom magnification is an  approximation    e The AF area is displayed with a size wider  than usual and set only to a point on the  center of the screen in the digital zoom  range     76 GE    es Color Effect  COL EFFECT     BAB WM    You can use 4 types of color effects  depending on the image of the picture     COOL  The picture becomes bluish   WARM  The picture becomes reddish     B W The picture becomes black and  white     SEPIA  The picture becomes sepia        bed Picture Adjustment  PICT ADJ      BASMA    Use this function according to the recording  situation and the atmosphere of the picture     NATURAL  The picture becomes softer   VIVID The picture becomes sharper     Le  e When you take pictures in dark places    noises may become visible    To avoid noises  we recommend setting    PICT ADJ   to  NATURAL      Recording pictures  advanced     Optical Im
81. itivity is fixed to  ISO100     e The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF  E     e The settings on the AF assist lamp and  the continuous AF are disabled        Recording pictures  advanced     xe Night portrait mode    This mode allows you to take pictures  against a night landscape  The subject can  be recorded with brightness in real life by  using the flash and the slow shutter speed     2016 de BE  Ken   Ge       E Technique for Night portrait mode   e Open the flash   P41    e Since the shutter speed becomes slow   max  about 1 sec    we recommend using  a tripod    e Keep the subject still for about 1 second  after taking a picture    e Take a picture within the available flash  range  about 0 98 feet  80 cm    15 1 feet   4 6 m   of the subject    e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to  Wide     e The focus range is 3 94 feet   120 cm    16 4 feet  5 m      e Be sure to close the flash when not in use     e The shutter may be kept closed  max   about 1 sec   after taking a picture with  slow shutter speed  but this is not a  malfunction    e When you take pictures in dark places   noises may become visible    e Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync    Red eye reduction  BJA     e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO     e The setting on the continuous AF is  disabled     As Panning mode    When you take a picture following the  motion of a subject which moves to a  certain direction as a runner or a car  the  background will show some motion blur   This special eff
82. ject   to 10 seconds   P36    e When you set the self timer in the burst  mode  the camera starts taking a picture  pressed  The number of pictures taken at  a time is fixed to 3    e We recommend using a tripod when    setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a  blinks and the shutter is  before the recording  In dark places  the   e ln simple mode      the self timer is fixed  2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is  setting the self timer     Recording pictures  basic     Compensating the Exposure       P A S Q SCN 1 Press A several times until    Use this function when you cannot achieve  G   EXPOSURE  appears and  appropriate exposure due to the difference then compensate the exposure     of brightness between the subject and the  background        Under exposed  Compensate the exposure  toward positive             DOD    e You can compensate from    2 EV to   2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV    Properly Exposed   e Se   e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value     and it is the amount of light given to the  CCD by the aperture value and the shutter    2 eS aoe speed     SE e The compensation range of the exposure  Over exposed will be limited depending on the  Compensate the exposure brightness of the subject   toward negative  e The exposure compensation value    appears on the lower left of the screen   e The exposure value is memorized even if  the camera is turned off     SES    45    Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket       BAB WO  amp     I
83. mming feature or other  feature which cuts out both edges of the pictures  cancel  the feature for printing  The feature depends on the printer  used    e Refer to the operating instructions of the printer for details     This camera compensates the color shift caused by the  characteristic of the lens  However  the color shift may  appear when you rotate the zoom lever to Tele  etc   This is not a malfunction     The first flash is activated for red eye prevention on the    subject  red eye phenomenon   1 second after  the flash is  activated again for recording        Specifications    Others    Sl    Digital Camera    Power Source   Power Consumption     Information for your safety    DC 8 4 V   2 2 W  When recording with LCD Monitor   2 1 W  When recording with Viewfinder    1 2 W  When playing back with LCD Monitor   1 1 W  When playing back with Viewfinder        Camera Effective pixels     Image sensor   Lens     Digital zoom   Focus     Focus range     Shutter system   Burst recording  Burst speed     Number of recordable  pictures     Motion image recording     ISO sensitivity   Shutter speed   White balance   Exposure  AE    Metering mode     LCD monitor     Viewfinder     112    3 100 000 pixels   1 3 2    CCD  total pixel number 3 340 000 pixels  Primary color filter   Optical 12x zoom  f 4 6   55 2 mm  35 mm film camera  equivalent  35 420 mm  F2 8   Max  4x  Normal Macro 9 area focusing 3 area focusing   1 area focusing Spot focusing AF trigger switching  0 98 f
84. n  the setting is  canceled    e The icon   feq    blinks red if the selected  picture cannot be deleted  Cancel the  protect setting   P84        51    Playback  basic     ee lee  3 Delete the pictures  e Once deleted  pictures cannot be   2 MULTI DELETE recovered  Please double check before  z pia deleting pictures   Le gl KR  DELETE nee ERN i e Do not turn off the camera while deleting     OU MARKED       e Pictures that are protected  P84  or that    do not conform to DCF standards  P48   will not be deleted    e When you delete pictures  use a battery  with sufficient battery power  P14  or use    with the AC adaptor  DMW CAC1   O      gt  optional      elt is possible to delete up to 50 pictures  all at once      MS       E To delete all pictures  1 Select  ALL DELETE    SZ MULTIVALL DELETE    MULTI DELETE       GERS   2 times    2 Delete all of the pictures   SALL DELETE    DELETE ALL PICTURES        52       Recording pictures  advanced     Using the Mode Dial        A    When you want the background to be in  sharp focus  set the aperture value to a  higher number  The higher the aperture  value is the smaller the aperture opening  will be  For a soft focus background  set the    aperture value to a lower number which  corresponds to a larger aperture opening     1 Set the aperture value and take  the picture   a       EXPOSURE          e Refer to P57 for the available range of the  aperture value and the shutter speed    e The focus range is 0 16 feet  5 cm         
85. n this mode  3 pictures are automatically  recorded by each press of the shutter  button according to the compensation  range of the exposure    You can select the desired exposure  among the 3 types of pictures     1 Press A several times until   Gen AUTO BRACKET  appears  and then set the compensation  range of the exposure       n AUTO BRACKET    e       DDD    e You can select the exposure from     1 EV to  1 EV in steps of 1 3 EV    e When you do not use auto bracket   select  OFF      46 E       e When setting the auto bracket  the auto  bracket icon appears on the lower left of  the screen    e When taking pictures using auto bracket  after the exposure compensation  the  pictures are based on the compensated  exposure    When the exposure is compensated  the  compensated exposure value appears on  the lower left of the screen    e When the flash is activated  you can take  only 1 picture    e When setting auto bracket  you cannot  take a picture of which quality is  TIFF  or  a picture with audio    e When setting auto bracket and the burst  mode simultaneously  auto bracket will be  performed    e The exposure may not be compensated  with auto bracket depending on the  brightness of the subject     Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures using Burst Mode       BANE WO GO    1 Switch the burst mode setting to    record pictures     LECH CC      High speed    El   J  mig  Low speed       mpd  No limit   l    No display  canceled        E Number of pictures record
86. ns     Weight     Operating Temperature     Operating Humidity     Battery Charger   Panasonic DE 993B      Others  Built in pop up flash  Flash range   ISO AUTO   Approx  0 98 feet  30 cm     15 1 feet  4 6 m   AUTO  AUTO Red eye reduction  Forced ON  Forced ON   Red eye reduction   Slow sync  Red eye reduction   Forced OFF  Monaural  Monaural  SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard  2016x1512 pixels  1600 1200 pixels  1280 x 960 pixels   640x480 pixels  1920x 1080 pixels  Still picture   320X240 pixels  Motion image   Fine Standard TIFF    JPEG  Design rule for Camera File system  based on Exif 2 2  standard  TIFF  RGB   DPOF corresponding   JPEG  Design rule for Camera File system  based on Exif 2 2  standard   640x480 pixels   QuickTime  picture with audio    QuickTime Motion JPEG  motion images with audio     USB 2 0  Full Speed   NTSC PAL Composite  Switched by menu   Audio line output   monaural     Dedicated jack  8 pin    type 3 jack   41 4   W x2 11 16   H X3 11 32     D   108 mm  W x68 4 mm   H x 84 8 mm  D    excluding the projection part    Approx  10 2 02 290 g    excluding Memory Card and battery    Approx  11 5 02 326 g  with Memory Card and battery   32  F    104  F  0  C   40  C    10   80     Information for your safety    110 240 V 50 60 Hz  0 15 A    CHARGE 8 4 V  0 43A       Equipment mobility     Battery Pack  lithium ion     Movable     Panasonic CGA S002A   Information for your safety    Voltage capacity  7 2 V  680 mAh    Others    Digital Camera Accessory Sy
87. on  Press the  shutter button halfway again     34 i    E Jitter  camera shake    e Be careful of jittering when pressing the  shutter button    e When jitter could occur  the jitter alert     appears        e When the jitter alert appears  we  recommend using a tripod  If you cannot  use a tripod  be careful of how you hold  the camera   P33     E Exposure   e  f you press the shutter button halfway  when the exposure is not adequate  the  indication of the aperture value and the  shutter speed turns red   However  the  aperture value and the shutter speed do  not turn red when the flash is activated     e The brightness of the screen may differ  from that of recorded pictures  In  particular  when taking pictures in dark  places with slow shutter speed  the  subject looks dark on the screen  but the  actual picture is bright    e When most of the subjects in the screen  are bright  e g  blue sky on a clear day   snowy field  etc    the recorded pictures  may become dark  In this case   compensate the exposure value on the  camera   P45     Recording pictures  basic     e When you press the shutter button  the  screen may become bright for a moment   This function allows easy adjustment of  focus and the recorded picture will not be  affected    e We recommend setting the clock again  before taking pictures   P22    e When the time for power save is set  P24    the camera is automatically turned off if  you do not operate within the set time   When operating the camera again
88. operating time of the  battery will be shorter     When you go out  bring charged spare   batteries    e Prepare batteries with the charger equal  to 3 to 4 times of the power for the desired  operating time  The operating time of the  battery may become shorter under low  temperature such as skiing grounds    e When you travel  be sure to prepare the  supplied charger to charge the battery on  the spot     If you drop the battery accidentally    check to see if the battery body and   terminals are damaged    e Inserting damaged battery in the camera  may damage the camera     After use  be sure to remove the card   and the battery or disconnect the plug   from the electrical outlet    e Extremely high or low temperatures will  shorten the life of the battery    e  f the battery is kept in smoky or dusty  places  the terminals may rust and cause  malfunctions     Dispose of an unusable battery    e The battery has a limited life    e Do not throw the battery into fire because  it may cause an explosion    e An unusable battery should be discarded    in accordance with battery recycling laws     For information you can call the RBRC  hotline at 1 800 822 8837     106    Do not allow the battery terminals to   come in contact with metal objects    such as necklaces  hairpins  etc      e This can result in a short circuit or heat  generation and  if you touch the battery in  this condition  you may be badly burned     E Charger   e  f you use the charger near a radio  radio  rec
89. ou can make people and subjects appear  closer with the 12 times optical zoom  and  landscapes can be recorded in wide angle        E To make subjects appear further away  use  Wide       a Kn e  r  vad  OH W   19    WEIT 1x    ii d       40    E To make subjects appear closer use   Tele     Po  iw E       e The picture may have some distortion   typical example  vertical straight line bent  outwards   This is due to the lens  aberration  which is common to some  extent with all photographic lenses   Distortion may be more visible when using  a wider area of the zoom lens as you get  closer to the subject    e When using the zoom lens at high  magnification  the quality of the picture  can be enhanced if a tripod is used  At  high magnification  even small  movements can cause a slight decrease  in picture sharpness    e  f you use the zoom function after focusing  on the subject  focus on the subject again    e The indicated zoom magnification is an  approximation        Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash       BANE WO GO    When you set the flash  you can take    pictures using the built in flash according to    the recording condition   E To open the flash  Press the  4  OPEN  button        E To close the flash    Press the flash until it clicks        e Be sure to close the flash when not in use     e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF   KJ  while the flash closes     E Switching to the appropriate flash    setting   gt   T Y   lt
90. our  own private use may infringe copyright  laws  Even for the purpose of private  use  recording of certain material may  be restricted     e Please note that the actual controls and  components  menu items  etc  of your  Digital Camera may look somewhat  different from those shown in the  illustrations in these Operating  Instructions    e SD Logo is a trademark    e Other names  company names  and  product names printed in these  instructions are trademarks or registered  trademarks of the companies concerned     THE SOCKET OUTLET SHOULD BE  INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT  AND SHOULD BE EASILY  ACCESSIBLE     CAUTION   Danger of explosion if battery is  incorrectly replaced  Replace only with  the same or equivalent type  recommended by the manufacturer   Dispose of used batteries according to  the manufacturer   s instructions     A lithium ion polymer battery that is recyclable powers the  product you have purchased  Please call 1 800 8 BAT TERY for  information on how to recycle this battery        Before Use    FCC Note   U S  only    This equipment has been tested and   found to comply with the limits for a   Class B digital device  pursuant to Part   15 of the FCC Rules  These limits are   designed to provide reasonable   protection against harmful interference  in a residential installation  This  equipment generates  uses  and can  radiate radio frequency energy and  if  not installed and used in accordance  with the instructions  may cause harmful  interference to 
91. p turns on under  low light conditions  In this time  the  AF assist lamp icon  I   appears   on the screen  The effective range   of the AF assist lamp is 4 92 feet     1 5 m      The AF assist lamp does not turn  on     e Be sure of the following points when the  AF assist lamp is in use        Do not look in to the AF assist lamp  closely        Detach the lens hood        Do not cover the AF assist lamp with  your fingers        The battery may be consumed faster  than usual    e   n simple mode      the setting on the   AF ASSIST LAMP  is fixed to  ON     e You cannot use the AF assist lamp in   SCENERY    NIGHT SCENERY     PANNING  and  FIREWORKS  in scene  mode  P60     e When you do not want to use the AF  assist lamp  e g  when you take a picture  of a subject in a dark place   set the  AF  ASSIST LAMP  to  OFF   In this case  it  becomes difficult to focus on the subject           e The AF area is set only to a point on the  center of the screen when the AF assist  lamp is turned on    e The vignetting effect may appear on the  circumference of the AF assist lamp  because the AF assist lamp may be  obscured by the lens part  however  this is  not a problem on the performance of the  camera     75    Recording pictures  advanced     Digital Zoom  D ZOOM   DAS MOE  amp     It is possible to further magnify a subject  already magnified 12 times with the optical  zoom by 4 more times with the digital  zoom  thereby reaching a maximum of   48 times     E Entering the dig
92. pictures and pictures recorded  with setting the quality to  TIFF  cannot be  rotated    e When you play pictures on a PC  you  cannot play rotated pictures without an  OS or software compatible with Exif    e Exif is the file format for still pictures  to  which recording information and other can  be added  established by JEITA  Japan  Electronics and Information Technology  Industries Association      82    Setting the Picture to be  Fp  Printed and the Number of       Prints  DPOF PRINT     DPOF  Digital Print Order Format  is a  system that allows the user to select which  pictures are to be printed on compatible  photo printers  DPOF also allows the user  to set how many copies of each picture will  be printed  Many commercial photo printing  services now use DPOF    For more information please visit   http   panasonic jp dc dpof_110   white_e htm    1 Select  DPOF PRINT   then select   SINGLE    MULTI  or  CANCEL       FIPLAY 1     Em ROTATE  On PROTECT    d  i DPOF PRINT  3   SLIDE SHOW     AUDIO DUB     MULTI  CANCEL       oM   KOO          Playback  advanced     E Single setting E To cancel all settings  Select the picture and set the number of Select  YES  to cancel all settings   prints      amp  CANCEL ALL DPOF    E 100 0001  1 19    CANCEL ALL DPOF  PRINT SETTINGS        OTS SETD    Se    Ss times  e The number of prints canbe set from Oto M To print the date Oo   999  You can set cancel the printing with the  recorded date each press of the  DISPLAY     button 
93. r your printer  before connecting them to the camera with the USB connection cable  supplied    Set the items on  USB MODE  in the  SETUP  menu   P24     1 Select  USB MODE   2 Select  PC  or  PictBridge  PTP          b SETUP 3   4 UsB USB MODE    USB MODE  gt  PC   HIGHLIGHT OFF      gt  VIDEO OUT NTSC PictBridge  SCENE MENU AUTO  PTP   LANGUAGE ENG    MENU    Setting on the  USB mode    Windows   2000 Professional  Windows Me   PC   Windows 98 98 SE or Mac OS X  10 1 or above    Mac OS 9 x    Windows XP Home Edition  Windows XP  PC  or  PictBridge  Professional or Mac OS X  PTP      Printers supporting PictBridge  PictBridge  PTP      PictBridge  PTP        PC OS       e When  PC  is selected  the camera is connected in USB Mass Storage communication  system    e When  PictBridge  PTP   is selected  the camera is connected to the PTP  Picture  Transfer Protocol  communication system     Connecting to a PC or Printer  E When using Windows 98 98 SE  When using Windows 98 98 SE  install the USB driver before connecting   When using  Windows Me 2000 XP  Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS X  you do not have to install the USB  driver      E When using Windows 2000 Professional  Windows Me  Windows 98 98 SE or Mac  OS 9 x   Even if the  PictBridge  PTP   is selected in  USB MODE   the camera cannot be   connected by a PC with the following OS   s  Windows 2000 Professional  Windows Me    Windows 98 98 SE or Mac OS 9 x    e When connecting the camera to a PC  do not set  USB MODE  to  PictBrid
94. radio communications    However  there is no guarantee that   interference will not occur in a particular   installation  If this equipment does  cause harmful interference to radio or  television reception  which can be  determined by turning the equipment off  and on  the user is encouraged to try to  correct the interference by one or more  of the following measures    e Reorient or relocate the receiving  antenna    e Increase the separation between the  equipment and receiver    e Connect the equipment into an outlet  on acircuit different from that to which  the receiver is connected    e Consult the dealer or an experienced  radio TV technician for help     FCC Caution  To assure continued  compliance  follow the  attached installation  instructions and use only  shielded interface cables  with ferrite core when  connecting to computer or  peripheral devices    Any changes or modifications not   expressly approved by the party   responsible for compliance could void  the user   s authority to operate this  equipment     Trade Name  Panasonic   Model No   DMC FZ3   Responsible party  Matsushita Electric  Corporation of  America  One Panasonic  Way  Secaucus  NJ  07094   Support Contact  Panasonic  Consumer  Electronics  Company  1 800 272 7033    This device complies with Part 15 of the  FCC Rules  Operation is subject to the  following two conditions   1  This device  may not cause harmful interference   and  2  this device must accept any  interference received  inclu
95. ration    Quick Guide    This is the overview of the procedure to  record pictures with this camera  For each  operation  be sure to refer to the  corresponding pages     1 Charge the battery   P13   e When the camera is shipped  the  battery is not charged  Charge the  battery before use        3 Turn the camera on to take  pictures   e Set the clock   P22           Set the mode dial to  P        Open the flash    When using the flash   P41      Press the shutter button to take  pictures   P32        2 Insert the battery and the card    P15  16     4 Play back the pictures          Set the mode dial to     gt         Select the picture you want to view    P48     12       Preparation    Charging the Battery with the Charger    When the camera is shipped  the batteryis  MIZ                         ee  not charged  Charge the battery before e After charging is completed  be sure to  Use  disconnect the charger from the electrical  1 Attach the battery to the charger  Outlet    e The battery becomes warm after use   charge or during charge  The camera also  becomes warm during use  However  it is  not a malfunction    e Use the dedicated charger and battery    e Charge the battery with the charger  indoors    e Do not disassemble or modify the  charger           2 Connect the charger to the  electrical outlet        e When the  CHARGE  indicator  a  lights  in green  charging starts    e When the  CHARGE  indicator ai turns  off  in about 120 minutes   charging is  completed   
96. re 0 01  of the pixels inactive or  always lit  However  this will not be  recorded on the pictures in the card        E About the Lens   e Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong  light sources  It may cause not only a  malfunction of the camera but irreversible  damage to your eye    e Do not press the lens strongly     e Leaving the camera with the lens facing  the sun may cause a malfunction  Be  careful when you put the camera outside  or near a window     E About Condensation   Condensation takes place when the   ambient temperature or humidity is   changed as follows    Be careful of condensation since it causes   stains on the lens  fungus or malfunction     P106    e When the camera is brought inside from  the cold to a warm room    e When the camera is moved from outside  of a car to an air conditioned car    e When cool wind from an air conditioner or  other is directly blown onto the camera    e In humid places    E if you will not be using the camera for  a long time   e Store the battery in a cool and dry place  with a relatively stable temperature    Recommended temperature  59  F     77  F   15  C    25  C   Recommended humidity   40     60     e Be sure to remove the battery and the  card from the camera    e When the battery is left inserted in the  camera for a long time  discharge takes  place even if the camera is turned off  If  you leave the battery inserted for an  extended period of time  it will be  excessively discharged and it may  become unusa
97. re you  want to focus   P32     2 Press the  FOCUS  button   When the subject is focused  the AF area     turns from white to green and the  focus indication    lights up for 1 second   If the subject is out of focus  the AF area  turns from white to red and the focus  indication light up for about 1 second   The focus will not be changed unless you  press the  FOCUS  button again     AF FOCUS       74    When you press the shutter button  halfway   IEN   indication disappears  and then the aperture value and the  shutter speed are displayed    When you press the shutter button  halfway without pressing the  FOCUS   button  the  IMHE   indication turns red     3 When the subject is enclosed within the  focused area  press the shutter button to  take a picture     e When taking pictures normally  set the AF  Trigger to   lt  gt     When you need to focus  on the subject before recording such as  prefocus  set to  FOCUS   After you  complete recording with prefocus  set to    lt  lt    on  AF TRIGGER  again     e ln simple mode      the AF Trigger is  automatically set to             Recording pictures  advanced     AF Assist Lamp       al  AF ASSIST LAMP     PASM Ss    Illuminating the subject with the AF assist  lamp allows the camera to focus on the  subject in low light conditions    When you press the shutter   button halfway in dark ii  places or other situations    an AF area wider than usual    appears and the AF assist N    lamp 0  turns on            The AF assist lam
98. rged  battery     2 Aim the AF area C  to the point  you want to focus and then press  the shutter button halfway        eA  Press the shutter button halfway to  focus     32       Recording pictures  basic     E AF AE Lock  AF  Auto focus   AE  Auto exposure          ak ee  When recording a picture of people with a  composition as the above picture  you  cannot focus on the subject because it is  out of AF area in usual operation     In this case    1 Aim the AF area at the subject    2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix  the focus and the exposure    3 When the subject is focused  the focus  indication lights    4 Keeping the focus and the exposure  fixed  move the camera as you compose  the picture    5 Press the shutter button fully     e You can repeatedly retry AF AE lock  before pressing the shutter button     E Correct posture for taking good   pictures   To take pictures without blurring    e Hold the camera gently with both hands   keep arms stationary at your side and  stand with your feet slightly apart    e Make sure that camera shake does not  occur when pressing the shutter button  halfway    e After pressing the shutter button  keep the  camera stationary until the picture  appears on the screen    e In the following cases  keep the camera  stationary for a longer time        Slow sync  Red eye reduction  BYA    P41        When you set to a slower shutter speed   P54  55         NIGHT SCENERY    NIGHT  PORTRAIT    FIREWORKS  and   PARTY  in scene mode  P6
99. rightness of the room     I  O  2016 ELZ  E   A e ik    A       E Technique for Party mode  e The shutter speed is slowed down  Hold  the camera firmly to take a picture     e The flash mode of the built in flash can be  set to Forced ON Red eye reduction   HOM  or Slow sync  Red eye reduction     De   e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO      65    Recording pictures  advanced     3 Snow mode    This mode allows you to take a picture in  locations such as skiing grounds and  locations near snowy mountains  The  exposure and the white balance are  adjusted to make the white color of the  snow stand out      r      mu aks Waal   N be  di 9     es       e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO      66 GE    Recording pictures  advanced     Using the  REC  mode menu       BANE WO  amp     Setting the hue  picture quality adjustment   etc  allows you to create wide variations on    taking pictures     e Set the mode dial to the desired recording    mode   Menu items    ep PICT SIZE  siz QUALITY   8  AUDIO REC     Ce  OG    e When rotating the zoom lever toward T     the page of the menu screen can be  forwarded   vice versa     e Close the menu by pressing the shutter  button halfway or the  MENU  button after    finishing the setting           SENSITIVITY   P70     Sm    TE     W BALANCE   P68        PICT SIZE   P70       QUALITY   P71       AUDIO REC    P71       METERING MODE   P72      AF MODE   P72       CONT AF   P73       AF TRIGGER   P74        AF ASSIST LAMP   P75     
100. roperly because of a defect in materials or  workmanship  Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales  Company  collectively referred to as    the warrantor     will  for the length of the  period indicated on the chart below  which starts with the date of original  purchase     warranty period      at its option either  a  repair your product with new  or refurbished parts  or  b  replace it with a new or refurbished product  The  decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor     PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR    DIGITAL STILL CAMERA   EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED 1  ONE  YEAR 90  NINETY  DAYS  BELOW     6  SIX  MONTHS   90  NINETY  DAYS    RECHARGEABLE BATTERY   PACK  IN EXCHANGE FOR 90  NINETY  DAYS   NOT APPLICABLE  DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK    SD MEMORY CARD    IN EXCHANGE FOR 90  NINETY  DAYS   NOT APPLICABLE  DEFECTIVE SD CARD        During the    Labor    warranty period there will be no charge for labor  During the     Parts    warranty period  there will be no charge for parts  You must carry in or  mail in your product during the warranty period  If non rechargeable batteries  are included  they are not warranted  This warranty only applies to products  purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico  This warranty is  extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold    as  is     A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for  warranty service     117    Others  Carry In or Ma
101. se the camera near radio   transmitters or high voltage lines    elf you record near radio transmitters or  high voltage lines  recorded pictures or  sounds may be adversely affected     Do not spray insecticides or volatile   chemicals onto the camera    e  f the camera is sprayed with such  chemicals  the camera body may be  damaged and the surface finish may peel  off    e Do not keep rubber or plastic products in  contact with the camera for a long period  of time     Do not use benzine  thinner or alcohol   for cleaning the camera    e Before cleaning the camera  remove the  battery or disconnect the charger from the  electrical outlet    e The camera body may be deformed and  the surface finish may peel off    e Wipe the camera with a soft  dry cloth  To  remove stubborn stains  wipe with a cloth  that is soaked in a detergent diluted with  water and afterward finish wiping with a  dry cloth    e When you use chemical cloth  follow the  instructions that come with the cloth    e In case rain or other sources of water  splash onto the camera  wet a soft cloth  with tap water  wring it well  and use it to  wipe the camera body carefully  Then  wipe it again with a dry cloth     Others    E Battery   The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion  battery  Its ability to generate power is  based upon the chemical reaction that  takes place inside it  This reaction is  susceptible to the surrounding temperature  and humidity  and  if the temperature is too  high or too low  the 
102. sonic batteries  CGA S002A   e If you will not be using the camera for a  long time  remove the battery     2 Insert   gt e When fully charged battery has been  Insert the charged battery until it inserted for more than 24 hours  the clock  clicks  setting is stored  in the camera  for at  Remove  least 3 months even if the battery is  Slide the lock    to remove the removed   The storing may be shorter if  battery  the battery is not charged sufficiently      If more than 3 months has passed  the  clock setting will be lost  In this case  set  the clock again   P22    e Do not remove the card and the battery  while the card is being accessed  The  data on the card may be damaged    e The supplied battery is designed only  for this camera  Do not use it with any  other equipment        15    Preparation    Inserting Removing the Card       e Check that the camera is turned off and e Check the direction of the card   that the lens is retracted  e Do not touch the connection terminals  e Close the flash  on the back side of the card   p e The card may be damaged if it is not  1 Slide the card battery door to J 3      fully inserted    open it    3   Close the card battery door     Slide the card battery door to       e The card and the data may be  damaged if it is inserted or removed  while the camera is on    e We recommend using Panasonic   s SD  Memory Card   Use only the genuine e If the card battery door cannot be  SD card with SD Logo   completely closed  remove the card
103. stem    Accessory  Description    CGA S002A Lithium lon Battery    DMW CAC1 V   Battery Charger AC Adaptor    RP SDH01GU1A 1 GB SD Memory Card  RP SDH512U1A 512 MB SD Memory Card  RP SDH256U1A   256 MB SD Memory Card  RP SD128BU1A 128 MB SD Memory Card  RP SDO64BPPA     64 MB SD Memory Card  RP SDO32BPPA 32 MB SD Memory Card    A SD USB Reader Writer  BN SDCAPU 1B    compatible with  S MultiMediaCard   Gg SD PC Card Adaptor  BN SDABPU 1B a    compatible with   e MultiMediaCard       Please refer to page 14  for details on the battery charging time and available  recording time      NOTE  Accessories and or model numbers may vary by country  Please  consult your local dealer           Others    Digital Camera Accessory Order Form   For USA Customers        Please photocopy this form when placing an order     1  Digital Camera Model     _   ____  2  Items Ordered    Description Price Each Quantity Total Price           Subtotal  Your State  amp  Local Sales Tax  Shipping  amp  Handling    Total Enclosed  3  Method of payment  check one     L  Check of Money Order enclosed  NO C O D SHIPMENTS     LI VISA Credit Card    O MasterCard Expiration Date     Discover Customer Signature    Make Check or Money Order to  PANASONIC ACCESSORIES   Please do not send cash     4  Shipping information  UPS delivery requires complete street address     Ship To   Mr   Mrs   Ms  eh  First Last Phone    Day  _   Street Address  Night      City State Zip    TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESS
104. t available     Mi Tals fuel x ease 1   ZC EEEEEEEEEEEREEE  ge eere  Hee       x Available only in backlight compensation    E The available flash range to take pictures    0 98 feet  30 cm   15 1 feet  4 6 m    also applicable in Macro mode        0 98 feet  30 cm    6 56 feet  2 m   ES       S0200 1 31 feet  40 cm   10 5 feet  3 2 m   S0400 1 97 feet  60 cm    15 1 feet  4 6 m     e The available flash range is an approximation   e Refer to P34 for the focus range        E Shutter speed for each flash mode    Flash mode Shutter speed  FAW  AUTO 1 60     1 2000    AYA  AUTO Red eye reduction 1 60     1 2000    EMME  Forced ON l 1 60  1 2000  RHOJ  Forced ON Red eye reduction    AYA  Slow sync   l 1   1 2000  Red eye reduction    1 4    1 2000    KJ  Forced OFF 8    1 2000   In  NIGHT SCENERY  in  scene mode        e Refer to P57 for the Aperture priority AE  Shutter priority AE or Manual exposure mode     42       Recording pictures  basic     E Adjusting flash output   Adjust the flash output when the subject is  small or reflection ratio is extremely high or  low     1 Press A several times until   44  FLASH  appears and then set  the flash output     D EE ee ee ee       e You can adjust this from    2 EV to   2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV    e The determined flash output is  memorized even if the camera is turned  Off    e In motion image mode  HH   simple  mode       SCENERY    NIGHT  SCENERY  or  FIREWORKS  in scene  mode  P60   you cannot adjust the flash  output     elf the
105. the setting on the  SETUP  menu  When the quality is set to     TIFF   the auto review function works until the end of recording  onto the card   The picture is not enlarged     e When using pictures with audio  the auto review function works  while recording the audio or the data into the card regardless of  the setting on the auto review function   The picture is not  enlarged      PLAY ON LCD When Viewfinder is selected in the recording mode while setting   PLAY ON LCD  to  ON   the picture automatically appears on the  LCD monitor in review or playback   P29     e POWER SAVE The battery life is saved by turning the camera off automatically  while the camera is not used     1 MIN J  2MIN    5MIN    10MIN      The camera is automatically turned off if it has not been  used for a predetermined amount of time     Press the shutter button or turn the camera off and on to  cancel the power save mode      OFF   The camera is not automatically turned off    e When using the AC adaptor  DMW CAC1  optional  connecting  to a PC ora printer recording motion images playing back  motion images during Slide Show  the power save mode is not  activated        25    Preparation    sl BEEP Set to select the volume of operational sound    X J  No operational sound   int Soft operational sound         Loud operational sound  e The operational sound setting is also reflected on simple mode     el    SHUTTER Set to select the volume of shutter sound    2x    No shutter sound  Ai    Soft shutter
106. tically set to  ISO100  even  though it was set to  AUTO   beforehand     e When the exposure is not adequate  the  aperture value and the shutter speed on  the screen turn red    e When the shutter speed is slow  we  recommend using a tripod        Recording pictures  advanced     M Manual exposure    AM    Decide the exposure by setting the  aperture value and the shutter speed  manually        1 Set the aperture value and the  shutter speed     M    IS0100 2016     ma   OUT    e       SE ge  1 30        EXPOSURE    ED   gt     e A V  Aperture value  e  lt   gt   Shutter speed       2 Press the shutter button halfway          r  E    D  ES      H    eine Less t  e Sek 1 126       e Indication for the condition of exposure      manual exposure assistance   appears for about 10 seconds     e When the exposure is not adequate  set    the aperture value and the shutter  speed again           3 Take the picture         SS         d  E aj  Wa  EH Cosi e  SEKR E       E Manual Exposure Assistance       The exposure is  adequate    Set to faster shutter   Zi   speed or larger aperture  value    Set to slower shutter   CET speed or smaller        2  1  0   1  2  Innfinanfinnfnn                          aperture value        e The manual exposure assistance is an  approximation  We recommend taking  pictures and then checking them using the  review function     55    Recording pictures  advanced     e Refer to P57 for the available range of the  aperture value and the shutter speed  
107. ting the mode  dial to scene mode and the camera is operated in the  scene mode currently selected  If you change the  scene mode  press the  MENU  button to display the  scene menu and then select the desired scene mode   Scene menu appears automatically when setting the  mode dial to scene mode  Select the desired scene  mode     Set to the language on the menu screen from the following   7 languages    Set to the desired language with A V and determine it with  gt     ENGLISH   English  DEUTSCH   German   FRAN  AIS   French  ESPA  OL   Spanish   ITALIANO   Italian  Hx   Chinese  Simplified     B AE   Japanese   e When you set to other language by mistake  select Ted from   the menu icons to set the desired language    e The language setting is also reflected on simple mode         27    Preparation    About the LCD Monitor Viewfinder    In recording mode  P32        EVF LCD DISPLAY  VS GC          Switching the LCD monitor Viewfinder   Press the  EVF LCD  button to switch to the   screen you would like to turn on     a  LCD monitor  LCD    Viewfinder  EVF    e When the LCD monitor turns on  the  Viewfinder turns off  and vice versa           Selecting the screen to be used   Press the  DISPLAY  button to switch to the   screen to be used    e When the menu screen appears  the   DISPLAY  button is not activated  During  9 pictures multi playback  P49  or  playback zoom  P50   the indications on  the screen can be turned on and off     In simple mode      P36         Display
108. ture priority AE            cceeeeees 53  e Shutter priority AE              cccceeeeeeeeees 54  e Manual exposure    ssssssssssssseesseerreeeen 55  e Macro Bn ee EE 58  e Motion image mode    s s s 58     Scene mode nene 60       Portrait mode    sek NRR NENNEN RENE 61      Sports Mode               ccccccsseeeeeeeeeees 61      Scenery mode   nnssssnsnneennnneeeeeneeeeen 62      Night scenery mode     asssneeeeennnnn 62      Night portrait mode    63      Panning mode                 2   cceeeeeee 63      Fireworks mode    sek NNN 64      Party moOe  sdeENEERSNEERNEeRedeNeNeeh 65      SNOW mode       sssoossssnnnesneneeeeeeneneeen 66   Using the  REC  mode menu                   67  e White Balance  W BALANCE             68  e ISO Sensitivity  SENSITIVITY            70  e Picture Size  PICT SIZE                     70  e Quality  QUALITY            cc eceeereeees 71  e Audio Recording  AUDIO REC          71  e Metering Mode    METERING MODEL   72  e AF Mode  AF MODET  72  e Continuous AF  CONT AF                 73  e AF Trigger  AF TRIGGER                  74  e AF Assist Lamp   LN WE SE 75  e Digital Zoom ID  ZOOMT   76  e Color Effect  COL EFFECT                76  e Picture Adjustment  PICT ADJ           76  e Optical Image Stabilizer    STABILIZER  acisnnccniauaman nc 77  e Flip Animation  FLIP ANIM                 77    Playback  advanced     Playing Back Pictures with Audio   Motion Images    80  Using the  PLAY  mode menu                  81  e Rotating the Picture  
109. when setting the number of prints              e The number of prints icon Till appears   e When the number of prints is set to    0      DPOF print setting is canceled     E Multi setting  Select the pictures and set the number  of prints      amp  DPOF SET MULTI       e The date print icon  fg    appears    e When you go to a photo studio for digital  printing  be sure to order the printing of  the date additionally if required    e The date may not be printed depending          a on photo studios or printers even if you set  D  the date print  For further information  ask   gt  times the photo studio for details or refer to the  e Repeat the above procedure  operating instructions of the printer   e The number of prints can be set from 0 to    999   e The number of prints icon  H    appears   e When the number of prints is set to    0      DPOF print setting is canceled     83    Playback  advanced     e DPOF print setting is a convenient  function when you print pictures with  printers supporting DPOF printing   P97    e DPOF is the abbreviation for Digital Print  Order Format  This feature allows you to  write print information or other into the  images on the card and to use such  information on the DPOF compliant  system    e The setting of DPOF print will not be  applied to the DPOF setting of  Slide Show    e  f the file is not based on the DCF  standard  the DPOF print setting cannot  be set  DCF is an abbreviation of  Design  rule for Camera File system   stipulate
110. xposed  Properly Exposed     Over Exposed     Histogram    30    e When the recorded picture and the  histogram do not match each other  under the following conditions  the  histogram is displayed in orange        When the flash is activated      When the flash is closed     Aperture priority AE Shutter priority  AE   When the brightness of the screen is  not correct or when the exposure is  not adequately adjusted in dark  places     Manual exposure   When the shutter speed is slower  than 1 13th   3  In modes other than the above   When the brightness of the screen is  not correct in dark places   e The histogram does not appear when in  motion image mode      during multi  playback and playback zoom    e The histogram in the recording mode is an  approximation    e The histogram in recording and playback  may not match each other    e The histogram in this camera does not  match the one displayed in image editing  software used with a PC  etc    e Check white saturated areas with the  highlight display in the auto review  function or the review function   P29        Recording pictures  basic     Taking Pictures       E The Mode Dial   This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of many kinds of scenes   Select the desired mode and enjoy the variety of recording    Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely        P   Program AE mode  P32  SCN   Scene mode  P60   The exposure is automatically adjusted by This mode allows you to take pictures  the camera  depending on th
111. you to take pictures of a  fast moving subject   e g  When taking  pictures of outdoor sports         E Technique for Sports mode   To record actions of the subject as if it were  still  the shutter soeed becomes faster than  usual  This mode is more effective when  taking pictures in the daytime on a clear  day     e This mode is suitable for outdoors in the  daytime  keeping 16 4 feet  5 m  or more  away from the subject    e White balance works best when recording  outdoors in the daytime  When using  indoors  the hue may change    e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO      Recording pictures  advanced     24 Scenery mode    This mode allows you to take a picture of a  wide landscape  The camera focuses on a  distant subject preferentially        e The focus range is 16 4 feet  5 m            e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to  AUTO     e The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF  K     e The setting on the AF assist lamp is  disabled     62    Night scenery mode    This mode allows you to take a picture of a  nightscape  The landscape can be  recorded vividly by using the slow shutter  speed        E Technique for Night scenery mode  e Since the shutter speed becomes slow   max  about 8 sec    use a tripod     e The focus range is 16 4 feet  5 m         e The shutter may be kept closed   max  about 8 seconds  after taking a  picture with slow shutter speed  but it is  not a malfunction    e When you take pictures in dark places   noise may become visible    e The ISO sens
    
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