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