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