Panasonic DMCFZ100K manual

Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ100 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . Please also refer to the Operating Inst ruct ions (PD F fo r mat) cont ained on the CD-ROM (supplie d). Y ou can learn about adv anced operation m ethods and check the Tr oublesho[...]

VQT2U38 (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 on[...]

3 (ENG) V QT2U38 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 REC[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. This equipment generates, uses, and c an radiate radio frequency[...]

5 (ENG) V QT2U38 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of t ime with doors and win dows clos ed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e the b[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables exc ept the supplie d one. • Do not use any oth er USB connec ti on cables except th e su pplied one. • Always use a ge nuine P anaso nic HDMI mi ni cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM3 0; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) • Always [...]

7 (ENG) V QT2U38 Contents Infor mation for Y our Sa fety ...... ...... ........ ....... .......... ......... ...... .......... ......... .... 3 Standard Access ories .......................................................................... ......... 8 Names of the Components .................... ................................ ...................[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 8 St andard Accessor ies Check that all the acce ssories are s upplied be fore using t he camera. Produ ct numbe rs correct as of July 2010. Th ese may be subjec t to change. 1 Bat tery P ack (Indicate d as battery p ack or battery in the text) Charge the ba ttery before use. 2 Batter y Charger (Indicate d as battery char ger or charg[...]

9 (ENG) V QT2U38 Names of the Compone nt s 1L e n s 2F l a s h 3 Self-T imer indicator AF assist lamp 4 L en s ho od at tach m e nt part 5 [Q .M E N U ] bu tt on / Dele te bu tto n 6 [DISPLA Y] button 7 LCD monitor 8 Flash op en button 9 Diopter adju stment dia l 10 Vi ewfinder 1 1 [EVF/LCD ] bu tt on 12 [AF/A E LOC K] butto n 13 Rea r dial 14 P la[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 10 16 Cur s or butto ns 17 S tereo microp hone 18 Zoo m lever 19 S hutte r but ton 20 Moti on pi ct ure bu tto n 21 B urst Mode but ton 22 P ower lamp 23 Came ra ON/OFF switch 24 Mod e dial 25 Hot Shoe 26 [MIC /RE M OT E ] te r m ina l do or 27 S houlder str ap eyelet 28 [MIC/RE M OTE ] so cket 29 [HD MI] so cket 30 [A V O UT/DI GIT A[...]

11 (ENG) V QT2U38 34 S peaker 35 Lens barre l 36 Release lever 37 Tr ipod re ceptac le • When you u se a tr ipod , mak e sure the tr ipod is stabl e when the camera is atta ch ed to it. 38 Card/Batte ry door 39 DC coupler cover • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (DMW-DCC6; optional) and A C adap tor ( DMW-AC8P P;[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 12 Preparation Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The b att ery t hat can b e u sed with this unit is DMW-BM B9P P. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat t er y . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The de dicated battery (DMW-BMB9PP) supports thi[...]

13 (ENG) V QT2U38 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [ CH ARGE] indicat or flashes – The batt ery temperature i s too hi gh or t oo low . It is re comme nded to charge the batter y again in an ambie nt tem peratur e of betwe en 10 ºC to 30 ºC (50 o F to 86 o F). – The termina ls of the charge r or the battery are dirt y . In this c[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 14 ∫ Cha rging ∫ Recording still pictures (When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder) Recording conditions by CIP A standard • CIP A is an abbrevia tion of [Camera & Imag ing Product s Association]. • T emperatur e: 23 o C (73. 4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD moni tor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Us[...]

15 (ENG) V QT2U38 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a temporary st ora ge device when the card being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longe r tha n th e access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video st anda[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 16 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • T urn the power s witch to [O FF] and confirm t hat the lens barrel is retr acted. • Close th e flash. • We rec ommend us ing a Panasonic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso n[...]

17 (ENG) V QT2U38 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T urn the camera on. A [MENU/SE T] button B Cursor butt ons • The lens barrel extends . Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (year , mon th, day , hour , minute, display s equence or time displ ay format), and press 3 / 4 to se t . ?[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 18 Setting the Menu This sectio n describe s how to select the Program AE Mode settings, and the same sett ing c an be us ed for the [MO TIO N PICTURE] menu , [ PLA YBACK] menu and [SET UP] menu as well. Example:T o change the [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] (1-area-focusing) to [ š ] (Face detection) in program AE mode with the focus selector[...]

19 (ENG) V QT2U38 Mode switching Basic Selecting the [REC] Mo de T urn the camera on. • The power lamp 2 lig hts when you turn this unit on 1 . Switching the mode by r ot ating the mode dial. Align a desired mode with part A . • Rotate the mode dial slowly a nd surely to adjust to each mod e. ( The mode dia l rotates 360 o ) ∫ Basic Intelli g[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 20 ∫ Advanced ∫ Advanced Scene Mode Aperture-Priority AE Mode The shu tter speed is automatically d e termined b y the apertu re v alue you set. Shutter-Pr iority AE Mode The a pert ure valu e is aut omatically determined by the shutter speed yo u set. Ma nua l Expos ure Mod e The exp osure is adjuste d by the aperture v alue and [...]

21 (ENG) V QT2U38 [REC] Mode: ñ T aking pictures using the automatic function ( ñ : Intelligent Au to Mode) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to match the subject and t he recordin g co nditions so we rec ommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leav e t he settings to the camera and take pictures easily . Set the mo[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 22 When th e ca mera ident i fi es the optimum scen e, the icon of the scen e concern ed is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds, af ter which its color chang es to the usua l red. • [ ¦ ] is set if no ne of the scene s are applica ble, and the s t andar d setting s are set. • When [ ],[ ] or [ ] i s sel ecte d, the ca mera aut omat [...]

23 (ENG) V QT2U38 [REC] Mode: ³ T aking pictures with your favorite s ettings ( : Program AE Mode) The camera aut omaticall y sets t he s hutter sp eed and th e aper ture value according t o the brigh tness of th e s ubject. Y ou can t ake pic t ures with great er freedom by chan ging various setting s in [ REC] menu. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. ?[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 24 In Pro gram AE Mode, y ou ca n change the preset aperture value and shu tter spee d wi thout changing the e xposure. This i s called program shift. Y ou can mak e the b ackgroun d more blurre d by decreas ing the aperture value or reco rd a moving subjec t more dynamicall y by sl owing the shut t er speed when t aking a picture in [...]

25 (ENG) V QT2U38 [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exp osure Use this func t ion when you cannot achie ve appropria te exposure due to the diff erence in brig htness between the subje ct and the ba ckgroun d. ∫ Operate with th e rear dial 1 Press the rear dial to select [ È ] , a nd then rotate the rear dial to compensate the expos ur e . A Exposur [...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 26 [REC] Mode: T aking pictur es by s pecifying the ape rture / shutt er speed Set the ape rture valu e to a higher number whe n you want a sharp fo c us backgr ound. Set the ap erture va lue to a lower nu mber wh en you want a sof t focus backgr ound. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Rot ate the rea r dial to s et the aperture val ue. T ak[...]

27 (ENG) V QT2U38 [REC] Mode: T aking picture by se tting the exposure manually Determine th e exposure by manuall y setti ng th e aperture value and th e s hutter speed. Set the mod e dial to [ ² ]. • The Manual Expo s ure Assis tanc e A appears for about 10 seconds. Rot ate the rea r dial to s et the aperture and shu tter speed . B Apertu re V[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 28 [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures usin g Burst Mode Pictur es are tak en conti nuously while the shu tter butt on is pressed . Select the on es you really lik e f rom the pic tures you hav e take n. Burst spee d c an be select ed to match the recording condition s or subjec t s. Pictur es recorded in burs t mode will be recorded as a bu[...]

29 (ENG) V QT2U38 [REC] Mode: Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Recording Motion Pictu re This can recor d full high de finition motion pict ures compa t ible with the A VCHD format or mot ion pict ur es recorde d in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorde d in ster eo. • Close the fla sh. (It is recomme nded tha t you c lose th e fla s h when recor din[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 30 [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Playing back Picture s ([NORMAL PLA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to s elect th e picture. • Afte r selecti ng the mot i on pic ture, pre s s 3 to star t play back . [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on t he bui lt-in memory or the card, whic h are being pl [...]

31 (ENG) V QT2U38 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practise d the bas i c operati ons introdu c ed in thes e operati ng instructi ons and want to progress to adv anced ope rations. • Y ou want to check the T roubleshoot ing. In these kin ds of sit uations r efer t o Opera tin g Ins truc tions (PDF forma t) cont ained [...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 32 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat) will n ot open Y ou will need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7. 0 or later to browse or prin t the Oper at ing Inst ruc tions (PDF fo rmat). Insert the CD- ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Inst ructions (supplie d), click A and then f ollow the messag es on the[...]

33 (ENG) V QT2U38 Others Specifications Digital Camera : Inf orma tion for yo u r safety Power S ource: DC 8.4 V Power Consumption: 1.6 W (When recording with LCD Monitor) 1.4 W (When recording wit h Vie wfin der) 1.0 W (When playing back with LCD Monit or) 0.9 W (When playing bac k with V iewfin der) Camera effective pixels : 14,100, 000 pixels Im[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 34 Focus range: AF: 30 cm (0.99 feet) ( Wide)/2 m (6.57 feet) (T ele) to ¶ AF Macro/MF/Inte lligent Auto: 1 cm (0.04 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (T ele) to ¶ Scene Mod e: There may be dif ferences in the abo ve setting s. Shutter system: Electr on ic shu tte r i Mechanical shutter Burst r ecord ing Burst spe ed (Bu rst number/maxim[...]

35 (ENG) V QT2U38 LCD monitor: 3. 0 q TFT LCD (3:2) (Appr ox . 461,000 dots) (f ield of view r at io about 10 0%) Viewfinder: Color LCD V iewfind er (Ap prox. 202,000 dots) (field of view ratio about 100%) (with diopt er adj ustment j 4 to i 4 diopt er) Flash: B uilt -in pop up flas h Flash range : [ISO AUT O] Approx . 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 9.5 m (3[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 36 Dimensions: Approx. 124.3 mm (W) k 81.2 mm (H) k 95.2 mm (D) [4.89 q (W) k 3.20 q (H) k 3.74 q (D)] (excl uding the projecting p arts) Mass (weight): Approx . 540 g /1.19 lb (with card and bat tery) Approx . 496 g /1.09 lb (exclud ing c ard and batt ery) Oper atin g temperatur e: 0 o C to 40 o C (3 2 o F to 1 04 o F) Oper atin g hu[...]

37 (ENG) V QT2U38 Digital Camera Accessory System Battery Pack HDMI mini Cable Lens Adapter : MC Protector : ND Filter PL Filter : AC Adaptor 1 DC Coupler 1 T ele Conversion Lens 2 Close-up Lens 2 Description Illustration Accessory# DMW-AC8PP DMW-BMB9PP DMW-DCC6 RP-CDHM15 RP-CDHM30 DMW-L T55 DMW-LC55 DMW-LA5 : DMW-LMC52 : DMW-LND52 DMW-LPL52 : 2 FZ[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 38 Produc t numbers correc t as of Jul y 2010. These may be subjec t to chang e. ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (op tional) can only be used with the des ignate d Pana sonic DC Coupler ( optional). The A C adap tor ( optional) cannot be use d by itself . ¢ 2 The lens adapt er (op t ional ) is necessar y to at tach a t ele c onversi on lens or c[...]

39 (ENG) V QT2U38 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 O[...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 40 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 , Secauc us , New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your produ [...]

41 (ENG) V QT2U38 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stan ce in th e U.S.A. an d Puerto Rico in obtaini ng repairs, p lease sh ip the product prepa id 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 a ck, includ e all ac cessories, and send it prep aid, [...]

VQT2U38 (ENG) 42 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 se[...]

43 (ENG) V QT2U38 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Director y (United States and Puerto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Cen ter ; purcha se Par t s and Acces so r ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic .com /[...]

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