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Contents

Before Use

Recording pictures (advanced)

Information for Your Safety	2
About These Operating Instructions	5
Preparation
Standard Accessories	8
Names of the Components	10
Quick Guide	12
Charging the Battery with the Charger ...	13
About the Battery	14
Inserting/Removing the Battery	15
Inserting/Removing the Card	16
About the Card	17
Approximate number of recordable
pictures and the size	18
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap	19
Attaching the Lens Hood	20
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	22
Setup Menu	24
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder	28
Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures	31
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode	36
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review)	39
Using the Optical Zoom	40
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash	41
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	44
Compensating the Exposure	45
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket	46
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode	47
Playback (basic)
Playing Back Pictures	48
9 Pictures Multi Playback	49
Using the Playback Zoom	50
Deleting Pictures	51

Using the Mode Dial	53
• Aperture-priority AE	53
• Shutter-priority AE	54
• Manual exposure	55
• Macro mode	58
• Motion image mode	58
• Scene mode	60
– Portrait mode	61
– Sports Mode	61
– Scenery mode	62
– Night scenery mode	62
– Night portrait mode	63
– Panning mode	63
– Fireworks mode	64
– Party mode	65
– Snow mode	66
Using the [REC] mode menu	67
• White Balance [W.BALANCE]	68
• ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY]	70
• Picture Size [PICT.SIZE]	70
• Quality [QUALITY]	71
• Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.]	71
• Metering Mode
[METERING MODE]	72
• AF Mode [AF MODE]	72
• Continuous AF [CONT.AF]	73
• AF Trigger [AF TRIGGER]	74
• AF Assist Lamp
[AF ASSIST LAMP]	75
• Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM]	76
• Color Effect [COL.EFFECT]	76
• Picture Adjustment [PICT.ADJ.]	76
• Optical Image Stabilizer
[STABILIZER]	77
• Flip Animation [FLIP ANIM.]	77

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Panasonic DMC-FZ3PP operating instructions Contents

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Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note U.S. only DMC-FZ3 If you will not be using the camera for Long time About the Lens About These Operating Instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Audio DUB Dpof PrintSlide Show Trimming SD Memory Card 8 MB RP-SD008B Standard AccessoriesBattery Pack CGA-S002A AV Cable K1HA08CD0002 USB Connection Cable K1HA08CD0001 Preparation Names of the Components 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 19 20 Quick Guide Charge the battery. P13Insert the battery and the card. P15 Turn the camera on to take pictures Detach the battery Charging the Battery with the ChargerAttach the battery to the charger Connect the charger to the electrical outlet About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Slide the card/battery door to open it Inserting/Removing the Card About handling a card Access to the cardAbout the Card SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Lens Cap Attaching the Lens Cap/StrapPass the string through the hole on the lens cap Strap Attaching the Lens Hood Temporarily storing the lens hood Initial setting Setting Date/Time Clock SetSelect Clock SET from the Setup menu. P24 Set date and time Preparation Setup Menu Menu Functions 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Soft operational sound Set to select the volume of operational soundNo operational sound Loud operational sound Scene Menu OFFLanguage Playback mode P48 Simple mode P36Recording mode P32 About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentAdjust the diopter, rotating the diopter adjustment dial Monitor priority Histogram Example of histogram Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to program AE mode Take a pictureProgram AE Correct posture for taking good pictures When recording with LCD Monitor ViewfinderAF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Position of feet Focusing Jitter camera shakeExposure Recording pictures basic Select the desired item and set the desired value Taking Pictures in Simple ModeSettings in Simple mode PICT.MODE Mail Other Settings in Simple mode AutoMODE1 PICT.SIZE Quality Audio REC CONT.AF COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Flip Anim Checking the Recorded Picture Review PressEnlarge and shift the picture Using the Optical Zoom To make subjects appear closer use TeleTo make subjects appear further away use Wide To open the flash Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash setting To close the flash Available flash settings by recording mode Shutter speed for each flash mode Flash modeISO80 Adjusting flash output Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Switch the self-timer settingFocus on the subject to take the picture Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly Exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Switch the burst mode setting to record picturesNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Select the pictures Switch to multi screenPictures Multi Playback To return to the normal playback Shift the picture Using the Playback ZoomEnlarge the picture To delete a picture during the playback zoom Delete the picture Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select Multi Delete Delete all of the pictures Delete the picturesSelect ALL Delete To delete all pictures Using the Mode Dial Aperture-priority AESet the aperture value and take the picture Shutter-priority AE Set the shutter speed and take the picture Press the shutter button halfway Manual exposure Take the pictureSet the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual Exposure Assistance Recording pictures advanced Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Shutter Speed SecManual exposure Macro mode Motion image mode Select Motion RateFocus range Press the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time seconds Scene mode Night Scenery P62Night Portrait P63 Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective Technique for Sports mode Scenery mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Technique for Panning mode Fireworks mode Party mode Technique for Party mode Snow mode Using the REC mode menu Metering Mode P72 White Balance W.BALANCE Auto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually White set About the white balance fine adjustmentAbout the white balance ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity Picture Size PICT.SIZE ISO sensitivity 400Hdtv Quality Quality Audio Recording Audio REC Audio REC Rotate Audio DUB Resize Trimming Metering Mode Metering Mode Continuous AF CONT.AF Procedure for recording with prefocus using Focus button AF Trigger AF Trigger AF Assist Lamp OFF Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Optical Image Stabilizer Flip Animation Flip AnimMODE2 Select Image Capture Select Flip AnimCapture images for flip animation Select Create Motion Image Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames Select Create Motion Image and create a flip animationDeleting all still images used to create flip animation Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images To pause Select the picture to be rotated and set it Using the Play mode menuRotating the Picture Rotate Select Rotate Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number Select Dpof PRINT, then select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the date Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Select PROTECT, then select SINGLE, Multi or CancelCancel SET Playing Back with Slide Show Select Slide SHOW, then select ALL or DpofSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stopsSD Slide Show Adding Audio to Recorded Stop audio recording Select Audio DUBSelect the picture and start audio recording Select the picture and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect Resize Select the size and set it Select YES or no and set it Trimming the PicturesSelect Trimming Select the picture to trim and set it Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to setEnlarge or decrease the picture Initializing the Card Format Select FormatSelect YES to format Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen Playing back pictures with AV cable suppliedPlayback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot Select USB Mode Before Connecting with USB Connection CableUSB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP When using Windows 98/98 SE Message Connecting to a PC Macintosh About PictBridge PTP settingPC Windows PictBridge PTP Windows Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer PICTURE. P99PICTURE. P98 Set the print settings Select a picture to be printedSingle picture Select Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof PictureDpof picture Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance When printing with PictBridge Using the MC Protector/ND Filter MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density Screen Display Recording Recording in simple mode 1000 DEC Playback Enlarge 105 Dispose of an unusable battery BatteryWhen you go out, bring charged spare batteries Charger Export Misc PRIVATE1 Printing pictures recorded with Hdtv modeFolder Composition To print pictures with ends Mode Dial is not in the Proper Position Message Display Troubleshooting Easier to focus on a subject Sound is caused by automatic adjustmentDark places, the AF assist lamp P75 lights red to make it Pictures are not affected Cut out Picture size to Hdtv1920k1080 pixels are Not around the subject Specifications Operating Temperature DimensionsWeight Battery Charger Panasonic DE-993B Digital Camera Accessory System Accessory# Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Request for Service Notice For USA Only Limited Warranty For USA Only Limited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service Customer Services Directory For USA Only Centralized Factory Servicenter Index Brightness of the LCD Monitor NO.RESET Ntsc PTP Encienda la cámara para sacar las imágenes Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en españolCargue la batería Inserte la batería y la tarjeta Memo Panasonic Canada Inc