Panasonic Dmc Fx150 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
[REC] mode: 񳲿n
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjec ts appear even closer [maximum of 7.7k], do 
not set the picture size to the hi ghest setting for each aspect ratio (X /Y/W).
Even higher levels of magnification are possi ble when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
•
When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) – ¶)
¢ 1 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
¢ 2 The on-screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom 
lever to the extreme Tele position. You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously 
rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele 
again.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Digital Zoom 
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
FeatureOptical zoomExtended optical zoom (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 3.6k
7.7k
¢1 14.3 k [including optical zoom 
3.6k ]
30.8 k [including extended 
optical zoom 7.7 k]
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P61) is selected.[DIGITAL ZOOM]  (P71) on the 
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A
 [ ] is displayed.B
The digital zoom range is 
displayed.
The AF area becomes larger 
when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway in the digital 
zoom range
¢ 2.
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Basic
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 14.5M (14.7 million pixels) CCD area 
is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
Note
•The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ has been selected.•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.•The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k ) when the camera is turned on.•If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.•The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt 
the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
•When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for taking pictures.
You can zoom at high speed to Tele (maximum zoom position).
The zoom magnification differs depending  on the picture size that is set.
∫ To return to Wide using the easy zoom
•
Zooming returns at high speed as far as Wide.•When the zoom position returns to the Wide while the maximum picture size is set, the picture 
size which was changed in the extended optical zoom range now returns to what it was 
originally. Also, the picture size returns to what it was originally when the zoom position has 
been returned to the optical zoom range using the zoom lever.
Note
•Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom function is activated.
Using the Easy zoom
Press [E.ZOOM].
You can further extend the zoom to the digital zoom range by pressing 
[E.ZOOM] again when [DIGITAL ZOOM] (P71) is set to [ON].
•When the maximum picture size has been set:The zoom stops once at the maximum zoom position of the optical zoom. (1)When [E.ZOOM] is pressed again, zooming proceeds as far as the 
maximum zoom position of the extended optical zoom. (2)
A Optical zoom
B Extended optical zoom
C Digital zoom
The colors of the zoom bars and the picture size change, and the picture size changes 
temporarily as shown below.
Aspect ratioPicture size
X  [] >[]
Y  [] >[]
W  [] >[]
Press [E.ZOOM] at Tele (the 
maximum zoom position).
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1 during playback.
•
The file number  A and the picture number  B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
•If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display (P80)
A Number of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫ To return to normal playback
1Press  3/4/2/1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A
 to [(].
•Normal playback is set automatically in the 
following cases.
–When the mode was switched from the [REC] 
to [PLAYBACK].
–When the camera was turned on while the 
[REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at 
[( ].
Press  2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
2 : Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
1
2
AB
A
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Basic
Note
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] 
mode.
•If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function. (P85)•The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k >2k >4k >8k >16k
•When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/ 4/2/ 1.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode
1
Press [MENU/SET] during playback.
2Press  1.3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY] (P33)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW] (P75)
The pictures are pl ayed back in sequence.
[CATEGORY PLAY] (P77)
The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY] (P78)
¢
Your favorite pictures are played back.¢  [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
A
MENU/SET
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which is being played back will be deleted. 
∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P88) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI]  or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•[DELETE ALL] >  step5.
Press 3/4/ 2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then  press [MENU/SET] to set.
1
2
MENU/SET
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
([ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note
•
Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with a sufficient 
power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).
•If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
•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 (P90), they will not be 
deleted even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ] is selected.
Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
A LCD monitor
B [DISPLAY] button
•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During playback zoom (P34), while playing back motion 
pictures (P78) and during a slide show (P75), you can only select 
“Normal display  F” or “No display  H”.
In recording mode
In playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines 
are displayed.
Note
•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY],  [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene 
mode, the guide line is gray. (P47)
C
Normal display
¢1
DNo display
E No display (Recording 
guide line)
¢1, 2
F Normal display
G Display with recording 
information
¢1
HNo display
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guide lines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition  by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫ About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that disp lays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each br ightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily c heck a picture’s exposure.
1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are bal anced out evenly, making it suitable to take 
a picture.
2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly 
dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.
3 The picture will become overex posed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly 
white area will also have  a histogram like this.
Examples of histogram
Note
•
When you take pictures with the flash or in  dark places, the histogram is displayed in 
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [n 0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–In [FLASH BURST], [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P47)–When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places–When the exposure is not adequately adjusted•The histogram is an approximation in recording mode.•The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode.•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
A
[]: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
1Properly Exposed
2 Under Exposed
3 Overexposed
¢ Histogram
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 񳲿
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Set the flash to match the recording.
Press 1 [‰].
Press  3/4 to select a mode.
•You can also press  1 [‰] to select.•For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to “Available flash settings by recording mode”. (P39)
Press [MENU/SET].
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.•The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is 
automatically set.
¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject. A
Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appr opriate flash setting
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
: 
AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It 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 for the actual recording.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON
: 
Forced ON/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.•The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or 
[CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode. (P47)
: 
Slow sync./Red-eye 
reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the 
red-eye phenomenon.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
background.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.•Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye  reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct t he red-eye in the image data. 
¢It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than red-eye.
∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
( ± : Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Scene mode initial setting)
¢ When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
•The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
•The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the scene mode flash 
setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed.
∫ The available flash range to take pictures
•The available flash range is an approximation.
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ISO sensitivityAvailable flash range
WideTe l e
AUTO¢60 cm (1.97 feet) to 5.9 m (19.4 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 2.9 m (9.51 feet)
100 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 1.8 m (5.91 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 90 cm (2.95 feet)
200 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.3 m (4.26 feet)
400 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 3.7 m (12.1 feet) 40 cm (1.32 feet) to 1.8 m (5.91 feet)
800 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.3 m (17.4 feet) 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet)
1600
1.15 m (3.77 feet) to 7.5 m (24.6 feet)90 cm (2.95 feet) to 3.7 m (12.1feet)
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
•In [HIGH SENS.] (P52) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 15.1 m (49.5 feet)
Tele: Approx. 90 cm (2.95 feet) to approx. 7.5 m (24.6 feet)
•In [FLASH BURST] (P53) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO100] and [ISO3200] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 60 cm (1.97 feet) to approx. 4.0 m (13.1 feet)
Tele: Approx. 30 cm (0.99 feet) to approx. 2.0 m (6.57 feet)
¢ When the [ISO LIMIT SET] is set to [AUTO].
Adjust the flash output when the subject is smal l, or the reflectivity is very high or low.
1Press 3 [È] several times to display [FLASH], and then 
press  2/1 to set the flash output.
•
You can adjust from [j2 EV] to [i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].•Select [0 EV] to return to the original flash output.2Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
•You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
Note
•When the flash output is adjusted, the flash output value appears on the upper left of the 
screen.
•The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•The flash output adjustment cannot be used while in [FLASH BURST] in scene mode.
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting (P73).
¢ 2 When Intelligent ISO is set (P63)
¢ 3 [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode (P47)
•¢2, 3: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.–When the optical image stabilizer is set to [OFF].–When the camera has determined that there is little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is 
set to [MODE1], [MODE2] or [AUTO].
•In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.•There will be differences in the above shutter speeds in the scene modes.–[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]: 8 or 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second¢4
–[CANDLE LIGHT]: 1 or 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second¢4
–[FLASH BURST]: 1/30th of a second to 1/2000th of a second–[STARRY SKY]: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds–[FIREWORKS]: 1/4th of a second, 2 seconds¢4
–All other scene modes: 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second
¢ 4 The maximum shutter speed is selected when the amount of jitter is minimal while 
[STABILIZER] is set or when [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF].
Adjust the flash output
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
‡  
1/30
¢1 to 1/2000th 1
¢
1 to 1/2000th
1 or 1/4th to 1/2000th¢ 2
‰
Œ  1¢
1 to 1/2000th
1 or 1/4th to 1/2000th¢ 2, 3
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