Panasonic Dmc Fx150 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Functions that cannot be used when the component cable is connected[LCD MODE]/[HISTOGRAM]/[TITLE EDIT]/[TEXT STAMP]/[RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/[LEVELING]/
[ASPECT CONV.]/[AUDIO DUB.]/[COPY]/[MULTI] settings of [DPOF PRINT]/[MULTI] settings of 
[PROTECT]/[DELETE MULTI]/Creation of still pictures from motion pictures
[AUDIO REC.] (P74)•[AUTO BRACKET]•[COLOR BRACKET]•[BURST]•ô ,  and  5 in [SCENE MODE]•$ mode•When [QUALITY] is set to [ ] or [ ]•[MULTI EXPO.]
[AF ASSIST LAMP] (P74)•0 , , , / , ï , 4  and 7  in [SCENE MODE]
Playback Zoom (P34)•When playing back motion pictures•Still pictures with audio (when playing back audio)
[TITLE EDIT] (P81)•Motion pictures•Protected pictures•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[TEXT STAMP] (P83)•Pictures recorded without setting the clock or title•Motion pictures•Still pictures with audio•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[RESIZE] (P84)•Motion pictures•Still pictures with audio•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[TRIMMING] (P85)•Motion pictures•Still pictures with audio•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[LEVELING] (P86)•Motion pictures•Still pictures with audio•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[ASPECT CONV.] (P87)•Pictures taken with  Y or X•Motion pictures•Still pictures with audio•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
[ROTATE] (P87)•Motion pictures•Protected pictures
[ROTATE DISP.] (P87)•Multi playback•[CALENDAR]
[FAVORITE] (P88)•Pictures taken with [ ]
[DPOF PRINT] (P89)•Pictures taken with [ ]
PRINT WITH DATE•Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
[AUDIO DUB.] (P91)•Motion pictures•Protected pictures•Pictures taken with [ ] or [ ]
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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P112–118).
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The battery is not inserted correctly. (P14)•The battery is exhausted.
•Is [AUTO LCD OFF] (P22) of the [ECONOMY] mode active?> Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes.
•The battery is exhausted.
•The battery is exhausted.•If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted.
> Turn the camera off frequently by using the [ECONOMY] mode etc. (P22)
•Is the temperature of the battery excessively high or low? If it is, it will take longer than usual to 
charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete.
•Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty?
> Wipe off the dirt using a dry cloth.
•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch at the [ !] setting? (P25)•Is the mode dial correctly set?•Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
> Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase the available memory. (P35)
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens.
> If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel (P11) and gently wipe the lens 
surface with a soft dry cloth.
•Was this picture taken with the flash at the close range when the zoom is near [W] (1 k)?
> Zoom in a little, and then take the pictures. (P31)
•Is this a picture taken in [PIN HOLE] in scene mode?
If the problem is not resolved,  it may be improved by selecting [RESET] (P23) on the 
[SETUP] menu when taking pictures.
Battery and power source
The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on.
The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on.
The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on.
The [CHARGE] lamp flashes.
Recording
The picture cannot be recorded.
The recorded picture is whitish.
The area around where the pictures were taken becomes dark.
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>Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. (P43)•Setting the [MIN. SHTR SPEED] to faster speed might make the picture darker.
> Set the [MIN. SHTR SPEED] to slower speed. 
> Set auto bracket (P44)/color bracket (P45), [HI-SPEED BURST] (P52), [FLASH BURST] 
(P53) in scene mode or [BURST] (P69) of the [REC] mode menu to [OFF].
•The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
> Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject.
•The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera. (P29)•There is camera shake (jitter) or the subject is moving slightly. (P30)
> The shutter speed becomes slower when pictures are taken in dark places so hold the 
camera firmly with both hands to take the pictures. (P26)
> When taking pictures at a slow shutter speed, use the self-timer. (P42)
•Is the number of recordable pictures 2 or less?
•Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures 
indoors etc. noise will appear.)
> Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P63)
> Increase the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] or lower the setting for each 
of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. (P72)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in the scene mode been set? If so, the resolution of 
the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing, but this is not a 
malfunction.
•If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the 
shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not 
a malfunction.
The recorded picture is too bright or dark.
2 or 3 pictures are taken at one time.
The subject is not focused properly.
The recorded picture is blurred. 
The optical image stabilizer is not effective.
Taking pictures using auto bracket/color bracket is not possible.
The recorded picture looks rough. 
Noise appears on the picture.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual 
scene.
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•Are you using a MultiMediaCard? This unit does not support MultiMediaCards.> When you set the picture quality to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a 
high-speed card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.
•Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.
•If the subject has different colors as the periphery, set the AF area to those colors specific to 
the subject by aligning that area with the AF area. (P67)
•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, depending on 
the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens. Also, the peripherals of the 
image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used. 
This is not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights when [AUTO LCD OFF] (P22) is 
selected for the [ECONOMY] mode. 
[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).] 
If the remaining battery power is low, it may take longer for the flash to be charged, and the 
time during which the LCD monitor is turned off may become longer.
•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value 
and does not affect the recorded pictures.
•This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or 
when the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the 
camera, and it is not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under 
fluorescent light. This is not a malfunction.
A reddish vertical line (smear) appears on the LCD monitor during 
picture-taking.
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This is a characteristic of CCDs, and it appears when the subject has a 
bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, but 
this is not a malfunction.
It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
•It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose 
the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light.
Motion picture recording stops in the middle.
The subject cannot be locked. (AF track fails)
Lens
Recorded image may be warped, or nonexistent color is surrounding the 
subject.
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on.
The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
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>Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P20)•[POWER LCD] is activated. (P21)
•This is not a malfunction.
These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not 
affect the pictures you are recording.
•Is the flash setting set to [ Œ]?
> Change the flash setting. (P38)
•Flash mode is not available when auto bracket (P44)/color bracket (P45) or [BURST] (P69) in 
[REC] mode menu has been set.
•The flash is activated twice when red-eye reduction (P38) has been set.•Has [FLASH BURST] (P53) in scene mode been set?
•[ROTATE DISP.] (P87) is set to [ON].•You can rotate pictures with the [ROTATE] function. (P87)
•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [ (]? (P33)•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
> The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on 
the card appears when a card is inserted.
•Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back 
by this unit.
•Has [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
> Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P33)
•Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which 
was taken by another make of digital camera?
The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.
Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
Flash
The flash is not activated.
Flash is activated several times.
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected 
direction.
The picture is not played back.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns 
black.
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•Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using a 
battery with a low remaining charge?> Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P24)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and  it will not be possible to restore them. 
Therefore, check well before formatting.)
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Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P16)•When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may 
be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
•This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, a 
clicking sound is heard, and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures. This is not a 
malfunction.
•Is the camera connected to the TV correctly? > Set the TV input to external input mode.
•Output from the  [COMPONENT OUT] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or 
the printer.
> Connect it only to the TV.
•Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they 
may be displayed with their edges cut off.
•Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of 
the TV?
> Connect the camera to the TV with the AV  cable (supplied), or with the component cable 
(DMW-HDC2; optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera. (P99, 100)
With a calendar search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual 
dates on which the pictures were taken.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
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If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white 
round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of 
particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction. 
A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their 
position differ in every picture.
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures.
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
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>Check [TV ASPECT] setting. (P23)
•Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?•Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
> Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P23, 93)
> Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the 
camera.
•Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
> Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE]. (P23, 95)
> When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
> Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language. (P24)
•In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P74) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
•Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P74)•The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
•The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance 
or quality of the camera.
•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and 
the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The 
sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
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An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset.
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>When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you 
take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. (P17)
•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, depending on 
the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is not a malfunction.
•When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This 
is not a malfunction.
•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in 
folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. (P94)
•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder 
and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is 
then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which 
should have been assigned to previous pictures.
•Check the clock (P16) and birthday settings (P51).
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] 
mode.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the 
areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. 
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
The lens barrel is retracted.
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OthersNumber of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. 
(These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the 
subjects.
∫Number of recordable pictures 
Aspect ratioX
Picture size (14.5M):
(4416k 3132) (10M ):
(3648 k2736) (7M ):
(3072k 2304) (5M ):
(2560k 1920)
Quality A › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB) 2 2 613 9 2014282040
Card
32 MB1137 5 11 7161123
64 MB3 2 7 16 11 24 16 34 24 48
128 MB7 5 16 33 24 49 35 69 50 99
256 MB13 11 33 66 48 97 68 135 98 190
512 MB27 22 66 130 97 190 135 270 195 380
1GB55 45 130 260 195 380 270 540 390 770
2GB110 92 270 530 390 770 550 1090 790 1530
4GB220 180 530 1050 770 1520 1090 2150 1560 3010
8GB440 370 1080 2150 1580 3100 2230 4380 3180 6130
16 GB900 740 2180 4330 3180 6250 4490 8820 6410 12350
32 GB1800 1490 4380 8690 6390 12540 9010 17700 12870 24780
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Aspect ratioXY
Picture size (3M ):
(2048 k1536) (2M ):
(1600 k1200) (0.3M ):
(640 k480) (13M):
(4416 k2944)
QualityA › A › A ›  A  ›  
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB) 32 62 51 97 240 400 3 2 7 15
Card
32 MB18 36 29 56 145 230 1 1 3 8
64 MB38 75 61 115 290 480 3 3 8 18
128 MB78 150 125 230 600 970 8 6 18 38
256 MB150 290 240 460 1170 1900 15 12 37 74
512 MB300 590 480 910 2320 3770 31 25 74 145
1GB600 1180 970 1830 4640 7550 62 51 150 290
2GB1220 2360 1920 3610 8780 12290 125 100 300 600
4GB2410 4640 3770 7090 17240 24130 240 200 590 1180
8GB4910 9440 7670 14440 35080 49120 500 410 1220 2400
16 GB9880 19000 15440 29070 70590 98840 1010 830 2450 4840
32 GB19820 38120 30970 58310 141620 198270 2030 1680 4930 9710
Aspect ratioY
Picture size (9M ):
(3648 k2432) (6M ):
(3072 k2048) (4.5M ):
(2560 k1712) (2.5M ):
(2048 k1360)
QualityA  ›  A ›  A ›  A ›  
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB) 11 22 15 32 22 45 36 69
Card
32 MB61281813 26 20 40
64 MB13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83
128 MB27 55 39 78 56 110 88 165
256 MB54 105 77 150 110 210 170 330
512 MB105 210 150 300 210 430 340 650
1GB210 430 300 600 440 860 680 1310
2GB440 870 620 1220 890 1700 1360 2560
4GB870 1720 1230 2410 1740 3350 2680 5020
8GB1770 3500 2500 4910 3550 6820 5450 10230
16 GB3580 7050 5040 9880 7160 13720 10980 20590
32 GB7180 14160 10110 19820 14360 27530 22020 41300
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