Standard Accessories, Card is optional | Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMCFZ8K

Preparation

Standard Accessories

Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.

CGR-S006A	DE-A43B
3	4

K1HA08CD0013	K1HA08CD0014
5	6

VFC4160

VYK1T69

A: VYQ3997/VYQ3998

B: VYQ3981/VYQ3797

1Battery Pack

(Indicated as battery in the text)

2Battery Charger

(Indicated as charger in the text)

3USB Connection Cable

4AV Cable

5CD-ROM

6Shoulder Strap

7Lens Cap/Lens Cap String

8Lens Hood/Hood Adaptor A: Silver

B: Black

•SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text.

•The card is optional.

You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card. (P18)

•For information about optional accessories, refer to the “Digital Camera Accessory System”. (P136)

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Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMCFZ8K operating instructions Standard Accessories, Card is optional

Contents

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 chargerBattery charger Declaration of Conformity Trade Name Humid places Care of the camera Do not strongly shake or bump the cameraPlaces with a lot of sand or dust Contents Setting a picture size and quality that Focusing in low light conditionsSetting 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 Strap supplied Attaching the Lens Cap/StrapLens Cap supplied Attaching the Lens Hood Attach the hood adaptor suppliedTighten the screw Removing the hood adaptor Temporarily storing the lens hood Charge the battery. P15 Quick GuidePlay 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 Http//panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs About the Built-in Memory/the Card optionalCard optional Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingChanging 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 settingPress MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item About the Setup Menu Press 4 to select the Setup menu iconPress 2 on a menu screen Auto Review Power Save MONITOR/VIEWFINDERGuide Line Travel Date P72 Volume ResetAF Beep Shutter ENGLISH, DEUTSCH, Français Dial Display P20Language LCD Monitor Display Switching the LCD Press the shutter button fully to take a picture AF assist lamp When holding the camera verticallyTaking Pictures Focusing P28, 54 Focus indication lights when the subject is focusedExposure P48 Press the shutter button fully Example of program shift Preventing jitter camera shakeProgram shift Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ISO800 in intelligent ISO sensitivity mode . P52 Focus range in simple modeZoom Out-of-frame display Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele ± Available, Not available Extended optical zoom mechanismPicture size and maximum zoom magnification Further extending the zoom Menu operation Checking the Recorded Picture Review Press 4 REVPress 2/1 to select the picture Rotate the zoom lever towards T Press and hold 2/1 during playback Playing back picturesFast 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 setTo delete Multi Delete ALL Delete Switching the LCD monitor Viewfinder Simple modeRecording mode Normal display D No display Out-of-frame display Playback modeDiopter adjustment Monitor priority Recording guide lineHistogram 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 takingPower 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 Select 0 to return to the original flash output Adjusting flash outputPress MENU/SET to finish Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Burst mode Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly exposed Over exposed Operation with the joystick Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket About the jitter/movement detection demonstration screen Optical Image StabilizerMODE1 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode You can also use the single or burst mode button to selectNumber of pictures recorded in burst Mode Take a picture Settings Press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select ISO Limit and then pressPress 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 PicturesFocus range Tele-macro function Advanced Recording pictures When the subject is too bright. Set Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AESet the aperture value to a higher number Refer to P58 for the available aperture Manual exposure Press the shutter button halfwayTake 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 pressPress 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 About the information Press 4 at a to switch to the next menu screenYou can also press the center of the joystick to set Technique for Portrait mode Portrait Technique for Panning mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Candle light mode Technique for Night scenery modeTechnique for Party mode Open the flash. P43 Age display setting Birthday setting Setting the shutter speed PET Taking Pictures Technique for Starry sky modeTechnique for Fireworks mode Technique for Aerial photo mode Turn the camera off when taking off or landing If you selected on the screen shown in step Motion Picture ModePress the shutter button fully to stop recording Press MENU/SET to close the menu Select the desired item Set the year, month and date Recording which day of the vacation you take the pictureNumber of days that have passed since the departure 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 Using quick setting Using the REC Mode MenuKeep pressing the joystick when recording AWB Adjusting the hue for a more natural pictureBalance WB Adjust Press 3/4/2/1 to finely adjust the white balanceFinely adjusting the white balance You can also press the center of the joystick to finish Setting the light sensitivity Sensitivity100 1250 Use in bright Places Suitable Not suitable Use in dark Not suitable Suitable Places PICT.SIZE/QUALITY Setting the aspect ratio of picturesAspect Ratio 3072k2048 pixels 2048k1360 pixels3072k1728 pixels 1920k1080 pixels Metering Mode Audio RECRecording still pictures with audio Deciding the method to measure brightness AF Mode Setting the focus methodMulti-area-focusing Area-focusing High speed When selecting , or When selectingContinuously focusing on a subject CONT.AF Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier Setting color effects for the recorded picturesAF Assist Lamp COL.EFFECT Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures Connecting images to create a motion picture filePICT.ADJ Flip Anim Press 3/4 to select Flip ANIM. and then press Select Picture Capture and then pressSelect Frame Rate and then press Press 3/4 to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET Using an optional lens ConversionDeleting 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 SET12 k 20.4 k ¢ Set the date, time and display Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Displaying MultipleRotate the zoom lever towards W to display multiple screens To return to the 1 screen playback screen Displaying pictures by recording datePress 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back Using the Playback Zoom To stop using the playback zoomRotate 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 picturesTo pause Press 2/1 while paused Press 3 to pause motion picture playback Audio DUB. Motion pictures only Picture size When / / is selectedPress the shutter button Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration Using the Play mode menuSlide Show Press 4 to finish Press 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SETPress 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Setting your favorite pictures FavoriteRotate DISP./ROTATE Deleting all favorites 100 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then pressPress MENU/SET twice to close the menu Date Stamp 101 Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SETShooting Date Time With Time Multi setting Print with Date setting for Dpof printSetting the picture to print and the number of prints 102 To cancel all settings 103Number of prints icon B appears To print the date Preventing accidental erasure of pictures 104Protect 105 Audio DUBPress 4 to stop recording Resize 106 Press 2/1 to select the size and then pressTrimming Enlarging a picture and trimming it 107 Press shutter buttonAspect Conv Press 3/4 to select or Then press MENU/SET Only when selecting 108Copy Copying the picture data 109 Press MENU/SET several times to close the menuFormat Initializing the card Connecting to a PC Set the camera to a mode other than mode110 Windows 111 Folder CompositionConditions under which a different Folder number is used About the PTP conection 112 USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW-AC7PP optional Printing the Pictures113 114 Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SETPress 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing 115 116 Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advanceWhen printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied 117Turn 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 Recording Screen Display119 Recording in simple mode 120 121 Playback 122 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 123 Message Display 124 125 Troubleshooting 126 127 128 129 130 Number of recordable pictures Number of recordable pictures and available recording time131 132 RAW Available recording time when recording motion pictures 133 Specifications 134Card/320k240 pixels 30 or 10 frames/second with audio 135 DIGITAL/AV OUT Digital Camera Accessory System 136 For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form137 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 138 139 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service 140 Customer Services Directory For USA Only Centralized Factory Service CenterPanasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 141 Précautions à prendre 142Pour le Canada Avertissement Propos du chargeur de batterie 143Propos du bloc-batterie Index 144 Picture Quality Setting Picture Quality Setting Simple Mode145 Number of Prints Memo 146 147 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ Panasonic Puerto Rico, IncPanasonic Canada Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3