Panasonic DMC-FX37W User Manual

Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FX37

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,

please read the instructions completely.

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For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or

send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@ca.panasonic.com

Before Use

Dear Customer,

Thank you for choosing Panasonic!

You have purchased one of the most s ophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring y ou and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information on the below. The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source.

Model No. Serial No.

RBRC

Li-ion

A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to

recycle this battery.

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 P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Carefully obs erv e co pyri ght 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.

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Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat differ ent from tho se shown in th e illustrations in th ese Operating Instructions.

•SDHC Logo is a t rademark .

•Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

•Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are

trademarks or registered trademarks of the co m pani es concer ned.

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Before Use

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

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if batte ry 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.

Warning

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 xC (140 oF) or incinerate.

Product I de n tif i ca ti on Mar k in g is loc ate d on the botto m of units.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

FCC Note:

This eq uipment has been tested and found t o compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi cations. However, there is no guaran tee that interference will not o c cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Reorient or relocate th e receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment in to an outlet on a ci rcuit differe nt from that to w hi ch the receiv er is

connected.

•Consult th e dealer or an experience d radio/TV tec hnician for hel p. FCC Caution:To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation

instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when

connec ting to computer or peripheral devi ces. Any changes or modi fications not ex pressly approved by the party responsible for complia nce could void the user’s authori ty to oper ate this equipment.

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Before Use

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Panas on ic Model No.: DMC-FX37 Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way,

Secauc us , N J 07 09 4

Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company 1-800-211-PANA (7262) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device mu st accept any interference received, including interference that may cause un de si r ed ope r at io n.

-If you see this symbolInformation on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union

This s y mbol is only vali d in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or deal er and ask for the correct me thod of disposal.

∫ About the battery pack

CAUTION

Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

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Use the spe ci f i ed unit to recharge the ba tt ery pack.

•Do not use t he battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit.

•Do not get dirt, sand, li qui ds, or othe r fo reign matt er on the termi nals.

•Do not touc h the plug termi nals (i and j) with metal objects.

•Do not disassemble, rem odel, heat or throw int o fire. If any electrolyte sho uld come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water. If any electrolyte sho uld come into contact with your eyes, neve r rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor.

Do not heat or ex pose to flame.

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•Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long per i od of

time with doors and windows closed.

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∫ 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.

Battery charger

This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V. But

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In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charge r m ust be conne ct ed to a 120 V AC power supply on ly.

•When connec ting to an AC supply outsid e of the U.S.A. or Canada, us e a pl ug adaptor t o

suit the AC outlet co nfiguration.

∫ Care of the camera

Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc.

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This uni t may malfunct i on, recording pictures ma y 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 pants pocket

when you si t down or force fu l l y i nsert it into a ful l or tight bag et c. Damage t o the LCD mon i to r or personal in j ury may resul t.

•Be particul arly careful i n the fo llowing p la ces 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.

•Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands. Also, be careful not to allow

liquids, sand and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens, buttons etc.

•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)

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Conden sation occu rs when the ambi ent temperature or humi dity chang es. 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 natura l ly when the temperature of the camera bec omes close to the ambien t temperature.

∫ Read together with the “Cautions for Use”. (P98)

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Contents

Before Use

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

Quick Guide.............................................. 8

Standard Accessories............................... 9

Names of the Compo ne nts ..... ................10

Playing back Pictures

([NORMAL PLAY])..................................31

• Displaying Multiple Screens

(Multi Playb a ck)................................ 32

• Using the Playback Zoom................. 32

• Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode ....32

Deleting Pictures.....................................33

• To delete a single picture..................33

• To delete multiple pictures

(up to 50) or all the pictures.............. 33

Preparation

Charging the Battery............................... 12

About the B a ttery (charg in g/numb e r of

recordabl e pictu res ) ........ .... .... ... ............. 13

Inserting and Removing the Card

(optional )/th e Bat tery .............. ... .... .... .....14

About the Built-in Memory/the Card........ 15

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 16

• Changing the clock setting ...............17

Setting the Menu.....................................17

• Setting menu items........................... 18

• Using the quick menu.......................19

About the Setup Menu............................ 20

Selecting the [REC] Mode ......................24

Basic

Taking pictures using the automatic function

(ñ: Intelligent Auto Mode)...................... 25

• Scene detection................................ 26

• AF Tracking Function ....................... 26

• About the flash..................................27

• Settings in Intelligent auto mode ...... 27

Taking pictures with your favorite

settings (·: Normal picture mode)......... 28

• Focusing........................................... 28

• When the subject is not in focus

(such as when it is not in the center of the comp ositio n of the pic t u re

you want to take).......... .... ... ............. 29

• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 29

• Direction detection function ..............29

Taking Pictures with the Zoom ...............30

• Using the Optical Zoom/

Using the Extended optical zoom

(EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom ............. 30

Advanced (Recording pictures)

About the LCD Monitor ........................... 35

Taking Pictures using

the Built-in Fla sh ........ .... ... .... ..................37

• Switching to the appropriate flash

setting............................................... 37

Taking Close-up Pictures........................ 40

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........41

Compensating the Exposure ..................42

Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........43

Taking pictures that match the scen e be in g r ec orded

(¿: Scene mode) ............. .... .... .............. 44

• * [PORTRAIT]................................ 44

• + [SOFT SKIN]............................... 45

• [TRANSFORM] ........................... 45

• 0 [SELF PORTRAIT]...................... 45

• , [SCENERY] ................................ 46

• - [SPORTS]................................... 46

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

• / [NIGHT SCENERY] ....................46

• 1 [FOOD] ....................................... 46

• 2 [PARTY]......................................47

• 3 [CANDLE LIGHT]........................ 47

• : [BABY1]/; [BABY2]..................47

• í [PET]........................................... 48

• ï [SUNSET]................................... 48

• 9 [HIGH SENS.].... ... .... .... .... .......... 48

• ô [HI-SPEED BURST].................... 49

• [FLASH BURST] ......................... 49

• 5 [STARRY SKY]...........................50

• 4 [FIREWORKS] ............................ 50

• 6 [BEACH] ..................................... 50

• 8 [SNOW].......................................51

• 7 [AERIAL PHOTO] .......................51

• [PIN HOLE]................................. 51

• [FILM GRAIN] ............................. 52

• < [UNDERWATER]........................ 52

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

Useful Functions at

Travel Destinations................................. 55

• Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture... 55

• Recording Dates/Times at Overse as Travel Destinations

(World Time)..................................... 56

Using the [REC] Mod e Menu .................. 5 8

• @ [PICTURE SIZE]...........................58

• A [QUALITY ]..... ..............................5 9

• ? [ASPECT RATIO] .......................59

• [INTELLIGENT ISO]....................59

• > [SENSITIVITY]............................ 60

• = [WHITE BALANCE] ....................60

• [AF MODE] ................................62

• [QUICK AF]................................63

• ˜ [BURST]...................................... 63

• [I.EXPOSURE]............................ 64

• ) [DIGITAL ZOOM] ........................64

• H [COLOR MODE] .......................... 65

• [STABILIZER] ............................65

• [MIN. SHTR SPEED] .................. 65

• B [AUDIO REC.] ...............................66

• F [AF ASSIST LAMP]................... 66

• U [CLOCK SET]...............................66

Taking and viewing clipboard pictures

(¨: Clipboard mode) ..............................67

• Taking clipboard pictures..................67

• Viewing clipboard pictures ................68

Advanced (Playback)

Playing Back Pictures in Sequence

(Slide Show) ...........................................70

Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CATEGORY PLAY]/

[FAVORITE PLAY]) ..... .... .... .... ............... 72

• [CATEGORY PLAY] ......................... 72

• [FAVORITE PLAY]............................73

Playing Back Motion Pi ctures/

Pictures with Audio .................................73

• Motion pictures .................................73

• Pictures with audio............................ 74

Creating still pictures from

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

Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu....... 75

• [CALENDAR].............................75

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• [TITLE EDIT].............................. 76

• [TEXT STAMP] ..........................77

• Q [RESIZE].....................................79

• [TRIMMING]...............................80

• [LEVELING] ................................81

• ? [ASPECT CONV.].......................82

• N [ROTATE]/

M [ROTATE DISP.].........................83

• Ü [FAVORITE].................................83

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

• P [PROTECT].................................85

• B [AUDIO DUB.] ...............................86

• S [COPY] ......................................87

Connecting to other equipment

Connecting to a PC.................................88

Printing the Pictures................................90

• Selec ting a single picture and

printing it...........................................91

• Selec ting multiple pictures and

printing them.....................................91

• Print Settings ....................................92

Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen...94

• Playing back pictures using

the AV cable (supplied) ....................94

• Playing back pictures on a TV

with an SD Memory Card slot...........94

• Playing back on the TV

with component socket.....................95

Others

Screen Display........................................96

Cautions for Use .....................................98

Message Display .................................. 101

Functions that cannot be set or

will not work under some conditions ..... 103

Troubleshooting ....................................105

Number of Recordable Pictures and

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

Specifications........................................115

Digital Camera Accessory System........118

Digital Camera Accessory Order Form

(For USA Customers) ...........................119

Request for Service Notice

(For USA Only) ..................................... 120

Limited Warranty (For USA Only)......... 121

Customer Services Dire ctory

(For USA Only) ..................................... 123

Précautions à prendre

(pour le Canada )......... .... .... ..................124

Index .....................................................126

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Before Use

Quick Guide

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 in di cate d in bra ckets .

Charge the battery. (P12)

• The battery is not charged when the

camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.

Insert the battery and the card. (P14)

• When you do not use the card, you can

record or play back pictures on the built-i n memory. (P15) Refer to P15 when you use a card.

Turn the camera on to take pictures.

1 Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector

switch to [!].

2 P res s the shutter button to tak e

pict ures. (P25)

Play back the pictures.

1 Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector

switch to [(].

2 Select the picture you want to view.

(P31)

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Standard Accessories

Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 Battery Pack

(Indicated as battery in the text) Charge the battery before use.

2 Battery Charger

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

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Software: Use it to install the software to your PC.

6Strap 7 Battery Carrying Case

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SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text.

•The card is optional.

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

•For information ab out optional ac cessories ,

refer to the System

•If any accessor i es are lost, customer s in th e

USA shoul d contact Pana sonic’s parts department at 1 800 833-9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts.

“Digital Camer a Accessory

”. (P118)

DMW-BCE10PP

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Names of the Components

1Flash (P37) 2Lens (P5, 99) 3 Se lf-timer indic a tor (P41)

AF assist lamp (P66)

4 LCD monitor (P35, 96) 5 Status indicat or (P 14, 21 , 25) 6 [M E NU /SET] but to n (P 16 ) 7 [DISPLAY] button (P35) 8 [Q.MENU] (P19)/Delete (P33) button 9 [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch

(P17)

10 Cursor buttons

A: 3/Exposure compensation (P42)/

Auto bracket (P43)/White balance fine adju st m e nt (P6 1)

B: 4/ Macro mode (P40)

AF Tracking (P26, 63)

C: 2/Self-timer button (P41) D: 1/Flash setting button (P37)

In these operating instructions, the c ursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with 3/4/2/1. e.g.: When you press the 4 (down) button

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or Press 4

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11 Camera ON/OFF switch (P16)

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12 Zoom lever (P30) 13 Speaker (P73) 14 Microphone (P53, 66, 86) 15 Shutter button (P25, 53) 16 Mode dial (P24)

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17 Strap eyelet

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Be sure to attach the strap when usi ng the camera to ensure that you will not drop it .

18 Lens barrel 19 [COMPONENTOUT] socket (P95) 20 [AV OUT/DI GITAL] socket (P88, 90, 94) 21 [DC IN] socket (P88, 90)

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Always use a genuine Panasonic A C adapto r (DM W-A C5PP; opti onal).

• This camera cannot charge the battery even when the AC adaptor (DMW-A C5PP;

optiona l ) is connected to it.

22 Tripod receptacle

When yo u use a tripod, ma k e su r e t he

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tripod is s table when the c am e ra is attached to it.

23 Card/Battery door (P14) 24 Release lever (P14)

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Charging the Battery

•Use the dedicated charger and battery.

•The battery is not charged wh en the camer a is shipped. Ch arge the battery before use.

•Charge the battery wit h t he charger i ndoors.

•Charge the bat tery in a temperature be tween 10 oC to 35oC (50 oF to 95 oF). (The battery

temperature should also be the same. )

Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery.

Connect the charger to the electrical outlet.

• Charging starts when the [CHARGE]

indicator A lights green.

• Charging is complete wh en t h e

[CHARGE] in dicator A tur n s off (a fter approx. 120 min maximum).

Detach the batter y after charging is completed.

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∫ When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes

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The battery temperature is excessively high or low. The charging time will be longer than

normal. Also, charging may not be completed.

•The termin als of the charger or the bat tery are dirty. In this cas e, wipe them with a dry cloth.

Note

After chargi ng i s complet ed, be sure to disconnect the power supply device fr om the electrical

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outlet.

•The battery becomes war m aft er using it and during and after charging. T he c amera also

becomes wa rm during use . Thi s is not a malfunction.

•The battery w i l l b e exhausted if l eft for a l ong period of tim e af ter being charged.

•The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge left, but it is not

recommended that the battery charge be frequently topped up while the battery is fu l l y

charged. (The battery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and cause the

battery to swel l up .)

•When the operating time of t he camera becomes extre m el y short even after properly ch arging

the battery, the life of the battery m ay have expired. Buy a new battery.

•Do not leave an y metal items (s u ch as clips) near th e co n tact areas of the p o wer plug.

Otherwise, a fire and/or electric shocks may be caused by short-circuiting or the

resulting heat generated.

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About the Battery (charging/number o f recordable pictures)

∫ Battery indication

The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor. [It does not appear when you use the came ra with the AC adapto r (DMW-AC 5 PP; optiona l) co nn ec t e d. ]

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The indic at i on turns red and bl i nks if the re m ai ni ng battery power is exhausted. (Th e st at us indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off.) Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery.

∫ The bat tery life

Number of recordable

pictures

Recording time Approx. 150 min

Recording conditions by CIPA standard

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CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Pro ducts Associ ation].

•Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.

•Using a Panasonic SD Me m o ry Card (32 MB).

•Using the supplied ba tt ery.

•Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer

function is set to [AU TO].)

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

•Rotating the zoom le ver from T ele to Wide or vice versa in ever y recording.

•Turning the ca mera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the batt ery

decreases.

¢ The number of recordable pic tures decre ases in Auto Power LCD mode and Power LC D

mode.

(P20)

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. Whe n recording once every 2 minutes, the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 77.]

Approx. 310 pictures

By CIPA standard in normal picture mode

Playback t ime Approx. 400 min

The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the

operating conditions and storing condition of the battery.

∫ Charging

Charging time Approx. 120 min maximum

Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack (DMW-BCE10PP) are the same as above. The charging time will vary slightly depending on the status of the battery and the conditions in the charging environment. When the charging has been completed successfully, the [CHARGE] indicator turns off.

Note

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The battery may swell and its operating time may be come shorter as t he number of tim es it is charged increases. For long term battery use, we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery bef ore it is exhausted.

•The perf orm ance of the bat tery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may

become s horter in low temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/ snowboarding).

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Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery

•Check that this unit is turned off.

•We recommend using a Panasonic card.

Slide the release lever in t he direction of the arrow and open t he card/battery door.

• Always use genuine Panasonic batteries

(DMW-BCE10PP).

• If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee

the quality of this product.

Battery: Insert it f ully being car efu l about the direction you insert it. Pull the lever A in the direct ion of the arr ow to r emove the battery.

Card: Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direct ion you insert it. T o remove the card, pus h the card unti l it clicks, then pull the car d out upright.

B:Do not touch the connection terminals of the

card.

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The card may be damaged i f it is not fully inserted.

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.

Note

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

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•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 properl y.

•The supplied battery is designed only for the camer a. Do not use it with any other equi pment.

•Before removing the card or batt er y, turn the c a m era off, and wa i t until the status indicat or has

gone off compl et el y. (Othe rwise, this uni t may no longer operate normally and th e card itself

may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost.)

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About the Built-in Memory/the Card

The following operations can be performed using this unit.

When a car d h as n o t been insert ed : Pictures can be record ed i n

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the built-in memory and played back.

•When a card has been inserted: Pictures ca n be rec o r ded o n the

card and pl ayed back.

•Clipboard pictures (P67) are store d on the built-i n memory even if a

card is inserted.

•When using the built-in memory

>ð (access indication

•When using the card

† (access ind i cation

¢ The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built-in memory (or

the card).

•Memory size: Approx. 50 MB

•Recordable motion pictures: QVGA (320k240 p ixels) only

•The built-i n memory ca n be used as a temp orary storage device when the card be i ng used

becomes full.

•You can copy the recorded pictures to a card. (P87)

•The acce ss time for the bui l t-in memory may be long er than the acce ss time for a c ard.

The following types of cards can be used with this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in the text.)

Type of card Characteristics

SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB)

(Formatt ed using the FAT12 or FAT16 format in compliance with th e SD standard)

SDHC Memory Card (4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB)

(Formatt ed using the FAT32 format in compliance with th e S D st andard)

MultiMediaC ard •Still pictures on l y.

¢ The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006

for high ca paci ty memory cards more than 2 GB.

¢ You can us e an SDHC Mem ory Card in equi pment that is compatibl e wi th SDHC Me m o ry

Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards . (A l ways read the operating i nstructi ons for the equ ip m ent being used.)

•You can only use cards wi th SDHC log o (i ndicatin g compliance with the SD sta ndard) if using

cards with 4 GB or more capa city.

•Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This Sit e i s English only.)

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Built-in Memory

Card

•Fast recordi ng and wr iti ng speed

•Write-Protect switch A provided (When

this switch is set to the [LOCK] position, no further data writing, deletion or formatting is possible. The ability to wri te, delete an d format data is restor ed when the switch is retur ned to its original po si t i on.)

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Note

Do not turn th i s u n it off, remove its battery o r c ard o r disconnect the AC adaptor

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(DMW-AC5PP; optional) when the access indication is lit [when pictures are being read

or deleted or the built-in memory or the card is being formatted (P23)]. Furthermore , do

not subject the camera to vibration or impact. The card or the data on the card may be

damaged, and this unit may no longer operate normally.

•The data on the bui l t-in memory or the card ma y be damaged or lost due to elec tromagnetic

waves, static electricity or break down of the cam era or the card . We recommen d st oring

important data on a PC etc.

•Do not forma t the card on your PC or ot her equipment . Format it on the camera only to ensure

prop er operatio n. (P23)

•Keep the Me m ory Card out of reach of children to prev ent swallowi ng.

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

•The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.

Turn the camera on.

• The [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears.

(This message does not appea r in [PLAYBACK] mode.)

A [MENU/S ET] bu tton B Curs or buttons

Press [MENU/SET].

ONOFF

Press 2/1 to selec t the ite ms (year, month, day , hour, minute, display sequence or time

: :

display format), and press 3/4 to set.

A: Time at the home area B: Time at the travel destination (P56)

‚: Cancel without setting the clock.

•

Select either [2 4HRS] or [A M/PM] for the time d i splay format.

• AM/PM is displayed when [AM/PM] is selected.

Press [MENU/SET] to set.

• After completing the clock settings, turn the camera off. Then turn th e camera back on,

switch to recording mode, and check that the display re flects the settings that were performed.

• When [MENU/SET] has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having

been set, set the clock correctly by following the below.

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Changing the clock setting

Select [CLOCK SET] in the [REC] or [SETUP] menu, and press 1. (P18)

It can be changed in step s 3 and 4 to set the clock.

•

•The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built-in clock battery even

without the battery. (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built-in battery.)

Note

The clock is displayed when [DISPL AY] is p ressed several times during recording.

•

•You can set the year from 2000 to 2099.

•If the clock is not set, th e correct date c annot be printed when you sta m p th e date on the

pictu res with [TEXT S TAMP] (P77 ) or order a pho to studi o to pr i nt the pi ct ures.

•If the clock is set, the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen

of the camera.

Setting the Menu

The camera comes with menus that allow you to set the settings for taking pictures and playi ng them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the camera and use it more easily. In particular, the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.

[MODE] playback mode menu

(P31, 70 to73)

•This menu lets you

select the s et ting of the playback methods such as playback or slide show of only the pictures se t as [FAVORITE].

( [PLAYBACK] mode menu (P75 to 87) ! [REC] mo d e m e n u (P 58 to 66)

•This menu lets you

make the ro tat i on, protection, trimming or DPOF settings, etc. of recorded pictures.

A [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch

•This me nu lets you

set the co loring, sensitivity, aspect ratio, number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording.

[SETUP] menu (P20 to 23)

•This menu let s y ou perform the clock settings, selec t the operating

beep tone set tings and set other setti ngs which make i t easier for you to operate t he c am era.

•The [SETUP ] menu can be set fr om ei ther the [RE C MODE] or

[PLAYBACK MODE].

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∫ Functio ns tha t cann ot be se t or will not wor k und er som e condit ion s

Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used. For details, refer to P103.

Setting menu items

This section describes how to select the normal picture mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLAYBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [

T urn the camera on.

A [MENU/S ET] bu tton B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch C Mode dial

Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!].

• When selecting the [PLAYBACK] m ode menu

settings, se t the [ REC]/[ PLAYBACK] selector swit ch to [(], and proceed to step

Set the mode dial to [·].

Pres s [ME N U / S E T ] to di s pl a y th e me nu .

• You can switch menu screens from any menu item by

rotatin g th e zoom l ever.

Ø] to [š] in the normal picture mode

ONOFF

Switching to the [SETUP] menu

Press 2.

Press 4 to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ].

Press 1.

• Select a menu item next and set it.

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Press 3/4 to select [AF MODE].

• Select t he item at the ve ry bottom, an d press 4 to

move to the second screen.

Press 1.

• Depending on the item, its setting may not appear or it

may be di s p l ayed in a diff er ent way.

Press 3/4 to select [š].

Press [MENU/SET] to set.

Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

Using the quick menu

By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.

Some of the menu items cannot be set by t he modes.

•

•When [DISPLAY] is pressed while [STABILIZER] (P65) is selected, [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE

DEMO.] c an be displayed.

Press and hold [Q.MENU] when recording.

Press 3 the setting and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

A The items to be set and the settings are displ ayed.

/4/2/1 to select the m enu item and

Q.MENU

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Perform these settings i f you need to.

About the Setup Menu

[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their settings befo re usin g the m .

In the Intelli gent auto mode, o nly [CLOCKSET], [WORL D TIME], [TRA VEL DATE ], [BEE P] and

•

[LANGUAGE ] can be set.

For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P18.

U [CLOCK SET] Setting Date/Time.

•

Refer to P 16 for details.

Set the time in your home area and travel destination.

[WORLD TI ME]

•Refer to P 56 for details.

— [TRAVEL DATE]

•Refer to P 55 for details.

r [BEEP]

“ [DESTINATION]:

Travel destination area

– [HOME]:

Your home area

Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation.

[TRAVEL SETUP] [OFF]/[SET]

[LOCATION] [OFF]/[SET]

This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound.

r [BEEP LEVEL]:

[s] (Muted) [t] (Low) [u] (High)

[BEEP TONE]:

1 2 3

[]/[]/[]

[SHUTTER VOL.]: [] (Muted) [] (Low) [ ] (High)

[SHUTTER TONE]:

1 2 3

[]/[]/[]

u [VOLUME ] Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels.

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

[MONITOR] Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.

These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you are in bright places.

[OFF]

[LCD MODE]

LCD

„ [AUTO POWER LCD]:

The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is around the camera.

… [POWER LCD]:

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

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•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects

may appear differentl y from actua l i ty on the LCD moni tor. However, this does not affect the recorded pictures.

•The LCD monitor autom atically returns to norm al brightness after 30 seconds wh en recordi ng

in Power LCD mode. Pre ss any button to m ake the LCD monitor brig ht again.

•If the screen is difficult to s ee because of sunlight etc. shining on it, use your hand or another

object to block the light.

•The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD mode and Power LCD mode.

Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking pictures. You can also set whether or not to have the recording information

[GUIDE LINE]

displayed when the guide lines are displayed. (P35)

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

[PATTERN]: []/[]

•The [PATTERN] set ting is fixed t o [ ] i n the Intelligent auto mode and the clipboard mode. This allows you to set either to display or not display the

[HISTOGRAM]

histogram. (P36)

[OFF]/[ON]

You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus. Also, it will turn off the LCD monitor automatically when not in use

to prevent discharge of the battery.

p [POWER SAVE]:

q [EC ONOMY]

The camera is au tomat i ca lly t urn ed of f if t he cam er a has not b een used for the time selected on the setting.

[OFF]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]

[AUTO LCD OFF]:

The LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting.

[OFF]/[15SEC.]/[30SEC.]

•Press the shutter butt on halfway or turn the camera off and on to can cel [POWER SAVE].

•[POWER SAVE] is set t o [5MIN.] in the Inte l ligent auto mo de and the clipboard mode.

•[POWER SAVE] is fixed to [2MIN.] when [AUTO LC D OFF] is set to [15SEC.] or [30SEC.].

•The status indicator l i ghts while the LCD monito r i s t urned off. Pres s any button to turn on the

LCD monitor again.

•[AUTO LCD OF F] does not work while ope rating menu or playback zoom. Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it.

[OFF] [1SEC.]

o [AUTO REVIEW]

[2SEC.] [HOLD]: The pictures are displayed until one any of the buttons

is pressed.

[ZOOM]: The picture is displayed for 1 second and then

•The auto review functi on i s activated regardles s of its setting w hen using auto bracket (P4 3),

[HI-SPEED BURST] (P49) and [FLASH BURST] (P49) in scene mod e, burst mode (P63) and when recording still pictures with audio (P66). (The pictures cannot be enlarged.)

•In Intelligent auto mode, the auto review function is fixed to [2SEC.].

enlarge d 4 k and displayed for 1 more second.

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v [NO.RESET]

•The folder number is upd at ed and the file num ber starts fro m 0001. (P89)

•A folder num ber between 10 0 and 999 can be as signed.

When the folder number reaches 999, the number cannot be reset. We recommend formatting the card (P2 3) after sa ving the data on a PC or elsewhere.

•To reset the folder number to 100, format the built-in memory or the card first and then use this

function to reset the file number. A reset screen for the folder n umber will then appear. Select [YES] to reset the folder number.

w [RESET]

•When the [RESET] setting is selected during recording, the operation that resets the lens is

also performed at the same time. You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.

•When [SETU P ] menu setting s are reset, th e following se tt i ngs are also res et. In additi on,

[ROTATE DISP.] (P83) is set to [ON], and [FAVORITE] (P83) is set to [OFF] in [PLAYBACK] mode menu.

–The birthday and name settings for [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P47) and [PET] (P48) in sc ene mode. –The settin gs of [TRAVEL DATE] (P55) ( depart u re da te, return d a te, lo cation) –The [WORLD TIME] (P56) setting.

•The folder nu mber and the cl ock setting are not changed.

Reset the f il e num b er of the nex t r ec ord ing to 0001 .

The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are reset to the initial settings.

Select th e USB co mmu ni cati on syst em af t er or be for e conn ec ti ng the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable (supplied).

y [SELECT ON CONNECTION]:

x [USB MODE]

Select either [PC] or [PictBridge(PTP)] if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge.

{ [PictBridge(PTP)]:

Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge.

z [PC]:

Set after or before co nnecting to a PC.

•When [PC] is selected, the c am era is connected via the “US B M ass Storage” comm unication

system.

•When [Pict Br i dge(PTP)] is selected, the camera is connected via the “PTP (Pictur e Tran sf er

Protocol)” communic ation system .

Set to match the color television system in each country.

| [VIDEO OUT]*

(Playb ack mode only)

[NTSC]: Video output is set to NTSC system. [PAL]: Video output is set to PAL system.

•This will work when the AV cable is connected.

¢ PAL vi deo out is not avai l able on the ver si on DMC-FX37P sold in the U.S.

Set to match the type of TV. (Playb ack mode only)

[TVASPECT]

[W]: When connecting to a 16:9 sc r e en TV. [X]: When connecting to a 4:3 screen TV.

•This will work when the AV cable is connected.

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Set the screen that will appear when a scene mode has been selected.

[OFF]: The recording screen in the currently selected scene

mode ap pe ars .

[AUTO]: The [SCENE MODE] menu screen appears.

[FORMAT]

•Use a batt ery with suffi ci ent battery power or the AC adaptor (D M W-A C5PP; optional) whe n

formatting. Do not turn the camera off during formatting.

•If a card has been inserted, only the card is formatted. To format the bu ilt-in memory, remove

the card.

•If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, for m at it on the camera again.

•It may take lo nger to format the built-in memory than the card.

•If the buil t -i n m emory or the card cannot be formatte d, consult your nearest Service Center.

For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

The built-in memory or card is formatted. Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data so check the data carefully before formatting.

For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@ca.panasonic.com

Set th e lan gu age disp la ye d on the scree n .

~ [LANGUAGE]

•If you set a diff erent language by mistake , se l ect [~] from the menu i cons to set the desired

language.

[DEMO MODE]

DEMO

[ENGLISH]/[DEUTSCH]/[FRANÇAIS]/[ESPAÑOL]/[ITALIANO]/ [繁體中文]

¢ No t av ai l able on the version DMC -F X 37P sold in the U.S.

Select this to display [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] or the camera’s features.

/[¢]

[JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] [AUTO DEMO]: The camera’s features are displayed as a

slide show.

A Jitter detecti on dem onstration B Movement detection demonstration

•In playback mode, [JITTER, SUBJ . MOVE DEMO.] cannot be

displayed.

•Press [DISPLAY] to close [JITTER, SU BJ. MOVE DEMO.].

Press [MENU/SET] to close [AUTO DEMO].

•[JITTER, SUBJ. MO VE DE M O.] is an approximati on.

•[AUTO DEMO] has no TV output capability.

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Mode switching

Selecting the [REC] Mode

When the [REC] mode is selected, the camera can be set to the Intelligent auto mode in which the optimal settings are established in line with the subje c t to be recorded and the recording condition s, or to the scene mode which enables you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.

T urn the camera on.

A [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch B Mode dial

ONOFF

Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!].

Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial.

Align a desired mode with part C.

•

Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode. (The part where there is no mode will not turn.)

SCN

∫ List of [REC] modes

¦ Intelligent auto mode (P25)

The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera.

Normal picture m ode (P28)

The subjects are recorded using your own settin gs.

Û Scene mo d e (P44)

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

$ Motion pic t ure mode (P53)

This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio.

Clipboard mode (P67)

Record as a memo.

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ONOFF

[REC] mode: ñ

Basic

Taking pictures using the automatic function

(ñ: Intelligent Auto Mode)

The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leav e the settings to the camera and take pictures easily.

•The following funct i ons are activat ed automatically.

–Scene detection/[STABIL IZ ER ]/[INTELLI GENTISO]/Face detection/[QUICK AF]/

[I.EXPOSURE]/ Digital Red-eye Correction/Backlight Compensation

•The status in di cator 3 lights w hen you turn thi s

unit on 2. (It turns off after about 1 second.) (1: Shutter button)

Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!].

Set the mo de d ia l to [ñ].

Hold this uni t gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and stand w ith your feet sl ightly apart.

A Flash B AF assist lamp

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.



• The focus indication 1 (green) lights when the subject

is focused.

• The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject’s face

by the face detection function. In other cases, it is displayed at t he point on the su bj ect which is in f ocus.

• The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/1 m

(3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶.



Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), and take the picture.

•

The access indication (P15) lights red when pictures are being rec o rd ed on t h e bu ilt-in m em o ry (o r the c a rd ).

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∫ W he n taking pict ure s usi ng the flash (P37) ∫ W he n taking pict ure s usi ng the zoom (P30)

Note

•

Be careful not to move th e camera when you press the shutter bu tt on.

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

•Do not t o uch the front of t he lens.

Scene detection

When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displ ayed in blue for 2 se conds, after which its color changes to the usual red.

[i-PORTRAIT] [i-SCENERY] [i-MACRO]

•

[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] [i-NIGHT SCENERY]

[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicab l e, and the standard settings are set.

•

•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when

the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 8 seconds.Take care not to mo ve the camera while taking pi ct ures.

•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when s et to AF tracking (P63).

Only wh en [‡] is selected Only wh en [Œ] is selected

•

∫ Face detection

When [ ] or [ ] is selecte d, the ca mera aut o mati cal l y de tect s a pers on’s face, and it wil l adjust the focus and exposure (P 62).

Note

Due to condi tion s such as the ones bel ow, a different scene ma y be identified for the same su bject .

• –Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark/The size of the subject/The distance to the

subjec t/T he contrast of the subject When the subject is moving/When zoom is used

–

Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise/Under low brightness conditions/When the camera is shaken

•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the

appropriat e recordi ng m ode.

∫ The Backlight Compensation

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

brightening the whole of the picture automatically.

AF Tracking Function

It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject. Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. Refer to P63 for details.

Set the [AF TRACKING] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON ].

•

([ ] is displayed on the screen.)

Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press 4 to lock the subject.

•AF tracking frame will turn yellow.

•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen.

•Press 4 again to release.

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About the flash

•When [‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] i s s et depending on the type of su bj ect and

brightness.

•When [ ] or [ ] i s se t, digit al red-eye corr ection (P38) is enable d, an d the flash is

activated twice.

Settings in Intelligent auto mode

•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.

[REC] mod e menu

–[PICTURE SIZE]

[AF TRACKING]

¢ The set tings which can be selected are differen t f rom when other [REC] modes are used.

[SETUP] menu

–[CLOCK SET]/[WO RLD TIME]/[TRAVEL DATE]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]

•The settings of the foll owing items are f i xed.

[GUIDE LINE] (P21) ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF]) [ECONOMY]

([POWER SAVE]) (P21) [AUTO REVIEW] (P21) [2SEC.] Focus range The focus range becomes the same as macro mode.

Self-timer (P41) 10 seconds [QUALITY] (P59) A (Set to [›] when picture size is [ ] (0.3M )) [INTELLIGENT ISO] (P59) [WHITE BALANCE] (P60) [AWB] [AF MODE] (P62) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected) [QUICK AF] (P63) [ON] [I.EXPOSURE] (P64) [ON] [STABILIZER] (P65) [AUTO] [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P66) [ON]

•The following funct i ons cannot be use d. –[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO BRACKET]/White bala nc e fin e adju stme n t/[DIGITAL ZOOM]/

[AUDIO REC.]/[MIN. SHTR SPEED]/[HISTOGRAM]

•The other item s on the [SETU P ] menu can be set in a mode such as the no rm al pi cture mode.

What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode.

(P58)/[ASPECT RATIO] (P59)/[BURST] (P63)/[COLOR MODE]¢ (P65)/

Item Settings

[5MIN.]

[5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶] (P40)

The maximum close-up distance (the shortest distance at

•

which the subject can be taken) differs depending on the zoom magnification.

ISOMAX

800

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[REC] mode: ·

Taking pictures with your favorite settings

(·: Normal picture mode)

Many more menu items can be set and you can take pictures with greater freedom than when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode (P25).

Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!].

A Mode dial B [REC]/[PL AYBACK] selector switch

Set the mode dial to [·].

• To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [R EC] Mode Menu” (P58).

Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on.

Press the shutter button halfway to f ocus.

• The focus i ndi cation (green) lights when the subject is

focused.

• The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele)

• If picture s are to be taken at an even closer range,

refer to

“Ta ki ng Close-up Pictures ” (P40).

Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture.

• The access indicati on l i ghts (P15) red when pic tures

are being recorded on t he built-in m em ory (or the card).

∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too

dark ( P4 2 )

∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red

(P60)

to ¶.

Focusing

Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.

When the subj ect is focused

A Focu s indi cation B AF are a (normal)

Focus

Focus indication On Blinks AF area White>Green White>Red Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times

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1/125

F2.8

ISO

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C AF are a (when using the digital zoo m or when it is dar k) D Focus range E Aperture value F Shutter speed G ISO sensitivity

¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red.

(However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)

When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of

the composition of the picture you want to take)

1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the

focus and exposure.

2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you

compose the picture.

You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1

•

before pressing the shutter button fully.

We recommend that you use the face detection function when taking pictures of people. (P62)

F2.8

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F2.8

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1/125F2.8

ISO

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∫ Subje cts and recording condition s

which are difficult to focus

•

Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast

•When the recordabl e range disp la y has appeare d i n red.

•When rec ording subj ects through wi ndows or near shiny objects

•When it is dark or when jitter occurs

•When the camera is too close to the subj ect or when tak in g a pi cture of both distant and near

subjects

Preventing jitter (camera shake)

When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P65), a tripod or the self-timer (P41).

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

moment the shutter button is pre ss ed until the pi ct ure appears on the screen. We recomme nd using a tri pod.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction –In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHTSCENERY], [PARTY], [CAND LE LIGHT], [STARRYSKY] or

[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P44)

–When the shutter speed is slo we d in [MIN. SHTR SPEE D]

Direction detection functi on

Pictur es re cord ed wi th the ca mer a he l d v ert ic al ly are pl ay ed back ve rti ca ll y ( ro tat e d). ( Onl y when [ROTAT E DISP.] (P83) is set to [ON])

•Pictures may not be dis pl ayed vertic al l y if they were tak en with the ca m era aimed up or down.

•Motion pi ctures taken wi th the camera held vertically are no t displayed vertically.

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended optical zoom (EZ)/Usi ng

the Digital Zoom

You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 8.9k], do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W). Even higher levels of magnification are possi ble when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in [REC] menu.

T o make subjects appear closer use (Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.

T o make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

∫ Types of zooms

Feature Optical zoom

Maximum magnification

Picture quality

5k 8.9k

No deteri oration No deterioratio n

Conditions None

Extended optical zoom

(EZ)

¢1

[PICTURE SIZE] with (P58) is selected.

Digital zoom

20k [including optical zoom 5k]

35.6k [including ext ended optical zoom 8.9k]

The higher the magnifi cation level, the greater the deterioration.

[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P64) on the [REC] menu is set to [ON].

Screen display

•

When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zo o m display b ar. (Exa mple: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) –¶)

¢1 Th e magni fic at i on le ve l differs depending on [PICTU RESIZE] and [ASPEC TRA T IO] se tting.

[ ] is displayed.

B The digital zoom range is

displayed. The AF area becomes larger when the shutter butt on is pressed halfway in the digital zoom range

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¢2 The on-screen z oom i ndication m ay m omentarily st op m oving when you rotate the zo om

lever to the ex treme Tele position. You can enter the digi tal zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again.

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