One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ, H0707GA0

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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,

Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3

C 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

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H0707GA0

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Panasonic DMC-FX55 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc, Panasonic Canada Inc, H0707GA0

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note Following Applies only in CanadaFollowing Applies only in the U.S.A About the battery pack About the battery chargerDeclaration of Conformity DMC-FX55 Battery charger Places with a lot of sand or dust Contents COL.MODE Format Standard Accessories Names ComponentsDMW-BCE10PP DE-A39B Charge the battery. P10 Quick Guide Insert the battery and the card P12 Detach the battery after charging is completedTurn the camera on to take pictures Play back the pictures About the Battery When the Charge indicator flashesCharging/number of recordable Pictures Playback time Approx min Time Check that this unit is turned off Prepare a card. optional Inserting Removing the Card Optional/the BatteryCharging conditions We recommend using a Panasonic card About the Built-in Memory/the Card optionalCard Card optional Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingMode dial MENU/SET button Joystick Press MENU/SET Move 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time About the Mode Dial Setting the Menu Move Move 3/4 to select the setting Press MENU/SET to setPress MENU/SET Move 3/4 to select the menu item OFF About the Setup MenuAuto Review Power Save EconomyMonitor Guide Line Shutter Tone Volume NO.RESETReset Travel Date P51 LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD Scene MenuDial Display ON, OFF Preparation Flash AF assist lamp When holding the camera vertically Using the flashTaking Pictures Focus range is 50 cm 1.64 feet to ¶ Lock Focusing P23Exposure P39 When the shutter speed is slowed Preventing jitter camera shakeScene detection Determined scene Changing the settings Other settings in intelligent auto ModeMove Quick AF Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele Menu operation Press MENU/SET to close the menuFurther extending the zoom Checking the Recorded Picture Review Move4 REVMove 2/1 to select the picture Rotate the zoom lever towards T Press twice Move 3/4 to select Multi Delete or Playing back picturesTo delete a single picture To delete Multi Delete ALL Delete and then press MENU/SET Move 2/1 to select the picture and then move 4 to setPress Move 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set ALL Delete Except Intelligent auto mode Recording modeAbout the LCD Monitor Press Display to change Playback mode Out-of-frame displayRecording guide line Histogram Press LCD Mode for 1 second Move 3/4 to select a modeHistogram is an approximation in recording mode Examples of histogram Canceling setting Move Move 3/4 to select a mode Auto ISO Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Move Move3/4 to select a mode Compensating the Exposure Under exposedCompensate the exposure towards positive Properly exposed Overexposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Press MENU/SET to finish Focus range Taking Close-up PicturesHI-SPEED Burst Starry SKY Move 3/4/2/1 to select the scene mode Move 4 at a to switch to the next menu screenAbout the information Refer to P37 for information about the shutter speed Technique for Portrait mode PortraitSoft Skin Self Portrait Scenery SportsNight Portrait Night Scenery Food PartyBABY1/BABY2 Candle Light Display the age/name Press Menu to display the Scene ModePET HI-SPEED Burst SunsetHigh Sens Setting the shutter speed Technique for Starry sky modeStarry SKY Aspect Ratio PICT.SIZE Audio REC Burst Slow Shutter Fireworks BeachSnow Aerial Photo Motion Picture Mode Press the shutter button fully to stop recordingIf you selected on the screen shown in step You can record smoother motion pictures with 30 fps Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture Setting the departure/return date Canceling the travel dateMove 3/4/2/1 to set the return date and then press MENU/SET Press MENU/SET to close the menu Take a picture Displaying the Time at Travel Destination World Time Move 4 to select Home and then press MENU/SET to set Move 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set Finishing setting the home areaSetting the travel destination area Perform steps 1, 2 You can also close the menu by pressing Func Using the REC Mode MenuUsing the quick setting AWB Adjusting the hue for a more natural pictureBalance Intelligent ISO Setting the light sensitivity Sensitivity PICT.SIZE/QUALITY Setting the aspect ratio of picturesAspect Ratio Audio REC 5M EZ2M EZ Quality AF Mode Setting the focus method Stabilizer About orDetecting jitter and compensating for it Desired Burst Taking Pictures using BurstNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier AF Assist LampSlow Shutter Recording bright pictures in dark places Take the pictures COL.MODEMove 4 to select REC and then press MENU/SET Move 3/4 to select the menu item and then move Move 3 to choose Play and then press MENU/SETMove 2/1 to move the picture Audio REC Cancel Mark GO to RECInitial Disp Audio DUB Deleting clipboard pictures Please bear copyrights and other such matters in mind. P2 Displaying Multiple Displaying Pictures by Recording DateRotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens Move 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Using the Playback Zoom Move 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played backMove 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture To stop using the playback zoom Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioTo delete a picture during the playback zoom Motion pictures Move 2/1 while pausing Frame-by-frame forwarding/rewindingPictures with audio Text STAMP/RESIZE/TRIMMING/ Aspect Conv When a motion picture with Or was selected To stop using the 9 screens playback screenPress the shutter button Nine pictures are saved as one single picture Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration Using the Play mode menuSlide Show Setting the audio, duration and effect Move 3/4 to select ALL, or and then press MENU/SETMove 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Move 4 to finish Category Move 1 to search the categoriesPress MENU/SET twice to close the menu Scene modes Move 4 to select Slideshow Setup and then press MENU/ SET Move 2 to return to the category playback screenPlaying back a slide show Recording a slide show Rotate DISP./ROTATE Move 2/1 to select the picture and then moveTo display the picture rotated Rotate display Setting your favorite pictures FavoriteTitle Edit Move 3/4 to select Single or Multi and then press MENU/ SET SET CancelMove 2/1 to select a picture and then move Move 2/1 to select the picture and then move4 Will be resized when stamping the date etc. on themText Stamp Move 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET Shooting Date TimeTravel Date Title Resize Trimming Aspect Conv Setting the picture to print and the number of printsDpof Print To print the date To cancel all settingsNumber of prints icon B appears Rotate Audio DUB Title Edit ProtectPreventing accidental erasure of pictures Audio DUB Move 4 to stop recordingResize Adding audio after taking pictures Trimming Following pictures cannot be resized Aspect Conv Move 3/4 to select or Then press MENU/SETChanging the aspect ratio of a 169 picture Aspect ratio to a or a aspect ratio Only when selecting CopyPress MENU/SET several times to close the menu Copying the picture data Format Initializing the built-in memory or a card Connecting to a PC This message appears during data transferWindows Macintosh Conditions under which a different folder number is used About motion picture playback on aFolder Composition Connecting to other equipment Printing the Pictures Move 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET Move 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SETDisconnect the USB connection cable after printing Move Move 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET Print with Date OFF NUM. of PrintsPaper Size Postcard When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper Playing back pictures using the AV cable suppliedTurn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on Set the TV Aspect Turn this unit and the TV off Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Screen Display Recording Recording in normal picture mode Initial settingRecording after settings 100 Playback 101 102 When not using the camera for a long Period of time 103About the picture data About tripods Message Display 104 Write Error Please Check the Card USB Mode CHANGED. Please Remove the USB Cable105 Folder Cannot be Created Troubleshooting 106 107 108 Then activated again for the actual recordingYou can rotate pictures with the Rotate function. P78 Picture is not played back 109 110 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time 111 112 Available recording time when recording motion pictures 113 114 Specifications 115 116 117 AV OUT/DIGITAL Digital Camera Accessory System 118 For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form119 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 120 121 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service 122 Customer Services Directory For USA Only Centralized Factory Service CenterPanasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 123 Précautions à prendre 124Pour le Canada Avertissement 125 Propos du bloc-batteriePropos du chargeur de batterie Chargeur de batterie Index 126 Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture Status Indicator127 Number of Recordable Pictures One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ Panasonic Puerto Rico, IncPanasonic Canada Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3

Panasonic DMC-FX55 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc, H0707GA0

Models: DMC-FX55