Operating Instructions
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Following Applies only in Canada
FCC Note
About the battery charger
About the battery pack
Declaration of Conformity
DMC-FX55
Places with a lot of sand or dust
Battery charger
Contents
Format
COL.MODE
Names Components
Standard Accessories
DMW-BCE10PP
DE-A39B
Quick Guide
Charge the battery. P10
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Insert the battery and the card P12
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Play back the pictures
When the Charge indicator flashes
About the Battery
Charging/number of recordable Pictures
Playback time Approx min Time
Charging conditions
Inserting Removing the Card Optional/the Battery
Check that this unit is turned off Prepare a card. optional
About the Built-in Memory/the Card optional
We recommend using a Panasonic card
Card
Card optional
Initial setting
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Mode dial MENU/SET button Joystick
Press MENU/SET Move 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time
About the Mode Dial
Move Move 3/4 to select the setting Press MENU/SET to set
Setting the Menu
Press MENU/SET
Move 3/4 to select the menu item
Auto Review
About the Setup Menu
OFF
Economy
Power Save
Monitor
Guide Line
NO.RESET
Shutter Tone Volume
Reset
Travel Date P51
Scene Menu
LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD
Dial Display
ON, OFF
Preparation
Using the flash
Flash AF assist lamp When holding the camera vertically
Taking Pictures
Focus range is 50 cm 1.64 feet to ¶
Exposure P39
Focusing P23
Lock
Preventing jitter camera shake
When the shutter speed is slowed
Scene detection
Determined scene
Other settings in intelligent auto Mode
Changing the settings
Move
Quick AF
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Further extending the zoom
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Menu operation
Move4 REV
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Move 2/1 to select the picture
Rotate the zoom lever towards T
Playing back pictures
Press twice Move 3/4 to select Multi Delete or
To delete a single picture
To delete Multi Delete
Move 2/1 to select the picture and then move 4 to set
ALL Delete and then press MENU/SET
Press Move 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set
ALL Delete Except
Recording mode
Intelligent auto mode
About the LCD Monitor
Press Display to change
Out-of-frame display
Playback mode
Recording guide line
Histogram
Move 3/4 to select a mode
Press LCD Mode for 1 second
Histogram is an approximation in recording mode
Examples of histogram
Canceling setting
Move Move 3/4 to select a mode
Auto
ISO
Move Move3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Under exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Compensate the exposure towards positive
Properly exposed Overexposed
Press MENU/SET to finish
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
HI-SPEED Burst Starry SKY
Taking Close-up Pictures
Focus range
Move 4 at a to switch to the next menu screen
Move 3/4/2/1 to select the scene mode
About the information
Refer to P37 for information about the shutter speed
Portrait
Technique for Portrait mode
Soft Skin
Self Portrait
Sports
Scenery
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Party
Food
BABY1/BABY2
Candle Light
PET
Press Menu to display the Scene Mode
Display the age/name
High Sens
Sunset
HI-SPEED Burst
Technique for Starry sky mode
Setting the shutter speed
Starry SKY
Aspect Ratio PICT.SIZE Audio REC Burst Slow Shutter
Beach
Fireworks
Snow
Aerial Photo
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Motion Picture Mode
If 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
Canceling the travel date
Setting the departure/return date
Move 3/4/2/1 to set the return date and then press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to close the menu Take a picture
Move 4 to select Home and then press MENU/SET to set
Displaying the Time at Travel Destination World Time
Setting the travel destination area Perform steps 1, 2
Finishing setting the home area
Move 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
Using the quick setting
Using the REC Mode Menu
You can also close the menu by pressing Func
Balance
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
AWB
Intelligent ISO
Sensitivity
Setting the light sensitivity
Aspect Ratio
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
5M EZ
Audio REC
2M EZ
Quality
Setting the focus method
AF Mode
About or
Stabilizer
Detecting jitter and compensating for it
Desired
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
Taking Pictures using Burst
Burst
AF Assist Lamp
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
Slow Shutter
Recording bright pictures in dark places
Move 4 to select REC and then press MENU/SET
COL.MODE
Take the pictures
Move 3 to choose Play and then press MENU/SET
Move 3/4 to select the menu item and then move
Move 2/1 to move the picture
Audio REC
GO to REC
Cancel Mark
Initial Disp
Audio DUB
Please bear copyrights and other such matters in mind. P2
Deleting clipboard pictures
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
Displaying Multiple
Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens
Move 3/4/2/1 to select a picture
Move 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Using the Playback Zoom
Move 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET
Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
To stop using the playback zoom
To delete a picture during the playback zoom
Motion pictures
Frame-by-frame forwarding/rewinding
Move 2/1 while pausing
Pictures with audio
Text STAMP/RESIZE/TRIMMING/ Aspect Conv
To stop using the 9 screens playback screen
When a motion picture with Or was selected
Press the shutter button
Nine pictures are saved as one single picture
Slide Show
Using the Play mode menu
Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration
Move 3/4 to select ALL, or and then press MENU/SET
Setting the audio, duration and effect
Move 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET
Move 4 to finish
Move 1 to search the categories
Category
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Scene modes
Move 2 to return to the category playback screen
Move 4 to select Slideshow Setup and then press MENU/ SET
Playing back a slide show
Recording a slide show
Move 2/1 to select the picture and then move
Rotate DISP./ROTATE
To display the picture rotated
Rotate display
Favorite
Setting your favorite pictures
Title Edit
Move 3/4 to select Single or Multi and then press MENU/ SET
Move 2/1 to select a picture and then move
Cancel
SET
Text Stamp
Will be resized when stamping the date etc. on them
Move 2/1 to select the picture and then move4
Shooting Date Time
Move 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
Travel Date
Title
Dpof Print
Setting the picture to print and the number of prints
Resize Trimming Aspect Conv
Number of prints icon B appears
To cancel all settings
To print the date
Preventing accidental erasure of pictures
Protect
Rotate Audio DUB Title Edit
Move 4 to stop recording
Audio DUB
Resize
Adding audio after taking pictures
Following pictures cannot be resized
Trimming
Move 3/4 to select or Then press MENU/SET
Aspect Conv
Changing the aspect ratio of a 169 picture
Aspect ratio to a or a aspect ratio
Copy
Only when selecting
Press MENU/SET several times to close the menu
Copying the picture data
Initializing the built-in memory or a card
Format
This message appears during data transfer
Connecting to a PC
Windows
Macintosh
Folder Composition
About motion picture playback on a
Conditions under which a different folder number is used
Connecting to other equipment
Printing the Pictures
Move 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Move 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
Move Move 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
NUM. of Prints
Print with Date OFF
Paper Size
Postcard
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Turn 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
Recording after settings
Recording Recording in normal picture mode Initial setting
Screen Display
Playback
100
101
102
103
When not using the camera for a long Period of time
About the picture data
About tripods
104
Message Display
USB Mode CHANGED. Please Remove the USB Cable
Write Error Please Check the Card
105
Folder Cannot be Created
106
Troubleshooting
107
Then activated again for the actual recording
108
You can rotate pictures with the Rotate function. P78
Picture is not played back
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110
111
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
112
113
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
114
115
Specifications
116
AV OUT/DIGITAL
117
118
Digital Camera Accessory System
119
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA Customers
120
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Limited Warranty For USA Only
121
122
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Centralized Factory Service Center
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center
123
124
Précautions à prendre
Pour le Canada
Avertissement
Propos du bloc-batterie
125
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Chargeur de batterie
126
Index
Status Indicator
Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture
127
Number of Recordable Pictures
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