Panasonic DMC-FX9GN manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FX9GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0S74[...]

Before Use 2 VQT0S7 4 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Inf ormatio n f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs [...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT0S74 -If you see this symbol- ∫ Care for the camera • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The cam era ma y not be operated normally or recording of pictures may be disabled, or the lens ma y be damaged. • Sand or dust may cau se a malfunction of the camera. Wh en you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that [...]

Before Use 4 VQT0S7 4 ∫ About the Lens • Do not direc t the lens to the sun or strong light sources. It m a y cause not only a malfunction of the camera but irre versib le damage to your e ye . • Do not press the lens strongly . • Leaving the camera with the lens facing the sun may cause a malfunction. Be careful when you put the camera out[...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT0S74 About Th ese Ope rating In struction s Please note that the descr iption on this page is a sample and all pages are not descr ibed in this manner . ∫ About il lustrations i n these operat ing instruct ions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustrat ion or the menu screen are a little diff erent from those[...]

6 VQT0S7 4 Contents Before Use Infor mation f or Your Saf ety ...... ........ ..... .... 2 About These O perating Instructions ......... 5 Prepa rat ion Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ........ ............... 9 Quick Gui d e ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ....... 11 Charging the Battery w[...]

7 VQT0S74 Playb ack (advanced ) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion P ictur es ...... .... ....... ........ .... ...... 76 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 77 • Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] .... .... ....... ........ ...... .... 78 • Setting Favouri tes [FAVORITE ] .... .... 79 • Displaying pict ures in a directio[...]

Prepara tion 8 VQT0S7 4 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using y our camera, check the contents. 1 SD Memo ry Car d (1 6 MB) (In the te x t, it is indicated as “Card”) 2B a t t e r y P a c k (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Batter y”) 3 B attery Charge r (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Charger”) 4A C C a b l e 5 U SB [...]

Preparation 9 VQT0S74 Names of th e Components 1 Photo Flash (P37) 2 Lens (P 4) 3 Self -timer Indicator (P40) AF Assist Lamp (P73) 4 LCD Monitor (P24, 99) 5 Curs or Buttons 2 /Self-timer Button (P40) 4 /[REV ] Button (P35) 1 /Flash Setting Button (P37) 3 /Exposure Compensat ion (P41)/Auto Brack et (P42)/White Balance Fine Adjustment (P67)/Backlight[...]

Prepara tion 10 VQT0S7 4 10 Camera ON/OFF Switc h (P11) 11 Zoom Lev er (P36, 70, 74) 12 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P43) 13 Speaker (P76) 14 Microphone (P53, 71) 15 Shutter Button (P28, 53) 16 Mode Dial (P27) 17 Strap Ey elet 18 Lens Barrel 19 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] Sock et (P91, 93, 95 ) 20 [DC IN] Soc ket (P93, 95) • Please be sure t o use gen[...]

Preparation 11 VQT0S74 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record and playbac k pictures with the camera. For each operation, be s ure to refer to the correspond ing pages. 1 Charge the battery . (P12) • When the camera i s shipped, the battery is not char g ed. Char g e the battery be fo re use. 2 Insert the battery an d the [...]

Prepara tion 12 VQT0S7 4 Char ging the Battery with the Char ger When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. 1 Attach the battery wi th attention to the direct ion of the battery . 2 Connect the A C cable. • The AC cab l e does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal. A gap will r emain as shown bel[...]

Preparation 13 VQT0S74 About the Batt er y (ch arging/ num ber of recor dab le p ictur es) ∫ Batter y indication The remaining battery power app ears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with the AC adaptor (DMW-A C5; optional).] • The battery indicat ion turns red and b l inks . (When the LCD monitor is set to off b[...]

Prepara tion 14 VQT0S7 4 Inserting /Remo ving the Battery • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide th e releas e leve r to the directio n of arrow , and open the card/ battery door . • Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S005E ). 2 Insert: Insert the char ged battery fully pay ing attent i[...]

Preparation 15 VQT0S74 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide the release lev e r to the direction of arr ow , and open th e car d/battery doo r . • The card and the data may be damaged if it is inserted or remo ved while the camera i s turned on. • We recommend using Panas[...]

Prepara tion 16 VQT0S7 4 About the Ca r d ∫ Access to the card When pictures ar e being recorded onto th e card, the card acces s indication A lights red. When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is cleaned up (P89) or f or matted, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the battery or the card[...]

Preparation 17 VQT0S74 Appr o ximate n umber of rec or dab le pictures and the size Aspect ratio Pict ure size (6M): (2816 k 2112 pixels) (3M EZ ): (2048 k 1536 pixels) (2M EZ): (1600 k 12 00 pixels) (1M EZ ): (1280 k 96 0 pixels) Quality 16 MB 4 9 9 17 14 28 22 41 32 MB 10 20 19 37 30 59 46 86 64 MB 20 41 39 7 5 6 2 120 94 17 5 128 MB 42 83 79 1 5[...]

Prepara tion 18 VQT0S7 4 • The aspect ratio is the horiz ontal to v er tica l r a tio of a picture . Ref er to P68 f or the aspect ratio . • If you select a larger picture size, you can print pictures more clearl y . W hen you select a smaller picture size, y ou can record more pictures. (P69) • “EZ” is an abbre viation f o r [Extra Optic[...]

Preparation 19 VQT0S74 Setting Date/ Time (Cl oc k Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set when t he camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the follo wing screen appears. • When pressing the [MEN U] b ut ton, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The s creen disappears after about 5 seconds. T urn the camera on again or press the[...]

Prepara tion 20 VQT0S7 4 About the S etup Menu • Set the items if necessary . (Refer t o P21 – 23 for each menu item.) 1 T urn the camera on. • The menu items depend on the mode selected with the m ode dial (P27). In this page, the it ems in normal picture mode [ ] are indicated. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • T o[...]

Preparation 21 VQT0S74 [SETUP ] menu (Refer to P20 for the setting method.) [MONIT OR] Adjust the brightness of the LCD monit or in 7 steps. • The setting on the brightness of the LCD monitor also affects simple mode [ ]. [A UTO REVIEW] [OFF] : T he recorded picture does not automatically appear . [1SEC .] : T he recorded picture automatically ap[...]

Prepara tion 22 VQT0S7 4 [SETUP] menu (Refer to P20 for the setting method.) [ECONOMY] The br ightness of the LCD m onitor is reduced, and the battery life is sav ed by turning off the LCD monitor automatically while the camera is not in use in the recording mode. (Press any button to recov er from the economy mode.) [LEVEL 1] : If you do not opera[...]

Preparation 23 VQT0S74 [SETUP ] menu (Refer to P20 for the setting method.) [RES ET] The settings on the [REC] or the [SETUP] menu are reset to the initial settings. • The bir th da y setting for [BABY] (P 59) in scene mode is also reset when t he settings in the [SETUP] menu are reset. [RO T A TE DISP .] (P80) in the [PLA Y] mode menu is also re[...]

Prepara tion 24 VQT0S7 4 About the L CD Monitor A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DISPLA Y] button to chang e the display . • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y ] b u tton is not activ at ed. During multi playbac k (P47) or playback zoom (P49), the indications on the screen can be turn ed on and off. In si mple mo de [ ] ( P32) B Normal dis[...]

Preparation 25 VQT0S74 ∫ T o vie w the LCD moni tor out door s on a bright sunny da y (Power LCD func tio n) When you press and hold the [PWR LCD] button f or 1 second, the power LCD function is act iv ated. The LCD m onitor become s brighter than usual and easier to see outdoors. • The power LCD icon [ ] appears on the screen. • When you tak[...]

Prepara tion 26 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (blac k to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • It allows t he cam er a user to easily chec k the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • It is v er y useful i f manual adjustments of the [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 27 VQT0S74 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit recording of many kinds of scenes . Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. Rotate it slowly and securely to adjust to each mode. : Normal pictur e mode (P28 ) Use this mode f or usual record[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 28 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Normal recordi ng The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Select nor mal pictur e mode [] . 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the po int yo u want to f ocus and the n press the shutter b utton halfway . • A : P[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 VQT0S74 ∫ When you want to take a subject out of the AF area (AF/AE Lock) When rec ording a picture of p eople with a composition as the abov e picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual oper ation. In this case, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfway[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 30 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Focusing • The focus r ange is 50 cm to ¶ . • When you press t he shutter button fully with one st roke , pictures m a y be blurry or unfocused. • When the focus indicat ion is blinking, the subject is not f oc used. Press t he shutter button halfw a y and f oc us on the subject again. • If the c[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 VQT0S74 ∫ Expos ure • If you press the shutter but ton halfwa y when the exposure is not adequate, the indication of the aperture value and the shutter speed t urns r ed. (Howe ver , the aper ture value and the shutter speed do not turn red when the flash is activ ated.) • The br ightness of the LC D monitor may[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 32 VQT0S7 4 T akin g Pictures in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . O nly the most basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple. 1 Select the desired item and s et the desired v alue. • Close the menu by pressi ng the shutter button halfw ay or the [MENU] b u tton after fi[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 VQT0S74 ∫ Other Set tings in Simple mode In Simple mode, other settings are fix ed as follows. For details, refer to the pages corresponding to eac h item. Focus range 30 cm to ¶ (T ele) 5c m t o ¶ (Wide ) [PO WER SA VE] [2MIN.] P21 [ECONOMY] [OFF] P22 Self-timer 10 seconds P40 Optical Image Stabilizer [MODE2] P4 [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 34 VQT0S7 4 ∫ The Bac kligh t Compen sation Backlight is a situation where light com es from the back of subjects . Subjects such as people become dark when pictures are recorded in backlight. If you press 3 , [ ] (compensating b ackli ght ON indication ) appears and the backlight compensation function is activat ed. T[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 VQT0S74 Chec king the Reco rded Pic ture (Re view) 1 Press 4 [REV]. • The last recorded picture appea rs for about 10 seconds. • Review is cancelled when the shutter button is pressed halfwa y or the [REV] button is pressed again. • Y ou can check other pictures by pressing 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 VQT0S7 4 Using the Op tical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. ∫ T o m ake subjects appear closer use (T ele) When the picture size setting is [ ] (6M). ∫ T o m ake subjects appear fu rther away use (Wide) When the pictu[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 VQT0S74 T aking Pictur es using the Built -in Flash When you set the flash, you can tak e pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition. A : Photo fla sh Do not cover it with your finger or any other items. ∫ Switching to the appropriate flash setting For the selectable flash settings, refer[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 38 VQT0S7 4 ∫ A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avail a ble flash settings depend on the r ecording mode. ( ± : Av ailable, —: Not availab le) ¢ Not av ailable in bac klight compensation ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer to [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 VQT0S74 ∫ Shutter speed for each fl ash setting ¢ The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting. (P74 ) • There may be diff er ences in the ab ov e shutter speed s in scene m ode. – [NIGHT SCENERY] mode: 8 to 1/2000th – [BABY] mode (when using the flash): 1 /30th to 1/2000th – [ST A RR Y S[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 VQT0S7 4 T aking Pic tures with the Self-tim er 1 Select the self- timer mode. : Self-timer set to 10 sec onds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display: cancelled 2 T ake the picture. • A : P ress the shutter b utton halfway to focus. • B : P ress the shutter b utton fully to t ake the picture. • The self-ti[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 VQT0S74 Compensati ng the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due to t he diff er ence of br ightness between the subject and the background. Check the f ollowing f or examples. Under ex posed Compensate the e xposure toward positive . Pr operl y expos ed Over exposed Compensate t[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 VQT0S7 4 T aki ng Pi ctures using A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 picture s are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired exposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press 3 [ ] se veral times until [ A UTO BRA CKET] appears[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 VQT0S74 Optica l Ima g e Stabi lizer This mode recognises and compensates jitter . Y ou can reduce blurring caused by jitter especially when you take pictures with the optical zoom set to T ele or when you take pictures indoors w here the shutter speed is slowed down. 1 Press and hold the optic al image stabilizer b u[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 VQT0S7 4 T akin g Pictures u sing Bur st Mode 1 Press th e single or b urst mode button to switch th e bur st mode setting and then take pictures. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :U n l i m i t e d ¢ 1 ; No displa y: cancelled ¢ 1 Depending on the memor y size, battery power , picture size and quality (compression) •[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 VQT0S74 • The ways t o control the e x posure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting. When the burst mode is set to [ ] or [ ], they a re fixed to the values set for the first picture. When the b urst speed is set to [ ], they are adjusted each time you tak e a picture. • When s etting the [...]

Playback (ba sic) 46 VQT0S7 4 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying Bac k Picture s 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play back t he previous picture. • 1 : Play back t he next picture. • The last recorded picture will be pla yed bac k first. • When [RO T A TE DISP .] (P80) is s et to [ON], pictures rec orded by holding the camera vertically are play ed ba[...]

Playback (basic) 47 VQT0S74 Multi Pl ay back (9 s cree ns, 16 scre ens, and 25 scre ens) 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r towar ds [ ] [W] to displa y m ultiple pictures. (Screen when 9 screens ar e displa yed) • : 1 screen > 9 sc reens > 16 screens > 25 screens • After switching to m u ltiple screen, rotate the zoom le ver fur ther tow ards [...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 VQT0S7 4 ∫ T o ret urn to the normal playback Rot ate the zoom lever towar ds [ ] [T ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture framed in orange appears. ∫ T o delete a picture during a multi pla ybac k Press the [ ] button. When the confirmation scr een appears , press 4 to select [YES], and press 1 . (P50) • Pictures[...]

Playback (basic) 49 VQT0S74 Using the Pla ybac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r towar ds [ ] to enlarge the p icture. • When you rotate the z oom le ver tow ards [ ] after the picture is enlarged, the magnification bec omes lower . When you rotate the zoom lev er tow ards [ ], the magnification becomes higher . • When you change the magnificati[...]

Playback (ba sic) 50 VQT0S7 4 Deleting Pictures ∫ T o delete a single pi cture 1 Select the picture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back t he previous picture. • 1 : Play back t he next picture. 2 Delete the picture. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen. ∫ T o delete [MUL TI DELE TE]/ [ALL DELETE ] 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE] or[...]

Playback (basic) 51 VQT0S74 2 Select the pic tures to b e deleted. (Only when selecting [ MUL TI DELETE]) • Repeat t he abov e procedure. • The select ed pictures appear with [ ] . When 4 is pressed again, the setting is cancelled. • After selec ting pictures, press [ ] to delete. • The icon [ ] b links red if the selected picture is protec[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 52 VQT0S7 4 Recording pictures (adva nced) Using the Mo de Dial This mode allows y ou to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers . Y ou can take pict ures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom le ver upmost to Wide (1 k ). ∫ Focus rang[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 VQT0S74 2 Press the shut ter button half way . • When t he subject is focused, the focus indication A lights . 3 Press the shut ter button fully to start the recor ding. • The rem aining recording time B (approx.) is di s pla yed. • The audio recording star ts simultaneously from the built-in microphone of th[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 VQT0S7 4 • When you set the picture quality to [30fpsV GA], we recommend using a high sp eed SD M emory Car d with “10 MB/s” or greater displayed on the pa ckag e. • D ependi ng on the type of SD Memory Card and how many times it has been recorded onto or deleted, recor ding may stop in the middle. If somet[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 VQT0S74 Set the m ode dial to the scen e mode to disp lay the [S CEN E MO DE] me n u. When [SCENE MENU] (P23) on the [SETUP] menu is set t o [OFF], pr ess the [MENU] butt on to display t he [SCENE MODE ] men u. • When you pres s 2 , the explanations for each scene m ode are display ed. (When you press 1 , t he sc[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 VQT0S7 4 [SCENE MODE ] menu (Refer to P55 f or inf ormation about how to select the menu.) Select this mode when you want to take pictures of people. This mode allows y ou to make the subject stand out from an unfocused background and adjust the exposure and the h ue to achiev e a healthy comple xion on the subject[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 VQT0S74 [SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P55 for inf ormat ion about how to select the men u.) Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of food without being affected by the ambient light, such as at restaurants . This mode allows you to take pictures of food i n a natural hue . • The focus range becomes the s[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 VQT0S7 4 [SCENE MODE ] menu (Refer to P55 f or inf ormation about how to select the menu.) This mode allows y ou to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slo wing down the shutter speed. ∫ T e chniq ue for Nigh t por tra it mode ?[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 VQT0S74 [SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P55 for inf ormat ion about how to select the men u.) Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of baby . Exposure and hue are adjusted to achieve a healthy comple xion on the baby . When t he flash is used, the light is weaker than usual. • When p la ying back pictures,[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 VQT0S7 4 [SCENE MODE ] menu (Refer to P55 f or inf ormation about how to select the menu.) Select this mode when you want to take a bust image of the s ubject. In this mode, camera detects a skin-colour area, such as face , to achiev e a smooth appearance of the skin. ∫ T echnique for Soft skin mode T o m ake thi[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 VQT0S74 [SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P55 for inf ormat ion about how to select the men u.) Select this m ode when you want to take pictures at wedding r eceptions, indoor partie s, et c. Both the people and the background can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slowing down the shutter s[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 62 VQT0S7 4 [SCENE MODE ] menu (Refer to P55 f or inf ormation about how to select the menu.) This mode allows you to t ake a pi cture in locations such as skiing resor ts and locations near s nowy mountains. The ex posure and the wh ite balance are adjusted to make t he white colour of the snow stand out. • The ISO[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 VQT0S74 [SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P55 for inf ormat ion about how to select the men u.) • Press the shutter button until the countdown screen is displa yed. Do not move t he camera after this screen is display ed. W hen countdown finishes, [PLEASE WAIT…] is display ed for the same length of t ime as the set s[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 VQT0S7 4 • The av ailable f ocus range is about 30 cm to 70 c m. • Y ou can t ake a picture of yourself with audio (P71). In this time, the self-timer indicator lights up while recording the audio. (P40) • When you select [SELF POR TRAIT], the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide (1 k ). • The [...]

Recording Menu Settings 65 VQT0S74 Recording Menu Se ttings Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustm ent, etc. allows you to creat e wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When r otating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 66 VQT0S7 4 [REC] mode menu (Refer t o P65 f or the s etting method.) This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear re ddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to t he mo[...]

Recording Menu Settings 67 VQT0S74 ∫ Setting the White Balance manual ly (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Select [ ] (White Set) and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh ite paper or a similar w hite object so that the f rame in the centre is filled b y the white o bject only and then pr[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 68 VQT0S7 4 [REC] mode menu (Refer t o P65 f or the s etting method.) 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. • When [A UT O ] i s selected, the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to a maximu[...]

Recording Menu Settings 69 VQT0S74 [REC] m ode menu (Refer to P6 5 for the setting method.) When you select a larger picture size [ ] (6M), you can print pictures more clear ly . When you select a smaller picture size [ ] (0.3M EZ), you can record more pictures. In addition, it is conv enient to attach the picture to an e-mail or post it on a websi[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 70 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Using the e xtra opt ical z oom (EZ) When the optical zoom (P36) is used, subjects can usually be magnified up to 3 times. Howe ver , if you select a picture size such as [ ] (3M EZ) w hich activates the extra optical zoom, the zoom ratio will be extended as shown below . ∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism ?[...]

Recording Menu Settings 71 VQT0S74 [REC] m ode menu (Refer to P6 5 for the setting method.) Y ou can se lect 2 types of quality (compression level) according to the usage of the picture. • Pictures may appear like a mosaic depending on the subjec t or the recording condition. • The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject. • The n[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 72 VQT0S7 4 [REC] mode menu (Refer t o P65 f or the s etting method.) ∫ High speed AF (H) mode • When you select 3-area-focusing (High speed) or 1-area-fo cusing (High speed), the auto f ocus is activated in high speed and y ou can f o cus on the subject more quic kly . • When you press the s hutter button halfwa y ,[...]

Recording Menu Settings 73 VQT0S74 [REC] m ode menu (Refer to P6 5 for the setting method.) Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera t o focus on the subject in low light conditions. When you press t he shutter button halfwa y in dark places or other situations, an AF area wider than usual appear s and the A F assist lamp [...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 74 VQT0S7 4 [REC] mode menu (Refer t o P65 f or the s etting method.) The shutter speed can be automat ically adjusted. How ev er, if y ou want brighter pictures, y ou can manually select a slow er shutter speed. This is especially effectiv e if you w ant to tak e pictures where both the night landscape and the subject are[...]

Recording Menu Settings 75 VQT0S74 [REC] m ode menu (Refer to P6 5 for the setting method.) • In the digital zoom, a larger picture has lower picture quality . • In the digital zoom range , the stabilizer function may not be effectiv e. • When u sing the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P40) f or taking pictures. [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 76 VQT0S7 4 Playbac k (adva nced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio/Motio n Pictures ∫ Picture s with audi o Select the picture with audio icon [ ] and pla y bac k the audio . ∫ Motion pictures Select the picture with the moti on pictur e icon [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]/ [ ] and pla y bac k the motion pictur es. • The curs or displa [...]

Playback (advan ced) 77 VQT0S74 Usi ng th e [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can us e various functions in playback mode such as a rotating function or protections f or recorded pictures. • When r otating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re versed. • After se lecting a menu item with the operation described[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 78 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) 1 Select [A LL] or [ ]. • [ ] appears when [F A VORITE] is set to [ON]. When it is set to [OF F], perf or m step 2. • Howe ver , if none of the pictures hav e [ ] displa yed, y ou cannot select [ ] even if [F A VOR ITE] is set to [ON] . 2 Set the item[...]

Playback (advan ced) 79 VQT0S74 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 f or how to select the menu.) Y ou can add a mar k [ ] (fa vourites icon ) to your f av ourit es pictures. After you set pictures as fav our ites , you can then delete the pictures not set as f avourites ([ALL DELETE EX CEPT ]) (P50) and pla y back the pictures set as f avourites only [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) This mode allows y ou to display pictures recorded by holding the camera ver tically or pictures rotated in [R O T A TE] function in the rotated direction. 1 Select [ON] to set it. • When you select [OFF], the pictures are display ed without being rotat[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 VQT0S74 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 f or how to select the menu.) Y ou can rota te the recorded pictur es in steps of 90° and displa y them. ∫ Example When rotating c lock wise ( ) Original picture 1 Select the pic ture to be rota ted and set it. • Pictures rec orded in motion picture mode [ ] and protected pictures[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) DPOF (Digital Print Order F o rmat) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed, how many copies of each picture will be printed or whet her the recording date is to be printed on compatible photo printers or commercial pho[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 VQT0S74 ∫ T o cancel all settings Select [YES] to cancel all settings. ∫ T o print the date Y ou can set/cancel the printing with the recorded date by pressing the [DISPLA Y] button after setting t he number of prints. • The dat e print icon [ ] appears. • When u sing the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] i n the CD-R O[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 84 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) Y ou can set the protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted b y accident. 1 Select [SING LE], [MUL TI] or [CANCEL]. ∫ Single s etting Select the picture and set/cancel the pr otect ion. ∫ Multi setting/T o cancel all settings P erform the s[...]

Playback (advan ced) 85 VQT0S74 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 f or how to select the menu.) Y ou can rec ord the audio after taking a picture (m ax. 10 second s per picture). 1 Select the pic ture and s tart audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the confirmation screen appears. Press 4 to select [YES], and press 1 to s tart [...]

Playback (ad vanced) 86 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file siz e of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a websit e. 1 Select the picture and set it. • The follo wing pictures ca nnot be resized. • When t he aspec[...]

Playback (advan ced) 87 VQT0S74 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 f or how to select the menu.) 3 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. When resized pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored . • When the origi nal picture is prot ecte d, y ou cann ot ov erwri te t he res iz ed pi cture. ?[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 88 VQT0S7 4 2 Enlar ge or decrea se the picture. 3 Shift the pic ture and pre ss the shutter b u tton to set. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] a nd set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwritten. When trimmed pictures are ov e rwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erw[...]

Playback (advan ced) 89 VQT0S74 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 f or how to select the menu.) [CLEAN UP] recovers the data writing speed, which has been reduced, of the SD memory c ard . In general , the data wr iting speed of the SD memory card reduc es when recordin g and deletion ar e repeated. In this case, recordi ng may stop in the mi ddle wh[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 90 VQT0S7 4 [PLA Y] mode menu (Refer to P77 fo r how to select the menu.) 1 Select [YES] to format. • Usually , it is not necessar y to format the card. Format it when the message [MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f or matted by a PC or other equipment, f orm at it on t he camera again. • Once the card i[...]

Playback (advan ced) 91 VQT0S74 Play ing Back Pictures on a T V Screen ∫ Pla ying b ac k pict ures with A V cab le (supplie d) • T ur n the camera and th e TV off. 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to th e [A V OUT] socket of the camera . • Connect the A V cable with t he [ ] mark facing the [ 2 ] mark on the [A V OUT] soc ket. • Hold th[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 92 VQT0S7 4 Connecting to a PC or Printer Bef ore Connecting to the P C or the Pri nter [ : USB MO DE] Select the USB communication system before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with t he USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P23) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 Se[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 93 VQT0S74 Connecting to a PC Y ou can load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC by connecting t he camera and PC. The soft ware [LUMIX Simple V iew er] (for Windo ws ® ) in the CD-R OM (supplied) allows you to load pictures recorded with the camera to a PC , pr int, or send them by e-mail easily . If you us e W[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 94 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Folder Composit ion The folder structure of the c ard or MultiMediaCard is display ed as the illustration belo w . 1 Folder n umber 2 File number 3 JPG: pictures MO V: m otion pictures Files will be sa ved in each f older as follows. • Picture data of up to 999 pictures recorded by the camera can be[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 95 VQT0S74 Connecting to a PictBridge-complian t Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or st art printing on the LCD monitor . Set the pr int settings such as print quality on the printer beforeha[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 96 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • The message disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • The items whic h are not suppor ted b y the pr inter are display ed in gre y and cannot be selected. • When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a la yout which [...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 97 VQT0S74 •[ P A G E L A Y O U T ] (P os sib le la youts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the pic ture. • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pictu re • Set the DPOF pr int with th e camer a in advance . (P82) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When pr inting under the ne w [...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 98 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance When the printer suppor ts the date print ing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF print in advance (P83). The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disc onn[...]

Others 99 VQT0S74 Others Screen Displ a y ∫ In recor d ing 1 Recor ding mode (P27) 2 Flash m ode (P37) 3B u r s t ( P 4 4 ) : Audio recording (P53, 71) 4 W hite balance (P66) 5 ISO sen sitivity (P68) 6 Focus (P28) 7 Picture siz e (P69) 8 Q uality (P71) In Motion picture mode (P52) /// : Jitter aler t (P30) 9 Batter y indication (P13) 10 Colour ef[...]

Others 100 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Recording in simple mode 1 Flash mode (P37) 2 Focus (P28) 3 Picture mode (P32) : Jitter aler t (P30) 4 Battery indication (P13) 5 Pictures remaining 6 Card Access indica tion (P16) 7 Recording state 8 AF area (P28) 9 Operation f or backlight compensation (P34) 10 C urrent date and time ( P19 ) • This is display ed f or abo[...]

Others 101 VQT0S74 ∫ In pla ybac k 1 Playback mode (P46) 2 Numb er of DPOF pr ints (P82) 3 Prote cted picture (P84) 4 Picture with audio/M otion pictures (P76) 5 Picture siz e (P69) 6 Q uality (P71) In Motion picture mode (P52) /// Simple mode (P32) :E N L A R G E :4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm :E - M A I L 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder/File number [...]

Others 102 VQT0S7 4 Caut io ns for Use In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop ope rating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it. • The lens o r the oute[...]

Others 103 VQT0S74 ∫ Card Do not leave the car d in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated. Do not be nd o r dr op t he car d. • The c ard may be damaged or the recorded content m a y be da maged or erased. • Store the card in the card case or the st[...]

Others 104 VQT0S7 4 Messa g e Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. Major messages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Unlock [ LOCK] of t he Write-Protect swit ch on the SD Memory Card. (P16) [NO V ALID PICTURE TO P LA Y] Play bac k after recor ding or aft[...]

Others 105 VQT0S74 [READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] Data reading error . Be sure that the card is insert ed securely and then play it back again. [WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] Data writing error . T ur n the cam era off and remove the card. Then inser t the card and turn the camera on again. Be sure that the camera is tur ned off before rem[...]

Others 106 VQT0S7 4 T roubles hooti ng If you put the menu back to the set tings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carry out the [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P23) ∫ Battery and the power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when i t is t urned on . • Is the battery inser ted correct ly? – Check the direction [...]

Others 107 VQT0S74 5: M otion picture recording stops in t he mid dle. • Are you using a MultiMediaCard? – This unit does not suppor t MultiMediaCard. • When you set the picture qualit y to [30fpsV GA], we recommend using a high speed SD M emor y Card with “10 MB/s” or greater display ed on the package . • Depending on the type of SD Me[...]

Others 108 VQT0S7 4 ∫ Play back 1: Pictu res being pla yed are r o tated and display ed in an unexpected direction. The camera has a function to automatically rotate and displa y pictures recorded by holding the camera v er tically . (If you take pictures aiming the cam era up or do wn, the camera ma y recognise that it is held ver tically .) •[...]

Others 109 VQT0S74 ∫ Other s 1: Unread able language was selected by mistake . • Press the [MENU] button and select [ ] icon on the [ SE TUP] menu to set the desired language. 2: Th e setting for the auto review fun ction is disa bled. • Is the c amera in auto brack et (P42), burst mode (P44), motion picture mode [ ] (P52), [SELF PO R TRAIT] [...]

Others 110 VQT0S7 4 Spec ific atio ns Digital Camera: Inf ormat ion f or your safety Camera effective pixels: 6,000,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pix el number 6,370, 000 pix els, Primar y colour filter Lens: Optical 3 k zoom, f l 5 . 8m m t o 1 7 . 4m m ( 3 5m m f i l m c a m e r a equiv alent: 35 mm to 105 mm)/F2.8 to F5.0 Digital [...]

Others 111 VQT0S74 Picture size Stil l pictu re: When the aspect ratio setti ng is [ ] 2816 k 2112 pixels , 2048 k 1536 pixel s, 1600 k 1200 pix els, 1280 k 960 pix els, 640 k 480 pixels When the aspect ratio setti ng is [ ] 2816 k 1880 pixels , 2048 k 1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setti ng is [ ] 2816 k 1584 pixels , 1920 k 1080 pixels Moti on[...]

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