Operating Instructions
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Dear Customer
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery charger
About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
Battery charger
Care of the camera
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
This symbol is only valid in the European Union
Contents
Advanced Playback
Others
United States and Puerto Rico
Quick Guide
Charge the battery. P16
Insert the battery and the card. P19
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Crack and deformation
Handling of the camera
Confirm that there is no foreign object
Sand and dust
Caring of the camera after using it underwater
Securely close the SD card/battery door and terminal cover
Using the camera underwater
Replacing the waterproof seal
Software Use it to install the software to your PC
Standard Accessories
Brush Hand Strap Battery Case
K1HA14AD0001 K1HA14CD0001 VFC4364 VFC4393
Names of the Components
Press
Card/Battery door P19 Release lever P11
Tripod receptacle
Attaching the hand strap
Run the hand strap into the hand strap eyelet on the camera
Approx min maximum
Charging the Battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Battery life
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Charging
Approx min
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Close the card/battery door until it clicks
Confirm that there is no foreign object. P10
About the card/battery door
Built-in Memory
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Card
Press and hold down the ON/OFF button
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Press MENU/SET to set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P25
It can be changed in steps 3 and 4 to set the clock
Playback Mode menu P100 to Motion Picture Mode menu
Setting the Menu
Mode Playback Mode menu REC Mode menu P81 to
Setup menu P27 to
Press Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon
Setting menu items
Set the mode dial to ·
Switching to the Setup menu
Press
Press 3/4 to select AF Mode
Using the quick menu
Press 3/4 to select š Press MENU/SET to set
Destination
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Shutter VOL
STANDARD/LARGE
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
REC. Info Pattern
OFF
Auto Power OFF
Auto LCD OFF
This will work when the AV cable is connected
Reset
USB Mode
Select on Connection
720p
Auto
1080i
480p
Auto Demo OFF
JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo
Auto Demo JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Press the motion picture button again to stop the recording
Playback the recorded still pictures or motion picture
Tips for taking good pictures
Focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is focused
Taking pictures using the automatic function
REC mode ñ
Only when ‡ is selected Only when Œ is selected
Backlight Compensation
Face Recognition
Face detection
About the flash
Press 3 again to cancel
AF Tracking Function
Screen
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
REC mode ·
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
Focusing
DE F G
Compose the picture
Preventing jitter camera shake
Direction detection function
Slide the zoom lever towards Wide
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Slide the zoom lever towards Tele
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Playback Mode ¸
Digital zoom cannot be set when õ, or ¨ has been selected
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Slide the zoom lever towards L W
Using the Playback Zoom
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Slide the zoom lever towards Z T
To delete a single picture
Switching the Playback Mode
Deleting Pictures
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Delete ALL step
Pressed again, the setting is canceled
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
Appears on the selected pictures. If Display is
About the LCD Monitor
Recording mode
Playback Mode
Press Display to change
Examples of histogram
Recording guide line
About the Histogram
Properly Exposed Underexposed Overexposed
Press 1 ‰ Press 3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press MENU/SET
Available flash settings by recording mode
About the digital red-eye correction
Available flash range to take pictures
30 to 1/1300th¢1
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish
Press 4 # Press 3/4 to select a mode Press MENU/SET
Taking Close-up Pictures
Advanced Recording pictures
You can also press 2 ë to select
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
Properly
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Exposed
When you do not use auto bracket, select OFF
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
REC mode · ¿
With auto bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture
Snow
Take the outdoors scene expressively
Sports
Beach & Surf
Taking pictures that match the scene being
REC mode ¿
Initial setting for AF Mode is š
Portrait
Self Portrait
+ Soft Skin
Transform
Take the picture
Scenery
Panorama Assist
Press 3 Next to select and press MENU/SET
Night Portrait
Technique for Night Portrait Mode
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
Night Scenery
BABY1/ BABY2
Party
Candle Light
Sunset
It will be set to Portrait when recording a motion picture
PET
High Sens
HI-SPEED Burst
Flash Burst
Technique for Fireworks Mode
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Starry SKY
PIN Hole
Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
Aerial Photo
Film Grain
Aim the AF area at the subject Press 2 to fix the focus
Underwater
Fixing the focus underwater AF Lock
Recording Motion Picture
Select the mode
REC mode ñ· ¿
Modes that can be recorded for motion picture
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
When set to intelligent Auto Mode
Scene detection
Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
169
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
848 k 480 pixels 640 k 480 pixels 320 k 240 pixels
Continuous AF
Wind CUT
Light is turned on automatically depending on
Condition when recording motion picture
LED Light
Motion picture
Registering from the REC mode menu
Face settings
For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P25
Taking a picture with Face Recognition function
Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide
Registering from the automatic registration screen
Use the operation in and following in Face settings
AF Mode is fixed to š
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P25
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Press 4 to select Location and then press
Canceling the travel date
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Press 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
When the aspect ratio is Y
Using the REC Mode Menu
Applicable modes ñ· ¿ When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is W
Intelligent ISO
Quality
? Aspect Ratio
Applicable modes · ¿
Applicable modes · AUTO/80/100/200/400/800/1600
Sensitivity
= White Balance
Applicable modes · ¿ AWB
Auto white balance
Setting the white balance manually
Press MENU/SET to finish
Set the white balance to V/Ð/î/Ñ/Ò
Applicable modes ñ· ¿ OFF/ON/SET Note
AF AF Mode
Face Recog
About š
Frame, and press 4 to lock the subject
Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking
About ƒ
Before locking
Quick AF Is displayed on the screen Continuous AF ¢
PRE AF
Exposure
About
Applicable modes · ¿ OFF/ON Note
˜ Burst
Digital Zoom
Number
Applicable modes ñ·
Color Mode
Stabilizer
MIN. Shtr Speed
Audio REC
AF Assist Lamp
Clock SET
Taking clipboard pictures
Set the mode dial to ¨ Take the pictures
Taking and viewing clipboard pictures
Press 3/4 to select the menu item and then press
Deleting clipboard pictures
Set the mode dial to ¨ Press Press 2/1 to move the picture
Viewing clipboard pictures
Copy
Cancel
Mark
Press and then press MENU/SET
When Category Selection has been selected in step
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Operations performed during slide show
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Effect
Category Play
Mode Play
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Favorite Play
Recording information
Pictures with audio
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Audio icon
CAL Calendar
Using the Playback Mode menu
Select Calendar on the Playback mode menu. P25
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Title Edit
Multi setting
Setting is canceled when Display is pressed again
’ is displayed for pictures with titles already registered
Text Stamp
‘ appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text
AGE P62
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Shooting Date
Travel Date
Press 3/4 to select the size, and then press MENU/SET
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Single
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the picture, and then press Display
Trimming
Reduction Enlargement
Leveling
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
Up to 2 o can be adjusted
Rotate Disp
Favorite
Print SET
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
To print the date
Protect
Select Audio DUB. on the Playback mode menu. P25
When Multi has been selected
Audio DUB
Press MENU/SET to stop recording
Copy
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied
Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
What is HDMI?
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
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Usable functions
Select the image with 3/4/2/1 on the TV remote controller
Select the image with 2/1 on the TV remote controller
Slide show
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
Copying to a PC
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
AV cable supplied
Can
Connecting to a PC
PC that can be used
PHOTOfunSTUDIO be Used? Can the Avchd Lite
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
Favorite
Motion pictures
Dpof print
Clipboard pictures
Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
NUM. of Prints
Print Settings
Print with Date
You can set the number of prints up to
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Paper Size
Card P21 displayed only during
Recording after settings
Screen Display
Playback
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Do not press the lens with excessive force
About the LCD monitor
About the lens, the microphone, and the speaker
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Battery
Always remove the battery after use
Dispose of unusable battery
About the picture data
About the personal information
Disclaimer
About tripods
Message Display
Memory Card Parameter Error
Memory Card Error Format this CARD?
Please Turn Camera OFF and then on AGAIN/SYSTEM Error
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
Battery Cover Open
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Printer BUSY/PLEASE Check the Printer
Recording
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recorded picture is too bright or dark
Area around where the pictures were taken becomes dark
Taking pictures using auto bracket is not possible
Or 3 pictures are taken at one time
Lens
LCD monitor
Flash
Playback
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
TV, PC and printer
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black
Clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures
Picture is not displayed fully on the TV
Check TV Aspect setting. P30
Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV
Viera Link does not work
Others
File numbers are recorded in ascending order
Check the clock P22 and birthday settings P62
File numbers are not recorded consecutively
AGE is not displayed correctly
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
256 MB
32 MB
128 MB
512 MB
1900 3740 2660 5140 5360 10290 8230 15430
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
00 min 20 min 16 min 45 min 59 min 13 min
Specifications
Exposure AE
Metering Mode
White balance
LCD monitor
Charge 4.2
DMW-BCF10PP
Digital Camera Accessory System
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Request for Service Notice For USA and Puerto Rico Only
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey
Rechargeable Battery
Pack Exchange for Defective Battery Pack
Except Items Listed Below
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico
Centralized Factory Service Center
Batterie batterie au lithium-ion
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Propos du bloc-batterie
Avertissement
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Chargeur de batterie
Index
Recording Quality Setting
Number of Recordable Pictures
F0209KD0 16000