Panasonic DMC-FX3 Power Save, 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN, Economy, Beep Level, BEEP TONE 1 / 2

Preparation

[POWER SAVE]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:

Power save mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life) if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting.

[OFF]: Power save mode is not activated.

•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel power save mode.

•Power save mode is fixed to [5MIN.] in simple mode [ ].

•Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in economy mode.

•When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional), connecting to a PC or a printer, recording or playing back motion pictures and during a slide show, power save mode is not activated. (However, the setting for power save mode is fixed to [10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show.)

[ECONOMY]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)

Battery life is saved by reducing the brightness of the LCD monitor and turning it off automatically when the camera is not being used in recording mode.

[LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode.

[LEVEL 2]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture.

[OFF]: Economy mode cannot be activated.

•In economy mode, the LCD monitor is turned off while the flash is being charged.

•The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off. Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.

•Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in economy mode.

[However, power save mode is not activated when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional).]

•Economy mode will not work in simple

mode [ ], when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional), recording motion

pictures, the menu screen is displayed or the self-timer is set.

•The brightness of the LCD monitor is not reduced in Power LCD mode and high angle mode.

[BEEP]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[BEEP LEVEL]

[ ]: No operation sound

[ ]: Soft operation sound

[ ]: Loud operation sound

[BEEP TONE]: 1 / 2 / 3

•The [BEEP] setting also affects simple mode [ ].

[SHUTTER]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)

Set to select the volume of shutter sound.

[SHUTTER VOL.]

[ ]: No shutter sound

[ ]: Soft shutter sound

[ ]: Loud shutter sound

[SHUTTER TONE]: 1 / 2 / 3

•The [SHUTTER] setting also affects simple mode [ ].

[VOLUME]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)

The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps from level 6 to 0.

•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.

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