Panasonic DMCFZ70K User Manual

Basic Owner’s Manual

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-FZ70

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.

More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it.

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

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Dear Customer,

Date of Purchase Dealer Phone No.

Dealer Purchased From Model No.

Dealer Address Serial No.

Thank you for choosing Panasonic!

You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information 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.

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 this Owner’s Manual.

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.

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.

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Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

• Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or

splashing.

• Use only the recommended accessories.

• Do not remove covers.

• Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to

qualified service personnel.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

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Product identification marking

Product Location

Digital camera Bottom Battery charger Bottom

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FCC Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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 communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur 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:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached

installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-FZ70

Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America

Support Contact Telephone No.: 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 must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102-5490

DMC-FZ70

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About the battery pack

CAUTION

Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

• Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.

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

• Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals.

• Do not touch the plug terminals (+ and −) with metal objects.

• Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.

If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water. If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor.

CAUTION

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the type recommended by the manufacturer.

• When disposing the batteries, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

• Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed.

Warning

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 °C (140 °F) or incinerate.

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About the battery charger

CAUTION! To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

• Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in

another confined space. Ensure this unit is well ventilated.

Battery charger

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

• In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger must be connected to a 120V AC power supply only.

• When connecting to an AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use a plug adaptor to suit the AC outlet configuration.

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Cautions for Use

• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional).

• Use a “High Speed HDMI mini cable” with the HDMI logo. Cables that do not comply with the HDMI standards will not work. “High Speed HDMI mini cable” (Type C-Type A plug, up to 3 m (9.8 feet) long)

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AV cable (DMW-AVC1: optional).

Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).

• If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.

• Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and/or sound.

• Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.

• Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect this unit, disturbing the pictures and/or sound.

• If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly, turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on.

Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.

• If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded pictures and/or sound may be adversely affected.

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Contents

Information for Your Safety .... 3

Care of the camera .................. 8

Standard accessories .............9

Names and Functions of

Main Parts ..............................10

Attaching the lens cap/

shoulder strap........................ 12

Charging the battery .............13

Inserting and removing the

card (optional)/the battery .... 14

Sequence of operations ........ 15

Taking pictures with

automatic settings

[Intelligent Auto] Mode .......... 17

Taking Pictures with

different picture effects

[Creative Control] Mode ........ 19

Using the rear dial ................. 20

Setting the menu ...................21

Reading the Owner’s Manual

(PDF format) ........................... 22

Keeping the pictures on

your PC ................................... 23

Specifications ........................ 25

Digital Camera Accessory

System .................................... 28

Digital Camera Accessory

Order Form ............................. 29

Limited Warranty

(ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND

PUERTO RICO) ......................30

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Care of the camera

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Camera handling

Keep the camera away from excessive vibration, force, or pressure.

Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, which

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may damage the lens, LCD monitor, viewfinder, or camera body. This may also cause the camera to malfunction or prevent recording.

• Dropping or hitting the camera against a hard surface

• Pushing with excessive force on the lens, LCD monitor, or viewfinder

When camera is not in use or when using the playback

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feature, ensure that the lens is in the stored position, with lens cap on. There are times when rattling sounds or vibrations will

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come from the camera, but these are due to the motion of the aperture, the zoom and the motor and do not indicate

a defect. The camera is not dust resistant, splash resistant, or waterproof. Avoid using the camera in places with excessive dust or sand, or where water can come into contact with the camera.

Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, which

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present a risk that sand, water, or foreign material may enter

the camera through the lens or openings around buttons. Be

especially careful because these conditions may damage the

camera, and such damage may not be repairable.

• In extremely dusty or sandy places

• In the rain or by the shore, where the camera may be exposed to water

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Condensation (When the lens, the LCD monitor, or viewfinder, is fogged up)

Condensation may occur when the camera is exposed to sudden changes

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of temperature or humidity. Avoid these conditions, which may make the lens, LCD monitor, or viewfinder, dirty, cause mold, or damage the camera. If condensation does occur, turn off the camera and wait about two hours

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before using it. Once the camera adjusts to the surrounding temperature, the fogging will clear naturally.

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Standard accessories

Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. Part numbers are as of July 2013. These may be subject to change.

Battery pack

DMW-BMB9PP

• Charge the battery before use.

Battery pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text.

Battery Charger

DE-A83B

Battery charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text.

Shoulder Strap

VFC4453

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

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

• Please dispose of all packaging appropriately.

• For information about optional accessories, refer to the “Digital Camera Accessory System”.

• If any accessories are lost, customers should contact Panasonic’s parts department at 1-800-833-9626 for further information about obtaining replacement parts.

• Keep small parts in a safe place out of the reach of children.

• The illustrations and screens in this manual may differ from the actual product.

• A lens hood is not supplied with this unit.

• SILKYPIX Developer Studio is not provided on the supplied CD-ROM. Download this software from the website and install it on your computer to use. (→24)

USB connection cable

K1HY08YY0031

Lens Cap/ Lens Cap String

VYQ8752

CD-ROM

VFF1231

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

• Owner’s Manual for advanced features

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Names and Functions of Main Parts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12

17 18 19 20

13 14 15 16

24 25 26 27 28 29

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1 Power lamp 2 Camera [ON/OFF] switch 3 Mode dial 4 Flash 5 Speaker

• Be careful not to cover the speaker with your finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to hear.

6 Lens barrel 7 Lens 8 Shoulder strap eyelet 9 [FOCUS] button

] (Burst Mode) button

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11 Shutter button

12 Self-timer indicator/

AF Assist Lamp

13 Tripod mount

• Do not attach to a tripod with a 5.5 mm (0.22 inch) or longer screw. Doing so may damage this unit.

14 Card/Battery door 15 Release lever 16 DC coupler cover

• When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (DMW-DCC6: optional) and AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional) are used.

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional).

17 Hot shoe

• Do not attach other than the external flash on the hot shoe.

18 Stereo microphone 19 Motion picture button 20 Zoom lever 21 LCD monitor 22 [HDMI] socket 23 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket

] (Flash open) button

24 [ 25 Diopter adjustment dial 26 Viewfinder ([LVF])

• In this manual, “viewfinder” is used to indicate the LVF.

27 [LVF] button 28 [AF/AE LOCK (Fn1)] button 29 Rear dial 30 [AF/AF 31 [

/MF] button

] (Playback) button

• Use this to select the recording mode or playback mode.

32 [DISP.] button

( Q.MENU)]

33 [

(Delete/Cancel/Quick menu) button

34 Cursor button / [MENU/SET]

button

• In this manual, the button that is to be used is indicated by

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