VQT1J82
Digital Camera
Operating Instructions
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∫ About the battery pack
If you see this symbol
∫ About the battery charger
Declaration of Conformity
∫ About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
Battery charger
∫ Care of the camera
Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc
Before Use
Contents
Basic
Advanced Recording pictures
Advanced Playback
Connecting to other equipment
Others
Names of the Components
Standard Accessories
6 7 8
The card is optional
Quick Guide
1 Charge the battery. P10
2 Insert the battery and the card P12
Charging the Battery with the Charger
1 Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery
3 Detach the battery after charging is completed
charging/number of recordable pictures
About the Battery
Use the dedicated charger and battery
Charge the battery with the charger indoors
2 Battery
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Close the card/battery door
Insert it fully being careful about the direction you insert it
We recommend using a Panasonic card
About the Built-in Memory/the Card optional
You can copy the recorded pictures to a card. P89 ∫ Built-in Memory
The built-in memory capacity is about 27 MB
Changing the clock setting
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
1 Press MENU/SET
2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time
∫ Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
About the Mode Dial
∫ Basic Normal picture mode P22
Intelligent auto mode P24
2 Press 3 Press 3/4 to select the setting 4 Press MENU/SET to set
Setting the Menu
Press MENU/SET
1 Press 3/4 to select the menu item
1 Press 2 on a menu screen 2 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon
About the Setup Menu
3 Press
∫ Switching to the SETUP menu
1MIN., 2MIN., 5MIN., 10MIN., OFF
POWER SAVE Turning off this unit automatically
ECONOMY Turning off the LCD monitor automatically
WORLD TIME P53
NO.RESET
VOLUME
RESET
TRAVEL DATE P51
SCENE MENU
LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD Monitor Display
DIAL DISPLAY
ON, OFF LANGUAGE
When using the built-in memory When using the card
2 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on
Taking Pictures
3 Press the shutter button halfway to focus
4 Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture
∫ Exposure P39
∫ Focusing P23
Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro mode
For information on the face detection function, read P61 ∫ Color P56
∫ Preventing jitter camera shake
Taking pictures using the automatic function Intelligent Auto Mode
∫ Stabilizer function P63 Jitter is detected and stabilized
∫ Face detection P61
Changing the settings
Press
∫ Other settings in intelligent auto mode
∫ Quick AF
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
2 Press 3/4 to select D.ZOOM and then press
Using the Digital Zoom
3 Press 4 to select ON and then press MENU/SET
4 Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Playing back/Deleting Pictures
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
1 Press 4 REV
2 Press 2/1 to select the picture
1 Press while the picture is being played back
Press 2/1 to select the picture
2 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
1 Press twice
ALL DELETE and then press MENU/SET
2 Press 3/4 to select MULTI DELETE or
3 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set
4 Press 5 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set
Changing the information displayed
About the LCD Monitor
Press DISPLAY to change
In Intelligent auto mode
Histogram
∫ Recording guide line
Examples of histogram
1 Press LCD MODE for 1 second
Brightening the LCD Monitor
2 Press 3/4 to select a mode
3 Press MENU/SET
1 Press 2 Press 3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
∫ Canceling setting
∫ Switching to the appropriate flash setting
∫ Available flash settings by recording mode
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light
Forced ON
Forced ON/Red-eye reduction¢1
ISO sensitivity
∫ The available flash range to take pictures
AUTO
ISO100
Flash setting
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
∫ Available flash range in Intelligent ISO
Available flash range
1 Press 2 Press 3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
3 Press MENU/SET
1 Press 3 until EXPOSURE appears, compensate the exposure with 2/1
Compensating the Exposure
2 Press MENU/SET to finish
Under exposed
Taking Close-up Pictures
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
2 Press MENU/SET to finish
∫ Focus range
1 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the scene mode
Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene mode
2 Press MENU/SET to set
SOFT SKIN
PORTRAIT
∫ About the information
∫ Technique for Portrait mode
SCENERY
SELF PORTRAIT
SPORTS
NIGHT PORTRAIT
FOOD
NIGHT SCENERY
PARTY
CANDLE LIGHT
∫ Birthday/Name setting
BABY1/BABY2
∫ Technique for Candle light mode
HIGH SENS
SUNSET
∫ Picture size and aspect ratio
STARRY SKY
HI-SPEED BURST
∫ Setting the shutter speed
∫ Picture size and aspect ratio
BEACH
FIREWORKS
∫ Technique for Starry sky mode
∫ Technique for Fireworks mode
AERIAL PHOTO
SNOW
UNDERWATER
Turn the camera off when taking off or landing
2 Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Motion Picture Mode
1 Press MENU/SET 2 Press 3/4 to select ASPECT RATIO and then press
3 Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET
6 Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
1 Press MENU/SET and then press
2 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon and then press
3 Press 3/4 to select TRAVEL DATE and then press
4 Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU/SET
Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination World Time
2 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon and then press
3 Press 3/4 to select WORLD TIME and then press
∫ Canceling the travel date
∫ Setting the travel destination area Perform steps 1, 2 and
∫ Finishing setting the home area
∫ Setting from the menu screen
Using the REC Mode Menu
Items that can be set
Menu
W.BALANCE
1 Press and hold FUNC when recording
∫ Using the quick setting
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
2 Press MENU/SET to finish
∫ Setting the white balance manually
∫ Auto white balance
About the white balance
Settings
INTELLIGENT ISO
1250
ASPECT RATIO
SENSITIVITY
Setting the light sensitivity
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
∫ When the aspect ratio is
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
∫ When the aspect ratio is
∫ When the aspect ratio is
AF MODE
AUDIO REC
Setting the focus method
5-area-focusing
∫ About face detection
Spot-focusing
∫ About or
BURST
STABILIZER
Taking Pictures using Burst
Detecting jitter and compensating for it
When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited
AF ASSIST LAMP
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
COL.MODE
SLOW SHUTTER
Recording bright pictures in dark places
Slow shutter
Taking and viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard mode
2 Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press MENU/SET
1 Press 4 to select REC and then press MENU/SET
2 Take the pictures
2 Press 2/1 to move the picture
1 Press 3 to choose PLAY and then press MENU/SET
CANCEL MARK
∫ Viewing clipboard pictures
2 Rotate the zoom lever to T
1 Press 2/1 to display the picture with the zoom mark
marks
Viewing pictures stored in the memory
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
Displaying Multiple
Screens Multi Playback
Calendar Playback
2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Using the Playback Zoom
4 Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET
1 Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture
Press 2/1 to select a picture with a motion picture icon
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
and then press 4 to play back
∫ To stop using the playback zoom
Press 2/1 to select a picture
Creating still pictures from a motion picture
with the audio icon and then press 4 to play back
1 Press 2/1 to select a picture with a motion picture icon
4 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
3 Press the shutter button
When a motion picture with or was selected
When a motion picture with or was selected
1 Press MENU/SET 2 Press 3/4 to select the menu item and then press
Using the PLAY mode menu
SLIDE SHOW
Items that can be set
2 Press 3 to select START and then press MENU/SET
1 Press 3/4 to select ALL, or and then press MENU/SET
3 Press 4 to finish
∫ Setting the audio, duration and effect
Press 1 to search the categories
CATEGORY
2 Press 2/1 to select the picture
e.g. scene modes
3 Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
1 Press 4 to select SLIDESHOW SETUP and then press MENU/ SET
3 Press 4 to finish the slide show
4 Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
1 Press 4 to select ON and then press MENU/SET
ROTATE DISP./ROTATE
2 Press MENU/SET to close the menu
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press
3 Press 2/1 to select the picture then press
FAVORITE
TITLE EDIT
Press 3/4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU/ SET
1 Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to SET CANCEL
2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select text and then press MENU/SET to register
2 Press MENU/SET
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press4
TEXT STAMP
∫ Single setting
Press 3/4 to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU/ SET
5 Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
4 Press 3/4 to select YES or NO and then press MENU/SET
3 Press MENU/SET
SHOOTING DATE
DPOF PRINT
Press 3/4 to select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU/SET
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to SET CANCEL
Multi setting
1 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
2 Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
∫ Single setting
∫ Multi setting
Press 3/4 to select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU/SET
PROTECT
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to SET CANCEL
∫ Single setting
2 Press 4 to stop recording
AUDIO DUB
RESIZE
2 Press 2/1 to select the size and then press
2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to be trimmed with the zoom lever
TRIMMING
3 Press 3/4/2/1 to move the position of the part to be trimmed
4 Press the shutter button
1 Press 3/4 to select or and then press MENU/SET
ASPECT CONV
2 Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press
4 Press 3/4 to select YES or NO and then press MENU/SET
1 Press 3/4 to select the copy destination and then press MENU/SET
COPY
2 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press
3 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
FORMAT
Initializing the built-in memory or a card
1 Turn on the camera and the PC
Connecting to a PC
2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied
Windows
≥Built-in memory
∫ Folder Composition
∫ Conditions under which a different folder number is used
≥Card
Read the operating instructions for the PC
1 Turn on the camera and the printer 2 Set the mode dial to
Printing the Pictures
2 Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU/SET
1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
3 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
1 Press
∫ Setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance
4 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
layout
1 Connect the AV cable A supplied to the AV OUT socket on the camera
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
3 Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
∫ Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
In recording Recording in normal picture mode Initial setting
Screen Display
In recording after settings
In playback
Do not use benzine, thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera
Cautions for Use
∫ Optimal use of the camera
Do not extend the cords or the cables
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
∫ Battery
Dispose of unusable battery
∫ About the Lens
∫ About the picture data
∫ When not using the camera for a long period of time
∫ About tripods
BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?
Message Display
MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?
MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR Use a card compatible with this unit. P5
A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED
WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD
PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 43 TV/ PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 169 TV
USB MODE CHANGED. PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE
Select RESET in the SETUP menu. P19 ∫ Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
1 The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on
2 The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on
∫ LCD monitor
10 Motion picture recording stops in the middle
2 The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment
3 The LCD monitor flickers indoors
2 The picture is not played back
∫ Playback
∫ TV, PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television
3 The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV
7 The clock is reset
2 The setting for the auto review function is disabled
4 The picture is not displayed fully on the TV
6 The card is not recognized by the PC
11 The file numbers are recorded in ascending order
10 The file numbers are not recorded consecutively
12 The picture is displayed in black
13 The lens barrel is retracted
∫ Number of recordable pictures
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Aspect ratio
Card
Picture size
Aspect ratio
Quality
Card
Aspect ratio
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
30fps
10fps
¢ Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB
Power Source
Specifications
Power Consumption
Digital Camera
Number of recordable
Hi-speed burst
ISO sensitivity
Shutter speed
Mass Weight
Dimensions
Battery Charger
Battery Pack
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