Operating Instructions
Information for Your Safety
Dear Customer
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
About the battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger
Declaration of Conformity Trade Name
Places with a lot of sand or dust
Care of the camera Do not strongly shake or bump the camera
Humid places
Contents
Setting a picture size and quality that
Focusing in low light conditions
Setting color effects for
Adjusting the picture quality for Recorded pictures
Standard Accessories
Card is optional
Names Components
12 13 14 15 16
20 21
25 26
Lens Cap supplied
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
Strap supplied
Attaching the Lens Hood
Attach the hood adaptor supplied
Tighten the screw
Removing the hood adaptor
Temporarily storing the lens hood
Charge the battery. P15
Quick Guide
Play back the pictures
Set the clock. P19
Charging the Battery with the Charger
Detach the battery after charging is complete
About the Battery
Charging/number of recordable Pictures
Inserting Removing the Battery Card optional
We recommend using Panasonic’s card
Card optional
About the Built-in Memory/the Card optional
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Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Initial setting
Changing the clock setting
Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time
About the Mode Dial
Setting the Menu
Press 3/4 to select the setting
Press MENU/SET
Press 3/4 to select the menu item
About the Setup Menu
Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon
Press 2 on a menu screen
Auto Review
Power Save
MONITOR/VIEWFINDER
Guide Line
Travel Date P72
Volume
Reset
AF Beep
Shutter
Language
Dial Display P20
ENGLISH, DEUTSCH, Français
LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD
Taking Pictures
AF assist lamp When holding the camera vertically
Press the shutter button fully to take a picture
Focusing P28, 54
Focus indication lights when the subject is focused
Exposure P48
Press the shutter button fully
Program shift
Preventing jitter camera shake
Example of program shift
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
ISO800 in intelligent ISO sensitivity mode . P52
Focus range in simple mode
Zoom
Out-of-frame display
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Picture size and maximum zoom magnification
Extended optical zoom mechanism
± Available, Not available
Further extending the zoom
Menu operation
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Press 4 REV
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Rotate the zoom lever towards T
Press and hold 2/1 during playback
Playing back pictures
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
To delete a single picture
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set
Press Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET to set
To delete Multi Delete
ALL Delete
Switching the LCD monitor Viewfinder
Simple mode
Recording mode
Normal display D No display
Diopter adjustment
Playback mode
Out-of-frame display
Monitor priority
Recording guide line
Histogram
Example of histogram
Press LCD Mode a for Second Press 3/4 to select a mode
Power LCD/High angle mode
LCD monitor Power LCD becomes brighter
LCD monitor is High Angle easier to see when taking
Power LCD B or High Angle C icon appears
Canceling Power LCD or High angle Mode
Press Press 3/4 to select a mode
Auto
Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Sec
ISO1250 Wide
Press MENU/SET to finish
Adjusting flash output
Select 0 to return to the original flash output
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Burst mode
Compensating the Exposure
Under exposed
Properly exposed Over exposed
Operation with the joystick
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
MODE1
Optical Image Stabilizer
About the jitter/movement detection demonstration screen
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
You can also use the single or burst mode button to select
Number of pictures recorded in burst Mode
Take a picture
Settings
Press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select ISO Limit and then press
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET
ISO sensitivity
When you press the shutter button
Speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while
You can also use the focus switch button to select
Taking Close-up Pictures
Focus range
Tele-macro function
Advanced Recording pictures
When the subject is too bright. Set
Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE
Set the aperture value to a higher number
Refer to P58 for the available aperture
Manual exposure
Press the shutter button halfway
Take the picture
Set the aperture value and the shutter speed
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to focus on the subject
Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon and then press
Press MENU/SET and then press
Press 3/4 to select MF Assist and then press
Press 3/4 to select MF1 or MF2 and then press MENU/ SET
Prefocus
Changing the zoom area
You can also press the center of the joystick to set
Press 4 at a to switch to the next menu screen
About the information
Technique for Portrait mode
Portrait
Technique for Panning mode
Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash
Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P43
Technique for Night scenery mode
Technique for Candle light mode
Age display setting
Birthday setting
Setting the shutter speed
PET
Technique for Fireworks mode
Technique for Starry sky mode
Taking Pictures
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Turn the camera off when taking off or landing
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Motion Picture Mode
If you selected on the screen shown in step
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Number of days that have passed since the departure date
Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture
Select the desired item Set the year, month and date
Canceling the travel date
Press MENU/SET to close the menu Take a picture
Setting the home area Home
Displaying the time at the travel destination World Time
Finishing setting the home area
Setting the travel destination area
Keep pressing the joystick when recording
Using the REC Mode Menu
Using quick setting
Balance
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
AWB
WB Adjust
Press 3/4/2/1 to finely adjust the white balance
Finely adjusting the white balance
You can also press the center of the joystick to finish
Setting the light sensitivity
Sensitivity
100 1250 Use in bright Places Suitable Not suitable
Use in dark Not suitable Suitable Places
Aspect Ratio
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
3072k2048 pixels
2048k1360 pixels
3072k1728 pixels
1920k1080 pixels
Metering Mode
Audio REC
Recording still pictures with audio
Deciding the method to measure brightness
AF Mode
Setting the focus method
Multi-area-focusing
Area-focusing High speed
When selecting , or
When selecting
Continuously focusing on a subject
CONT.AF
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
Setting color effects for the recorded pictures
AF Assist Lamp
COL.EFFECT
Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures
Connecting images to create a motion picture file
PICT.ADJ
Flip Anim
Press 3/4 to select Flip ANIM. and then press
Select Picture Capture and then press
Select Frame Rate and then press
Press 3/4 to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET
Using an optional lens
Conversion
Deleting all still images used to create flip animation
Rotate the lens slowly and carefully
Attach the conversion lens or close-up lens
Press 3/4 to set to , or C and then press MENU/SET
Recordable range when using a conversion lens
Clock SET
12 k 20.4 k ¢
Set the date, time and display
Rotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens
Displaying Multiple
Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Displaying pictures by recording date
To return to the 1 screen playback screen
Using the Playback Zoom
To stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards T to enlarge the picture
To delete a picture during the playback zoom
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
To pause
Press 2/1 while paused
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback
Audio DUB. Motion pictures only
Press the shutter button
When / / is selected
Picture size
Slide Show
Using the Play mode menu
Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration
Press 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET
Press 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET
Press 4 to finish
Setting your favorite pictures
Favorite
Rotate DISP./ROTATE
Deleting all favorites
100
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Date Stamp
101
Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
Shooting Date Time
With Time
Multi setting
Print with Date setting for Dpof print
Setting the picture to print and the number of prints
102
To cancel all settings
103
Number of prints icon B appears
To print the date
Protect
104
Preventing accidental erasure of pictures
105
Audio DUB
Press 4 to stop recording
Resize
106
Press 2/1 to select the size and then press
Trimming
Enlarging a picture and trimming it
107
Press shutter button
Aspect Conv
Press 3/4 to select or Then press MENU/SET
Only when selecting
108
Copy
Copying the picture data
109
Press MENU/SET several times to close the menu
Format
Initializing the card
Connecting to a PC
Set the camera to a mode other than mode
110
Windows
111
Folder Composition
Conditions under which a different Folder number is used
About the PTP conection
112
113
Printing the Pictures
USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-AC7PP optional
114
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
115
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance
116
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
117
Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on
Set the TV ASPECT. P25 Turn this unit and the TV off
118
MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density
119
Screen Display
Recording
Recording in simple mode
120
121
Playback
122
99.99% effective pixels with a mere
123
Message Display
124
125
Troubleshooting
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127
128
129
130
131
Number of recordable pictures and available recording time
Number of recordable pictures
132
RAW
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
133
Specifications
134
Card/320k240 pixels
30 or 10 frames/second with audio
135
DIGITAL/AV OUT
Digital Camera Accessory System
136
137
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA Customers
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
138
Limited Warranty Coverage
Limited Warranty For USA Only
139
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
140
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Service Center
Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center
141
Précautions à prendre
142
Pour le Canada
Avertissement
Propos du bloc-batterie
143
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Index
144
Picture Quality Setting
Picture Quality Setting Simple Mode
145
Number of Prints
Memo
146
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