Panasonic Dmc Fx75 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject.
∫ Setting the shutter speed
Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.].
1Touch the number of seconds you wish to set.2Take pictures.
•Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen. 
Do not move the camera after this screen is displayed. When 
countdown finishes, [PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed for the same 
length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing.
•Touch [CANCEL] to stop taking the picture while the countdown 
screen is displayed.
∫ Technique for Starry Sky Mode
•The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We also recommend 
taking pictures with the self-timer.
Note
•During motion picture recording, low light settings [ ] are used, which will provide 
better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall.
•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ].•The Optical Image Stabilizer function is fixed to [OFF].•ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.
∫Technique for Fireworks Mode
•
Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod.
Note
•It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ].•This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) or more away.•The shutter speed becomes the following.–When [OFF] is set on the Optical Image Stabilizer function: 2 seconds–When [AUTO], [MODE1] or [MODE2] is set on the Optical Image Stabilizer function: 1/4th of a 
second or 2 seconds (The shutter speed becomes 2 seconds only when the camera has 
determined that there is very little jitter such as when using a tripod etc.)
–You can change the shutter speed by compensating for the exposure.•ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].•Touch AF/AE does not work.•State in which you can use touch shutter recording  (P43) will be fixed.
(Touch shutter icon will  not be displayed.)
 [STARRY SKY]
 [FIREWORKS] 
						

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This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also 
prevents underexposure of people under strong sunlight.
Note
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The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ š].•Do not touch the camera with wet hands.•Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfun ction. Make sure that sand or seawater does 
not get into the lens or the terminals.
•Problems caused by sand, seawater and fresh water are not covered by the product warranty.
This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white as possible at a ski resort or 
a snow-covered mountain.
This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.
∫ Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
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We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. 
Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the 
picture.
Note
•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ].•The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to  ¶.•Turn the camera off when taking off or landing.•When using the camera, follow all instructions from the cabin crew.•Be careful about the reflection from the window.
Picture is taken darker and with soft focus around the subjects.
Note
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[I.RESOLUTION] is fixed to [OFF].•The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.•Face Detection ( P 111 )  may not operate normally in the dark areas 
around the edges of the screen.
 [BEACH]
 [SNOW]
 [AERIAL PHOTO]
 [PIN HOLE] 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand.Note
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ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO1600].•The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.
You can use this mode to easily record pictur es in which bright and dark regions of the 
scene are expressed with suitable brightness w hen looking into the sun, at night, or in 
similar circumstances.
∫ Setting the effect
1Touch the effect you wish to set.
2Take pictures.
Note
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ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO400].•Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions.•The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.•When it is dark, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•When the camera is set to [STABILIZER] and there is very little jitter, or if [STABILIZER] is set 
to [OFF], shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.
•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•LCD screen noise may be more visible than during normal recording due to brightness 
compensation of the darker areas.
Record the image with a frame around it.
∫ Setting the frame
1Touch the frame you wish to use.
•The number of pixels is fixed to 2M (4:3).2Take pictures.
Note
•
It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording.
Frame will not be displayed.
•[AUTO REVIEW] is fixed to [2SEC.].•The color of the frame displayed on the screen and the color of the frame around the actual 
image may differ, but this is not a malfunction.
 [FILM GRAIN]
 [HIGH DYNAMIC]
[] : Natural color effect
[] : Eye-catching effect which emphasizes contrast and color
[] : Black and white effect
 [PHOTO FRAME] 
						

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[REC] Mode: ñ· ¿
Advanced (Recording pictures)Recording Motion Picture
This can record high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG.
Audio will be recorded in monaural.Note
•
It will be recorded in following categories for certain Scene Modes.
• A motion picture recording matching each scene will be performed for the ones not listed 
above.  (P71 to  83)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ !], and then press [MODE].
A Motion picture button
B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
C [MODE] button
Touch the mode.
∫Modes that can be recorded for motion picture
ItemSettings/Note
ñ[INTELLIGENT AUTO] The camera will set the most appropriate settings to 
match the subject and the recording conditions, so you 
can leave the settings to the camera and take motion 
pictures easily.
·[NORMAL PICTURE]
Record motion pictures by automatically setting 
aperture and shutter speed.
[COSMETIC MODE]
Motion pictures can be recorded while setting the 
texture or clearness of the skin.
¿[SCENE MODE] Scene motion picture
Selected Scene ModeScene Mode while recording motion picture
[BABY1]/[BABY2] Portrait Mode
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY], 
[STARRY SKY] Low Light Mode
[PANORAMA ASSIST], 
[SPORTS], [PET], 
[HI-SPEED BURST], 
[FLASH BURST], [FIREWORKS], 
[PHOTO FRAME] Normal motion picture 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About focusing
When [CONTINUOUS AF]  (P120) is set to [ON], and you focus on a subject, the camera 
will maintain focus on that subject. To fix the focus position when beginning to record a 
motion picture, set to [OFF].
Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
A  Available recording time
B  Elapsed recording time
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.•The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the 
built-in microphone on this unit. (Motion pictures 
cannot be recorded without audio.)
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while 
recording motion pictures.
•The screen will become dark momentarily, and 
recording will start after adjusting the display.
Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again.
•Sound will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start/stop of motion 
picture recording.
Sound volume can be set in [BEEP LEVEL]  (P26).
•If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera 
stops recording automatically.
B
A
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Note
•The screen will change as following when the motion picture button is pressed in steps 3 and 4.
¢ 1 Touch [ ] to display the available recordin g time before recording motion pictures.
¢ 2 The screen that is displayed during Motion Picture Mode setting is different depending on the 
setting of the 
[REC MODE].
•Refer to P120  for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ].•Refer to P194 for information about the available recording time.•The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after 
recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
•The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated 
during the recording of a motion picture.
•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may record noise due to static 
electricity or electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the motion picture 
recording.
•When operating the zoom in recording motion pictures, it may take time to come into focus.•If the Extended Optical Zoom was used before pressing the motion picture button, recordable 
area will be changed drastically since these settings are canceled.
•Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in  still and motion pictures, the angle of view may 
change at the start of the motion picture recording.
When [ REC AREA]  (P27) is set to [ON], angle of view during motion picture recording is 
displayed.
•[STABILIZER] is fixed to [MODE1] in recording motion pictures.•In recording motion pictures, the following functions cannot be used.–[], [ƒ], [Ù] in the AF mode 
(It will switch to [Ø].)–Direction Detection function–Extended Optical Zoom–[FACE RECOG.]–[ISO LIMIT SET]•It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor (optional) when recording 
motion pictures.
•If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor (optional) and the power supply is cut 
off due to a power outage or if the AC adaptor  (optional) is disconnected etc., the motion picture 
being recorded will not be recorded.
•Zoom speed may be slower than normal in recording motion pictures.
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Still picture recording 
screen
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B Motion Picture Mode 
setting¢2
C Motion picture 
recording screen
D Still Picture Mode 
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
•When Intelligent Auto Mode is selected in step 2, motion picture recording matching to the 
subject or recording situation can be performed.
∫ Scene Detection
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
•
[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will adjust the 
focus and exposure.  (Face Detection) ( P 111 )
Note
•Refer to P37  for settings in Intelligent Auto Mode.•Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same 
subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the 
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
–Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is 
shaken, when zoom is used
•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate Recording Mode.
When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
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>[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-LOW LIGHT]
[i-MACRO] 
						

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Select the item and then touch [SET].
¢The SD Speed Class Rating is the speed standard for successive writes.
Touch [REC QUALITY].
Changing [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY]
Touch [REC MODE] on the 
[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu.  (P23)
Recording formatFeatures
[AVCHD Lite]
•Select this format to record HD (high definition) video for 
playback on your HDTV using an HDMI connection.
•It can be played back as is by inserting the card into a device 
compatible with AVCHD. Refer to the instructions of the 
device used for details on compatibility.
•Use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 4” or higher.
[MOTION JPEG]
•Select this format to record standard definition video for 
playback on your PC. It can be recorded using less storage 
when there is not much space left on the memory card or 
when you want to attach the motion picture to an e-mail.
•Use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 6” or higher. 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
To u c h  t h e  i t e m .
When [AVCHD Lite] is selected in step 2
¢1What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes 
higher when the number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. 
“VBR” is an abbreviation of “Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for 
definite period of time) is changed automatically depending on the subject to record. 
Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is 
recorded.
¢ 2What is Mbps
This is an abbreviation of “Megabit Per Second”, and it represents the speed of 
transmission.
When [MOTION JPEG] is selected in step 
2
¢ 3This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
•With the [AVCHD Lite] or [ ] for [MOTION J PEG], high quality motion picture can be 
enjoyed on the TV by using the HDMI mini cable (optional). For details, see “Playing 
back on the TV with HDMI socket” on  P150 .•It cannot be recorded to built-in memory except for the [ ].
Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
ItemQuality (bit rate)¢1fpsAspect 
ratio
High 
quality
Longer  time([SH]) 1280k
720 pixels
Approx. 17 Mbps¢ 2
60p
(Sensor 
output is 
30 fps) 16:9
([H]) 1280k
720 pixels
Approx. 13 Mbps
¢ 2
([L]) 1280k
720 pixels
Approx. 9 Mbps¢ 2
ItemPicture sizefpsAspect 
ratio
High 
quality
Longer  time([HD]) 1280k720 pixels
3016:9
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3([WVGA])848 k480 pixels
([VGA]) 640 k480 pixels
4:3
([QVGA]) 320 k240 pixels 
						

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Note
•The motion picture recording may stop in the middle when any of the following cards are used.–Cards on which recording and deleting have been repeated many times–Cards which have been formatted using a PC or other equipment
Before taking pictures, format  (P31) the card in the unit. Because formatting will delete all data 
recorded on the card, save important data beforehand on the computer.
•You may not be able to record for a short while after turning the power [ON] when using a large 
capacity card.
•Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] or [MOTION JPEG] may be played back with 
poor picture or sound quality or playback may not be possible even when played back 
with equipment compatible with these formats. Also, the recording information may not 
be displayed properly. In this case, use this unit.
For details on AVCHD compatible devices, refer to the support sites below.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/(This Site is English only.)•Motion picture recorded in [AVCHD Lite] does not comply with the “DCF/Exif”, so some 
information will not display while playback.
•Sound from motion pictures (When [REC MODE] is set to [MOTION JPEG]) or pictures 
with audio recorded by this camera cannot be played back by older models of 
Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) launched before July 2008.
•To play back AVCHD Lite motion pictures recorded with this unit on Panasonic Blu-ray Disc 
Players (DMP-BD30/DMP-BD31/DMP-BD50) it is necessary to update the firmware of the 
Blu-ray Disc Player.
You can download the latest firmware version from the following website.
http://panasonic.net/support/