Contents
Model No. DMC-FP3
Operating Instructions for advanced features
Press the shutter button and take pictures
To select the Recording Mode manually
Press the Mode button Touch the desired Recording Mode
Press the button
Contents
Contents
Read first
To prevent damage Malfunctions, and faults
Following do not indicate mechanical problems
Standard Accessories
Before use
DC in socket →78
Names of parts
Menu →17 /delete button →33
AV OUT/DIGITAL socket
Drag
Using theTouch Panel
Touch operations
Touch
Electrical outlet
Charging battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Connect the charger to
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approx pictures Approx min By Cipa standard
To remove
Inserting and removing the card optional/ the battery
Completely insert battery and card
Close lid
Picture save destination cards and built-in memory
Battery
Remaining battery and memory capacity
When in operation
Touch Language SET Touch the language you wish to set
Setting the clock
Touch Clock SET Setting date and time and display format
Open the lens cover
World Time →54
To change time setting
Touch SET
To set local time at travel destination
Mode
Setting the menu
Select Normal Picture Mode
Power is turned on
Touch Exit
Touch the settings you wish to change
To reset default settings
Touch a menu item
Recording menu items can be called up easily
Using Quick menu
Touch a menu item Touch the settings you wish to change
Recording Mode, display Quick menu
Using Setup menu
High Angle
LCD Mode
Auto Power LCD
Power LCD
Auto Review
OFF/2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN
Reset Setup PARAMETERS?
Reset Reset REC. SETTINGS?
USB Mode Select on Connection
Format
NTSC/PAL
TV Aspect
Version Disp
Language
Demo Mode
OFF/ON
Press the Playback button and view pictures →32
Select the desired Recording Mode and record
Scene Mode
Sequence of Recording
Holding the camera
Convenient ways to turn the power on
To turn the power on in Playback Mode
With the lens cover opened and the power off
Take pictures
Select Intelligent Auto Mode
Recording Mode
Focus display when focus aligned flashing → illuminated
You can also set by touching Flash in the REC menu
Touch on the Quick menu →17
Touch
To use flash
→61
To take close-up pictures →38 To adjust coloring
To adjust picture brightness
→41
Direction detection function
First adjust focus according to subject
Align focus for desired composition
Return to desired composition
Maximum zoom ratios by picture size
Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom
Taking pictures with zoom
Zoom In/Out
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extended Optical Zoom
Enlarging further Digital Zoom
Display REC menu →15 Touch on
Touch Digital Zoom Touch Exit
To enlarge Playback zoom
Viewing your pictures Normal Play
Press the Playback button
Scroll through pictures
Touch pictures to be deleted
Deleting pictures
To delete multiple up to 50 or all pictures
Touch Delete Multi
Recording information No display Guide lines
Changing recording information display
Press to change display
Guide lines
You can also set by touching Selftimer in the REC menu
Taking pictures with self-timer
Touch the time to be set
Touch the type of flash
Taking pictures with flash
Type, operations Uses
Focus range according to ISO sensitivity and zoom
Available types in each mode Available, Not available
38 VQT2P49
Taking pictures at even closer range Macro Zoom
Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
Touch Macro Zoom
Touch the subject
Taking pictures with the Touched Area in Focus
If you are not going to use exposure compensation, select
You can also set by touching Exposure in the REC menu
Registering commonly used scenes
When the description is
Soft
Changing the selected Scene Mode
Scene Uses, Tips
Portrait Tips
Sports
Self
Portrait
Scenery
Candle
How to select a scene →42 Using flash in Scene Modes →37
Food
Party
PET
Baby
Sunset
Sens
High
Burst
Starry
Flash
SKY
Photo
Beach
Snow
Aerial
Changing registered Scene Mode
Taking pictures in registered Scene Mode
Press the Mode button Touch MY Scene Mode
For information on the available recording time →96
End recording
Playing back motion pictures
→65
QVGA∗
REC Quality
169
Wvga
Travel Date Record travel date and destination
Useful features for travel
Touch Travel Setup
Touch Cancel
Touch to set your home area Touch SET
Recording Mode ∗
Press Menu → Setup menu → Touch World Time
Touch Home
Perform steps , and →54 and return clock to home
Upon your return
Labeled destination during playback
Picture Size
Using REC menu
Selftimer
Flash
1600
Setting guide
Sensitivity
Smaller picture size∗2
AF Mode
Mode
Macro Mode
Setting White Balance manually
White Balance
Burst
Mode SettingsOFF
Mode Settings OFF/ON
Exposure
Automatically detects and prevents jitter
Color Mode
Stabilizer
Set color effects
RED-EYE Removal
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment
Set the clock. Same function as that in Setup menu →13
AF Assist Lamp
To correct input characters
Entering Text
Touch to select the type of characters
Touch the character icon to input
Touch a picture
To restore
Press the Playback button Set to multiple screen display
Turn to T side
Deleting →33
When playback comes to the end, it automatically finishes
Watching motion pictures
Press the Playback button Display the motion picture
Multi playback
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Calendar playback
Select music and effects according to picture Atmosphere
Slide Show
Set playback effects
Touch Start
Operations during Slide Show
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Favorite Play
Category Play
Touch a category
View pictures
Touch Single or Multi Select a still picture
Using Playback menu
Touch an item to switch between on and OFF and touch SET
Text Stamp
Touch Single
Resize
Select a still picture Touch YES Touch SET
Touch OK up to 50 pictures
To cancel → Touch Cancel
Touch Multi in step Select a still picture →71
Select the size after Shrinking
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Cropping
Cropping
Touch SET Touch YES
Enlarge your still pictures and crop unwanted areas
Favorite
Rotate Disp
Select a picture and touch
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Print SET
Print SET
Touch Single or Multi Select picture
Set number of pictures by touching , and then touch SET
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Protect
Touch Single or Multi Select picture and make setting
To cancel while releasing all Touch Cancel
Protect
Select copy method direction
Copy
Set-up Press Menu → Playback menu → Touch Copy
Operate with your computer
Using with your PC
To cancel connection
Touch PC on the camera
Folder and file names on computer
When using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS
Playing motion pictures on your computer
Printing
To cancel print
Touch PictBridge PTP on the camera
With Text Stamp
Printing multiple pictures
Print with date and text
Remaining sheets display may differ from set number
Select setting
Make settings before selecting Print Start
Turn on camera Press the Playback button
When using TVs with an SD card slot
Viewing on TV screen
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Recording
List of LCD monitor displays
Press the Display button to change display →7
Playback
No Additional Selections can be Made
Message displays
Insert SD Card Again TRY Another Card
Cannot record to cards
Camera does not work even if power is turned on
Power cuts off during use
Cannot record pictures
Motion picture recording stops midway
Try checking these items →88 93 first
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference
Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring
Monitor flickers indoors
Monitor sometimes shuts off even though power is on
LCD monitor dims during motion picture recording
Brightness is unstable
Blackened red areas in recorded pictures
Folder/file number displayed as -. Picture is black
Incorrect date displayed in Calendar playback
Thumbnail is Displayed is shown on the screen
TV screen display different to LCD monitor
Cannot print when connecting to printer
Edges cut off pictures when printing
No pictures appears on TV. Pictures blurred or not colored
AF assist lamp is not illuminated
Menu not displayed in desired language
Camera rattles if shaken
Cannot set Auto Review
Usage cautions and notes
When in use
Memory cards
Card
Recording picture/time capacity
Picture aspect
Memory
24 GB 38 min 9 min 19 min 12 h 27 min