Panasonic DMCFH7K manual

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    Basic Owner’s Manual Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FH7 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are cont ained in “Owner’ s Manual f or advanced featur es (PDF format)” i n the supplied CD-ROM. Inst all it on your P C [...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased on e of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Us ed properly , we’re sure it will bring y ou and your f amily years of enjoyment. Please take time to fi ll in the inf ormation on the below . The serial number is on the tag located [...]

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    3 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Information for Y our Safety ∫ Product identification marking W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO R AIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, S UCH AS V ASES, SH ALL BE PLACED ON T HE APP ARA TUS. • USE ONL Y THE RE[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonabl e protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio f requen[...]

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    5 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flame. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to dire ct sunlight for a long perio d of t ime with doors and windows closed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e th e ba[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables except the supplie d one. • Do not use any oth er USB connecti on cables except th e su pplied one. Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipm ent (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use th is unit on top of or near a TV ,[...]

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    7 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 -If you see this symbo l- Inform ation on Dispo sal in other Countri es out side the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please co ntact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. DMC-FH7P-VQT3P77_eng.bo ok 7 ページ 2 011?[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 8 Contents Infor mation f or Your Saf ety ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... .......... ......... ...... .... ....... ........ 3 Standard Access ories .......................................................................... ......... 9 Names of the Components .................... .................................. ...............[...]

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    9 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 St andard Accessor ies Check that all the acce ssories are s uppl ied before using the c amera . Produ ct numbers corr ect as of Ma y 201 1. These ma y be subj ect to c hange. 1 Batte ry Pac k ¢ (Indicate d as battery pa ck or battery in the te xt) Charge the ba ttery before use. 2 Batt ery Charger (Indicate d as battery char ger[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 10 Names of the Compone nt s 1 Self -timer indi c ator AF Assist Lamp 2F l a s h 3L e n s 4 T ouch pa nel/LCD monitor 5 S trap eyelet • Be sure to attach th e str a p w h en usin g th e c a m er a to en su re tha t you will not drop it. 6 Len s ba rr el 7 [A V O UT/DI GIT A L] s ocket 2 3 1 4 6 7 5 DMC-FH7P-VQT3P77_eng.bo ok 10 ?[...]

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    11 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 8 Camera ON/ OFF switch 9Z o o m l e v e r 10 Microphon e 1 1 Shutte r button 12 T ripod re c eptacle 13 Card/Bat tery d oor 14 S peaker • Do not cover th e speaker with your f ingers. 16 Release lev er 15 DC coupler cove r • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure tha t the Panas oni c DC coupler (DMW -DCC10; optional) and AC ad [...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 12 How to Use the T ouch Panel This touc h panel is a t yp e that dete c ts pres sure. T ouch the screen T o touch and rele as e the touch panel. Drag A move ment wi thout r eleasing th e touc h pan e l . Use this to perform ta sks such as selecti ng icons or image s displayed on the touc h pane l. • It may not oper ate properly w[...]

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    13 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Note • If you use a commerc iall y available liquid crys t al protecti on she et, plea se fol low the ins tructions that accompan y the sheet. (Some liquid cryst al protec tion sheets ma y impair v isibility or operability .) • Apply a litt l e extra pres s ure when touc hing if you hav e a commercial l y available prot ec ti[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 14 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optio nal batteries (DMW-BCK7PP) can be used with this unit. • Use the dedicate d charger and batt er y . • The batter y is not charg ed when the camer a is shipp ed. Charge the ba ttery before use. • Charge the bat tery w[...]

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    15 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicat or The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns on: The [CHARGE] ind i cator is turned on du ring charging. The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns off: The [CHARGE] ind icator will turn of f once the charg ing has completed witho ut any proble m . (Dis connec t t he charger fr om th e el ectr ica l soc ket and de tach t he[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 16 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 84 MB • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longer tha n th e access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video st andard can be used wit h this unit. (These cards are indicated as ca rd i n the text.) ¢ SD S p eed Class i s th[...]

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    17 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • We rec ommend us ing a P anasonic c ard. Slide th e release le ver in the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Pan asonic batteries (NCA-YN101G; supplied or DMW-BCK7PP; optional). [...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 18 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T urn the c amera on. T ouch [Clo ck Set]. T ouc h the items you wish to set (Y ear/Mon th/Day/Hours/ Minutes), and set usin g [ 3 ]/[ 4 ]. • T ouch [ ] to cancel t he date and time settings with out setting a date and time. T ouch [Se t] to set.[...]

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    19 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Selecting the [Rec] Mo de ∫ List of [ Re c] M odes T ouc h [ ]. T ouch the Recording Mode ico n. ¦ Intelligent Auto Mode The subjec ts ar e recorded using settings aut omaticall y selected by th e camera. ! Normal Pictur e Mode The subject s are r ecorded using your o wn sett ings. Cosmetic Mode T akes a picture adjus t ing th[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 20 [Rec] Mode: ñ T aking pictur es using the Auto matic Function ( ñ : Intelligent Au to Mode) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to matc h the subject and the recordin g co nditions so we rec ommen d this mode for beginner s or t hos e who want to leav e t he settings to the camera and take pictures easily . T ou[...]

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    21 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 When th e ca mera identi fi es the optimum scen e, the icon of th e s cene co nc erned is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds, af ter which its color chang es to the usua l red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plicable, and the st andard set t ings are set. • When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automa tically de[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 22 [Rec] Mode: n Motion Picture Mode Note • Motion pict ure s can be recorde d c ontinuou sly up to 2 GB. The maximum avail able recordin g time for up to 2 GB only is display ed on t he screen. T ouc h [ ]. T ouc h [ ]. Press th e shutter b utton hal fway to focus and then press it fully to st art recording. A Available re c ordi[...]

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    23 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 [Playback] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([Normal Play]) T ouc h [ ]. • The display swit c hes to normal pla yb ack. Drag the screen horizo ntall y . • Afte r selecti ng the motion pic ture, t ouch [ ] to start p layback. [Playback] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on t h[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 24 Setting the Menu Example: In the [R ec ] menu, chan ge [AF Mode] fr o m [ Ø ] (1-are a-focusing ) to [ š ] ( Face De tection ) ∫ Close the menu T ouch [ ] sever al times or p ress the shutter button halfway . T ouc h [ ]. T ouc h the menu i con. T ouc h the menu i tem. T ouch the Settings. • Depending on th e menu item, it [...]

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    25 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) More detailed instructions on the op eration of this camera are contained in “Owner ’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-R OM. I nstall i t on y our PC t o read it. ∫ For W indow s T urn t he PC on and insert th e CD-ROM c ontainin g the Owner’s Man[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 26 ∫ When the Owner ’s Manual (PDF format) wil l not open Y ou wi ll need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5.0 or lat er or Adobe Reader 7. 0 or later to browse or prin t the Owner’s Manual (PDF format). Insert th e CD-ROM conta i nin g the Owner’s Manual (supp lied), click B and then follow t he message s on t he scree n to install. ([...]

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    27 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Specifications Digital Camera : Infor ma tion fo r yo ur saf e ty Power S ource: DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.2 W (When recording) 0.7 W (When playing bac k ) Camera effecti ve pixels 1 6 ,100,00 0 pixels Imag e se ns o r 1/2. 33 q CCD, tot al pixe l number 1 6,600,000 pixels, Primary color filt er Lens Optica l 4 k zoom, f l 5 [...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 28 Hi-speed burst Burst speed Approx . 4.4 pictures/ se cond [3M (4: 3), 2 .5M (3: 2), 2 M (1 6:9) o r 2.5M (1:1) is s elected as the pict ure size.] Number of record able pictures When us ing the built-in memory: Approx . 15 pictures (immedi ately afte r formattin g) When using a Car d: Max. 100 picture s (d iffer s depending on th[...]

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    29 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Battery Charge r (Panasonic DE-A91B) : Infor ma tion fo r yo ur saf e ty Equipment mobility: Movable Battery Pack (lithi um-ion) (Panas onic NCA-YN101G): Infor ma tion fo r yo ur saf e ty Dimensions (excluding the project ing pa r t s) Approx . 95.2 mm (W) k 56.3 mm (H) k 19.4 mm (D) [3.75 q (W) k 2.22 q (H) k 0.76 q (D)] Mass (w[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 30 Digital Camera Accessory System Produ ct numbers corr ect as of Ma y 201 1. These ma y be subj ect to c hange. ¢ The AC Adaptor (op t ional) can only be used with the desi gna ted Panasonic DC Coupler ( optional). The A C adap tor ( optional) cannot be use d by it self. • NOTE: Accessories and /o r model numbers may va ry betw[...]

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    31 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER [...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 32 Limited W arr anty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic W a y , Secaucus , New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your produ [...]

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    33 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stan ce in the U. S.A. an d Puerto Ri c o in obt aining repair s , pleas e ship t he product prepa i d to : Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McV ay Drive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.p a nasonic.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p ack, includ e all ac cessories, and s end it pre[...]

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    VQT3P77 ( ENG ) 34 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE O F THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this exclu des damage s for los t time, trav el to and from th e [...]

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    35 (ENG) VQT 3P 77 As of December 201 0 Customer S ervices Directory (United States an d Puerto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Center ; purchase Par t s and Accesso r ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic .com /h[...]

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