Quick Guide, Charge the battery. P12 | Panasonic DMCFZ7K, DMC-FZ7

Quick Guide

This is an overview of how to record and playback pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets.

1 Charge the battery. (P12)

Preparation

4 Play back the pictures.

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•The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.

2 Insert the battery and the card. (P13, 14)

3 Turn the camera on to take pictures.

• Set the clock. (P19)

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1 Set the mode dial to [ ].

2Press the shutter button to take pictures. (P25)

1Set the mode dial to [ ].

2Select the picture you want to view. (P35)

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Panasonic DMCFZ7K, DMC-FZ7, DMCFZ7S Quick Guide, Charge the battery. P12, Play back the pictures, Set the clock. P19

Contents

Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety FCC Note U.S. only About the Lens About The Mode Dial About illustrations in these operating instructions Simple mode P29Playback mode P35 About indications in these operating instructions Contents Continuously focusing Adjusting the hue for a moreSetting the aspect ratio Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use Names Components Standard Accessories MENU/SET button P20 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 Set the clock. P19 Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Play back the pictures Charging/number of recordable Pictures About the BatteryDetach the battery after charging is complete Charging lamp Inserting/Removing the BatteryPlayback time when using the LCD monitor Charging Inserting/Removing the Card Remove the battery after use About the Card Lens Cap supplied Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Pull the strap 2 cm or more Attaching the Lens HoodAttach the hood adaptor supplied Strap supplied Temporarily storing the lens hood Removing the hood adaptorHold the edge of the hood adaptor to remove it Press MENU/SET several times to close the menu Initial settingPress MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time Press MENU/SET and then press About the Setup MenuPress 4 to select the Setup menu icon and then press Changing the clock setting MONITOR/VIEWFINDER Press 3/4 to select the menu itemPress MENU/SET to close the menu Clock SET Auto Review Power SavePlay on LCD 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Select on Connection VolumeShutter Language HighlightVideo OUT Scene Menu Take a picture Turn the camera on Select program AE modeTaking Pictures Tips for taking good pictures Program shiftDown until the programme shift indication disappears Example of program shift Focusing Another object to block the light when using the cameraWhen holding the camera vertically Focus indication lights when the subject is focused Exposure Starry SKY P63 When you set to a slow shutter speed P53Preventing jitter camera shake Party P62 Beep Taking Pictures in Simple ModePICT.MODE Zoom Focus range in simple mode To make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Further extending the zoom Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification± Available, Not available Extended optical zoom mechanism Menu operation Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to move the position Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress 4 REV Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture Press and hold 2/1 during playback Playing Back PicturesPress 2/1 to select the picture Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set Deleting PicturesSelect the picture with 2/1 Press Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set Screen when selecting Multi Delete Playback mode Switching the LCD monitor/ ViewfinderRecording mode Simple mode Recording guide line Diopter adjustmentOut-of-frame display Monitor priority Example of histogram When the flash is activated When the flash is closedHistogram It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure LCD Press LCD Mode a for one second Press 3/4 to select a modePower LCD/High angle mode Canceling High angle mode or Power Press 1 to switch the flash setting Flash is not activated in any recording conditions Available flash settings by recording ModeForced on Forced OFF ISO80 Auto Select 0 to return to the original flash output Adjusting flash outputPress MENU/SET to finish Starry SKY P63 Seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Press 2 to select the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Properly exposed Over exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket During photo composition This mode detects jitter and compensates for itOptical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer operates Max pictures 4qk6q/10k15cm/ E-MAIL Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst Mode When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Tele-macro function When burst mode is activated, Audio REC. cannot be usedTaking Close-up Pictures Focus range Advanced Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to set the aperture value Aperture-priority AEShutter-priority AE Set the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual exposurePress the shutter button halfway Take the picture Shutter-priority AE Aperture Value and Shutter SpeedAperture-priority AE Manual exposure Switch the AF/MF button a to MFTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to focus on the subject Technique for Manual focus Press 3/4 to select MF Assist and then pressPress 3/4 to select MF1 or MF2 and then press MENU/ SET MF Assist Prefocus Scene ModePress 3/4 to select the scene mode There are 5 menu screens 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5 Excluding High sensitivity modeTechnique for Portrait mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Sports mode Technique for Panning mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Candle light mode Technique for Party mode Taking Pictures Technique for Fireworks modeSetting the shutter speed Birthday setting Technique for Starry sky modeAge display setting Press 1 and then press 3/4 to set Setting the ISO sensitivityPress 4 to select the REC menu icon and then press Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date Recording which day of the vacation you take the picturePress 3/4 to select Travel Date and then press Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU/SET Canceling the travel date Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Motion Picture ModeChanging the picture quality setting Press the shutter button fully to stop recording Press MENU/SET to close the menu Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Displaying MultipleRotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back Displaying pictures by recording dateScreen Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET Rotate the zoom lever towards W or press MENU/SET Using the Playback Zoom1k2k4k8k16k When you rotate the zoom lever To stop using the playback zoom Pictures with audio Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioMotion pictures To pause There are 3 menu screens 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 Using the REC Mode MenuPress MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item Balance Keep pressing the joystick when recordingAdjusting the hue for a more natural picture Setting the white balance manually White set Aspect Ratio Setting the light sensitivitySetting the aspect ratio of pictures Sensitivity PICT.SIZE/QUALITY Recording still pictures with audio Audio RECQuality Deciding the method to measure brightness Metering ModeAF Mode Setting the focus method CONT.AF About 3-area-focusing High speed 1-area-focusing High speedContinuously focusing on a subject PICT.ADJ AF Assist LampCOL.EFFECT Press 3/4 to select Flip ANIM. and then press Connecting images to create a motion picture fileFlip Anim Press 3/4 to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET Select Picture Capture and then pressSelect Frame Rate and then press Rotate the lens slowly and carefully Using an optional lensConversion Attach the conversion lens or close-up lens 12 k 20.4 k ¢ Recordable range when using a conversion lensPress 3/4 to set to Then press MENU/SET Stabilizer function may not work sufficiently Using the Play mode menu Press 4 to finish Slide ShowPress 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Deleting all favorites Setting your favorite picturesFavorite Rotate DISP./ROTATE Rotate Picture is rotated manually Example When rotating clockwisePress 2/1 to select the picture and then press Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Dpof Print Setting the picture to print and the number of printsSingle setting Multi setting Date print icon Date appears To cancel all settingsProtect To print the date Adding audio after taking pictures Audio DUBPress 4 to stop recording Making the picture smaller ResizePress 3/4 to select YES or No and then press MENU/SET Message Delete Original PICTURE? appears TrimmingPress shutter button Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET Changing the aspect ratio of a 169 picture Aspect ConvPress 3/4 to select or and then press MENU/ SET Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press Initializing the card Format This message appears during data transfer Connecting to a PCPress 3 to select PC and then press MENU/SET USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-AC7 optional PRIVATE1 DcimMisc 100 Printing the Pictures Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET 101Press 4 to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU/ SET Press 3 to select Single Picture and then press MENU/SET Press 4 to select Dpof Picture and then press MENU/SET 102 103 Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied104 Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density 105 Recording Screen Display106 Playback Recording in simple mode107 Flip animation P83 Favorites P89 Motion picture mode108 P73 Card Bring charged spare batteries when going outDispose of unusable battery 109 110 Message Display 111 112 Troubleshooting 113 Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV 114You can rotate pictures with the Rotate function. P89 Picture is not played back 115 File numbers are recorded in ascending order Clock is reset116 File numbers are not recorded consecutively Number of recordable pictures Number of recordable pictures and available recording time117 118 Available recording time seconds 119 120 Specifications DIGITAL/AV OUT 121 122 Digital Camera Accessory System For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form123 124 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 125 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage 126 Carry-In or Mail-In Service 127 Customer Services Directory For USA OnlyCentralized Factory Servicenter 128 Index Numerics 129 Ajuste el reloj Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español130 Reproduzca las imágenes 131 Memo Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Panasonic Canada Inc