Preparation

Closing the menu screen Press [MENU/SET].

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Switching to the [SETUP] menu

Press <1 on a menu screen.

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About the Setup Menu

Set items as required. (Refer to P18 to 20 for each menu item.)

Select [RESET] to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase. (P20)

[CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW], [POWER SAVE] and [ECONOMY] are important items. Check their settings before using them.

(_ [CLOCK SET]

(Changing the date and time.)

Press [ _] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P17)

Change date and time. (P15)

[AUTO REVIEW] (Displaying the recorded picture.)

Press [ _] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P17)

Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it.

[1SEC.], [3SEC.], [OFF]

The auto review function cannot be used in motion picture mode.

The auto review setting is disabled when using burst mode and [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) in scene mode. (The above settings cannot be selected.)

_z [POWER SAVE]

(Turning off this unit automatically.) Press [ _] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P17)

Power save mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life) if the camera has net been used for the time selected on the setting. [1MIN.], [2MIN.], [5MIN.], [10MIN.], [OFF]

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

Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] when economy mode is activated and [5MIN.] in simple mode [y],

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Panasonic DMC-FX12, DMC-FX10 operating instructions Youcan, About the Setup Menu, Clock SET

DMC-FX10, DMC-FX12 specifications

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