Operating Instructions
Dear Customer
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Following Applies only in Canada
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
This symbol is only valid in the European Union
About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery charger
Battery charger
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
Care of the camera
Contents
Motion Picture Mode Useful Functions at
Using the Playback mode menu
Playing back pictures using
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Charge the battery. P12
Insert the battery and the card. P14
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Standard Accessories
Strap Battery Carrying Case
DMW-BCE10PP DE-A39B
K1HA08CD0007 K1HA08CD0008 VFC4297 VYQ3914
Names of the Components
Press
Card/Battery door P14
Tripod receptacle
Release lever P14
Charging the Battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication
Battery life
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Charging
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals Card
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Built-in Memory
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB, 8 GB
16 GB ¢
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Press MENU/SET
Setting the Menu
Changing the clock setting In normal picture mode
Mode playback mode menu P32, 70 to
Playback mode menu P76 to REC mode menu P57 to
Setting menu items
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch to
Set the mode dial to · Press MENU/SET to display the menu
Press Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon
Press 3/4 to select AF Mode
Switching to the Setup menu
Press 3/4 to select š Press MENU/SET to set
About the Setup Menu
Using the quick menu
Shutter VOL
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
REC. Info Pattern
OFF/SET
OFF
1SEC 2SEC
Select on Connection
PictBridgePTP
Video OUT
TV Aspect
Scene Menu
Dial Display
Demo Demo Mode
ENGLISH/DEUTSCH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/ITALIANO/ 繁體中文 ¢/¢
JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo
Format
Selecting the REC Mode
Switch to
Switching the mode by rotating the mode
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Scene detection
Backlight Compensation
Face detection
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
About the flash
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
Set the mode dial to ·
Focusing
REC mode ·
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Preventing jitter camera shake
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Direction detection function
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
To make subjects appear further away use Wide
Types of zooms
Extended optical zoom mechanism
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector Switch a to
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Using the Playback Zoom
Switching the Playback mode
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Basic
Recording mode
Playback mode
About the LCD Monitor
Press Display to change
About the Histogram
Examples of histogram
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press 1 ‰ Press 3/4 to select a mode
REC mode 񷿨
Available flash settings by recording mode
About the digital red-eye correction
Available flash range to take pictures
Available flash range is an approximation
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
REC mode ·n
Taking Close-up Pictures
Press 4 #
Take the pictures
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 3/ 4 to select a mode
Press 2 ë
REC mode ·¿n¨
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Properly Under exposedOverexposed Exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
REC mode ·¿
With auto bracket d1 EV
1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture D0 EVj1 EVi1 EV
REC mode ¿
Technique for Portrait mode
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Portrait
+ Soft Skin
Self Portrait
Scenery
Sports
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Food
Party
Technique for Candle light mode
Press MENU/SET to finish To cancel AGE and Name
BABY1/ BABY2
PET
Sunset
High Sens
HI-SPEED Burst
Take pictures
Starry SKY
Fireworks
Beach
Snow
Aerial Photo
Underwater
Motion Picture Mode
Set the mode dial to n
Press 3/4 to select Picture Mode and then press
Then press it fully to start recording
If you selected X on the screen shown in step
If you selected W on the screen shown in step
Picture size Fps
REC mode ñ·¿n
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P18
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Canceling the travel date
Press 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
Using the REC Mode Menu
@ Picture Size
Quality
? Aspect Ratio
Intelligent ISO
Sensitivity
= White Balance
Applicable modes · AUTO/100/200/400/800/1600
Applicable modes ·¿n
Finely adjusting the white balance
Auto white balance
Press MENU/SET to finish
AF AF Mode
Area-focusing
Area-focusing High speed
Spot-focusing
About š
About or ƒ
Quick AF
˜ Burst
Applicable modes ·¿ OFF/ON
Applicable modes ñ·¿
Color Mode
Exposure
Digital Zoom
Stabilizer
MIN. Shtr Speed
250
Audio REC
AF Assist Lamp
Clock SET
Effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m 4.92 feet
Taking and viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard mode
Taking clipboard pictures
Press 3/4 to select the menu item and then press
Viewing clipboard pictures
Deleting clipboard pictures
Cancel
Mark
Copy
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Operations performed during slide show
Effect
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Category Play
Perform steps 1 and 2 on
Press 3/4 to select Category PLAY, and then press MENU/SET
Favorite Play
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Pictures with audio
Operations performed during motion picture playback
Creating still pictures from a motion picture
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback
Press MENU/SET to display the 9 screens playback screen
Using the Playback mode menu
Select Calendar on the Playback mode menu. P18
CAL Calendar
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Multi setting
Title Edit
Select the picture, and then
Press Display to set repeat
Text Stamp
Shooting Date
AGE P48
Travel Date
Single setting
Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Trimming
2/1 to select the parts
To be trimmed
Multi
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
? Aspect Conv
Select Rotate on the Playback mode menu. P18
ROTATE/M Rotate Disp
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Rotate The picture is rotated manually
Select Dpof Print on the Playback mode menu. P18
Favorite
Dpof Print
Select the picture, and then press
Single Multi
To print the date
When Multi has been selected
Protect
Pictures
Audio DUB
Copy
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Press 3 to select YES, and then press Menu
Connecting to a PC
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Built in memory only
Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press Menu
Print Settings
Select and set the items both on the screen
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
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
Playing back on the TV with component socket
TV with component socket
Recording after settings
Screen Display
Card P15 displayed only during
White balance P59
Self-timer mode P42
Playback mode P32 Protected picture P85
Playback
About the LCD monitor
Battery
Always remove the battery after use
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
When not using the camera for a long period of time
Do not bend or drop the card
About the picture data
About tripods
Message Display
Memory Card Parameter Error
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
Read Error Please Check the Card
Write Error Please Check the Card
Auto Power LCD
High Angle P20 Power Save P21
Selftimer P42
Auto LCD OFF P21
Color Mode P64
Aspect Ratio P58
Sensitivity P59
Exposure P64
Rotate P82
Rotate DISP. P82
Audio DUB. P86
Copy P87
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
Taking pictures using auto bracket is not possible
Or 3 pictures are taken at one time
Subject is not focused properly
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Lens
LCD monitor
Flash
Playback
Picture is not played back
Recorded pictures are not displayed
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
TV, PC and printer
Others
Clock is reset
AF assist lamp does not turn on
Camera becomes warm
Lens clicks
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
3648k2432 3072k2048 2560k1712 2048k1360
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Aspect ratio
Specifications
Metering mode
Hi-speed burst Burst speed
Pictures
ISO sensitivity
Component OUT
AV OUT/DIGITAL
Charge 4.2
DMW-BCE10PP
Digital Camera Accessory System
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Rechargeable Battery
Pack Exchange for Defective Battery Pack
Except Items Listed Below
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Service Center
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Avertissement
Propos du bloc-batterie
Batterie batterie au lithium-ion
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Chargeur de batterie
Aspect Ratio 52, 58
114
12, 13
16, 20
Picture Quality Setting
WB Fine Adjustment
Picture Size
Quality
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