Panasonic Dmc Fx78 Owners Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
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.
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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).
Note
•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.
•Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional), turn the camera off.•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
•Motion pictures cannot be printed out.
Touch [PictBridge(PTP)].
•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. 
						

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Selecting a single picture and printing it
Drag the screen horizontally to select an 
image, and then touch [Print].
Touch [Print start].
•Refer to  P133 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
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.
•Select the picture you wish to print. (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.  (P108)
[Favorite] Prints the pictures set as favorites only.  (P107)
Touch [Print start].
•Refer to P133 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
PrintMulti Print 
						

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Connecting to other equipment
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.
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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.•Depending on the printer, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if 
this is the case.
•When printing images with [Date Stamp] or [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 [Date Stamp]  (P89) or [Text Stamp]  (P102) or setting date printing 
at the time of the [Print Set]  (P108) setting 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
[ON] Date is printed.
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[Num.of prints] 
						

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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
•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
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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.
[Paper Size]
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritised.
[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
[Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritised.
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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Others
OthersScreen Display
∫In recording
Recording in Normal Picture Mode [ !] (Initial setting)
1 Recording Mode
2 Recording quality  (P91)
3 Picture size  (P75)
4 Quality  (P76)
5 Flash Mode  (P71)
6 Optical Image Stabilizer (P89) / : Jitter 
alert  (P20)
7 Focus  (P22)
8 AF area  (P22)
9 Battery indication  (P9)
10 Recording Mode selection  (P18)
11 Playback Mode selection  (P95)
12 Zooming with touch operation  (P51)
13 Touch shutter  (P21)
14 Shutter speed  (P19)
15 Aperture value  (P19)
16 ISO sensitivity (P77)
17 Display  (P46)
18 Menu  (P36)
19 Built-in memory  (P13)
: Card (P13)  (displayed only during recording)
20 Number of recordable pictures
¢  (P15)
¢[ i 99999] is displayed if there are more than 100,000 pictures remaining.
·1/60 1/60
1/60
F2.5
F2.5
F2.5100
100
100ISO
ISO
ISO
15
15
15
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∫In recording (after settings)
21 Available recording time  (P26):¢1
22 Number of days that have passed since 
the departure date¢2 (P68)
Name¢3  (P56)
23 Spot AF area  (P80)
24 Motion Deblur  (P31)
25 White Balance  (P78)
26 Color Mode  (P87)
27 Exposure Compensation  (P83)
28 Auto Bracket  (P84)
˜ : Burst  (P87)
29 Active Mode  (P92)
30 Macro Mode  (P81)
31 Auto Focus Mode  (P80)
32 AF Assist Lamp  (P88)
33 Intelligent Exposure  (P85)
34 Wind cut  (P92)
35 Histogram  (P40)
36 LCD Mode  (P39)
: LCD power save  (P41)
37 Date Stamp  (P89)
38 Self-timer Mode  (P74)
39 Minimum shutter speed
  (P85)40 Zoom/Extended Optical Zoom (P49) /
Digital Zoom  (P49, 86) /Intelligent Zoom (P49) : 
41 Current date and time/ “: Travel destination setting
¢2 (P70)
42 Age¢3  (P56)
Location¢ 2 (P68)
43 Elapsed recording time  (P26)
44 Shortcut setting area  (P52)
45 Recording state
¢
1 “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute and “s” for second.¢2 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.
¢3 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in [Baby1]/[Baby2] or [Pet] in Scene Mode.
3s
111
B/WB/WB/W
26 27
38
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43
37
31 30
32
33
35
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21
29 
24 25
232228
45
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Others
∫In playback
1 Playback Mode  (P95)
2 / : Recording quality  (P91)
3 Color Mode  (P87)
4 Protected picture  (P110)
5 Favorites  (P107)
6 Date/Text stamped display  (P89, 102)
7 My Photo Album registration  (P116)
8 Playback (Motion Picture) (P28)
9 : Number of prints  (P108)
: Beauty Retouch  (P113)
: Art Retouch (P115)
10 Picture size  (P75)
11 Quality  (P76)
12 Elapsed playback time  (P28):
¢1
13 Battery indication  (P9)
14 Picture number/Total pictures
15 Power LCD  (P39)
: LCD power save  (P41)
16 Histogram  (P40)
17 Recording Mode selection  (P18)
18 Playback Mode selection  (P95)
19 Application  (P35)
20 Delete  (P33)
21 Multi Playback (P25)
22 Recording information  (P46)
23 Number of days that have passed since the departure date  (P68)
Age  (P56)
24 Display  (P46)
25 Menu  (P36)
26 Shortcut setting area  (P52)
27 Recorded date and time/World Time  (P70)/Name
¢2 (P56 , 65)/Location¢2 (P68) /
Title¢ 2 (P101)
28 Motion picture recording time (P28) :¢1
29 Folder/File number  (P129)
Built-in memory  (P13)
Cable disconnection warning icon  (P131)
¢
1 “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute and “s” for second.¢2 It is displayed in order of [Title], [Location], [Name] ([Baby1]/[Baby2], [Pet]), [Name] ([Face 
Recog.]).
100 _
0001
100 100 _
0001
0001
100 _
00011/15
1/15
1/159s 9s
9s
10:00 DEC.1.2011 10:00 DEC.1.2011
10:00 DEC.1.2011 
9s
9s
9s
B/W
B/W
B/W
1ST DAYST DAY
1ST DAY
9
2
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13
14
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24 25 26 27
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28
R8m30s
ECO
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Cautions for Use
Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as 
microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).
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If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be 
disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.
•Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting 
the pictures and/or sound.
•Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields 
created by speakers or large motors.
•Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by mi croprocessors may adversely affect this unit, 
disturbing the pictures and/or sound.
•If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly, 
turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (optional). Then reinsert the 
battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on.
Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.
•If you record near radio transmitters or high-v oltage lines, the recorded pictures and/or sound 
may be adversely affected.
Always use the supplied cords and cables.  If you use optional accessories, use the 
cords and the cables supplied with them.
Do not extend the cords or the cables.
Do not spray the camera with insecticides or volatile chemicals.
•
If the camera is sprayed with such chemicals, the body of the camera may be damaged and the 
surface finish may peel off.
•Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time.
Optimal use of the camera 
						

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Others
Before cleaning the camera, remove the battery or the DC coupler (optional), or 
disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry soft 
cloth.
•
When the camera is soiled badly, it can be cleaned by wiping the dirt off with a wrung wet cloth, 
and then with a dry cloth.
•Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, alcohol, kitchen detergents, etc., to clean the 
camera, since it may deteriorate the external case or the coating may peel off.
•When using a chemical cloth, be sure to follow the accompanying instructions.
•Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force. Uneven colors may appear on the LCD 
monitor and it may malfunction.
•If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker 
than usual at first. However, the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal 
temperature of the camera increases.
•Do not press against the lens with excessive force.•Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun, as rays of light from the sun may cause it 
to malfunction. Also, be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window.
Cleaning
About the LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is em ployed to produce the LCD monitor screen. 
However, there may be some dark or bright  spots (red, blue or green) on the screen. 
This is not a malfunction. The LCD monitor screen has more than 99.99% effective 
pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. The spots will not be 
recorded on pictures on the built-in memory or a card.
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The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery. Its ability to generate power comes 
from the chemical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to 
the surrounding temperature and humidity. If the temperature is too high or too low, 
the operating time of the battery will become shorter.
Always remove the battery after use.
•
Place the removed battery in a plastic bag, and store or carry away from metallic objects (clips, 
etc.).
If you drop the battery accidentally, check to see if the body of the battery and the 
terminals are damaged.
•
Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera.
Bring charged spare batteries when going out.
•Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions 
such as at a ski resort.
•When you travel, do not forget to bring the battery charger (supplied) so that you can charge 
the battery in the country that you are traveling in.
Dispose of unusable battery.
•The battery has a limited life.•Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion.•The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws. Call the 
RBRC hotline at 1-800-822-8837 for information.
Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects (such as 
necklaces, hairpins etc.).
•
This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a 
battery.
•If you use the battery charger near a radio, the radio reception may be disturbed.•Keep the charger 1 m (3.28 feet) or more away from radios.•The charger may generate whirring sounds when it is being used. This is not a malfunction.•After use, be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet. (A very 
small amount of current is consumed if it is left connected.)
•Keep the terminals of the charger and battery clean.
Battery
Charger