Panasonic Dmc Fx30 Operating Instructions Manual

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4: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
 Adjust the brightness of the screen. 
(P19)
 Is the power LCD function or high angle 
mode activated?
5: Black, red, blue and green dots 
appear on the LCD monitor.
 These pixels do not affect the recorded 
pictures.
This is not a malfunction.
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
 In dark places, noise may appear to 
maintain the brightness of the LCD 
monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are 
recording.
∫Flash
1: The flash is not activated.
 Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF 
[]?
– Change the flash setting. (P34)
 The flash is not activated when motion 
picture mode [ ] (P51), [SCENERY] 
(P45), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P45), 
[SUNSET] (P47), [HIGH SENS.] (P48),  
[STARRY SKY] (P48), [FIREWORKS] 
(P49) or [AERIAL PHOTO] (P49)  in 
scene mode is selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
 When you select red-eye reduction 
(P35), the flash 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.
∫Playback
1: The picture being played back is 
rotated and displayed in an 
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that 
automatically rotates the display of 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically. (If you take pictures when 
aiming the camera up or down, the 
camera may recognize that it is being 
held vertically.)
 You can display the pictures without 
being rotated when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P74) is set to [OFF].
 You can rotate pictures with the 
[ROTATE] function. (P74)
2: The picture is not played back.
 Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?
 Is there a picture on the built-in memory 
or the card?
The pictures on the built-in memory 
appears when a card is not inserted. 
The picture data on the card appears 
when a card is inserted. (P13)
3: The folder number and the file number 
are displayed as [—] and the screen 
turns black.
 Is the picture edited with a PC or 
recorded with a digital camera from 
another manufacturer?
This may also happen if the battery is 
removed immediately after recording or 
if recording with a exhausted battery.
– Format the data to delete the pictures 
mentioned above. (P84) (Formatting 
irretrievably deletes all data including 
the other pictures. Check the data 
carefully before formatting.) 
						

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4: The picture is displayed with a date 
different from the actual recording 
date in calendar playback.
 Was the picture edited with a PC or 
recorded with a digital camera from 
another manufacturer?
This kind of picture may be displayed with 
a date different from the actual recording 
date in calendar playback. (P67)
 Is the clock in the camera set properly? 
(P14)
For example, if the clock setting on the 
camera is different from the date and 
time set on the PC and you acquire 
pictures recorded with the camera to 
the PC and then write them back to the 
card, the pictures may be displayed with 
dates different from the actual recording 
dates in calendar playback etc.
∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the 
television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: The display areas on the TV screen 
and the camera’s LCD monitor are 
different.
Depending on the TV model, the area 
display may be smaller so the picture 
may be stretched horizontally or vertically 
and the top and bottom or left and right of 
the picture may be cut off when it is 
displayed. This is due to the TV 
specifications and is not a malfunction.
3: The motion pictures cannot be played 
back on a TV.
 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) and then play 
back the pictures on the camera. 
(P92)4: The picture is not displayed fully on 
the TV.
 Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. 
(P20)
5: The picture cannot be transferred 
when the camera is connected to a 
PC.
 Is the camera connected to the PC 
correctly?
 Is the camera recognized by the PC 
correctly?
6: The card is not recognized by the PC.
(The built-in memory is recognize.)
 Disconnect the USB connection cable. 
Connect it again while the card is 
inserted in the camera.
7: The picture cannot be printed when 
the camera is connected to a printer.
 Does the printer support PictBridge?
 Reset the mode to [ ]. (P88)
8: The ends of the pictures are cut at 
printing.
 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.
∫Others
1: An unreadable language was selected 
by mistake.
 Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ] 
icon to set the desired language. (P20)
2: The setting for the auto review 
function is disabled.
 Are you taking pictures using auto 
bracket (P40)? Is the camera in burst 
mode (P64) or motion picture mode [ ] 
(P51) or [SELF PORTRAIT] (P44) ? 
Is [AUDIO REC.] set to [ON] (P62)? 
						

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– In these cases, you cannot set the 
auto review function in the [SETUP] 
menu.
3: A red lamp sometimes turns on when 
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P65) 
lights red to make it easier to focus on a 
subject.
4: The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
 Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] 
mode menu set to [ON]? (P65)
 Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
in bright places.
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
when [SELF PORTRAIT] (P44), 
[SCENERY] (P45), [NIGHT SCENERY] 
(P45),  [SUNSET] (P47), 
[FIREWORKS] (P49) or 
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P49) in scene mode 
is selected.
5: The camera becomes warm.
 The surface of the camera may become 
warm during use. This does not affect 
the performance or quality of the 
camera.
6: The lens clicks.
 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.
7: The clock is reset.
 If you do not use the camera for a long 
time, the clock may be reset. When the 
message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] 
appears, set the clock again. (P14)
 When you take a picture before setting 
the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.8: The displayed picture is slightly 
distorted. 
 Depending on the zoom magnification, 
the recorded picture is slightly distorted. 
This is called distortion aberration. The 
closer you get to the subject to take 
pictures of in wide angle, the more 
distorted the picture you take is. 
However this is not a malfunction.
9: Colors appear on the picture which 
were not found in the actual scene. 
 Depending on the zoom magnification, 
the picture may have some colored 
fringes around the subject. This is 
called chromatic aberration and may be 
more visible when recording distant 
subjects. However this is not a 
malfunction.
10: The file numbers are not recorded 
consecutively. 
 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. (P86)
11: The file numbers are recorded in 
ascending order.
 If the battery is inserted or removed 
when the camera is not turned off, the 
recorded folder numbers are lost. 
However if you turn the camera on 
again and record pictures, the 
recorded folder numbers are different 
from the prior recorded folder 
numbers.
12: The picture is displayed in black.
 Pictures edited or rotated with a PC 
may be displayed in black in playback 
mode (P29), multi playback (P67) and 
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Number 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.
 The numbers inside the thick black lines are the number of recordable pictures in simple 
mode [ ]. (P24)
∫Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
Picture size/ (7M):
(3072k2304 pixels) (5M EZ):
(2560k1920 pixels) (3M EZ):
(2048k1536 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)7 1410211633
Card
16 MB 3 7 5 10 8 16
32MB7 1611231836
64 MB 16 34 24 48 38 75
128 MB 35 69 50 99 78 150
256 MB 68 135 98 190 150 290
512 MB 135 270 195 380 300 590
1 GB 270 540 390 770 600 1180
2 GB 550 1090 790 1530 1220 2360
4 GB 1090 2150 1560 3010 2410 4640
Aspect ratio
Picture size (2M EZ):
(1600k1200 pixels) (1M EZ):
(1280k960 pixels)/ (0.3M EZ):(640k480 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)27 53 41 78 133 216
Card
16 MB 13 27 21 40 68 110
32 MB 29 58 45 85 145 230
64 MB 61 120 93 175 290 480
128 MB 125 240 190 350 600 970
256 MB 240 470 370 690 1170 1900
512 MB 480 940 730 1370 2320 3770
1 GB 970 1880 1470 2740 4640 7550
2 GB 1920 3610 2920 5120 8780 12290
4 GB 3770 7090 5740 10050 17240 24130 
						

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Aspect ratio
Picture size (6M):
(3072k2048 pixels)/ (2.5MEZ):(2048k1360 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)8161937
Card
16 MB 3 8 9 18
32 MB 8 18 20 40
64 MB 19 38 43 83
128 MB 39 78 88 165
256 MB 77 150 170 330
512 MB 150 300 340 650
1 GB 300 600 680 1310
2 GB 620 1220 1360 2560
4 GB 1230 2410 2680 5020
Aspect ratio
Picture size (5.5M):
(3072k1728 pixels) (2M EZ):
(1920k1080 pixels)
Quality
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)9192548
Card
16 MB 4 10 12 25
32 MB 10 21 27 53
64 MB 22 45 57 105
128 MB 46 92 115 220
256 MB 91 180 230 430
512 MB 180 350 450 860
1 GB 360 710 910 1720
2 GB 730 1420 1800 3410
4 GB 1450 2800 3540 6700 
						

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∫Available recording time (when recording motion pictures)
¢Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. 
The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD 
monitor may not decrease in order.
 This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P48) in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
Aspect ratio
Picture quality setting30fps
VGA10fps
VG A30fps
QVGA10fps
QVGA30fps
16:910fps
16:9
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)jj53 s2min
40 sjj
 Card
16 MB6s 26s 26s 1min 23s 5s 22s
32 MB17 s 59 s 59 s 2 min 55 s 14 s 50 s
64 MB39 s 2 min 2 min 6 min 33 s 1 min 46 s
128 MB1 min 23 s 4 min 10 s 4 min 10 s 12 min 20 s 1 min 11 s 3 min 35 s
256 MB2 min 45 s 8 min 10 s 8 min 10 s 24 min 2 min 20 s 7 min
512 MB5min 30s 16min 20s 16min 20s 47min 50s 4min 40s 14min
1GB11 min 32 min 50 s 32 min 50 s 1 h 35 min 9 min 20 s 28 min 10 s
2GB22min 30s 1h 7min 1h 7min 3h 15min 19min 20s 57min 30s
4GB¢44 min 20 s 2 h 11 min 2 h 11 min 6 h 22 min 38 min 1 h 53 min 
						

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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Camera effective pixels:7,200,000 pixels
Image sensor:1/2.5q CCD, total pixel number 7,380,000 pixels, Primary color 
filter
Lens:Optical 3.6kzoom, fl4.6 mm to 16.4 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 28 mm to 100 mm)/F2.8 to F5.6
Digital zoom:Max. 4kExtended optical zoom: Max. 5.3kFocus:Normal/Macro, 5-area-focusing/3-area-focusing (High speed)/
1-area-focusing (High speed)/1-area-focusing/Spot-focusing
Focus range:Normal: 50 cm to ¶
Macro/Simple/Motion picture/Intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode: 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶
Scene mode: There may be differences in the above settings.
Shutter system:Electronic shutteriMechanical shutter
Motion picture recording:When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
640k480 pixels (Only when using a Card)/320k240 pixels 
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
848k480 pixels (Only when using a Card)
30 or 10 frames/second with audio.
Burst recording
Burst speed:
3 pictures/second (High speed), 2 pictures/second (Low speed), 
Approx. 2 pictures/second (Unlimited)Number of recordablepictures:Max. 7 pictures (Standard), max. 5 pictures (Fine), 
Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or 
the card (Unlimited).
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card/
SDHC Memory Card. MultiMediaCard performance will be 
less.)
ISO sensitivity:AU TO /
100/200/400/800/1250
[HIGH SENS.] mode: 3200Shutter speed:8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second
[STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
Motion picture mode: 1/30th of a second to 1/6400th of a secondWhite balance:Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/White set
Power Source:DC 5.1 V
Power Consumption:1.6 W (When recording)
0.8 W (When playing back) 
						

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Exposure (AE):Program AE
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, j2 EV to i2EV)
Metering mode:Multiple
LCD monitor:2.5q low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD
(Approx. 207,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)
Flash:Flash range: [ISO AUTO]
Approx. 60 cm to 5 m (Wide)
AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced OFF
Microphone:Monaural
Speaker:Monaural
Recording media:Built-in Memory (Approx. 27 MB)/SD Memory Card/SDHC 
Memory Card/MultiMediaCard (Still pictures only)
Picture size
Still picture:When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
3072k2304 pixels, 2560k1920 pixels, 2048k1536 pixels, 
1600k1200 pixels, 1280k960 pixels, 640k480 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
3072k2048 pixels, 2048k1360 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
3072k1728 pixels, 1920k1080 pixels
Motion pictures:When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
640k480 pixels (Only when using a Card), 320k240 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
848k480 pixels (Only when using a Card)
Quality:Fine/Standard
Recording file format
Still Picture:JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF corresponding
Picture with audio:JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)i“QuickTime” (picture with audio)
Motion pictures:“QuickTime Motion JPEG” (motion pictures with audio)
Interface
Digital:“USB 2.0” (Full Speed)
Analog 
video/audio:NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu),
Audio line output (monaural) 
						

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Terminal
[AV OUT/DIGITAL]:Dedicated jack (8 pin)
[DC IN]:Dedicated jack
Dimensions:Approx. 94.9 mm (W)k51.9 mm (H)k22.0 mm (D) 
[3 3/4q (W)k21/16q (H)k7/8q (D)]
(excluding the projecting parts)
Mass:Approx. 132g/4.66 oz (excluding card and battery),
Approx. 154g/5.43 oz (with card and battery)
Operating temperature:0oC to 40oC
Operating humidity:10% to 80%
Battery Charger
(Panasonic ):Information for your safety
Battery Pack (lithium-ion)
Input:110V to 240V 50/60Hz, 0.2A
Output:CHARGE 4.2 V 0.8 A
Voltage/capacity:3.6 V, 1000 mAh 
						

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Digital Camera Accessory System
 NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary between countries. Consult your 
local dealer.
Accessory# Description
Figure
DMW-MCFX30 DMW-CHFX30
DMW-AC5PPAC Adaptor Marine Case Semi Hard Case
4 GB SDHC Memory Card
2 GB SD Memory Card
2 GB SD Memory Card
1 GB SD Memory Card
1 GB SD Memory Card
1 GB SD Memory Card
512 MB SD Memory Card
512 MB SD Memory Card
256 MB SD Memory Card
256 MB SD Memory Card
128 MB SD Memory Card
64 MB SD Memory Card RP-SDR04GU1K
RP-SDK02GU1A
RP-SDR02GU1A
RP-SDK01GU1A
RP-SDH01GU1A
RP-SDR01GU1A
RP-SDK512U1A
RP-SDR512U1A
RP-SDH256U1A
RP-SDR256U1A
RP-SD128BU1A
RP-SD064BPPA
DMW-CXA1 Leather Case DMW-BCE10PP Battery Pack
DMW-CX12 Soft Case