Panasonic Dmc Fh7 Owners Manual

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[Playback] Mode: ¸
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Select a picture with a Motion Picture icon (such as 
[ ]), and then touch [ ] to play back.
AMotion picture icon
B The motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the 
screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
∫Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback1Display control panel by touching screen.
•If no operation is performed for 2 second s, it will return...

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[Playback] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
touch [ ].
Touch [Delete Single].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes]. 

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Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC 
adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional).
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.• If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard  or are protected, they will not be deleted 
even if [Delete All] or [All Delete ExceptÜ] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [Delete Multi] or...

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures 
and playing 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.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [ Ø] (1-area-focusing) to [ š] (Face...

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∫Close the menu
Touch [ ] several times or press the shutter button halfway.
Note
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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.
Touch the menu item.
•The page can be changed by touching [ ]/[ ].
Touch the Settings.
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not 
appear or it may be displayed in a different way.
Description of the icon is displayed by t...

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You can have the LCD monitor display desired menu items.
Up to 2 frequently-used menu items can be  registered per [Rec]/[Playback] Mode.
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Read  P68 for the [Rec] Mode menu, and  P91 for the [Playback] Mode menu.
∫Replacing or removing items
•In Step 2, drag the menu item you want to register to an item already registered. The items will 
be replaced.
•In Step 2, drag registered items out of the shortcut setting area. Registration is canceled 
leaving an empty item.
Note
•The [Setup] menu...

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About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Sleep Mode] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings 
before using them.
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P34.
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Refer to P18  for details.
•Refer to P66 for details.
•Refer to P64 for details.
•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
U [Clock Set]Setting Date/Time.
 [World Time]
“  [Destination]:
Travel destination area
–  [Home]:
Your home area
—  [Travel...

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•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear different from real life on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording 
in Power LCD Mode. It will light up brightly again by button or touch operation.
•The number of recordable pictures decreases in [LCD Mode].
•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and...

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•[Auto Review] is activated regardless of its setting when using [Hi-Speed Burst] and 
[Flash Burst] in Scene Mode and [Burst] in [Rec] Mode menu.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode or [Photo Frame] in Scene Mode, the Auto Review function is fixed to 
[2SEC.].
•[Auto Review] does not work in Motion Picture Mode.
•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...

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•Refer to P28 for information about how to play back pictures.•When you play back pictures on a PC, they canno t be displayed in the rotated direction unless 
the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif  is a file format for still pictures which allows 
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries Association)”.
•It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.•The...