DMC-FH3 DMC-FH1
Contents
About illustrations in these operating instructions
Quick Guide
Charge the battery. P9
Insert the battery and the card. P14
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Play back the pictures
Standard Accessories
Names of the Components
Flash P47
Press
Card/Battery door P14 Release lever P14 DC coupler cover P15
Charging the Battery
Charging
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Supplied battery Optional battery
Charging time
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
DMC-FH20
Playback time
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
Ensure that the card/battery door is closed
Open the DC coupler cover a
Align the marks, and insert
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Built-in Memory
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB to Formats
Card
Only in equipment that is compatible with their respective
We recommend storing important data on a PC etc
Turn the camera on
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P21
It can be changed in steps 5, 6 and 7 to set the clock
Setting the Menu
REC Mode menu P78 to 88 Playback Mode menu P96 to
Setup menu P24 to
MENU/SET button REC/PLAYBACK selector switch Mode button
Setting menu items
Press 3/4 to select AF Mode
Press
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Switching to the Setup menu
Switching to other menus
Select a menu item next and set it
Using the quick menu
Items to be set and the settings are displayed
Destination
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Shutter VOL
High Angle
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
STANDARD/LARGE
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
OFF
1SEC 2SEC
Select on Connection
USB Mode
This will work when the AV cable is connected
PictBridgePTP
Auto Demo OFF
Set the language displayed on the screen
Stabilizer Demo
Amount of jitter Amount of jitter after correction
Selecting the REC Mode
Intelligent Auto Mode P31
To select a REC modes from the REC modes list
Scene Mode P56
List of REC Modes Normal Picture Mode P35
My Scene Mode P56
$ Motion Picture Mode P70
REC Mode ñ
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch to !. Press a
Flash AF assist lamp
When taking pictures using the flash P47
When taking pictures using the zoom P38
Press the shutter button D halfway to focus
Scene detection
Backlight Compensation
Auto Review P26
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
Sleep Mode P26
Sensitivity P80 White Balance P81 AWB
Mode button REC/PLAYBACK selector switch
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
REC Mode ·
Press 3/4 to select Normal PICTURE, and then press MENU/SET
Compose the picture
Focusing
¢2 Sound volume can be set in Shutter VOL. P24
People. P84
Preventing jitter camera shake
Direction detection function
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector switch a to
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Using the Playback Zoom
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
Slide Show P90
Switching the Playback Mode
Normal Play P40
Category Play P93
To delete a single picture
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
Delete ALL step
About the LCD Monitor
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
Press Display to change
Recording guideline
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press 1 ‰ Press 3/4 to select a mode
Description of settings
About the digital red-eye correction
Necessary
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
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DMC-FH3/DMC-FH1
Available flash range to take pictures
DMC-FH20
ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele
Flash setting
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
30 to 1/1600
Taking Close-up Pictures
Press 4 # Press 3/4 to select a mode Press MENU/SET
REC Mode ·n
AF Macro
Macro Zoom
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
You can also press 2 ë to select
Underexposed Properly
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Exposed
REC Mode ¿
Registering scenes in Scene Mode My Scene Mode
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording Scene Mode
For details on switching menus, refer to P22
Initial setting for AF Mode is š
Portrait
Soft Skin
Transform
Self Portrait
SET
Sports
Technique for Night Portrait Mode
Scenery
Night Portrait
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape
Night Scenery
Food
Focus range is 5 cm 0.17 feet Wide/1 m 3.28 feet Tele to ¶
Party
Technique for Party Mode
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Candle Light
Press MENU/SET to finish To cancel AGE and Name
BABY1/BABY2
High Sens
PET
Sunset
ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80
Speed
HI-SPEED Burst
Maximum Burst
Number
See the Note on P51 when using the flash
Flash Burst
Number of recordable pictures
Starry SKY
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC
Beach
Technique for Fireworks Mode
Fireworks
Snow
Film Grain
Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
Aerial Photo
Photo Frame
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Motion Picture Mode
REC Mode n
Audio recording
Changing the settings for the Recording Quality
Flash setting is fixed to Œ
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P21
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Press 4 to select Location and then press
Enter the location
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Canceling the Travel Date
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Press 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
Advanced Recording pictures
Picture Size
Using the REC Mode Menu
For details on REC Mode menu settings, refer to P21
Applicable modes ñ· ¿
Advanced Recording pictures
Sensitivity
Applicable modes ·
80/100/200/400/800/1600 ISO sensitivity
White Balance
Applicable modes · ¿n AWB
Auto White Balance
When the subject is not in the center of the screen
AF Mode
This allows the appropriate focusing method to be selected
Applicable modes · ¿
About š Face Detection
Burst speed pictures/second
Is set for the flash when Burst is set
Burst
Approx .5 DMC-FH20/DMC-FH3
Applicable modes · ¿ OFF/ON
Color Mode
Digital Zoom
Applicable modes ñ·n
Stabilizer
Clock SET
AF Assist Lamp
RED-EYE Removal
Applicable modes · ¿ OFF/ON Note
Entering Text
Press 4 to finish the Slide Show
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Press 3 to select Start and then press Menu
Normal Playback resumes after the Slide Show finishes
Operations performed during Slide Show
Cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3/4/2/1
Effect
Changing the Slide Show settings
Setup
Duration or Repeat can be set
Recording information
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back
Category Play
Scene Modes
Favorite Play
Playing Back Motion Pictures
About fast forward/rewind playback
Calendar
Using the Playback Mode menu
Select Calendar on the Playback Mode menu. P21
Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back
Name
Text Stamp
Shooting Date
Travel Date
Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢
Single
Single setting
Resize Reducing the Picture Size number of pixels
Multi
100
Press MENU/SET Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu
101
Cropping
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
102
Rotate Disp
103
Favorite
104
Print SET
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
105
To print the date
When Multi has been selected
106
Protect
107
Copy
Connecting to a PC
108
USB connection cable supplied
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
109
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
110
Printing the Pictures
111
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
112
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
113
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press Menu
Print with Date
Print Settings
114
NUM. of Prints
115
Paper Size
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
116
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
117
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied
118
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
Screen Display
119
Recording after settings
120
Playback
Playback Mode P40 Protected picture P106 Favorites P103
121
Stamped with text indication P97 Picture Size P78
122
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
123
Care of the camera
About the Lens
124
About the LCD monitor
Do not press the lens with excessive force
125
About the personal information
126
Do not bend or drop the card
Disclaimer
About the picture data
When not using the camera for a long period of time
127
About tripods or unipods
Message Display
128
129
130
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Folder Cannot be Created
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
131
132
Recording
133
Recorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
134
LCD monitor
135
Flash
Playback
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
136
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black
Sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up
137
TV, PC and printer
138
Others
139
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
140
141
256 MB 512 MB
DMC-FH20PR/DMC-FH1PR
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
142
256 MB