Panasonic Dmc Fx55 Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC 
by connecting the camera and the PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] 
(for Windows
®) in the CD-ROM (supplied) 
allows you to easily acquire pictures 
recorded with the camera to a PC, print 
them and send them by e-mail.
If you use “Windows
 98/98SE”, install 
the USB driver and then connect it to 
the computer.
Read the separate operating...

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∫About motion picture playback on a 
PC
Use the software “QuickTime” in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) to play back motion 
pictures recorded on this camera on a PC.
 If you use “Windows 98/98SE/Me”, 
download “QuickTime 6.5.2 for Windows” 
from the following site, and install it.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
quicktime652forwindows.html
 This software is installed as standard on a 
“Macintosh OS”.
∫Folder Composition
Folders are displayed as shown in the...

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∫About the PTP connection
If the OS is “Windows XP”, 
“Windows Vista” or “Mac OS X”, you can 
connect in PTP mode if you set the camera 
to [ ] mode and then connect to your 
PC.
 Pictures can only be read on the camera. 
They cannot be written to a card or 
deleted.
 When there are 1000 or more pictures on 
a card, the pictures may not be imported.
 Do not use any other USB connection 
cables except the supplied one.
 Do not disconnect the USB connection 
cable...

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Printing the Pictures
By connecting the camera directly to a 
printer supporting PictBridge via the USB 
connection cable (supplied), you can select 
the pictures to print and start printing on the 
camera’s screen.
Set print settings such as the print quality 
on the printer beforehand. (Read the printer 
operating instructions.)
AUSB connection cable (supplied)
BAC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) It may take time to print some pictures. 
Use a battery with...

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[TRAVEL DATE], use the software [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) and print from the 
PC. To print the name of [BABY1]/
[BABY2] or [PET] or text (comments) 
which has been entered using [TITLE 
EDIT], use [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-]. 
For details, refer to the operating 
instructions (PDF file) of the software.
 To find out more about PictBridge 
compliant printers, contact your local 
dealer.
∫Selecting a single picture and...

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 [PRINT WITH DATE] and 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] are not displayed 
when [DPOF PICTURE] is set.
 The [DPOF SET] is displayed when 
[DPOF PICTURE] is selected. If you 
selected [DPOF SET], refer to P83 and 
set them.
 Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.
 When you select [MULTI SELECT], 
[SELECT ALL] or [FAVORITE], a print 
confirmation screen appears. Select 
[YES] and print the pictures.
 The message [PRINTING ## 
PICTURE(S) DO YOU WANT TO 
PROCEED ?] appears on the print...

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[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture 
that you want to print. 
When printing different pictures on 
1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different 
pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set 
[COUNT] in [DPOF PRINT] (P83) to 1 for 
each of the 4 pictures.
 Do not disconnect the USB connection 
cable when the cable disconnection 
warning icon [ ] is displayed. 
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 Depending on the aspect setting, black 
bands may be displayed on the top and 
bottom or the left and right of the pictures.
 Do not use any other AV cables except the 
supplied one.
 Audio playback is monaural.
 Read the operating instructions for the TV.
 When you play back a picture vertically, it 
may be blurry.
 You can view pictures on TVs in other 
countries (regions) which use the NTSC 
or PAL system when you set 
[VIDEO OUT] in the [SETUP] menu.
 Even if...

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Screen Display
In recording
Recording in normal picture mode [ ] 
(Initial setting)
1 Recording mode
2 Flash mode (P34)
3 AF area (P22)
4 Focus (P22)
5 Picture size (P59)
6 Quality (P59)
: Jitter alert (P24)
7 Battery indication (P20)
8 Number of recordable pictures (P111)
9 Built-in memory (P13)
: Card (P13)
10 Recording state
11 Shutter speed (P22)
12 Aperture value (P22)
13 Optical image stabilizer (P62)In recording (after settings)
14 Burst (P63)
: Audio recording (P50, 60)
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• This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in [BABY1]/
[BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode.
Number of days that have passed since 
the travel date (P51)
24 Travel date (P51)
25 Elapsed recording time (P50) Operation for backlight compensation 
(P25): 
26 Current date and time/ Travel destination setting (P53): 
 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on, after 
setting the clock and after switching 
from playback mode to recording 
mode....