7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16, MENU/SET button P20 | Panasonic DMCFZ7S

Preparation

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5Flash open button (P42)

6Diopter adjustment dial (P39)

7Viewfinder (P38, 106)

8Speaker (P73)

9[EVF/LCD] button (P38)

10Camera ON/OFF switch (P11)

11Joystick (P26, 35, 36, 53, 54)

12LCD monitor (P38, 106)

13[DISPLAY/LCD MODE] button (P38, 106)

14Status indicator (P25)

15Single or burst mode button (P50)/ Delete button (P36)

16Cursor buttons

2/Self-timer button (P46)

4/[REV] button (P34)

1/Flash Setting button (P42)

3/Exposure compensation (P47)/Auto bracket (P48)/White balance fine adjustment (P76)/Flash output adjustment (P45)/Backlight compensation in simple mode (P30) button

17[MENU/SET] button (P20)

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18 Zoom lever (P31)

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19Shutter button (P25, 68)

20Mode dial (P5)

21AF/MF button (P54)

22Optical image stabilizer button (P49)

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23Strap eyelet (P16)

24[DIGITAL/AV OUT] Socket (P98, 100, 104)

25[DC IN] Socket (P98, 100)

•Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional).

•The camera cannot charge the battery even if the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional) is connected.

26Terminal door

27Lens Barrel

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28Card/Battery door (P13, 14)

29Tripod receptacle

•When you use a tripod, make sure it is stable when the camera is attached to it.

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Panasonic DMCFZ7S, DMC-FZ7, DMCFZ7K operating instructions 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16, MENU/SET button P20

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note U.S. only About the Lens About The Mode Dial About indications in these operating instructions Simple mode P29Playback mode P35 About illustrations in these operating instructions Contents Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use Adjusting the hue for a moreSetting the aspect ratio Continuously focusing Standard Accessories Names Components 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 MENU/SET button P20 Play back the pictures Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Set the clock. P19 Detach the battery after charging is complete About the BatteryCharging/number of recordable Pictures Charging Inserting/Removing the BatteryPlayback time when using the LCD monitor Charging lamp Remove the battery after use Inserting/Removing the Card About the Card Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Lens Cap supplied Strap supplied Attaching the Lens HoodAttach the hood adaptor supplied Pull the strap 2 cm or more Hold the edge of the hood adaptor to remove it Removing the hood adaptorTemporarily storing the lens hood Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time Initial settingPress MENU/SET several times to close the menu Changing the clock setting About the Setup MenuPress 4 to select the Setup menu icon and then press Press MENU/SET and then press Clock SET Press 3/4 to select the menu itemPress MENU/SET to close the menu MONITOR/VIEWFINDER 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Power SavePlay on LCD Auto Review Shutter VolumeSelect on Connection Scene Menu HighlightVideo OUT Language Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Select program AE modeTake a picture Example of program shift Program shiftDown until the programme shift indication disappears Tips for taking good pictures Focus indication lights when the subject is focused Another object to block the light when using the cameraWhen holding the camera vertically Focusing Party P62 Starry SKY P63 When you set to a slow shutter speed P53Preventing jitter camera shake Exposure PICT.MODE Taking Pictures in Simple ModeBeep Focus range in simple mode Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele To make subjects appear closer use Tele Extended optical zoom mechanism Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification± Available, Not available Further extending the zoom Press MENU/SET Menu operation Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 4 REV Press 3/4/2/1 to move the position Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding Playing Back PicturesPress 2/1 to select the picture Press and hold 2/1 during playback Press Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET Deleting PicturesSelect the picture with 2/1 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set Screen when selecting Multi Delete Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set Simple mode Switching the LCD monitor/ ViewfinderRecording mode Playback mode Monitor priority Diopter adjustmentOut-of-frame display Recording guide line It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure When the flash is activated When the flash is closedHistogram Example of histogram Canceling High angle mode or Power Press LCD Mode a for one second Press 3/4 to select a modePower LCD/High angle mode LCD Press 1 to switch the flash setting Forced OFF Available flash settings by recording ModeForced on Flash is not activated in any recording conditions Auto ISO80 Starry SKY P63 Seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Adjusting flash outputPress MENU/SET to finish Select 0 to return to the original flash output Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Press 2 to select the self-timer mode Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Stabilizer operates This mode detects jitter and compensates for itOptical Image Stabilizer During photo composition When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst Mode Max pictures 4qk6q/10k15cm/ E-MAIL Focus range When burst mode is activated, Audio REC. cannot be usedTaking Close-up Pictures Tele-macro function Advanced Shutter-priority AE Aperture-priority AETilt the joystick towards 3/4 to set the aperture value Take the picture Manual exposurePress the shutter button halfway Set the aperture value and the shutter speed Aperture-priority AE Aperture Value and Shutter SpeedShutter-priority AE Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to focus on the subject Switch the AF/MF button a to MFTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Manual exposure MF Assist Press 3/4 to select MF Assist and then pressPress 3/4 to select MF1 or MF2 and then press MENU/ SET Technique for Manual focus Press 3/4 to select the scene mode Scene ModePrefocus Technique for Portrait mode Excluding High sensitivity modeThere are 5 menu screens 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5 Technique for Sports mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Panning mode Technique for Party mode Technique for Candle light mode Setting the shutter speed Technique for Fireworks modeTaking Pictures Age display setting Technique for Starry sky modeBirthday setting Press 4 to select the REC menu icon and then press Setting the ISO sensitivityPress 1 and then press 3/4 to set Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU/SET Recording which day of the vacation you take the picturePress 3/4 to select Travel Date and then press Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date Canceling the travel date Press the shutter button fully to stop recording Motion Picture ModeChanging the picture quality setting Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Press MENU/SET to close the menu Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens Displaying MultiplePress 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET Displaying pictures by recording dateScreen Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back To stop using the playback zoom Using the Playback Zoom1k2k4k8k16k When you rotate the zoom lever Rotate the zoom lever towards W or press MENU/SET To pause Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioMotion pictures Pictures with audio Press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item Using the REC Mode MenuThere are 3 menu screens 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture Keep pressing the joystick when recordingBalance Setting the white balance manually White set Sensitivity Setting the light sensitivitySetting the aspect ratio of pictures Aspect Ratio PICT.SIZE/QUALITY Quality Audio RECRecording still pictures with audio Setting the focus method Metering ModeAF Mode Deciding the method to measure brightness Continuously focusing on a subject About 3-area-focusing High speed 1-area-focusing High speedCONT.AF COL.EFFECT AF Assist LampPICT.ADJ Flip Anim Connecting images to create a motion picture filePress 3/4 to select Flip ANIM. and then press Select Frame Rate and then press Select Picture Capture and then pressPress 3/4 to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET Attach the conversion lens or close-up lens Using an optional lensConversion Rotate the lens slowly and carefully Press 3/4 to set to Then press MENU/SET Recordable range when using a conversion lens12 k 20.4 k ¢ Using the Play mode menu Stabilizer function may not work sufficiently Press 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Slide ShowPress 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET Press 4 to finish Rotate DISP./ROTATE Setting your favorite picturesFavorite Deleting all favorites Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Example When rotating clockwisePress 2/1 to select the picture and then press Rotate Picture is rotated manually Multi setting Setting the picture to print and the number of printsSingle setting Dpof Print To print the date To cancel all settingsProtect Date print icon Date appears Press 4 to stop recording Audio DUBAdding audio after taking pictures No and then press MENU/SET ResizePress 3/4 to select YES or Making the picture smaller Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET TrimmingPress shutter button Message Delete Original PICTURE? appears Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press Aspect ConvPress 3/4 to select or and then press MENU/ SET Changing the aspect ratio of a 169 picture Format Initializing the card USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-AC7 optional Connecting to a PCPress 3 to select PC and then press MENU/SET This message appears during data transfer Misc DcimPRIVATE1 Printing the Pictures 100 Press 3 to select Single Picture and then press MENU/SET 101Press 4 to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU/ SET Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET 102 Press 4 to select Dpof Picture and then press MENU/SET Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 103 Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied104 Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 105 MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 106 Screen DisplayRecording 107 Recording in simple modePlayback P73 Motion picture mode108 Flip animation P83 Favorites P89 109 Bring charged spare batteries when going outDispose of unusable battery Card Message Display 110 111 Troubleshooting 112 113 Picture is not played back 114You can rotate pictures with the Rotate function. P89 Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV 115 File numbers are not recorded consecutively Clock is reset116 File numbers are recorded in ascending order 117 Number of recordable pictures and available recording timeNumber of recordable pictures 118 119 Available recording time seconds Specifications 120 121 DIGITAL/AV OUT Digital Camera Accessory System 122 123 Digital Camera Accessory Order FormFor USA Customers Request for Service Notice For USA Only 124 Limited Warranty Coverage Limited Warranty For USA Only125 Carry-In or Mail-In Service 126 Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services Directory For USA Only127 Index 128 129 Numerics Reproduzca las imágenes Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español130 Ajuste el reloj Memo 131 Panasonic Canada Inc One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3