Panasonic DMC-FZ5GN About the Card

Preparation

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About the Card

∫Access to the card

When pictures are being recorded onto the

card, the card access indication lights red.

When the card access indication A lights,

pictures are being read or deleted, or the

card is formatted, do not:

•tur n the camera off.

•remove the battery or the card.

•shake or impact the camera.

The card and the data may be damaged

and the camera may not operate normally.

∫About handling a card

Store precious data to your PC (P96). The

data on the card may be damaged or lost

due to electromagnetic wave, static

electricity, breakdown of the camera or a

defective card.

•When you format the card on the PC or

other equipment, format it with the camera

again. (P93)

∫SD Memory Card (supplied) and

MultiMediaCard (option al)

The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard

are small, lightweight, removable external

cards. The reading/writing speed of an SD

Memory Card is fast. The SD Memory Card

is equipped with a Write-Protect switch A

that can inhibit writing and formatting a

card. (When the switch is slid to the [LOCK]

side, it is not possible to write or delete data

on the card and format it. When the switch

is unlocked, these functions become

available.)

SD Memory Card

On this unit, you can use SD Memory

Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB

to 1 GB).

Please confirm the latest information on the

following website.

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This Site is English only.)

•This unit support s SD Memory Cards

formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16

system based on SD Memory Card

Specifications.

•The reading/writing speed of a

MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD

Memory Card. When a MultiMediaCard is

used, the performance of certain features

may be slightly slower than advertised.

•After recording motion images using the

MultiMediaCard, the card access

indication may appear for a while, but this

is not a malfunction.

•Keep the Memory Car d out of reach of

children to prevent swallowing.

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8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB,

256MB,512MB,1GB (Maximum)

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Contents

Main Information for Your Safety CAUTION Page Page About These Operating Instructions Compensating the Exposure Contents Before Use Preparation Recording pictures (basic) Playback (basic) Playback (advanced) Connecting to a PC or Printer Others Standard Accessories Names of the Components 12 34 17 14 15 16 13 Page Quick Guide 1Charge the battery. (P12) 2Insert the battery and the card. (P14, 15) 3Turn the camera on to take pictures. 4Play back the pictures. Charging the Battery with the Charger 1Attach the battery to the charg er. 2Connect the AC cable. 3Detach the battery. About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card About the Card Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Attaching the Lens Hood , Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) 1Set date and time. 2Select [D/M/Y], [M/D/Y] or [Y/M/D]. About the Setup Menu Set the items if necessary. (Refer to P23 25 for each menu item.) 1Turn the camera on. 2Press the [MENU] button. 3Select the [SETUP] Menu. Page Page Page About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Page Page Taking Pictures M SCN S A 11Turn the camera on. 2Set the mode dial to programme AE mode [ ]. 2Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway. 3Take a picture. Page Page Page Taking Pictures in Simple Mode 1Select the desired item and set the desired value. PICT.MODE SIMPLE MODE AUTO REVIEW BEEP CLOCK SET Page Page Checking the Recorded Picture (Review) 1 Press 2Enlarge and shift the picture. Using the Optical Zoom Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Page 1Press 3 several times until [ FLASH] appears and then set the flash output. Page Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 1Select the self-timer mode. 2Take the picture. Compensating the Exposure 1Press 3 several times until [ EXPOSURE] appears and then compensate the exposure. Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 1Select the burst mode. Page Playing Back Pictures 1Select the picture. 9 Pictures Multi Playback Using the Playback Zoom 1Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] to enlarge the picture. 2Shift the picture. Deleting Pictures 1Select the picture to be deleted. 2Delete the picture. 1Select [MULTI DELETE]. 2Select the pictures to be deleted. 3Delete the pictures. 1Select [ALL DELETE]. 2Delete all of the pictures. Using the Mode Dial 1Set the aperture value and take the picture. Aperture-priority AE 1Set the shutter speed and take the picture. Shutter-priority AE 1Set the aperture value and the shutter speed. 2Press the shutter button halfway. 3Take the picture. Manual exposure Page Page Macro mode 1Select [MOTION RATE]. 2Press the shutter button halfway. 35S 3Press the shutter button fully to start the recording. Motion image mode Page Scene mode Portrait mode Sports mode Scenery mode Night scenery mode Night portrait mode Panning mode Fireworks mode Party mod e Snow mode Using the [REC] mode menu White Balance [W.BALANCE] Page ISO Sensitivity [SENSITIVITY] Picture Size Quality [PICT.SIZE] [QUALITY] Audio Recording [AUDIO REC.] Metering Mode [METERINGMODE] AF Mode [AF MODE] Continuous AF AF Trigger [CONT.AF] [AF TRIGGER] AF Assist Lamp [AFAS SIST LAMP] Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM] Colour Effect [FLIP ANIM.] Flip Animation [COL.EFFECT] Picture Adjustment 1Select [FLIP ANIM.]. 2Select [IMAGE CAPTURE]. 4Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE]. The picture size is 320k240 pixels. 3Capture images for flip animation. 5Select [FRAME RATE] and set the number of frames. 6Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE] and create a flip animation. Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images Using the [PLAY] mode menu 1Select [ON] to set it. 1Select the picture to be rotated and set it. Displaying pictures in a direction at the time of recording Rotating the Picture [ROTATE DISP.] 2Select the direction to rotate the picture. 1Select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL]. Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT] 7 10 11 12 9 8 1Select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL]. Preventing Accidental Er asure of the Picture [PROTECT] 1Set the items of the Slide Show. 2Select [START]. 3By pressing the [MENU] button, the Slide Show stops. Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] 1Select the picture and sta rt audio recording. Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures [AUDIO DUB.] Resizing the Pictures 2Stop audio recording. 1Select the picture and set it. 2Select the size and set it. [RESIZE] 3Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. 1Select the picture to trim and set it. Trimming the Pictures [TRIMMING] 2Enlarge or decrease the picture. 3Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set. 4Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. Initializing the Card 1Select [YES] to format. [FORMAT] Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer [ : USB MODE] 1Select [USB MODE]. 2Select [PC] or [PictBridge (PTP)]. Connecting to a PC 1Turn the camera on and then set [USB MODE] on the [SETUP] menu to [PC]. (P95) 2Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A (supplied). PRIVATE1 100_PANA 101_PANA 999_PANA MISC DCIM P1000001.JPG P1000002.JPG P1000999.JPG Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer 1Select a picture to be printed. 2Set the print settings. 3Select [PRINT START] and then print out the picture. 1Select [DPOF PICTURE]. 2Select [PRINT START] and then print out the picture. Page Using the MC Protector/ND Filter 1Remove the lens cap. 2Attach the lens hood adaptor. (P19) 3Attach the MC protector 1 or the ND filter 2. Screen Display AF 30X 1/25F2.8 W T 1X 8 9 10 11 12 100_0001 1 10:00 1.DEC.2005 F2.8 1/25 1/19 Cautions for Use Page Message Display Troubleshooting Page Page Specifications