Panasonic DMCFZ200K manual

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    Basic Owner’s Manual Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ200 DMC-FZ60 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . More d e t ailed instructions on the operati on of this camera are co ntai ned in “Owner ’s Manual for advanced features (P DF format) ” in the supplied CD-ROM. Inst all [...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 2 Dear Custom er , Tha n k you fo r choo sing Pana so nic! Y ou have p urchased o ne of th e most so phistic ated and r eliable pr oducts on th e marke t today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bring you and yo ur family years of e njoyment. Pleas e take time to fill i n the in formati on on the belo w . The seria l numbe r is on[...]

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    3 (ENG) V QT4H46 Information for Y our Safety ∫ Product identification marking W ARNING: T o red uce the risk o f fire, electric shoc k or pro duct da mage, • Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing. • Use only the recommended accessories. • Do not remove covers. • Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servic[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 4 FCC Note: This eq uipmen t has been tested and fo und to com ply w ith the lim its for a C lass B digital device , pursu ant to Part 15 of the F CC Rul es. These limits are design ed to provide re asonab le prot ection a gainst h armful interfer ence in a resid ential installation. This equipm ent gener ates, u ses, and can ra diate[...]

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    5 (ENG) V QT4H46 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expose to flame. • Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed. CAUTION Battery pack (Lithiu m ion ba ttery pack ) • Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack. • Do not use the battery pack wit[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 6 ∫ About the battery charger ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Always use a genuine Panasonic A V c able (DMW-A VC1: optional). • Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30: option al). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the[...]

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    7 (ENG) V QT4H46 Contents Informat ion for Yo ur Safety ............. ........... .......... ........... .......... ................ .......... ........ 3 Care of th e camer a ...... ........... .......... ................ ........... .......... ........... .......... ................ .. 8 St andard Access orie s (DMC-FZ2 00) ............... ......[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 8 Care of the camera Do no t subje ct to stro ng vibr ation , sho ck, o r pres sure. • The lens, LCD monitor, or external case may be damaged if used in following conditions. It may also malfunction or image may not be recorded. – Drop or hit the camera. – Press hard on the lens or the LCD monitor. • When camera is not in use [...]

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    9 (ENG) V QT4H46 St andard Accessories (DM C-FZ2 00) Check that a ll the ac cessori es are su pplie d before u sing the camera. Product numbers c orrect as of Ju ly 2012. These may be subject to chan ge. 1 Battery Pa ck (Ind icated a s batt ery pa ck or batte ry in the text) Charge th e batte ry before use. 2 Battery C harger (Ind icated a s batt e[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 10 St andard Accessories (DM C-FZ6 0) Check that a ll the ac cessori es are su pplie d before u sing the camera. Product numbers c orrect as of Ju ly 2012. These may be subject to chan ge. 1 Battery Pa ck (Ind icated a s batt ery pa ck or batte ry in the text) Charge th e batte ry before use. 2 Battery C harger (Ind icated a s batt er[...]

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    11 (ENG) V QT4H46 Names and Functions of Main Parts (DMC-FZ200) (DMC-FZ60) MIC REMOTE 12 4 35 6 8 11 9 31 7 32 13 12 19 10 33 34 21 26 14 35 15 16 17 36 18 20 22 23 24 37 38 28 29 30 39 27 25 12 4 35 6 7 8 10 9 11 1 2 1 3 40 41 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 42 26 28 29 30 43 27 DMC-FZ200&FZ60_P-VQT4H4 6_eng.book 11 ペ ージ 201 ?[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 12 1L e n s 2 Zoom lever 3 Shutter button 4[ ˜ ] (Bur st Mode ) button 5 Self-time r indicator AF Assist Lamp 6 Mode dial 7F l a s h 8 Len s barrel 9 Diopter adj u stm ent dial 10 S peaker • Be careful not to cover the speaker with your finger . Doin g so may make sound difficult to hear . 1 1 Shoulder strap eyelet 12 [HDMI] socket[...]

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    13 (ENG) V QT4H46 Att achin g the Lens Cap/S houlder Strap ∫ Att aching the Lens Ca p • When you turn the camera off or carry the came ra, attach the lens cap to p rotect the surface of the lens. 1 Pass the st ring through th e hole on the camera. 2 Pass the same string throug h the hole on the lens cap. 3 Att ach the lens cap. ∫ Att aching t[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 14 Att achin g the Lens Hood ( DMC- FZ200) • Check that the camera is turned off. • Close the flash. 1 Att ach the lens hood int o t he lens wi t h the s ho rt side alig ne d with th e bottom of the m ain unit. • Do not hold the lens hood in a way that twists or bends it. 2 Rot ate the lens hoo d in t he dir ectio n of t he arro[...]

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    15 (ENG) V QT4H46 Charging the Bat tery Use t he de di cated char ger and bat tery . • The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the ba ttery before use. • Charge the battery with the charger indoors [10 o C to 30 o C (50 o F to 86 o F)]. ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit (DMC-FZ200) The batte ry that can b[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 16 Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional)/the Battery • Turn this unit off and confirm that the lens barrel is retracted. • We recommend using a Panasonic card. 1 Slide t he rel ease lev er in the d irect ion of the arrow and open the card/battery door . (DMC-FZ200) • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLC12PP). (D[...]

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    17 (ENG) V QT4H46 Sequence of op erations 1 T urn the camera on. • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Set the date and time before using the camera. 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to t ake the picture. ∫ Selecting the Recording Mode Switchin g the m ode b y rotating the mo de dial. : T ake p ic[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 18 ∫ Recording Motion Pi ctu res S tart record ing by pr essing t he motion picture bu tton. • Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again. • Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4] is 29 minu tes 59 seconds or up to 4G B . Y ou c an check the recordable time on the screen. (For [FHD] in[...]

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    19 (ENG) V QT4H46 T aking Pictures Using th e Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) The camera will set the most a ppropriate setting s to match t he subject and the recording conditi ons so w e recomm end th is mode for be ginner s or thos e who w ant to leave th e settin gs to the ca mera and take pictur es easily. 1 Set the mode dial to [ ][...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 20 Y o u can a djust th e brigh tness and th e col or balance in add ition to the Inte lligen t Auto Mode fun ction. 1 Press [MENU/SE T] when in Intelligent Au to Mode. 2 Press 1 to select [ ] an d then p ress [MENU/SET]. ∫ Adjusting th e brightness, color bal a nce, and backgro und blur 1 Press the rea r dial to disp lay th e optio[...]

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    21 (ENG) V QT4H46 Using the rear d ial Y o u can use the rear d ial to comp ensate the expo sure or adjust th e apert ure valu e and shutter sp eed. T he item s that can b e adjus ted di ffer according to the recor ding mo de. Applicable mo des: Note • Set the value to [0] when you do not compensate the exposure. Compensating the Exposure 1 Press[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 22 1 Press the rear dial to select the items to set. • Items that can be set will s witch every time the rear dial is pressed. 2 Rotate the rear dial to s et. Setting the Aperture V alue/ the Shutter Speed A : Program Shif t (Recordi ng mode : ) Y o u can ch ange the p reset ap erture val ue and sh utter s peed wi thout changin g th[...]

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    23 (ENG) V QT4H46 T aking Pictures with diffe rent image effect s (Creative Control Mod e) This m ode recor ds with additio nal imag e effects. Y ou can set the effects to add by selecting exampl e image s and c hecking t hem on th e scree n. 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. ∫ Adjust the effec t to fit your preferen ces. The s trength an d color s of [...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 24 Setting the Menu 1 Press [MENU/SE T]. ∫ Close the menu Press [ M ENU/SE T] or press the shut ter b ut ton halfway . ∫ Switch ing to other menus e.g.: Switc hing to the [Setup] m enu from [Rec] m enu 1 Press [ MENU/SET]. 2 Press 2 . 3 Press 4 or rot ate the rear dial to select t h e [Setup] menu icon [ ]. 4 Press 1 or the rear d[...]

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    25 (ENG) V QT4H46 Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) More d etailed instr uction s on th e opera tion of this cam era ar e contained in “Own er’ s Man u a l for advan c ed featur es (P DF forma t)” in the s upplied C D-RO M. Install it on your PC t o read it. ∫ For W indow s 1 T urn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Ow[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 26 ∫ When the Owner ’s Manual (PDF format) wil l not open Y ou will n eed Adobe Acrobat Read er 5.0 or later, or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or print th e Owner ’s Manual (PDF f ormat) . Insert the CD-RO M contai ning th e Owne r’s M anual (s upplied ), clic k A and the n follow the messages on the screen to install. ([...]

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    27 (ENG) V QT4H46 Inst alli ng supplied software • The supplied CD-ROM includes the following software. • Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications. 1 Check the environment of your PC. • Oper atin g envir onment of “ PHOTOfunS TUDIO 8 .3 P E/PHOTOfu nSTUDI O 8.3 AE” – OS: Window s R XP (32bit) SP3, Wind ow s Vi sta R ([...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 28 – Display: 1024 k 7 68 pix els or more (1920 k 10 80 pixe ls or more recomm ended) – RAM: 512 MB or m ore (Win dow s R XP/ Wind ow s V ista R ), 1 GB or m ore (Windo ws R 7 32 bit), 2 GB or m ore (Windo ws R 7 64 bit) – Free hard disk space: 450 MB or more for installing software • Refer to the operating instructions of “[...]

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    29 (ENG) V QT4H46 Specifications S pecificat ions are subj ect to change w ithou t notice . Digital Camera: Informati on for your saf ety (DMC-FZ200) Power Sourc e: DC 8.4 V Pow er Con sum ptio n: 1.7 W (Wh en rec ording with L CD Moni tor) 1.6 W (Wh en rec ording with View finder) 1.1 W (Wh en play ing back with L CD Monito r) 1.0 W (Wh en play in[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 30 (DMC-FZ200) (DMC-FZ60 ) Focus ra ng e AF 30 cm (0.9 8 feet) ( Wide)/2 m (6.6 fee t) (T ele) to ¶ AF Macro / MF/ Intelligent Auto/ Motion Picture 1 cm (0.03 3 feet ) (Wide) /1 m (3.3 feet) (T ele) to ¶ Scene M ode There m ay be d ifferences in the ab ove sett ings. Shutt er syste m Electronic shut ter i M echanical shu tter Minim [...]

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    31 (ENG) V QT4H46 (DMC-FZ200) (DMC-FZ60 ) Recordi ng medi a Built-in Memory (Appr ox. 70 MB)/SD Memor y Ca rd/SDHC Memory Card/ SDXC Memory Card Recording file f ormat Still Picture RA W/JPE G (bas ed on “Design rule for Camera F ile system”, ba sed on “E xif 2.3” standard, D POF corr espondi ng) /MPO JPEG (b ased on “Desi gn rule for C a[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 32 Battery Charger: Informati on for your saf ety Equipme nt mobilit y: Movable Batter y Pack (lith ium- ion): Informati on for your saf ety (DMC-FZ200) Pan asoni c DE-A 79B Inpu t: 1 10 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz , 0.2 A Outp ut: 8.4 V , 0 .65 A (DMC-FZ60) Panaso nic D E-A8 3B Inpu t: 1 10 V to 240 V , 50/60 Hz , 0.15 A Outp ut: 8.4 V , 0[...]

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    33 (ENG) V QT4H46 Digit al Camera Accessory System (DMC-FZ200) Product numbers c orrect as of Ju ly 2012. These may be subject to chan ge. ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (optional) can only be used with the designated Panasonic DC Coupler (optional). The AC adaptor (optional) cannot be used by itself. ¢ 2 The lens adaptor (optional) is necessary to a ttach a[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 34 Digit al C amera Accesso ry System (DMC-FZ60) Product number s correct as of July 2012. These may be subject to change. ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (optional) can only be used with the designated Panasonic DC Coupler (optional). The AC adaptor (optional) cannot be used by itself. ¢ 2 The lens adaptor (optional) is necessary to a ttach a t[...]

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    35 (ENG) V QT4H46 Digit al C amera Accesso ry 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 NA TIONAL P ARTS CENTER 20421 84th Ave S., Ken[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 36 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PU ERTO RICO) Pana sonic Consumer Ma rketing Co mpany o f Nor th America, Divis ion of Pa nasoni c Corp orat ion of N orth A meri ca One Pan asonic Way , Secau cus, New J ersey 0 7094 Panasonic Digital S till Camera Pr oduct s Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Ri[...]

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    37 (ENG) V QT4H46 Mail-In Serv ice For assistance in the U.S.A. and Pu erto Rico in obtaining repairs, please ship t he product p repaid to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 George McVay Drive Suite B McAllen, TX 78503 panacare @ us.p anasoni c.com When shippin g the unit, carefully pack, in clude all supp lied acces sories listed in the Owner ’s M[...]

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    VQT4H46 (ENG) 38 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED W ARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE F OR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS W ARRANTY . (As exam ples, this e xcludes d amage s for lost time, tra vel to an d from the s[...]

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    39 (ENG) V QT4H46 As of January 2 012 Customer Services Direct ory (United St ates and Puerto Rico) Obtain Prod uct Info rmatio n an d Opera ting Assistance; lo cate your n eares t Deal er or Servi ce Ce nter; purc hase P art s and Acce ssories; o r make Cus tome r Servi ce and Li terat ure r equest s by visi ting our Web Site at : http:// www.pana[...]

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    • SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. • “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Progressive”, the “A VCHD” logo and the “A VCHD Progressive” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. • HDMI, the HD[...]