Panasonic DMC-FX8GN operating instructions VQT0R57

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Contents Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear CustomerThis symbol is only valid in the European Union About the Lens About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upIf you will not be using the camera for Long time When you press the 4 button About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor buttonContents Clean-up Clean UP Initializing the Card Format Before Connecting to the PC Or the Printer USB ModeConnecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Playing Back Pictures with AudioStandard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contentsNames of the Components Camera ON/OFF Switch P11 Mode Dial P26Zoom Lever P35 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P42Charge the battery. P12 Quick GuidePlay back the pictures Set the clock. P18Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the battery after chargingNot charged. Charge the battery before Is completedAbout the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card Access to the card About the CardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optionalApproximate number of recordable pictures and the size QualitySetting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingSelect D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D Set date and timeAbout the Setup Menu Auto Review Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MINMonitor Volume EconomyBeep Tone Shutter Clock SETReset Video OUTScene Menu LanguageRecording mode P27 Simple mode P31Playback mode P45 About the LCD MonitorRecording guide line Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram HistogramExample of histogram Taking Pictures Normal recording Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeTake a picture When the shutter speed is slowed in Slow Shutter P68 AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposureSlow sync./Red-eye reduction P36 Party P58Direction detection function FocusingJitter camera shake Exposure Taking Pictures in Simple Mode Settings in Simple mode PICT.MODESelect the desired item and set the desired value BeepOther Settings in Simple mode Zoom Checking the Recorded Picture Review PressEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1kTo make subjects appear closer use Tele Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear further away use Wide Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Available flash settings by recording mode Cm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m60 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximityTake the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSelect the self-timer mode Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly exposed Over exposedTaking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picturePictures Multi Playback To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playbackUsing the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the pictureShift the picture ZoomDeleting Pictures Select the picture to be deletedSelect Multi Delete Select the pictures to be deletedDelete the pictures Delete all of the picturesSelect ALL Delete To delete all picturesUsing the Mode Dial Macro mode Motion image modeSelect PICT.MODE Focus rangeWhen the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Press the shutter button halfwayPress the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time secondsMotion images cannot be recorded without audio Scene mode Portrait P54 Sports P54 Food P55 Scenery P55Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possibleFood mode Reduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashTechnique for Night scenery mode Age display setting Birthday settingSoft skin mode Technique for Party modeTechnique for Fireworks mode We recommend using a tripodSelf portrait mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourselfUsing the REC mode menu REC mode menu Refer to P61 for the setting method White Balance W.BALANCEAuto Auto White BalanceSetting the White Balance manually White set Adjusted if the flash level is insufficientAbout the white balance fine adjustment About the white balanceISO Sensitivity Sensitivity ISO sensitivity 400Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark Not Suitable Places Shutter speedRefer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures When the aspect ratio isPicture Size PICT.SIZE AF Mode AF Mode Audio Recording Audio RECAF Assist Lamp OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn onSlow shutter Setting Brightness DarkerJitter MorePicture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Digital Zoom D.ZOOMPlaying Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images To pauseMotion images Icon / / / and play back the motion imagesUsing the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Set the items of the Slide ShowSelect Start By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stopsSelect on to set it Example When rotating clockwise Rotating the Picture RotateSelect the picture to be rotated and set it Select the direction to rotate the pictureSetting the Picture to be Printed and the Number Select SINGLE, Multi orTo cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the datePreventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect AccidentAdding Audio to Recorded Pictures Audio DUB Resizing the Pictures Resize Select the picture and set itSelect YES or no and set it Select the size and set itTrimming the Pictures Shift the picture and pressShutter button to set Following pictures cannot bePicture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated Clean-up Clean UPSelect YES to start the clean-up Initializing the Card Format Select YES to formatPlaying Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures with AV cable suppliedTurn the camera and the TV off AV OUT socket Hold the plug B to push into or pull outBefore Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB ModeSelect USB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTPConnecting to a PC This message appears during data transferWindows MacintoshPictBridge PTP setting Folder CompositionConnecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P75Set the print settings Select a picture to be printedPrint with Date NUM. of PrintsSelect Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof PictureLayout Dpof pictureSetting the date printing with Dpof print in advance Screen Display RecordingRecording in simple mode 100 PlaybackOthers Charger When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery Message Display Folder Cannot be Created Read Error Please Check the CardWrite Error Please Check the Card Troubleshooting Recording Picture cannot be recordedSubject is not focused properly Recorded picture is blurredMotion image recording stops in the middle Screen is too bright or darkSome pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Noise appears on the LCD monitorWhen connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferred Picture is not played backCard is not recognised by the PC Both ends of pictures are cut at printingSetting for the auto review function is disabled Clock setting is resetOthers Unreadable language was selected by mistake AF assist lamp does not turn onSpecifications AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0R57