Operating Instructions
Information for Your Safety
Dear Customer
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DMC-FX7
If you will not be using the camera for a long time
Care for the camera
About the Lens
When you press the 4 button
About These Operating Instructions
About illustrations of the cursor button
Contents
Dpof Print
Slide Show
Audio DUB
Trimming
Standard Accessories
Self-timer Indicator P40
Names of the Components
Flash P37
Lens part
Camera Switch P20
Mode Dial P27
Card/Battery Door P14
Speaker for Operational Sound
Charge the battery. P12
Quick Guide
Play back the pictures
Set the clock. P18
Charging the Battery with the Charger
Detach the battery
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
About the Battery
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Slide the card/battery door to open it
Inserting/Removing the Card
Access to the card
About the Card
About handling a card
SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
Hdtv
223 256 MB 390 709 1200 1950
445 512 MB 785 1429 2418 3929
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Select Clock SET from the Setup menu. P20
Initial setting
Set date and time
Preparation
Setup Menu
Turn the camera on Select the Setup Menu
Be sure to press 1 at the end to determine the setting
Select the desired item Press the Menu button
Power Save
Menu Functions
Monitor
Auto Review
NO.RESET
ECO Economy
OFF
Beep
Reset
USB Mode
Video OUT
Scene Menu
Playback mode P45
Simple mode P32
About the LCD Monitor
Selecting the screen to be used
Recording guide line
Histogram
Example of histogram
Mode Dial
Taking Pictures
Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to Normal picture mode
Take a picture
Taking pictures
AF/AE Lock AF Auto Focus AE Auto Exposure
Correct posture for taking good pictures
Focusing
Jitter camera shake
Exposure
Recording pictures basic
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
Settings in Simple mode PICT.MODE
Select the desired item and set the desired value
Mail
Other Settings in Simple mode
Economy OFF
MODE2
Enlarge
You cannot set the following items in the Simple mode
NO.RESET Reset USB Mode Video OUT Language Economy
PICT.SIZE Quality Audio REC
Zoom
When the mode dial is in a recording mode, press
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Enlarge and shift the picture
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Using the Optical Zoom
To make subjects appear closer use Tele
To make subjects appear further away use Wide
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Photo flash
Do not cover it with your finger or any other items
Available flash settings by recording mode
AUTO¢
ISO80
60 1/2000
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Switch the self-timer setting
Focus on the subject to take the picture
Compensating the Exposure
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure toward positive
Properly Exposed Over exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Optical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer
MODE1
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
High speed Low speed No limit No display canceled
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
Playing Back Pictures
Select the picture
Switch to multi screen
Pictures Multi Playback
Select the pictures
To return to the normal playback
Using the Playback Zoom
Enlarge the picture
Shift the picture
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Deleting Pictures
Select the picture to be deleted
Select Multi Delete
Select the pictures to be deleted
Delete the pictures
Select ALL Delete
Delete all of the pictures
It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once
Using the Mode Dial
Macro mode
Focus range
Motion image mode
When the subject is focused, the focus indication 1 lights
Select Motion Rate
Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
Available recording time seconds
SD Memory Card Motion rate sec Capacity
Scene mode
Night Scenery P55 Night Portrait P56
Fireworks P56 Party P57 Snow P57
Self Portrait P58
Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective
Technique for Sports mode
Scenery mode
Technique for Night scenery mode
Technique for Night portrait mode
Technique for Fireworks mode
Party mode Snow mode
Technique for Party mode
This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself
Technique for Self-portrait mode
Using the REC mode menu
Slow Shutter P65
Zoom P66 COL.EFFECT P66 PICT.ADJ. P66 Flip ANIM. P67
For auto setting auto
White Balance W.BALANCE
Daylight
On a bright day
Setting the White Balance manually White set
Adjusted when the photo flash is insufficient
About the white balance fine adjustment
About the white balance
ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity Picture Size PICT.SIZE
ISO sensitivity 400
1920k1080 pixels
Quality Quality Audio Recording Audio REC
AF Mode AF Mode
Area-focusing Camera focuses on any
Slow shutter Setting
AF Assist Lamp
Slow Shutter Slow Shutter
AF assist lamp does not turn
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
Flip Animation Flip Anim
Select Flip Anim
Select Image Capture
REC PICT.ADJ
Capture images for flip animation
Select Create Motion Image
Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames
Select Create Motion Image and create a flip animation
Deleting all still images used to create flip animation
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images
Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1
To pause
Picture with audio cannot be resized P78 or trimmed P79
Using the Play mode menu
Rotating the Picture Rotate
Select the picture to be rotated and set it
Select Rotate
Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number
Select Dpof PRINT, then select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel
To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
To print the date
Select PROTECT, then select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel
Cancel
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect
SET
Playing Back with Slide Show
Select Slide SHOW, then select ALL or Dpof
Set the items of the Slide Show
Select Start
By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops
SD Slide Show
Adding Audio to Recorded Stop audio recording
Select the picture and start audio recording
Resizing the Pictures Resize
Select Resize
Select the size and set it
Select YES or no and set it Select the picture and set it
Trimming the Pictures
Select Trimming
Select the picture to trim and set it
Enlarge or decrease the picture
Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to set
Select YES or no and set it
Initializing the Card Format
Select Format
During formatting, do not turn the camera off
Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen
Playing back pictures with the supplied cable
Turn the camera and the TV off
Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot
Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable
USB Mode
Select USB Mode
Select PC or PictBridge PTP
When using Windows 98/98 SE
Message
Connecting to a PC
About PictBridge PTP setting
PC Windows
Macintosh
PictBridge PTP Windows
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
When the Dpof Select Single Print is not set
USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-CAC2 optional
PICTURE. P89
Set the print settings
Select a picture to be printed
Single picture
Select Print Start and then print out the picture
Select Dpof Picture
Dpof picture
Set the Dpof print with this camera in advance. P72
Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance
Screen Display
17 16
Recording
Recording in simple mode
1000 DEC
Playback
Flip animation P67
Others
Battery
Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case
When you go out, bring charged spare batteries
Dispose of an unusable battery
Printing pictures recorded with Hdtv mode
Folder Composition
Card100PANA
Export Misc PRIVATE1
Message Display
Troubleshooting
Monochrome When connecting to a
Clock setting is
Reset
Blurred
Or always lit on the LCD
Monitor Noise appears on
LCD monitor
Appears on the LCD
Specifications
Dimensions
Weight
Operating Temperature
Battery Charger Panasonic DE-991B
Digital Camera Accessory System
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Index
Backlight Compensation Brightness of the LCD Monitor
Date Printing
LCD Monitor
USB Connection Cable USB Mode
Resizing Review Rotate Scene Menu Scene Mode Scenery Mode
Setup Menu Simple Mode
Slow Shutter Snow Mode Sports Mode
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española de uso rápido
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Reproduzca las imágenes
Ajuste el reloj
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