Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

• The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.

1 Turn the camera on.

• When you turn the camera on, [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (It does not appear in Playback Mode.)

A[MENU/SET] button B Cursor buttons

OFF ON

A

2

Press [MENU/SET].

B

3

Press w/q to select the items (year, month, day, hour, minute, display sequence or time display format), and press e/r to set.

C Time at the home area

Cq

D Time at the travel destination

Dw

4: Cancel without setting the clock.

 

• Select either [24HRS] or [AM/PM] for the

 

time display format.

 

• AM/PM is displayed when [AM/PM] is

 

selected.

 

4 Press [MENU/SET].

• After completing the clock settings, turn the camera off. Then turn the camera back on, switch to Recording Mode, and check that the display reflects the settings that were performed.

• When [MENU/SET] has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set, set the clock correctly by following the “Changing the clock setting” procedure.

Changing the clock setting

1Press [MENU/SET] in Normal Picture Mode.

2 Press e/r to select [CLOCK SET].

3 Press q and perform steps 3 and 4 for setting.

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• You can also set the clock in the [SETUP] menu.

• The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built-in clock battery even without the battery. (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built-in battery.)

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Panasonic DMC-FS42 Setting Date/Time Clock Set, Turn the camera on, Press MENU/SET, Changing the clock setting