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Message Display

Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.

Major messages are described below as examples.

[THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED]

Unlock [LOCK] of the Write-Protect switch on the SD Memory Card. (P16)

[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]

Play back after recording or after inserting a card with a recorded picture.

[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]

After cancelling the protect setting, delete or overwrite the picture.

[THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE

DELETED ] / [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED]

The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted.

If you want to delete, format the card after saving necessary data on a PC or elsewhere.

[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE ] / [CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES]

If the pictures are not based on the DCF standard, the DPOF print cannot be set.

[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE]

You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at once with [MULTI DELETE]. Once delete the selected pictures and then repeat deleting multiple pictures.

More than 999 favourites have been set.

[MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?]

The format of the card cannot be recognised by the camera. Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC or elsewhere.

[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN]

This message appears when the camera does not operate properly. Turn the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest servicentre.

[MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]

Failed access to the card.

Insert the card again.

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Panasonic DMC-FX9GN operating instructions Message Display

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer Before Use About the Lens About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upIf you will not be using the camera for a long time When you press the 4 button About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Slide Show Rotate DispDpof Print Audio DUB CD-ROM Standard AccessoriesBefore using your camera, check the contents Names of the Components Camera ON/OFF Switch P11 Mode Dial P27Zoom Lever P36, 70 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P43 Charge the battery. P12 Quick GuidePlay back the pictures Set the clock. P19 Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the battery after chargingNot charged. Charge the battery before Is completed About the Battery charging/number of recordable pictures Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card Access to the card About the CardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Quality Aspect Ratio Picture Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingSelect D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D Set date and time About the Setup Menu Auto Review Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting methodMonitor Volume NO.RESETEconomy Beep Beep Level Video OUT Language Recording mode P28 Simple mode P32Playback mode P46 About the LCD Monitor Recording guide line Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram HistogramExample of histogram Taking Pictures Normal recording Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeTake a picture When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights Press the shutter button fullyNight Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Candle Light P60 Party P61 Direction detection function FocusingJitter camera shake Exposure Taking Pictures in Simple Mode Settings in Simple mode PICT.MODESelect the desired item and set the desired value Beep Other Settings in Simple mode COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Audio RECZoom Checking the Recorded Picture Review Press 4 REVEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Using the Optical Zoom Taking pictures using the extra optical zoom EZTaking pictures using digital zoom To make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ISO80 Available flash settings by recording modeCm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m 60 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSelect the self-timer mode Compensating the Exposure Under exposedCompensate the exposure toward positive Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer MODE1 Press the single or burst mode Button to switch the burst modeSetting and then take pictures When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Examples of 16 screens and 25 screens Multi PlaybackSelect the pictures To return to the normal playback To delete a picture during a multi playback Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the pictureShift the picture Zoom Deleting Pictures Select the picture to be deletedDelete the picture Select Multi Delete or ALL Delete Delete the pictures Only when selecting Multi DeleteSelect the pictures to be deleted Using the Mode Dial Macro mode Motion picture modeSelect PICT.MODE Focus range When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Press the shutter button halfwayPress the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time seconds Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio Self Portrait P63 Scene modeNight Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible Food mode Reduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashTechnique for Night scenery mode Age display setting Birthday setting Soft skin mode Technique for Candle light mode Technique for Party mode Technique for Fireworks mode Setting the shutter speed Press 3/4 to select the exposure time and press Technique for Starry sky mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Recording pictures advanced Using the REC mode menu White Balance W.BALANCE Auto Setting the White Balance manually White set Adjusted if the flash level is insufficientAbout the white balance fine adjustment About the white balance Noise ISO Sensitivity SensitivityShutter speed Picture Size PICT.SIZE Times. However, if you select a picture Be extended as shown below 35 mmExtra optical zoom mechanism Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification Audio Recording Audio REC Area-focusing Spot-focusing AF Assist Lamp AF Assist Lamp Slow shutter Setting Brightness Darker Digital Zoom D.ZOOMJitter More Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Colour Effect COL.EFFECT To pause Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion PicturesCursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1 Using the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Select ALL orSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start Select on to set it Setting Favourites FavoriteSelect the picture and set it Select on to set it Example When rotating clockwise Rotating the Picture RotateSelect the picture to be rotated and set it 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 Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel CancelPreventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect SET Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures Audio DUB Select the picture and set it Select the size and set it Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting isResizing the Pictures Resize Select the picture to trim and set Select YES or no and set itTrimming the Pictures Enlarge or decrease the picture Clean-up Clean UP Select YES to start the clean-up During formatting, do not turn the camera off Initializing the Card FormatSelect YES to format Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures with AV cable suppliedTurn the camera and the TV off Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB ModeSelect USB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP Connecting to a PC This message appears during data transferWindows Macintosh PictBridge PTP setting Folder CompositionDcim Misc Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P82PICTURE. P96 PICTURE. P97 Set the print settings Select a picture to be printedPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Select Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof PictureLayout Dpof picture Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance Screen Display Recording Recording in simple mode Playback Favourites P79 102 Charger When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery Message Display Folder Cannot be Created Read Error Please Check the CardWrite Error Please Check the Card Troubleshooting Recording Picture cannot be recordedSubject is not focused properly Recorded picture is blurred Motion picture recording stops in the middle Screen is too bright or darkSome pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Noise appears on the LCD monitor Set USB Mode to PictBridge PTP. P92 Picture is not played backCard is not recognised by the PC Is the printer supporting PictBridge? Setting for the auto review function is disabled Clock setting is resetOthers Unreadable language was selected by mistake AF assist lamp does not turn on Power Source Power ConsumptionMetering mode Digital Camera AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0S74