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