Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN instruction

Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FZ30GN

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Panasonic DMC-FZ30GN operating instructions Operating Instructions

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Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety Before Use About the Lens If you will not be using the camera for a long time About indications in these operating instructions About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Extra Flash Burst Mode Audio Recording Audio REC Metering ModeAF Assist Lamp Conversion Lens RP-SD032B CGR-S006E Standard AccessoriesDE-994A K2CJ2DA00008 K1HA08CD0007 K1HA08CD0008 VFC4124 VYK1P30 Lens P4 Self-timer Indicator P52AF Assist Lamp P87 Flash P48 Tripod is stable with the camera attached to it 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 Charging the Battery with the Charger About the Battery Charging/number of recordable pictures Check that the camera is turned off Close the flash Inserting/Removing the Battery Slide the card door to open it Inserting/Removing the CardCard may be damaged if it is not fully inserted About the Card Pinch the lens cap and remove it Removing the Lens Cap/Attaching the StrapStrap Eyelet Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap Attaching/Removing the Lens Hood When attaching the lens hoodMake sure the lens hood is properly attached Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached Attach the lens cap Initial setting Setting Date/Time Clock SetChanging the clock setting Set date and time About the Setup Menu MONITOR/VIEWFINDER Setup menu Refer to P20 for the setting methodAuto Review Play on LCD NO.RESET VolumeBeep Shutter Video OUT HighlightLanguage Recording mode P36 Switching the LCD monitor/ ViewfinderAbout the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder You can switch between the LCD monitor and the Viewfinder Playback mode P58LCD Monitor Taking pictures at a normal angle LCD monitor rotation direction You can use the LCD monitor onlyAbout the Viewfinder Direction detection function Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentRecording guide line Highlight display Example of histogram HistogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Quality Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size 5M EZ About the zoom Using the Optical ZoomIndicated zoom magnification is an approximation Zoom ring Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital ZoomOptical zoom Digital zoom Digital zoom and optical zoom Can be used together ± Available, Not available Picture size and maximum zoom magnificationExtra optical zoom mechanism SCN Mode Dial Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to programme AE modeTake a picture Programme AE Focusing When the subject is focused, the focus indication lightsPress the shutter button fully Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus Jitter camera shake Starry SKY P76 When you set to a slower shutter speed P63Party P74 Programme shift AE Lock Button Example of Programme shift Exposure Auto Mode Settings Taking Pictures in Auto Mode AE Lock Flash Output Adjustment Zoom Press 4 REV Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Taking Close-up Pictures AF Macro Set the focus switch to AF MacroFocus range MF assistance appears on the centre of the screen Taking Pictures with Manual Focus MF Assist When pressing the shutter button halfwayTechnique for Manual focus One shot AF Changing the zoom area Prefocus Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Cm to 7.0 m Cm to 5.3 m Available flash settings by recording mode 30 to 1/2000 Adjusting flash output Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Select the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timerTake the picture Under exposed Compensating the ExposureCompensate the exposure toward positive Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Select the burst mode Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Select the picture Playing Back Pictures Examples of 16 screens and 25 screens Select the picturesTo return to the normal playback To delete a picture during a multi playback Rotate the front dial towards Right to enlarge the picture Using the Playback ZoomShift the picture Zoom Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture Delete the picture Delete the pictures Select the pictures to be deleted Aperture-priority AE Using the Mode DialSet the aperture value and take the picture Shutter-priority AE Set the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual exposurePress the shutter button halfway Aperture value Shutter speed Manual Exposure Assistance Manual exposure Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio Motion picture modeWhen the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Select PICT.MODE VGA Qvga Available recording time seconds Night Portrait P71 Night Scenery P72 Scene mode Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as possible Technique for Sports mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P48 Food mode Age display setting Technique for Night scenery mode Soft skin mode Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P48 Technique for Candle light mode Fireworks mode Setting the shutter speed Technique for Starry sky modePress 3/4 to select the exposure time and press Technique for Panning mode Panning mode EX.FLASH Burst P96 Displayed when an extra flash is attached Using the REC mode menu White Balance W.BALANCE REC mode menu Refer to P78 for the setting methodAuto White Balance About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White setAbout the white balance Is insufficient ISO sensitivity 400 ISO Sensitivity SensitivityUse in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark Fast Picture Size PICT.SIZE When the aspect ratio is Audio DUB Resize Trimming Quality Quality Audio Recording Audio REC Metering Mode Area-focusing Camera focuses on any AF Mode AF ModeHigh speed AF H mode Set the Focus switch to AF or When selecting 1-area-focusing orSelecting the AF area Continuous AF CONT.AF Auto mode , the CONT.AF setting is fixed to OFFAF Assist Lamp AF assist lamp does not turn Colour Effect COL.EFFECT Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip Anim Select Picture Capture Select Flip Anim Capture images for flip animationSelect Create Motion Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames5fps 10fps Conversion Conversion LensSet to or Rotate the lens slowly and carefully OFF Time required for focusing may become longer than usual Recordable range when using the conversion lensSet to Tele or Wide Icon Setting Switch the extra flash forced off settingExtra Flash EXT.FLASH Manual Settings on the extra flash Extra Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH Burst Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1 Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion PicturesFast forwarding/Fast rewinding To pause Using the Play mode menu Select ALL or Playing Back with Slide ShowSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start 100 Setting Favorites FavoriteSelect the picture and set it Select on to set it 101 102 Example When rotating clockwiseRotating the Picture Rotate Select the picture to be rotated and set it 103 Setting the Picture to be Printed and the NumberSelect SINGLE, Multi or 104 To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settingsTo print the date 105 Select SINGLE, Multi or CancelPreventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Adding Audio to Recorded 106Recording 107 Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting isResizing the Pictures Resize Select the size and set it Select YES or no and set it 108Trimming the Pictures Select the picture to trim and set Enlarge or decrease the picture 109Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set Aspect ratio conversion 110 Select YES to start the clean-up Clean-up Clean UP111 Initializing the Card Format 112Select YES to format During formatting, do not turn the camera off 113 Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with AV cable supplied Turn the camera and the TV off USB Mode Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterSelect USB Mode 114 115 Connecting to a PCWindows Macintosh Folder Composition 116Conditions under which a different folder number is used 117 PictBridge PTP setting 118 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant PrinterDisconnect the USB connection cable after printing 119 Set the print settingsSelect a picture to be printed Select Print Start and then print out the picture 120Select Dpof Picture Layout 121 Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 122 Using the Remote ShutterFocus on the subject and take a picture 123 Using the MC Protector/ND FilterMCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 5 6 7 12425 24 23 21 20 19 Backlight 21 17 19, 24 11, 23 Recording Playback 125Flip animation P89 Favorites P100 126 Dispose of an unusable battery When you go out, bring charged spare batteries127 Charger 128 Message Display Write Error Please Check the Card Read Error Please Check the Card129 Folder Cannot be Created 130 Troubleshooting 131 132 133 134 Remote 135AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0S12