Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FX580

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.

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Panasonic DMCFX580S, DMC-FX580 operating instructions Operating Instructions

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Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your SafetyCarefully observe copyright laws Following Applies only in the U.S.A Following Applies only in CanadaFCC Note Declaration of Conformity Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack About the battery packAbout the battery charger Battery charger Care of the camera This symbol is only valid in the European Union Contents Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Travel Destinations World Time Using the REC Mode MenuTaking a picture with Face Recognition Useful Functions at Travel Insert the battery and the card. P16 Charge the battery. P14Quick Guide Turn the camera on to take pictures Hand Strap Battery Case Stylus pen Standard AccessoriesSoftware Use it to install the software to your PC DE-A59B Press Names of the Components  22 23 Touch How to Use the Touch PanelDrag About the Stylus pen What can be done by touch operation Detach the battery after charging is completed Charging the BatteryMaximum Battery indication When the Charge indicator flashesBattery life Recording conditions by Cipa standard Always use genuine Panasonic batteries DMW-BCF10PP Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the BatteryDo not touch the connection terminals of the card Approx min maximum Ensure that the card/battery door is closed Built-in Memory About the Built-in Memory/the CardCard Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB to Clock is not set when the camera is shipped Setting Date/Time Clock SetTurn the camera on Press MENU/SET Changing the clock setting Setting the MenuSelect Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P21 Playback Mode menu P100 to REC Mode menu P73 to Press Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon Setting menu itemsREC/PLAYBACK selector switch Mode button Touch Program AE Press MENU/SET to display the menu Using the quick menu Press 3/4 to select AF ModePress Press 3/4 to select š Press MENU/SET to set About the Setup Menu Change the display size of some icons and menu screens Pattern setting is fixed to in the Intelligent Auto ModeSTANDARD/LARGE REC. Info Pattern OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Power SaveAuto LCD OFF OFF/15SEC./30SEC Reset NO.RESETUSB Mode Select on Connection Press MENU/SET to finish Press MENU/SETENGLISH/DEUTSCH¢/FRANÇAIS¢/ESPAÑOL/ ITALIANO¢/繁體中文¢/¢¢ JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo Switch to Press Mode Touch the Mode Selecting the REC ModeSlide the REC/PLAYBACK selector REC Mode ñ Taking pictures using the automatic functionPress the shutter button halfway to focus Face detection Scene detectionBacklight Compensation REC Mode menu Settings in Intelligent Auto ModeSetup menu Face Recognition Touch Program AE Taking pictures with your favorite settings DE F G Focusing Preventing jitter camera shake Taking Pictures with the ZoomDirection detection function Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele Digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected Feature Optical zoom Extended optical zoom Digital zoomTypes of zooms Extended optical zoom mechanism To return to Wide using the easy zoom Using the Easy zoomPress E.ZOOM Press E.ZOOM at Tele Maximum zoom position Using the Touch Zoom Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch a toPlaying back Pictures Normal Play Touch the part to enlarge Press Mode during playback Switching the Playback ModeTouch the mode Mode button Multi Playback P86 Slide Show P84Category Play P89 Favorite Play P90¢ To delete a single picture Deleting PicturesTo delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures Playback Mode Recording ModeAbout the LCD Monitor Press Display to change About the Histogram  Properly Exposed Underexposed Examples of histogram Switching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashPress 1 ‰ Touch the item About the digital red-eye correction Available flash settings by Recording Mode Shutter speed for each flash setting Adjust the flash outputAvailable flash range to take pictures Press 3È several times to display Flash Touch the slide bar Taking Close-up Pictures REC mode ³±´²nPress 4 # Touch the item Displayed during zooming. Zoom range will be displayed Press 2 ë Touch the item Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Touch Touch the subject Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on Taking Pictures with Set Aperture REC Mode ± Taking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed REC Mode ´Take the pictures Aperture-priority AE Taking Pictures with Exposure Set Manually REC Mode ²Shutter-priority AE Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1/3 EV Aperture Value W Manual exposure Press the shutter button halfwayManual Exposure Assistance Hide the slide bar Press 3 È until Exposure appears Touch the slide bar Compensating the ExposureTouch Exit Properly exposed When you do not use auto bracket, select OFF Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Color BracketAuto Bracket With auto bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture REC Mode ³±´² Registering scenes in Scene Mode My Scene ModeREC Mode ¿ Taking pictures that match the scene being Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording ¿ Scene Mode Touch the Scene Mode to selectAbout the information feature Above, touch Scene Mode Touch the Scene Mode + Soft Skin PortraitTransform Scenery Self PortraitPanorama Assist Technique for Night Scenery Mode Touch Exit Flash setting is fixed to ŒSports Night Portrait Party FoodCandle Light BABY1/ BABY2 PET To cancel AGE and NameHigh Sens 3M 43, 2.5M 32 or 2M 169 is selected as the picture size Flash Burst HI-SPEED BurstNumber of recordable pictures Fireworks Starry SKY Sunset Technique for Aerial Photo ModeBeach Snow Film Grain PIN Hole REC mode n Motion Picture ModeChanging the settings for the recording quality Press the shutter button fully to stop recording Taking a picture with Face Recognition function For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P21Face Recognition functions Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide Face settingsRegistering from the REC mode menu Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET SET AF Mode is fixed to š For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P21Useful Functions at Travel Destinations Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture Canceling the travel date Area or the home area is displayed Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press Applicable modes ñ³±´² ¿ When the aspect ratio is Using the REC Mode MenuWhen the aspect ratio is Y @ Picture Size Quality When the aspect ratio is W? Aspect Ratio Applicable modes ³±´² ¿ Sensitivity Intelligent ISOISO Limit SET = White Balance Face Recog Setting the color temperatureAuto white balance Applicable modes ñ³±´² ¿ OFF/ON/SET Note About š AF AF Mode Quick AF Metering ModeAbout ƒ Applicable modes ³±´² ¿ OFF/ON Note ˜ Burst ExposureApplicable modes ³±´² OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH Note Number Color Effect Digital ZoomPICT.ADJ MIN. Shtr Speed StabilizerApplicable modes ³ 250/1/125/1/60/1/30/1/15/1/8/1/4/1/2/1 250 AF Assist Lamp Audio RECClock SET Applicable modes ³±´² ¿ OFF Touch Start Touch Exit to finish the slide show Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide ShowNormal playback resumes after the slide show finishes Operate control panel by touching Changing the slide show settingsDuration or Repeat etc. can be set Touch the picture to select Displaying Multiple Pictures Multi Playback You can display pictures by recording date Touch the date to play backPrevious month Next month Slide bar Touch a picture to select from above or below Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display Category Play Selecting Pictures and Playing them BackRecording information Easy ORG. Screen Playback mode ¸ Favorite Touch Touch Resize Touch the picture size EditResize Reducing the picture size number of pixels Trimming Touch SET Touch YESTouch Enlarge Touch Reduce Drag P12 Move ReductionEnlargement Move the position Touch Minute tilting of the image can be adjustedLeveling Clockwise Counter-clockwise Delete the title , delete all the texts Touch Exit Touch OK Enter characters Text Stamp Touch SETShooting Date Travel Date Protect Aspect ratio setting Picture sizePicture becomes slightly rougher ‚ Delete Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioMotion pictures Select motion picture and touch To play back Select still picture with audio and touch Play back This is same function as Edit in Easy ORG. P92 Press MENU/SET to close the menu Press ‚ to return to the menu screen Select the picture, and then press MENU/SETTo print the date Press MENU/SET to close the menu Press MENU/SET to stop recording Audio DUBFace Recog You can add the audio after taking a picture Copy Then set USB Mode to PC again Connecting to a PCPress 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET USB connection cable supplied Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer Disconnecting the USB connection cable safelyDouble-click Dcim folder Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET Printing the Pictures Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET Selecting a single picture and printing itSelecting multiple pictures and printing them Print with Date Print SettingsNUM. of Prints You can set the number of prints up to Paper Size When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures using the AV cable suppliedPlaying back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied  R Playing back on the TV with component socket Recording after settings Recording Recording in program AE Mode » Initial settingScreen Display Playback Playback mode P37 Protected picture P97 Favorites P91Folder/File number P105 About the LCD monitor Always remove the battery after use BatteryBring charged spare batteries when going out Dispose of unusable battery Do not bend or drop the card When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout the personal information Disclaimer Message Display Memory Card Error Format this CARD? BUILT-IN Memory Error Format BUILT-IN MEMORY?Please Turn Camera OFF and then on AGAIN/SYSTEM Error Memory Card Parameter Error Battery and power source Troubleshooting Recording Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture LensMotion picture recording stops in the middle Flash LCD monitor Picture is not played back PlaybackRecorded pictures are not displayed Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black TV, PC and printer Others AGE is not displayed correctly File numbers are recorded in ascending orderLens barrel is retracted Different thing gets selected from what you touched Number of recordable pictures Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time 128 MB 32 MB256 MB 512 MB Available recording time when recording motion pictures Specifications Hi-speed burst Metering modeISO sensitivity Shutter speed AV OUT/DIGITAL Component OUT DMW-BCF10PP Charge 4.2 Accessory# Digital Camera Accessory System For USA and Puerto Rico Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Request for Service Notice For USA and Puerto Rico Only Rechargeable Battery Limited Warranty CoveragePack Exchange for Defective Battery Pack Except Items Listed Below Carry-In or Mail-In Service Centralized Factory Service Center Customer Services Directory Propos du bloc-batterie Précautions à prendre pour le CanadaBatterie batterie au lithium-ion Avertissement Chargeur de batterie Propos du chargeur de batterie Brightness of the LCD Monitor Index Playback Pictures on TV 110 Recording Quality Setting Motion PictureUSB Connection Cable 104 F0109TU0 800 