DMC-FS6
 Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
Carefully observe copyright laws
 Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Following Applies only in Canada
FCC Note
Declaration of Conformity
 Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
About the battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger
 This symbol is only valid in the European Union
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
Care of the camera
Read together with the Cautions for Use. P90
 Contents
 Advanced Playback
 Insert the battery and the card. P14
Charge the battery. P12
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
 Standard Accessories
 Press
Names of the Components
 Lens barrel AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P81, 84 Tripod receptacle
Card/Battery door P14 Release lever P14 DC coupler cover P16
 Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging the Battery
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charge indicator a turns off after Approx min maximum
 Battery life
Battery indication
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approx pictures DMC-FS7
 Approx min DMC-FS7 Approx min DMC-FS6
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
 Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
 Ensure that the card/battery door is closed
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
 Card
Built-in Memory
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB to
32 GB
 Changing the clock setting
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Turn the camera on
Press MENU/SET
 REC/PLAYBACK selector switch
Setting the Menu
Playback mode menu P71 to REC mode menu P59 to
Setup menu P22 to
 Press Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon
Setting menu items
MENU/SET button REC/PLAYBACK selector switch C Mode button
Switching to the Setup menu
 Using the quick menu
Press 3/4 to select AF Mode
Press
Press 3/4 to select š Press MENU/SET to set
 Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
About the Setup Menu
Destination
Shutter VOL
 … Power LCD
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
High Angle
STANDARD/LARGE
 OFF
Reset the file number of the next recording to
1SEC 2SEC
 This will work when the AV cable is connected
USB Mode
Select on Connection
PictBridgePTP
 JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo
ENGLISH/DEUTSCH¢/FRANÇAIS¢/ESPAÑOL/ ITALIANO¢/繁體中文¢/¢¢
Auto Demo
 Selecting the REC Mode
 REC mode ñ
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is focused
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
 Face detection
Scene detection
Backlight Compensation
 About the flash
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
 REC mode ·
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
Mode button REC/PLAYBACK selector switch
Press 3/4 to select Normal PICTURE, and then press MENU/SET
 Preventing jitter camera shake
Focusing
Compose the picture
 Direction detection function
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele T
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide W
 Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch a to
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Extended optical zoom mechanism
 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
 Deleting Pictures
Switching the Playback mode
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
 Delete ALL step
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
 Playback mode
Recording mode
About the LCD Monitor
Press Display to change
 Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Press 1 ‰ Press 3/4 to select a mode
 About the digital red-eye correction
Available flash settings by Recording mode
Available flash range to take pictures
ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele
 Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Shutter speed for each flash setting
30 to 1/2000
Or 1/8 to 1/2000¢1 Or 1/4 to 1/2000¢2
 REC mode ·n
Press 4 # Press 3/4 to select a mode Press MENU/SET
Zoom mode
Taking Close-up Pictures
 Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
You can also press 2 ë to select
 Press MENU/SET to finish
Compensating the Exposure
Underexposed Properly
Exposed
 REC mode · ¿
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV
 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene mode
Registering scenes in Scene mode My scene mode
REC mode ¿
Taking pictures that match the scene being
 Portrait
Selecting the Scene mode for each recording ¿ Scene mode
+ Soft Skin
 Self Portrait
Transform
Scenery
SET
 Night Portrait
Sports
Night Scenery
Food
 Candle Light
Party
BABY1/ BABY2
 Sunset
PET
High Sens
3M 43, 2.5M 32 or 2M 169 is selected as the picture size
 Flash Burst
HI-SPEED Burst
Picture size and aspect ratio
 Fireworks
Starry SKY
Beach
 Snow
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Aerial Photo
Film Grain
 REC mode n
Motion Picture Mode
Changing the settings for the recording quality
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
 Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P20
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
 Press 4 to select SET and then press Menu
Canceling the travel date
Enter the location
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
 Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
 For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P20
Using the REC Mode Menu
Applicable modes ñ· ¿ When the aspect ratio is
@ Picture Size
 When the aspect ratio is W
When the aspect ratio is Y
Quality
? Aspect Ratio
 Sensitivity
Intelligent ISO
Applicable modes ·
Applicable modes · AUTO/80/100/200/400/800/1600
 Applicable modes · ¿n AWB
= White Balance
Auto white balance
 When the subject is not in the center of the screen
AF AF Mode
About š
Scene modes listed below, white balance is fixed to AWB
 ¢DMC-FS7
˜ Burst
¢DMC-FS6
Depends on
 Digital Zoom
Color Mode
Stabilizer
Applicable modes · ¿n OFF/ON
 Clock SET
AF Assist Lamp
 When Category Selection has been selected in step
When ALL or Favorite has been selected in step
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Press 3 to select Start and then press Menu
 Setup
Changing the slide show settings
Operations performed during slide show
Effect
 Category Play
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Recording information
Scene modes
 Favorite Play
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Operations performed during motion picture playback
 Select Calendar on the Playback mode menu. P20
Using the Playback mode menu
CAL Calendar
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
 Setting is canceled when Display is pressed again
Multi setting
Title Edit
’ is displayed for pictures with titles already registered
 Shooting Date
Text Stamp
AGE P50
If this is set to ON, AGE is stamped on the pictures
 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Aspect ratio setting
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Travel Date
 Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu
Select the picture and size
Trimming
Single
 Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
Press MENU/SET Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu
Rotate Disp
Reduction Enlargement
 Favorite
 Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Print SET
 Protect
When Multi has been selected
To print the date
 Copy
 USB connection cable supplied
Connecting to a PC
 Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
 File number
Folder number
JPG Pictures
Dpof print
 Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Printing the Pictures
Align the marks, and insert
 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
 Print with Date
Print Settings
NUM. of Prints
You can set the number of prints up to
 Paper Size
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied
 AF macro mode P42
Recording after settings
Macro zoom mode P42 White balance P62
Screen Display
 Elapsed playback time P70 Picture number/Total pictures
Playback
Motion picture icon P70
 About the Lens
About the LCD monitor
Do not press the lens with excessive force
 Always remove the battery after use
Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
 Disclaimer
About the personal information
About the picture data
About tripods
 Message Display
 Please Turn Camera OFF and then on AGAIN/SYSTEM Error
Memory Card Error Format this CARD?
Memory Card Parameter Error
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
 Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
 Recording
 LCD monitor
 Playback
Flash
 Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
TV, PC and printer
Sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up
Picture does not appear on the television
 Others
 Lens clicks
Clock is reset
Zooming stops instantaneously
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification
 Number of recordable pictures ¢1 DMC-FS7, ¢2 DMC-FS6
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
 128 MB
32 MB
256 MB
512 MB
 105
 Available recording time when recording motion pictures
 Specifications
 Pictures
Metering mode
ISO sensitivity
Shutter speed
 DMW-BCF10PP
Charge 4.2
 Soft Case
Digital Camera Accessory System
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
 Request for Service Notice For USA and Puerto Rico Only
 Pack Exchange for Defective Battery Pack
Rechargeable Battery
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 Propos du bloc-batterie
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Batterie batterie au lithium-ion
Avertissement
 Chargeur de batterie
Propos du chargeur de batterie
 Exposure Compensation Extended Optical Zoom
Index
 Number of Recordable Pictures
Recording Quality Setting
 F1208MR0