Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMC-FX10, DMC-LZ6, DMC-FX30, DMC-FX12 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

For Digital Camera PC Connection

QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license therefrom.

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Connection with the PC Offers much more Enjoyment

Using “LUMIX Simple Viewer” on the supplied CD-ROM, you can easily acquire pictures to the PC, print them, attach them to e-mails, and so on.

• In these operating instructions, “LUMIX Simple Viewer” is referred to as “Simple Viewer”.

1. Installing Simple Viewer,

first of all.

2. Acquiring recorded pictures

to the PC.

3. Printing pictures and

attaching them to e-mails.

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Contents

Connection with the PC Offers much more Enjoyment ..................................................... 2

Introduction

Read Before Use ...............................................................................................................4

Key terms ....................................................................................................................4

Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC? .................................................................5

Setting up

Installing the Software 1 ................................................................................................... 6

Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only) ...................................................... 6

Installing the Software 2 ................................................................................................... 7

Installing Simple Viewer .............................................................................................. 7

Connecting the Digital Camera to PC ................................................................................ 8

Using Simple Viewer

Acquiring pictures to the PC (Acquire to PC) ..................................................................... 9

Viewing pictures (View) ...................................................................................................10

Printing pictures (Print) ....................................................................................................13

Sending pictures by e-mail (Send by e-mail) ...................................................................16

Advanced ......................................................................................................................... 18

Enabling the pictures stored in the PC to be used on Simple Viewer

(Add pictures) .......................................................................................................... 19

Viewing pictures on the PC with the digital camera

(Export to the card) .................................................................................................20

After Using Simple Viewer ...............................................................................................22

Others

To Acquire Picture without Using Simple Viewer ............................................................. 23

How to Use on Macintosh ................................................................................................ 24

How to Remove the USB Driver and Simple Viewer (Uninstall) ......................................25

When Pictures cannot be Acquired .................................................................................26

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 27

Operating Environment .................................................................................................... 30

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Introduction

Read Before Use

• Please note that some of the explanations and screens covered in these operating instructions may differ from actual ones depending on the operating environment of the PC.

• The explanations of these operating instructions are subject to change without prior notification.

• No part of these operating instructions may be reproduced without permission.

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

• Explanations about Windows in these operating instructions are based on Windows XP screens.

• In these operating instructions, a Card refers to an SD memory card, including the built-in memory.

Key terms

• Key terms you should know at the minimum when using the PC are listed below. Refer to the operating instructions for the PC too.

Ter m Explanation

Introduction

Application software Refers to software programmes to be used for various

Install/Uninstall “Install” refers to incorporating software into the PC and

Drive/Driver A “Drive” refers to a PC peripheral device (CD-ROM drive,

File Refers to a document, picture, or other data.

Folder Refers to a place where a grouping of files are stored.

Click/Double-click “Click” refers to pressing and releasing the mouse button.

purposes such as word processing, spread sheet operation, picture editing, and e-mail sending/receiving.

making it ready for use, and deleting the installed software is referred to as “Uninstall”.

digital camera, etc.) that files are written in and read from, and the software to operate such a drive is referred to as a “Driver”.

Clicking the mouse button twice in rapid succession is referred to as “Double-click”.

• In these operating instructions, description is made on the basis of left-click.

• If double-clicking cannot be performed well, change the interval of the clickings.

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Introduction

Is Simple Viewer compatible with any PC?

Using a USB connection, you can acquire the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC. With Simple Viewer, however, you can save them to the PC more easily.

∫ Windows

• To identify the OS (PC type), select [start] >> ([Setup] >>) [Control Panel] (>> [Performance and Maintenance]), and then (double-) click [System]. You can see the OS.

95 and

earlier

versions

Possible to use Simple Viewer?

Can I acquire the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC using the USB connection cable?

Necessary to install the USB driver?

Which page should I refer to?

¢1: You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot. ¢2: To learn how to acquire pictures, refer to P23.

• Please confirm compatibility with Windows Vista on the following website.

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

(This Site is English only.)

¢1

P27

∫ Macintosh

OS 8.x and earlier

versions

Possible to use Simple Viewer?

Can I acquire the pictures held in the digital camera to the PC using the USB connection cable?

Necessary to install the USB driver?

Which page should I refer to?

¢3: You can acquire them if the PC has a PC card slot. ¢4: If using Mac OS X 10.2.x or earlier versions, slide the Write-Protect switch on the

SDHC Memory Card to the [LOCK] side when acquiring images from it.

98 98SE Me 2000 XP

— ≤

≤

≤ —

P6, 8

¢2

¢3

P27 P24

P6– P7–

OS 9 OS X

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≤ ≤¢4

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Setting up

Installing the Software 1

Installing the USB driver (Windows 98/98SE only)

• If Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (software for operating the digital camera through a PC) before connecting the digital camera to the PC.

• This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

• If any OS other than Windows 98/98SE is used, this installation is not required.

• Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2. Click [USB Driver].

3. Click [Next].

• Installation of the USB driver starts.

4. If the [Restarting Windows]

dialogue box appears, click [OK].

After the PC is restarted, installation of the USB driver will be completed.

If the setup menu does not start automatically:

• Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop, double-click or open [VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

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Installing the Software 2

Installing Simple Viewer

• This installation is not required on the 2nd and later connections.

• Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

The setup menu will start.

2. Click [LUMIX Simple

Viewer].

3. Proceed with installation

according to messages appearing on the screen.

• Only when Windows 98SE is used, MDAC2.8 (Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8) may also be installed. Install it according to messages shown on the screen.

• Before first use following the completion of installation, be sure to select [Readme] from [start] >> [All programs] >> [Panasonic] >> [LUMIX Simple Viewer] to read additional information.

• Simple Viewer is installed in the following folder. (It cannot be changed.)

C:\Program Files\Panasonic\ LUMIXSimpleViewer

If the setup menu does not start automatically:

• Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop, double-click or open [VFFXXXX] (part No. XXXX varies by model), and double-click [InstMenu.exe].

If Simple Viewer cannot be installed:

• If Windows 2000/XP is used, you cannot install when you have logged on to the PC as a Limited Account user. Log on as an Administrator Account user and install again. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the PC.

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Setting up

Connecting the Digital Camera to PC

• When Windows 98/98SE is used, install the USB driver (P6) before connection.

• If the PC has a built-in SD memory card slot, insert a Card into the slot and you can acquire pictures to the PC by use of Simple Viewer.

• When the connection is established correctly, Simple Viewer automatically starts to open the screen for starting acquisition. (P9) If Windows 98 is used, refer to P23.

A: USB connection cable B: AC Adaptor

• The illustrations show examples of those of the DMC-FX12/DMC-FX10.

• AC adaptors may be optionally supplied depending on the model.

Preparations on the digital camera side

When you connect the digital camera to the PC, use batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor. If the remaining battery power is exhausted during communication, the recorded data may be damaged.

• If you use the AC adapter, connect it.

• Turn on the digital camera.

1. Connect the digital camera

to the PC via the supplied USB connection cable.

• Set the digital camera for connecting to a PC. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.)

• When the following screen appears, click [Cancel] to close it.

• If Simple Viewer does not start automatically, refer to P27.

• Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB connection cable while transferring data in the digital camera. The software may not function correctly and damage the data being transferred.

• The shape of the terminal varies depending on the digital camera used. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.

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Using Simple Viewer

Acquiring pictures to the PC ( Acquire to PC)

• When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer.

1. When the message for

inquiring whether to start acquisition is displayed, click [Yes].

2. Click [OK].

• When there are many pictures to acquire or the file size of pictures is large, it may take time to acquire them.

Acquire destination folder:

• The pictures acquired to the PC are saved in the following folder.

Windows 2000/XP

C:\Documents and Settings\ All Users\My Documents\My Pictures\ PHOTOfunSTUDIO

Windows 98SE/Me

C:\My Documents\My Pictures\ PHOTOfunSTUDIO

• When you wish to change the current acquire destination folder, refer to P21.

When you click [Cancel] during acquisition:

• Acquisition will be aborted halfway, and the pictures already acquired will be displayed in thumbnail view.

Pictures will be acquired from the card to the PC and the [ View] screen will be opened to display the acquired pictures in thumbnail view.

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Using Simple Viewer

Viewing pictures ( View)

• When you have once exited Simple Viewer or view the pictures already acquired, double-click the short-cut icon of the LUMIX Simple Viewer on the desktop to start Simple Viewer.

1. Select [ View].

• When the above main menu is not displayed, click [ Menu] and then click [View].

2. Select any location where

pictures are saved.

[On the PC]

Select this option when viewing the pictures acquired to the PC.

• If pictures are added by [ Add pictures] in [ Advanced], you can view pictures stored in the PC other than the ones acquired by Simple Viewer. (P19)

[ On the memory card]

Click this button when viewing pictures on the Card connected using the USB connection cable.

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3. Select any folder, and in

thumbnail view, select any picture.

• When you select [ On the memory card] in step 2, no folders are displayed.

To view motion pictures:

• QuickTime must be installed in the PC used.

• Depending on the efficiency of your PC, the picture or audio may be interrupted when playing back motion pictures.

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