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