Audio REC, Zoom, Col.Effect Pict.Adj | Panasonic DMC-FX9GN guide

Recording pictures (basic)

∫The Backlight Compensation Backlight is a situation where light comes from the back of subjects. Subjects such as people become dark when pictures are recorded in backlight. If you press 3, [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication) appears and the backlight compensation function is activated. This function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture.

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BACKLIGHT

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•With [4qk6q/10k15cm] or [E-MAIL] in [PICT.MODE], the extra optical zoom is activated and the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 4.1k. (P70)

•The settings on the simple mode are not applied to other recording modes except [CLOCK SET] and [BEEP].

•The setting on [MONITOR] (P21), [BEEP TONE] (P22), [SHUTTER] (P22), [NO.RESET] (P22) and [LANGUAGE] (P23) in the [SETUP] menu also affects the simple mode.

•You cannot use the following functions in the simple mode.

–White balance fine adjustment

–Exposure compensation

–Auto bracket

–[AUDIO REC.]

–[D.ZOOM]

–[COL.EFFECT]

–[PICT.ADJ.]

BACKLIGHT

•If you press 3 while [ ] is displayed, [ ] disappears and the backlight compensation function is cancelled.

•When you use the backlight compensation function, we recommend using the flash.

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Panasonic DMC-FX9GN operating instructions Audio REC, Zoom, Col.Effect Pict.Adj

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 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 Before using your camera, check the contents Standard AccessoriesCD-ROM 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 Monitor Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting methodAuto Review Economy VolumeNO.RESET Beep Beep Level Video OUT Language Playback mode P46 Recording mode P28Simple mode P32 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 Night Portrait P58 Night Scenery P58 Candle Light P60 When the subject is focused, the focus indication lightsPress the shutter button fully Party P61 Jitter camera shake FocusingDirection 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 Audio RECCOL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ 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 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 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 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 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 Select the pictures to be deleted Only when selecting Multi DeleteDelete the pictures 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 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 About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White setAdjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance Shutter speed ISO Sensitivity SensitivityNoise 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 Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1 Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion PicturesTo pause Using the Play mode menu Set the items of the Slide Show Playing Back with Slide ShowSelect ALL or Select Start Select the picture and set it Setting Favourites FavoriteSelect on to 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 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 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 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 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