Panasonic DMC-FX33 инструкция обслуживания

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FX33 VQT1J82 Bef ore con necting, op erating or adjustin g this product , please read the instru ctions completely . For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.panasonic.com For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or sen[...]

Before Use 2 VQT1J 82 Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for c hoosing Pan asonic! Y ou ha ve purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used prop erly , we’ re sure it will bring you and your f am ily y ears of enjoy m ent. Please take time to fill in the inf or mation on the b elow . The serial number[...]

Befo re Use 3 VQT1J82 • Please note that the actual c ontrols and components, menu items, et c . of y our Digital Camera ma y look somewhat diff erent from those shown i n the illustrations in these O perating Instructions. • SDHC Logo is a tr adem ark. • Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Mic rosys tems IR Gmb H. • Elmarit is a regis[...]

Before Use 4 VQT1J 82 -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack ∫ About the battery charger Decl aration of Conf ormity T rade Name: P anas onic Model No .: DMC-FX3 3 Responsible par ty: Panasonic Cor poration of Nor th America One P anas onic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Suppor t Contact: P anas onic Consumer Electronics Company 1-800-27[...]

Befo re Use 5 VQT1J82 ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by d ropping it etc. This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor ma y be damaged. • We strongly recommend you do not leav e t he camera in your pants pock et when you sit down or forcefully insert it[...]

6 VQT1J 82 Contents Before Use Infor m at ion for You r Safety ...... ...... ......... .. 2 Prepa ratio n Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ....................... 8 Quick Gui de ...... ........ ......... ........ ........... .... 9 Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 1 0 About the Battery (charg[...]

7 VQT1J82 • [COL.MODE].. ........ ......... ........ .......... 65 Taking and viewing clipboard pictures (Clipboard mode) ....... . ....... . ............ . ....... 66 Advance d (Playback) Displaying Multiple Screens ( Multi Playback) .. ......... ........ ........ ........... ........ .. 69 Displaying Pictur es by Recording Date (Calendar Playba[...]

Preparation 8 VQT1J 82 Preparation Standar d Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 Batte r y P ack (Indicated as b attery in the tex t) 2 Battery Charger (Indicated as charger in the te xt) 3 USB Connection Cable 4A V C a b l e 5C D - R O M • Software 6S t r a p 7 Battery Carr ying Case • SD Mem ory [...]

Preparatio n 9 VQT1J82 Backlight compens ation in int elligent auto mode (P25) button 6 Status indicator (P13, 18, 20, 22) 7 [ M ENU/SET] b utton (P14) 8 [ DI SPLA Y/LCD MO DE] button (P31, 33) 9 [FUNC] (P56)/Delete (P28) button 10 Camera ON/OFF s witch (P14) 11 Zoom lev er (P 26) 12 Speaker (P72) 13 Microphone (P50 , 61) 14 Shutter button (P22, 50[...]

Preparation 10 VQT1J 82 2 Insert the battery a nd the card . (P12) • When you do not use the ca rd, you can record or p la y b ac k p ictures on the built-in mem ory . (P13) Refer to P13 when you use a card. 3 T urn the camera o n to take pictures. • Set the clock. ( P14) 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Press the shutter button to tak e pictures.[...]

Preparatio n 11 VQT1J82 • After charging is completed, be sure to disconnect the power supply d evice from the electrical o utlet. • The batter y becomes war m after using it and during and after charging. The camera also becomes warm during use. This is not a malfunction. • The batter y will be exhausted if left for a long period of time aft[...]

Preparation 12 VQT1J 82 • The ter minals of the charger or the battery are dir ty . In this case, wipe them with a dry cloth. • When t he operating time of the camera becomes extremely shor t e ven after properly charging the batter y , the lif e of the battery may hav e expired. Buy a ne w batter y . ∫ Charg ing conditi ons • Charge the ba[...]

Preparatio n 13 VQT1J82 • Remov e the batter y after use. Store t he remov ed bat tery in the battery carr ying case (supplied). • Do not remo ve the battery until the LCD monitor and the statu s indicator (green) turn off as the settings on the camera may not be sto red pr op erl y . • The supplied battery is designed only for the ca mera. D[...]

Preparation 14 VQT1J 82 • The data on the b uilt -in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due t o electromagnetic wav es, static electricity or breakdown of the camera or t he card. W e recommend storing impor tant data on a PC et c. • Do not f or mat the c ard on your PC or other equipment. Format it on the camera only to ensure p roper o[...]

Preparatio n 15 VQT1J82 • Y ou can set the year from 2000 to 2099. The 24-hour syst em is used. • If the clock is not set, the c orrect date cannot be pr inted when you stamp the date on the pictures with [TEXT ST AMP] (P81) or order a photo studio to pr int the pictures. • If the clock is set, the c orrect date can be printed ev en if the da[...]

Preparation 16 VQT1J 82 Se ttin g th e Menu ∫ Displaying the menu screens Press [MENU/SET]. e.g.: The first page of t he total 3 pages is display ed. A Menu icons B Current page C Menu items and settings • Rotate the zoom lev e r while selecting the menu item to switch to the next/previous page easily . • The menu icons and the me nu items th[...]

Preparatio n 17 VQT1J82 ∫ Closing the menu screen Press [MENU/SET]. • When the mode dial is set to [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ], you can also close the menu screen by pressing t he shutter button halfw ay . ∫ Switching to the [SETUP] menu 1 Press 2 o n a menu scre en. 2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP] me nu icon . 3 Press 1 . • Select a menu item ne [...]

Preparation 18 VQT1J 82 [PO W ER SA VE ] (T urning off this u nit automatically . ) Press [ ] to displa y the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P16) P ower sa ve mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to sav e the battery lif e) if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting. [1MIN.], [2M IN.], [5MIN[...]

Preparatio n 19 VQT1J82 • It is not possible to set the guidelines display in the clipboard mode [ ]. [TRA VE L D A TE] (P51) Press [ ] to display t he [SET UP] menu and se lect the item to set. (P16) Set the depar ture date and the ret ur n date of the v ac ation. [SET], [OFF] [BEE P] Press [ ] to display t he [SET UP] menu and se lect the item [...]

Preparation 20 VQT1J 82 [SCENE MENU] Press [ ] to displa y the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P16) Set the screen that will appear when the mode dial is set to [ ]. [DIAL DISPLA Y] Press [ ] to displa y the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P16) Set whether or not to show the mode dial display when t he mode dial is rotated. [ON][...]

Preparatio n 21 VQT1J82 • The acces s indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card). – When using the built-in memor y – When using the c ard • Do not do the f ollowing when the access indication lamps lights. The card or the dat a on the card m a y be damaged and t his unit may no longer operat[...]

Basic 22 VQT1J 82 Basic T aking Pictur es The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • The status indicator 3 lights when y ou turn this unit on 2 . ( It turns off after about 1 second.) ( 1 : Shutte r b utton) 1 Hold this uni t g entl y with both hands, ke ep your a r ms [...]

Basic 23 VQT1J82 • When y o u press the shutter but t on, the LCD monitor m a y become br ight or dark f or a moment ho wev er t he recorded picture will not be af f ected. • Be careful not to mov e the camera when you press the shutter b ut ton. • Do not cov er the flash or the AF assist lamp with your f ingers or other objects . • Do not [...]

Basic 24 VQT1J 82 ∫ Directi on detection functi on Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are play ed back vertically (rotated). (Only when [RO T A TE DISP .] (P78) is set to [ON]) • Pictures may not be displa yed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down. • Motion pictures taken with the camer a held verticall[...]

Basic 25 VQT1J82 ∫ Quick AF As long as the camera is held s teady , the camera will autom atically adjust the focus and focus adjustment will then be quicker when the s hutter is pressed. ∫ Changing the settin gs Press [MENU/SET ] to displa y th e [REC] mode menu or the [SETUP ] menu, and then select the item to set. (P16) Items that can be set[...]

Basic 26 VQT1J 82 •E i t h e r A U T O [ ] or F orced OFF [ ] can be selected for the flash. When AUT O [ ] is selected, A UTO [ ] , A UTO/Red-ey e reducti on [ ] or Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brigh tness. • When A UTO [ ] is se l ected, [i-NIGHT SCENER Y] scene mode is no t ident ifie d. • Wh[...]

Basic 27 VQT1J82 • In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom magnification is fix ed to the value set at the star t of recording. • “EZ” is an abbre viation of “Extended optical Z oom”. • If you set a picture size that ac tiv a tes the ex t ended optical z oom , the e xtended optical zoom icon [ ] is displa yed on the screen when you use t[...]

Basic 28 VQT1J 82 • The indicated zoom m agnification is an approximation. • The digital zoom does not w o rk in the following cases: – In [SPO RTS] , [BABY1]/ [BABY2] , [PET] , [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode. – When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set to [ON] Checki ng the Recor ded Picture (Revi ew) Y ou can check t he recorded pict[...]

Basic 29 VQT1J82 play ed back or deleted when a card is inser ted. Y ou can onl y play b ack and d elete cli pboard pi ctures in c lipboar d mode [] (P66). Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Check the pictures one b y one and delet e unwanted pi ctures. ∫ Play ing back pic tur es Press 2 / 1 to se lect the picture. ∫ Fast f orw ard i n[...]

Basic 30 VQT1J 82 2 Press 3 / 4 to s e lect [MUL TI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] and then press [MENU/SET]. • [MUL T I DELET E] > step 3 . • [ALL DELET E] > st ep 5 . • [ALL DELET E EXCEPT ] (When [F A VORITE] ( P79) is s et o nly) > step 5 . (Howe ver , this cannot be selected if none of the pict ures hav e [ ] display ed.) 3 Press 2 / 1[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 31 VQT1J82 Advanced (Rec ording pictures) About the LCD Monitor A LCD monitor Press [DISPLA Y] to c hange . • When the menu sc reen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not activated. During play back zoom (P70), w hile playing bac k motion pictures (P71) and dur ing a slide show (P74), you can o nly select “Normal d[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 32 VQT1J 82 ¢ 4 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displa yed if you set [TRA VEL D A TE] (P51 ) before taking pictures. ¢ 5 When characters are registered under [BABY 1]/[BABY2] ( P45) or [ PET] (P46) name settings in scene mode, [TITLE EDIT] (P79) in [PLA Y] mode menu, the recorded date [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 33 VQT1J82 • The histogram of a picture ma y not mat ch in recording mode and pla yback mode. • The histogram displa yed in this camera does not match histograms displa yed b y picture editing software used in PCs etc. • The histogr am does not appear during the f ollowing. – In intelligent auto mode [ ] – I[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 34 VQT1J 82 ∫ Canceling s etting If you pres s and hold [ LCD MODE] again for 1 second the screen shown in s tep 2 is display ed. Select [OFF] to cancel a setting. • High angle m ode is also canceled if you tur n the camera off or power sav e mode is activated. • The brightness of the pictures displayed on the L[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 35 VQT1J82 ¢ 1 The flash is activated twice. The subjec t should not mov e until the second flash is activ ated . ∫ Av ailable flash settings by recor ding mod e The av ailable flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( ± : Av ailable, — : Not av ailable , ¥ : Initial setting) : For ced ON The flash is acti[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 36 VQT1J 82 ¢ 2 When A UT O [ ] is select ed, A UTO [ ] , A UT O /Red-e ye reduction [ ] or S lo w sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness. • The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if necessary . • The flash setting is [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 37 VQT1J82 ∫ A vailabl e flash range in In telligent ISO ∫ Shutter speed for each fl ash setting ¢ 1 The shutter sp eed changes depending on the slow shutter se tting. (P65) ¢ 2 When Intelligent ISO is set ¢ 3 [SPOR TS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene m ode (P41) • ¢ 2, 3: Th e shutter speed becomes a ma[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 38 VQT1J 82 • When the shutter speed is fast , the flash effect ma y not be sufficient. • It may take t ime to char ge the flash i f y ou repeat taking a picture. T ake a picture after the ac cess indication disappears. • The red-ey e r eduction eff e ct diff e rs between people. Also , if the subject was far a [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 39 VQT1J82 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xpo sure due to the diff erence in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the follo wing examples. Compensate the exposure to wards positive. Compensate the exposure towards negative. 1 Press 3 [ ] until [[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 40 VQT1J 82 T aking Pictur es using A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are aut omatically recorded in the selected e xposur e compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with dif f ere nt ex posur es. 1 Press 3 [ ] several ti[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 41 VQT1J82 subject is ch anged after focusing on the subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again. • If the distance between the ca mera and the subject is be yond the f ocus range of the camera, the picture ma y not be properly focused ev en if the focus indication lights . • Macro mode giv es priority t[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 42 VQT1J 82 ∫ About the information • If you press [ DISPLA Y] when selecting a scene mode in step 1 , e xplanations about each scene mode are display ed. (If you press [DISP LA Y] again, the screen retur ns to the [SCENE MODE ] menu.) • Refer to P37 f or information about the shutter speed. • The flash settin[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 43 VQT1J82 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MO DE] menu and select a scene mode. (P41) Select this t o take pictures of yourself . ∫ T echni que for Sel f por trait mode Press the s hutter button halfwa y to f oc us. The self-timer indicator lights up when you are brought into f ocus. Making sure you hold the cam er[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 44 VQT1J 82 (4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a picture. • The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 f e et) to 5 m (16.4 f eet ). (Refer to P36 f or the av ailable flash range t o take pictures.) • The shutter may remain closed (max. about 1 s ec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 45 VQT1J82 ∫ T echni que for Candle li ght mode • If you make the most of the candle light , you can t ake successful pictures without using the flash. • We recommend using a tr ipod and the self-timer for t ak ing pictures. • The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm (0.9[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 46 VQT1J 82 display ed a t the lo wer left of the screen for about 5 seconds, along w ith the current date and time. • The age display style differs depending on the language s etting in the recording mode. • If the age is not proper ly displa yed, check the clock and birthday settings . • The bir thday setting [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 47 VQT1J82 • Y ou can set the f lash to AUT O [ ] or Forced ON [ ]. • The e xtended optical z oom and digital zoom cannot be used. Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P41) This is a conv enient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment. ∫ Picture size and aspect ratio[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 48 VQT1J 82 • It is also possible to change the number of seconds us ing the quick setting. (P56) 2 T ake pictures. • Press the shutter b utton fully to display the countdown screen. Do not mov e the camera after t his screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE W A IT ...] is displa yed f or the same le[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 49 VQT1J82 • Problems caused by sand or seawater are not covered by the product warranty . • The white balance cannot be set. • The initial s etting for [AF MODE] is [ ]. Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P41) This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as poss[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 50 VQT1J 82 • Press 2 again to cancel AF lock. • When you rotate the zoom lev er , the AF lock is cance led . In this case , focus on the subject and fix the f ocus again. • The focus range becomes the same as macro m ode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm ( 0.98 feet) (T ele) to ¶ ] • The self-timer cannot be [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 51 VQT1J82 If you selected [ ] on the screen shown in step 2 • fps “frames per second”; This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second. • Y ou can r ecord smoother motion pictures with “30 fps”. • Y ou can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” although the picture quality is lower . • T[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 52 VQT1J 82 the recorded pictures with [TEX T ST AMP] (P81). A The number of days that have passed since the depar ture date The number of da ys that ha ve passed since the depar ture date can be printed o n each picture by using the sof tw are [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHO TOfunS TUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplie[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 53 VQT1J82 • The number of da ys that hav e pass ed since the depar ture date is displayed f or about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the t ravel dat e or when the tra vel date is set. • When the trav el date is set, [ ] appears on the low er r ight of the screen. (It is not displa yed if th[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 54 VQT1J 82 1 Press 4 to s elect [HOME] and then pres s [M ENU/SE T] to set. 2 Press 2 / 1 to select your home area and then pres s [MENU/SET] t o set. • The current time is displayed on the top left of the screen and the t ime diff eren ce from GMT “Gr eenwich Mean Time” is displa yed on the bot tom left of the[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 55 VQT1J82 • Return the s etting to [HOME] when the vacation is f inished by performing steps 1 , 2 , 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of “Setting the home ar ea [HOME]”. (P53) • If y o u cannot find t he trav el destination in the areas displa yed on the screen, set by the time difference from the home area. • The [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 56 VQT1J 82 ∫ Using the quick setting • Y ou can use [FUNC] to easily set the follo wing items when recording. (Recording in norm al picture mode [] ) – [ST AB ILIZER] –[ B U R S T ] – [W .BALANCE] – [SEN SITIVITY ] – [PICT .SIZE] – [QUALITY] A Cursor buttons B [MENU/SET] bu tton C [FUNC] b utton 1 Pre[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 57 VQT1J82 K l K elvin Color T emperature ∫ A uto white ba lance The avai lable white balance range is shown in the illustrat ion above. W hen y ou take a picture bey ond the availab le white balance range, the picture may appear red dish or bluish. Ev en within the confines of the range, the aut o white balance ma [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 58 VQT1J 82 About the white balance fine adjustm ent • Y ou can f inely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memor ized even i f t he camera [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 59 VQT1J82 or sett ing [COL.MODE] to [NA TURAL]. (P65) • Y ou cannot use the follo w ing functions. –[ D . Z O O M ] – [SLO W SHUTTER] Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P55) ISO is a measure of s ensitivity to light. The higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is needed [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 60 VQT1J 82 Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P55) A digital picture is made of n um erous dots called pix els. Although you cannot see the diff erenc e on the camer a ’ s screen, the more pixels the finer the picture will be when it is print ed on a large piece of paper or dis[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 61 VQT1J82 Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P55) Y ou can record a udio with the still picture if this is set to [ON]. Thi s means you c an record the conversation t hat took place when you were recording or an e xplanation of the picture. • [ ] appears on the screen when y ou se[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 62 VQT1J 82 ∫ About face detection This function detect s a person’ s f ace in the image area so that the focus can be adjusted properly . This is par ticularly eff e ctiv e in prev enting errors such as when the f o cus is on the background when taking a commemorative photogr aph. • When the camera detects a pe[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 63 VQT1J82 Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P55) ∫ About the jit ter/mo vement detect ion demonstration screen Pre ss [DISPL A Y] to displ ay [JITTE R, SUBJ. MO VE DEMO] when the [ST ABI LIZER] screen is displa yed. (Pictures cannot be recorded when the [JITTER, SUBJ. MO VE DEMO[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 64 VQT1J 82 • The number of pictures indicated is when the shutter speed is f ast er than 1/60 and the flash is not activ ate d. • The b u rst speed (pictu res/second) may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places, if t he ISO sensitivity i s high etc. • If you take pictures in [...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 65 VQT1J82 [AF ASSI ST LA MP] to [OFF ]. In thi s ca se, it will become mo re difficult to f oc us on the subject. • The setting f or [AF ASSIST LA MP] is fix ed to [ON] in int elligent auto mode[ ]. • The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed t o [O FF] i n [SE LF P ORTRAIT ], [SCENER Y], [N IGHT SCENER Y], [[...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 66 VQT1J 82 T aking and vie w ing c l ipboard pictures (Clipboard mode) This setting is useful when taking pictures of timetables, route maps or other inf or mation instead of taking notes. Regardless of whether a card is present or not, the data is stored in the dedica ted cli pboard f older of t he buil t-in memo ry[...]

Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 67 VQT1J82 ∫ Vie wing cli pboard pictures 1 Press 3 to choose [PLA Y] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 2 / 1 to mo ve the picture. • Whe n th e zoo m lever is tu r ned to [ ] (W), a scre en showing 9 pictures appears. T o retu rn to th e full-scre en display , tur n the zoom le ver to [ ] (T). • T o s w itch [...]

Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 68 VQT1J 82 ∫ Enlar ging cli pboard pict ures and stori ng them in t he memory (zoo m marks) This function is useful for enlarging parts of maps, f o r instance, and stor ing them in the memor y . For de tails on ho w to enlarge pictures, refer to pla yback zoom on page 70. Rotate the z oom lever , decide on the e n[...]

Advanced (Playback) 69 VQT1J82 Advanced (Pla yback) Dis playing Mu ltip le Screens ( Multi Playbac k) 1 Rotate the zoo m lever towar ds [ ] [W] to display m ultiple screens . (Screen when 9 screens ar e displa yed) • :1 screen > 9 screens > 25 screens > Calendar screen display (P69) • Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] [T] to retur n t[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 70 VQT1J 82 1 Rotat e the zoom l ever sever al times to wards [ ] (W) to display the calend ar screen. • The recording date of the picture selected in the p la y back screen becomes the dat e selected when the calendar screen is first disp la yed. • If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first pict[...]

Advanced (Playback) 71 VQT1J82 lower . W hen you rotate the zoom lev er tow a rds [ ] [T], the magnification becomes higher . • When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication A appears f or about 1 second so t hat you can check the position of the enlarged section. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to move the position. • When y ou move th[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 72 VQT1J 82 Frame-by-frame forwar ding/rewinding Press 2 / 1 while pa using. ∫ Picture s with audio Press 2 / 1 to s e lect a picture with the audio icon [ ] an d then press 4 to pl ay bac k. • Refer to [A UDIO REC.] (P61) and [A UDIO DUB.] ( P86) for inf orm ation about how to create still pictures w ith audio. • Sound c[...]

Advanced (Playback) 73 VQT1J82 ∫ Saving a single sti ll picture with 9 screens f r o m the motion picture • Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] [W] to display the 9 screens pla yback screen. • Rotate the zoom le ver fur ther towards [ ] (W) to switc h to [ ]/[ ]/[ ] ( A ). When a motion picture wi th [ ], [ ] or [ ] w as selected The recorded [...]

Advanced (Playback ) 74 VQT1J 82 Using the [PL A Y] mode men u Y ou can use v ar ious functions in pla yback mode to rot ate pictures, set protection f o r them etc. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s e lect the menu item and th en press 1 . • Press 4 at A to swit ch to the next menu screen. • Y ou can s wit ch menu screens from any menu it[...]

Advanced (Playback) 75 VQT1J82 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [ALL], [ ] or [ ] and then press [MENU/SET ]. • [ ] appears only when [F A VORI TE] is set to [ON]. If none of the pictures hav e [ ] displa yed, you c annot select [ ] e ven if [F A V ORITE] is set to [ON]. • Y ou cannot select [ ] if a categor y slide show is not rec orded. 2 Press 3 to s[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 76 VQT1J 82 Press [ ] t o display the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P74) This mode allows y ou to search the recording information in scene modes etc. ([POR TRAIT], [SCENER Y], [NIGHT SCENE R Y] et c.) and sor t the pictures into diff erent categor ies. Y ou can then pla y back the pictures in each categor y [...]

Advanced (Playback) 77 VQT1J82 3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu. ∫ Playing bac k a slide show 1 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the category to pla y bac k and then press [DISPLA Y]. 2 Press 3 to select [ST ART] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. •P r e s s 3 during a slide sho w to pause it. Press 3 again t o cancel pause. •P r e s s 2 / 1 [...]

Advanced (Playback ) 78 VQT1J 82 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P74) This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if t he y were recorded holding the camera v e rtically or rotate pictures manually in 90° steps. ∫ Rotate display (The picture is automatically rotated and display ed.[...]

Advanced (Playback) 79 VQT1J82 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. (P74) Y ou can do the follo w ing if a mark has been added to pictures and the y have been set as f av orite s. • Delete all the pictures not set as fa vorites. ([ALL DELE TE EXCEPT ]) • Pla y bac k the pictures set as f avorites only as a sli[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 80 VQT1J 82 ∫ Single s etting 1 Press 2 / 1 to selec t a pic ture a nd then press 4 . • The title edit icon [ ] is displa yed f or pictures that have already been recorded with text in [BAB Y1]/[BABY2] (P45) or [PET] (P46) name settings in scene mode or [TITLE EDIT]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select tex t and then pre ss [ME[...]

Advanced (Playback) 81 VQT1J82 • Registered te x t can be displa yed on the screen of this unit. • T ext can be scrolled if all of the regist er ed te x t does not fit on the screen. • [BABY1]/[BA BY2] (P45) or [PET] (P46) name settings in scene mode can also be registered by using the operation in s teps 2 and 3 when [SINGLE] (P 80) is selec[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 82 VQT1J 82 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [SHOO TING DA TE], [A GE], [TRA VEL D A TE] or [TITLE] a nd then press [M ENU/SET] to s e t each it em. • [SHOOTING D A TE] • [A G E] If this is set t o [ON], the age is st amped on pictures recorded when the camera was set to [AGE ]. • [TRA VEL D A TE] If this is set to [ON], t[...]

Advanced (Playback) 83 VQT1J82 ∫ Multi setting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the pictu re and then press 4 to SET/ CANCEL. • Repeat this step. 2 Press [MENU/SET]. • After performin g step 2 , p erform step 2 onwar ds in “Single set ting”. • When you print pictures stamped with tex t, the date will be p rinted o ver the stamped text if y ou sp[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 84 VQT1J 82 ∫ Single s etting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the pictu r e to print and then press 3 / 4 to set the num ber of prints. • The number of prints icon [ ] A appears. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to [0]. 2 Press [MEN U/SET] twice t[...]

Advanced (Playback) 85 VQT1J82 • DPOF is an abbre viation of “Digital Print Order F o rmat”. This feat ure allows y ou to write print inf or mation to media and then use the inf or mation on a DPOF-com pliant system. • DPOF print setting is a conv enient function when printing pictures with a printer that suppor ts PictBridge. The date prin[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 86 VQT1J 82 Press [ ] t o display the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P74) Y ou can add the a udio after taking a picture. 1 Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pict ure and then pre ss 4 to start audio recor ding. • The message [OVER WR ITE A UDIO DA T A?] screen appears when audio has already been recorded. Press 3[...]

Advanced (Playback) 87 VQT1J82 • The picture is o verwritten when you select [YES]. Resized pictures cannot be restored when t he y are overwritten. • A resized picture is newly created when you se lect [NO] . • If the original picture is prot ected, you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and newly c reate a resiz ed picture. 4 Press [MENU/SET][...]

Advanced (Playback ) 88 VQT1J 82 • Depending on the cut size, t he pict ure size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture . • The pictur e quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate. • It may not be possib le to trim pictures recorded with other equipment. Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and[...]

Advanced (Pl ayback) 89 VQT1J82 • Y ou ma y not be able to con ver t pictures taken on other equipment. Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. (P74) Y ou can copy data of pictures y ou have shot from the built-in m emor y onto a c ard, from a card into the built -in m emor y or from a card int o the dedicated clip[...]

Advanced (Playback ) 90 VQT1J 82 • DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be c opied. Set the DPOF settings again after copying is f inished. (P83) • When copying clipboard pictures onto a card, select [COPY] on the clipboard playbac k menu . (P67) Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P74) Usua[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 91 VQT1J82 Connecting to other equ ipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire rec orded pictures to a P C by connecting the camera and the PC . The soft ware [LUMIX Simple Vie wer] or [PHOT OfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (for Windo ws ® ) in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows y ou to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camera t[...]

Connecting to other equipment 92 VQT1J 82 • If you use “Windows 98/98SE/Me”, download “QuickTime 6.5.2 f or Windows” from the followi n g site, and install it. http://www .apple.com/suppor t/downloads/ quicktime652f orwindows.html • This software is inst alled as standard on a “Macintosh OS”. ∫ Folder Composition Folders are displ[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 93 VQT1J82 • When there are many pictures on the bui lt-in memor y or the card, it ma y take som e time to transfer th em. • Y ou ma y not be able to pla y back motion pictures on the built-in memor y or the card correctly when the camera is connected to a PC. Import the motion pictu re files to the PC and then pl[...]

Connecting to other equipment 94 VQT1J 82 Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to print and star t printing on the camera’ s screen. Set print settings such as the print quality on the pr inter bef orehand. (Read the pr inte[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 95 VQT1J82 [TRAVEL D A T E], use the so ftware [LUM IX Simp le Viewer ] or [PHO TOfunSTUDIO - vie wer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied) and print from the PC. T o pr int the name of [ BABY1]/ [BABY2] o r [PET] o r te xt (comments ) which has been entered using [TITLE EDIT], use [P HOT OfunSTUDIO-vi ewer-]. For details, refer[...]

Connecting to other equipment 96 VQT1J 82 • [PRINT WITH D A TE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] are not displa yed when [D POF P ICTUR E] i s set. • The [DPO F SET] is display ed when [DPOF PICTURE] is selec ted. If y ou selected [DPOF S ET], ref er to P83 and set th em. • Press [ MENU/SET] to cancel pr inting. • When you select [MUL TI SELECT], [SELE[...]

Connecting t o other equipment 97 VQT1J82 [P AGE LA Y O UT] to [ ] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 f or the picture that you want to print. • When pr inting diff erent pi ctures on 1 sheet of pa per For e xample, if y ou want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper , set [P AGE LA Y O UT] to [ ] and then set [COUNT] in [DPOF PRINT] ([...]

Connecting to other equipment 98 VQT1J 82 • Depending on the aspect setting, blac k bands may be d isplay ed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures . • Do not use any other A V cables e xcept the supplied one. • Audio pla y back is monaural. • Read the operating instructions for the TV . • When you pla y back a pictur[...]

Others 99 VQT1J82 Others Screen Displa y In record ing Recording in normal picture mode [ ] (Initial setting) 1 R ecording mode 2 F lash mode (P34) 3 AF a rea (P22) 4 F ocus (P22) 5 Picture siz e (P60 ) 6 Quality (P60) : Jitter aler t (P24) 7 Batter y indication ( P20) 8 Number of recordable pictures (P 111) 9 Built-in memor y (P13) : Card (P13) 10[...]

Others 100 VQT1J 82 • This is displa yed f or about 5 seconds when the cam era is turned on, after setting the clock and after switching from pla y back mode t o reco rding mode. Zoom (P26)/Extended optical zoom (P26)/Digital zoom (P27 ): 27 Intelligent ISO (P58) 28 Exposu re compensation (P39) Backlight compensation (P25): 29 Auto brac ket (P40)[...]

Others 101 VQT1J82 Caut ions f or Us e ∫ Optimal use of the camera T ake care not to drop or knock the u nit or pu t a lot of press ure on it. • T ake care not to knoc k or drop the bag/ case that you ins erted the camera in as the shock may cause damage t o the camera, lens or LCD monitor . • Do not attach any ot her items to t he wrist stra[...]

Others 102 VQT1J 82 ∫ About the Lens • Do not press the lens with excessiv e for ce . • Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as ra ys of light from the sun may cause it t o malfunction. Also , be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window . ∫ Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion bat ter y . It s ab[...]

Others 103 VQT1J82 • The card may be damaged or the recorded content m a y be damaged or deleted. • Put the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when stor ing or carr ying the card. • Do not allo w dirt, dust or water to get int o the term inals on the back of the card and do not touch the t erminals with your fingers. ∫ W[...]

Others 104 VQT1J 82 Message Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen i n som e cases. The major m essages are descr ibed below as ex am ples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS LOCKED] The Write-Protect switch on t he SD Memor y Card and the SDHC Mem ory Card are mov ed to [LOCK ]. Mov e the s w itch back to unloc k it.[...]

Others 105 VQT1J82 [WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] An error has occurred wr iting t he data. T ur n the cam era off and remove the card. Inser t the card again and turn the camera on. Make sure the camera is turned off before removing or inser ting the card t o av oid dam age. [MO TION RE CORDING W AS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMIT A TION OF THE WR[...]

Others 106 VQT1J 82 T r oubleshooting If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase, the condition may improve . Select [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P19) ∫ Battery and power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when it is turne d on. • Is the batter y inser ted correctly? – Check the direction of th[...]

Others 107 VQT1J82 mode, the resolution of t he recorded picture decreases slight ly because of high sensitivity proces sing. This is not a malfunction. 8: The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different fr o m the actual scene. • If recording under fluorescent light, t he brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter [...]

Others 108 VQT1J 82 and then ac tiv ated again f or t he actual recording. ∫ Play back 1: The picture being played back i s rota ted and displa yed in an unexpected direction. The camera has a function that automatically rotates the displa y of pictures recorde d holding the came ra v e rt ically . (If you t a ke pictures when aiming the camera u[...]

Others 109 VQT1J82 – C onnect the camera to the TV with the A V cab le (supplied) and then play back the pictures on the camera. (P97) 4: The picture is not dis playe d fully on the TV . • Set the aspect of the TV on t he camera. (P19) 5: The picture cannot be trans ferred when the camera is connected to a PC. • Is the camera connect ed to th[...]

Others 110 VQT1J 82 • Depending on the zoom magnification, the recorded picture is slightly distor ted. This is called distortion aberration. The closer you get to the subject to take pictures of in wide angle, the more distor ted the picture you tak e is. Howe ver this is not a malfunction. 9: Colors appear on the picture which were not found in[...]

Others 111 VQT1J82 Others Number of Recor dable Pictures and A vailab le Reco r din g Time • The number of rec ordabl e pictures and the av ailable recording time ar e an approxi m ation. (These vary depending on the recording condit ions and the type of card.) • The number of recor dab le pictures and the availab le rec ording time varies depe[...]

Others 112 VQT1J 82 Aspect ratio Pictur e size (7M): (3264 k 2 176 pixels) (4.5M E Z): (2560 k 1712 pixels) (2.5M E Z): (2048 k 1360 pi x e ls) Quality Buil t-in Memo ry (Approx. 2 7 MB) 7 1 41 12 31 83 6 Card 1 6 M B 375 1 2 9 1 8 3 2 M B 7 1 61 32 62 04 0 64 MB 16 33 27 54 4 3 83 1 2 8 M B 3 46 95 6 1 1 0 8 8 1 6 5 256 MB 68 135 1 10 210 170 3 30[...]

Others 113 VQT1J82 ∫ Av ailable recording time (when recor ding motion pictures) Aspect ratio Pict ure qualit y settin g 30 fps VG A 10fps VG A 30fp s QV GA 10fps QV GA Built-in M emory (Appr o x . 27 MB) jj 53 s 2m i n 40 s Card 16 MB 6 s 26 s 26 s 1 min 22 s 32 MB 17 s 58 s 59 s 2 m in 55 s 64 MB 39 s 2 mi n 2 min 6 min 128 MB 1 mi n 23 s 4 min[...]

Others 114 VQT1J 82 ¢ Motion pictures c an be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. The maximum av ailable recording time f or up t o 2 GB only is di s pla yed on the screen. • The number of recordable pictures and the availab l e recording time displa yed on the screen may not decrease in order . • This unit does not suppor t recording motion pic[...]

Others 115 VQT1J82 Specif ications Digital Camera: Inf orm ation f or your safet y P ower S ource: DC 5.1 V P ower Consumpti on: 1.6 W (When recording) 0.8 W (When pla y ing bac k) Camera effect ive pi xels : 8,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.5 q C CD , tot al pixel num ber 8, 320,00 0 pixels, Pr ima ry color filt er Lens: Op tic al 3. 6 k zoom , [...]

Others 116 VQT1J 82 Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Approx. 7 pictures/se cond Number of reco r dable pictures: When using the built-in memor y: Approx. 15 pictures (immediately after f or matting) When using a Card: Max. 100 pictu res (differs depending on the type of Card a nd the recording conditions) ISO sensitivity: AU TO / 100/200/400/800/1250/16[...]

Others 117 VQT1J82 Recor ding file f ormat Stil l Picture: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File s ystem”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF corresponding Picture with audio: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard) i “QuickTime” (picture with audio) Motion pictures: “QuickTim[...]

Others 118 VQT1J 82 Others Digital Camera Accessory System • Refer to P11 for information about t he battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NOTE: Accesso ries and/or model numbers may v ar y between countries. Consult your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure DMW -MCFX30 DMW -CHFX30 DMW -AC5PP AC Adaptor Marine C[...]

Others 119 VQT1J82 Digital Camera Accessory Or der Form (For USA Customer s ) In CANA D A, please c ontact your local Dealer for more information about acces sories. 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 [...]

Others 120 VQT1J 82 Request f or Service Notice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Camera and Digital Ser vice Center 1590 T ouhy A ve. Elk Grov e Village, IL 60007 Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request f or ser vice notice. In[...]

Others 121 VQT1J82 Limi ted W arra nty (For USA Onl y) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS CO MP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One P anason ic W ay , Secau cus, Ne w Jerse y 070 94 P ANASONIC PUER TO RICO , INC. A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial P ark, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00 985 P anasonic Digita[...]

Others 122 VQT1J 82 Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or M ail-In Serv ice in the United State s call 1-800 -272-7033. F or assistance i n Puer to Rico c all P anasonic Puerto Rico , Inc. (787)-750- 4300 or f ax (787)-768 -2910. This w arranty ON L Y CO VERS fa ilures due to defects in materials or workmansh ip, a nd DOES NO T CO VER norma[...]

Others 123 VQT1J82 Customer Services Directory (For USA Onl y) Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your nearest Service Center by visiting our Web Site. For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries please contact: [...]

Others 124 VQT1J 82 Others Précautions à prendre (pou r le Cana da) • Assurez-vous d’ut iliser un adaptateur secteur de marque P ana sonic (DMW- A C5P P; en option). • Assurez-vous d’utiliser une batterie de marque P anasonic (DM W -B CE10PP). • Si vous utilisez d’autres batteries, nous ne pouv ons pas garantir la qualité de ce produ[...]

Others 125 VQT1J82 • Le puissant champ magnétique de haut- parleurs ou de moteurs peut endommager les données enregistrées et distordre les images. • Les ondes électrom agnétiques émises par un microproc esseur peuvent nuire à l’appareil photo numérique et per turber l’image et le son. • Advenant le cas où le fonctionnement de l?[...]

Others 126 VQT1J 82 Others Index A AC Adaptor . ............. . ................ . ...... 91, 94 Access ind ication ..... ......... ........ ........ ..... 21 Aerial Photo Mode ...................... . .......... 49 AF Assis t Lamp ...... ........... ........ ........ ..... 64 AF Lock . ......... ........ ......... .......... ........ ..... 49 AF M[...]

Others 127 VQT1J82 M Macro Mode .... .......... ........ ......... ........ .... 40 MANUAL .... ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ .. 75 Motion Picture Mode .............................. 50 Multi Play back ..... ........ ........... ........ ........ 69 N Night Portrait Mode ................................ 43 Night Scenery Mode . . ..[...]

Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabr iel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00 9 85 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, Ontar io , L4W 2T3 C 2007 Matsushita[...]