Model No.DMC-FZ20PP
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Before use, please read these instructions completely
Information for Your Safety
Dear Customer
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∫ If you will not be using the camera for a long time
∫ Care for the camera
∫ About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
∫ About the Lens
About These Operating Instructions
Compensating the Exposure
About illustrations in these operating instructions
∫ About illustrations of the cursor button
Contents
Before Use
Recording pictures advanced
Recording pictures basic
Playback advanced
Connecting to a PC or Printer
Others
Standard Accessories
∫ Battery Pack CGA-S002A
Battery Charger DE-993B
∫ SD Memory Card 16 MB RP-SD016B
∫ Lens Hood Adaptor VYQ3213 Black VYQ3226 Silver
∫ Lens Cap VYK0W96 ∫ Strap VFC4078 ∫ Lens Hood VYQ3234
Preparation
Names of the Components
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16
20 21 22
18 MF Ring P65 19 Zoom Lever P38 20 Hot Shoe P81 21 Mode Dial P31
1 Charge the battery. P13
2 Insert the battery and the card. P15
Quick Guide
3 Turn the camera on to take pictures
Charging the Battery with the Charger
1 Attach the battery to the charger
3 Detach the battery
2 Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
About the Battery
Battery indication
∫ The lifetime of the battery
Playback time when using the LCD monitor
Inserting/Removing the Battery
1 Slide the card/battery door to open it
2 Insert Insert the charged battery until it clicks Remove
Slide the lock 1 to remove the battery
Inserting/Removing the Card
2 Insert
Remove Push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright
1 Slide the card/battery door to open it
About the Card
∫ Access to the card
∫ About handling a card
∫ SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
1 Attach the lens cap
1 Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eyelet
2 Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap
Attaching the Lens Hood
1 1 Detach the lens ring 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor
2 Attach the lens hood 1 Place the camera upside down
2 Catch the hook on the lens hood adaptor 3 Push the lens hood
2 Attach the lens cap
1 Remove the lens hood, reverse it and then attach it again
1 Place the camera upside down 2 Catch the hook on the lens
hood adaptor 3 Push the lens hood 4 Align the marks as illustrated
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
SETUP menu. P24
1 Select CLOCK SET from the
2 Set date and time
You can set the year from 2000 to 2099. The 24-hour system is used
Setup Menu
3 Select the SETUP Menu
1 Turn the camera on
2 Press the MENU button
Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor when pictures appear
on the LCD monitor or Viewfinder when pictures appear on the
When using pictures with audio, the auto review function works
When Viewfinder is selected in the recording mode while setting
Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from
When you insert a formatted card or a new card and select this
Menu
Functions
Menu
Functions
ENGLISH English
DEUTSCH German
In recording mode P32
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
In playback mode P46
∫ Diopter adjustment
Adjust the diopter, rotating the diopter adjustment dial
∫ Out-of-frame display
∫ Recording guide line
∫ Histogram
Example of histogram
Taking Pictures
∫ The Mode Dial
Program AE mode P32
Aperture-priority AE P51
3 Slide the focus switch to AF
1 1 Turn the camera on 2 Set the mode dial to program AE mode
3 Take a picture
∫ Program AE
Correct posture for taking good pictures
∫ AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure
Position of feet
∫ Jitter camera shake
∫ Focusing
∫ Exposure
∫ Program shift
∫ Example of Program shift
1 Press
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
2 Enlarge and shift the picture
∫ To make subjects appear closer use Tele
Using the Optical Zoom
∫ To make subjects appear further away use Wide
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
∫ Switching to the appropriate flash setting
∫ To open the flash
∫ To close the flash
∫ Available flash settings by recording mode
∫ The available flash range to take pictures
ISO sensitivity
Available flash control range
1 Press 3 several times until
FLASH appears and then set the flash output
∫ Adjusting flash output
Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or any other items
1 Switch the self-timer setting
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
2 Focus on the subject to take the picture
Compensating the Exposure
EXPOSURE appears and then compensate the exposure
1 Press 3 several times until
Under exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
1 Press 3 several times until
1 Switch the burst mode setting to record pictures
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
∫ Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
1 Select the picture
Playing Back Pictures
1000001
1 Switch to multi screen
9 Pictures Multi Playback
1 2 4 5 7 8
2 Select the pictures
Using the Playback Zoom
1 Enlarge the picture
2 Shift the picture
∫ To delete a picture during the playback zoom
Deleting Pictures
1 Select the picture to be deleted
2 Delete the picture
1 Select MULTI DELETE
3 Delete the pictures
1 Select ALL DELETE
2 Delete all of the pictures
∫ To delete all pictures
Aperture-priority AE
Using the Mode Dial
1 Set the aperture value and take the picture
Shutter-priority AE
1 Set the shutter speed and take the picture
Manual exposure
3 Take the picture
1 Set the aperture value and the shutter speed
2 Press the shutter button halfway
You cannot set the following items in manual exposure
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE
Shutter Speed Sec
Shutter-priority AE
Available Shutter Speed Sec
Macro mode
Motion image mode
1 Select MOTION RATE
∫ Focus range
2 Press the shutter button halfway
3 Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
∫ Available recording time seconds
SCN1 SCN2 Scene mode
Portrait mode
Sports Mode
∫ Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective
∫ Technique for Sports mode
Night scenery mode
Scenery mode
∫ Technique for Night scenery mode
Night portrait mode
Panning mode
∫ Technique for Night portrait mode
∫ Technique for Panning mode
Fireworks mode
Party mode
∫ Technique for Party mode
Snow mode
The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO
Recording pictures advanced
2560
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
3 The MF assistance appears on the center of the screen
∫ Prefocus
One shot AF
Using the REC mode menu
White Balance W.BALANCE
∫ Auto White Balance
∫ Setting the White Balance manually White set
∫ Finely Adjusting the White Balance White Balance Fine Adjustment
About the white balance fine adjustment
About the white balance
Picture Size PICT.SIZE
ISO Sensitivity SENSITIVITY
ISO sensitivity
Audio Recording AUDIO REC
Quality QUALITY
AF Mode AF MODE
Metering Mode
METERING MODE
Continuous AF CONT.AF
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
AF Assist Lamp
AF ASSIST LAMP
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ
Color Effect COL.EFFECT
SHARPNESS
SATURATION
Flip Animation FLIP ANIM
Optical Image Stabilizer
STABILIZER
1 Select FLIP ANIM
2 Select IMAGE CAPTURE
3 Capture images for flip animation
4 Select CREATE MOTION IMAGE
6 Select CREATE MOTION IMAGE and create a flip animation
5 Select FRAME RATE and set the number of frames
Deleting all still images used to create flip animation
Conversion Lens CONVERSION
1 Remove the lens cap and the lens ring
2 Attach the tele conversion lens 1 or wide conversion lens
3 Turn the camera on and select
When using the conversion lens
Recordable range when using the conversion lens
When using the tele conversion lens We recommend using a tripod
2 Select PRESET or MANUAL and turn the external flash on
External Flash EXT.FLASH
1 Attach the external flash to the hot shoe 1 and turn the camera on
∫ Switch the external flash setting
∫ Settings on the external flash
External Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH BURST
∫ Burst speed
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images
∫ Pictures with audio
Select the picture with audio icon and play back the audio
1000001
Using the PLAY mode menu
Rotating the Picture ROTATE
2 Select the picture to be rotated and set it
1 Select ROTATE
1 Select DPOF PRINT, then select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL
Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of
Prints DPOF PRINT
∫ Single setting Select the picture and set the number of prints
Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of prints
∫ To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
∫ To print the date
1 Select PROTECT, then select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture PROTECT
∫ Single setting Select the picture and set/cancel the protection
1000001
Playing Back with Slide Show
1 Select SLIDE SHOW, then select ALL or DPOF
2 Set the items of the Slide Show
SLIDE SHOW
4 By pressing the MENU button, the Slide Show stops
3 Select START
∫ SD Slide Show
Adding Audio to Recorded
3 Stop audio recording
1 Select AUDIO DUB
2 Select the picture and start audio recording
Resizing the Pictures RESIZE
1 Select RESIZE
2 Select the picture and set it
3 Select the size and set it
4 Select YES or NO and set it
Trimming the Pictures
1 Select TRIMMING
TRIMMING
2 Select the picture to trim and set
4 Shift the picture and press the
shutter button to set
3 Enlarge or decrease the picture
Initializing the Card FORMAT
1 Select FORMAT
2 Select YES to format
Playback advanced
Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen
3 Turn the TV on and select external input
4 Turn the camera on and then set the mode dial to playback mode
∫ Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied
Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable
USB MODE
1 Select USB MODE
2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP
∫ When using Windows 98/98 SE
Message
Software needed for the USB device “DMC-FZ20” is not
PictBridge
1 Turn the camera on and set the USB MODE according to the OS you use
Connecting to a PC
2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied
∫ About PictBridge PTP setting
∫ PC Windows
Macintosh
∫ PictBridge PTP Windows
1 Turn the camera on and then set the USB mode to PictBridge PTP. P96
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
2 Turn on the printer
2 Set the print settings
1 Select a picture to be printed
∫ Single picture
1000001
3 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture
1 Select DPOF PICTURE
2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture
∫ PAGE LAYOUT
∫ Setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
When printing with PictBridge
cable when the cable disconnection warning icon is indicated
Using the MC Protector/ND Filter
3 Attach the MC protector A or the ND filter B
2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P20
1 Remove the lens cap and the lens ring
Using the Remote Shutter
2 Focus on the subject and take a picture
Screen Display
F2.8
1/25
∫ In recording
F2.8 1/25
1000001
1000 DEC
1/19
Cautions for Use
Do not use benzine, thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera
∫ Optimal Use of the Camera
Do not extend the cords and the cables
Battery
When you go out, bring charged spare batteries
Dispose of an unusable battery
∫ Condensation When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up
∫ Card
Do not bend or drop the card
∫ Folder Composition
∫ Printing pictures recorded with HDTV mode
Message Display
MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?
MEMORY CARD ERROR
READ ERROR
Troubleshooting
Conditions
Causes
on, it turns off
When connecting to a
The clock setting is
reset
movement when it is
Conditions
Causes
picture size to HDTV
1920k1080 pixels are
Specifications
Power Source
Power Consumption
Digital Camera
Dimensions
Weight
Operating Temperature
Battery Charger
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Index
Numerics
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
1 Cargue la batería
3 Encienda la cámara para sacar las imágenes
2 Inserte la batería y la tarjeta
MEMO
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