Panasonic DMC-FX37 manual

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    Before connect ing, operati ng or adjusting this pr oduct, please r ead the instr uctions completel y . PC P VQT1R8 7 For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@ca.[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 2 Before Use Bef ore Us e Dear Customer , Thank y ou for c ho osing Pa nason ic! Y ou ha ve p urchas ed one of th e mo st sop his t i cat e d and r eli abl e prod uct s on the ma r ket tod ay . Used prop erl y , we ’re sure it wi ll br ing you and your fa mi ly yea rs of enjo yme nt. Plea se take tim e to fi ll in the i nf orm a tion o[...]

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    3 VQ T1 R8 7 Before Use THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANADA. THE FOLL OWIN G AP PLIE S O NL Y IN THE U .S.A . THE SOCKET O UTLET S H ALL BE INS T A LLED NEA R THE EQ UIP ME NT AN D SHALL B E EA SIL Y AC CESS IBLE. CAUTION Da nger of ex plos ion if bat te r y is in corre ctly repl aced . R e place on ly wit h the same or equi va le nt t ype r e co[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 4 Before Use -If you see thi s sym bol- ∫ Ab out the bat ter y pack • Do not heat or ex po se to f l am e. • Do no t le ave th e bat t ery (ie s) in a n aut o m obi l e ex po se d to dire ct sun li ght fo r a l on g per iod of time w ith d oors a nd win dow s cl osed . De cla rat ion of Co nfo rmi t y Trade N am e: Pa na s on ic Mo[...]

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    5 VQ T1 R8 7 Before Use ∫ About the battery charger ∫ Care of th e camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc. Th i s un it m ay m alf unc t i on, rec or ding pi ct ur es may no longe r be pos sibl e or th e l ens or the LCD moni t or m ay be d am aged . • We s t ron gly r ecom men d yo u do no t lea ve t he ca mer[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 6 Content s Before Use Infor ma tion fo r Yo ur Safety ..... ... .... .... ....... 2 Qui ck Gu id e . .... ....... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... 8 Stand ar d A cces sori es ..... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... 9 Name s of the Com pone nts . .... ... .... .... .... . 10 Preparati on Char gin g t he Ba tte ry ... .... .... .[...]

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    7 VQ T1 R8 7 Moti on Pic tu re Mod e . ... .... .... ........ ... .... .... 5 3 Us eful F unc t ion s at Trave l De s tinat io ns ... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 55 • Recording wh ich Day o f the Va cati on You Ta ke th e Pictu re ... 55 • Recording Da tes/Times at Ov erse as Tr avel Dest ina tio ns (Wo rld Ti m e) ... .... ....... ..[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 8 Before Use Bef ore Us e Quick Guide Th is is a n ov erv i ew o f h ow to re co r d and p la y ba ck p ic tu res wi t h t h e ca me r a. Fo r e ac h step , be sure to refer to the pages in di cate d in bra ckets . Charge the batt er y . ( P12) • The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use. Inse[...]

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    9 VQ T1 R8 7 Before Use St andard Acc essories Ch ec k th at al l the ac cesso ries are i nc lu ded bef o re u si ng the cam er a. 1 Battery P ack (Ind ic a ted a s bat ter y in th e text) Char ge th e batte ry befo re u se. 2 Bat ter y C h ar ge r (Ind ic a ted a s ch a rge r in th e te xt) 3 USB Co nn ec ti on Ca bl e 4A V C a b l e 5 CD-ROM • [...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 10 Before Use Names of the Comp onent s 1F l a s h ( P 3 7 ) 2L e n s ( P 5 , 9 9 ) 3 Se lf-t im er in dica tor (P4 1) AF assi st lamp (P 66) 4 L CD m onit or (P 35, 9 6) 5 S ta tu s ind icat or (P14 , 21 , 25) 6 [M EN U/ S E T] bu t to n (P 16 ) 7 [DI S PLA Y] bu tto n ( P3 5) 8 [Q.M ENU] (P 19) / Del ete (P33 ) butto n 9 [REC] /[PLA YB[...]

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    11 VQ T1 R8 7 Before Use 1 1 Ca me ra O N/O FF swit ch (P1 6) 12 Zoo m le v er ( P30 ) 13 S pea ke r (P 73) 14 M ic rophon e (P53, 6 6, 86) 15 Sh utt er bu t to n (P 25, 53 ) 16 Mo de d ia l ( P 24 ) 17 S tr ap ey elet • Be s u re to a tta ch the stra p wh en us ing the camera to e nsure that you w ill not dr o p i t . 18 Lens b arr e l 19 [COMPO[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 12 Preparati on Preparation Charging the Batter y • Use the dedicated charger and battery . • The bat tery is not charg e d when th e camer a is shipp ed . Ch arg e the bat te ry bef or e u se . • Charg e th e bat t e r y wit h t he c har ge r i ndo ors . • Charg e th e batt er y in a te m pe rat ur e be tw een 10 o C to 35 o C ([...]

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    13 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation About the Battery (ch arging/n umber of recordable pictures) ∫ Battery in dication The b at tery i nd ic at io n i s di sp la ye d on th e LCD mo ni to r. [It does not ap pear whe n you us e the came ra with the AC adapto r (DMW-A C5 PP; opt io na l) co nn ec t e d. ] • Th e i ndi c at i on tur ns red and bli n ks if t[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 14 Preparati on Inserting and Rem oving the Card (op tional)/the Battery • Check th at th is uni t i s t urn ed of f. • We recom m e nd us ing a Pa nas on ic ca rd. Slide the rele ase lever in t he dir ection of the arr ow and open t he card/ batter y door . • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DM W-B CE10 P P) . • If you us[...]

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    15 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation About the Built-in Memory /the Card • Memory size: Approx. 50 MB • Reco rdable motion pi ctures: QVGA (320 k 2 40 p i xe ls ) on l y • Th e bu ilt -i n mem or y ca n be use d as a temp ora ry stora ge dev i ce w hen the car d be i ng us ed beco mes f u ll. • Y o u can co py the r ec ord ed p ict ures t o a card . ([...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 16 Preparati on Note • Do not tu rn thi s un it off, rem o ve its bat tery o r card o r d i sco n nect th e AC ad ap to r (DMW -AC5PP; optiona l) w hen the access indicatio n is lit [ when pict ures a re being read or deleted or the built-in memory or the card is being formatted (P2 3) ] . Furthermore , do not subject the camera to vib[...]

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    17 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation Select [CL OCK SET] in the [REC ] or [ SETUP ] m enu, and press 1 . (P 18 ) • It ca n be cha n ge d i n step s 3 and 4 to set th e cl o ck . • The clock setting is mainta ine d for 3 months using the built-in clock battery even without the battery . (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the buil[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 18 Preparati on ∫ Func t io ns tha t cann ot be set or will not w ork und er some condi tion s Due to t he c amera ’s spec if icat ion s , it m ay not be p ossi bl e to se t so me of th e fun ctio ns or some funct ion s may not w or k in some of the co nd it i on s under wh ich the came ra i s use d . For d etai ls, r efe r to P1 0 3[...]

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    19 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation Press [MENU/SET] to cl ose the menu. By usin g the q ui ck m enu , s om e of th e m e nu set t in gs c an b e e as il y f o und. • So me of the me nu i t ems can not be s et by t he mo des . • When [ DISPL A Y] is pre ssed wh ile [S T ABILIZE R] (P65 ) is se lecte d, [JIT TER, SU BJ. MO VE DE M O. ] c an be disp lay ed[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 20 Preparati on Per fo rm t hes e se tting s if yo u n eed t o. About the Setup Me nu [CL O CK SE T ], [EC ON O MY ] an d [ AUT O REV I EW] ar e im po r tant it em s. Ch ec k th ei r sett ing s befo re us in g them . • In th e Intelli gent aut o mode, only [CL OCK SET], [WOR LD TIME], [TR A VE L DA TE], [BEE P] and [LANGU A GE ] c an b[...]

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    21 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation • Th e brig htne ss o f t he p ictur es d isp laye d on the L CD mo nit or is in cr eased s o som e subj e cts ma y ap pea r di ffer ent ly fro m act ua l i ty on t he LC D m o ni t or. Howeve r , th is do es not affec t the rec ord ed p ict ur es. • Th e LC D m on i to r aut oma tic al ly ret ur ns to no rm a l br i g[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 22 Preparati on • The fol de r nu m ber is upd at ed an d th e f ile numb er s tarts fro m 0001 . (P 8 9) • A folde r nu m ber bet we en 10 0 and 999 can be as sig ned . When th e fold er num be r r eache s 99 9, t he nu mbe r c an not be re se t. We r ecom men d for m att ing the ca rd (P2 3) af te r sa vi n g th e dat a on a P C or[...]

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    23 VQ T1 R8 7 Preparation • Use a bat t ery wi t h su ff i cien t b at te ry pow er or the AC ada pt or (D M W-AC 5P P ; op tio nal ) whe n forma tting . Do not tu rn t he came ra off duri ng for mattin g. • If a card has b een i nse rted, only the card is fo rmat ted. T o for mat th e b uilt -in me mory , remov e the ca rd. • If the car d ha[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 24 Preparati on Mo de s witc h in g Selecting the [REC ] Mode When th e [R EC] m ode i s se lec ted , t he c amera c an b e set to t he In tel lige nt au to mod e i n wh ic h th e o ptim al set t in gs are e stabl ishe d in line wi th t he s ub ject to be re corded and th e re cord in g co nditi on s, or to the sc en e mo de whic h enab [...]

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    25 VQ T1 R8 7 Bas ic [ REC ] m o de: ñ Ba si c T aking pictures using the automatic func tion ( ñ : Intelligen t Au to Mode) The c ame r a will s et th e m o st ap pr op r ia te se tti ng s to m atc h th e s ubj ec t a nd t he r ec ord in g c on ditio ns so w e rec omm end t hi s mode for begi nners or th ose w ho wa nt to leav e t he setti ngs t[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 26 Ba sic ∫ Whe n taking pic tur e s using t he flash (P37) ∫ Whe n taking pic tur e s using t he zoom (P3 0 ) Note • Be car ef ul no t t o m ov e th e ca m era whe n yo u pre ss th e sh ut te r bu tton . • Do n ot c over t he f las h or t he AF ass ist la mp wi th y our fi ng ers or o th er ob jec ts. • D o not to uch th e fro[...]

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    27 VQ T1 R8 7 Bas ic • When [ ‡ ] is selecte d, [ ], [ ] or [ ] i s s et depe nd in g on the ty pe of su bj ec t and br ig ht ness . • Whe n [ ] or [ ] i s se t, digit al red -ey e c orr ec t ion (P 38 ) i s en able d, and the flas h is activa ted twice . • Only the follow ing func tions can be se t in t h is mo de. [ RE C ] mo de me n u ?[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 28 Ba sic [R EC] mo de: · T aking pictures w ith your favorite s ettings ( · : Norm al picture mode) Many more menu it em s can be set an d you can t a ke pic tu res wit h gre ater f ree do m th an wh en you take pictur es in the I ntel l ig ent aut o mode (P25 ). ∫ T o ad jus t t h e e xp os ure an d tak e p ict u res a t ti m es w [...]

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    29 VQ T1 R8 7 Bas ic C AF are a (w hen usin g th e di gi ta l zoo m or wh en it is dar k) D Fo cus r ange E Aper tu re val u e ¢ F Shu tte r sp eed ¢ G ISO sensitivity ¢ If c o rrect exposure cannot be achie ved, it will b e displayed in red . (However , it will n ot be displayed in red w hen the f lash is used.) 1 Aim th e AF area at the su bje[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 30 Ba sic [R EC] mo de: ñ· ¿n¨ T aking Pictures w ith the Zoom Y ou can zoom- in t o make p e opl e an d o bject s appe ar clos er or zoom- out to r ecor d land sc a pe s in wid e an gl e. T o m ak e su bj ect s ap pe ar even c lo se r [ ma x im um o f 8 .9 k ], do not s e t the pi cture s ize t o the h ig hest setti ng for eac h asp[...]

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    31 VQ T1 R8 7 Bas ic ∫ Ext end ed op ti ca l zoo m me ch ani sm When you s et the picture s ize to [ ] (3 m illion pixels), the 10M ( 10.1 million pixel s) CCD are a is c r op ped t o t he c en te r 3M ( 3 m i lli on p ix el s) are a, al lo win g a p ic tur e w i th a hi gh er zoom e ffec t. Note • The digital zoom c annot b e set when õ or ¨[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 32 Ba sic Ro t a te th e zoo m lev er towa r ds [ L ] (W). 1s c r e e n > 12 sc ree ns > 30 sc reen s > Cal end ar screen di spla y ( P75) A Numb er of the selected picture and the total number of recor ded pictures • Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z ] (T) t o re turn to t he previous screen . • Pictures are not rotated for[...]

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    33 VQ T1 R8 7 Bas ic [ PLA YBA CK] mo de : ¸ Deleting Pictures Once dele ted , p ic tures c an not be rec overe d. • Pictures on the built-in memory or t he card, which is being played back will be delete d. T o delete a single pict ure Select the pictur e to be d eleted, a nd then press [ ‚ ]. A [D ISP L AY] b u tt o n B [ ‚ ] butt on Press[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 34 Ba sic ∫ Whe n [DELET E ALL] h as be en sele cted wi th the [F A VO RITE] (P83 ) setting Th e se lect ion sc r een is di sp la y ed ag ai n. Se lec t [D EL ETE AL L] or [ ALL DE LETE E XCEPT Ü ], pr es s 3 to se le ct [Y ES] an d del et e the pic ture s. ([AL L DEL ETE EXCEPT Ü ] can not b e se le cted if no pic tures hav e been s[...]

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    35 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Advanced (Recording pic tures ) About the LCD Monitor Press [DI SPLA Y] to change. A LCD m o n i to r B [DISP L A Y] button • Whe n th e menu sc ree n app ea rs , t he [ DI S P LA Y] but t on i s not act iv at ed. Du ri ng pl ayb ac k z oom (P3 2) , wh il e pl ay ing b ack m ot ion pi ct ur es (P73) a[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 36 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ Ab out the His tog ram A hi stog ram i s a g raph that disp la ys b right ness a lo ng the ho rizon tal axi s ( bla ck to whi t e) and the nu mber of pi xels at ea ch br ight n ess le vel on the ve rtica l axi s. It al low s y o u t o e a si ly c he ck a pi ct ure ’s ex po sur e . 1 Da rk are a, m[...]

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    37 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) [R EC] m ode : ñ·¿¨ T aking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Se t the flas h to matc h the reco rdin g. Press 1 [ ‰ ]. Press 3 / 4 to sel ect a mode. • Y ou c an al s o pr es s 1 [ ‰ ] to s e lect . • For inf orm at ion a bou t fla sh se tting s th at c an b e sel e cted , refer t o “ A v[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 38 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ About t h e digit al red-e ye correc tion Wh en t he f la s h is u s ed wit h th e Re d -ey e re du c ti o n ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) se l ec t ed , it wi l l aut omat ic a lly de tect a nd corr e ct the r ed -eye in the im ag e da t a. ¢ It may not be able to c orre c t t he r ed-ey e de pen ding on the [...]

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    39 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) • In [HIG H SENS.] (P48) in scene mode, the ISO s ensitivi ty automati cally s witches to betwee n [ISO16 00] and [ ISO 6400] and the ava ilabl e f lash r an ge al so d iffe r s. Wi de: A ppr ox . 1.15 m (3 . 77 feet ) t o ap pro x. 15. 4 m (50 .5 fe et ) T ele : Appr ox . 1. 0 m (3. 2 8 feet ) to app[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 40 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [R EC] mo de: ·n T aking Close-up P ictures Thi s mo de all ows you to t ak e clos e- up pi cture s of a su bj ec t, e.g. whe n ta king pic t ures of flo wer s . Y ou can tak e pictu r es of a s ubje ct as cl ose as 5 cm (0. 17 feet ) f rom t he len s b y rotatin g th e zo om lev er upmo s t to W ide ([...]

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    41 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) [R EC] m ode : ñ·¿¨ T aking Pictures with th e Self-timer Note • Whe n us ing a t ripo d et c. , set t ing t he s el f -t i m er t o 2 se co nds i s a c onv en ient wa y t o av oid t he jit t er c aus ed by pr es sin g th e sh ut te r bu tt on . • When y ou p ress t h e shu tter bu tton on ce f [...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 42 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [R EC] mo de: ·¿ n¨ Compensating the Exposure Use this f unc tion w hen yo u cannot ach ieve app r op r iate exp osur e due to th e di f fere nce i n bri gh tn es s be tw e en th e su bj ect and t he ba c kg rou nd . L oo k at th e fol lo win g e x am pl es . Note • EV is an abb rev iat ion of [ Ex[...]

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    43 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) [R EC] m ode : ·¿ T aking Pictures using Auto Bracket In thi s mod e, 3 pic tur es a re au toma tic a lly re c ord ed in t he s elec ted e xpos ur e co mpe ns at ion r a ng e ea ch t i me t he shu t te r b utt on is p r ess ed . Y ou ca n se le c t th e pi ctu r e wi th t he des ired ex posure fro m t[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 44 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) [R EC] mo de: ¿ T aking pictures th at match the scen e being recorded ( ¿ : Scene mode) Wh en you s el ec t a s c en e m o de to mat ch t h e su bj ec t a nd r e cor d in g s it ua tio n, th e c a me ra set s t he optima l e x po sure an d hu e t o ob t a in the de sired pic t ure. Slide the [REC]/[P[...]

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    45 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Wh en taki ng pi ctu re s o f pe op le outd oo rs dur ing th e da yt ime , thi s mod e ena bl es th e te xt ur e of the ir skin to app ea r e ven softe r th an wit h [PO RTR AIT ]. (I t is effe ctive wh en tak ing pict u re s of pe op le fro m th e che s t u p. ) ∫ T ec hn ique f or Soft ski n m ode T[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 46 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Thi s al l ows you t o ta ke pic tures of a w ide la nd sc ape. Note • The foc us rang e i s 5 m (1 6. 4 feet ) to ¶ . Set her e whe n you w a nt to take pictur es of sp or ts s cenes or ot her fa st-m ov ing ev ents. Note • This mo de is suita bl e f or ta kin g pic tu res of sub jec ts at di s ta[...]

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    47 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Sel ec t t hi s whe n y o u wa n t to t ake pi ct ur e s at a w ed di ng re ce pt ion , a n in do or part y etc . Th is a llow s you to t ake pictur es of people and th e ba ckgr ound with n ear re al-li fe bri gh tne s s. ∫ T echn ique for Party mode • Use th e fl as h. (You can s et to [ ] or [ ].[...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 48 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) • The foc us rang e be co me s t he same as m ac ro mo de. [5 cm (0. 1 7 feet ) (W ide) /1 m (3 .2 8 feet ) (T ele) t o ¶ ] • [INT ELLI GE NT IS O] is ac tiv at ed, an d max imu m ISO s ens i t ivit y lev el be co m es [I SO 400 ]. • If t h e camer a is t urned o n wit h [BABY 1]/[BA BY2] s et, t[...]

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    49 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Th is i s a co nven ie nt mode f or sh ooti ng r apid mov ement or a de ci si ve mome nt. ∫ Pic tur e size and asp ect ra tio 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to s e lec t th e p ic tur e si ze a nd a s pec t r a tio an d then p ress [MENU /SET ] to se t. • 3M (4:3), 2. 5M (3 :2 ) or 2 M (16:9) is se le c ted as the [...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 50 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Thi s al l o ws yo u to t ake viv id pi ctur es of a sta rr y sky or a dar k subj ect . ∫ S etti n g t he sh ut te r sp ee d Sele ct a shutt er spee d of [15 SE C .], [30 S EC .] or [60 SE C .]. 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o se le ct th e n um be r o f se co nd s a n d th en pr es s [MENU/SET]. • It is al s o [...]

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    51 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Th is a ll ows you to t ake pi cture s that show the sno w a s whi te as pos s i ble at a sk i res ort or a sn ow -c ov e red m ount a in. Th is mo de allow s you t o tak e pictu res thro ugh an ai rplan e win dow . ∫ T ec hn iqu e f or Ae rial ph oto mo de • We recom mend u sin g thi s te chniq ue [...]

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    VQ T1 R8 7 52 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Pi ctur e is t a ken with a gr ainy te xt ure as t hough blas ted wit h san d. ∫ P ict u r e siz e an d asp ec t rat io Use the ma rin e case (DMW -MCFX3 5; op tion al) . Thi s all ows you to take pict ures with a na t ura l colo r . Fix in g t h e f ocu s und erw a ter ( AF L o ck) Y ou c an fi x th [...]

  • Page 53

    53 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) [R EC] m ode : n Advanced (Recording pic tures ) Motion Picture Mode • Whe n yo u se t t he pi c t ure qual i t y to [ ] , [ ], or [ ], we rec om m e nd us ing a hi gh- sp eed car d wi t h “1 0M B / s” or gre at er displ a ye d on t he pack age . Press 3 / 4 to se lect [PICTUR E M O DE ] and then [...]

  • Page 54

    VQ T1 R8 7 54 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Press 3 / 4 to select the item and then pres s [MENU/SET] . • fps “fram e s pe r se co nd” ; This refer s t o t he nu mber of fra m es use d i n 1 seco nd. • Y ou c an re cord s moo th er mo tio n pic tu res wi th “3 0 fps”. • Y ou can rec ord longe r m ot ion pi c t ure s wit h “1 0 fps[...]

  • Page 55

    55 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) [RE C] mod e: ñ·¿n Useful Functions at T ra vel Destinations For details on th e [SET UP] m enu sett ings, refer to P18 . If yo u se t th e d epar t ure da te or the lo ca tio n of t he vac at i on in adv an ce , the nu mb er of da ys tha t h a ve pa ssed s in ce th e de part ur e d ate (w hi ch da y[...]

  • Page 56

    VQ T1 R8 7 56 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ∫ Can celi ng t h e tr avel dat e The trav e l dat e i s au toma tic a lly c a ncel ed if th e c ur rent d at e i s afte r th e ret urn d ate . I f you wan t t o ca nc el th e tra ve l d at e b e for e th e en d of the v aca t ion , se lec t [ OF F ] on th e sc r ee n sho w n i n st ep 3 or 7 an d the[...]

  • Page 57

    57 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Note • Ret ur n th e se tti ng to [ HO M E] wh en t he vac ati on i s fini s he d by perf or m i ng s te ps 1 , 2 and 3 . • If [ HO M E ] is alr ead y se t, ch an g e only t h e t r avel de sti na ti o n , an d us e. • If you c an not fin d th e trav el de sti nation in th e are as di spla yed on [...]

  • Page 58

    VQ T1 R8 7 58 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Using the [REC] Mod e Menu For details on [REC ] mod e menu se ttin gs, r ef er to P18 . Se t th e nu m be r of pi x els . Th e h ig he r th e nu m be rs of pi xe ls , t he fi ne r th e de tail of th e pic tures w i ll appe ar even when they a re pri nted on to la rge s heet s. App lic ab le mo des: ñ?[...]

  • Page 59

    59 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) For details on [R EC] m ode men u set tings, refer to P18. Set th e c o mp re ss io n rate a t w h ic h the p ict u res a re to be s tore d . Ap pli cab le mo de s: ·¿ Note • Ref er to P 1 12 for in fo rma tion abo ut the n um ber of recor dab l e pic tures . For details on [R EC] m ode men u set ti[...]

  • Page 60

    VQ T1 R8 7 60 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [REC ] mod e menu se ttin gs, r ef er to P18 . This a llo ws the s e nsiti vity to l ight (ISO sen s itivi ty ) to be s e t. S ett ing t o a h ighe r fi gur e enab le s pi ctu r es t o b e t ake n ev en in da rk pl ac es wi tho ut th e r e su lt in g pic tu r es com in g o ut dar k . App [...]

  • Page 61

    61 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) ∫ Sett ing t he w h ite bala nce m an ua lly 1 Select [ Ó ] and th en press [MENU/ SET]. 2 Ai m th e came ra a t a sh eet o f whi te p aper et c . so th at t he fram e in the ce nte r is fille d b y the w hi te obje ct o nly an d the n pres s [ M EN U/ SE T ]. ∫ Fin ely ad ju sti n g the w hit e ba[...]

  • Page 62

    VQ T1 R8 7 62 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) For details on [REC ] mod e menu se ttin gs, r ef er to P18 . This allows the focusi ng method that s uits the pos iti ons and number of the subj ects to be selec ted. App lic ab le mo des: ·¿n Note • The came ra is f ocus ing on al l t he AF are as wh en mul ti ple A F a re as (m ax . 1 1 ar eas) l[...]

  • Page 63

    63 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) ∫ About [ ƒ ] • Y o u ca n fo cu s on the sub jec t mor e qu ick ly t han in oth er A F m ode s. • Th e pic ture ma y sto p mov ing for a mom en t bef ore being bro ugh t in to focus wh en y ou pres s the shu tter but t on ha lfw ay . Thi s is not a m al f unc t i on. ∫ Se t ti ng up [ ] ( AF T[...]

  • Page 64

    VQ T1 R8 7 64 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) ¢ The bu rst sp eed is co ns t ant regard less of the t r ans f er spe ed of th e card . • The burst spee d v alu es given ab ove ap ply w hen the sh ut ter sp eed is 1/60 or fas t er and when th e fla sh is no t activ a t ed. Note • When the burst mode setting is set to U nlimited – The bur st s[...]

  • Page 65

    65 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) For details on [R EC] m ode men u set tings, refer to P18. Usi ng th es e m od es , t he pi ct ure s ca n be m ad e sh arp er or so fter, t he co lo rs of th e pic tu re s can be t ur ne d in to se pi a c olo r s or o th er co lo r eff ec ts c a n b e achi ev e d. Ap pli cab le mo de s: ñ·n Note • W[...]

  • Page 66

    VQ T1 R8 7 66 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Applicabl e modes: · [1/250], [ 1/125], [ 1/60], [1/30], [1/15], [1/8 ], [1/4] , [1/2], [1] Note • This sh ould usual ly be set to [1/8 ] t o take p ictu res. (Wh en you sel ect a mini mum shutt er spee d other than [ 1/ 8 ] , [ ] ap pe ars o n th e scre en .) • Setti ng [MIN. S HT R SPE ED ] to s [...]

  • Page 67

    67 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) Mo de di al : ¨ T aking and viewing c lipboard pictures ( ¨ : Clipboard mode) Th is s etti ng is use fu l wh en t aki n g pictur es of time tabl es, r oute map s or othe r inf or mati on ins tead of tak ing no t es. Regard le ss of w hether a card is pre sent or n ot, the data is stor ed in the dedica[...]

  • Page 68

    VQ T1 R8 7 68 Advanced ( Recording pictur es) Press 3 / 4 to select the setti ng and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. Press [ MENU/SET] t o clos e the menu. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ( ]. Press 2 / 1 to m ove the pi cture. • When the zoom lever is tu rne d to [ L ] (W ), a sc ree n sh owin g 12 p ictur es a ppe ars. T o ret urn to t[...]

  • Page 69

    69 VQ T1 R8 7 Adva nced (Record ing pictures) • Fol l o wi ng fu n ct i ons ar e fi x ed. • In t he c li pbo ard mode , t he f ol l ow i ng f unc t i ons ca nno t be use d. – [A UT O BRA CK ET ] /W hi t e ba l anc e f i ne ad j us tme nt /[ I NT E LL IG E NT I SO ]/ [ QU ICK AF] / [BURST] /[I .EXPOSU RE]/[D IGIT AL ZO OM]/[CO LOR MODE]/[ MIN.[...]

  • Page 70

    VQ T1 R8 7 70 Advanced ( Playback) [PLA YB ACK] mod e: ¸ Advanced (Playback) Playing Back Pic tures in Sequenc e (Slide Show ) Y o u ca n pl ay bac k the pi c tur e s you hav e take n in s yn ch ro nis a tio n wit h mu s ic , and yo u ca n do t h is i n s e qu en ce wh il e l ea vi ng a fi xe d int erv a l b et wee n e ac h of th e pic tu res . Fu[...]

  • Page 71

    71 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) ∫ Ope rati ons p erform e d dur ing slide show Th e cu rs or di sp la yed dur ing p layback is t he sam e as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • Th e m en u sc re en i s r es to red whe n [ ‚ ] is pr es sed. ∫ Ch angi n g th e sli de sh ow s et ti ngs Y ou ca n chan ge the se tti ng s f or sl id e show pl ayba ck b y select [...]

  • Page 72

    VQ T1 R8 7 72 Advanced ( Playback) [PLA YB ACK] mod e: ¸ Selecting Picture s and Playing the m Back ( [ C A T E G O R Y P L AY ] / [ F AV O R I T E P L AY ] ) Thi s mo de all o w s you to sea rch ima ge s by scen e mode or ot her categ ories (suc h as [PORTR AIT], [SC E NERY] o r [NIG HT SC E NERY]) a nd s ort th e pictu res into eac h of th e cat[...]

  • Page 73

    73 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Y ou ca n pla y back the pic t ures you hav e set as [ F A VO R IT E] (P83) (Only w hen [F AVORITE] is s et to [ON ] and t her e are p icture s w hic h h ave been set to [FA V OR ITE] ). Perfor m steps 1 and 2 on p age 70. Press 3 / 4 to sel ect [F A VORITE PLA Y], and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. Note • Y o u can u s[...]

  • Page 74

    VQ T1 R8 7 74 Advanced ( Playback) Note • Sound c an b e hea rd t hro ug h t he spe ak er. Ref er t o [V OL UME ] ( P20) f or in fo rmat ion a bou t ho w to a d j us t th e vol u me i n th e [S E T U P] m e n u . • The fi l e fo rmat th at can be pl a ye d bac k wi th this ca mera is Qui c kTime Motio n JP E G . • Pleas e not e t ha t t he bu[...]

  • Page 75

    75 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Pres s the shut ter but ton. Press 3 to select [Y ES] and then press [MENU/SET]. • [QU AL ITY ] i s fi xed to [ › ]. Note • Y ou may n ot be ab le to s ave st i ll pi ct ure s fr om a m ot ion pict u re t ake n on ot her equi pmen t. [ P LAYBAC K ] m od e : ¸ Us ing th e [PLA YB ACK] m ode me nu Y ou ca n u [...]

  • Page 76

    VQ T1 R8 7 76 Advanced ( Playback) Note • The re co rd ing da te of the pi c t ure sele ct ed in the play bac k scr ee n bec om e s t he da te sele cted when t he c alen dar sc ree n i s f i rs t dis pl ay ed . • If ther e are m ult iple pi ctu re s wit h the same rec or ding dat e, the fir st pi ctu re rec ord ed on that day is displa yed. •[...]

  • Page 77

    77 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Press [ ‚ ] to r etu r n to th e m enu scr e en. ¢ ¢ Th e m enu sc ree n i s au to m a t i ca lly re st or ed wh en [MULTI] is se l ec te d. • Pre ss [MENU/ SET] t o close the me nu. ∫ Delete th e title [SINGL E] setti ng 1 In step 4 whe n [ SINGL E] (P 76) i s se l ect e d, de l et e al l t he t ext s, sel[...]

  • Page 78

    VQ T1 R8 7 78 Advanced ( Playback) Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s elect [SHOOTING DA TE], [AGE], [TRA VEL DA TE] or [TITLE] and then pre ss [MENU/SET] to set each it em . [SHOOTING DA TE] [A GE] (P47) If this i s se t t o [ON ], [ AG E] i s sta m ped o n the p ictu res . [TRA V EL DA T E] If th is i s se t t o [ON ], [ TRA VEL D A TE] is s tampe d on th [...]

  • Page 79

    79 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) W e reco mme nd resizi ng to [ ] if you want to at ta ch a pic ture t o an e- mail or us e i t o n a website . (Pi ctures set t o the m inimum nu mber of pi xels fo r [ ASPECT RA TIO] can not b e further re duced in size.) Select [RESIZE] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P18) Press 3 to sel ect [YES] and then press [[...]

  • Page 80

    VQ T1 R8 7 80 Advanced ( Playback) Y o u ca n e nl ar g e an d t he n cl ip t h e i mpo r tan t pa rt of t he re co rde d pi ctu r e . Select [TRIMMING] on the [PLA YBAC K] mode menu. (P18) Press [ MENU/SET]. Press 3 to select [YES] and the n press [MENU/ SET]. Press [ ‚ ] t o retu rn to the menu s c r een. • Pre ss [ME NU / S ET] to clos e t h[...]

  • Page 81

    81 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Minu t e ti lti ng of th e im ag e ca n b e ad ju st ed . Select [LEVELI N G] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P18) Press [ ‚ ] to r etu r n to th e m enu scr e en. • Pre ss [MENU/ SET] t o close the me nu. Note • Q ual i t y o f im ag e m ay bec om e c oar se whe n leve ll i ng i s perf or m ed . • Rec ord e[...]

  • Page 82

    VQ T1 R8 7 82 Advanced ( Playback) Y o u ca n c on v ert pict ure s tak en wit h a [ W ] as pec t ra tio to a [ Y ] or a [ X ] aspect r atio. Select [ASPECT CONV .] on the [ PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P18) Press [ ‚ ] t o retu rn to the menu s c r een. • Pre ss [ME NU / S ET] to clos e t he men u. Note • After co nv ert ing the asp ec t rat io, t[...]

  • Page 83

    83 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Th is mo de allow s you t o au to ma ti ca ll y dis pl ay p ic tures vert ic al ly if th ey we re rec orded hold in g t he c am era v ert ic al ly o r ro tat e pi ct ure s man ua lly i n 90 o s teps . Select [ROT A TE] o n the [PLA YBACK] mode menu . (P18) • The [ RO T A TE] f u n ct io n i s d i sa bl ed w h e n[...]

  • Page 84

    VQ T1 R8 7 84 Advanced ( Playback) Select [F A VORITE] on the [PLA YBACK] mode menu. (P 18) ∫ Ca nc el ing al l th e [ FA VO R ITE ] se t tin gs 1 Select [CANC EL] on the screen show n in step 2 and th en pre ss [MEN U/S ET]. 2 Pr ess 3 t o sele ct [YES ] an d t hen pr ess [MEN U/ SET] . 3 Pr es s [MENU /SE T ] to clo se th e men u. • Y ou c an[...]

  • Page 85

    85 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Pres s 3 / 4 to set th e number of pr i nts, an d the n pres s [MEN U/S ET] to set . • When [ MUL TI] h as b een s ele ct ed , re pe at st eps 3 and 4 for eac h pi c ture . ( It i s no t poss ibl e t o us e th e sa me se tti ng for a m ul tip le num b er of pic t ure s.) Press [ ‚ ] to r etu r n to th e m enu s[...]

  • Page 86

    VQ T1 R8 7 86 Advanced ( Playback) Press [ ‚ ] t o retu rn to the menu s c r een. • Pre ss [ME NU / S ET] to clos e t he men u. ∫ Cancel ing all th e [PROTECT ] settings 1 Select [CANC EL] on the screen show n in step 2 and th en pre ss [MEN U/S ET]. 2 Pr ess 3 t o sele ct [YES ] an d t hen pr ess [MEN U/ SET] . 3 Pr es s [MENU /SE T ] to clo[...]

  • Page 87

    87 VQ T1 R8 7 Advanced (Playback) Y ou ca n copy data of pict ure s yo u ha ve shot f rom t he bu il t- in me mo r y on to a ca rd , fr o m a c ar d int o th e bu il t-in memo r y or f rom a card i n to the de dicate d cl ip board fold er . Select [COPY] on the [PLA YBACK] mode m enu. (P 18) Press 3 / 4 t o select t he copy desti nation and then pr[...]

  • Page 88

    VQ T1 R8 7 88 Conne cting to other equipment Connecting t o other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can ac qui re re cor d ed pict ures t o a P C by co nnect i ng the ca mera and the P C. • Y ou c an ea sil y p ri nt ou t or m a il t he p ictur es you h av e im porte d. Us e of the “ PHOT OfunSTUD IO-vi ewer- ” b und l ed s oftw are on th e C[...]

  • Page 89

    89 VQ T1 R8 7 Conne cting to other equipment Using a drag- and- drop operati on, move the pictur es you want to acquir e or the fol der storing t hose pic tures to any di ff ere nt folder on th e PC. ∫ Di scon nect in g th e U SB con nec tion cab l e sa fely • Pr oc eed with the har dw are remov al us in g “S af el y R emov e H ard wa re” o[...]

  • Page 90

    VQ T1 R8 7 90 Conne cting to other equipment A ne w fo lder is c r ea te d whe n p ic tures a re t ak en in th e f ol lo wing si tua tion s. • Aft e r [NO.R ESET] (P22) i n the [SETU P] menu has bee n exec ut ed • When a ca rd c ontai nin g a fol d er wi th t he sam e fol de r num ber h as b een i nser t ed (Suc h as whe n pictu res wer e tak e[...]

  • Page 91

    91 VQ T1 R8 7 Conne cting to other equipment Note • Do no t us e an y ot he r US B co nne cti on cab les exc ep t the s upp lie d on e. Use of c ab les ot h er t han t he s up pli ed US B c on nec ti on c abl e m a y ca us e malf un cti on. • Turn the c am er a off bef or e co nn ec tin g or di s co n n ec tin g th e AC ada pt or (DMW-A C 5P P;[...]

  • Page 92

    VQ T1 R8 7 92 Conne cting to other equipment ¢ Onl y wh en [ FA V ORI TE ] is at [ON ] an d wh en t he re ar e pi c tu res se t as fa vo rit es . (P8 3) Se lec t a nd se t th e i tem s bo t h on t h e s cre en in st ep 2 of the “S el ec ting a sin gle p ictu re and pr i nti n g i t” an d in st ep 3 of the “Sel ec ting mult iple pi cture s an[...]

  • Page 93

    93 VQ T1 R8 7 Conne cting to other equipment • Paper sizes not sup por ted by the prin ter will not be displayed. • An item ca nn ot be se l ect e d if t he pr i nt er do es not sup po rt the page l ay ou t. ∫ Layo ut pr int ing When prin t ing a pic ture se vera l tim e s o n 1 she et o f pape r Fo r exam ple, if you w ant t o pr int t he sa[...]

  • Page 94

    VQ T1 R8 7 94 Conne cting to other equipment [PLA YB ACK] mod e: ¸ Playing Back Pic tures on a TV Sc reen Pr epa ratio ns : Set the [TV ASPECT ]. ( P22 ) T urn th is uni t and th e TV off . 1 Y e ll ow : to the vi de o in pu t soc k et 2 W hit e: to t he au di o inp u t s oc ket A Align the ma rks, and in sert. B A V cable (su ppl i e d) • Check[...]

  • Page 95

    95 VQ T1 R8 7 Conne cting to other equipment Note • Depending on the TV model, pic tures may not be displ ayed on the f ull screen. • Motion pictur es cannot be play ed back. T o play back moti on pictures, c onnect the camera to the TV with t he A V cable (supplied). • Y ou cannot play back pictur es on SDHC cards if t he TV does not support[...]

  • Page 96

    VQ T1 R8 7 96 Others Others Screen Display ∫ In recording Rec ordi ng i n n orma l pic tur e m ode [ ! ] (Initial s etting) 1 Rec o rdi ng m od e 2 Fl as h mo de ( P 37 ) 3 AF ar e a (P 28 ) 4 F oc us ( P28 ) 5 Picture si ze (P 58) 6 Qua li ty ( P5 9) 7 Ba tte ry in di catio n ( P1 3) 8 N umbe r o f re cord able pict ure s (P1 12) 9 Built-in m em[...]

  • Page 97

    97 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs ¢ 1 Th is is disp laye d for about 5 secon ds whe n thi s unit i s t urned on i n [BABY 1]/[BA BY2] o r [PET ] in s c ene mo de . ¢ 2 This is di s play ed for abou t 5 second s w hen the came ra is tur ne d on, aft er sett ing t he c l oc k and aft er s wit c hing fro m p lay back mo de t o recor ding m ode . ∫ In pl ay ba[...]

  • Page 98

    VQ T1 R8 7 98 Others Cautions for Use T ak e car e not t o d ro p o r k nock the un it o r put a lot of p res su re o n it . • T a ke car e not to kno ck or dr op t he bag/ c as e th at you in se rt ed t he c am er a in as th e sh oc k may caus e dama ge t o the ca m er a, le ns or LC D m oni t or. • Do no t att ach any ot her items to the wris[...]

  • Page 99

    99 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs • If the c amera is cold w hen you turn it o n, the picture on the LCD mo nitor will b e slightly darker than usual at f irst. However , th e picture will re turn to normal br ightness when the inter nal te mpe rat ur e of th e ca mera in cr ea ses . • Do no t pr es s the l en s w ith exces siv e forc e. • Do not leav e [...]

  • Page 100

    VQ T1 R8 7 100 Others Do no t l eav e the car d wh ere th e t emp era ture is h igh , w here ele ctro magn eti c wa ves or s tatic el ec trici ty are easi ly gene rate d o r ex po sed to di rec t su nli ght . Do not ben d or dro p th e car d. • The c ard ma y be dama ged or th e re co rde d co nt ent m ay be da m age d or de l et ed. • Put the [...]

  • Page 101

    101 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Message Display Con fir ma t io n me ssa ge s or e r ro r m es s ag es wil l b e di sp la ye d on th e s c ree n i n so m e c as e s. Th e maj o r mess ages are descr ibe d below as exa mples . [THIS MEMORY CARD IS LO CKED] > The Wri te -P ro te ct sw itc h on the SD Me mor y Ca rd a nd t he S DH C Mem o ry Car d ar e move[...]

  • Page 102

    VQ T1 R8 7 102 Others [MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMA T T HIS CARD?] • This ca rd ha s a f orm a t w hi c h is no t re co gniz ed by t he c amer a. > For m at th e ca rd ag ai n w i th the cam e ra af te r sa vi n g nec es s ary dat a on a P C e tc . ( P23) [PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND T HEN ON AGAIN]/[SYSTEM ERROR] • This mes sa ge ap pea rs whe n [...]

  • Page 103

    103 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Functions that cannot be set or will not w ork under some conditions Due to th e cam era ’s sp ecifi cati on s, it m ay not be pos sibl e t o se t s ome of the f un ct ions or s ome f unc t io ns may not wor k in some of th e c ondi tion s under whi ch the cam era i s us ed . The ta bl e b el ow lis ts th es e f un cti ons [...]

  • Page 104

    VQ T1 R8 7 104 Others [ASPECT RA T IO] (P 59) • 9 , ô , , and in [SCEN E MODE] [INTELLIGENT ISO] (P59) • [SCE N E MO DE] • $ mode [SEN SITIVIT Y] (P 60) • [SCE N E MO DE ] • $ mode • When Int elli gent IS O is se t [WHITE BALANC E] (P60) • , , . , / , 1 , 2 , 3 , ï , , 5 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 7 , and < i n [S CE N E M O DE] [WB ADJUST .][...]

  • Page 105

    105 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs ∫ Func tion s that ca nnot be u se d wh en the com pon en t ca ble i s c on necte d [LCD M ODE]/[ H ISTOGR AM]/[T ITL E E DIT] /[TE XT ST AMP]/[ RESIZ E]/ [TR IMM ING]/ [LEVEL ING ]/[ ASPE CT CONV . ]/[A UD IO DUB .]/[ CO PY]/[M UL TI] se tting s of [D POF PR IN T]/ [MU L TI] s ettin gs of [PR OTEC T] /[DE LET E MUL TI ]/Cr[...]

  • Page 106

    VQ T1 R8 7 106 Others • The pic ture c an b ec ome w hit ish if th ere is dirt e.g. f ing erp rint s on t he le ns . > If the l ens is di r ty, turn on t he c am er a, ej ec t the l en s ba rr el ( P 1 1) a nd ge nt ly wip e th e lens surf ac e wi t h a s oft dry clo th . • Was this pic tu re ta ke n wi t h t he f l as h at the clos e ra nge[...]

  • Page 107

    107 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs • If rec ord ing u nde r flu ore scen t li gh t, th e bri g ht ne ss or t he hu e may cha nge sli gh tly whe n th e shut ter speed bec omes fast. This occ urs due to the cha racter ist ics of fl uoresc ent lig ht. It is not a mal f unct ion . • Ar e yo u us ing a M ul t iM ed ia Ca rd? Th i s u nit d oes not su ppo rt Mu [...]

  • Page 108

    VQ T1 R8 7 108 Others • The LC D m o ni to r may fli c ke r fo r a f ew s ec ond s af te r tu rn ing t he c am er a on i nd oo rs unde r fluorescent lig ht. This is not a malfunction. > Adjus t th e brigh tn es s of th e scre en. (P 20 ) • [P OWER LCD] i s a ctiva ted. (P20) • This is not a malfunction. Thes e pix els do no t affec t the r[...]

  • Page 109

    109 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs • Is this a non -s tan dar d pic tu re, a pi c tu re whic h has bee n ed ited usin g a P C or a pi ct ur e wh ich was taken by ano t her make of dig ital ca mer a? • Di d yo u re mov e th e bat ter y im m edia te l y af te r pic tu re- taki ng or di d y ou ta ke the pi ct ur e us i ng a ba t te ry wi t h a l ow r em ai n [...]

  • Page 110

    VQ T1 R8 7 110 Others > Chec k [ T V ASPEC T] s et tin g. ( P 22) • Is th e ca mera con nec t ed t o th e PC c orr ec tly ? • Is th e ca mera rec ogn i ze d by the PC cor re ct l y? > Set to [PC] in [US B MODE] . (P22, 88) > Dis co nne ct th e USB co nne ct i on cab le. Con nec t it aga i n wh ile the car d i s ins er te d i n th e ca [...]

  • Page 111

    111 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs • If you do not us e t he c amer a fo r a l ong tim e, t he c lock m ay be res et . > Whe n th e mes sa ge [ PLE ASE S E T TH E CLO CK ] appe ar s, set t he c lock aga i n. Whe n yo u tak e a pi c tu re be f ore set t ing t he c l oc k, [0 :0 0 0. 0. 0] is rec or de d. (P17) • It is p os si b l e th at the sub jec t ma[...]

  • Page 112

    VQ T1 R8 7 112 Others Others Number of Recorda ble Pictures and A vailable Recording Time • The nu m ber of rec ord abl e pict ur es and t he ava ila bl e re co rd ing t ime are an app ro xim at ion . (The se var y de pen ding on t he re co rdi n g co ndi t ion s an d th e t ype of car d. ) • The nu m ber of rec ord able pi ct ur es and t he av[...]

  • Page 113

    113 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Aspect ra tio Y Pict ure siz e (9M): (3648 k 2432) (6 M ): (3072 k 2048) (4.5M ): (2560 k 1712) (2.5M ): (2048 k 1360) Qua li ty A › A › A › A › Built-in M emory (App rox. 50 MB) 1 1 22 15 32 22 45 36 6 9 Card 32 MB 6 12 8 18 13 26 20 40 64 MB 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 8 3 128 M B 27 55 39 78 56 1 10 88 1 65 256 M B 54 1 0[...]

  • Page 114

    VQ T1 R8 7 114 Others ∫ Availab le rec or di ng tim e (wh en recor di ng mo tion pictu r es ) Note • The nu m ber of rec ord able pi ct ur es and t he ava ila bl e re co rd in g t ime di sp l ay ed on th e sc re en ma y no t de cr e ase in or der . • This unit does not su ppo rt rec or ding mo tio n pi c tu res on Mul t iM ed i aCa rd s. • [...]

  • Page 115

    115 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Specifications Digit a l Camera: Inf orm ati on fo r you r s afe ty Pow er S ourc e: DC 5.1 V Pow er Co ns um ptio n: 1. 4 W (W he n rec ord in g) 0. 6 W (W he n pla yin g b ac k ) C am era effe ctive pixel s : 10,1 00 ,000 pi xels Im age sens or : 1/2. 3 3 q CCD , to tal pi xe l nu mb er 10,7 00 ,000 pixe ls, P r imar y co l[...]

  • Page 116

    VQ T1 R8 7 116 Others Whit e ba lan ce: Aut o w h it e b a lanc e/D a y light /Clo ud y /Sh ad e/ Inc an d es cent li gh ts/ White set Expos ure (AE): P rogram AE Exposu re compe nsat ion (1/3 EV S tep , j 2 EV to i 2 EV) Mete ring m ode : Mult ipl e LCD monitor: 2.5 q T FT LC D (App r ox. 23 0, 00 0 do ts) ( f ie ld of vi ew ra t io ab out 1 00 %)[...]

  • Page 117

    117 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Battery Ch arger (Panasonic DE- A39B): Inform a tio n for yo ur sa fe ty Input : 1 1 0V t o 2 4 0V 5 0 / 6 0H z , 0 . 2A Output : CHARGE 4.2 V 0.8 A Equipm en t m ob ility : Mov able Battery Pa ck (l ithium-ion ) (Pana sonic DM W-BCE10PP) : Inform a tio n for yo ur sa fe ty V oltag e: 3. 6 V VQT1R87.book 117 ページ 20?[...]

  • Page 118

    VQ T1 R8 7 118 Others Others Digital Camera Accessory System • Refe r to P 13 fo r in f orm a tio n abo ut th e bat t ery ch arg ing t im e and th e numb er of re co rda bl e pictu res . • NOTE: Acces so ri es and /o r m ode l num be rs may v ar y be tween cou nt ri e s. Con su l t y our lo ca l deal er. Accessory# Description Illustration DMW-[...]

  • Page 119

    119 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA Customers) In CANAD A, plea se contact y our loc al Deal er for more i nformati on ab out acce ssories . TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-53[...]

  • Page 120

    VQ T1 R8 7 120 Others Request for Servic e Notice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Request for Service Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice. In the unli[...]

  • Page 121

    121 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Limited Warranty (For USA Onl y) P A N ASONIC CO NSUMER ELECT RO NICS C OMP ANY , DIVIS ION O F P A NASO NIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA On e Pan ason ic Wa y , Secauc us , New J erse y 0709 4 P A NASONIC PUERT O RICO, INC. Ave. 65 d e Inf an ter ía, K m. 9. 5 , Sa n Gab r ie l I nd ustr i al Pa rk, C aro li na , P ue rto [...]

  • Page 122

    VQ T1 R8 7 122 Others Ca rr y- In or M ai l-I n S ervice Fo r Carry-In or Mail-I n Service in the Unite d States cal l 1-800-2 11-P ANA (7262). Fo r assist ance in Puerto Rico call P an asoni c Puer to Ric o , Inc . (787)- 750-4300 or f ax ( 787)-7 68-2910. Thi s war ra nty ON L Y COVE RS fa il ur es du e to def ect s in materi als or wor kma nship[...]

  • Page 123

    123 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs Customer Services D irectory (For USA Only) As of December 2007 Product Repairs MAIL TO : Centralized Factory S ervice Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 15 9 0 Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Grove Village Centralized Factory Service Cente[...]

  • Page 124

    VQ T1 R8 7 124 Others Others Précautions à pre ndre (pour l e Canada) • Assurez-vous d’u tiliser un adapta teur secteur de marque Panasonic (DMW -AC5PP; en option). • Ass urez- vo us d ’ uti liser une b atte rie de ma rq ue P ana soni c ( DM W-BC E10 PP) . • Si vous ut il isez d’au tr es bat t erie s, nou s ne pouv on s pas gar ant i [...]

  • Page 125

    125 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs • Le pui s s ant ch am p m ag nét iqu e de haut -pa rl eu rs ou de mo te urs peu t en dom m a ge r l es donn ées enr eg i st ré es et dis to rd re les im age s. • Les on des é lec trom ag néti ques ém is es pa r u n m ic ropro ce ss eur p euv en t nu ire à l’ap par eil ph oto num ér i que et pert ur ber l’ima [...]

  • Page 126

    VQ T1 R8 7 126 Others Others Index A AC A dapto r . .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... .... ... 8 8, 90 Acc ess In dica tion ....... .... .... .... ... .... .... ..... 15 Aer ial Phot o Mod e . .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... . 51 AF Assist Lamp ... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... . 66 AF Lock ... .... .... .... ... .... .... ..[...]

  • Page 127

    127 VQ T1 R8 7 Othe rs N Night Portrait Mode .. ... .... ........ .... ... .... .... 4 6 Nig ht S c en ery Mod e ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 46 NO.RESE T .. .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ....... .... .... 2 2 No rmal Pict ur e Mode ...... .... .... .... ....... .... 2 8 NTSC ... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ... ....[...]

  • Page 128

    VQT1R87 F0708YS0 ( 5500  ) P Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2[...]