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