Contents | Panasonic DMC-FX8GN instruction

Contents

Before Use

Recording pictures (advanced)

Information for Your Safety	2
About These Operating Instructions	5
Preparation
Standard Accessories	8
Names of the Components	9
Quick Guide	11
Charging the Battery with the Charger ...	12
About the Battery	13
Inserting/Removing the Battery	14
Inserting/Removing the Card	15
About the Card	16
Approximate number
of recordable pictures and the size	17
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	18
About the Setup Menu	19
About the LCD Monitor	23
Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures	26
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode	31
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review)	34
Using the Optical Zoom	35
Taking Pictures
using the Built-in Flash	36
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	39
Compensating the Exposure	40
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket	41
Optical Image Stabilizer	42
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode	43
Playback (basic)
Playing Back Pictures	45
9 Pictures Multi Playback	46
Using the Playback Zoom	47
Deleting Pictures	48

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Using the Mode Dial	50
• Macro mode	50
• Motion image mode	50
• Scene mode	53
– Portrait mode	54
– Sports mode	54
– Food mode	55
– Scenery mode	55
– Night portrait mode	56
– Night scenery mode	56
– Baby mode	57
– Soft skin mode	58
– Party mode	58
– Fireworks mode	59
– Snow mode	59
– Self portrait mode	60
Recording Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu	61
• White Balance [W.BALANCE]	62
• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY]	64
• Aspect Ratio [ASPECT RATIO]	64
• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE]	65
• Quality [QUALITY]	65
• Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.]	66
• AF Mode [AF MODE]	66
• AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP]	67
• Slow Shutter [SLOW SHUTTER]	68
• Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM]	69
• Colour Effect [COL.EFFECT]	69
• Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.]	69

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Panasonic DMC-FX8GN operating instructions Contents

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Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer This symbol is only valid in the European Union About Condensation When the lens Is fogged up If you will not be using the camera for Long timeAbout the Lens About illustrations in these operating instructions When you press the 4 buttonAbout These Operating Instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Clean-up Clean UP Initializing the Card FormatBefore Connecting to the PC Or the Printer USB Mode Playing Back Pictures with Audio Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents Names of the Components Zoom Lever P35 Camera ON/OFF Switch P11Mode Dial P26 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P42 Play back the pictures Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Set the clock. P18 Not charged. Charge the battery before Charging the Battery with the ChargerDetach the battery after charging Is completed About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card About handling a card Access to the cardAbout the Card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Quality Select D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D Setting Date/Time Clock SetInitial setting Set date and time About the Setup Menu Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN MonitorAuto Review Beep Tone Shutter VolumeEconomy Clock SET Scene Menu ResetVideo OUT Language Playback mode P45 Recording mode P27Simple mode P31 About the LCD Monitor Recording guide line Histogram Example of histogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Select normal picture mode Take a pictureNormal recording Slow sync./Red-eye reduction P36 When the shutter speed is slowed in Slow Shutter P68AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Party P58 Focusing Jitter camera shakeDirection detection function Exposure Select the desired item and set the desired value Taking Pictures in Simple ModeSettings in Simple mode PICT.MODE Beep Other Settings in Simple mode Zoom Enlarge and shift the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Using the Optical Zoom To make subjects appear further away use WideTo make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Available flash settings by recording mode Cm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m 60 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Select the self-timer modeTake the picture Properly exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Number of pictures recorded in burst modeWhen the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Pictures Multi Playback To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Shift the picture Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Zoom Select Multi Delete Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select the pictures to be deleted Select ALL Delete Delete the picturesDelete all of the pictures To delete all pictures Select PICT.MODE Using the Mode DialMacro mode Motion image mode Focus range Press the shutter button fully to start the recording When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lightsPress the shutter button halfway Available recording time seconds Motion images cannot be recorded without audio Scene mode Portrait P54 Sports P54 Food P55 Scenery P55 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible Food mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Night scenery modeReduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto Age display setting Birthday setting Soft skin mode Technique for Party mode Technique for Fireworks mode We recommend using a tripod Self portrait mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Using the REC mode menu Auto REC mode menu Refer to P61 for the setting methodWhite Balance W.BALANCE Auto White Balance About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White setAdjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance Use in bright Not Places Suitable ISO Sensitivity SensitivityISO sensitivity 400 Outdoors Use in dark Not Suitable Places Shutter speed When the aspect ratio is Picture Size PICT.SIZERefer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures AF Mode AF Mode Audio Recording Audio REC AF Assist Lamp OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on Jitter Slow shutter SettingBrightness Darker More Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Motion images Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion ImagesTo pause Icon / / / and play back the motion images Using the Play mode menu Select Start Playing Back with Slide ShowSet the items of the Slide Show By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Select on to set it Select the picture to be rotated and set it Example When rotating clockwiseRotating the Picture Rotate Select the direction to rotate the picture Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number Select SINGLE, Multi or To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the date Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Accident Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures Audio DUB Select YES or no and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect the picture and set it Select the size and set it Shutter button to set Trimming the PicturesShift the picture and press Following pictures cannot be Clean-up Clean UP Select YES to start the clean-upPicture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated Initializing the Card Format Select YES to format Turn the camera and the TV off Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with AV cable supplied AV OUT socket Hold the plug B to push into or pull out Select USB Mode Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterUSB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP Windows Connecting to a PCThis message appears during data transfer Macintosh PictBridge PTP setting Folder Composition Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P75 Print with Date Set the print settingsSelect a picture to be printed NUM. of Prints Layout Select Print Start and then print out the pictureSelect Dpof Picture Dpof picture Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance Screen Display Recording Recording in simple mode 100 Playback Others When you go out, bring charged spare batteries Dispose of an unusable batteryCharger Message Display Read Error Please Check the Card Write Error Please Check the CardFolder Cannot be Created Subject is not focused properly TroubleshootingRecording Picture cannot be recorded Recorded picture is blurred Some pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Motion image recording stops in the middleScreen is too bright or dark Noise appears on the LCD monitor Card is not recognised by the PC When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferredPicture is not played back Both ends of pictures are cut at printing Others Unreadable language was selected by mistake Setting for the auto review function is disabledClock setting is reset AF assist lamp does not turn on Specifications AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0R57