Panasonic DMC-FZ3GN operating instructions

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Main Information for Your Safety CAUTION Page About These Operating Instructions Compensating the Exposure Contents Before Use Preparation Recording pictures (basic) Playback (basic) Playback (advanced) Connecting to a PC or Printer Others Standard Accessories Names of the Components Page Quick Guide 1Charge the battery. (P11) 2Insert the battery and the card. (P13, 14) 3Turn the camera on to take pictures. 4Play back th e pictures. Charging the Battery with the Charger 1Attach the battery to the charger. 2Connect the AC cable. 3Detach the battery. About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card About the Card Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Attaching the Lens Hood , Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) 1Select [CLOCK SET] from the [SETUP] menu. (P22) 2Set date and time. 3Select [D/M/Y], [M/D/Y] or [Y/M/D]. Page Setup Menu 1Turn the camera on. 2Press the [MENU] button. The menu screen in simple mode [ ] is different from the above screen. (P34) 3Select the [SETUP] Menu. Page Page Page About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Page Page Taking Pictures M SCN S A 11Turn the camera on. 2Set the mode dial to programme AE mode [ ]. 2Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway. 3Take a picture. Page Page Page Taking Pictures in Simple Mode 1Select the desired item and set the desired value. SIMPLE MODE AUTO REVIEW BEEP CLOCK SET PICT.MODE Page Page Checking the Recorded Picture (Review) 1Press 4. 2Enlarge and shift the picture. Using the Optical Zoom Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Page 1Press 3 several times until [ FLASH] appears and then set the flash output. Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 1Switch the self-timer setting. 2Focus on the subject to take the picture. Compensating the Exposure 1Press 3 several times until [ EXPOSURE] appears and then compensate the exposure. Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 1Switch the burst mode setting to record pictures. Playing Back Pictures 1Select the picture. 9 Pictures Multi Playback Using the Playback Zoom 1Enlarge the picture. 2Shift the picture. Deleting Pictures 1Select the picture to be deleted. 2Delete the picture. 1Select [MULTI DELETE]. 2Select the pictures to be deleted. 3Delete the pictures. 1Select [ALL DELETE]. 2Delete all of the pictures. Using the Mode Dial 1Set the aperture value and take the picture. Aperture-priority AE 1Set the shutter speed and take the picture. Shutter-priority AE 1Set the aperture value and the shutter speed. 2Press the shutter button halfway. 3Take the picture. Manual exposure Page Page 1Select [MOTION RATE]. Macro mode T W Motion image mode 2Press the shutter button halfway. 3Press the shutter button fully to start the recording. 35S Scene mode Portrait mode Sports Mode Scenery mode Night scenery mode Night portrait mode Panning mode Fireworks mode AF Party mod e Snow mode Using the [REC] mode menu White Balance [W.BALANCE] Page ISO Sensitivity Picture Size [SENSITIVITY] [PICT.SIZE] Quality [AUDIO REC.] Audio Recording [QUALITY] Metering Mode AF Mode [METERING MODE] [AF MODE] Continuous AF [CONT.AF] AF Trigger [AF TRIGGER] AF Assist Lamp [AFAS SIST LAMP] Digital Zoom Colour Effect Picture Adjustment [D.ZOOM] [COL.EFFECT] Optical Image Stabilizer [FLIPANIM.] Flip Animation [STABILIZER] 1Select [FLIP ANIM.]. 2Select [IMAGE CAPTURE]. 4Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE]. 3Capture images for flip animation. 5Select [FRAME RATE] and set the number of frames. 6Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE] and create a flip animation. Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images Using the [PLAY] mode menu Rotating the Picture 1Select [ROTATE]. 2Select the picture to be rotated and set it. 3Select the direction to rotate the picture. 1Select [DPOF PRINT], then select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL]. Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT] 7 10 11 12 9 8 1Select [PROTECT], then select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL]. Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture [PROTECT] 1Select [SLIDE SHOW], then select [ALL] or [DPOF]. 2Set the items of the Slide Show. Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] 3Select [START]. 4By pressing the [MENU] button, the Slide Show stops. 1Select [AUDIO DUB.]. 2Select the picture and start audio recording. 3Stop audio recording. Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures [AUDIO DUB.] Resizing the Pictures 1Select [RESIZE]. 2Select the picture and set it. 3Select the size and set it. [RESIZE] 4Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. 1Select [TRIMMING]. Trimming the Pictures [TRIMMING] 2Select the picture to trim and set it. 3Enlarge or decrease the picture. 4Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to set. 5Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. Initializing the Card 1Select [FORMAT]. 2Select [YES] to format. [FORMAT] Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable [ : USB MODE] 1Select [USB MODE]. 2Select [PC] or [PictBridge (PTP)]. Page Connecting to a PC Page Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer 1Turn the camera on and then set the USB mode to [PictBridge (PTP)]. (P91) 2Turn on the printer. 3Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A (supplied). 1Select a picture to be printed. 2Set the print settings. 3Select [PRINT START] and then print out the picture. 1Select [DPOF PICTURE]. 2Select [PRINT START] and then print out the picture. Page Using the MC Protector/ND Filter 1Remove the lens cap. 2Attach the lens hood adaptor. (P18) 3Attach the MC protector 1 or the ND filter 2. Screen Display AF 30X 1/25F2.8 W 10:00 1.DEC.2004 T 1X 8 9 1 0 11 1 100_0001 1 F2.8 1/25 1/19 12 34 6 75 14 13 Cautions for Use Page 100_PANA MISC PRIVATE1 EXPORT DCIM SD Memory Card Message Display Troubleshooting Page Page Specifications