Operating Instructions
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
Carefully observe copyright laws
Following Applies only in Canada
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger
This symbol is only valid in the European Union
Care of the camera
Contents
Travel Destinations World Time Using the REC Mode Menu
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Taking a picture with Face Recognition
Useful Functions at Travel
Charge the battery. P14
Insert the battery and the card. P16
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Standard Accessories
Hand Strap Battery Case Stylus pen
Software Use it to install the software to your PC
DE-A59B
Press
Names of the Components
22 23
How to Use the Touch Panel
Touch
Drag
About the Stylus pen
What can be done by touch operation
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging the Battery
Maximum
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication
Battery life
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Always use genuine Panasonic batteries DMW-BCF10PP
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Approx min maximum
Ensure that the card/battery door is closed
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Built-in Memory
Card
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB to
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
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P21
Playback Mode menu P100 to REC Mode menu P73 to
Setting menu items
Press Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon
REC/PLAYBACK selector switch Mode button
Touch Program AE Press MENU/SET to display the menu
Press 3/4 to select AF Mode
Using the quick menu
Press
Press 3/4 to select š Press MENU/SET to set
About the Setup Menu
Pattern setting is fixed to in the Intelligent Auto Mode
Change the display size of some icons and menu screens
STANDARD/LARGE
REC. Info Pattern
Power Save
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
Auto LCD OFF
OFF/15SEC./30SEC
NO.RESET
Reset
USB Mode
Select on Connection
Press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to finish
ENGLISH/DEUTSCH¢/FRANÇAIS¢/ESPAÑOL/ ITALIANO¢/繁體中文¢/¢¢
JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo
Switch to Press Mode Touch the Mode
Selecting the REC Mode
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector
REC Mode ñ
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
Face detection
Scene detection
Backlight Compensation
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
REC Mode menu
Setup menu
Face Recognition
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
Touch Program AE
Focusing
DE F G
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Preventing jitter camera shake
Direction detection function
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Feature Optical zoom Extended optical zoom Digital zoom
Digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Types of zooms
Extended optical zoom mechanism
Using the Easy zoom
To return to Wide using the easy zoom
Press E.ZOOM
Press E.ZOOM at Tele Maximum zoom position
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch a to
Using the Touch Zoom
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Touch the part to enlarge
Switching the Playback Mode
Press Mode during playback
Touch the mode
Mode button
Slide Show P84
Multi Playback P86
Category Play P89
Favorite Play P90¢
To delete a single picture
Deleting Pictures
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
About 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 Flash
Press 1 ‰ Touch the item
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
About the digital red-eye correction
Adjust the flash output
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Available flash range to take pictures
Press 3È several times to display Flash Touch the slide bar
REC mode ³±´²n
Taking Close-up Pictures
Press 4 # Touch the item
Displayed during zooming. Zoom range will be displayed
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 ë Touch the item
Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on
Touch Touch the subject
REC Mode ±
Taking Pictures with Set Aperture
REC Mode ´
Taking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed
Take the pictures
Aperture-priority AE
REC Mode ²
Taking Pictures with Exposure Set Manually
Shutter-priority AE
Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1/3 EV Aperture Value W
Press the shutter button halfway
Manual exposure
Manual Exposure Assistance
Hide the slide bar
Compensating the Exposure
Press 3 È until Exposure appears Touch the slide bar
Touch Exit
Properly exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Color Bracket
When you do not use auto bracket, select OFF
Auto Bracket
With auto bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture
Registering scenes in Scene Mode My Scene Mode
REC Mode ³±´²
REC Mode ¿
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Touch the Scene Mode to select
Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording ¿ Scene Mode
About the information feature
Above, touch Scene Mode Touch the Scene Mode
+ Soft Skin
Portrait
Transform
Scenery
Self Portrait
Panorama Assist
Touch Exit Flash setting is fixed to Œ
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
Sports
Night Portrait
Food
Party
Candle Light
BABY1/ BABY2
To cancel AGE and Name
PET
High Sens
3M 43, 2.5M 32 or 2M 169 is selected as the picture size
Flash Burst
HI-SPEED Burst
Number of recordable pictures
Starry SKY
Fireworks
Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
Sunset
Beach
Snow
PIN Hole
Film Grain
Motion Picture Mode
REC mode n
Changing 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 P21
Face Recognition functions
Face settings
Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide
Registering from the REC mode menu
Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
SET
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P21
AF Mode is fixed to š
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Canceling the travel date
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Area or the home area is displayed
Using the REC Mode Menu
Applicable modes ñ³±´² ¿ When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
@ Picture Size
When the aspect ratio is W
Quality
? Aspect Ratio
Applicable modes ³±´² ¿
Sensitivity
Intelligent ISO
ISO Limit SET
= White Balance
Setting the color temperature
Face Recog
Auto white balance
Applicable modes ñ³±´² ¿ OFF/ON/SET Note
AF AF Mode
About š
Metering Mode
Quick AF
About ƒ
Applicable modes ³±´² ¿ OFF/ON Note
Exposure
˜ Burst
Applicable modes ³±´² OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH Note
Number
Color Effect
Digital Zoom
PICT.ADJ
Stabilizer
MIN. Shtr Speed
Applicable modes ³ 250/1/125/1/60/1/30/1/15/1/8/1/4/1/2/1
250
Audio REC
AF Assist Lamp
Clock SET
Applicable modes ³±´² ¿ OFF
Touch Start Touch Exit to finish the slide show
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes
Operate control panel by touching
Changing the slide show settings
Duration or Repeat etc. can be set
Displaying Multiple Pictures Multi Playback
Touch the picture to select
Touch the date to play back
You can display pictures by recording date
Previous month Next month
Slide bar
Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display
Touch a picture to select from above or below
Category Play
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Recording information
Playback mode ¸
Easy ORG. Screen
Favorite
Touch Touch Resize Touch the picture size
Edit
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Touch SET Touch YES
Trimming
Touch Enlarge Touch Reduce Drag P12 Move
ReductionEnlargement Move the position
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
Touch
Leveling
Clockwise Counter-clockwise
Touch OK Enter characters
Delete the title , delete all the texts Touch Exit
Touch SET
Text Stamp
Shooting Date
Travel Date
Protect
Aspect ratio setting Picture size
Picture becomes slightly rougher
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
‚ Delete
Motion pictures
Select motion picture and touch To play back
Select still picture with audio and touch Play back
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
This is same function as Edit in Easy ORG. P92
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
To print the date
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Audio DUB
Press MENU/SET to stop recording
Face Recog
You can add the audio after taking a picture
Copy
Connecting to a PC
Then set USB Mode to PC again
Press 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 safely
Double-click Dcim folder
Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Print Settings
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
You can set the number of prints up to
Paper Size
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
Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied
Playing back on the TV with component socket
R
Recording after settings
Recording Recording in program AE Mode » Initial setting
Screen Display
Playback
Playback mode P37 Protected picture P97 Favorites P91
Folder/File number P105
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 personal information
Disclaimer
Message Display
BUILT-IN Memory Error Format BUILT-IN MEMORY?
Memory Card Error Format this CARD?
Please Turn Camera OFF and then on AGAIN/SYSTEM Error
Memory Card Parameter Error
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Lens
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
LCD monitor
Flash
Playback
Picture is not played back
Recorded pictures are not displayed
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black
TV, PC and printer
Others
File numbers are recorded in ascending order
AGE is not displayed correctly
Lens barrel is retracted
Different thing gets selected from what you touched
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
32 MB
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Specifications
Metering mode
Hi-speed burst
ISO sensitivity
Shutter speed
Component OUT
AV OUT/DIGITAL
Charge 4.2
DMW-BCF10PP
Digital Camera Accessory System
Accessory#
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Request for Service Notice For USA and Puerto Rico 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
Centralized Factory Service Center
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Propos du bloc-batterie
Batterie batterie au lithium-ion
Avertissement
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Chargeur de batterie
Index
Brightness of the LCD Monitor
Playback Pictures on TV 110
Recording Quality Setting Motion Picture
USB Connection Cable 104
F0109TU0 800