Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This allows you to take pictures that show 
the snow as white as possible at a ski 
resort or a snow-covered mountain.
 The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
through an airplane window.
∫Technique for Aerial photo mode
 We recommend using this technique if it is 
difficult to focus...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Motion Picture Mode
1Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
A: Audio recording
 The available recording time B is 
displayed on the top right and the 
elapsed recording time C is displayed 
on the bottom right of the screen.
 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...

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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.
 You can only record motion pictures 
to the built-in memory when the 
[ASPECT RATIO] is [ ] and the 
picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320k240 pixels).
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button...

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Recording which Day 
of the Vacation You 
Take the Picture
If you set the departure date of the vacation 
in advance, the number of days that have 
passed since the departure date (which 
day of the vacation it is) is recorded when 
you take the picture. You can display the 
the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on 
the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] 
(P72).
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure...

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2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
 The travel date is canceled if the current 
date is after the return date.
 If you do not want to set the return date, 
press [MENU/SET
] while the date bar is 
displayed.
7Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
8Take a picture.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date is displayed for 
about 5 seconds if this unit...

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Displaying the Time at 
the Travel Destination 
(World Time)
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
 Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. (P15) 
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1
.
3Press 3/4 to select 
[WORLD...

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∫Finishing setting the home area
• If you are setting the home area for the  first time, the screen returns to the screen 
shown in step  1 of “Setting the home 
area [HOME]”after you press [MENU/
SET] to set your home area. Press  2 to 
return to the screen shown in step 
3 and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 If you are setting the home area for the 
second time etc., the screen returns to the 
screen shown in step 
3 after you press 
[MENU/SET] to...

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variey of pictures you can take 
by setting the white balance, color mode 
etc. The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
∫Setting from the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] 
menu and then select the item to set. (P17)
Items that can be set
(Recording in normal picture mode 
[])∫Using the quick setting
A: Cursor buttons
B: [MENU/SET] button
C: [FUNC] button
 You can use [FUNC] to...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
1 Auto white balance will work within this 
range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8...

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 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for 
the subject.
 The white balance setting is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off. However, 
the white balance setting for a scene 
mode returns to [AWB] when the scene 
mode is changed.
 You can finely adjust the white balance in 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode. (P51)
 The white balance cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple...