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