Panasonic Dmc Fx700 Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler 
(optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are 
communicating, the alarm beeps.
Refer to 
“Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely” (P172)  before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Acquiring of still pictures and [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures 
(other than [AVCHD] motion pictures) 
						

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Using a drag-and-drop operation, move the pictures you want to 
acquire or the folder storing those pi ctures to any different folder on 
the PC.
∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
•Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray of the 
PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of 
the digital camera before removing the hardware.
Note
•This unit cannot stand upright when the AC adaptor is connected. When placing it on a surface 
and operating it, we recommend placing it on a soft cloth.
•Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection 
cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
To u c h  [ P C ] .
•If [USB MODE]  (P29) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in 
advance, the camera will be automat ically connected to the PC 
without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since 
there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it is 
convenient.
•When the camera has been connected to the PC with 
[USB MODE] set to [PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear 
on the PC’s screen. Select [Cancel] to close the screen, and 
disconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to 
[PC] again.
Double-click on [Removable Disk] in [My Computer].
•When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME” 
or “Untitled” is displayed.)
Double-click [DCIM] folder.
PictBridge(PTP)PC
USB MODEPLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE 
						

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∫Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder 
composition)
Folders and images processed in the PC  cannot be played back on the camera. It is 
recommended to use the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.2 HD Edition” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied) when you write the image from PC to a card.
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.
•
After [NO.RESET]  (P29) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed•When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
•When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫Connection in the PTP Mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR, WindowsR 7 and 
Mac OS X only)
Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)].
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC.
•
When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP 
Mode.
•[AVCHD] motion picture cannot be played back in PTP Mode.
1 Folder number
2 File number
3 JPG: Pictures
MOV: [MOTION JPEG]
MISC: DPOF print Favorite
AVCHD: [AVCHD] Motion pictures 
						

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Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started from the camera’s LCD monitor.
•
Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures from the built-in memory.
Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler 
(optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are 
connected, the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
•When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] is displayed.
Touch [PictBridge(PTP)].
PictBridge(PTP)PC
USB MODEPLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE 
						

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Note
•This unit cannot stand upright when the AC adaptor is connected. When placing it on a surface 
and operating it, we recommend placing it on a soft cloth.
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
•Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
•You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to 
the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect 
the USB connection cabl e to the printer again.
•Motion pictures recorded cannot be printed out.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Drag the screen horizontally to select an 
image, and then touch [PRINT].
•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by 
keeping your finger on the left or right sides of the 
screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures are displayed reduced in size)
•The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Touch [PRINT START].
•Refer to  P177 for the items which can be set before 
starting to print the pictures.
•Touch [CANCEL] to cancel printing halfway.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
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PictBridge PictBridge
PictBridge
MULTI PRINTPRINT
OFF
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SINGLE SELECT PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM.OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
CANCEL 
						

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¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favorites.  (P154)
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Touch [MULTI PRINT].
To u c h  t h e  i t e m .
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], 
and print the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Switch the screen by touching [
3]/[4] if these are displayed on the slide 
bar.
•When you select the picture you wish to print, [é] will appear. (Touch 
the same picture again to cancel the selection.)
•After the pictures have been selected, touch [SET]
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. 
(P156)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only.  (P154)
Touch [PRINT START].
•Refer to P177 for the items which can be set before 
starting to print the pictures.
•Touch [CANCEL] to cancel printing halfway.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
PictBridge
CANCEL
MULTI SELECTSELECT ALL PRINT SET (DPOF) FAVORITE
OFF
1
MULTI SELECTPRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM.OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
CANCEL 
						

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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 
of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and 
in step 
3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and 
printing them” procedures.
•
When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout 
which is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the 
layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] and 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
•If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.•Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the Print With Date setting, check the 
printer’s Print With Date setting as well.
•When printing images with a Text Stamp, please remember to set Print With Date to [OFF] or 
the date will print on top.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures•By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP]  (P146) or setting date printing in [PRINT SET] 
(P156)  before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
OFF
1
MULTI SELECTPRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM.OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
CANCEL 
						

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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk6 q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk10 q] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm 
						

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•An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] 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 [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
•
The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ ¥] indication lights 
orange during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the 
printer.
•If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the 
remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã 2 pictures on 1 page
ä 4 pictures on 1 page 
						

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OthersScreen Display
∫In recording
Recording in Program AE Mode [ ] (Initial setting)
1 Recording Mode
2REC MODE (P93) /Recording quality 
(P93)
3 Picture size  (P109)
4 Optical Image Stabilizer (P124) /: 
Jitter alert (P42)
5 Focus  (P41)
6 Battery indication  (P13)
7 Exposure Compensation  (P70)
8 Flash Mode  (P56)
9 Macro Mode  (P61)
10 Self-timer  (P63)
11 Zooming with touch operation  (P47)
12 Display  (P54)
13 Touch shutter  (P43)
14 Burst  (P73)
15 Shutter speed  (P41)
16 Aperture value  (P41)
17 ISO sensitivity ( P 111 ) maximum ISO sensitivity level  (P113)
18 Metering Mode  (P120)
19 Auto Focus Mode  (P116)
20 Quick Menu  (P25)
21 Quick AF  (P119)
22 AF area  (P41)
23 Recording state
24 Built-in memory  (P18)
: Card (P18)  (displayed only during recording)
25 Number of recordable pictures
¢  (P201)
¢[ i 99999] is displayed if there are more than 100000 pictures remaining.
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