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