Preparation

[SETUP] menu (Refer to P21 for the setting method.)

[MONITOR]

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.

The setting on the brightness of the LCD monitor also affects simple mode [ ].

[AUTO REVIEW]

[OFF]: The recorded picture does not automatically appear.

[1SEC.]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second.

[3SEC.]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 3 seconds.

[ZOOM]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. Then it is enlarged 4 times and appears for about 1 second. This mode is useful for confirming focus. Pictures in auto bracket, burst mode or pictures with audio are not enlarged even if [ZOOM] is selected.

In motion picture mode [ ], auto review function is not activated.

When pictures are recorded in auto

bracket [ ] (P43) or any speed ([ ],

[ ] and [ ]) on burst mode (P45), the auto review function is activated

regardless of the setting on the auto review function. (The picture is not enlarged.)

The auto review function is activated while pictures with audio are recorded regardless of the setting on the auto review function. (The picture is not enlarged.)

The setting for the auto review function is disabled in auto bracket, burst mode, motion picture mode, [SELF PORTRAIT] (P64) in scene mode, or when [AUDIO REC.] is set to [ON].

[POWER SAVE] [1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:

The power save mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life) if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting.

[OFF]: The power save mode is not activated.

Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel the power save mode.

When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional)/connecting to a PC or a printer/ recording motion pictures/playing back motion pictures/during Slide Show, the power save mode is not activated. (However, during a manual Slide Show, the setting for the power save mode is fixed to [10MIN.].)

The setting for power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] during the following.

When economy mode is set

In simple mode [ ]

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Panasonic DMCFX9S Setup menu Refer to P21 for the setting method, Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps

DMCFX9K, DMCFX9S, DMC-FX9PP specifications

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