Panasonic Dmc Fx80 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power when formatting. Do not turn the camera off during 
formatting.
•If a card has been inserted, only the card is formatted. To format the built-in memory, remove 
the card.
•If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again.•It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card.•If you cannot format, contact the dealer or your nearest Service Centre.
•If you set a different language by mistake, select...

Recording
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RecordingAbout the LCD Monitor
Touch [ ] to change.
•During Playback Zoom, while playing back motion pictures and during a 
slide show, you can only select “Normal display G” or “No display I”.
¢1 If the [Histogram] in [Setup] menu is set to [On], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2 Name of the registered person in [Face Re cog.] is displayed when [ ] is touched.
In Recording ModeANormal display¢1
BNumber of recordable pictures
C Normal display¢1
DAvailable recording time
E No display
F No...

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
Taking pictures using the touch operation 
(Touch Shutter function)
Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture 
automatically.
To u c h  [ ] .
•Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with 
the Touch Shutter function becomes possible.: Touch Shutter enabled
: Touch Shutter disabled
Touch the subject you wish to 
focus on, and then take a picture.
•AF area is displayed at the position you touch, and a picture is taken....

Recording
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Applicable modes: 
Match the focusing and exposure to a desired 
subject using touch operations
 (Touch AF/AE)
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch screen.
•Perform the operation after cancelling the touch shutter function.
Touch the subject you wish to focus on.
•The AF area can be set freely at a position on the screen. (Cannot be set at the edge of 
the screen)
•Action will vary depending on the setting of [AF Mode]  (P84).•Touch AF/AE...

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Recording
∫Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
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The AF tracking frame will turn red and then turn off if the lock fails. Try to lock the frame again.•The camera records pictures with [AF Mode] as [ ] when locked or Dynamic Tracking is not 
working.
•AF Tracking is cancelled when the Touch Shutter is set to [ ].•It cannot be set to [ ] in the following conditions–In [Sepia], [Dynamic Monochrome], [High Dynamic], [Toy Effect], [Miniature Effect] or 
[Soft Focus] in Creative Control Mode
–In [Panorama...

Recording
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Applicable modes: 
Using zoom
You can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record 
landscapes in wide angle.
Setting the number of pixels to 8M or less will operate the Extra Optical Zoom to take 
zoomed pictures without affecting quality.
∫ Types of zooms
¢1 This includes the optical zoom magnification. The magnification level differs depending on 
[Picture Size] setting.
The zoom functions below can also be used  to further increase the zoom magnification.
¢2...

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Recording
∫Screen display
•
When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in 
conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) – ¶)
Note
•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra Optical Zoom”. It is possible to take more magnified pictures 
with the optical zoom.
•The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt 
the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom...

Recording
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To u c h  [ ] .
•The slide bar is displayed.
Drag the slidebar to zoom.
•You can also zoom by touching the zoom icon.
¢ Touching the icon again during the move stops the move.
•Zoom speed may be slower than normal in recording motion pictures.
Zooming with touch operation
[ ] The zoom position automatically 
moves to Tele.¢
[]The zoom position automatically 
moves to Wide.¢
/Slow zooming
/ Fast zooming 

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Recording
Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with different image effects
(Creative Control Mode)
You can add effects to the image as you record. You can set the effects you are adding as 
checking the recording screen.
Touch the Recording Mode icon in Recording Mode.
On the Recording Mode list screen, touch 
[Creative Control].
Touch the Creative Control Mode to set.
•The page can be changed by touching [ ]/[ ].•When [Toy Effect] is selected, you can change between cool, standard and warm 
colours...

Recording
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Note
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Creative Control Modes can be changed by touching [Creative Control] from the menu screen.•Creative Control settings are memorised even if the camera is turned off.•Because the camera is adjusted automatically during Creative Control Mode, the settings 
cannot be made for [Sensitivity], [White Balance], [i.Exposure], [Min. Shtr Speed], or 
[Color Mode].
•When recording using [Soft Focus]–Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if...