Panasonic Dmc Fx90 Owners Manual

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
AF Assist Lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button is pressed half-way 
making it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions. (Larger AF 
area is displayed depending on the recording conditions.)
[ ] ([On])/[ ] ([Off])
Applicable modes: 
When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) is selected, Digital Red-Eye Correction is 
performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatically detects red-eye and 
corrects the picture.
[ ] ([On])/[ ] ([Off])
Note
•
Only available when [AF Mode] is set to [ š] and Face Detection is active.•Under certain circumstances, red-eye cannot be corrected.
[AF Assist Lamp]
Note
•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is 1.5 m (4.92 feet).•When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp  A (e.g. when taking 
pictures of animals in dark places), set the [AF Assist Lamp] to [Off]. In this 
case, it will become more difficult to focus on the subject.
•[AF Assist Lamp] is fixed to [Off] in [Self Portrait], [Scenery], 
[Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Sunset], [Fireworks] and 
[Aerial Photo] in Scene Mode.
[Red-Eye Removal] 
						

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Applicable modes: 
Using this mode, jitter during picture taking is detected, and the camera automatically 
compensates for the jitter, enabli ng jitter-free images to be taken.
When recording motion pictures, “Active Mode” (stabilizer for motion pictures) will 
automatically function. This decreases the jitter of the image when recording motion 
picture while walking, etc.
[ ] ([On])/[ ] ([Off])
Note
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The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
–When there is a lot of jitter.–When the zoom magnification is high.–In Digital Zoom range.–When taking pictures while following a moving subject.–When the shutter speed becomes slower to ta ke pictures indoors or in dark places.•The setting is fixed to [On] in [Self Portrait] or [Handheld Night Shot] in Scene Mode.•The setting is fixed to [Off] in [Starry Sky] in Scene Mode.•In “Active Mode”, stronger effect of the correction can be achieved at the wide end.•Active Mode will not work in the following cases:–[VGA] of [MP4] is selected.–[Pin Hole] or [Film Grain] is selected in Scene Mode.
Applicable modes: 
You can take a picture with date and time of recording.
Note
•
Date information for pictures recorded with the [Date Stamp] set cannot be deleted.•When printing pictures with [Date Stamp] at a shop or with a printer, the date will be 
printed on top of the other if you choose to print with the date.
•If the time has not been set, you cannot stamp with the date information.•The setting is fixed to [Off] in the following cases.–In [Panorama Assist], [Hi-Speed Burst] and [Flash Burst] in Scene Mode–[Auto Bracket] and [Burst] in [Rec] Mode menu–When recording motion pictures•[Text Stamp], [Resize] and [Cropping] cannot  be set for pictures recorded with [Date Stamp] 
set.
•Even if you take a picture with [Date Stamp] set to [Off], it is possible to stamp dates into the 
recorded pictures using [Text Stamp]  (P102) or setup the Date print  (P109, 159) .
•Refer to P17  for details.
[Stabilizer]
[Date Stamp]
[ ] ([W/O Time]) Stamp the year, month, and day.
[ ] ([With Time]) Stamp the year, month, day, hour, and minutes.
[ ] ([Off])
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[Clock Set] 
						

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Recording
Using the [Motion Picture] Mode Menu
Applicable modes: 
For details on [Motion Picture] Mode menu settings, refer to P36.
This sets up the data format of motion pictures.
[Rec Mode]
[AVCHD] Select this format to record HD (high definition) video for playback on 
your HDTV using an HDMI connection.
[MP4] Select this format to record standard definition video for playback on 
your PC. 
						

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Applicable modes: 
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
When [AVCHD] is selected
When [MP4] is selectedNote
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What 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.
•To play back AVCHD 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/
[Rec Quality]
ItemPicture size/Bit ratefpsAspect ratio
[FSH] 1920k1080 pixels/Approx. 17 Mbps 60i
(CCD output is 30 fps)
16:9
[SH] 1280k720 pixels/Approx. 17 Mbps 60p
(CCD output is 30 fps)
ItemPicture size/Bit ratefpsAspect ratio
[FHD] 1920k1080 pixels/Approx. 20 Mbps
3016:9
[HD] 1280k720 pixels/Approx. 10 Mbps
[VGA] 640k480 pixels/Approx. 4 Mbps 4:3 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
It will continually keep on focusing on the subject that the focus was once set for.
[ ] ([On])/[ ] ([Off])Note
•
Set this function to [Off] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion 
picture recording.
•In [Starry Sky] and [Fireworks] in Scene Mode, this setting is fixed to [Off].
Applicable modes: 
If wind noise is detected when recording sound,  this mode prevents wind-noise from being 
recorded.
[ ] ([On])/[ ] ([Off])
Note
•
Sound quality may be different than usual when [Wind Cut] is set.
[Continuous AF]
[Wind Cut] 
						

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Playback/EditingVarious methods to playback
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods.
In Playback Mode touch [ ].
Touch the Playback Mode icon.
•Following items can be selected.
¢The playback method for the 3D pictures can be switched. This menu is only 
displayed during HDMI output. Refer to  P148 for details about the playback 
method.
 [2D/3D Settings]¢ [Filtering Play]  (P99)
 [Normal Play] (P30)  [Playback Album] (P100)
 [Slide Show]  (P97)  [Calendar] (P100) 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can 
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show co mposed of only still pictures, only motion 
pictures, only 3D pictures etc.
We recommend this feature when you view your  pictures by connecting the camera to a 
TV.
∫ Operations performed during slide show
•
Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
[Slide Show] Touch the group to playback.
•Refer to  P148 for the method to playback [3D Play] 
pictures in 3D.
•In [My Photo Album], touch the album you wish to 
play back.
For details on [My Photo Album], refer to  P114.
•In [Category Selection], touch the category you wish 
to play back.
For details on categories, refer to  P99.
Touch [Start].
1
Display control panel by touching screen.
•If no operation is done for 2 seconds, it will return to original status.
2Operate control panel by touching.
Play/PauseExit slide show
Back to previous picture
(while pausing/playing back 
motion pictures)Ahead to next picture
(while pausing/playing back 
motion pictures)
Increase volume levelReduce volume level 
						

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∫Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for Slide Show Playback by selecting 
[Effect] or [Setup] on the slide show menu screen.
[Effect]
This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when 
switching from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
•
When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
•[AUTO] can be used only when [Category Selection] has been selected. The pictures are 
played back with the recommended effects in each category.
•During the [Motion Pic. Only] slide show, [Effect] is fixed to [OFF].•Some [Effect] will not operate when playing back pictures displayed vertically.
[Setup]
[Duration] or [Repeat] can be set.
•
[Duration] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [Effect] setting.
ItemSettings
[Duration] [1 SEC.]/[2 SEC.]/[3 SEC.]/[5 SEC.]
[Repeat] [ON]/[OFF]
[Sound] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]: Music is pl
ayed when the still pictures are played 
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures 
are played back.
[MUSIC]: Music is played back.
[AUDIO]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back. 
						

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Playback/Editing
Pictures are classified into only still pictures, only motion pictures, or only 3D pictures etc., 
and played back.
∫ About the categories to be sorted
It will be sorted as following when [Category Selection] is set.
¢Play back by selecting and touching the pict ure of the person you desire to play back.
[Filtering Play]
ItemSettings
[Picture Only] Only still pictures are played back.
[Video Only] Only motion pictures are played back.
[3D Play] Only 3D pictures are played back.
•Refer to 
P148 for the method to playback [3D Play] pictures in 3D.
[Category Selection] This mode allows you to search images by Scene Mode or other 
categories (such as [Portrait], [Scenery] or [Night Scenery]) and sort 
the pictures into each of the categories. You can then play back the 
pictures in each category.
Touch the category to play back.
•Only the category for which pictures have 
been found can be selected.
[Favorite] You can play back the pictures you have set as [Favorite] (P107) .
Recording information e.g. Scene Modes
[Face Recog.]¢
*[Portrait], [i-Portrait], [Night Portrait], [i-Night Portrait], [Cosmetic Mode], 
[Baby1]/[Baby2], [i-Baby], [Self Portrait], [Transform]
,[Scenery], [i-Scenery], [Sunset], [i-Sunset], [Aerial Photo]
.[Night Scenery], [i-Night Scenery], [Night Portrait], [i-Night Portrait], [Starry Sky], 
[Handheld Night Shot]
[Sports], [Party], [Candle Light], [Fireworks], [Beach], [Snow], [Aerial Photo]
Î[Baby1]/[Baby2], [i-Baby]
í[Pet]
1[Food]
[Travel Date] 
						

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Pictures registered to an album can be played back by the albums with [My Photo Album].
•For details on [My Photo Album], refer to  P114.
You can display pictures by recording date.
Note
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The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
•You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2011.•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [World Time], the pictures are 
displayed by the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback.
[Playback Album]
[Calendar]
To u c h  [ 3]/[4] to select the month to be 
played back.
•If there were no pictures recorded during a month, 
that month is not displayed.
•Touch [ ] to display the multi playback screen.
Select the date you wish to play back, and 
then touch [Set].
Touch the picture you wish to play back.
•Touch [ ] to return to the calendar search display 
screen.