Panasonic DMC-FZ10PP manual

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    Digi tal Camera Operating In structi ons Model N o. DMC-FZ10PP Before use, plea se read these instruction s completely . VQT0F85-2 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 FZ10-PP.book 1 ページ 20?[...]

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    Safety 2 Safety Dear Customer , We would lik e to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this P anasonic Digital Camera. Please read t hese Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy f or future ref erence. Information for Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recor ded tapes or discs or other publish[...]

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    Safety 3 FCC Note : (U.S. only ) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digita l de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide reasonable protection against harm ful interf erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio f[...]

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    4 Contents Safety Info rma tion fo r Yo ur Sa fety ...... .... .... ... 2 Preparat ion Standard Acces sories ......................... 6 Names of the Components ................. 8 Quick Guide ......... ......... ...... ........ ...... 10 Charging th e Batter y ......... .... ...... ...... 12 About the Battery .............................. 13 Inse[...]

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    5 Playba ck (advance d) Playing Back Pictures with A udio ...... 88 Pla ying Ba ck Mo tio n Ima ge s .... .... ..... 8 9 Rotatin g the P icture......... ...... ........ .... 90 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prints (DPOF P rint Setting )........ ........ .... .. 9 1 Preventing Accidental E rasure of the Pict ure .. .... ......[...]

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    Preparation 6 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, ch eck the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (16 MB) RP-SD016B (In the te xt , it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ Battery Pac k CGA-S002A (In the text, it is indicated as “Batter y”) ∫ Battery Charger/AC Ad aptor DE-928A (In the te xt , it is indicated as “AC Adaptor”) ?[...]

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    Preparation 7 ∫ USB Connection Cable K1HA05CD0004 ∫ CD-ROM ∫ Lens Cap VYK0W96 ∫ Stra p VFC4036 ∫ Lens Hood (72 mm t hreading for MC protector and ND filter) VYQ2793 (Silver) VYQ2824 (Black) FZ10-PP.book 7 ページ 2003年 11月18日 火曜 日 午後1時 7分[...]

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    Preparation 8 Preparation Names of t he Components 1 Lens 2F l a s h 3 Microphone (P63, 75) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P43) 5 Viewfinder (P27) 6 Diopter Adjustment Dial ( P28) 7 Flash Open Button (P38) 8 [EVF/L CD] Button (P27) 9 [DISPLA Y] Button (P27) 10 [EXPO SURE] Button (P35, 51, 52, 53, 54) 11 P ower Indicator (P32) 12 Camera Switch (P 11) 13 LC[...]

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    Preparation 9 26 Focus Switch (P65) 27 [A/V OUT] S ock et (P106) 28 [USB] Socket (5pin) (P109, 110, 112) 29 T er minal Door 30 Strap Eyelet (P20) 31 [DC IN] Soc ket (P16) 32 [DC IN] T erminal Door (P16) 33 Card/Batter y Door (P14, 18) 34 Card/Batter y Door Open Le ver (P14, 18) 35 T ripod Re ceptacle ª Battery Charger/A C Adaptor (P12, 16) 1[ A C [...]

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    Preparation 10 Quick Guide • Charge the battery before using. • Prepare t he Camera/A C cable/Battery /A C adaptor/Card. • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the fl ash. (P38) ª Preparation 1 Charge the batter y . (P12) • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC ad[...]

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    Preparation 11 ª Recording • Remove the lens cap . • Be careful not to lose the lens cap. 4 1 T urn th e camera on. 2 Set the clock. (P22) 3 Sel ect P rog ram AE mo de [ ]. 5 1 Open the flash. (When using the flash ) (P38) 2 T ake a picture . (P31) ª Play ba ck 6 1 Select Playback mode [ ]. 2 Select the p icture you want to view . (P45) OFF O[...]

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    Preparation 12 Char ging the Battery Charge the batter y before using. 1 Connect the AC cable. • The [POWER] Indicator A lights. • The batter y cannot be charged when the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adaptor . 2 Attach the battery to the AC adaptor . • When the [CHARGE] Indicator B lights, charging starts. • When the [CHARGE] Indicator [...]

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    Preparation 13 About the Ba tter y ª Battery indica tion The remaining battery power appears on the screen. (This does not appear when using A C adaptor) > > > (Blinks in red): Recharge or replace the battery . ª Charging time and available recording time Measured under the fol lowing conditions: • T emperature: 77°F (25°C) /Humidity[...]

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    Preparation 14 Inserting the Battery Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Insert the charged batter y until it cli cks. 3 Close the card/battery door . OPEN MEMORY CARD/ BATTER Y FZ10-PP.book 14 ページ 2003年 11[...]

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    Preparation 15 Removing the Ba tter y Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Slide the lock 1 to remove the batt ery . 3 Close the card/battery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • If you will not use the camera for a long time, re[...]

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    Preparation 16 Using the A C Adaptor Y ou can use the camera without w orr y ing about battery discharge by connecting to an A C adaptor . Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Connect the AC cable. 2 Open the [DC IN] te rminal door . 3 Connect the DC cable. ¬ Suggestions/T ips [...]

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    Preparation 17 About the Ca rd ª Access to the card While the card is accessed, the card access indicat ion 1 lights. When the card access indication 1 lights, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the battery or the card. • disconnect the DC c ab le if you use the AC adaptor . The card and the card contents may be damaged and t he camer[...]

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    Preparation 18 Inserting the Car d Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Insert the card with the label facing the front of the camera until it c lick s. • Inser t the card, pressing gently until it loc k s in place. I f the c[...]

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    Preparation 19 Removing the Ca rd Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the lever to open the card/ batter y door . 2 Push the card until it c licks, then pull the c ard out upright. 3 Close the car d/battery door . ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The card may be damaged if it [...]

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    Preparation 20 Attachi ng the Strap 1 1 Pressing both sides of the cover , 2 Pull out the blac k strap holder com plet ely . 2 Detach the blac k strap holder from the metal fit ting. • When the blac k strap holder is completely detached, at tach it again as above . 3 Pass the metal fitting through the eyelet of th e camera. 4 Rotate the black str[...]

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    Preparation 21 Attachi ng the Lens Hood/L ens Cap Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that t he lens is retracted. • Close the flash. ª Lens Hood 1 1 Detach the lens ring. 2 Attach t he l ens hood. • In bright s unlight or when there is backlight, t he lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghost ing. • The lens hood cuts[...]

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    Preparation 22 Setting the Date/Tim e (Clock Set) ª Init ial s ett ing The clock is not set when the ca mera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the clock setting screen appears. When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in st ep 2 appears. Set t he clock on it. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] from t he [SETUP ] menu. (P24) 2 Set dat e and time [...]

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    Preparation 23 3 Select [M/D/Y ], [D/M/Y] o r [Y/M/D ]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the setting. • Check if t he clock setting is correct, after turn ing the camera off and on. ª Date Printing • Y ou can set the date printing in DP OF pr in t sett ing on this c amer a. (P 95 ) • Using the s upp[...]

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    Preparation 24 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Press the [M ENU] button. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. 4 Select the desired item. 5 Set the desired value. • Close the menu b y press ing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. OFF ON REC 1 / 4 SETUP PICT .SIZE W .BALANCE QU ALITY SPO T MODE AU TO 2304 OFF MENU EXIT SET SELECT MENU REC SE[...]

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    Preparation 25 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. ° 1 Recording mode only Menu Functio ns MONIT O R/ FINDER Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) or Viewfinder (when pictures appear on the Viewfi nder) in 7 steps. AU T O REVIEW ° 1 • [OFF]: The recorded picture does not autom atic[...]

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    Preparation 26 ° 1 Recording mode only ° 2 Playbac k mode only Menu Fun ctions MF AS SIST ° 1 In m anual f ocus, assistance s creen appears on the center of the scree n to facilitate focusing on the subject. (P65) NO .RESET ° 1 S et this when you want to star t the file number of the picture from 0001 on the ne xt recording. (The f older number[...]

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    Preparation 27 Using the L CD Monitor/Vie wfinder ª Switching the screen t o be turned on Press th e [EVF/LCD] b utton to s witch to the screen you would like to turn on. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor turns on, the Viewfinder turns off. (and vice v e rsa) ª Selecting the screen to be used Press the [DISPLA Y] but[...]

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    Preparation 28 ª Diopter ad justment This feature is useful f or users who wear corrective lenses and pref er to use the Viewfinder . Preparation • Pr ess the [ EVF/ LCD] butto n to di splay the Viewfinder . 1 Adjust t he diopter , r otating the diopter adjustment d ial. ª Monitor pr iority When setting [PLA Y ON LCD] to [ON] on the [SETUP] men[...]

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    Preparation 29 About the His togram • A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (b lack to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness le vel on the v er tical axis. • It allows the camera user t o easily check the wa y a picture is being exposed. • It is v er y useful if man u al adjustment s of the len[...]

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    Preparation 30 The Mode Dial Select the desire d mode tur ning the mode d ial. : Pr ogram AE mo de (P31 ) The aper ture val ue and the shutter speed are aut omatically adjusted. : A/S/M mo de (P52–54) : Aper t ure- prio rity A E (P52 ) The shutter speed is adjusted automatically according to the aper ture value you set. : Shutter-priority AE (P53[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 31 Recording pictu res (basic) T aki ng Pi ctur es Preparation • Inser t the c harged batter y (P14) or connect the AC adaptor (P16). • Inser t the c ard. (P18) • Remove the lens cap . 1 1 T urn th e camera on. 2 Sel ect P rog ram AE mo de [ ]. 3 Slide the focus s w itch to [AF]. 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point y [...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 32 ª P ostu re to take good pictures T o take pictures without b lurr ing: • Hold the ca mera gently with bo th hands, keep arms stationary at your side and st and with your feet slightly apar t. • Check that the ca mera is not sha k e n when pressing the shutter button ha lfway . • After pressing the shutter butt[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 33 • In the f ollowing cases, the camera cannot focus on subjects pr operly in Program AE mode. – When including both near and distant subjects in a scene – When there is dir t on the glass between the lens and the subject – When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject – When taking a pic[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 34 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera, the lens may c lick and the picture on the screen may be drastically changed. Ho wever , the pictures are not affected. The soun d is caused by auto matic adj us tmen t of the aper t ure . It is not a malfuncti on.[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 35 ª Program shift In Program AE m ode, you can change the preset aper t ure value and the shutter speed u nder the same exposure. This is called Program shift. By this function, y ou can make the background more b lurred (by decreasing the aper ture value) or record the subject in motion clearer (by setting to slow shu[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 36 Checking th e Recorded P ictur e (Review) Preparation • In Motion image mode [ ], revie w function is not activat ed. 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appear f o r about 10 sec onds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the r evie w . • Y ou can check t he previous or f o llowing picture w[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 37 Using th e Optica l Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer wit h the 12 times optical zoom, and landscapes c an be reco rded in wide angle. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]. (P30) ª T o m ake subjects appear fu rther awa y (Wide) ª T o make subjects appear closer (T ele) ¬ Suggestion[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 38 T aking Pictures us ing the Built-in Flash Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) ª T o open the flas h Press the [ OPEN] button. ª T o close the f lash Press the f lash until it clicks. • Be sure to close the flash when not in use . ª Switching the flash settin g :A U T O The flash is auto[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 39 ª A vailable flash sett ings ª The av a ilable flash range to take pictures • The availab le flash range is an approximation. • Refer to P32 f or the focus range . ª Shutter speed for each flash mode • Refer to P56 f or the A/S/M modes. ISO sensitivity Av ailable flash range ISO A UTO 1.31 feet (40 cm) – 13[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 40 ª Adjusting flash output Adjust the flash output when the subject is small or reflection ratio is e xtremely high or low . 1 Press 3 until [ FLASH] appears on the screen to set the flas h outp ut. • Y ou can adjust this from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV . • The deter mined flash output is memorized ev en [...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 41 Compensa ting the Exposu re Use this function whe n you cannot ac hiev e appropr iate e x posure due to the diff erence of br ightness between the s ubject and the background. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Press 3 until [ EXPOSURE ] appears on the screen to compensate the exposure. ?[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 42 T aki ng Pict ure s usin g A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are au tomatically recorded by each press of the s hutter button according to the compensation range of the e xposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposur e among the 3 types of pictures . [Prepara tion] • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P3[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 43 T aking Pictures with the Self-timer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Switch the self-ti mer setting. : Self-timer set to 10 sec onds ; : Self-timer set to 2 sec onds ; No display (canceled) 2 Focus on the subject t o take th e pictur e. • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-t[...]

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    Recording pictur es (basic) 44 T aking Pictures us ing Burst Mode Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Switch the burst mode setting. : High speed ; : Low speed ; No displa y (c anceled) 2 T ake pictures. • K eep pressing the shutter b utton full y to activate the bur st mo de. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ ª Number of pictu[...]

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    Playback (basic) 45 Playback (basic) Pla ying Back Pictures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select the picture . • Press 2 to play bac k the previous picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the next picture. • The picture follo wing t he last one is the first picture. ª Fa st f orwardi ng/F ast rewin ding When you keep pressing 2 [...]

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    Playback (basic) 46 9 Pictu res Multi Pla ybac k Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Switc h t o mu lti screen. 2 Select the pictures. ª T o return to the normal pla yback Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ]. • The picture with the number colored in yello w appears. SELECT CANCEL 6 5 1 2 3 4 7 T W 2304 10:00 DEC. 1.2003 100 _ 0001 1[...]

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    Playback (basic) 47 Using the Pl ayba ck Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Enlarge the p icture. •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k 2 Shift the picture . ª T o delete a picture during the pla yback zoom Press the [ ] button. When the confir mation screen ap pears, press[...]

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    Playback (basic) 48 Delet ing P ictu res Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) ª T o delete sing le pictur e 1 Select the pictur e to be deleted. • Press 2 to play bac k the previous picture. • Press 1 to play bac k the next picture. 2 Delete the pictu re. SET WB R E V I E W 2304 10:00 DEC. 1.2003 100 _ 0001 1/19 DELETE SINGLE SET WB[...]

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    Playback (basic) 49 ª T o delete m ulti pic tures 1 Select [MUL T I DELETE]. 2 Select the pictures to be deleted. • The selected pictures appear with [ ]. When 4 is pressed again, th e setting is canceled. • The icon [ ] bl inks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting. (P96) 3 Delete the pictures. • It is po[...]

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    Playback (basic) 50 ª T o delete all pi ctures 1 Select [ALL DE LETE]. 2 Delete all of the pictures. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Once deleted, p ictures cannot be recov e red. Please double-chec k before del et ing pictures. • Pictures that are protected (P96) or not of DCF standards (P 45) are not deleted. • Do not turn off the camera while d[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 51 Recording pictu res (advanced) About the EXP OSURE Button ª How to use th e [EXPOSURE ] button When pressing the [EXPOSU RE] but ton in Progr am AE mo de [ ], Macro mode [ ] and A/S/M m ode [ ], the operation of the cursor button changes as follo ws. • Refer to P35 for the Program shift. Normal Exposure setting [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 52 T akin g Pictu res wit h Aper t ure-pr iorit y AE When you want the background to be in sharp f oc us, set the aper ture value to a higher number . The higher the aper ture value, the smaller the aper ture opening will be. F or a soft focus background, set the aper tur e number to a lower number which corresponds t[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 53 T aking Pic tures with Shutter -priority AE When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast moving subject, set to faster shutter speed. When you w ant to create a t rail effect, set to slower shutter speed. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [AE M ODE] and set it to [S ]. • Close the menu [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 54 T aking Pictures with Ma nual Expo sure Decide the exposure by setting the ape r ture value and the shutter speed manually . Preparation • Set the mode dial to A/S/M mode [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [AE MOD E] and set it to [M]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 2 Set the ape[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 55 ª Manual Exposure Assistance • The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. W e rec ommend taking pictures and then checking them using the revie w function. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • Refer to P56 for the a vailable range of the aper ture val ue and the shutter speed. • The focus range is 0.16 feet [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 56 Aperture V alue and Shutter Speed ª Aperture-p riority AE ª Shutter-priority AE ª Manua l exp osur e Av a ilable Ap ertu re value ( Per 1/3 EV) Shutter Sp eed (Sec.) F8.0 1 – 1/2000 F7.3 F6.5 F5.6 1 – 1/1 600 F5.2 F4.6 F4.0 1 – 1/1 300 F3.7 F3.3 F2.8 1 – 1/1 000 Av a ilable Sh utter Sp eed (Se c.) (Per 1[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 57 T aking Pictures using M acro M ode This mode allows you to take pictures closely focusing on t he subject. (E.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can take pictures with the l ens at a distance of 0.16 f eet (5 cm) (Wide) from the subject. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) • Normal • Macro [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 58 T aking Pictures us ing P or trait Mod e This mode allows you t o make the subj ect stand out fr om the unfocused bac k ground and adjust the e xposure and the hue. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) ª T ech nique fo r Portrait mode T o make this mode more eff ec tive , rotate the zoom lev er to T ele[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 59 T aking Pictures us ing Spor ts Mode This mode allows y ou to t ake pictures of a fast moving subject. (E.g. When taking pictures of outdoor spor ts.) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) ª T echnique for Sports mode T o record actions of the subject as if it were still, the shutter speed becomes faster[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 60 T aking Pictures us ing P anning Mode The Panning Mode allo ws you to f ollow the m otion of a moving subject. This special eff ec t allows the subject to be in shar p focus while the background will show some motion blur . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) • Set to burst m ode. (P44) • Prefocus o[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 61 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • In panning mode, the shutt er speed becomes slower than usual to achiev e the panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily oc cur . • P anning function does not wor k well in the f ollowing si tuations. – V er y br ight scenes such as dayti m e in summer . We recommend using an N[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 62 T aking Pictures us ing Night P or trait Mode Night P or trait Mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape. By using the flash and a slow shutter speed, the picture will sho w the subject and the background brighter than the y appear in real life . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 63 Recording Moti on I mages Y ou can record motion images with audio . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [ MOTIO N RA TE]. • [30fps]: The motion of recor ded image is smooth, but the file size is large. • [10fps]: The file size is smaller so y ou can record motion images for a longer time. [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 64 ª A vailable recording time • The remaining recording time appears on the screen. (It is an a pproximation. ) • The recordable time is an ap proximation. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The picture s ize is fixed to 320 k 240 pix els. • The motion images cannot be recorded without audio . • If using the Mult[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 65 T aki ng Pi ctur es wit h Manua l Focu s Use this function whe n you want to fix the focus. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [MF AS SIST] from the [SETUP] menu (in the recording mode) (P26) and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the s[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 66 ª T echnique for Man u al f ocus The subject is f oc used. The subject is unf oc used. 1 Rotate the MF ring slowly . If the subject is f ocused, rotate it a lit tle more . 2 Finely f ocus on the subject while rotating the MF ring in the re verse direction. ª One shot AF Y ou can focus on the subject with auto foc[...]

  • Page 67

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 67 Setting the Whit e Balance In cer tain situations, the color white m a y a ppear sl ightly reddish or bluish. This can occur when s hooting under ear ly or late day sunlight, on a cloudy da y , or under halogen lighting. By us ing the manual White Balance f eature you can ach ie ve a more accurate reproduction of t[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 68 Use of auto white balance adjustment in inappropriate lighting conditions may result in reddish or bluish pictures. Where the subject is surrounded by many light sources, a uto white balance adjustment may not operate proper ly . In this case, set the white balance to the mode except [A UTO] manually . 1 The range [...]

  • Page 69

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 69 Setting the W hite Balance man ually (Wh ite set) Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [W .BALANCE] and set to [] . 2 (Only when setting t he white balance again) Press 1 . 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white pape r 1 or similar object so that it completely fills the frame t o whi[...]

  • Page 70

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 70 Finel y Adjusting th e White Bal ance If you c annot acquire the desirab le hue with white balance because of too many diff erent light sources, etc., adjust the fine w hite balance as follo w s. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) • Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] /[ ]. (P67) 1[...]

  • Page 71

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 71 Changing th e Picture Size Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [PICT .SIZE] and set the picture size . • [2304]: 2304 k 1728 pix els • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pix e ls • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pix els • [640]: 640 k 480 pix els • [HDTV]: 1920 k 1080 pix els • Close the menu b [...]

  • Page 72

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 72 Changing th e Quality “Quality” refers to the amount eac h image is com pressed. Lower compres sion results in superior picture quality . Higher com pression allows y ou to store more images on your SD Memory card. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [QU AL ITY] and set the qu[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 73 T aking Pictures us ing Spot Mode When using Spot mode, the siz e of the area used to calculate the f oc us and exposure is decrease d. It is useful when you may be s hooting through a g roup of people and want t o designate where in the g roup the camera will calculate the exposure. Preparation • Set the mode di[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 74 Setting ISO Sensit ivity The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. T he IS O setting can be increased when you need to t ake pictures in places where a flash may not be allowed. The overall picture quality will decrease slightly as the I S O setting is increased. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xce[...]

  • Page 75

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 75 T aki ng Pict ure s wit h A u dio Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [ A UDIO R EC.] and set i t to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 2 T ake the picture . • 5 seconds af ter , the aud io recording is st opped automatically . [...]

  • Page 76

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 76 Using the Co ntinuous AF This function allows you to reduce t he ti me required f or focusing when pressing the shutter button halfwa y . Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [CON T .AF] an d set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting[...]

  • Page 77

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 77 Using the Di gital Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [ D.ZOOM] and set it to [ON]. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. • When rotating the zoom lev er with settin g the [ D .ZOOM] to [ON] , the digital zoom indicati on appears. (P11[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 78 Using the Color Effect Y ou can use 3 types of color effects depending on the image of the picture. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [COL.EFFECT] an d set the color. • [COOL]: The picture becomes bluish. • [W A RM]: The picture becomes reddish. • [B/W]: The picture become[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 79 Adjustin g the Qu ality of the Picture (Picture Adjustm ent) Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Select [P ICT .ADJ.] . 2 Select [ CONTRAST], [SHARPNESS] and [S A TURA TION] respectively . • [CONTRAST]: HIGH: Increases the d iff erence between the brightness and the darkness in the pic[...]

  • Page 80

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 80 Using th e Optica l Image Stabil izer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [ST ABILIZ ER] and set it. • [OFF]: When image stabilization is not desired or when using a tripod. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photocomposition. •[ M O D E [...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 81 Creating Flip Animation Y ou can create motion image files b y ar ranging pictures tak en frame-by-frame. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) Example: When captur ing images of the subject in sequence moving it litt le by little and aligning the images, the subject looks as if it w e re mo[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 82 3 Capture images for flip animati on. • Y ou can tak e up to 100 pictures. 4 Check the image . • Y ou can check t he previous or f o llowing i m age with 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessar y images with [ ] butt on. ª Creating motion images 5 Selec t [CREA TE MOTION IM AGE ]. 6 Select [FRAME RA TE] and set the numb[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 83 7 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and create a flip animation. • The file number appears f or about 1 second after creating a flip animation. • Including the created images, the flip animation is counted as 1 animation image. • Close the menu b y pressing t he [MENU] button 3 times after finishing the setting[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 84 Using the Ex ternal Flash After installing the optional flash, DMW-FL28, the effectiv e range will be increased when compared to the camera’ s built in f l ash. Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ ]/[ ]. (P30) 1 Attach the external flash to the hot shoe 1 and turn the camera on. • Tighten the lock [...]

  • Page 85

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 85 ª Abou t PR ESET/M ANU AL on th e external flash • When setting to [PRESET] and attaching the ext er nal flash, the aper ture value and the I S O sensitivity are respect iv ely set t o [F2.8] and [ISO100] on the camera regardless of the recording mode. Set the e xter nal flash to [A UTO] and set the same value a[...]

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    Recording pictur es (advanced) 86 Using the Co n versi on Lens The tele conversion lens (DMW-L TZ10, optional) a llows you to record pictures zooming in much more (1.5 times). The wide con v ersion lens (DMW-L WZ10, optional) allows you take pictures with wider range of focus than usual (0.8 times). Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept f or [ [...]

  • Page 87

    Recording pictur es (advanced) 87 •[ T E L E ] : When you attach the tele conv ersion lens. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª Recordable range when using the con version lens When using the tele conv ersion lens: • Norm al: 15.1 f eet (4.6 m) – ¶ • Macro m ode [ ]: 15.1 feet (4. 6 m) – ¶ [...]

  • Page 88

    Playback (advance d ) 88 Playback (advanced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select the pictur e with audio icon [] . 2 Pla y back t he audio. • Y ou can hear audio from the speaker . • T o adjust the sound v olum e, ref er to P 26. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • The picture with audio cannot b[...]

  • Page 89

    Playback (advance d ) 89 Pla ying Bac k Motio n Images Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select the picture with the motion image icon [ ]. 2 Pla y back t he motion ima g es. • Motion image playback stops and the norma l pla yback is restored by pressing 4 . • The icon 1 is corresponding to the 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . ª Fast f orw ardi[...]

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    Playback (advance d ) 90 Rotating the Picture Y ou can rota te the recorded pictures in i n crements of 90°. This is a conv enient function to pla y bac k pictures on TV . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [RO T A TE]. 2 Select the direction to rotate the pictu re . • [ ]: The p icture rotates counter-cl ockwise in increme[...]

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    Playback (advance d ) 91 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prin ts (DPOF Print Setting) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows t he user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatib le photo printers. DPOF also allo ws the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed. Many c ommercial p[...]

  • Page 92

    Playback (advance d ) 92 ª Multi setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [MUL T I]. 3 Select the pictures and set the numb er of p rint s. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • Repeat step 3. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF print setting is canceled. • Close[...]

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    Playback (advance d ) 93 ª T o cancel all settings 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [CANCEL] . 3 Select [YES ] to can cel all settings. • Close the menu b y press ing the [MENU] button af ter canceling the setting. PLAY 1 / 2 SETUP PRO TECT ROT A T E DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW A UDIO DUB. MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU[...]

  • Page 94

    Playback (advance d ) 94 ª Index setting/cancel 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [INDE X] . 3 Select [Y ES] to in dex setting. • Close the menu b y press ing the [MENU] button af ter finishing the setting. PLAY 1 / 2 SETUP PRO TECT ROT A T E DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW A UDIO DUB. MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU PLAY 1 /[...]

  • Page 95

    Playback (advance d ) 95 ª When the index is al ready set • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª T o p rint the d ate Y ou can set/c ancel the printing with the recorded date each press of the [DISPLA Y] button when setting t he number of prints. • The date print icon [ ] appears. • When you ask phot[...]

  • Page 96

    Playback (advance d ) 96 Preven ting Acci denta l Er asur e of th e Pi cture Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) ª Single setting/cancel 1 Select [PRO T ECT]. 2 Select [SINGLE]. 3 Select the picture and set/cancel the protection. •[ S E T ] : The protect icon [ ] appears. • [CANCEL]: The protect icon [ ] disappears. • Close the m[...]

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    Playback (advance d ) 97 ª Multi setting/ T o cancel all settings P erform t he same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be P rinted and the Number of Prints (DP OF Print Setting)]. (P91 – 93) ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, f o rmatting the card will permanently delete all data[...]

  • Page 98

    Playback (advance d ) 98 Pla ying Back with Slide Sho w Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [SLIDE SHOW]. 2 Select the type of pictures to play back. • [ALL]: f o r pla ying back all pictures •[ D P O F ] : f o r pla ying back the pictures DPOF Slide Show is set 3 Select the follo w ing items. • [DURA TION]: It can be set[...]

  • Page 99

    Playback (advance d ) 99 4 Select [ST ART]. 5 By pressing th e [MENU] button, the Sl ide Sho w stops. ª SD Slide Show If setting the SD Slide S how with t he [SD View er for DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, when playing back, the confir mation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 4 to start the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 4 to sta[...]

  • Page 100

    Playback (advance d ) 100 Adding Aud io to Recor ded Pictures (A udio Dubbing) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and start audio recording. • When audio has already been recorded, the conf irmation sc reen appears. Press 2 to sele ct [Y ES], and press 4 to star t audio recording. (The ori[...]

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    Playback (advance d ) 101 Resizing the Pictu res This function is useful if y ou want to reduce the file size of the picture, in those cases when it needs to be attached t o an E-mail or uploaded it to a web site. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [RESIZ E]. 2 Select the picture and set it. 3 Select the size and set it. • [[...]

  • Page 102

    Playback (advance d ) 102 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When resized pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the resizing. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. [...]

  • Page 103

    Playback (advance d ) 103 T rimming the Pi ctures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [TRIMMING] . 2 Select the picture to trim . 3 Enlarge or decrease the picture. PLAY 2 / 2 SETUP TRIMMING RESIZE FORMA T MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W EXIT SET SELECT MENU SET WB R E V I E W SET WB R E V I E W TRIMMING 2304 100 _ 0[...]

  • Page 104

    Playback (advance d ) 104 4 Shift the picture and pr ess the shutter button fully to se t. 5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When trimmed pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. • Close the menu b y pres sing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the trimming. ¬ Sugge[...]

  • Page 105

    Playback (advance d ) 105 Formatting the Car d Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P30) 1 Select [FORMA T]. 2 Select [YES] to format. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Usually , it is not necessary to f or mat the card (initializing). F or mat the card when the message [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f or matted by a PC or o[...]

  • Page 106

    Playback (advance d ) 106 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a TV Screen ª Pla ying bac k pictures wi th A/V c able ( suppl ied) • T ur n the camera and the TV off . 1 Connect the A/V cable to the [A/V OUT] socket of the camera. 2 Connect the A/V cable to the video input and the audio input sockets of th e TV . • Y ellow: to the video input sock et [...]

  • Page 107

    Playback (advance d ) 107 Bef ore Connecting wi th USB Connection Cable Select the US B communica tion system acc ording to the OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camer a with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P26) 1 Select [USB MODE]. (In the recording m ode) 2 Select [M[...]

  • Page 108

    Playback (advance d ) 108 ª When using Windows 2000 Professi o nal, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x • When conn ecting the came ra to a PC, do not set [U SB MODE] to [PTP]. (When the c amera is shipped, [Mas s Storage] is selec ted.) • When using [Mass Storage] on W indows 98/98 SE, install the USB driver before connecting. (W hen u[...]

  • Page 109

    Playback (advance d ) 109 Connecting to a PC (Mass Stora ge) 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [M ass Storag e]. (P107) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The drive appears on t he [My Computer] folder . • If i t is the fi r st ti me for y ou to connect the camera to a PC , the requ[...]

  • Page 110

    Playback (advance d ) 110 Connecting to a PC (PTP) Do not follow the setting below on the OS ex cept for Windows XP and Ma c OS X . 1 T urn the camera on and then set [USB M ODE] to [P TP]. (P 107) 2 Connect the cam era to a P C via the USB conn ection cable (suppli ed). [Windows] The camera icon appears on the [My Computer] folder . • If i t is [...]

  • Page 111

    Playback (advance d ) 111 • Y ou can only load pictures from the camera and cannot write them on the card or delet e them. • Use the supplied USB connec tion cable only . • When there are 1000 or more pictures on the c ard, the pictures may not be impor ted. • When the P C recovers from the standby mode while connecting it to a camera w ith[...]

  • Page 112

    Playback (advance d ) 112 Connecting to a Printer By connecti ng the camera directly to a pr inter suppor ting Pi ctBridge or US B Direct-Print via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or star t printing. 1 T urn the camera on and then set the [USB MODE] to [PTP] (PictBridg e) or [Mass Storage] (USB Direct-[...]

  • Page 113

    Playback (advance d ) 113 Using a Prin ter (PictBridge) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P112) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pic ture 1 Select [SINGLE PI CTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set or the pr inter does not suppor t [...]

  • Page 114

    Playback (advance d ) 114 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P112) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in a dvance . (P91) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. [...]

  • Page 115

    Playback (advance d ) 115 Using a Prin ter (USB Direct-Print) Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P112) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª Singl e pic ture 1 Select [SINGLE PI CTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set. 2 Select the picture to pri[...]

  • Page 116

    Playback (advance d ) 116 Preparation • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P112) • Set the DPOF print with this camera in a dvance . (P91) • Set the paper size and print qualit y . (Read the printer operating instructions.) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE ]. • Press the [MENU] button, and y ou can change the DPOF pr int setting. [...]

  • Page 117

    Others 117 Oth ers Using the M C Protec tor/ND Filter The MC protector (DMW-LMC 72; optional) is a t ransparent filter which aff ec ts neither the colors nor the amount of l ight, so it can always be us ed to protect the camera’ s lens. The ND filter (DMW -LND72; optional) r educes the amount of light to appro ximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting t[...]

  • Page 118

    Others 118 After Use After using the c amera, it is recom mended that you complete the fol l owing steps: 1 T urn the camera off and close the flash. 2 Remove the car d and the batter y . (P15, 19) 3 Remove the lens hood (only wh en using it) and attach the lens ring and the lens cap. • When removing the lens hood, hold the whole of the lens hood[...]

  • Page 119

    Others 119 Screen Displa y ª In re cord ing 1 Recording mode 2 Flash (P38 ) 3 Conversion lens (P86) 4 White balance (P 67) 5 ISO sensitivity (P74) 6 Pi ctur e s ize (P7 1) 7 Quality (P72) 8 Batter y indication (P13) 9 Jitter aler t indication (P33) 10 F rame/Tim e remain In Motion image mode: e.g. 11S 11 Audio recording (P75) 12 Focus indication ([...]

  • Page 120

    Others 120 ª In pla yback 1 Playbac k mode 2 DPOF (P91, 98) (White): DPOF sett ing for printing (Green): DPOF sett ing f or Slid e Sho w (Green w ith number of print s): DPOF setting f or printing and Slide Show 3 Protected pict ure (P96) 4 Picture with audio (P88) 5 Pi ctur e s ize (P7 1) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P72) : In Motion image m[...]

  • Page 121

    Others 121 The Men u Items ª [REC] m ode menu 1 W .B ALANCE (P67) 2 AE MODE (P52, 53, 54) 3 PIC T . SIZE (P71 ) 4 QU ALI TY (P72) 5 SPOT MODE (P73) 6 SENS ITIVITY (P74) 7 AUDIO RE C. (P75) 8 CONT .AF (P76) 9 D .ZOOM (P77) 10 COL.EFFECT (P78) 11 PICT .ADJ. (P79) 12 ST ABI LIZER (P80) 13 F LIP A NIM . (P8 1) 14 EXT .FLAS H (P84) 15 CONVERSION ( P86)[...]

  • Page 122

    Others 122 24 USB MODE (P107) 25 LANGU AGE (P26) ª [PLA Y] mode menu • For items without numbers, ref er to those with the same name in [REC] mode menu. 26 RO T A TE (P 90) 27 PRO TECT (P96) 28 DPOF PRINT (P91) 29 SL IDE SH OW (P9 8) 30 A UDIO DUB. (P100) 31 RESIZE (P101) 32 TRIMMING (P103) 33 FORMA T (P105) 34 PLA Y ON LCD (P26) 35 V OLUME (P26[...]

  • Page 123

    Others 123 Caut io ns for Us e ª Optimal Use of the Camera Keep the camera awa y from magnetized equipmen t (such as a micro wave oven, TV , video game equipment, etc.). • If you use the camera on or near a TV , pictures and sou nds may be disturbed due to electromagnetic wav e radiation. • Do not us e the camera near a cell phone because doin[...]

  • Page 124

    Others 124 ª Condensation When using the camera o utdoors during very cold weather , condensation can form on the camera a nd lens when you retur n to a war m place. When condensati on has taken place: T urn the camera off and leave the camera in th is condition for about 2 hours. When the camera becomes close to the ambient tempe rature, the cond[...]

  • Page 125

    Others 125 Card • Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic wav es or static electr icity are easily generated. • Do not bend or drop the card. The card or the recorded content may be damaged. • After use, be sure to rem ov e the card from the c amera. • Do not touch the t e[...]

  • Page 126

    Others 126 Appr ox imate num ber of recor dable pictures and th e size • If you mix fine quality and standard quality , t he number of recordable pictures changes. Picture siz e 2304 k 1728 1600 k 1200 1280 k 960 640 k 480 Quality 1 6 M B8 1 61 73 42 24 36 9 1 2 9 32 MB 17 34 36 72 47 90 145 270 64 MB 35 70 74 149 96 184 298 553 128 MB 72 142 150[...]

  • Page 127

    Others 127 Messag e Disp lay [NO MEMORY CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PR OTECTE D] Cancel the card lock. [NO V AL ID IMAGE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after recording or after inser ting the card w ith a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y C ARD FULL] / [NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a ne w card or delete the unnecessar y data. [PLEASE C[...]

  • Page 128

    Others 128 T roubles hoot ing 1: The camera is not turned on. 1-1: Are the batter y inser ted or the AC adaptor correctly connected? Check the connection. 1-2: Is the battery sufficiently charged? Use the battery that has been sufficiently charged. 2: As the camera is turned on, it turns off immediately . 2: Is the battery charge insufficient to op[...]

  • Page 129

    Others 129 11: The picture does n ot appear on the television. 11-1: I s the camera c onnected to the TV correctly? Check it. 11-2: Set the TV to video input mode. 12: When connecting t o a PC, pictur es cannot be trans ferred. 12-1: Is the camera connected to the PC correctly? Check it. 12-2: Is the camera rec ognized by the PC correctly? 12-3: Is[...]

  • Page 130

    Others 130 Specificat ions Digital Camera Inf or mation for your saf ety Camera Effectiv e pixels 4, 000,000 pixels Image sensor 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 4,230,000 pixels Primar y color filter Lens Optical 12 k zoom, f l 6.0 – 72.0 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 – 420 mm )/F2.8 Digital zoom Single: 3 k , Bu rst: 3 k Focus TTL Auto[...]

  • Page 131

    Others 131 Recording media SD Mem ory Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size 2304 k 1728 pixels , 1600 k 1200 pixels , 1280 k 960 pixels , 640 k 480 pixel s, 1920 k 1080 pixels (Still picture) 320 k 240 pix els (Motion image) Quality Fine/Standard Recording file format Still Picture JPE G (Design rule f or Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard),[...]

  • Page 132

    Others 132 Oth ers Digital Came ra Accessory Syste m * 1 Sla ve function equipp ed with DMW -FL28 can not be used with DMC-FZ10’ s bui lt-in flas h. * Please ref er to page 13, for details on the b atter y charging ti me and av ailab le record ing time. * N O TE: Acce ssories and/or model numbe rs ma y vary b y country . Please consult y our loca[...]

  • Page 133

    Others 133 Digital Camera Ac cess or y Or der Form (For US A Cust omers) In CAN AD A, please co ntact your local Dealer f or more in formation on Acce ssor ie s. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES Y OU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT Y OUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 A[...]

  • Page 134

    Others 134 Request f or Service Noti ce (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Services Company 1705 N. Randall Road Elgin, IL. 60123-7847 Attn: Digital Camera Repair Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request for service notice. In the[...]

  • Page 135

    Others 135 Limited W a rranty (For US A Only) P A NASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA, One Pana sonic W ay Seca ucus, N ew Jersey 0709 4 P A NASONIC SALES COMP ANY , DIVIS ION OF MA TSUS HIT A ELECTRIC OF PU ERT O RICO, INC. A ve . 65 de In fanteria, Km. 9 .5, San Gabriel Ind ustrial P a[...]

  • Page 136

    Others 136 Carry-In or Mail-I n Service F or Carry-In or Mail-In Service i n the United Stat es call 1-800-272-7 033. F or assistan ce in Pue r to Rico call Pana sonic Sales Com pany (787)-750-43 00 or f ax (787)-768-2910. This w arranty ONL Y CO VERS fail ures due to def ects in m a terials or workmanshi p , and DOES NO T CO VER normal wear an d t[...]

  • Page 137

    Others 137 Custo mer Ser vic es Direct or y (For USA Only) Product Repairs Purchase P ar ts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products b y visiting our Web Site at: http://www .pasc.panasonic.com or , send y our request by E-mail to: npcparts@panasonic.com Y ou may also contact us directly at: 1-800-332-5368 (Customer Orde[...]

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    Others 138 Oth ers Inde x A AC Adaptor . ........ ....... ........ .......... .. 16 Adju stin g Flas h Out put ...... ........ .. 40 AF/AE Lock . .......... ......... ........ ...... .. 34 Aperture-prio rity AE ...... ........ .. 52, 56 Audio Du bbing .. ......... .......... ........ 100 Auto Bracket ....... ......... ...... ........ .... 42 Auto R[...]

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    Others 140 Oth ers Span ish Qu ick Use Guide/Gu ía esp añola de uso rápido • Cargue la batería antes del uso . • Prepare la c ámara, el cable de CA, la batería , el adaptador de CA y la tarjeta. • V erifique que la cámara esté apagada y que e l objetiv o esté retraído . • Cierre el flash. ª Preparaciones 1 Cargue l a batería. ?[...]

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    Others 141 ª Grabación • Quite la tapa del objeti vo. • T enga cuidado de no perder la tapa del objetivo . 4 1 Encienda la cámara. 2 Aju ste e l re loj. 3 Seleccione el modo AE [ ] del pr ograma. 5 1 Obra el flash. (Cuando u sa el flash) 2 Saque una imagen. ª Re produc ción 6 1 Seleccione el modo de repr oducción [ ]. 2 Seleccione la imag[...]

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    143 MEMO FZ10-PP.book 143 ペー ジ 2003 年11月18日 火 曜日 午後1 時7分[...]

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