Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer | Panasonic DMC-FZ5PP

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.

U.S.A. CONSUMERS ONLY

Notice:

This product has parts that contain a small amount of mercury. It also contains lead in some components. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance: <http://www.eiae.org.>

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-FZ5PP, DMC-FZ4PP operating instructions Information for Your Safety, Dear Customer

Contents

DMC-FZ4PP Information for Your Safety Dear Customer DMC-FZ4 FCC Note U.S. onlyDMC-FZ5 About the Lens If you will not be using the camera for a long time About illustrations of the cursor button About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions Contents Slide Show Rotate DispDpof Print Trimming Standard Accessories CD-ROM Names of the Components 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 20 21 Play back the pictures Charge the battery. P13Quick Guide Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the battery 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 Memory Lens Cap supplied Attaching the Lens Cap/StrapPass the string through the hole on the lens cap Strap supplied Attaching the Lens Hood Lock Temporarily storing the lens hood 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 MONITOR/VIEWFINDER Soft operational sound Volume DMC-FZ5 onlyNo operational sound Loud operational sound Reset Playback mode only P95 Ntsc Video output is set to Ntsc Simple mode P35 Recording mode P31Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder Playback mode P50 Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentAdjust the diopter, rotating the diopter adjustment dial Monitor priority Histogram Example of histogram Taking Pictures Program AE Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to program AE modeTake a picture AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Night SCENERY, Night Direction detection function FocusingJitter camera shake Exposure 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 COL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Flip Anim PICT.SIZE QualityCONT.AF Enlarge and shift the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress To make subjects appear closer use Tele Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear further away use Wide Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ISO80 Available flash settings by recording modeISO64 Adjusting flash output Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSelect the self-timer mode Properly exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket MODE2 Optical Image StabilizerOptical image stabilizer button OFF 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 To return to the normal playback Select the pictures Switch to multi screenPictures Multi Playback To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Shift the picture Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Zoom Delete the picture Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select Multi Delete Select ALL Delete Delete the picturesDelete all of the pictures To delete all 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 Manual Exposure Assistance Recording pictures advanced Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE 2000 F8.0 Tele-macro function Macro modeFocus range Press the shutter button fully to start the recording Motion image modeSelect Motion Rate Available recording time seconds You cannot record audio on DMC-FZ4 Scene mode Night Scenery P65 Night Portrait P66 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 P75 White Balance W.BALANCE Auto White Balance About the white balance Setting the White Balance manually White setAbout the white balance fine adjustment ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity ISO sensitivity 400 Resize Trimming Picture Size PICT.SIZEHdtv Audio Recording Audio REC Metering Mode Metering Mode AF Mode AF Mode High speed AF H mode Procedure for recording with prefocus using Focus button Continuous AF CONT.AF AF Assist Lamp AF Assist Lamp Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Flip Animation Flip Anim Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJColor Effect COL.EFFECT Capture images for flip animation Select Flip AnimSelect Image Capture Select Create Motion Image Deleting all still images used to create flip animation Select Frame Rate and set the number of framesSelect Create Motion Image and create a flip animation Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images To pause Using the Play mode menu Rotating the Picture Rotate Example When rotating clockwiseSelect on to set it Select the picture to be rotated and set it Select the direction to rotate the picture Setting the Picture to be Printed and the NumberSelect SINGLE, Multi or Cancel To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the date SET CancelPreventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Select Start Playing Back with Slide ShowSet the items of the Slide Show By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Select the picture and start audio recording SD Slide Show Select the picture and set it Stop audio recordingResizing the Pictures Resize Select the size and set it Select the picture to trim and set it Select YES or no and set itTrimming the Pictures Enlarge or decrease the picture Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set Initializing the Card Format Select YES to format Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with Supplied cable Select USB Mode Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterUSB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP Macintosh Connecting to a PCWindows Dcim PictBridge PTP settingFolder Composition Misc Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Select a picture to be printed Set the print settings100 Single picture Select Dpof Picture 101Select Print Start and then print out the picture Dpof picture Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 102 MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density Using the MC Protector/ND Filter103 Recording Screen Display104 Recording in simple mode 105 106 Playback 107 108 When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery Charger Message Display 109 Troubleshooting 110 111 112 113 114 115 Digital Camera Accessory System 116 For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form117 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 118 119 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service 120 121 Customer Services Directory For USA OnlyCentralized Factory Servicenter Index 122 123 Numerics Cargue la batería Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español124 Reproduzca las imágenes 125 126 127 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Panasonic Canada Inc