Panasonic DMC-FX100 User Guide

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Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FX100

Before use, please read these

instructions completely.

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Before Use

Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference.

Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,

• DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

• USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.

• DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

• Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.

• SDHC Logo is a trademark.

• Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.

• Elmarit is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.

• Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.

IF THE POWER CORD OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS DAMAGED, IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY APPROVED POWER CORD.

THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Warn ing

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 xC or incinerate.

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Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units.

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-If you see this symbol-

Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union

This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

Before Use

∫ About the battery charger

CAUTION!

• DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

• DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.

• DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.

• DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER.

• The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected. The primary circuit is always “live” as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet.

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Before Use

∫ Care of the camera

• Do not strongly shake or bump the

camera by dropping it etc.

This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged.

• We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera in your trousers pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full or tight bag etc. Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result.

• Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction.

– Places with a lot of sand or dust. – Places where water can come into

contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day or on a beach.

• If water or seawater splashes on the camera, use a dry cloth to wipe the camera body carefully.

∫ About Condensation (When the lens

is fogged up)

• Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction.

• If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature.

∫ Read together with the “Cautions for

Use”. (P102)

∫ About cards that can be used in this

unit

You can use an SD Memory Card, an SDHC Memory Card and a MultiMediaCard.

• When the term card is used in these operating instructions this refers to the following types of Memory Cards.

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– SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Card (4 GB) – MultiMediaCard

More specific information about memory cards that can be used with this unit.

• You can only use an SDHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity.

• A 4 GB Memory Card without an SDHC logo is not based on the SD Standard and will not work in this product.

• A MultiMediaCard is compatible with still pictures only.

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Contents

Before Use

Information for Your Safety.......................2

Preparation

Standard Accessories ............................... 7

Names of the Components .......................8

Quick Guide..............................................9

Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 10 About the Battery (charging/number of

recordable pictures) ................................ 11

Inserting and Removing the Card

(optional)/the Battery ..............................12

About the Built-in Memory/the Card

(optional).................................................13

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 14

• Changing the clock setting................ 14

About the Mode Dial ...............................15

Setting the Menu.....................................16

About the Setup Menu ............................17

LCD Monitor Display/Switching the LCD

Monitor Display.......................................20

Basic

Taking Pictures.......................................22

Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ............. 24

Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 26

• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the

Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)................... 26

• Using the Easy zoom........................27

• Using the Digital Zoom

Further extending the zoom ............. 28

Checking the Recorded Picture

(Review)..................................................29

Playing back/Deleting Pictures ............... 30

Advanced (Recording pictures)

About the LCD Monitor ...........................33

• Changing the information

displayed ..........................................33

• Brightening the LCD Monitor

(Power LCD/High angle mode)......... 35

Taking Pictures using

the Built-in Flash ..................................... 36

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........40

Compensating the Exposure ..................41

Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........42

Changing the sensitivity according to the movement of the subject being recorded

Taking Close-up Pictures........................ 44

Taking pictures that match the scene

being recorded (Scene mode) ................45

• [PORTRAIT]......................................46

• [SOFT SKIN].....................................46

• [SELF PORTRAIT]............................ 46

• [SCENERY] ......................................47

• [SPORTS].........................................47

• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ......................... 47

• [NIGHT SCENERY] .......................... 47

• [FOOD] ............................................48

• [PARTY]............................................48

• [CANDLE LIGHT]..............................48

• [BABY1]/[BABY2]..............................49

• [PET].................................................49

• [SUNSET] .........................................50

• [HIGH SENS.]...................................50

• [HI-SPEED BURST].......................... 50

• [STARRY SKY].................................51

• [FIREWORKS]..................................52

• [BEACH] ...........................................52

• [SNOW].............................................52

• [AERIAL PHOTO] ............................. 53

Motion Picture Mode...............................53

Recording which Day of the Vacation

You Take the Picture ..............................55

Displaying the Time at the Travel

Destination (World Time)........................57

Using the [REC] Mode Menu .................. 59

• [W.BALANCE]...................................60

• [SENSITIVITY]..................................62

• [ASPECT RATIO] .............................62

• [PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] ....................63

• [AUDIO REC.]...................................64

• [METERING MODE].........................64

• [AF MODE] .......................................65

• [STABILIZER]...................................66

• [BURST]............................................67

... 43

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• [AF ASSIST LAMP] ..........................68

• [SLOW SHUTTER]........................... 68

• [COL.EFFECT] .................................69

• [PICT.ADJ.]....................................... 69

Advanced (Playback)

Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi

Playback)................................................70

Displaying Pictures by Recording Date

(Calendar Playback) ............................... 71

Using the Playback Zoom.......................72

Playing Back Motion Pictures/

Pictures with Audio................................. 72

Creating still pictures from

a motion picture ......................................74

Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 76

• [SLIDE SHOW].................................77

• [FAVORITE]......................................78

• [CATEGORY] ...................................79

• [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE].............81

• [DATE STAMP]................................. 82

• [DPOF PRINT]..................................84

• [PROTECT] ...................................... 86

• [AUDIO DUB.] ..................................87

• [RESIZE]...........................................88

• [TRIMMING] .....................................89

• [ASPECT CONV.].............................90

• [COPY] ............................................. 91

• [FORMAT] ........................................92

Connecting to other equipment

Connecting to a PC.................................93

Printing the Pictures................................95

Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen ... 99

Others

Screen Display...................................... 100

Cautions for Use...................................102

Message Display ..................................105

Troubleshooting .................................... 107

Number of Recordable Pictures and

Available Recording Time.....................112

Specifications........................................ 116

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Preparation

Standard Accessories

Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.

CGA-S005E

DE-A42A

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• SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card

and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text.

• The card is optional.

• SD memory card is not supplied with

the camera. You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card.

• Consult the dealer or your nearest Service

Centre if you lose the supplied accessories. (You can purchase the accessories separately.)

K2CJ2DA00008

K1HA08CD0007

K1HA08CD0008

VFC4090

1 Battery Pack

(Indicated as battery in the text)

2 Battery Charger

(Indicated as charger in the text) 3 AC Cable 4 USB Connection Cable 5AV Cable 6 CD-ROM

• Software 7Strap 8 Battery Carrying Case

VYQ3509

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Names of the Components

123

1 Flash (P36) 2 Lens (P4, 103) 3 Self-timer indicator (P40)

AF assist lamp (P68)

8 96 7

4 LCD monitor (P20, 33, 100) 5 Cursor buttons

2/Self-timer button (P40) 4/[REV] button (P29) 1/Flash setting button (P36) 3/Exposure compensation (P41)/

Auto bracket (P42)/ White balance fine adjustment (P61)/ Backlight compensation in simple mode (P26) button

In these operating instructions, operations using the cursor button are described with illustrations below. e.g.:When you press the 4 button

6 Status indicator (P12, 18, 21, 22) 7 [MENU/SET] button (P14) 8 [DISPLAY/LCD MODE] button (P33,

35)

9 [FUNC] (P59)/Delete (P30) button

101311 12

14 15 16

10 Camera ON/OFF switch (P14) 11 Zoom lever (P26) 12 [E.ZOOM] button (P27) 13 Speaker (P73) 14 Microphone (P53, 64, 87) 15 Shutter button (P22, 53) 16 Mode dial (P15)

17 18

19 20

17 Strap eyelet

• We recommend attaching the strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping.

18 Lens barrel 19 [DIGITAL/AV OUT] socket (P93, 95, 99) 20 [DC IN] socket (P93, 95)

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

• This camera cannot charge the battery even though the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) is connected to it.

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21 22

21 Tripod receptacle

• When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it.

22 Card/Battery door (P12) 23 Release lever (P12)

Quick Guide

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• When you do not use the card, you

can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory. (P13) Refer to P13 when you use a card.

3 Turn the camera on to take

pictures.

• Set the clock. (P14)

OFF

This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets.

1 Charge the battery. (P10)

• The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.

2 Insert the battery and the card.

(P12)

1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Press the shutter button to take

pictures. (P22)

4 Play back the pictures.

1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Select the picture you want to view.

(P30)

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Charging the Battery with the Charger

The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.

1 Attach the battery with attention

to the direction of the battery.

2 Connect the AC cable.

• The AC cable does not fit entirely into the AC input terminal. A gap will remain as shown below.

3 Detach the battery after charging

is completed.

• After charging is completed, be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet.

• The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging. The camera also becomes warm during use. This is not a malfunction.

• The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged. Recharge the battery when it is exhausted.

• The battery can be charged even if it is not fully discharged.

• Use the dedicated charger and battery.

• Charge the battery with the charger

indoors.

• Do not disassemble or modify the charger.

• Charging starts when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green.

• Charging is complete when the [CHARGE] indicator A turns off (after about 130 minutes).

• When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes, read P11.

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About the Battery

(charging/number of recordable

pictures)

∫ The battery life The number of recordable pictures (By CIPA standard in normal picture mode [ ])

Number of recordable pictures

Recording conditions by CIPA standard

• Temperature: 23 °C/ Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.¢

• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).

• Using the supplied battery.

• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1].)

• Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording.

• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording.

• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases.

¢ The number of recordable pictures

decreases when the power LCD function or high angle mode (P35) are used.

• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].

The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time. If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures decreases. [e.g. When recording once every 2 minutes, the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 80.]

Approx. 320 pictures (Approx. 160 min)

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Playback time

The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions and storing condition of the battery.

∫ Charging

Charging time

Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack (CGA-S005E) are the same as above.

• The [CHARGE] indicator lights when charging starts.

∫ When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes

• The battery temperature is excessively high or low. The charging time will be longer than normal. Also, charging may not be completed.

• The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry cloth.

• When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery, the life of the battery may have expired. Buy a new battery.

∫ Charging conditions

• Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 oC to 35 oC. (The battery temperature should also be the same.)

• The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/ snowboarding).

• The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases. For long term battery use, we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted.

Approx. 340 min

Approx. 130 min

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Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery

• Check that this unit is turned off.

• Prepare a card. (optional)

• You can record or play back pictures

on the built-in memory when you are not using a card.

1 Slide the release lever in the

direction of the arrow and open the card/battery door.

• Always use genuine Panasonic

batteries (CGA-S005E).

• If you use other batteries, we cannot

guarantee the quality of this product.

2 Battery:

Insert it fully being careful about the direction you insert it. Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery. Card: Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it. To remove the card, push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright.

B: Do not touch the connection terminals

of the card.

• The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted.

3 1:

Close the card/battery door. 2: Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow.

• If the card/battery door cannot be completely closed, remove the card, check its direction and then insert it again.

• Remove the battery after use. Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case (supplied).

• Do not remove the battery until the

LCD monitor and the status indicator (green) turn off as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly.

• The supplied battery is designed only for the camera. Do not use it with any other equipment.

• Do not insert or remove the battery or the card while this unit is turned on. The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged. Be particularly careful while the built-in memory or the card is being accessed. (P21)

• We recommend using a Panasonic card.

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About the Built-in Memory/the Card (optional)

The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full.

You can copy the recorded pictures to a card. (P91)

∫ Built-in Memory [ ] You can record or play back pictures with the built-in memory. (The built-in memory cannot be used when a card is inserted.)

• The built-in memory capacity is about

27 MB.

• Picture size is fixed to QVGA

(320k240 pixels) when recording motion pictures to the built-in memory.

∫ Card [ ] When a card is inserted, you can record or play back pictures on a card.

∫ Card (optional)

• The SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are small, lightweight, removable external cards. Read P4 for information about cards that can be used in this unit.

• The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006 for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB.

• The reading/writing speed of an SD Memory Card and an SDHC Memory Card is fast. Both types of card are equipped with a Write-Protect switch A that prevents writing and formatting the card. (If the switch is slid to the [LOCK] side, it is not possible to write or delete data on the card and format it. When the

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switch is slid to the other side, these functions become available.)

• This unit (SDHC compatible equipment) is compatible with SD Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifications and formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system. It is also compatible with SDHC Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifications and formatted in FAT32 system.

• You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards. (Always read the operating instructions for the equipment being used. If you also order a photo studio to print pictures, ask the photo studio before printing.)

Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.

(This Site is English only.)

• Refer to P112 for information about the number of recordable pictures and the available recording time for each Card.

• We recommend using High Speed SD Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards when recording motion pictures.

• The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves, static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card. We recommend storing important data on a PC etc.

• Do not format the card on your PC or other equipment. Format it on the camera only to ensure proper operation. (P92)

• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

co.jp/pavc/global/cs

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

∫ Initial setting

The clock is not set so the following screen appears when you turn the camera on.

OFF

A [MENU/SET] button B Cursor buttons C Mode dial

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

date and time.

: :

• : Cancel without setting the clock.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to set.

• Turn the camera off after setting the clock. Then set the mode dial to a recording mode to turn the camera on and check whether or not the clock setting is correct.

Changing the clock setting

1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3/4 to select [CLOCK SET]. 3 Press 1 and then perform steps

2 and

3 to set the clock.

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• You can also set the clock in the [SETUP] menu. (P17)

• When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours, charging of the built-in battery for the clock is completed so the clock setting will be stored (in the camera) for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed. (If you insert a battery that is not sufficiently charged, the length of time that the clock setting is stored may become less.) However the clock setting is cancelled after this time. In this case, set the clock again.

• You can set the year from 2000 to 2099. The 24-hour system is used.

• If the clock is not set, the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P82) or order a photo studio to print the pictures.

A Time at the home area B Time at the travel destination (P57)

• 2/1: Select the desired item.

• 3/4: Set the display order for the date and time.

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About the Mode Dial

SCN

If you turn on this unit and then rotate the mode dial, you can not only switch between recording and playback but also switch to macro mode to take a close-up picture of a subject or to a scene mode that matches your recording purpose.

∫ Switching the mode by rotating the

mode dial

Align a desired mode with part A.

Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode. (Do not adjust it to parts where there is no mode.)

SCN

NORMAL PICTURE

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∫ Basic

Normal picture mode (P22)

Use this mode for normal recording.

Simple mode (P24)

This mode is recommended for beginners.

Playback mode (P30)

This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures.

∫ Advanced

Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode

(P43)

This mode automatically sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the movement and the brightness of the subject.

Macro mode (P44)

This allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject.

Scene mode (P45)

This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.

Motion picture mode (P53)

This mode allows you to record motion pictures.

Print mode (P95)

Use this to print pictures.

• The above screen B appears on the LCD monitor if the mode dial is rotated. (P20) The mode currently selected appears on the LCD monitor when the camera is turned on.

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Setting the Menu

∫ Displaying the menu screens

Press [MENU/SET].

e.g.: The first page of the total 4 pages is displayed.

A Menu icons B Current page C Menu items and settings

• Rotate the zoom lever while selecting the menu item to switch to the next/previous page easily.

• The menu icons and the menu items that are displayed differ depending on the position of the mode dial.

∫ About the menu icons

[REC] mode menu (P59)

This is displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].

∫ Setting menu items

• The following example shows how to set [AUDIO REC.] when normal picture mode [ ] is selected.

1 Press 3/4 to select the menu

item.

• Press 4 at A to switch to the next screen.

2 Press 1.

[PLAY] mode menu (P76)

This is displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ].

[SCENE MODE] menu (P45)

This is displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ].

[SETUP] menu (P17)

This is displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].

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3 Press 3/4 to select the setting.

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4 Press [MENU/SET] to set.

∫ Closing the menu screen

Press [MENU/SET].

• When the mode dial is set to [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ], you can also close the menu screen by pressing the shutter button halfway.

∫ Switching to the [SETUP] menu

1 Press 2 on a menu screen.

2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP]

menu icon.

3 Press 1.

• Select a menu item next and set it.

SET

About the Setup Menu

• Set items as required.

• Select [RESET] to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase. (P19)

• [CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW],

[POWER SAVE] and [ECONOMY] are important items. Check their settings before using them.

[CLOCK SET] (P14)

(Changing the date and time.)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Change date and time.

[AUTO REVIEW]

(Displaying the recorded picture.)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it.

[OFF]

[1SEC.]

[3SEC.] [ZOOM]: The picture is displayed for

• The auto review function is not activated in motion picture mode [ ].

• The auto review function is activated regardless of its setting when using auto bracket (P42), [HI-SPEED BURST] (P50) in scene mode, burst mode (P67) and when recording still pictures with audio (P64). (The picture is not enlarged.)

• The auto review setting is disabled when using auto bracket or burst mode, in motion picture mode [ ] or when [AUDIO REC.], [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) or [HI-SPEED BURST] (P50) in scene mode is set to [ON].

1 second and then enlarged 4k and displayed for 1 more second.

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[POWER SAVE]

(Turning off this unit automatically.)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) 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.

[1MIN.], [2MIN.], [5MIN.], [10MIN.], [OFF]

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

• Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] when economy mode is activated and [5MIN.] in simple mode [ ].

• Power save mode is not activated in the following cases. – When using the AC adaptor

(DMW-AC5G; optional) – When connecting to a PC or a printer – When recording or playing back motion

pictures – During a slide show

[ECONOMY] (Turning off the LCD monitor automatically.)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) The brightness of the LCD monitor is reduced, and the LCD monitor is turned off automatically while the camera is not in use, to save battery life when recording.

[LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off if

the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode.

[LEVEL 2]: The LCD monitor turns off if

the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture.

[OFF]: Economy mode cannot be

activated.

• The LCD monitor is turned off while the flash is being charged.

• The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off. Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.

• Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.]. [However, power save mode is not activated when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).]

• The brightness of the LCD monitor is not reduced in Power LCD mode and high angle mode.

• Economy mode is not activated in the following cases. – In simple mode [ ] – When using the AC adaptor

(DMW-AC5G; optional) – While a menu screen is displayed – While the self-timer is set – While recording motion pictures

[WORLD TIME] (P57)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the time in your home area and travel destination.

[]: Travel destination area []: Your home area

[MONITOR]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.

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[GUIDE LINE]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking pictures. (P33, 34) You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed.

[REC. INFO.]: [ON]/[OFF]

[HISTOGRAM]: [ON]/[OFF]

[PATTERN]: [ ]/[ ]

[TRAVEL DATE] (P55)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation.

[SET], [OFF]

[BEEP]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) This allows you to set the beep.

[BEEP LEVEL] []: No operation sound []: Soft operation sound []: Loud operation sound [BEEP TONE]: //

[SHUTTER]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

1 2 3

and select the item to set. (P16) This allows you to set the shutter sound.

[SHUTTER VOL.] []: No shutter sound []: Soft shutter sound []: Loud shutter sound [SHUTTER TONE]: //

1 2 3

Preparation

[VOLUME]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps from level 6 to 0.

• When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.

[NO.RESET]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001.

• The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001. (P94)

• A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned. When the folder number reaches 999, the number cannot be reset. We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.

• To reset the folder number to 100, format (P92) the built-in memory or the card first and then use this function to reset the file number. A reset screen for the folder number will then appear. Select [YES] to reset the folder number.

[RESET]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are reset to the initial settings.

• [FAVORITE] (P78) is fixed to [OFF] and [ROTATE DISP.] (P81) is fixed to [ON].

• If the [SETUP] menu settings are reset, the following settings are also reset. – The birthday settings for [BABY1]/

[BABY2] (P49) and [PET] (P49) in scene mode.

– The number of days that have passed

since the departure date in [TRAVEL DATE]. (P55)

– The [WORLD TIME] (P57) setting.

• The folder number and the clock setting are not changed.

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Preparation

[VIDEO OUT]

(Playback mode only)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set to match the colour television system in each country.

[NTSC]: Video output is set to NTSC

system.

[PAL]: Video output is set to PAL

system.

[TV ASPECT]

(Playback mode only) (P99)

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set to match the type of TV.

[]:When connecting to a 16:9

screen TV.

[]: When connecting to a 4:3

screen TV.

[SCENE MENU]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the screen that will appear when the mode dial is set to [ ].

[AUTO]: The [SCENE MODE] menu

screen appears.

[OFF]: The recording screen in the

currently selected scene mode appears.

[DIAL DISPLAY]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set whether or not to show the mode dial display when the mode dial is rotated.

[ON], [OFF]

[LANGUAGE]

Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu

SET

and select the item to set. (P16) Set the language displayed on the screen. [ENGLISH], [DEUTSCH], [FRANÇAIS], [ESPAÑOL], [ITALIANO], [ ]

• If you set a different language by mistake, select [ ] from the menu icons to set the desired language.

LCD Monitor Display/ Switching the LCD Monitor Display

∫ Screen display in normal picture

mode [ ] (at the time of purchase)

56 7

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1112

1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P36)

• If you press the shutter button halfway when the flash is activated, the flash icon turns red.

3 AF area (P22)

• The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places.

4 Focus (P22) 5 Picture size (P63) 6 Quality (P63)

: Jitter alert (P24)

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7 Battery indication

• The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted. (The status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off.) Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery.

• It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) connected.

8 Number of recordable pictures (P112) 9 Recording state 10 Built-in memory/Card

• The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card). – When using the built-in memory

– When using the card

• Do not do the following when the access indication lamps lights. The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally. – Turn this unit off. – Remove the battery or the card.

(when using a card) – Shake or bump this unit. – Disconnect the AC adaptor.

(DMW-AC5G; optional) (when using

the AC adaptor)

• Do not do the above when pictures are being read or deleted or the built-in memory (or the card) is being formatted (P92).

• The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time for a card.

11 Shutter speed (P22)

Preparation

12 Aperture value (P22)

• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red. (They do not turn red when the flash is activated.)

13 Metering mode (P64) 14 Optical Image Stabilizer (P66)

• Refer to P100 for information about other screen displays.

∫ Switching the screen display

You can change the screen display by pressing [DISPLAY]. This allows you to display information while taking pictures such as the picture size or the number of recordable pictures or take pictures without displaying any information. Refer to P33 for details.

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Basic

Taking Pictures

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

• The status indicator 3 lights for about 1 second when you turn this unit on 2. (1: Shutter button)

1 Hold this unit gently with both

hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.

3 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

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• The focus indication 2 lights green and the AF area 1 turns from white to green. (3: Aperture value, 4: Shutter speed)

• The focus range is 50 cm to ¶.

• The subject is not focused in the following cases. – The focus indication blinks (green). – The AF area turns white to red or

there is no AF area.

– The focus sound beeps 4 times.

• If the distance is beyond the focus range, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.

4 Press the halfway pressed

shutter button fully to take a picture.

A Flash B AF assist lamp C When holding the camera vertically

2 Aim the AF area at the point you

want to focus on.

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∫ Using the flash

If the camera determines that the place where the picture is being taken is dark, the flash is activated when the shutter button is pressed fully. (When the flash is set to AUTO [ ]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction [].)

• You can switch the flash setting to match the recording. (P36)

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• When you press the shutter button, the LCD monitor may become bright or dark for a moment however the recorded picture will not be affected.

• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.

• Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.

• Do not touch the front of the lens.

∫ Exposure (P41)

• If you select normal picture mode [ ] the exposure is automatically adjusted to an appropriate exposure (AE=Auto Exposure). However, depending on recording conditions such as the backlight, the picture will become dark.

In this case, compensate the exposure. This allows you to take bright pictures.

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∫ Colour (P60, 61)

• The colour of the subject will differ if the colour of the light surrounding it differs such as when the light comes from sunlight or halogen lighting. However, this unit automatically adjusts the hue to one close to real life. (auto white balance)

Set the white balance if you want to change the hue you get with auto white balance. Adjust the white balance finely for additional white balance adjustment.

∫ When you want to take a picture of a

subject outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)

When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture, you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area.

∫ Focusing (P23, 44) If you select normal picture mode [ ], the picture is automatically focused (AF= Auto Focus). However, one of the subjects in the picture may not be properly focused. The focus range is 50 cm to ¶.

– When there are both near and distant

subjects in a scene.

– When there is dirt or dust on glass

between the lens and the subject.

– When there are illuminated or glittering

objects around the subject. – When taking a picture in dark places. – When the subject is moving fast. – When the scene has low contrast. – When recording a very bright subject. – When taking close-up pictures of a

subject. – When jitter occurs.

Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro mode.

In this case,

1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfway to

fix the focus and the exposure.

• The focus indication lights when the subject is focused.

3 Press and hold the shutter button

halfway while moving the camera as

you compose the picture.

4 Press the shutter button fully.

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Basic

• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully.

1/125F2.8

∫ Direction detection function

Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P81) is set to [ON])

• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.

• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.

∫ Preventing jitter (camera shake)

• Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button.

• If jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed, the jitter alert A appears.

pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod. – Slow sync./Red-eye reduction – [NIGHT PORTRAIT] – [NIGHT SCENERY] –[PARTY] – [CANDLE LIGHT] – [STARRY SKY] – [FIREWORKS] – When the shutter speed is slowed in

[SLOW SHUTTER]

Taking Pictures in Simple Mode

This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily. Only the basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple.

∫ Basic menu settings

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4 to select the desired

menu item and then press 1.

1/30F2.8

• When the jitter alert appears, we recommend using a tripod. If you cannot use a tripod, be careful how you hold the camera. The use of the self-timer prevents jittering caused by pressing the shutter button when you are using a tripod (P40).

• Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is

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3 Press 3/4 to select the desired

setting and then press [MENU/ SET].

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter

button halfway to close the menu.

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∫ Settings in Simple mode

[PICT.MODE]

Suitable for enlarging the

[ENLARGE]

pictures to be printed to 8qk10q size, letter size etc. Suitable for regular size

[4qk6q/

printing.

10k15cm]

Suitable for attaching

[E-MAIL]

pictures to e-mails or adding pictures to websites.

[AUTO REVIEW]

[OFF] The recorded picture does not

automatically appear.

[ON] The recorded picture

automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second.

[BEEP]

[OFF] No operation sound [LOW] Soft operation sound [HIGH] Loud operation sound

[CLOCK SET]

Change date and time.

•If

[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]

or [ E-MAIL ] is set in [PICT.MODE], the extra optical zoom is activated. (P26)

• The settings for [BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes.

• The settings for [WORLD TIME], [MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], [SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and [LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P17) are applied to simple mode.

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∫ Other Settings in Simple mode

In simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For more information about each setting, refer to the page indicated.

• Focus range: 30 cm to ¶ (Tele) 5cm to ¶ (Wide)

• [POWER SAVE] (P18): [5MIN.]

• [ECONOMY] (P18): [OFF]

• Self-timer (P40): 10 seconds

• Optical Image Stabilizer (P66): [MODE2]

• [W.BALANCE] (P60): [AWB]

• [SENSITIVITY] (P62): This setting becomes the same as when the highest ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO800] in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. (P43)

• [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] (P62, 63): – [ ENLARGE]:

: (12M)/

–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:

: (2.5M EZ)/

– [ E-MAIL]:

: (0.3M EZ)/

• [AF MODE] (P65): []

• [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P68): [ON]

• [METERING MODE] (P64): []

• You cannot use the following functions. – High angle mode – White balance fine adjustment – Exposure compensation – Auto bracket –[AUDIOREC.] – [D.ZOOM] – [BURST] – [SLOW SHUTTER] – [COL.EFFECT]

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Basic

– [PICT.ADJ.] – [GUIDE LINE]

• The settings for [WORLD TIME], [MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], [SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and [LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P17) also affect simple mode.

∫ The Backlight Compensation

Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject. In this case, the subject, such as a person, will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture.

Press 3.

• When the backlight compensation function is activated, [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication A) appears. Press 3 again to cancel this function.

• We recommend using the flash (Forced ON [ ]) when you use the backlight compensation function.

• The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/ Red-eye reduction [ ] when the backlight compensation function is set to [OFF].

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

You can make people and objects appear closer and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle with the 3.6k optical zoom. (35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 100 mm) To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 7k), do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( / / ).

∫ To make subjects appear closer use

(Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Tel e .

∫ To make subjects appear further away

use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

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∫ Picture size and maximum zoom

magnification

(±: Available, —: Not available)

Aspect

ratio

(P62)

Picture size

(P25, 63)

/(12M)

(9M)

(8M EZ)

(6M EZ)

(5M EZ)

(4.5M EZ)

(3.5M EZ)

(3M EZ) (2M EZ)

(0.3M EZ)

(2.5M EZ)

(2M EZ)

Maximum

zoom magnifi-

cation (Tele)

3.6k —(10.5M)

4.4k

5.6k

Extra opti-

cal zoom

± (7M EZ)

∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism

When you set the picture size to [ ] (3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.2 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

Basic

• “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.

• If you set a picture size that activates the extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function.

• The zoom will stop moving for an instant near [W] (1k) when the extra optical zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

• In motion picture mode [ ] and [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode, the extra optical zoom does not work.

Using the Easy zoom

You can zoom at high speed from Wide to Tele by pressing [E.ZOOM]. The zoom magnification differs depending on the picture size that is set.

• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) when the camera is turned on.

• If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.

• The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.

• In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording.

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Basic

∫ When the picture size is set to the

highest setting for each aspect ratio

The picture size becomes smaller temporarily and the extra optical zoom can be used.

e.g.: Setting to [ ] (12M)

1 Press [E.ZOOM] once. 2 Press [E.ZOOM] twice. 3 Press [E.ZOOM] three times.

1 Optical zoom 2 Extra optical zoom

• The picture size within the Extra optical zoom range changes to the following. The colour of the zoom bar and the picture size displayed on the screen change colour at this time.

Aspect ratio Picture size

• If you press [E.ZOOM] three times, the zoom position returns to Wide and the picture size returns to the original size. Also, if the zoom position returns to the optical zoom range by the zoom lever, the picture size returns to the original size.

∫ When the picture size is not set to the

highest setting for each aspect ratio

e.g.: Setting to [ ] (3M EZ)

1 Press [E.ZOOM] once. 2 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.

1 Extra optical zoom

• Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom function is activated.

• The easy zoom is also activated if [E.ZOOM] is pressed when the zoom position is not Wide.

• You can further extend the zoom to the digital zoom range when [D.ZOOM] (P28) is set to [ON].

• In [ ENLARGE] in simple mode [ ], [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode and motion picture mode [ ], the zoom becomes up to 3.6k optical zoom.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

Using the Digital Zoom

Further extending the zoom

A maximum of 14.3k zoom can be achieved with the 3.6k optical zoom and the 4k digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] mode menu. However, if a picture size that can use extra optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 27.9k zoom can be achieved with the 7k extra optical zoom and the 4k digital zoom.

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∫ Menu operation

1 Press [MENU/SET].

• When a scene mode is selected, select the [REC] menu ( ) and then press

2 Press 3/4 to select [D.ZOOM]

and then press 1.

3 Press 4 to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.

∫ Entering the digital zoom range

The on-screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again.

Basic

3 Extra optical zoom

• A big AF area (P65) is displayed when using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer function may not be effective.

• In digital zoom, the larger the picture the lower the picture quality.

• When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P40) for taking pictures.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

• The digital zoom does not work in the following cases: – In simple mode [ ]. – In Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. – In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET],

[HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode.

Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)

You can check the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode.

1 Press 4 [REV].

≥[OFF]:

≥[ON]:

(When using the digital zoom and the extra optical zoom [ ] (3M EZ) at the same time)

1 Optical zoom 2 Digital zoom

• The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds.

• Review is cancelled when the shutter button is pressed halfway or the 4 [REV] is pressed again.

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• You can change the information displayed during review by pressing [DISPLAY].

2 Press 2/1 to select the picture.

2: Play back the previous picture 1: Play back the next picture

Refer to P30 to 32 for information about how to delete pictures.

• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically (rotated).

Playing back/Deleting Pictures

∫ Enlarging the picture

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[] (T).

• Rotate the zoom lever to [ ] [T] for a 4k magnification and then rotate it even more for a 8k magnification. When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to move the

position.

• When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second.

∫ Deleting the recorded picture during

Review (Quick deletion)

A single picture, multiple pictures or all the pictures can be deleted during review.

The picture data on the built-in memory is played back or deleted when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card is played back or deleted when a card is inserted.

Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Check the pictures one by one and delete unwanted pictures.

∫ Playing back pictures

Press 2/1 to select the picture.

2: Play back the previous picture 1: Play back the next picture

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∫ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding

Press and hold 2/1 during playback.

A B

2: Fast rewind 1: Fast forward

• The file number A and the picture number B only change one by one. Release 2/1 when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture.

• If you keep pressing 2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/ rewound increases.

• In review playback in recording mode and in multi playback (P70), the pictures can only be forwarded or rewound one by one.

• This camera is based on the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” which was established by the “JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)”.

• The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures. You can use the playback zoom (P72) to check the details of the pictures.

• If you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the picture quality may deteriorate. (The pictures are displayed as [THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] on the screen.)

• If you change a folder name or file name on your PC, the pictures may not play back on the camera.

• If you play back a non-standard file, the folder/file number is indicated by [—] and the screen may turn black.

Basic

• Depending on the subject, an interference fringe may appear on the screen. This is called moire. This is not a malfunction.

∫ To delete a single picture

1 Press [ ] while the picture is

being played back.

2 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

• While the picture is being deleted, [ ] appears on the screen.

∫ To delete [MULTI DELETE]/

[ALL DELETE]

1 Press [ ] twice.

2 Press 3/4 to select

[MULTI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

• [MULTI DELETE] > step 3.

• [ALL DELETE] > step

• [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (When [FAVORITE] (P78) is set only) >

step (However, this cannot be selected if none of the pictures have [ ] displayed.)

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3 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4 to set.

(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])

• Repeat the above procedure.

• [ ] appears on the selected pictures. If 4 is pressed again, the setting is cancelled.

• The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected picture is protected and cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting and then delete the picture. (P86)

4 Press [ ].

5 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET] to set.

(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE])

• If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [ALL DELETE] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], the deleting will stop halfway.

• Do not turn off the camera while deleting.

• When deleting pictures, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

• It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at one time using [MULTI DELETE].

• The greater the number of pictures the longer it takes to delete them.

• If there are pictures that are protected [ ] (P86), do not conform to the DCF standard or are in a card with the Write-Protect switch slid to the [LOCK] side, they are not deleted even if [ALL DELETE] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] is selected.

• When you delete pictures, only pictures in either of the built-in memory or the card can be deleted. (You cannot delete pictures in both the built-in memory and the card at the same time.)

• [DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE BUI LT-IN MEMORY?] or [DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE MEMORY CARD?] is displayed when using [ALL DELETE] and [DELETE ALL EXCEPT ?] is displayed when using [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ].

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

About the LCD Monitor

Changing the information displayed

DISPLAY/LCD MODE

Advanced (Recording pictures)

D Normal display E Display with histogram F No display (Recording guide line) G No display

¢1 Histogram ¢2 Set the pattern of the guide lines

displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed.

¢2

A LCD monitor

Press [DISPLAY] to change.

• When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated. During playback zoom (P72), while playing back motion pictures (P72) and during a slide show (P77), you can only select “Normal display H” or “No display J”.

In simple mode [ ]

BACKLIGHT

B Normal display C No display

In recording mode

In playback mode

1/3

1ST DAY

months

days

10:00 1.DEC.2007

F2.8 1/30

10:00 1.DEC.2007

1/3

ISO

AWB

100

H Normal display I Display with recording information and

histogram J No display ¢3 Displayed if [BIRTHDAY SET.] and

[WITH AGE] were set in [BABY1]/

[BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode

before taking pictures. (P45) ¢4 The number of days that have passed

since the travel date are displayed if

you set [TRAVEL DATE] (P55) before

taking pictures.

• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT],

[NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode, the guide line is grey. (P45)

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ Recording guide line

When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance of the subject.

A []: This is used when dividing the

entire screen into 3k3 for taking pictures with a well-balanced composition.

B []: This is used when you want to

position the subject at the exact centre of the screen.

∫ Histogram

A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.

• It is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens aperture and shutter speed are available, especially in those situations where automatic exposure may be difficult due to uneven lighting. Using the histogram feature allows you to get the maximum performance from your camera.

A When the values are concentrated on

the left, the picture is under exposed.

B When the values are distributed evenly,

the exposure is proper and the brightness is well-balanced.

C When the values are concentrated on

the right, the picture is overexposed.

Examples of histogram

100_0001

1/3

ISO100

100_0001

ISO100

100_0001

ISO100

AWB

1/3

AWB

1/3

AWB

F2.8 1/200

10:00 1.DEC.2007

F2.8 1/100

10:00 1.DEC.2007

F2.8 1/50

10:00 1.DEC.2007

A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Overexposed

¢ Histogram

• When you take pictures with the flash

or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.

• The histogram is an approximation in recording mode.

• The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode.

• The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc.

• The histogram does not appear in simple mode [ ] or motion picture mode [ ] and during multi playback or calendar playback and playback zoom.

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Brightening the LCD Monitor

(Power LCD/High angle mode)

• If the mode dial is set [ ] and [ ], the Power LCD function only can be used.

1 Press [LCD MODE] for 1 second.

DISPLAY/LCD MODE

2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.

[]: [POWER LCD]

[]: [HIGH ANGLE]

[OFF] The LCD monitor returns

The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors.

The LCD monitor is easier to see when taking pictures with the camera held high above your head. This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way. (However it becomes more difficult to see when looked at straight on.)

to the normal brightness.

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• The [POWER LCD] A or [HIGH ANGLE] B icon appears.

∫ Cancelling Power LCD or High angle

mode

• If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again for 1 second the screen shown in step is displayed. Select [OFF] to cancel Power LCD mode or High angle mode.

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• High angle mode is also cancelled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated.

• The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is adjusted when Power LCD mode or High angle mode is activated. Therefore, some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the recorded pictures.

• The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in Power LCD mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again.

• If the screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc. shining on it, use your hand or another object to block the light.

• High angle mode is not activated in the following cases. – In simple mode [ ] – In playback mode [ ] – In print mode [ ] – While the menu screen is displayed – While the review screen is displayed

Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

A Photo flash

Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.

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∫ Switching to the appropriate flash

setting

Set the flash to match the recording.

1 Press 1 [].

2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.

• You can also press 1 [ ] to select.

• For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to “Available flash settings by recording mode”. (P37)

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

• The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is automatically set.

:AUTO

The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary.

: AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢

The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording.

• Use this when you take pictures of

people in low lighting conditions.

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: Forced ON

The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.

• Use this when your subject is back-lit

or under fluorescent light.

: Forced ON/Red-eye

reduction¢

• The flash setting is set to Forced ON/

Red-eye reduction only when you set [PARTY] (P48) or [CANDLE LIGHT]

(P48) in scene mode.

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∫ Available flash settings by recording

mode

The available flash settings depend on the recording mode. (±: Available, —: Not available, ¥: Initial setting)

: Slow sync./Red-eye

reduction¢

If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

• Use this when you take pictures of

people in front of a dark background.

: Forced OFF

The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.

• Use this when you take pictures in

places where the use of the flash is not permitted.

¢1 The flash is activated twice. The

subject should not move until the second flash is activated.

¢2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the

backlight compensation function is activated.

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• The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if necessary.

• The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. However, the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed.

∫ The available flash range to take

pictures

ISO sensitivity Available flash range

[AUTO]

Wide

60 cm to 5.0 m

Tel e

30 cm to 2.5 m

[ISO80]

Wide

60 cm to 1.7 m

Tel e

30 cm to 0.8 m

[ISO100]

Wide

60 cm to 2.0 m

Tel e

30 cm to 1.0 m

[ISO200]

Wide

60 cm to 2.8 m

Tel e

30 cm to 1.4 m

[ISO400]

Wide

60 cm to 4.0 m

Tel e

40 cm to 2.0 m

[ISO800]

Wide

80 cm to 5.6 m

Tel e

60 cm to 2.8 m

[ISO1250]

Wide

1.0 m to 7.0 m

Tel e

80 cm to 3.5 m

[ISO1600]

Wide

1.15 m to 8.0 m

Tel e

90 cm to 4.0 m

• The available flash range is an approximation.

• In [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between [ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs. Wide: Approx. 1.15 m to approx. 16.0 m Tele: Approx. 90 cm to approx. 8.0 m

• The available focus range differs depending on the recording mode. (P116)

• If you use the flash when the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] or when the highest ISO sensitivity is set to a setting other than [ISO400] in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] (P43), the ISO sensitivity is automatically increased to a maximum of [ISO640]. (It is a maximum of [ISO400] in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode.)

• If you take a picture with the flash at close range when the zoom is near [W] (1k), the edges of the recorded picture may become dark. Rotate the zoom lever slightly and then take the picture.

∫ Available flash range in Intelligent ISO

sensitivity mode

Highest

Available flash range

ISO

sensitivity

Wide Tele

(P43)

ISO400 Approx.

60 cm to approx. 4.0 m

ISO800 Approx.

80 cm to approx. 5.6 m

ISO1250 Approx.

1.0 m to approx. 7.0 m

Approx. 40 cm to approx. 2.0 m

Approx. 60 cm to approx. 2.8 m

Approx. 80 cm to approx. 3.5 m

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∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting

Flash setting

Shutter speed

(Sec.)

:AUTO

:AUTO/

Red-eye reduction

::Forced ON

1/30 to 1/2000

Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction

: Slow sync./

Red-eye reduction

: Forced OFF 1/8¢

1/8¢ 1/2000

to 1/2000 1/8 or 1 to 1/2000¢ 1/4 or 1 to 1/2000¢

¢1 The shutter speed changes depending

on the slow shutter setting. (P68)

¢2 Simple mode [ ] ¢3 Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]/

[SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode (P45)

• ¢2, ¢3: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases. – When the optical image stabilizer is set

to [OFF].

– When the camera has determined that

there is little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is set to [MODE1] or [MODE2].

• There will be differences in the above shutter speeds in the following scene modes. – [NIGHT SCENERY]:

8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second

– [STARRY SKY]:

15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds

– [FIREWORKS]:

1/4th of a second, 2 seconds

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– [HI-SPEED BURST]:

1/60th of a second to 1/2000th of a second

• Do not look directly at the flash at

close range when it is activated.

• If you bring the flash too close to an

object, the object may be distorted or discoloured by the heat or lighting from the flash.

• In economy mode, the LCD monitor

turns off and the status indicator lights while the flash is charging. [This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).] If the remaining battery power is low, the length of time that the LCD monitor turns off to charge may become longer.

• When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark.

• When the flash is being charged, the flash icon blinks red, and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully.

• The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject. (P60)

• When the shutter speed is fast, the flash effect may not be sufficient.

• It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the access indication disappears.

• The red-eye reduction effect differs between people. Also, if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.

• When the flash is activated, you can only take 1 picture.

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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

1 Press 2 [].

2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.

• You can also press 2 [ ] to select.

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also press the shutter

button halfway to finish.

• The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is automatically set.

4 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus and then press it fully to take the picture.

A Press the shutter button halfway to

focus.

B Press the shutter button fully to take

the picture.

• The self-timer indicator C blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).

• If you press [MENU/SET] while the self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is cancelled.

• When using a tripod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.

• When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before recording. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp (P68) to allow the camera to focus on the subject.

• The self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds in simple mode [ ] and 2 seconds in [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) in scene mode.

• When you set the self-timer in burst mode, the camera starts taking a picture 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed. The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.

• The self-timer cannot be set in [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode.

• We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.

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Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.

Under exposed

Compensate the exposure towards positive.

Properly exposed

1 Press 3 [ ] until [EXPOSURE]

appears, compensate the exposure with 2/1.

• You can compensate from [j2EV] to [i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].

• Select [0 EV] to return to the original exposure.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

• EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value]. It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed.

• The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen.

• The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

• The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject.

• You cannot use the following functions. – [STARRY SKY]

Overexposed

Compensate the exposure towards

negative.

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket

In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded in the selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. You can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with different exposures.

1 Press 3 [ ] several times until

[AUTO BRACKET] appears, set the compensation range of the exposure with 2/1.

• You can select [OFF] (0), [d1/3 EV], [d2/3 EV] or [d1EV].

• When you do not use auto bracket, select [OFF] (0).

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

• The auto bracket setting is cancelled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated.

• When setting auto bracket and burst mode simultaneously, auto bracket will be performed.

• When auto bracket is set, the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting. (The picture is not enlarged.) You cannot set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu.

• When auto bracket is activated, [AUDIO REC.] cannot be used.

• The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on the brightness of the subject.

• When the flash is activated or the number of recordable pictures is 2 or less, you can take only 1 picture.

• You cannot use the following functions. – [HI-SPEED BURST] – [STARRY SKY]

• When setting auto bracket, the auto bracket icon [ ] appears on the lower left of the screen.

• When taking pictures using auto bracket after setting the exposure compensation range, the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range. When the exposure is compensated, the exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen.

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Changing the sensitivity according to the movement of the subject being recorded

The camera detects the movement of the subject near the centre of the screen and then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the movement and the brightness of the subject.

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4 to select [ISO LIMIT]

and then press 1.

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the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter speed faster.

1/125 ISO800

• Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no movement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity.

1/125 ISO200

• When you press the shutter button halfway, [ ] A appears. When you press the shutter button fully, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while.

3 Press 3/4 to select the item and

then press [MENU/SET].

Item Settings

400 The ISO sensitivity

automatically increases up to

800

the set value according to the

1250

• The higher the value set for the ISO

• Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject by increasing

movement and brightness of the subject.

sensitivity, the more effectively the jitter will be reduced. However, picture noise will increase.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• When the flash is activated, the ISO sensitivity is automatically increased to a maximum of [ISO640]. (When the highest ISO sensitivity is set to a setting other than [ISO400].)

• Refer to P38 for information about the available flash range.

• Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving, jitter may not be avoided.

• The camera may not be able to detect the movement of the subject in the following cases.

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– When the moving subject is small – When the moving subject is at the edge

of the screen

– When the subject starts moving the

instant the shutter button is pressed fully

• To avoid picture noise, we recommend decreasing the highest ISO sensitivity or setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures. (P69)

• You cannot use the following functions. – [D.ZOOM] – [SLOW SHUTTER]

Taking Close-up Pictures

This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. You can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1k).

subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again.

• If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.

• Macro mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera. Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal picture mode.

• The available flash range is about 60 cm to 5.0 m (Wide). (When the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO].)

• We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF [ ] when you take pictures at close range.

• When you take pictures at close range, the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly. This is not a malfunction.

∫ Focus range

• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer in macro mode.

• When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed. Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the

30 cm

5 cm

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Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded (Scene mode)

When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture.

• Refer to P46 to 53 and “About the information ” for details about each scene mode.

1 Press 1 for the [SCENE MODE]

menu.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

scene mode.

•Press 4 at A to switch to the next menu screen.

• You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to set.

• The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected scene mode.

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• Press [MENU/SET] and then perform steps

1, 2 and 3 to change the scene

mode.

∫ About the information

• If you press [DISPLAY] when selecting a scene mode in step each scene mode are displayed. (If you press [DISPLAY] again, the screen returns to the [SCENE MODE] menu.)

• Refer to P39 for information about the shutter speed.

• The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. However, the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed.

• When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose, the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene.

• If you press 2 when selecting [PORTRAIT] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in

2, the [SCENE MODE] menu [ ] is

step selected. If you then select either the [REC] menu [ ] or the [SETUP] menu [ ], you can set the desired items.

• The following items cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting. – [SENSITIVITY] – [METERING MODE] – [COL.EFFECT] – [PICT.ADJ.]

2, explanations about

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[PORTRAIT]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) The person stands out from the background and has a healthier complexion.

∫ Technique for Portrait mode

To increase the effectiveness of this mode: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as

possible to Tele.

2 Move close to the subject to make this

mode more effective.

• This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

[SOFT SKIN]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to achieve a smoother appearance of the skin than in [PORTRAIT].

∫ Technique for Soft skin mode

To make this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as

possible to Tele.

2 Move close to the subject to make this

mode more effective.

• This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime.

• If a part of the background etc. is a colour close to skin colour, this part is also smoothed.

• This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

[SELF PORTRAIT]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Select this to take pictures of yourself.

∫ Technique for Self portrait mode

Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The self-timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus. Making sure you hold the camera still, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

• The subject is not focused when the self-timer indicator is blinking. Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus.

• The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor for reviewing. Refer to P29 for information about using the review function.

• If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed, we recommend using the 2 second self-timer.

• The focus range is about 30 cm to 70 cm.

• You can take a picture of yourself with audio (P64). If you do this, the self-timer indicator will light up while recording the audio.

• When you select [SELF PORTRAIT], the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide (1k).

• The self-timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds. If it is set to 2 seconds, this setting will remain until the camera is turned off, the scene mode is changed or the mode dial is rotated.

• The stabilizer function mode is fixed to [MODE2]. (P66) The AF mode is fixed to [ ].

•

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

(P65)

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[SCENERY]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape.

• The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• The white balance cannot be set.

[SPORTS]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events.

• This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m or more.

• If you take pictures of a fast-moving subject indoors, the ISO sensitivity becomes the same as when intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] is set to a highest ISO sensitivity of [ISO800].

• You cannot use the following functions. –[D.ZOOM] – [SLOW SHUTTER]

[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness.

∫ Technique for Night portrait mode

• Use the flash.

• Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

• Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture.

• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m from the subject when taking a picture.

• The focus range is 1.2 m to 5 m. (Refer to P38 for the available flash range to take pictures.)

• The shutter may remain closed (max. about 1 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

• Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

• When using the flash, Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] is selected and the flash is activated every time.

• The white balance cannot be set.

[NIGHT SCENERY]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.

∫ Technique for Night scenery mode

• Since the shutter speed becomes slower (up to about 8 sec.) use a tripod. We also recommend using the self-timer for taking pictures.

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• The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

• The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

• Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• You cannot set the slow shutter.

• The white balance cannot be set.

[FOOD]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• The white balance cannot be set.

[PARTY]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Select this when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life brightness.

∫ Technique for Party mode

• Use the flash.

• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m from the subject when taking pictures.

• The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction [ ] or Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction [ ].

• The white balance cannot be set.

[CANDLE LIGHT]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere.

∫ Technique for Candle light mode

• If you make the most of the candle light, you can take successful pictures without using the flash.

• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

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• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction [ ] or Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction [ ].

• The white balance cannot be set.

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[BABY1]/[BABY2]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. You can set two different birthdays by using [BABY1] and [BABY2]. You can display the set age when playing back the pictures and stamp the age on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P82).

• The age can also be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied).

∫ Age display setting

• To have the age displayed, first set the birthday and then be sure to set [WITH AGE] before taking the pictures.

∫ Birthday setting

1 Press 3/4 to select [BIRTHDAY SET.]

and then press [MENU/SET].

2 When a message appears, press 2/1

to select items (Year/Month/Day) and then press 3/4 to set them.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• The ISO sensitivity becomes the same as when Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] is set to a highest ISO sensitivity of [ISO400].

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• If you turn on the camera in [BABY1]/ [BABY2], the age and current date and time are displayed for about 5 seconds on the bottom of the screen.

• The age display style differs depending on the language setting in the recording mode.

• If the age is not properly displayed, check the clock and birthday settings.

• If the camera is set to [WITHOUT AGE], the age is not recorded even if the time and birthday are set. This means the age cannot be displayed even if camera is set to [WITH AGE] after taking the pictures.

• The birthday setting can be reset with [RESET].

• You cannot use the following functions. – [D.ZOOM] – [SLOW SHUTTER]

[PET]

SET

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat. This allows you to set the birthday of your pet. You can display the set age when playing back the pictures and stamp the age on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P82).

• The age can also be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied).

Refer to [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P49) for information about age display setting and birthday setting.

• The initial setting for the AF assist lamp is [OFF]. (P68)

• Refer to [BABY1]/[BABY2] for other information about this mode.

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[SUNSET]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Select this when you want to take pictures of sunset view. This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red colour of the sun.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• You can set the flash to AUTO [ ] or Forced ON [ ].

• The extra optical zoom and digital zoom cannot be used.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

• The white balance cannot be set.

[HIGH SENS.]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) Select this for high-sensitivity processing. The sensitivity automatically switches to between [ISO1600] and [ISO6400].

∫ Picture size and aspect ratio

Press

3/4 to select the picture size and

aspect ratio and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

SET

• The picture size becomes 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9).

• [QUALITY] is fixed to .

• The resolution of the recorded picture decreases because of high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.

• You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q/ 10k15 cm printing.

[HI-SPEED BURST]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This is a convenient mode for shooting rapid movement or a decisive moment.

∫ Picture size and aspect ratio

1 Press

2 Take pictures.

• Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully.

Built-in

memory

3/4 to select the picture size

and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

Burst speed

8 pictures/second

Number of recordable pictures

approx. 25

• If using a card with a maximum transfer rate of 2MB/s: approx. 30

• If using a card with a maximum

Card

transfer rate of 10MB/s: approx. 50

¢ However, the maximum

number is 100.

SET

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• The number of pictures indicated above is an approximation when pictures are taken after formatting the card. In reality, the number of pictures differs depending on the recording conditions, the type of card etc.

• The picture size becomes 2M (4:3/16:9) or

2.5M (3:2).

• [QUALITY] is fixed to .

• The recorded picture becomes slightly rougher. This is not a malfunction.

• You can take pictures suitable for 4

qk6q/

10k15 cm printing.

• The shutter speed becomes 1/60th of a second to 1/2000th of a second.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to

¶]

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• The ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between [ISO200] and [ISO1600].

• You cannot use the following functions. – Extra optical zoom – Digital zoom – Auto bracket – Self-timer – [ASPECT RATIO] – [PICT.SIZE] – [AUDIO REC.] – [BURST] – [SLOW SHUTTER]

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[STARRY SKY]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject.

∫ Setting the shutter speed

• Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].

1 Press 3/4 to select the number of

seconds and then press [MENU/SET].

• If you want to change the number of seconds, press [MENU/SET], press 1 again to select [STARRY SKY] and then set the number of seconds again.

2 Take pictures.

• Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen. Do not move the camera after this screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing.

• Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the picture while the countdown screen is displayed.

∫ Technique for Starry sky mode

• The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We also recommend taking pictures with the self-timer.

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• The LCD monitor automatically becomes darker.

• Histograms are always displayed in orange.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• The optical image stabilizer function is fixed to [OFF].

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

• The following functions cannot be used. – [EXPOSURE] – [W.BALANCE] – [AUTO BRACKET] –[BURST] – [AUDIO REC.] – [SLOW SHUTTER]

[FIREWORKS]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.

∫ Technique for Fireworks mode

• Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod.

• This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m or more away.

• The shutter speed becomes the following. – When [OFF] is set on the optical image

stabilizer function: Fixed to 2 seconds

– When [MODE1] or [MODE2] is set on

the optical image stabilizer function: 1/4th of a second or 2 seconds (The shutter speed becomes 2 seconds only when the camera has determined that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc.)

– You can change the shutter speed by

compensating the exposure.

• Histograms are always displayed in orange.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• You cannot set the AF mode.

• The AF area is not displayed.

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].

• You cannot set the slow shutter.

• The white balance cannot be set.

[BEACH]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue colour of the sea, sky etc. It also prevents under exposure of people under strong sunlight.

• Do not touch the camera with wet hands.

• Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction. Make sure that sand or seawater does not get into the lens or the terminals.

• The white balance cannot be set.

[SNOW]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow-covered mountain.

• The white balance cannot be set.

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[AERIAL PHOTO]

Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]

SET

menu and select a scene mode. (P45) This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.

∫ Technique for Aerial photo mode

• We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

• The focus range is 5 m to ¶.

• Turn the camera off when taking off or

landing.

• When using the camera, follow all instructions from the cabin crew.

• Be careful about the reflection from the window.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• The white balance cannot be set.

Motion Picture Mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

A Audio recording

• The available recording time B is displayed on the top right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on the bottom right of the screen.

• When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights.

• The focus, zoom and aperture value are fixed to the setting when recording starts (the first frame).

• The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built-in microphone on this unit. (Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio.)

• When using the stabilizer function, it is fixed to [MODE1].

2 Press the shutter button fully to

stop recording.

• If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera stops recording automatically.

∫ Changing the settings for the aspect

ratio and the picture quality

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4 to select [ASPECT

RATIO] and then press 1.

1 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus and then press it fully to start recording.

R50

3 Press 3/4 to select the item and

then press [MENU/SET].

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

4 Press 3/4 to select [PICT.MODE]

and then press 1.

5 Press 3/4 to select the item and

then press [MENU/SET].

If you selected [ ] on the screen shown in step

Item Picture size fps

[30fpsVGA]

[10fpsVGA]

[30fpsQVGA]

[10fpsQVGA]

640k480 pixels

320k240 pixels

30 10 30 10

If you selected [ ] on the screen shown in step

Item Picture size fps

[30fps16:9L]

[10fps16:9L]

[15fps16:9H]

848k480 pixels

1280k720 pixels

30 10 15

• fps “frames per second”; This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second.

• You can record smoother motion pictures with “30 fps”.

• You can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” although the picture quality is lower.

• The picture size is large with [15fps16:9H] although the picture quality is not as smooth.

• The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small so it is suitable for e-mails.

• You can only record motion pictures

to the built-in memory when the [ASPECT RATIO] is [ ] and the picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or [10fpsQVGA] (320k240 pixels).

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6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter

button halfway to close the menu.

• The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶]

• Refer to P114 for information about the available recording time.

• The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.

• This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.

• When you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA], [30fps16:9L] or [15fps16:9H], we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.

• Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.

• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD

Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards.

• Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.

• Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.

• When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment, the quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play them back. Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly.

• In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot use the direction detection function and the review function.

• You cannot set [MODE2] on the optical image stabilizer function.

• The bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files recorded with the camera on the PC.

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture

If you set the departure date of the vacation in advance, the number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P82).

A The number of days that have passed

since the departure date

• The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied).

4 Press 4 to select [SET] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

5 Press 3/4/2/1 to set the

departure date and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

2/1: Select the desired item. 3/4: Set the year, month and date.

6 Press 3/4/2/1 to set the return

date and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

∫ Setting the departure/return date

(e.g.: The following are examples of the screen in normal picture mode [ ].)

1 Press [MENU/SET] and then

press 2.

2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP]

menu icon [ ] and then press 1.

3 Press 3/4 to select

[TRAVEL DATE] and then press

2/1: Select the desired item. 3/4: Set the year, month and date.

• The travel date is cancelled if the current date is after the return date.

• If you do not want to set the return date, press [MENU/SET] while the date bar is displayed.

7 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

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8 Take a picture.

A The number of days that have passed

since the departure date

• The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date is set.

• When the travel date is set, [ ] appears on the lower right of the screen. (It is not displayed if the current date is after the return date.)

∫ Cancelling the travel date

The travel date is automatically cancelled if the current date is after the return date. If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step [MENU/SET] twice.

4 and then press

time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is recorded when the travel destination date is, for example, one day before the departure date.

• If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date or the return date. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed.

• Set the clock if the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears.

• The [TRAVEL DATE] setting also affects simple mode [ ].

• The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P57) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting.

• The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

• If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded.

• If you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and

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Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination (World Time)

If you set your home area and the travel destination area when travelling abroad etc., the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken.

• Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P14)

1 Press [MENU/SET] and then

press 2.

2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP]

menu icon [ ] and then press 1

3 Press 3/4 to select

[WORLD TIME] and then press 1.

Advanced (Recording pictures)

1 Press 4 to select [HOME] and then

press [MENU/SET] to set.

2 Press 2/1 to select your home area

and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

• The current time is displayed on the top

left of the screen and the time difference from GMT “Greenwich Mean Time” is displayed on the bottom left of the screen.

• If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, press 3. Press 3 again to return to the original time.

• The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time. Advance the clock setting by one hour.

SET

• If you are setting the world time for the first time, the message [PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] appears. If this message appears, press [MENU/SET] and then set home area from the screen shown in step 2 in “Setting the home area [HOME]”.

∫ Setting the home area [HOME]

(Perform steps

1, 2 and 3.)

∫ Finishing setting the home area

• If you are setting the home area for the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of “Setting the home area [HOME]” after you press [MENU/ SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to return to the screen shown in step then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• If you are setting the home area for the second time etc., the screen returns to the screen shown in step [MENU/SET] to set your home area. Press [MENU/SET] again to close the menu.

3 after you press

3 and

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ Setting the travel destination area

(Perform steps

1, 2 and 3.)

1 Press 3 to select [DESTINATION] and

then press [MENU/SET] to set.

SET

A Depending on the setting, the time at

the travel destination area or the home area is displayed.

• If you are setting the travel destination area for the first time, the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above.

2 Press 2/1 to select the area the travel

destination is in and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

SET

• The current time at the selected travel destination area is displayed on the top right of the screen and the time difference from the home area is displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

• If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel destination, press 3. (The time advances by one hour.) Press 3 again to return to the original time.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• The icon changes from [ ] to [ ] after setting the travel destination.

• Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps

1, 2, 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of

“Setting the home area [HOME]”. (P57)

• If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time difference from the home area.

• The [WORLD TIME] setting also affects simple mode [ ].

• The travel destination icon [ ] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination.

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Using the [REC] Mode Menu

Increase the variety of pictures you can take by setting colour effect, picture adjustment etc. The menu items that can be set differ depending on the recording mode.

∫ Setting from the menu screen Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] menu and then select the item to set.

(P16)

Items that can be set

(Recording in normal picture mode [ ])

screen

: [W.BALANCE] (P60) : [SENSITIVITY] (P62)

1/4

2/4

3/4

4/4 : [CLOCK SET] (P14)

: [ASPECT RATIO] (P62) : [PICT.SIZE] (P63) : [QUALITY] (P63) : [AUDIO REC.] (P64) : [METERING MODE]

: [AF MODE] (P65)

: [STABILIZER] (P66)

: [BURST] (P67) : [AF ASSIST LAMP]

: [SLOW SHUTTER]

: [D.ZOOM] (P28) : [COL.EFFECT] (P69) : [PICT.ADJ.] (P69)

Item

(P64)

(P68)

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ Using the quick setting

• You can use [FUNC] to easily set the following items when recording. (Recording in normal picture mode – [STABILIZER] – [BURST] – [METERING MODE] – [W.BALANCE] – [SENSITIVITY] – [PICT.SIZE] – [QUALITY]

A Cursor buttons B [MENU/SET] button C [FUNC] button

1 Press and hold [FUNC] when

recording.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

menu item and the setting and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• You can also close the menu by

pressing [FUNC].

[])

SET

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• The [ ] (White Set) setting does not appear when using the quick setting.

[W.BALANCE]

Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) This function allows you to reproduce a white colour close to real life in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc. in which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. Select a setting that matches the recording conditions.

[AWB]

for auto setting

(Auto white balance)

for recording outdoors

(Daylight)

on a bright day for recording outdoors

(Cloudy)

on a cloudy day for recording outdoors

(Shade)

in the shade on a bright day

for recording under

(Halogen)

halogen lighting for using the preset

(White set)

white balance for setting the white

(White set)

balance again

The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use [AWB] or []. 1 Auto white balance will work within this

range. 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade

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5 TV screen 6 Sunlight 7 White fluorescent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight

10)

KlKelvin Colour Temperature

∫ Auto white balance

The available white balance range is shown in the illustration above. When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range, the picture may appear reddish or bluish. Even within the confines of the range, the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many light sources or there is no colour close to white. In these cases, set the white balance to a mode other than [AWB].

∫ Setting the white balance manually

1 Select [ ] and then press

[MENU/SET].

2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white

paper etc. so that the frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SET].

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

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∫ Finely adjusting the white balance

[]

Use this to set the white balance manually.

• Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].

1 Press 3 [ ] several times until

[WB ADJUST.] appears and then press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.

• 2 [RED]:Press when the hue is bluish.

• 1 [BLUE]:Press when the hue is reddish.

• Select [0] to return to the original white balance.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

• The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue.

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.

About the white balance fine adjustment

• You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item.

• The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

• The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

• The white balance fine adjustment level in [ ] returns to [0] when you reset the white balance using [ ].

• You cannot finely adjust the white balance when [COL.EFFECT] (P69) is set to [COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].

About the white balance

• When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.

• The white balance setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. However, the white balance setting for a scene mode returns to [AWB] when the scene mode is changed.

• The white balance cannot be set in the following cases. – In simple mode [ ] – In [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT],

[NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET],

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[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is needed to take a picture so the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places.

• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO200] according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted to a maximum of [ISO640] when using the flash.)

ISO sensitivity

Use in bright places (e.g. outdoors)

Use in dark places

Shutter speed

Noise

• To avoid picture noises, we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures. (P69)

• The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ].

• ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the following cases. – Simple mode [ ] – Motion picture mode [ ] – Scene mode

80 1600

Suitable Not suitable

Not suitable Suitable

Slow Fast Less Increased

[ASPECT RATIO]

Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) By changing the aspect ratio, you can select an angle of view that matches the subject.

Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a PC monitor.

Select to take pictures with the same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film.

This is suitable for landscapes etc. where a wide view is preferable. This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide-screen TV, high-definition TV etc.

• In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot select [ ].

• The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P110)

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[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]

Setting a picture size and quality that match your use of the pictures

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. Although you cannot see the difference on the camera’s screen, the more pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures.

A Many pixels (Fine) B Few pixels (Rough)

¢ These pictures are examples to show

the effect.

∫ Number of pixels

You can print pictures more clearly when a large picture size [ ] (12M) is selected. When a smaller picture size [ ] (0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more pictures and attach them to an e-mail or post them on a website because their file size is small.

∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].

(12M) 4000k3000 pixels (8MEZ) 3264k2448 pixels (5M EZ) 2560k1920 pixels (3M EZ) 2048k1536 pixels (2M EZ) 1600k1200 pixels (0.3M EZ) 640k480 pixels

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].

(10.5M) 4000k2672 pixels (7M EZ) 3264k2176 pixels (4.5M EZ) 2560k1712 pixels (2.5M EZ) 2048k1360 pixels

∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].

(9M) 4000k2248 pixels (6M EZ) 3264k1840 pixels (3.5M EZ) 2560k1440 pixels (2M EZ) 1920k1080 pixels

∫ Quality

Fine (Low compression): This gives priority to picture quality. Picture quality will be high.

Standard (High compression): This gives priority to the number of recordable pictures. Standard quality pictures are recorded.

• The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on the aspect ratio. If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size.

• “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.

• The extra optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.

• Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions.

• Refer to P112 for information about the number of recordable pictures.

• The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject.

• The number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded pictures.

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• In simple mode [ ], the settings become as follows. – [ ENLARGE]:

: (12M)/

–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:

: (2.5M EZ)/

–[ E-MAIL]:

: (0.3M EZ)/

[AUDIO REC.]

Recording still pictures with audio

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) You can record audio with the still picture if this is set to [ON]. This means you can record the conversation that took place when you were recording or an explanation of the picture.

• [ ] appears on the screen when you set [AUDIO REC.] to [ON].

• Focus on the subject and press the shutter button to start recording. Recording will automatically stop about 5 seconds later. There is no need to press and hold the shutter button.

• Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.

• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio recording, the audio recording is cancelled. The audio is not recorded.

• You cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket, burst mode, [HI-SPEED BURST] or [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.

• You cannot use the following functions with pictures with audio. – [DATE STAMP] –[RESIZE] –[TRIMMING] – [ASPECT CONV.]

[METERING MODE]

Deciding the method to measure brightness

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) You can switch to the following metering modes.

Multiple: This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically. Usually, we recommend using this method.

Centre weighted: This is the method used to focus on the subject on the centre of the screen and measure the whole screen evenly.

Spot: This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target A.

• Metering mode is fixed to multiple [ ] in simple mode [ ].

• Metering mode cannot be set in scene mode.

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[AF MODE]

Setting the focus method

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition.

9-area-focusing:

The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas. This is effective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen.

3-area-focusing (High speed):

The camera quickly focuses on any of 3 focus areas points – left, right or centre. This is effective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen.

1-area-focusing (High speed):

The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the centre of the screen.

1-area-focusing:

The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the centre of the screen.

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ About [ ] or [ ]

• You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.

• The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.

• The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places or when using the digital zoom.

1/60F5.6

• The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time. The focus position is not predetermined. It is set to a position automatically determined by the camera at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].

• If the AF mode is set to [ ] or [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus.

• Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it is difficult to focus using [ ].

• The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode [ ], [SELF PORTRAIT] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

Spot-focusing:

The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen.

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

[STABILIZER]

Detecting jitter and compensating for it

• The camera also detects the movement of the subject when automatically setting the ISO sensitivity in intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] and [SPORTS], [BABY1]/ [BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode.

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59)

[MODE1] ()

The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photo composition.

[MODE2] ()

The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed. There is a greater stabilizing effect.

[OFF] ()

When the stabilizer is not desired.

∫ About the jitter/movement detection

demonstration screen

Press 1 to display [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] when the [STABILIZER] screen is displayed. (Pictures cannot be recorded when the [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] screen appears.) Press 1 again to finish this mode.

A B

A Jitter detection demonstration B Movement detection demonstration

• The camera automatically detects the jitter and the movement of the subject and displays these on the indicator.

• We recommend using a bright subject with high contrast for the subject movement demonstration.

• The jitter/movement detection demonstration screen is an approximation.

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• The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases. – When there is a lot of jitter. – When the zoom magnification is high. – In digital zoom range. – When taking pictures while following a

moving subject.

– When the shutter speed becomes

slower to take pictures indoors or in dark

places. Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.

• The setting is fixed to [MODE2] in simple mode [ ] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode and fixed to [OFF] in [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.

• In motion picture mode [ ], [MODE2] cannot be set.

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[BURST]

Taking Pictures using Burst

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59)

∫ Number of pictures recorded in burst

mode

Burst speed

(pictures/

second)

2¢ max. 3 max. 5

approx. 1

¢ The burst speed is constant regardless

of the transfer speed of the card.

• The number of pictures indicated is when the shutter speed is faster than 1/60 and the flash is not activated.

• The burst speed (pictures/second) may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places, if the ISO sensitivity is high etc.

• If you take pictures in burst mode with the built-in memory, it will take time to write the picture data.

• Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the burst mode.

• You can have higher speed burst if you use [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode. Refer to P50 for information about [HI-SPEED BURST].

Number of recordable

pictures (pictures)

Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory/card.

Advanced (Recording pictures)

• The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken.

• The exposure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting. When burst mode is set to [ ], they are fixed to the values set for the first picture. When the burst speed is set to [ ], they are adjusted each time you take a picture.

• If you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place (landscape) indoors, outdoors etc. where there is a large difference between the light and shade, it may take time until the exposure is stable. If burst is used at this time, the exposure may not become optimal.

• When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3.

• Burst mode is not cancelled when the camera is switched off.

• When auto bracket and burst mode are set simultaneously, auto bracket will be performed.

• When burst mode is set, the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting. (The picture is not enlarged.) You cannot set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu.

• When burst mode is activated, [AUDIO REC.] cannot be used.

• When the flash is activated, you can take only 1 picture.

• Burst mode cannot be set in simple mode [ ] and [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.

• When the burst mode setting is set to

Unlimited – The burst speed becomes slower

halfway. The exact timing of this

depends on the type of card, the picture size and the quality.

– You can take pictures until the capacity

of the built-in memory or the card is full.

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AF ASSIST LAMP]

Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier

[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.

• The initial setting for [PET] in scene mode is [OFF]. (P45)

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult.

• If the AF assist lamp is set to [ON], an AF area with a size wider than usual is displayed and the AF assist lamp A turns on when you press the shutter button halfway in dark places etc.

The AF assist lamp turns on in low light conditions. At this time, the

[ON]

AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears on the screen. The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m.

The AF assist lamp does not turn

[OFF]

on.

• Be careful about the following when using the AF assist lamp. – Do not look at the AF assist lamp at

close range.

– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with

your fingers or other objects.

• When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus on the subject.

• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON] in simple mode [ ].

• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SELF PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],

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[SLOW SHUTTER]

Recording bright pictures in dark places

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) When taking pictures in dark places with low light, you can take pictures which are brighter than normal by selecting a setting even slower than the slowest setting of the shutter speed.

• The slow shutter speeds you can select are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2–] and [1 –].

• This is effective if you want to take bright pictures of both a night landscape and a subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in scene mode.

Slow shutter

setting

Brightness

Jitter

• This should usually be set to [1/8–] to take pictures. (When you select a slow shutter speed other than [1/8 –], [ ] appears on the lower left of the screen.)

• When the shutter speed is made slower using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to occur. We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.

• You cannot set the slow shutter in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] and simple mode [ ] and [SPORTS], [NIGHT SCENERY], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HI-SPEED BURST], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

1/8 –1–

Darker Brighter

Less More

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

[COL.EFFECT]

Setting colour effects for the recorded pictures

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) Select a colour effect that matches the recording conditions and your image of the recording.

[OFF] This is the standard setting.

[COOL] The picture becomes bluish.

[WARM] The picture becomes reddish.

[B/W]

[SEPIA] The picture becomes sepia.

The picture becomes black and white.

[PICT.ADJ.]

Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures

Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P59) Select an effect that matches the recording situation and your image of the recording.

[CONTRAST]

[HIGH] Increases the difference between

the brightness and the darkness in the picture.

[LOW] Decreases the difference

between the brightness and the darkness in the picture.

[SHARPNESS]

[HIGH] The picture is sharply defined. [LOW] The picture is softly focused.

[SATURATION]

[HIGH] The colours in the picture

[LOW] The colours in the picture

[HIGH] The noise reduction effect is

[LOW] The noise reduction effect is

become vivid.

become natural.

[NOISE REDUCTION]

enhanced. Picture resolution may deteriorate slightly.

reduced. You can obtain pictures with higher resolution.

• When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible. To avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures.

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Advanced (Playback)

Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[ ] [W] to display multiple screens.

(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)

– [ ](Pictures stamped with [DATE

STAMP])

∫ Example of 25 screens

∫ To return to normal playback

Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press [MENU/ SET].

• The picture that was selected will appear.

• :1 screen>9 screens> 25 screens>Calendar screen display (P71)

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to return to the previous screen.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select a

picture.

A Number of the selected picture and the

total number of recorded pictures

• Depending on the recorded picture and the setting, the following icons will appear. – [ ](Favourites) – [ ](Motion picture) – [ ][ ]([BABY1]/[BABY2]/[PET] in

scene mode) – [ ](Travel date) – [ ](Travel destination)

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∫ To delete a picture during multi

playback

1 Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture

and then press [ ].

2 Press 3 to select [YES]. 3 Press [MENU/SET].

• The recording information etc. on the LCD monitor cannot be deleted in multi playback even if you press [DISPLAY].

• Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON]. (P81)

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Displaying Pictures by Recording Date

(Calendar Playback)

You can display pictures by recording date using the calendar playback function.

1 Rotate the zoom lever several

times towards [ ] (W) to display the calendar screen.

• The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed.

• If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day is displayed.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

date to be played back.

3/4: Select the month 2/1: Select the date

• If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is not displayed.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to display the

pictures that were recorded on the selected date.

Advanced (Playback)

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] to return to the calendar screen.

4 Press 3/4/2/1 to select a

picture and then press [MENU/SET].

• The picture that was selected will appear.

∫ To return to the 1 screen playback

screen

After the calendar screen is displayed, rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 screen.

• The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to [ON]. (P81)

• You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.

• If the recording date of the picture selected in 25 screen multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099, the camera displays it in the oldest recording date in the calendar.

• Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates.

• If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as the 1st January,

2007.

• If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.

SET

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Advanced (Playback)

Using the Playback Zoom

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.

•:1k>2k>4k>8k>16k

• When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower. When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T], the magnification becomes higher.

• When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second so that you can check the position of the enlarged section.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to move the

position.

• When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second.

∫ To stop using the playback zoom

Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or press [MENU/SET].

∫ To delete a picture during the

playback zoom

1 Press [ ]. 2 Press 3 to select [YES]. 3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also delete the recording information etc. on the screen during playback zoom by pressing [DISPLAY].

• The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.

• If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function. (P89)

• The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.

Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio

∫ Motion pictures

Press 2/1 to select a picture with a motion picture icon [ ]/ []/[]/[]/[ ]/ [ ]/[ ] and then press 4 to play back.

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A The motion picture recording time B Motion picture icon

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• After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen. For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].

• The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3/4/ 2/1.

Stopping motion picture playback

Press 4.

Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding

Press and hold 2/1 during motion picture playback.

2: Fast rewind 1: Fast forward

• The camera returns to normal motion picture playback when 2/1 is released.

To pause

Press 3 during motion picture playback.

• Press 3 again to cancel pause.

Frame-by-frame forwarding/rewinding

Press 2/1 while pausing.

∫ Pictures with audio

Press 2/1 to select a picture with the audio icon [ ] and then press 4 to play back.

Advanced (Playback)

• The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG.

• Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC. (P94)

• Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the camera.

• If you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back.

• When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.

• You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures and pictures with audio. – Playback zoom

(While playing back or pausing motion pictures and while playing audio)

– [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]/

[AUDIO DUB.] (Motion pictures only)

– [DATE STAMP]/[RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/

[ASPECT CONV.]

• Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P64) and [AUDIO DUB.] (P87) for information about how to create still pictures with audio.

• Sound can be heard through the speaker. Refer to [VOLUME] (P19) for information about how to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu.

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Advanced (Playback)

Creating still pictures from a motion picture

You can create a single still picture (with 1 screen or 9 screens) from a recorded motion picture. This is effective in moving scenes when you want to look carefully at the movement of a sportsperson etc.

1 Press 2/1 to select a picture

with a motion picture icon [ ]/ []/[]/[]/[ ]/ [ ]/[ ] and then press 4 to play back.

2 Press 3 to pause motion picture

playback.

• Press 3 again to return to motion picture playback.

• Press 2/1 while paused to move forward frame-by-frame.

• If you press the shutter button, you can save the displayed still pictures as one single picture. (Perform step

∫ Saving a single still picture with

9 screens from the motion picture

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] to display the 9 screens playback screen.

• Rotate the zoom lever further towards

[ ] (W) to switch to [ ]/[ ]/[ ] (A).

When a motion picture with [ ], [ ]or [ ] was selected

The recorded motion picture is created using 30 still picture frames per second.

[]All the frames of the recorded

motion picture are displayed as still pictures (1/30th second intervals)

[]1 frame is skipped/every second

frame is displayed as a still picture (1/15th second intervals)

[]2 frames are skipped/every third

frame is displayed as a still picture (1/10th second intervals)

[]5 frames are skipped/every sixth

frame is displayed as a still picture (1/5th second intervals)

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When a motion picture with [ ], [ ]or [ ] was selected

The recorded motion picture is created using 10 still picture frames per second.

[]All the frames of the recorded

motion picture are displayed as still pictures (1/10th second intervals)

[]1 frame is skipped/every second

frame is displayed as a still picture (1/5th second intervals)

• You can move forward frame-by-frame by pressing 3/4/2/1. 3/4: Move forward/backward 3 frames at a time. 2/1: Move forward/backward 1 frame at a time.

When a motion picture with [ ] was selected

The recorded motion picture is created using 15 still picture frames per second.

[]All the frames of the recorded

motion picture are displayed as still pictures (1/15th second intervals)

[]2 frames are skipped/ every third

frame is displayed as a still picture (1/5th second intervals)

3 Press the shutter button.

• The message [SAVE THESE NINE PICTURES AS ONE SINGLE PICTURE ?] appears. Also, the message [SAVE AS A SINGLE PICTURE ?] appears if you saved the picture in step

Advanced (Playback)

4 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

• The nine pictures are saved as one single picture.

∫ To stop using the 9 screens playback

screen

After the 9 screens playback screen is displayed, rotate the zoom lever several times towards [ ] (T) or press [MENU/ SET]. The screen returns to the paused motion picture playback screen.

∫ Picture size

Item 1picture 9pictures

[30fpsVGA]

[10fpsVGA]

[30fpsQVGA]

[10fpsQVGA]

[30fps16:9L]

[10fps16:9L]

[15fps16:9H]

• [QUALITY] is fixed to [ ].

• You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.

0.3M 2M

0.3M 1M

0.3M 1M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M

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Advanced (Playback)

Using the [PLAY] mode menu

You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc.

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4 to select the menu

item and then press 1.

Items that can be set

screen

: [SLIDE SHOW] (P77) : [FAVORITE] (P78)

1/3

2/3

3/3

: [CATEGORY] (P79) : [ROTATE DISP.] (P81) : [ROTATE] (P81) : [DATE STAMP] (P82) : [DPOF PRINT] (P84) : [PROTECT] (P86) : [AUDIO DUB.] (P87) : [RESIZE] (P88) : [TRIMMING] (P89) : [ASPECT CONV.]

(P90) : [COPY] (P91) : [FORMAT] (P92)

Item

• Press 4 at A to switch to the next menu screen.

• You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever.

• After performing steps

to the description of the menu item in the operating instructions and then set it.

1 and 2, refer

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Advanced (Playback)

[SLIDE SHOW]

Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen. You can skip unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P78) has been set. Also, you can play back a recorded category slide show (P80).

1 Press 3/4 to select [ALL], [ ] or

[ ] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

[ALL] Displays all pictures.

Displays only those pictures

[]

that have been set as favourites (P78).

[]

• [ ] appears only when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. If none of the pictures have [ ] displayed, you cannot select [ ] even if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].

• You cannot select [ ] if a category slide show is not recorded.

Displays only if a category slideshow is recorded in [CATEGORY] (P79).

2 Press 3 to select [START] and

then press [MENU/SET].

(Screen when [ALL] is selected)

• The cursor displayed during a slide show A or while a slide show is paused B or during [MANUAL] slide show C is the same as 3/4/2/1.

• Press 3 to pause the slide show. Press 3 again to cancel pause.

• Press 2/1 while paused to display the previous or next picture.

3 Press 4 to finish.

SET

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Advanced (Playback)

∫ Setting the audio, duration and effect

Select [DURATION], [EFFECT] or [AUDIO] on the screen shown in step

2 and set.

Can be set to [1SEC.], [2SEC.], [3SEC.], [5SEC.] or [MANUAL] (manual playback).

• You can only select

[DURATION]

[MANUAL] when [ ] or [ ] has been selected in step

• Press 2/1 to display the previous or next picture when [MANUAL] is selected.

A slide show effect can be selected. [OFF]:No effect

New pictures slide

across the screen.

:Current pictures fade out and new pictures fade in.

[EFFECT]

:New pictures gradually fill the screen from the centre.

:An effect is selected at random.

• If you set [DURATION]

to [MANUAL] the settings in [EFFECT] are disabled.

If set to [ON], the audio

[AUDIO]

of the pictures with audio is played back.

[FAVORITE]

Setting your favourite pictures

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favourites.

• Delete all the pictures not set as favourites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ])

• Play back the pictures set as favourites only as a slide show.

1 Press 4 to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

• You cannot set pictures as favourites if [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the favourites icon [ ] will not appear when [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it was previously set to [ON].

• You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of the pictures have [ ] displayed.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

3 Press 2/1 to select the picture

then press 3.

• If you set [AUDIO] to [ON] and then play back a picture with audio, the next picture will be displayed after the audio has finished.

• You cannot play back motion pictures and use power save in a slide show. (However, the setting for power save mode is fixed to [10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show.)

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• Repeat the above procedure.

•If 3 is pressed while the [ ] favourites icon A is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and the favourites setting is cancelled.

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• You can set up to 999 pictures as favourites.

∫ Deleting all favourites

1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown

1 and then press [MENU/SET].

in step

2 Press 3 to select [YES] and then press

[MENU/SET].

3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (P31) is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.

• Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] on the CD-ROM (supplied), to set, confirm or delete favourites.

• You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favourites.

[CATEGORY]

Searching by recording information

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) This mode allows you to search the recording information in scene modes etc. ([PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY] etc.) and sort the pictures into different categories. You can then play back the pictures in each category normally or as a slide show.

∫ Press 1 to search the categories.

Advanced (Playback)

• It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the card or the built-in memory.

• If you press [ ] while searching, the searching will stop halfway.

• Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.

[CATEGORY]

Recording information

e.g. scene modes

[PORTRAIT], [SOFT SKIN],

(Portrait etc.)

[SELF PORTRAIT], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [BABY1]/[BABY2]

[SCENERY], [SUNSET],

(Scenery

[AERIAL PHOTO]

etc.)

[NIGHT PORTRAIT],

(Night

scenery etc.)

[NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY]

[SPORTS], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT],

(Event)

[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO]

[BABY1]/[BABY2] [PET] [FOOD] [TRAVEL DATE] [MOTION PICTURE]

1 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

category to play back and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

• If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns green.

SET

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Advanced (Playback)

2 Press 2

1 to select the picture.

• Press 3 during a slide show to pause it. Press 3 again to cancel pause.

• Press 2/1 while paused to display the previous or next picture.

• Refer to P78 for information about setting [DURATION], [EFFECT] and [AUDIO].

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] (W) to display 9 screens and rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] (T) to enlarge the picture up to 16a.

• You can record pictures as favourites by pressing 3 if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].

• Pictures cannot be deleted during category playback even if you press [].

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

∫ Playing back a slide show

1 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the

category to play back and then press [DISPLAY].

2 Press 3 to select [START] and

then press [MENU/SET].

SET

3 Press 4 to finish the slide show.

4 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

∫ Recording a slide show

If you record a category slide show, you can play it back by selecting [ ] in [SLIDE SHOW] on page 77.

1 Press 4 to select

SETUP]

and then press

[SLIDESHOW

[MENU/

SET].

SET

2 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

• You can only record one category slide show on one card. If a category slide show has already been recorded, the message [A CATEGORY SLIDESHOW ALREADY EXISTS. OVERWRITE?] appears.

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• If there are 1000 or more pictures, you can make a slide show with up to 999 pictures.

Advanced (Playback)

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

3 Press 2 to return to the category

playback screen.

•Press [ ] to close the menu.

• You cannot play back motion pictures as a slide show.

• Still pictures created from a motion picture (P74) cannot be played back from the motion pictures category in category playback.

and then press [

MENU/SET]

[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]

To display the picture rotated

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.

∫ Rotate display

(The picture is automatically rotated and displayed.)

1 Press 4 to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

∫ Rotate

(The picture is rotated manually.)

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4.

• The [ROTATE] function is disabled when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].

• Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated.

2 Press 3/4 to select the direction

to rotate the picture and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90°.

The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.

SET

• The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].

• Refer to P30 for information about how to play back pictures.

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

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Advanced (Playback)

• If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down, it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically.

• The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the AV cable (supplied) and played back vertically.

• When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)”.

• Rotated pictures are displayed rotated when they are played back in review playback and playback zoom however are displayed without being rotated when they are played back in multi playback.

• It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.

[DATE STAMP]

Stamping information such as the date on the recorded pictures

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can stamp the date and time of recording, the age and the travel date on the recorded pictures. It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictures with a picture size larger than [ ] will be resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)

Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/ SET].

SET

• The date information cannot be stamped on the following pictures. – Pictures recorded without setting the

clock

– Pictures recorded with other

equipment

– Pictures that were previously stamped

with [DATE STAMP] – Motion pictures – Pictures with Audio

∫ Single setting

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press4.

2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select

[SHOOTING DATE], [AGE] or [TRAVEL DATE] and then press [MENU/SET] to set each item.

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• [SHOOTING DATE]

[W/O TIME]

[WITH TIME]

Stamp the year, month and date.

Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes.

• [AGE] If this is set to [ON], the age is stamped on pictures recorded when the camera was set to [WITH AGE].

• [TRAVEL DATE] If this is set to [ON], the travel date is stamped on pictures recorded when [TRAVEL DATE] was set to [ON].

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• If you set [DATE STAMP] for a picture with a picture size larger than [ ], the picture size will become smaller as shown below.

Aspect ratio

setting

Picture size

//> //> //>

• The picture becomes slightly rougher.

4 Press 3/4 to select [YES] or

[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].

(The screen shown appears when you select a picture recorded with a [ ] picture size.)

Advanced (Playback)

• The picture is overwritten when you select [YES]. Pictures stamped with date stamp cannot be restored when they are overwritten.

• The picture stamped with date stamp is newly created when you select [NO].

• If the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and newly create the picture stamped with date stamp.

5 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

• The date stamp icon [ ] A appears on the screen if the picture has been stamped with the date stamp.

• Use the playback zoom (P72) to check the stamped date information B.

∫ Multi setting

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4 to SET/ CANCEL.

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears if the picture was recorded with a picture size [ ] or less.

SET

[SET]

[CANCEL]

The [DATE STAMP] icon A appears.

The [DATE STAMP] icon A disappears.

• Repeat this step.

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Advanced (Playback)

2 Press [MENU/SET].

• After performing step 2, perform

2 onwards in “Single setting”.

step

• When you print pictures stamped with

the date stamp, the date will be printed over the stamped date if you set date printing at the photo printing store or on the printer.

• We recommend setting date stamp when there is plenty of space on the built-in memory or the card.

• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].

• If you select [YES] in step pictures selected in [MULTI] include protected pictures, the message appears and only the protected pictures cannot be stamped with date stamp.

• Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before printing.

• You cannot use the following functions if the date information has been stamped on the picture. – [DATE STAMP] – The [PRINT WITH DATE] setting for

DPOF print –[RESIZE] –[TRIMMING] – [ASPECT CONV.]

4 when the

[DPOF PRINT]

Setting the picture to print and the number of prints

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store. For details, ask at your photo printing store. When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built-in memory, copy them to a card (P91) and then set the DPOF setting.

Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there are no prints that have been set in the DPOF print settings.

∫ Single setting

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture to

print and then press 3/4 to set the number of prints.

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• The number of prints icon [ ] A appears.

• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is cancelled when the number of prints is set to [0].

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

Advanced (Playback)

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• DPOF print settings on the built-in memory are cancelled when a card is not inserted. DPOF print settings on the card are cancelled when a card is inserted.

∫ Multi setting

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture to

print and then press 3/4 to set the number of prints.

• The number of prints icon [ ] B appears.

• Repeat the above procedure. (You cannot set all the pictures at one time.)

• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is cancelled when the number of prints is set to [0].

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

∫ To cancel all settings

1 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

SET

∫ To print the date

After setting the number of prints, set/ cancel printing with the recording date by pressing [DISPLAY].

• The date print icon [ ] C appears.

DATE

• When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing, be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required.

• Depending on the photo printing store or the printer, the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date. For further information, ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer.

• You cannot set date printing if the pictures have been stamped with the date stamp.

• If you set [DATE STAMP] for pictures that have been set for date printing, the date printing setting is cancelled.

• DPOF is an abbreviation of “Digital Print Order Format”. This feature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF-compliant system.

• DPOF print setting is a convenient function when printing pictures with a printer that supports PictBridge. The date printing setting on the printer may take priority over the date printing setting on the camera. Check the date printing setting on the printer also. (P95)

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Advanced (Playback)

• It is necessary to delete all previous DPOF print information made on other equipment when setting DPOF print on the camera.

• If the file is not based on the DCF standard, the DPOF print setting cannot be set.

[SET]

[CANCEL]

The protect icon [ ] A appears.

The protect icon [ ] A disappears.

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

[PROTECT]

Preventing accidental erasure of pictures

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake.

Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

∫ Single setting

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4 to SET/ CANCEL.

∫ Multi setting/To cancel all settings

Perform the same operation as in “[DPOF PRINT]”. (P84 to 86)

• If you press [MENU/SET] while cancelling protection, the cancelling will stop halfway.

• The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment.

• If you want to delete protected pictures, cancel their protection.

• Even if you protect pictures in the built-in memory or a card, they will be deleted if the built-in memory or the card is formatted.

• Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card, they cannot be deleted when the card’s Write-Protect switch B is set to [LOCK].

• The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures. –[ROTATE] – [AUDIO DUB.]

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Advanced (Playback)

[AUDIO DUB.]

Adding audio after taking pictures

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can add the audio after taking a picture.

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4 to start audio recording.

• The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears when audio has already been recorded. Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/ SET] to start audio recording. (The original audio is overwritten.)

• Audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures. – Motion pictures – Protected pictures

2 Press 4 to stop recording.

• Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment.

• The audio recording stops automatically if 4 is not pressed after about 10 seconds.

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

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Advanced (Playback)

[RESIZE]

Making the picture size smaller

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) We recommend resizing to if you want to attach a picture to an e-mail or use it on a website.

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4.

2 Press 2/1 to select the size and

then press 4.

• Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed.

Aspect ratio

setting

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears.

Picture size

///

/ // //

3 Press 3/4 to select [YES] or

[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

• The picture is overwritten when you select [YES]. Resized pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten.

• A resized picture is newly created when you select [NO].

• If the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and newly create a resized picture.

4 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

• The following pictures cannot be resized.

Aspect ratio

setting

– Motion pictures – Pictures with audio – Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]

• It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.

Picture size

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Advanced (Playback)

[TRIMMING]

Enlarging a picture and trimming it

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4.

• The following pictures cannot be trimmed. – Motion pictures – Pictures with audio – Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]

2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to

be trimmed with the zoom lever.

5 Press 3/4 to select [YES] or

[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

• The picture is overwritten when you select [YES]. The trimmed pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten.

• A trimmed picture is newly created when you select [NO].

• When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and newly create a trimmed picture.

6 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

• Depending on the cut size, the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture.

• The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate.

• It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment.

3 Press 3/4/2/1 to move the

position of the part to be trimmed.

4 Press the shutter button.

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears.

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Advanced (Playback)

[ASPECT CONV.]

Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 picture

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can convert pictures taken with a [ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] aspect ratio.

1 Press 3/4 to select [ ] or

[ ] and then press [MENU/SET].

SET

• The following pictures cannot be converted. – Motion pictures – Pictures with audio – Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]

2 Press 2/1 to select a picture and

then press 4.

• If you select and set a picture with an aspect ratio other than [ ], the message [CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE] is displayed on the screen.

3 Press 2/1 to determine the

horizontal position and press the shutter button to set.

• Use 3/4 to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically.

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears.

4 Press 3/4 to select [YES] or

[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].

• The picture is overwritten when you select [YES]. If you convert the aspect ratio of a picture and then overwrite it, you cannot restore it.

• A picture with the converted aspect ratio is newly created when you select [NO].

• When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and newly create a picture with the converted aspect ratio.

5 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

SET

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• After converting the aspect ratio, the picture size may become larger than that of the original picture.

• Files that do not conform to the DCF standard cannot be converted.

• You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment.

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[COPY]

Copying the picture data

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can copy recorded picture data from the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.

1 Press 3/4 to select the copy

destination and then press [MENU/SET].

Advanced (Playback)

• If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.

• Do not turn the camera off or perform any other operations before copying is finished. The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged or lost.

4 Press [MENU/SET] several times

to close the menu.

• If you copy from the built-in memory to a card, all the pictures are copied and then the screen automatically returns to the playback screen.

SET

•: All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied onto the card at one time. > step

•: One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built-in memory. > step

2 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press 4.

(Only when selecting [ ])

3 Press 3 to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built-in memory to a card.)

SET

• The message [COPY THIS PICTURE TO BUILT-IN MEMORY?] appears when you copy pictures from the card to the built-in memory.

• If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built-in memory (about 27 MB).

f a picture exists with the same name

•I (folder number/file number) as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when [

] is selected, a new folder is created and the picture is copied. If a picture exists with the same name (folder number/file number) as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when [

] is selected, that picture is not copied.

• It may take time to copy the picture data.

• Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC.)

• DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished. (P84)

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Advanced (Playback)

[FORMAT]

Initializing the built-in memory or a card

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode

SET

menu and select the item to set. (P76) Usually, it is not necessary to format the built-in memory and the card. Format them when the message [BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears.

Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when the built-in memory is formatted.)

SET

• When a card is not inserted, you can format the built-in memory. When a card is inserted, you can format the card.

• If you press [MENU/SET] while formatting the built-in memory, the formatting will stop halfway. (However, all the pictures will be deleted.)

• It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card. (Max. about 15 sec.)

• You cannot format an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card when the card’s Write- Protect switch A is set to [LOCK].

• If the built-in memory or the card cannot be formatted, consult your nearest Service Centre.

• Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data including any protected pictures. Check the data carefully before formatting.

• If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again.

• Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) when formatting.

• Do not turn the camera off during formatting.

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Connecting to other equipment

Connecting to a PC

You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (for Windows allows you to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camera to a PC, print them and send them by e-mail.

If you use “Windows the USB driver and then connect it to the computer.

Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.

) in the CD-ROM (supplied)

98/98SE”, install

Connecting to other equipment

• Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

• Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

• Set the camera to a mode other than [ ] mode.

1 Turn on the camera and the PC.

2 Connect the camera to a PC via

the USB connection cable A (supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [ ] mark facing the [2] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold the USB connection cable at 1 and insert straight in or take straight out. (If you forcibly insert the USB connection cable at a slant or upside down you can deform the connection terminals and damage the camera or the connected equipment.)

ACCESS

A USB connection cable (supplied) B AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional)

C This message appears during data

transfer.

[Windows]

The drive appears in the [My Computer] folder.

• If you are connecting the camera to a PC for the first time, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognised by “Windows Plug and Play”. The drive then appears on the [My Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

The drive is displayed on the screen.

• The drive is displayed as [LUMIX] when you connect the camera with no card inserted.

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Connecting to other equipment

• The drive is displayed as [NO_NAME] or [Untitled] when you connect the camera with a card inserted.

∫ About motion picture playback on a

Use the software “QuickTime” in the CD-ROM (supplied) to play back motion pictures recorded on this camera on a PC.

• If you use “Windows 98/98SE/Me”, download “QuickTime 6.5.2 for Windows” from the following site, and install it. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ quicktime652forwindows.html

• This software is installed as standard on a “Macintosh OS”.

∫ Folder Composition

Folders are displayed as shown in the following illustration.

≥Built-in memory ≥

Card

DCIM

100_PANA

P1000001.JPG

P1000002.JPG

P1000999.JPG

101_PANA

999_PANA

MISC

1 Folder number 2 File number 3 JPG: Pictures

MOV: Motion pictures

MISC: DPOF print

Favourite Category slide show

• The data for up to 999 pictures recorded by the camera can be included in 1 folder.

If the number of pictures exceeds 999, another folder is created.

• To reset the file number or the folder number, select [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu.

∫ Conditions under which a different

folder number is used

In the following cases, the picture is not recorded in the same folder as the previously recorded picture. It is recorded in a folder with a new number. 1 When the folder just recorded to

contains a picture file with the number 999 in it (example: P1000999.JPG).

2 When the card just recorded to

contains, for example, a folder with the number 100 [100_PANA] in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different maker (100XXXXX, with XXXXX being the name of the maker) and then a picture is recorded.

3 When recording after selecting

[NO.RESET] from the [SETUP] menu. (Pictures will be recorded to a new folder with a number sequential to the folder recorded to immediately before. By using [NO.RESET] on a card that does not contain folders or pictures, such as one just formatted, the folder number can be reset to 100.)

∫ About the PTP connection

If the OS is “Windows XP”, “Windows Vista” or “Mac OS X”, you can connect in PTP mode if you set the camera to [ ] mode and then connect to your PC.

• Pictures can only be read on the camera. They cannot be written to a card or deleted.

• When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported.

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• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.

• Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ACCESS] is displayed.

• When there are many pictures on the built-in memory or the card, it may take some time to transfer them.

• You may not be able to play back motion pictures on the built-in memory or the card correctly when the camera is connected to a PC. Import the motion picture files to the PC and then play them back.

• If battery power is exhausted while the camera and the PC are communicating, the recorded data may be damaged. When you connect the camera to the PC, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

• If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. In this case, stop the communication at once on the PC.

• When connecting the camera to a

“Windows 2000” OS PC with the USB connection cable, do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected. The information on the card may be damaged. Use “Safely Remove Hardware” in the task tray on your PC when replacing the card.

• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode, multi playback and calendar playback.

• Read the operating instructions for the PC.

• If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC, you can edit or access the pictures on the built-in memory. If a card is inserted, you can edit or access the pictures on it.

• You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC. When you want to switch between the built-in memory and the card, disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and

Connecting to other equipment

then connect the USB connection cable to the PC again.

• The message [PLEASE RE-CONNECT THE PRINTER.] appears if you change the mode dial to print mode [ ] while this unit is connected to a PC. If connecting the printer again, change the mode to a mode other than [ ] and then check that no data is being transferred. ([ACCESS] appears on the LCD monitor of this unit while data is being transferred.)

Printing the Pictures

By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to print and start printing on the camera’s screen. Set print settings such as the print quality on the printer beforehand. (Read the printer operating instructions.)

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Connecting to other equipment

A USB connection cable (supplied) B AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional)

• It may take time to print some pictures. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional) when you connect to a printer.

• Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G; optional).

1 Turn on the camera and the

printer.

2 Set the mode dial to [ ].

3 Connect the camera to a printer

via the USB connection cable A (supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [ ] mark facing the [2] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold the USB connection cable at 1 and insert straight in or take straight out.

• If the mode dial is not set to [ ] when the camera is connected to the printer, disconnect the USB connection cable, set the mode dial to [ ] and then connect the USB connection cable again. (Depending on the printer, it may be necessary to turn it off and then on again.)

• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.

• If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the printer, you can access the picture data on the built-in memory. If a card is inserted, you can access the picture data on it.

• You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer. When you want to switch between the built-in memory and the card, disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again.

• If you want to print the age in [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode or the number of days that have been passed since the departure date in [TRAVEL DATE], use the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied) and print from the PC.

• To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers, contact your local dealer.

∫ Selecting a single picture and printing

1 Press 2/1 to select the picture

and then press [MENU/SET].

PictBridge

SELECT MULTI PRINT

• The message disappears in about 2 seconds.

100_0001

PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT

1/3

SET

2 Press 3 to select [PRINT START]

and then press [MENU/SET].

SINGLE SELECT

PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM. OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT

SELECTCANCEL SET

OFF

SET

• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.

3 Disconnect the USB connection

cable after printing.

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∫ Selecting multiple pictures and

printing them

1 Press 3.

2 Press 3/4 to select an item and

then press [MENU/SET].

PictBridge

MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL DPOF PICTURE FAVORITE

CANCEL

SELECT

[MULTI SELECT]

[SELECT ALL]

[DPOF PICTURE]

[FAVORITE]¢

¢ This only appears when [FAVORITE] is

set to [ON]. (However if none of the pictures have [ ] displayed, you cannot select it even if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].)

SET

Multiple pictures are printed at one time.

• After selecting [MULTI SELECT], press 2/1 to select the pictures to print and then press 4. The icon [ ] appears on the pictures to be printed. (Press 4 again to cancel the setting.) Press [MENU/SET] after finishing the setting.

Prints all the stored pictures.

Prints the pictures set in [DPOF] only.

Prints the pictures set as favourites only.

Connecting to other equipment

3 Press 3 to select [PRINT START]

and then press [MENU/SET].

MULTI SELECT

PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM. OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT

OFF

SELECTCANCEL SET

SET

• [PRINT WITH DATE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] are not displayed when [DPOF PICTURE] is set.

• The [DPOF SET] is displayed when [DPOF PICTURE] is selected. If you selected [DPOF SET], refer to P84 and set them.

• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.

• When you select [MULTI SELECT], [SELECT ALL] or [FAVORITE], a print confirmation screen appears. Select [YES] and print the pictures.

• The message [PRINTING ## PICTURE(S) DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED ?] appears on the print confirmation screen if the number of prints is more than 1000.

4 Disconnect the USB connection

cable after printing.

∫

Setting date printing, the

number of prints, the paper size and the page layout

Select and set each item in step

• When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)

• [PRINT WITH DATE]

[OFF] Date is not printed.

[ON] Date is printed.

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• If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.

• [NUM. OF PRINTS]

Set the number of prints.

• You can set up to 999 prints.

• [PAPER SIZE]

(Paper sizes that can be set with this unit) The paper sizes are displayed on pages 1/2 and 2/2. Press 4 to select.

1/2

Settings on the printer are prioritised.

[L/3.5qk5q]

89 mmk127 mm

[2L/5qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm [A4] 210 mmk297 mm

2/2¢

[CARD SIZE]

54 mmk85.6 mm

[10k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm [4qk6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm [8qk10q] 203.2 mmk254 mm [LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm

¢ These items cannot be displayed when

the printer does not support the paper sizes.

• [PAGE LAYOUT]

(Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)

Settings on the printer are prioritised.

1 picture with no frame on 1 page 1 picture with a frame on 1 page 2 pictures on 1 page 4 pictures on 1 page

• An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.

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∫ Setting the date printing with the

DPOF print in advance

We recommend setting DPOF date printing with [DPOF PRINT] (P85) in advance when the printer supports it. If you select [DPOF PICTURE], printing starts and the recording date is printed.

∫ Layout printing

• When printing a picture several times

on 1 sheet of paper

For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you want to print.

• When printing different pictures on

1 sheet of paper

For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set [COUNT] in [DPOF PRINT] (P84) to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.

• Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon [ ] is displayed. (Depending on the printer, the icon may not be displayed.)

• If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, press [MENU/SET] and stop printing at once. If not printing, disconnect the USB connection cable.

• The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [¥] indication lights orange during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer.

• If the total number of DPOF prints or the number of DPOF pictures printed is high, pictures may be printed several times. The remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set. This is not a malfunction.

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• With date printing, the setting on the printer may take priority over the setting on the camera. Check the date print setting on the printer also.

• The message [USB MODE CHANGED. PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE.] appears if you change the mode dial to a mode other than [ ] while the camera and the printer are connected. Set the mode dial to [ ] again and then disconnect the USB connection cable. If this happens during printing, stop printing and then disconnect the USB connection cable.

Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen

∫ Playing back pictures using the AV

cable (supplied)

• Set the [TV ASPECT].

• Turn this unit and the TV off.

Connecting to other equipment

• Connect the AV cable with the [ ] mark facing the [2] mark on the [AV OUT] socket.

• Hold the AV cable at B and insert straight in or take straight out.

2 Connect the AV cable to the video

input and the audio input sockets on the TV.

• 1 Yellow:to the video input socket

• 2 White:to the audio input socket

3 Turn the TV on and select external

input.

4 Turn the camera on.

• Depending on the aspect setting, black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures.

• Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.

• Audio playback is monaural.

• Read the operating instructions for the TV.

• When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.

• You can view pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set [VIDEO OUT] in the [SETUP] menu.

1 Connect the AV cable A

(supplied) to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera.

∫ Playing back pictures on a TV with an

SD Memory Card slot

Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot.

• Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.

• Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied).

• You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards.

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Others

Screen Display

In recording Recording in normal picture mode [ ] (Initial setting)

1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P36) 3 AF area (P22) 4 Focus (P22) 5 Picture size (P63) 6 Quality (P63)

: Jitter alert (P24) 7 Battery indication (P21) 8 Number of recordable pictures (P112) 9 Built-in memory (P13)

: Card (P13) 10 Recording state 11 Shutter speed (P22) 12 Aperture value (P22) 13 Metering mode (P64) 14 Optical image stabilizer (P66)

34 5 6

1/30F2.8

ISO

100

R3s

34 33

32 31 30

In recording (after settings)

15 Burst (P67)

: Audio recording (P53, 64) 16 White balance (P60) 17 ISO sensitivity (P62)

ISOMAX

/ / : ISO limit (P43)

400

800

1250

18 Colour effect mode (P69) 19 Picture mode (P53)

/// (4:3)

/ / (16:9)

20 Available recording time

(P53):

R8m30s

21 Spot AF area (P65) 22 Spot metering target (P64) 23 Histogram (P34) 24 Age (P49)

• This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in [BABY1]/ [BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode.

Number of days that have passed since

the travel date (P55) 25 Travel date (P55) 26 Elapsed recording time (P53) 27 Current date and time/

Travel destination setting (P57):

• This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on, after setting the clock and after switching

20 21

22 23 24 25 26

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