Panasonic Dmc Fz18 Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC 
by connecting the camera and the PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] 
(for Windows
®) in the CD-ROM (supplied) 
allows you to easily acquire pictures 
recorded with the camera to a PC, print 
them and send them by e-mail.
If you use “Windows
 98/98SE”, install 
the USB driver and then connect it to 
the computer.
Read the separate operating...

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 If you use “Windows 98/98SE/Me”, 
download “QuickTime 6.5.2 for Windows” 
from the following site, and install it.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
quicktime652forwindows.html
 This software is installed as standard on a 
“Macintosh OS”.
∫Folder Composition
Folders are displayed as shown in the 
following illustration.
 The data for up to 999 pictures recorded 
by the camera can be included in 1 folder. 
If the number of pictures exceeds 999, 
another...

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correctly when the camera is connected to 
a PC. Import the motion picture files to the 
PC and then play them back.
 If battery power is exhausted while the 
camera and the PC are communicating, 
the recorded data may be damaged. 
When you connect the camera to the PC, 
use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; 
optional).
 If the remaining battery power becomes 
low while the camera and the PC are 
communicating, the alarm beeps....

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 Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [ ] mark facing the [1] mark on 
the [DIGITAL] socket.
 Hold the USB connection cable at 1 
and insert straight in or take straight 
out.
 If the mode dial is not set to [ ] when 
the camera is connected to the printer, 
disconnect the USB connection cable, set 
the mode dial to [ ] and then connect 
the USB connection cable again. 
(Depending on the printer, it may be 
necessary to turn it off and then on again.)
 Do...

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¢This only appears when [FAVORITE] is 
set to [ON]. (However if none of the 
pictures have [ ] displayed, you 
cannot select it even if [FAVORITE] is 
set to [ON].)
3Press 3 to select [PRINT START] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 [PRINT WITH DATE] and 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] are not displayed 
when [DPOF PICTURE] is set.
 The [DPOF SET] is displayed when 
[DPOF PICTURE] is selected. If you 
selected [DPOF SET], refer to P103 
and set them.
 Press [MENU/SET] to cancel...

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¢These items cannot be displayed when 
the printer does not support the paper 
sizes.
[PAGE LAYOUT]
(Layouts for printing that can be set with 
this unit)
 An item cannot be selected if the printer 
does not support the page layout.
∫Setting the date printing with the 
DPOF print in advance
We recommend setting DPOF date printing 
with [DPOF PRINT] (P104) in advance 
when the printer supports it. If you select 
[DPOF PICTURE], printing starts and the 
recording...

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Playing Back Pictures 
on a TV Screen
∫Playing back pictures using the AV 
cable (supplied)
 Set the [TV ASPECT].
 Turn this unit and the TV off.
1Connect the AV cable A 
(supplied) to the [AV OUT] socket 
on the camera.
 Connect the AV cable with the [ ] 
mark facing the [1] mark on the 
[AV OUT] socket.
 Hold the AV cable at B and insert 
straight in or take straight out.
2Connect the AV cable to the video 
input and the audio input sockets 
on the TV.
1 Yellow:...

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Others
Using the MC 
Protector/ND Filter
The MC protector (DMW-LMC46; optional) 
is a transparent filter which affects neither 
the colors nor the amount of light, so it can 
always be used to protect the camera’s 
lens.
The ND filter (DMW-LND46; optional) 
reduces the amount of light to 
approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the 
aperture value 3 increments) without 
affecting the color balance.
Close the flash, turn on the digital camera, 
rotate the zoom lever to Tele and then...

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6 Quality (P76)
In Motion picture mode (P65)
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: Jitter alert (P27)
7 Battery indication (P24)
8 Number of recordable pictures (P130)
Available recording time 
(P65):
9 Built-in memory (P16, 23)
: Card (P16, 23)
10 Recording state
11 AF area selection (P80)
MF operation (P52)
12 Joystick operation (P27, 33, 50, 51)
13 Shutter speed (P25)
: Intelligent ISO (P74)
14 Aperture value (P25)
15 Exposure compensation (P45)
16 Metering mode (P78)
17 Optical image stabilizer (P81)In...

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35 Zoom resume (P30)
/ : Conversion lens (P86)
: Backlight compensation (P29)
36 Auto bracket (P46)
37 Spot AF area (P78)
38 High angle mode (P39)
: Auto power LCD mode (P39)
: Power LCD mode (P39)
39 AF assist lamp (P82)
: Tele macro (P49)
40 Flash output adjustment (P43)
41 Spot metering target (P78)
42 MF (P52)
: AF macro (P48)
In playback
1 Playback mode (P33)
2 Number of DPOF prints (P103)
3 Protected picture (P104)
4 Picture with audio/Motion pictures 
(P91)
5 Picture size (P76)
6...