Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer | Panasonic DMC-FZ30PP

Before Use

Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference.

Information for Your Safety

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

•Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.

•SD Logo is a trademark.

•Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.

THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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A lithium ion/polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ30PP operating instructions Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note U.S. only DMC-FZ30 Before Use If you will not be using the camera for a long time About the Lens About illustrations in these operating instructions About These Operating InstructionsAbout indications in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Rotate Disp Metering ModeSlide Show Dpof Print CGR-S006A Standard AccessoriesRP-SD032B VYK1P30 AF Assist Lamp P90 Self-timer Indicator P53Lens P5 Flash P49 Tripod is stable with the camera Attached to it Charging the Battery with the Charger About the Battery Charging/number of recordable pictures Inserting/Removing the Battery Check that the camera is turned off Close the flash Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted Inserting/Removing the CardSlide the card door to open it About the Card Strap Eyelet Removing the Lens Cap/Attaching the StrapPinch the lens cap and remove it Pass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap Make sure the lens hood is properly attached When attaching the lens hoodAttaching/Removing the Lens Hood Attach the lens cap Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached Select M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D Setting Date/Time Clock SetInitial setting Set date and time About the Setup Menu Auto Review Setup menu Refer to P21 for the setting methodMONITOR/VIEWFINDER Play on LCD Shutter VolumeBeep Clock SET Highlight ResetUSB Mode Video OUT About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Switching the LCD monitor/ ViewfinderRecording mode P37 LCD Monitor Playback mode P59You can switch between the LCD monitor and the Viewfinder Taking pictures at a normal angle About the Viewfinder You can use the LCD monitor onlyLCD monitor rotation direction Direction detection function Recording guide line Diopter adjustmentOut-of-frame display Highlight display Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram HistogramExample of histogram Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Quality 5M EZ Indicated zoom magnification is an approximation Using the Optical ZoomAbout the zoom Zoom ring Digital zoom and extended optical Zoom can be used together Using the Digital ZoomUsing the Extended Optical Zoom EZ P34 Picture size and maximum zoom magnification± Available, Not available Extended optical zoom mechanism Mode Dial SCN Take a picture Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to program AE modeTaking Pictures Program AE Press the shutter button fully When the subject is focused, the focus indication lightsFocusing Fireworks P77 Jitter camera shakeNight Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74 Candle Light P76 Program shift Example of Program shift AE Lock Button Exposure Taking Pictures in Auto Mode Auto Mode Settings COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Flash Output Adjustment ZoomAudio REC AE Lock Enlarge and shift the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 4 REV 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Focus range Set the focus switch to AF MacroTaking Close-up Pictures AF Macro Taking Pictures with Manual Focus MF assistance appears on the center of the screen Technique for Manual focus When pressing the shutter button halfwayMF Assist One shot AF Prefocus Changing the zoom area Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ISO80 Available flash settings by recording mode30 cm 0.98 feet to 7.0 m 30 cm 0.98 feet to 5.3 m Feet Adjusting flash output 30 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSelect the self-timer mode Compensate the exposure toward positive Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket MODE2 Optical Image StabilizerMODE1 Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Taking Pictures using Burst ModeSelect the burst mode When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Screens Select the picturesExamples of 16 screens and 25 screens To return to the normal playback To delete a picture during playback zoom Using the Playback ZoomShift the picture Delete the picture Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture Select the pictures to be deleted Delete the pictures Set the aperture value and take the picture Using the Mode DialAperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE Set the shutter speed and take the picture Press the shutter button halfway Manual exposureSet the aperture value and the shutter speed Aperture value Shutter speed Recording pictures advanced Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Manual exposure When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Motion picture modeThis mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio Select PICT.MODE Available recording time seconds VGA Qvga Scene Mode menu Night Portrait P74 Night Scenery P74 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom ring to Tele as far as possible Food mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash. P49 Technique for Night scenery mode Age display setting Birthday setting Soft skin mode Technique for Candle light mode Party mode Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P49 Snow mode Press 3/4 to select the exposure time and press Technique for Starry sky modeSetting the shutter speed Panning mode Technique for Panning mode Conversion P95 Using the REC mode menuMetering Mode P87 Auto White Balance REC mode menu Refer to P81 for the setting methodWhite Balance W.BALANCE About the white balance Setting the White Balance manually White setAbout the white balance fine adjustment Is insufficient Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark ISO Sensitivity SensitivityISO sensitivity 400 Noise When the aspect ratio is Picture Size PICT.SIZE Quality Quality Audio DUB Resize Trimming Metering Mode Audio Recording Audio REC High speed AF H mode AF Mode AF ModeArea-focusing Camera focuses on any Selecting the AF area When selecting 1-area-focusing orSet the Focus switch to AF or AF Macro AF Assist Lamp Auto mode , the CONT.AF setting is fixed to OFFContinuous AF CONT.AF AF assist lamp does not turn Cool Digital Zoom D.ZOOMColor Effect COL.EFFECT Warm LOW Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip AnimContrast High Noise High Select Create Motion Select Flip Anim Capture images for flip animationSelect Picture Capture 5fps Select Frame Rate and set the number of framesSelect Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation 10fps Set to or Conversion LensConversion Rotate the lens slowly and carefully OFF Set to Tele or Wide Recordable range when using the conversion lensTime required for focusing may become longer than usual Stabilizer function may not work sufficiently Extra Flash EXT.FLASH Switch the extra flash forced off settingIcon Setting Manual Extra Flash Burst Mode EX.FLASH Burst Cursor displayed during playback corresponds to 3/4/ 2/1 Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Pictures100 Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding Using the Play mode menu 101 102 Playing Back with Slide Show Select the picture and set it Setting Favorites Favorite103 Select on to set it 104 Rotating the Picture Rotate Example When rotating clockwise105 Select the picture to be rotated and set it Select SINGLE, Multi or Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number106 To print the date To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings107 Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel108 Recording 109Adding Audio to Recorded Resizing the Pictures Resize Are displayed When the aspect ratio setting is110 Select the size and set it Trimming the Pictures 111Select YES or no and set it Select the picture to trim and set Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set 112Enlarge or decrease the picture 113 Aspect ratio conversion 114 Clean-up Clean UPSelect YES to start the clean-up Select YES to format 115Initializing the Card Format During formatting, do not turn the camera off Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen116 Turn the camera and the TV off Select USB Mode Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterUSB Mode 117 Windows Connecting to a PC118 Macintosh Conditions under which a different folder number is used 119Folder Composition PictBridge PTP setting 120 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer 121 Select a picture to be printed Set the print settings122 Select Dpof Picture 123Select Print Start and then print out the picture Layout Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 124 Focus on the subject and take a picture Using the Remote Shutter125 MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density Using the MC Protector/ND Filter126 25 24 23 21 20 19 Backlight 21 17 19, 24 11, 23 1275 6 7 Recording 128 Flip animation P92 Favorites P103 129 130 When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery Charger Message Display 131 132 Read Error Please Check the CardWrite Error Please Check the Card Folder Cannot be Created Troubleshooting 133 134 135 136 137 AV OUT/DIGITAL 138Remote Digital Camera Accessory System 139 For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form140 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 141 142 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service 143 144 Customer Services Directory For USA OnlyCentralized Factory Servicenter Index 145 146 Numerics Inserte la batería y la tarjeta Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español147 Reproduzca las imágenes Panasonic Canada Inc One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3