Take a picture, Normal recording | Panasonic DMC-FX9GN specs

Recording pictures (basic)

∫ Normal recording

3 Take a picture.

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Select normal picture mode [].

OFF ON

2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway.

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•B: Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

		When the	When the
		subject is not	subject is
		focused	focused
	Focus	Blink (green)	On (green)
	indication	Blink (green)	On (green)
	indication

	AF area	White to red	Turns from
		or no AF area	white to green

	Sound	Beeps 4 times	Beeps 2 times

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•A: Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed.

•When 5-area-focusing or 3-area-focusing (High speed) is used for AF mode, the AF area will not appear until the subject is brought into focus. (P72)

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Panasonic DMC-FX9GN operating instructions Take a picture, Turn the camera on Select normal picture mode, Normal recording

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer Before Use If you will not be using the camera for a long time About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upAbout the Lens 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 Before using your camera, check the contents Standard AccessoriesCD-ROM 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 Monitor Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting methodAuto Review Volume NO.RESETEconomy Beep Beep Level Video OUT Language Recording mode P28 Simple mode P32Playback mode P46 About the LCD Monitor Recording guide line Example of histogram HistogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Taking Pictures Take a picture Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeNormal recording When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights Press the shutter button fullyNight Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Candle Light P60 Party P61 Jitter camera shake FocusingDirection detection function 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 Zoom Audio RECCOL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ 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 Cm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m Available flash settings by recording modeISO80 60 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Select the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timerTake the picture 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 Select the pictures Multi PlaybackExamples of 16 screens and 25 screens 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 Select the pictures to be deleted Only when selecting Multi DeleteDelete the pictures 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 Night Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Scene modeSelf Portrait P63 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible Food mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashReduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto 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 Shutter speed ISO Sensitivity SensitivityNoise 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 Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1 Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion PicturesTo pause Using the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Select ALL orSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start Select the picture and set it Setting Favourites FavoriteSelect on to 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 Resizing the Pictures Resize Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting isSelect the picture and set it Select the size and set it Trimming the Pictures Select YES or no and set itSelect the picture to trim and set Enlarge or decrease the picture Clean-up Clean UP Select YES to start the clean-up Select YES to format Initializing the Card FormatDuring formatting, do not turn the camera off 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 Dispose of an unusable battery When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesCharger Message Display Write Error Please Check the Card Read Error Please Check the CardFolder Cannot be Created 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