Panasonic Dmc Fx01 Operating Instructions Manual

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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode allows you to take vivid pictures 
of a starry sky or a dark subject that you 
could not take in [NIGHT SCENERY] by 
making the shutter speed slower.
∫Setting the shutter speed
 Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], 
[30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1Press 34 to select the number of 
seconds and then press [MENU/SET].
2Take pictures.
 Press the shutter button to display the 
countdown screen. Do not move the 
camera after this screen is displayed. 
When countdown finishes, 
[PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the 
same length of time as the set shutter 
speed for signal processing.
 Press [MENU/SET] to stop taking the 
picture while the countdown screen is 
displayed.∫Technique for Starry sky mode
 The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 
60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We 
also recommend taking pictures with the 
self-timer. (P40)
 Histograms are always displayed in 
orange. (P34)
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[].
 The optical image stabilizer function is 
fixed to [OFF].
 ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
 You cannot compensate the exposure or 
set [AUDIO REC.], auto bracket, burst 
mode, set the slow shutter.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode takes pictures of a baby with a 
healthy complexion. When the flash is 
used, the light from it is weaker than usual.
You can set the birthdays of two babies by 
using [BABY1] and [BABY2].
 The baby’s age can be displayed when 
playing back pictures.
 The age can also be printed on each 
picture by using the software [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] in the CD-ROM (supplied). 
(For information about printing, refer to the 
separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.)
Starry sky mode
/SETMENU
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STARRY SKY
30 SEC.
60 SEC.15 SEC.
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
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CANCELMENU
Baby mode 1
Baby mode 21
2
/SETMENU
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∫Age display setting
 If you want the age to be displayed, set  the birthday in advance, select 
[WITH AGE] and press [MENU/SET].
 If you do not want the age to be displayed,  select [WITHOUT AGE] and press 
[MENU/SET].
∫ Birthday setting
1 Press  34  to select [BIRTHDAY SET.] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
2 When the message [PLEASE SET THE 
BIRTHDAY OF THE BABY] appears, 
select items (Year/Month/Day) using 
2/1  and set them using  3/4 .
3 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.
 If you select [WITH AGE] without setting  the birthday in advance, a message is 
displayed. Press [MENU/SET] and set the 
birthday in steps 2 and 3.
 The focus range becomes the same as 
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to  ¶]
 After turning on the camera in [BABY1]/
[BABY2] in scene mode or switching to 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] from other scene 
modes, the age and current date and time 
are displayed for about 5 seconds at the 
bottom of the screen.
 The age display style differs depending on  the language setting in the recording 
mode.
 The display style when printing may differ  slightly from the display style on the 
screen.
 The date of birth is displayed as  [0 month 0 day].
 If the age is not properly displayed, check 
the clock and birthday settings.  If the camera is set to [WITHOUT AGE], 
the age is not recorded even if the time 
and birthday are set. This means the age 
cannot be displayed even if camera is set 
to [WITH AGE] after taking the pictures.
 Use [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to  reset the birthday setting. (P20)
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode will adjust the white balance and 
the exposure to show the snow as white as 
possible.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode sets the ISO sensitivity higher 
than usual. A slight blurring of the subject is 
created when taking pictures indoors etc.
 ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the  optimal value between [ISO800] and 
[ISO1600].
 The focus range becomes the same as  macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to  ¶]
 The resolution of the recorded picture  decreases slightly  because of high 
sensitivity processing. This is not a 
malfunction.
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WITHOUT AGE
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Snow mode
High Sensitivity mode
/SETMENU
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/SETMENU
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 The extended optical zoom and digital 
zoom cannot be used.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P46)
This mode stops pictures becoming blue 
underwater. Use the marine case 
(DMW-MCFX01; optional) when you want 
to take pictures underwater. 
∫Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water 
depth and the weather.
1Press 3 [ ] several times to display 
[WB ADJUST.].
2Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 If you adjust the white balance, [AUTO] 
appears on the screen in red or blue.
 Select [0] if you do not want to finely 
adjust the white balance.∫Fixing the focus underwater
(AF Lock)
You can fix the focus before taking a picture 
with AF lock. This is useful if you want to 
take pictures of a fast moving subject etc.
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press 2 to fix the focus.
 The AF lock icon A appears when the 
subject is focused.
 Press 2 again to cancel AF lock.
 The focus range becomes the same as 
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
 The self-timer cannot be set.
Underwater mode
/SETMENU
3
AF LOCK
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECTEXITMENU
AUTO
3AUTO
AF LOCK
3
AF¥LAF LOCK
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Recording which day 
of the vacation you 
take the picture
If you set the departure date in advance, 
you can record which day of the vacation 
you take the picture.
 When you play back a picture, the date on 
which it was taken is displayed.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date can be printed 
on each picture by using the software 
[LUMIX Simple Viewer] in the CD-ROM 
(supplied). (For information about printing, 
refer to the separate operating 
instructions for PC connection.)
∫Setting the travel date
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select [TRAVEL 
DATE] and then press 1.
4Press 4 to select [SET] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
5Press 3/4/2/1 to select the 
date.
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
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PLEASE SET THE
DEPARTURE DATE.
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6Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
7Take a picture.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The current date and time and which 
day of the vacation it is are displayed for 
about 5 seconds at the bottom of the 
screen if the camera is turned on when 
the travel date is set, after setting the 
clock, travel date and after switching 
from playback mode to another mode.
 When [TRAVEL DATE] is set, [ ]　appears on the lower right of the screen.
∫Canceling the travel date
If you leave [TRAVEL DATE] set to [SET], the 
number of days that have passed since the 
departure date will continue to be recorded.
When the vacation is finished, set [TRAVEL 
DATE] to [OFF] on the screen shown in 
step 4 and then press [MENU/SET] twice.
 The travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting (P16) and the 
departure date you set.
 The travel date setting is memorized even 
if the camera is turned off.
 If you set a departure date and then take a 
picture on a date before this departure 
date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange 
and the day of the vacation that you took 
the picture is not recorded.
 If you set a departure date and then change 
the clock setting to the date and time at the 
travel destination, [-] (minus) is displayed in 
white and the day of the vacation that you 
took the picture is recorded when the travel 
destination date is, for example, one day 
before the departure date.
 If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the 
number of days that have passed since 
the departure date will not be recorded 
even if you set the travel date or the clock. 
Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] 
after taking the pictures, which day of the 
vacation you took them is not displayed.
 If you set a departure date when the clock 
is not set, the message [PLEASE SET 
THE CLOCK] appears. In this case, set 
the clock.
 The [TRAVEL DATE] setting also affects 
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Motion Picture Mode
1Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
 When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
 The focus, zoom and aperture value are 
fixed to the setting when recording 
starts (the first frame).
 The available recording time  A is 
displayed on the top right and the 
elapsed recording time  B is displayed 
on the bottom right of the screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as 
[1h20m30s].
 The available recording time and the  elapsed recording time are 
approximations.
 Audio recording starts simultaneously  from the camera’s built-in microphone.
 When using the stabilizer function, it is 
fixed to [MODE1].(P43)
2 Press the shutter button fully to 
stop recording.
 If the card becomes full in the middle of 
recording, the camera stops recording 
automatically.
∫ Changing the picture quality setting
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press  34 to select 
[ASPECT RATIO] and then press 
1.
3 Press  34 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
4 Press  34 to select 
[PICT.MODE] and then press  1.
5Press  34 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 2
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 2
 fps (frames per second); This refers to 
the number of frames used in 1 second.
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ItemPicture sizefps
30fpsVGA 640k480 pixels 30
10fpsVGA 10
30fpsQVGA320k240 pixels 3010fpsQVGA10
ItemPicture sizefps
30fps 16:9 848k480 pixels 30
10fps 16:9 10
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AF ASSIST LAMPONSELECTSETMENU
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AF MODEAF ASSIST LAMPONSELECTSETMENU
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 You can record smoother motion 
pictures with 30 fps.
 You can record longer motion pictures 
with 10 fps although the picture quality 
is lower.
 The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small 
so it is suitable for e-mails.
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) to ¶ 
(Wide), 30 cm (0.98 feet) to ¶ (Tele).
 Refer to P101 for information about the 
available recording time.
 The available recording time is an 
approximation.
(It varies depending on the recording 
condition and the types of SD memory 
Card.)
 The available recording time changes with 
subjects.
 The available recording time displayed on 
the screen may not decrease regularly.
 Motion pictures cannot be recorded 
without audio.
 This unit does not support recording 
motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 When you set the picture quality to 
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend using a high speed SD 
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package.
 Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card, recording may stop in the 
middle.
 We recommend using Panasonic’s SD 
Memory Card.
 Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card, the card access indication may 
appear for a while after recording motion 
pictures. This is not a malfunction. When motion pictures recorded with the 
camera are played back on other 
equipment, the quality of the picture and 
sound may deteriorate and it may not be 
possible to play them back. Also the 
recording information may not be 
displayed correctly.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
use the direction detection function and 
the review function.
 You cannot set [MODE2] on the optical 
image stabilizer function.
 The bundled software includes QuickTime 
to play back motion picture files recorded 
with the camera on the PC.
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Displaying Multiple 
Screens (Multi Playback)
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
 : 1 screen >9 screens >
25 screens >Calendar screen 
display
 After the multiple screens are  displayed, rotate the zoom lever further 
towards [ ] [W] to display 25 screens 
and the calendar screen (P59). Rotate 
the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
return to the previous screen.
 When you switch to multiple screens, a 
scroll bar  A appears. You can confirm 
the location of the displayed picture in 
all the recorded pictures with this scroll 
bar.
2 Press  34 21 to select a 
picture.
A : Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures  The recording date and number of the 
selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures are displayed.
 Depending on the recorded picture and 
the setting, the following icons will 
appear.
–[ ] (Favorites)
– [ ] (Motion picture)
– [ ] ([BABY1]/[BABY2] in scene  mode.)
– [ ] (Travel date)
∫ Examples of 25 screens
∫ To return to normal playback
Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press [MENU/
SET].
 The picture appears framed in orange.
∫ To delete a picture during multi 
playback
1 Press  34 21  to select a picture 
and then press [ ].
2 Press  3 to select [YES].
3 Press [MENU/SET].
 Even if the indications on the screen are 
turned off in normal playback mode (P33), 
the recording information etc. appears on 
the screen in multi playback. If you return 
to the 1 screen playback screen, the 
camera returns to the normal playback 
screen.
 Pictures will not be displayed in the  rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is 
set to [ON]. (P72)
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Displaying pictures by 
recording date 
(Calendar playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display the calendar 
screen.
 The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
 If there are multiple pictures with the  same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
 The calendar is displayed monthly.
2 Press 3 42 1 to select the 
date to be played back.
3 4: Select the month
2 1: Select the date
 If there were no pictures recorded 
during a month, the month is not 
displayed.
3 Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
 The pictures that were recorded on the 
selected date are displayed on the 
9 screens playback screen.
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ]  [W] to return to the calendar screen.
4 Press  34 21 to select a 
picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The selected picture is displayed on the 
1 screen playback screen.
∫ To return to the 1 screen playback 
screen
After the calendar screen is displayed, 
rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 
screen. (P58)
 The pictures are displayed without being  rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P72)
 You can display the calendar between  January 2000 and December 2099.
 If the recording date of the picture 
selected in 25 screen multi playback is not 
between January 2000 and December 
2099, the camera displays it in the oldest 
recording date in the calendar.
 Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed 
with dates different from the actual 
recording dates.
 If the date is not set in the camera (P16), the  recording date is set as January 1st, 2006.
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
:1 k>2k > 4k> 8k > 16k
 When you rotate the zoom lever  towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower. When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher.
 When you change the magnification,  the zoom position indication  A appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
2 Press  34 21 to move the 
position.
 When you move the position to be 
displayed, the zoom position indication 
appears for about 1 second.
∫ To stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or 
press [MENU/SET].
∫ To delete a picture during the 
playback zoom
1 Press [ ].
2 Press  3 to select [YES].
3 Press [MENU/SET].
 Even if the indications on the screen are 
turned off in normal playback mode (P33), 
the magnification and operation appear on 
the screen when the playback zoom is 
activated. You can switch between 
displaying or not displaying the indications 
on the screen by pressing [DISPLAY]. 
When you set the magnification to 1 k, the 
indications on the screen are displayed as 
in normal playback mode.
 The more a picture is enlarged, the more 
its quality deteriorates.
 If you want to save the enlarged picture,  use the trimming function. (P77)
 The playback zoom may not operate if  pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
CANCEL4X
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