Panasonic Dmc Fx65 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
When [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON] in step 3 of “Change the information for a 
registered person”  (P80) while [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu is set to [ON], 
the registration screen will display automatically  after taking a picture of a face that has a 
high number of appearances.
•
Registration screen is displayed after approximately 3 pictures. (It is not counted when 
[BURST], [AUDIO REC.] and Auto Bracket is set.)
•It may be extremely hard to recognize only with [AUTO REGISTRATION], so register the face 
images with [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu beforehand.
∫ Registering from the automatic registration screen
1Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•If there are no registered persons, proceed to step 3.•Selection screen is displayed again when [NO] is selected, and 
when [YES] is selected with 3, [AUTO REGISTRATION] will be 
set to [OFF].
2Press  3/4  to select [NEW PERSON] or 
[ADDITIONAL IMAGE] and then press [MENU/SET].
•
After additionally registering or changing a face image, the screen returns automatically to 
the recording screen.
3Perform the operation in Step 5 and following in “Registering face image of new 
person”.
Note
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If the registration screen will not display, it  may display easier by recording in the same 
conditions or with the same expressions.
•If a face is not recognized even though it is registered, it will make the recognition easier by 
registering the person again using the [FACE R ECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu in that 
environment.
•If the registration screen is displayed for the per son that is already registered, it will make the 
recognition easier by additionally registering.
•It may make recognition harder when a picture recorded with flash is registered.
Auto Registration
ItemDescription of settings
[NEW PERSON]
•A list of registered people is displayed when there are 6 people 
already registered. Select the person to be replaced.
[ADDITIONAL IMAGE]
To additionally register a face image for a registered person.
Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the person to whom you wish 
add the picture, and then press [MENU/SET].
•
If 3 images have already been registered, the picture 
replacement screen will appear. In this case, select the picture 
you wish to replace. 
						

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Changing the sensitivity of Face Recognition.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and then press 1. (P21)2Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  4 to select [SENSITIVITY] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press  3/4  to select [HIGH] or [LOW] and then press [MENU/SET].
•
To return to the original settings, select [NORMAL].5Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Sensitivity
ItemDescription of settings
[HIGH]
Set when recognition is difficult.
The likelihood of recognition incr eases, but so does the likelihood 
of mistaken recognition.
[LOW]Set when the frequency of mistaken recognition is high. 
						

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[REC] Mode: ñ·¿n
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination 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 number of days that have 
passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT 
STAMP]  (P120).
•
The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P18)
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Select [TRAVEL DATE] from the [SETUP] menu, and 
then press  1.
Press  3 to select [TRAVEL SETUP] and then press 
1.
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to set the departure date (year/
month/day), and then press [MENU/SET]. 
						

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Press 3/4/2/ 1 to set the return date (year/month/
day), and then press [MENU/SET].
•If you do not want to set the return date, press [MENU/SET] while 
the date bar is displayed.
Press  4 to select [LOCATION] and then press  1.
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Enter the location.
•For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on  P118.
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
Take a picture.
•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 
5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date 
is set.
•When the travel date is set, [ —] appears on the lower right of the screen. 
						

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∫Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if the  current date is after the return date. If you 
want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen 
shown in step 
3 or 7 and then press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to 
[OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF]. 
Note
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The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [WORLD TIME]  (P86) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure 
date will not be recorded. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, 
which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed.
•If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] 
(minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation on which you took the picture is not 
recorded.
•If the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in wh ite, there is a time difference that involves date 
change between the [HOME] and [DESTINATION]. (It will be recorded)
•The text set as [LOCATION] can be edited later with [TITLE EDIT].•The name for [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in Scene Mode will not be recorded when 
[LOCATION] is set.
•[LOCATION] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•[TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other recording mode will 
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For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
You can display the local times at the travel  destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
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Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P18)
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press  1.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the [PLEASE 
SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. Press [MENU/
SET], and set the home area on the screen in step 
3.
Press 4 to select [HOME], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Press  2/1 to select the home area, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
A  Current time
B  Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, press 
3. Press  3 again to return to the original time.
•The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not 
advance the current time. Advance the clock setting by one 
hour.
A
B 
						

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Note
•Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.•If [HOME] is already set, change  only the travel destination, and use.•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
•The travel destination icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel 
destination.
Press  3 to select [DESTINATION] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
C Depending on the setting, the time at the travel destination 
area or the home area is displayed.
Press  2/1 to select the area the travel 
destination is in and then press [MENU/SET] to 
set.
D Current time of the destination area
E Time difference
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel destination, 
press  3. (The time advances by one hour.) Press  3 again to 
return to the original time.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
C
E
D 
						

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Using the [REC] Mode Menu
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the nu mbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they  are printed onto large sheets.
Applicable modes:
 ñ·¿
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X].¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ Y].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ W].
 [PICTURE SIZE]
 (12M) 4000k3000 pixels
 (8M )¢3264k 2448 pixels
 (5M ) 2560k1920 pixels
 (3M ) 2048k1536 pixels
 (2M )
¢1600k 1200 pixels
 (0.3M )¢640 k480 pixels
 (10.5M) 4000k2672 pixels
 (7M )
¢3264k 2176 pixels
 (4.5M )¢2560k 1712 pixels
 (2.5M )¢2048k 1360 pixels
 (9M) 4000k2248 pixels
 (6M )
¢3264k 1840 pixels
 (3.5M )¢2560k 1440 pixels
 (2M )¢1920k 1080 pixels 
						

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Note
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“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a 
PC monitor.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
•If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.•The Extended Optical Zoom does not work when Macro Zoom is set or in [TRANSFORM], 
[HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] and 
[PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode so the picture size for [ ] is not displayed.
•Pictures may appear in mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions.•Refer to P166 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P21.
Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Applicable modes:
 ·¿
Note
•Refer to P166 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
  [QUALITY]
[A ]: Fine (when giving priority to the picture quality)
[› ]: Standard (when using the standard pictur e quality and increasing the number of 
pictures to be recorded without changing the number of pixels) 
						

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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of  the pictures to suit printing or the playback 
method.
Applicable modes: 
·¿
Note
•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing.  (P163)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the 
movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject.
Applicable modes: 
·
[OFF]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
•
The upper limit of the ISO sensitivity can be set.•The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity, the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the 
amount of picture noise.
Note
•Depending on the brightness and how fast the su bject is moving, jitter may not be avoided.•Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small, when a moving subject is at 
the edge of the screen or when a subject has moved at the very moment when the shutter 
button was pressed fully.
•To avoid picture noise, we recommend decreasing maximum ISO sensitivity level or setting 
[COLOR MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P100)
•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in Macro Zoom Mode.
 [ASPECT RATIO]
[X ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 4:3 TV
[Y ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 35 mm film camera
[W ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a high-definition TV, etc.
[X ][ Y][ W]
 [INTELLIGENT ISO]
ISOMAX400ISOMAX800ISOMAX1600