Take a picture, Program AE | Panasonic DMC-FZ4PP, DMC-FZ5PP instruction

Recording pictures (basic)

∫Program AE

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

• Remove the lens cap.

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Set the mode dial to program AE mode [ ].

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OFF ON

•The power indicator (green) lights. When it blinks, the remaining battery power is low. Insert a fully charged

battery.

•The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed.

3 Take a picture.

F2.8 1/25

•B: Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

	When the	When the
	subject is not	subject is
	focused	focused
Focus	Blink (green)	On (green)
indication

AF area	Turns from	Turns from
	white to red	white to green

Sound	Beeps 4 times	Beeps 2 times

2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway.

F2.8 1/25

•A: Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

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Contents

DMC-FZ4PP Dear Customer Information for Your Safety DMC-FZ5 FCC Note U.S. onlyDMC-FZ4 About the Lens If you will not be using the camera for a long time About illustrations in these operating instructions About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations of the cursor button Contents Trimming Rotate DispDpof Print Slide Show CD-ROM Standard Accessories 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 Names of the Components 20 21 Quick Guide Charge the battery. P13Play back the pictures Detach the battery Charging the Battery with the Charger About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card Slide the card/battery door to open it SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional Access to the cardAbout the Card About handling a card Memory Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Strap supplied Attaching the Lens Cap/StrapPass the string through the hole on the lens cap Lens Cap supplied Lock Attaching the Lens Hood Temporarily storing the lens hood Set date and time Setting Date/Time Clock SetInitial setting Select M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D About the Setup Menu MONITOR/VIEWFINDER Loud operational sound Volume DMC-FZ5 onlyNo operational sound Soft operational sound Playback mode only P95 Ntsc Video output is set to Ntsc Reset Playback mode P50 Recording mode P31Switching the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder Simple mode P35 Monitor priority Diopter adjustmentAdjust the diopter, rotating the diopter adjustment dial Out-of-frame display Example of histogram Histogram Taking Pictures Take a picture Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to program AE modeProgram AE Night SCENERY, Night AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Jitter camera shake FocusingDirection detection function Exposure Mail Taking Pictures in Simple ModeSettings in Simple mode PICT.MODE Select the desired item and set the desired value Other Settings in Simple mode CONT.AF PICT.SIZE QualityCOL.EFFECT PICT.ADJ Flip Anim Press Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewEnlarge and shift the picture To make subjects appear further away use Wide Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ISO64 Available flash settings by recording modeISO80 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 Over exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket OFF Optical Image StabilizerOptical image stabilizer button MODE2 When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Taking Pictures using Burst ModeSelect the burst mode Number of pictures recorded in burst Mode Recording pictures basic Select the picture Playing Back Pictures To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Select the pictures Switch to multi screenPictures Multi Playback To return to the normal playback Zoom Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Shift the picture Select Multi Delete Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Delete the picture To delete all pictures Delete the picturesDelete all of the pictures Select ALL Delete Aperture-priority AE Using the Mode DialSet the aperture value and take the picture Set the shutter speed and take the picture Shutter-priority AE Manual Exposure Assistance Manual exposureSet the aperture value and the shutter speed Press the shutter button halfway Recording pictures advanced 2000 F8.0 Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Focus range Macro modeTele-macro function Select Motion Rate Motion image modePress the shutter button fully to start the recording You cannot record audio on DMC-FZ4 Available recording time seconds Night Scenery P65 Night Portrait P66 Scene mode Technique for Sports mode Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective Technique for Night scenery mode Scenery mode Technique for Panning mode Technique for Night portrait mode Fireworks mode Technique for Party mode Party mode Snow mode Metering Mode P75 Using the REC mode menu Auto White Balance White Balance W.BALANCE About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White setAbout the white balance ISO sensitivity 400 ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity Hdtv Picture Size PICT.SIZEResize Trimming Metering Mode Audio Recording Audio REC Metering Mode High speed AF H mode AF Mode AF Mode Continuous AF CONT.AF Procedure for recording with prefocus using Focus button AF Assist Lamp AF Assist Lamp Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Color Effect COL.EFFECT Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJFlip Animation Flip Anim Select Create Motion Image Select Flip AnimSelect Image Capture Capture images for flip animation Select Create Motion Image and create a flip animation Select Frame Rate and set the number of framesDeleting all still images used to create flip animation To pause Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images Using the Play mode menu Select the picture to be rotated and set it Example When rotating clockwiseSelect on to set it Rotating the Picture Rotate Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel Setting the Picture to be Printed and the NumberSelect the direction to rotate the picture To print the date To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect CancelSET By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Playing Back with Slide ShowSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start SD Slide Show Select the picture and start audio recording Select the size and set it Stop audio recordingResizing the Pictures Resize Select the picture and set it Trimming the Pictures Select YES or no and set itSelect the picture to trim and set it Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set Enlarge or decrease the picture Select YES to format Initializing the Card Format Playing back pictures with Supplied cable Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlayback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot Select PC or PictBridge PTP Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterUSB Mode Select USB Mode Windows Connecting to a PCMacintosh Misc PictBridge PTP settingFolder Composition Dcim Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Single picture Set the print settings100 Select a picture to be printed Dpof picture 101Select Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof Picture 102 Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 103 Using the MC Protector/ND FilterMCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 104 Screen DisplayRecording 105 Recording in simple mode Playback 106 107 Charger When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery 108 109 Message Display 110 Troubleshooting 111 112 113 114 115 116 Digital Camera Accessory System 117 Digital Camera Accessory Order FormFor USA Customers 118 Request for Service Notice For USA Only Limited Warranty Coverage Limited Warranty For USA Only119 120 Carry-In or Mail-In Service Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services Directory For USA Only121 122 Index Numerics 123 Reproduzca las imágenes Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español124 Cargue la batería 125 126 127 Panasonic Canada Inc Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc

Panasonic DMC-FZ4PP Turn the camera on Set the mode dial to program AE mode, Take a picture

Models: DMC-FZ5PP DMC-FZ4PP

∫Program AE

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Set the mode dial to program AE mode [ ].

3 Take a picture.