Panasonic DMC-FX8GN About the Lens, About Condensation When the lens Is fogged up

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Before Use

∫About the Lens

•Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong light sources. It may cause not only a malfunction of the camera but irreversible damage to your eye.

•Do not press the lens strongly.

•Leaving the camera with the lens facing the sun may cause a malfunction. Be careful when you put the camera outside or near a window.

∫About Condensation (When the lens

is fogged up)

Condensation takes place when the ambient temperature or humidity is changed as follows:

Be careful of condensation since it causes stains on the lens, fungus or malfunction.

•When the camera is brought inside from the cold to a warm room.

•When the camera is moved from outside to an air-conditioned car.

•When cool wind from an air conditioner or other is directly blown onto the camera.

•In humid places

Put the camera into plastic bag until the temperature of the camera is close to the ambient temperature to avoid condensation. In case of condensation, turn the camera off and then leave it for about 2 hours.

When the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature, the fog disappears naturally.

∫If you will not be using the camera for

a long time

•Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature. (Recommended temperature:

15 oC to 25 oC,

Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%)

•Be sure to remove the battery and the card from the camera.

•When the battery is left inserted in the camera for a long time, discharge takes place even if the camera is turned off. If you leave the battery inserted for an extended period of time, it will be excessively discharged and it may become unusable even after it is charged.

•To store the battery for a long period of time, we recommend charging it once every year and storing it again after you completely use up the charged capacity.

•When you keep the camera in a closet or a cabinet, we recommend storing it with the desiccant (silica gel).

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Contents Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear CustomerThis symbol is only valid in the European Union If you will not be using the camera for Long time About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upAbout the Lens 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 Monitor Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MINAuto Review Volume EconomyBeep Tone Shutter Clock SETReset Video OUTScene Menu LanguageRecording mode P27 Simple mode P31Playback mode P45 About the LCD MonitorRecording guide line Example of histogram HistogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Taking Pictures Take a picture Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeNormal recording 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 P58Jitter camera shake FocusingDirection detection function 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 further away use Wide Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear closer use Tele 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 proximitySelect the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timerTake the picture Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly exposed Over exposedTaking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Taking Pictures using Burst ModeWhen the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited 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 Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashReduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto 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 speedPicture Size PICT.SIZE When the aspect ratio isRefer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures 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 beSelect YES to start the clean-up Clean-up Clean UPPicture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated 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 Dispose of an unusable battery When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesCharger Message Display Write Error Please Check the Card Read Error Please Check the CardFolder Cannot be Created 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