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