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.... Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for choosing Panasonic! REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The serial number is recyclable powers the product you and your own private use , recording of enjoyment. Information for the purpose of private use may be restricted. Recording of your convenient Camera information source. You have purchased. Please take time to retain this battery. 2 VQT1F52 THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. Be sure...
.... Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for choosing Panasonic! REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The serial number is recyclable powers the product you and your own private use , recording of enjoyment. Information for the purpose of private use may be restricted. Recording of your convenient Camera information source. You have purchased. Please take time to retain this battery. 2 VQT1F52 THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. Be sure...
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... 8 Quick Guide 10 Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 11 About the Battery (charging/number of recordable pictures 12 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery 13 About the Built-in Memory/the Card (optional 14 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set 15 • Changing the clock setting 15 About the Mode Dial 16 Setting the Menu 17 About the Setup Menu 18 LCD Monitor Display/Switching the LCD Monitor Display 21 Basic Taking Pictures 23 Taking Pictures in Simple Mode 25 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 27 • Using...
... 8 Quick Guide 10 Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 11 About the Battery (charging/number of recordable pictures 12 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery 13 About the Built-in Memory/the Card (optional 14 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set 15 • Changing the clock setting 15 About the Mode Dial 16 Setting the Menu 17 About the Setup Menu 18 LCD Monitor Display/Switching the LCD Monitor Display 21 Basic Taking Pictures 23 Taking Pictures in Simple Mode 25 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 27 • Using...
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... 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 (P36) are the same as the number of times it is charged increases. The charging time will vary depending on the recording interval time. The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the operating conditions and...
... 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 (P36) are the same as the number of times it is charged increases. The charging time will vary depending on the recording interval time. The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the operating conditions and...
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... use the camera with a fully charged battery. • It does not appear when you set a different language by mistake, select [ ] from the menu icons to set to a 16:9 screen TV. optional) connected. 8 Number of TV. [ ]: [ ]: When connecting to [ ]. [AUTO]: [OFF]: The [SCENE MODE] menu screen appears. Preparation LCD Monitor Display/ Switching the LCD Monitor Display ∫ Screen display in normal picture mode [ ] (at the time of purchase) 12 14 34 5 6 7 8 㧟9 10 13 F2.8 1/30 12 11 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode...
... use the camera with a fully charged battery. • It does not appear when you set a different language by mistake, select [ ] from the menu icons to set to a 16:9 screen TV. optional) connected. 8 Number of TV. [ ]: [ ]: When connecting to [ ]. [AUTO]: [OFF]: The [SCENE MODE] menu screen appears. Preparation LCD Monitor Display/ Switching the LCD Monitor Display ∫ Screen display in normal picture mode [ ] (at the time of purchase) 12 14 34 5 6 7 8 㧟9 10 13 F2.8 1/30 12 11 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode...
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... optical zoom is set to 8qk10q size, letter size etc. Basic ∫ Settings in Simple mode [PICT.MODE] [ENLARGE] [4qk6q/ 10k15cm] [E-MAIL] Suitable for enlarging the pictures to be printed to [ISO800] in Simple mode In simple mode, other recording modes. • The settings for [WORLD TIME], [MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], [SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and [LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P18) are fixed as follows. White balance fine adjustment - Auto bracket - [AUDIO REC.] - [D.ZOOM] - [BURST] - [SLOW SHUTTER] - [COL...
... optical zoom is set to 8qk10q size, letter size etc. Basic ∫ Settings in Simple mode [PICT.MODE] [ENLARGE] [4qk6q/ 10k15cm] [E-MAIL] Suitable for enlarging the pictures to be printed to [ISO800] in Simple mode In simple mode, other recording modes. • The settings for [WORLD TIME], [MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], [SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and [LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P18) are fixed as follows. White balance fine adjustment - Auto bracket - [AUDIO REC.] - [D.ZOOM] - [BURST] - [SLOW SHUTTER] - [COL...
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... whole of the picture. Press 3 again to when light comes from the back of 7k), do not set to AUTO/ Red-eye reduction [ ] when the backlight compensation function is activated, [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication A) appears. You can make people and objects appear closer and landscapes can be recorded in the [SETUP] menu (P18) also affect simple mode. A • We recommend using the flash (Forced ON...
... whole of the picture. Press 3 again to when light comes from the back of 7k), do not set to AUTO/ Red-eye reduction [ ] when the backlight compensation function is activated, [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication A) appears. You can make people and objects appear closer and landscapes can be recorded in the [SETUP] menu (P18) also affect simple mode. A • We recommend using the flash (Forced ON...
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... 5 seconds. While the menu screen is displayed Taking Pictures using the Built-in low lighting conditions. 37 VQT1F52 At this time, the selected item is automatically set. : AUTO The flash is not activated in Power LCD mode. However, this when you turn the camera off or power save mode 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...
... 5 seconds. While the menu screen is displayed Taking Pictures using the Built-in low lighting conditions. 37 VQT1F52 At this time, the selected item is automatically set. : AUTO The flash is not activated in Power LCD mode. However, this when you turn the camera off or power save mode 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...
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... of the recorded picture may change if the recording mode is changed . • The flash setting may become dark. Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 16.0 m (52.5 feet) Tele: Approx. 90 cm (2.95 feet) to approx. 8.0 m (26.2 feet) • The available focus range differs depending on the recording mode. (P115) • If you use the flash when the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] or...
... of the recorded picture may change if the recording mode is changed . • The flash setting may become dark. Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 16.0 m (52.5 feet) Tele: Approx. 90 cm (2.95 feet) to approx. 8.0 m (26.2 feet) • The available focus range differs depending on the recording mode. (P115) • If you use the flash when the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] or...
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...) (11.5 feet) ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Shutter speed (Sec.) : AUTO : AUTO/ Red-eye reduction 1/30 to 1/2000 : Forced ON : Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction : Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction 1/8¢1 to 1/2000 : Forced OFF 1/8¢1 to 1/2000 1/8 or 1 to 1/2000¢2 1/4 or 1 to 1/2000¢3 40 VQT1F52 ¢1 The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting. (P68) ¢2 Simple mode [ ] ¢3 Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]/ [SPORTS], [BABY1...
...) (11.5 feet) ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Shutter speed (Sec.) : AUTO : AUTO/ Red-eye reduction 1/30 to 1/2000 : Forced ON : Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction : Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction 1/8¢1 to 1/2000 : Forced OFF 1/8¢1 to 1/2000 1/8 or 1 to 1/2000¢2 1/4 or 1 to 1/2000¢3 40 VQT1F52 ¢1 The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting. (P68) ¢2 Simple mode [ ] ¢3 Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]/ [SPORTS], [BABY1...
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... you press [MENU/SET] while the self-timer is set the self-timer in burst mode, the camera starts taking a picture. Take a picture after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds). B Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. • The self-timer indicator C blinks and the shutter is activated after the access indication disappears. • The red-eye reduction effect differs between people. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture 2 or...
... you press [MENU/SET] while the self-timer is set the self-timer in burst mode, the camera starts taking a picture. Take a picture after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds). B Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. • The self-timer indicator C blinks and the shutter is activated after the access indication disappears. • The red-eye reduction effect differs between people. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture 2 or...
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... [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu. You can display the number of days that have passed since the departure date can be possible to play back motion picture files recorded with the camera on other If you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA], [30fps16:9L] or [15fps16:9H], we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with [DATE STAMP...
... [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu. You can display the number of days that have passed since the departure date can be possible to play back motion picture files recorded with the camera on other If you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA], [30fps16:9L] or [15fps16:9H], we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with [DATE STAMP...
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... 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 optimal. • When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3. • Burst mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off. • When auto bracket and burst mode are set simultaneously, auto bracket will take pictures...
... 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 optimal. • When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3. • Burst mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off. • When auto bracket and burst mode are set simultaneously, auto bracket will take pictures...
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... pictures. - Motion pictures - • The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears when audio has already been recorded. Protected pictures 2 Press 4 to stop recording. • The audio recording stops automatically if 4 is not pressed after about 10 seconds. 3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to start audio recording. (The original audio is overwritten.) • Audio dubbing cannot be restored when they are displayed. Aspect ratio setting Picture size /// / // // • The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE...
... pictures. - Motion pictures - • The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears when audio has already been recorded. Protected pictures 2 Press 4 to stop recording. • The audio recording stops automatically if 4 is not pressed after about 10 seconds. 3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to start audio recording. (The original audio is overwritten.) • Audio dubbing cannot be restored when they are displayed. Aspect ratio setting Picture size /// / // // • The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE...
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... you use "Windows 98/98SE", install the USB driver and then connect it . • Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) 92 VQT1F52 ACCESS C This message appears during data transfer. [Windows] The drive appears in the [My Computer] folder. • If you connect the camera with no card inserted. Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for the first time, the required driver is displayed as [LUMIX...
... you use "Windows 98/98SE", install the USB driver and then connect it . • Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) 92 VQT1F52 ACCESS C This message appears during data transfer. [Windows] The drive appears in the [My Computer] folder. • If you connect the camera with no card inserted. Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for the first time, the required driver is displayed as [LUMIX...
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...-in memory and the card while the camera is being transferred.) Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you connect the camera to a "Windows 2000" OS PC with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; Connecting to other equipment • Do not use a battery with the USB connection cable, do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and...
...-in memory and the card while the camera is being transferred.) Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you connect the camera to a "Windows 2000" OS PC with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; Connecting to other equipment • Do not use a battery with the USB connection cable, do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and...
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... copied. • When a picture with a recorded picture and then play it. [THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED] Delete or overwrite the picture after canceling the protect setting. (P86) [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED] Pictures not based on a PC etc. (P91) Format the card again with [MULTI] in [DATE STAMP] or [MULTI DELETE]. Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed when you formatted the built-in memory on the screen in some pictures, format the card after saving necessary data...
... copied. • When a picture with a recorded picture and then play it. [THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED] Delete or overwrite the picture after canceling the protect setting. (P86) [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED] Pictures not based on a PC etc. (P91) Format the card again with [MULTI] in [DATE STAMP] or [MULTI DELETE]. Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed when you formatted the built-in memory on the screen in some pictures, format the card after saving necessary data...
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... remaining folder numbers that can be displayed if you set the picture quality to a PC. Insert the card again. PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE.] This message will be displayed if you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu if you want to change the mode to a mode other than print mode [ ] while this unit is being transferred. ( [ACCESS] appears on . Make sure the card is not operating properly. Insert the card again and turn the camera...
... remaining folder numbers that can be displayed if you set the picture quality to a PC. Insert the card again. PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE.] This message will be displayed if you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu if you want to change the mode to a mode other than print mode [ ] while this unit is being transferred. ( [ACCESS] appears on . Make sure the card is not operating properly. Insert the card again and turn the camera...
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... ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (ISO sensitivity is blurred. Rotate the mode dial to set ? (P67) 5: The subject is dirt e.g. Noise appears on the recording mode. Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. - Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. In this case, we recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures. (P23) We recommend using power save mode (P19) or economy mode (P19) activated? - Turn the camera...
... ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (ISO sensitivity is blurred. Rotate the mode dial to set ? (P67) 5: The subject is dirt e.g. Noise appears on the recording mode. Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. - Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. In this case, we recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures. (P23) We recommend using power save mode (P19) or economy mode (P19) activated? - Turn the camera...
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... the USB connection cable. Connect the camera to the TV with both ends. ∫ Others 1: An unreadable language was selected by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV? - Is [AUDIO REC.] set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu. 3: A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is inserted in scene mode? Depending on the TV screen and the camera's LCD monitor are cut at printing. • When using a printer...
... the USB connection cable. Connect the camera to the TV with both ends. ∫ Others 1: An unreadable language was selected by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV? - Is [AUDIO REC.] set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu. 3: A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is inserted in scene mode? Depending on the TV screen and the camera's LCD monitor are cut at printing. • When using a printer...
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... Light Mode 49 Card 5, 13, 14 Category 79 Center Weighted 64 Charger 103 Charging 12 Clock Set 15, 18 Color 24 Color Effect 69 Condensation 5 Copy 90 D Date Printing 85, 96, 97 Date Stamp 82 126 VQT1F52 Deleting Pictures 32 Dial Display 21 Digital Zoom 30 DPOF Print Setting 84 E Easy Zoom 28 Economy Mode 19 Exposure 24 Exposure Compensation 42 Extended Optical Zoom 27 EZ 27, 63 F File Number 20, 93, 101 Fine 63 Fireworks Mode 53 Focus 24 Folder...
... Light Mode 49 Card 5, 13, 14 Category 79 Center Weighted 64 Charger 103 Charging 12 Clock Set 15, 18 Color 24 Color Effect 69 Condensation 5 Copy 90 D Date Printing 85, 96, 97 Date Stamp 82 126 VQT1F52 Deleting Pictures 32 Dial Display 21 Digital Zoom 30 DPOF Print Setting 84 E Easy Zoom 28 Economy Mode 19 Exposure 24 Exposure Compensation 42 Extended Optical Zoom 27 EZ 27, 63 F File Number 20, 93, 101 Fine 63 Fireworks Mode 53 Focus 24 Folder...