Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer | Panasonic DMC-FX9GN

Before Use

Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference.

Information for Your Safety

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

•Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.

•SD Logo is a trademark.

•Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.

IF THE POWER CORD OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS DAMAGED, IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY APPROVED POWER CORD.

THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Panasonic DMC-FX9GN operating instructions Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer

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 About illustrations in these operating instructions When you press the 4 buttonAbout These Operating Instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Dpof Print Slide ShowRotate Disp Audio DUB CD-ROM Standard AccessoriesBefore using your camera, check the contents Names of the Components Zoom Lever P36, 70 Camera ON/OFF Switch P11Mode Dial P27 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P43 Play back the pictures Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Set the clock. P19 Not charged. Charge the battery before Charging the Battery with the ChargerDetach the battery after charging Is completed About the Battery charging/number of recordable pictures 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 Aspect Ratio Picture 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 Auto Review Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting methodMonitor Economy VolumeNO.RESET Beep Beep Level Video OUT Language Playback mode P46 Recording mode P28Simple mode P32 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 Night Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Candle Light P60 When the subject is focused, the focus indication lightsPress the shutter button fully Party P61 Direction detection function FocusingJitter camera shake 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 COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Audio RECZoom Enlarge and shift the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 4 REV 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Taking pictures using digital zoom Using the Optical ZoomTaking pictures using the extra optical zoom EZ 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 Compensate the exposure toward positive Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer MODE1 Setting and then take pictures Press the single or burst modeButton to switch the burst mode 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 Shift the picture Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Zoom Delete the picture Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select Multi Delete or ALL Delete Delete the pictures Only when selecting Multi DeleteSelect the pictures to be deleted Select PICT.MODE Using the Mode DialMacro mode Motion picture 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 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 About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White setAdjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance Noise ISO Sensitivity SensitivityShutter speed Picture Size PICT.SIZE Extra optical zoom mechanism Times. However, if you select a pictureBe extended as shown below 35 mm Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification Audio Recording Audio REC Area-focusing Spot-focusing AF Assist Lamp AF Assist Lamp Jitter Slow shutter Setting Brightness DarkerDigital Zoom D.ZOOM 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 Set the items of the Slide Show Playing Back with Slide ShowSelect ALL or Select Start Select on to set it Setting Favourites FavoriteSelect the picture and set it 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 Select SINGLE, Multi or CancelCancel 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 Turn the camera and the TV off Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with AV cable supplied Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot 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 Dcim PictBridge PTP settingFolder Composition Misc PICTURE. P96 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant PrinterWhen the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P82 PICTURE. P97 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 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 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 picture recording stops in the middleScreen is too bright or dark Noise appears on the LCD monitor Card is not recognised by the PC Set USB Mode to PictBridge PTP. P92Picture is not played back Is the printer supporting PictBridge? 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 Metering mode Power SourcePower Consumption Digital Camera AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0S74