Panasonic Dmc Fx700 Operating Instructions Manual

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Touch [SET]  to set.
Touch [SET].
•Touch [CANCEL] to return to the settings screen.•After completing the clock settings, turn the camera off. Then turn the camera back on, 
switch to Recording Mode, and check that the display reflects the settings that were 
performed.
•When [SET] has been selected to complete the settings without the clock having been 
set, set the clock correctly by following the “Changing the Clock Setting” procedure 
below.
Select [CLOCK SET] in the [REC] or [SETUP] menu.  (P23)
•It can be changed in steps 5 and 6 to set the clock.•The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built-in clock battery even 
without the battery. (Leave the charged battery  in the unit for 24 hours to charge the 
built-in battery.)
Note
•The clock is displayed when [ ] is touched several times during recording.•You can set the year from 2000 to 2099.•If the clock is not set, the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the 
pictures with [TEXT STAMP]  (P146) or order a photo studio to print the pictures.
•If the clock is set, the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen 
of the camera.
Changing the Clock Setting 
						

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures 
and playing them back as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the 
camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Note
•
Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some 
functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used.
!  [REC] Mode menu (P108  to 125)
A [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
•This menu lets you 
set the Coloring, 
Sensitivity, Aspect 
Ratio, Number of 
pixels and other 
aspects of the 
pictures you are 
recording.
 [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
 (P126,  127)( [PLAYBACK] Mode menu  (P143 to 160)
•This menu lets you 
set the 
[REC MODE], [REC 
QUALITY], and other 
aspects for motion 
picture recording.•This menu lets you 
set the Protection, 
Cropping or Print 
Settings, etc. of 
recorded pictures.
 [SETUP] menu  (P26 to 32)
•This menu lets you perform the clock settings, select the operating 
beep tone settings and set other settings which make it easier for you 
to operate the camera.
•The [SETUP] menu can be set from either the [REC] Mode or 
[PLAYBACK] Mode. 
						

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This section describes how to select the Program AE Mode settings, and the same setting 
can be used for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu, [PLAYBACK] Mode menu and 
[SETUP] menu as well.
Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [Ø] to [ š] in the Program AE Mode
Setting menu items
Turn the camera on.
A [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
B [MODE] button
C [MENU] button
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ !], and then press [MODE].
•When selecting the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu 
settings, set the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to 
[( ], and proceed to step
4.
Touch [PROGRAM AE].
Press [MENU] to display the menu.
D Menu toggle icon
E Menu item
F Settings
•To change to the next screen, touch [ 3]/[4] or rotate 
the zoom lever.
To u c h  [ A F M O D E ] .
EF
D 
						

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To u c h  [š].
•Depending on the item, its setting may not appear or it 
may be displayed in a different way.
Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close 
the menu.
Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] menu
Touch the [SETUP] menu icon [ ].
•
Select a menu item next and set it. 
						

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By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes.
Touch [ ] to display the Quick Menu in 
recording status.
Touch the menu item.
A Item
B Settings
Touch the content of the setting.
Touch [ ] to close the Quick Menu.
Using the Quick Menu
AB 
						

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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their 
settings before using them.
•
In the Intelligent Auto Mode, only [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TIME], [BEEP], [LANGUAGE] and 
[STABILIZER DEMO.] (P32) can be set.
For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to  P23.
•
Refer to P20  for details.
•Refer to P106 for details.
•Refer to P103 for details.
•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
U [CLOCK SET]Setting Date/Time.
 [WORLD TIME]
Set the time in your home area and travel destination.
“  [DESTINATION]:
Travel destination area
–  [HOME]:
Your home area
—  [TRAVEL DATE]
Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation.
[TRAVEL SETUP]
[OFF]/[SET] [LOCATION]
[OFF]/[SET]
r
 [BEEP]
This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound.
r [BEEP LEVEL]:
[s ] (Muted)
[t ] (Low)
[u ] (High)  [SHUTTER VOL.]:
[] (Muted)
[] (Low)
[] (High)
 [BEEP TONE]:
[]/[]/[]  [SHUTTER TONE]:
[]/[]/[]
u  [VOLUME]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels. 
						

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•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear different from real life on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording 
in Power LCD Mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again.
•If the screen is difficult to see because of bright light shining on it, use your hand or another 
object to block the light.
•The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode.•[AUTO POWER LCD] cannot be selected in Playback Mode.
•The [PATTERN]  setting is fixed to  [ ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
•Motion picture recording frame display is only an approximation.•Recording frame display may disappear when zoomin g to Tele depending on the picture size 
setting.
•This cannot be used during Intelligent Auto Mode.
 [LCD MODE]
These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when 
you are in bright places.
[OFF]
„  [AUTO POWER LCD]:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright 
it is around the camera.
…  [POWER LCD]:
The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when 
taking pictures outdoors.
 [GUIDE LINE]
Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed when taking pictures. 
You can also set whether or not to have the recording information 
displayed when the guidelines are displayed.  (P54)
[REC. INFO.]:
[OFF]/[ON] [PATTERN]:
[]/[ ]
 [HISTOGRAM]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the 
histogram. 
(P55)
[OFF]/[ON]
 [ REC AREA]Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked.
[OFF]/[ON] 
						

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•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel [SLEEP MODE].•[SLEEP MODE]  is set to  [5 MIN. ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.•[SLEEP MODE] does not work in the following cases.–When using the AC adaptor–When connecting to a PC or a printer–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a slide show–[AUTO DEMO]•The effect of the [LCD POWER SAVE] is lower in the Digital Zoom range compared to the 
Optical Zoom range.
•The effect of the [LCD POWER SAVE] will not affect the image being recorded.•Setting of [LCD MODE] has priority over the setting of [LCD POWER SAVE] regarding the 
brightness of the LCD monitor.
•The Auto Review function is activated regardless of its setting when using Auto Bracket (P71), 
[SELF PORTRAIT]  (P78), [HANDHELD NIGHT SHOT] (P81) , [FLASH BURST] (P84) and 
[PHOTO FRAME]  (P87) in Scene Mode, Burst Mode  (P73) and when recording still pictures 
with audio  (P124). Also, you cannot set the Auto Review function.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto Review function is fixed to [2SEC.].•[AUTO REVIEW] does not work when recording motion pictures.
q [ECONOMY]
You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus.
Also, the battery life is conserved by dimming the LCD monitor.
p [SLEEP MODE]:
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[OFF]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]
 [LCD POWER SAVE]:
Brightness of the LCD monitor is lowered. The battery life will be 
conserved by lowering the image quality of the LCD monitor 
further during the recording
¢.¢ Excluding the Digital Zoom range.[OFF]/[ON]
o [AUTO REVIEW]
Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it.
[OFF]
[1SEC.]
[2SEC.]
[HOLD]: The pictures are displayed until one of the buttons is 
pressed.
ECO 
						

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•The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001. (P173)•A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999, the number cannot be reset. We recommend formatting 
the card (P31) after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.
•To reset the folder number to 100, format the built-in memory or the card first and then use this 
function to reset the file number.
A reset screen for the folder number will then appear. Select [YES] to reset the folder number.
•When the [RESET] setting is selected during recording, the operation that resets the lens is 
also performed at the same time. You will hear  the sound of the lens operating but this is 
normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.
•When the [REC] Mode settings are reset, data registered with [FACE RECOG.] will be also 
reset, too.
•When [SETUP] menu settings are reset, the following settings are also reset. In addition, 
[ROTATE DISP.]  (P153) is set to [ON] in [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.
–The birthday and name settings for [BABY1]/[BABY2]  (P82) and [PET]  (P83) in Scene Mode–The settings of [TRAVEL DATE]  (P103) (departure date, return date, location)–The [WORLD TIME] (P106)  setting•The folder number and the clock setting are not changed.
•When [PC] is selected, the camera is connected via the “USB Mass Storage” communication 
system.
•When [PictBridge(PTP)] is selected, the camera is connected via the “PTP (Picture Transfer 
Protocol)” communication system.
v [NO.RESET]Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001.
w [RESET]The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are reset to the initial 
settings.
x  [USB MODE]
Select the USB communication system after or before connecting 
the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection 
cable (supplied).
y [SELECT ON CONNECTION]:
Select either [PC] or [PictBridge(PTP)] if you connected the 
camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge.
{  [PictBridge(PTP)]:
Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge.
z  [PC]:
Set after or before connecting to a PC. 
						

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•This will work when the AV cable is connected.
•Interlace method/progressive method
i= interlace scanning is scanning the screen with half of the effective scanning lines every 1/60 
seconds, where p= progressive scanning is a high density image signal that is scanning the 
screen with all the effective scanning lines every 1/60 seconds.
The [HDMI] terminal on this unit is compatible with high definition output [1080i]. It is necessary 
to have a compatible TV to enjoy progressive and high definition images.
•If the images are not output on the TV when the setting is [AUTO], match with the image format 
your TV can display, and select number of effective scanning lines. (Please read the operating 
instructions for the TV.)
•This will work when the HDMI mini cable (optional) is connected.•Refer to P162 for details.
 [TV ASPECT]
Set to match the type of TV.
(Playback Mode only)
[W]: When connecting to a 16:9 screen TV.
[X ]: When connecting to a 4:3 screen TV.
[HDMI MODE]
Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on the 
HDMI compatible high definition TV connected with this unit using 
the HDMI mini cable (optional).
[AUTO]:
The output resolution is automatically set based on the 
information from the connected TV.
[1080i]:
The interlace method with 1080 available scan lines is used for 
output.
[720p]:
The progressive method with 720  available scan lines is used for 
output.
[480p]:
The progressive method with 480  available scan lines is used for 
output.