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Menu not displayed in desired language.
●Change [LANGUAGE] setting (→23).
Camera rattles if shaken.
●This sound is made by the lens movement and is not a fault. (→6)
Cannot set [AUTO REVIEW].
●Not available when [BURST] is used or in the Scene Modes [SELF PORTRAIT], [HI-SPEED BURST], or [FLASH BURST].
Red lamp illuminated when pressing shutter button halfway in dark locations.
●[AF ASSIST LAMP] set to [ON] (→62).
AF assist lamp is not illuminated.
●[AF ASSIST LAMP] is set to [OFF].
●Not illuminated in bright locations or when using [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SELF PORTRAIT], [FIREWORKS], [AERIAL PHOTO], or [SUNSET] Scene Modes.
Camera is hot.
●Camera may become a little warm during use, but this does not affect performance or quality.
Lens makes a clicking noise.
●When brightness changes, the lens may make a clicking noise and the monitor brightness may also change, but this is due to aperture settings being made.
(Does not affect recording.)
Clock is incorrect.
●Camera has been left for a long period. → Reset the clock (→13).
●Long time was taken to set clock (clock behind by this amount).
When using zoom, picture becomes slightly warped and the edges of the subject become colored.
●Pictures may be slightly warped or colored around the edges, depending on the zoom ratio, but this is not a fault.
File numbers are not recorded in sequence.
●File numbers are reset when new folders are created (→79).
File numbers have jumped backwards.
●Battery was removed/inserted with power on.
(Numbers may jump backwards if folder/file numbers are not correctly recorded.)
Touch panel operation cannot be done.
●This may occur when you kept touching the screen too long period of time. In this case, keep your finger away from the screen for about 10 seconds and try again.
The card is not recognized by the computer. (You are using an SDXC memory card.)
●Make sure your computer supports SDXC memory cards. http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
●When you insert a card, a message will be displayed requesting you to format the card, but do not format it.
●If [ACCESS] remains displayed on the LCD monitor, turn off the camera and then disconnect the USB cable.
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Contents
Model No. DMC-FP3
Operating Instructions for advanced features
Press the Mode button Touch the desired Recording Mode
To select the Recording Mode manually
Press the button
Press the shutter button and take pictures
Contents
Contents
Read first
To prevent damage Malfunctions, and faults
Standard Accessories
Following do not indicate mechanical problems
Before use
Menu →17 /delete button →33
Names of parts
AV OUT/DIGITAL socket
DC in socket →78
Touch operations
Using theTouch Panel
Touch
Drag
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging battery
Connect the charger to
Electrical outlet
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approx pictures Approx min By Cipa standard
Completely insert battery and card
Inserting and removing the card optional/ the battery
Close lid
To remove
Remaining battery and memory capacity
Battery
When in operation
Picture save destination cards and built-in memory
Touch Clock SET Setting date and time and display format
Setting the clock
Open the lens cover
Touch Language SET Touch the language you wish to set
Touch SET
To change time setting
To set local time at travel destination
World Time →54
Select Normal Picture Mode
Setting the menu
Power is turned on
Mode
To reset default settings
Touch the settings you wish to change
Touch a menu item
Touch Exit
Touch a menu item Touch the settings you wish to change
Using Quick menu
Recording Mode, display Quick menu
Recording menu items can be called up easily
Using Setup menu
Auto Power LCD
LCD Mode
Power LCD
High Angle
Auto Review
OFF/2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN
Reset Reset REC. SETTINGS?
Reset Setup PARAMETERS?
USB Mode Select on Connection
TV Aspect
NTSC/PAL
Version Disp
Format
Demo Mode
Language
OFF/ON
Scene Mode
Select the desired Recording Mode and record
Sequence of Recording
Press the Playback button and view pictures →32
To turn the power on in Playback Mode
Convenient ways to turn the power on
With the lens cover opened and the power off
Holding the camera
Recording Mode
Select Intelligent Auto Mode
Focus display when focus aligned flashing → illuminated
Take pictures
Touch
Touch on the Quick menu →17
To use flash
You can also set by touching Flash in the REC menu
To adjust picture brightness
To take close-up pictures →38 To adjust coloring
→41
→61
Align focus for desired composition
First adjust focus according to subject
Return to desired composition
Direction detection function
Taking pictures with zoom
Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom
Zoom In/Out
Maximum zoom ratios by picture size
Display REC menu →15 Touch on
Enlarging further Digital Zoom
Touch Digital Zoom Touch Exit
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extended Optical Zoom
Press the Playback button
Viewing your pictures Normal Play
Scroll through pictures
To enlarge Playback zoom
To delete multiple up to 50 or all pictures
Deleting pictures
Touch Delete Multi
Touch pictures to be deleted
Press to change display
Changing recording information display
Guide lines
Recording information No display Guide lines
Taking pictures with self-timer
You can also set by touching Selftimer in the REC menu
Touch the time to be set
Taking pictures with flash
Touch the type of flash
Type, operations Uses
Focus range according to ISO sensitivity and zoom
Available types in each mode Available, Not available
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Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
Taking pictures at even closer range Macro Zoom
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
Scene Uses, Tips
Changing the selected Scene Mode
Portrait Tips
Soft
Portrait
Self
Scenery
Sports
Food
How to select a scene →42 Using flash in Scene Modes →37
Party
Candle
Baby
PET
Sunset
High
Sens
Burst
Flash
Starry
SKY
Snow
Beach
Aerial
Photo
Taking pictures in registered Scene Mode
Changing registered Scene Mode
Press the Mode button Touch MY Scene Mode
Playing back motion pictures
End recording
→65
For information on the available recording time →96
169
REC Quality
Wvga
QVGA∗
Touch Travel Setup
Useful features for travel
Touch Cancel
Travel Date Record travel date and destination
Press Menu → Setup menu → Touch World Time
Recording Mode ∗
Touch Home
Touch to set your home area Touch SET
Upon your return
Perform steps , and →54 and return clock to home
Labeled destination during playback
Selftimer
Using REC menu
Flash
Picture Size
Sensitivity
Setting guide
Smaller picture size∗2
1600
AF Mode
Setting White Balance manually
Macro Mode
White Balance
Mode
Mode Settings OFF/ON
Mode SettingsOFF
Exposure
Burst
Stabilizer
Color Mode
Set color effects
Automatically detects and prevents jitter
Set the clock. Same function as that in Setup menu →13
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment
AF Assist Lamp
RED-EYE Removal
Touch to select the type of characters
Entering Text
Touch the character icon to input
To correct input characters
Press the Playback button Set to multiple screen display
To restore
Turn to T side
Touch a picture
Watching motion pictures
When playback comes to the end, it automatically finishes
Press the Playback button Display the motion picture
Deleting →33
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Multi playback
Calendar playback
Set playback effects
Slide Show
Touch Start
Select music and effects according to picture Atmosphere
Operations during Slide Show
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Touch a category
Category Play
View pictures
Favorite Play
Touch an item to switch between on and OFF and touch SET
Using Playback menu
Text Stamp
Touch Single or Multi Select a still picture
Resize
Touch Single
Select a still picture Touch YES Touch SET
Touch Multi in step Select a still picture →71
To cancel → Touch Cancel
Select the size after Shrinking
Touch OK up to 50 pictures
Touch SET Touch YES
Cropping
Enlarge your still pictures and crop unwanted areas
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Cropping
Rotate Disp
Favorite
Select a picture and touch
Touch Single or Multi Select picture
Print SET
Set number of pictures by touching , and then touch SET
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Print SET
To cancel while releasing all Touch Cancel
Touch Single or Multi Select picture and make setting
Protect
Set-up Press MENU→ Playback menu → Touch Protect
Copy
Select copy method direction
Set-up Press Menu → Playback menu → Touch Copy
To cancel connection
Using with your PC
Touch PC on the camera
Operate with your computer
When using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS
Folder and file names on computer
Playing motion pictures on your computer
To cancel print
Printing
Touch PictBridge PTP on the camera
Print with date and text
Printing multiple pictures
Remaining sheets display may differ from set number
With Text Stamp
Select setting
Make settings before selecting Print Start
Viewing on TV screen
When using TVs with an SD card slot
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Turn on camera Press the Playback button
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
Power cuts off during use
Camera does not work even if power is turned on
Cannot record pictures
Cannot record to cards
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference
Try checking these items →88 93 first
Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring
Motion picture recording stops midway
LCD monitor dims during motion picture recording
Monitor sometimes shuts off even though power is on
Brightness is unstable
Monitor flickers indoors
Incorrect date displayed in Calendar playback
Folder/file number displayed as -. Picture is black
Thumbnail is Displayed is shown on the screen
Blackened red areas in recorded pictures
Edges cut off pictures when printing
Cannot print when connecting to printer
No pictures appears on TV. Pictures blurred or not colored
TV screen display different to LCD monitor
Camera rattles if shaken
Menu not displayed in desired language
Cannot set Auto Review
AF assist lamp is not illuminated
Usage cautions and notes
When in use
Memory cards
Picture aspect
Recording picture/time capacity
Memory
Card
24 GB 38 min 9 min 19 min 12 h 27 min