Panasonic Dmc Fz18 Operating Instructions Manual

							Advanced (Playback)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
Registered text, recorded date, age and 
travel dates can be stamped onto recorded 
pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. 
(Pictures with a picture size larger than 
[ ] will be resized when stamping the 
date etc. on them.)
Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE] or 
[MULTI] and then press [MENU/
SET].
 Text and dates cannot be stamped on 
the following pictures.
– Pictures recorded without setting the 
clock
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAWiJPEG]
– Pictures recorded with other 
equipment
– Pictures that were previously stamped 
with [TEXT STAMP]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with Audio
∫Single setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press4.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select 
[SHOOTING DATE], [AGE], 
[TRAVEL DATE] or [TITLE] and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set 
each item.
[SHOOTING DATE]
[AGE]
If this is set to [ON], the age is stamped 
on pictures recorded when the camera 
was set to [AGE].
[TRAVEL DATE]
If this is set to [ON], the travel date is 
stamped on pictures recorded when 
[TRAVEL DATE] was set to [ON].
[TITLE]
Text is printed together with the image 
for pictures that have already been 
recorded with text in [BABY1]/[BABY2] 
(P61) or [PET] (P62) name settings in 
scene mode or [TITLE EDIT].
3Press [MENU/SET]. If you set [TEXT STAMP] for a picture 
with a picture size larger than [ ], the 
picture size will become smaller as 
shown below.
 The picture becomes slightly rougher.
[TEXT STAMP]
Stamping text, dates and other 
registered information on recorded 
pictures
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[W/O TIME]Stamp the year, month 
and date.
[WITH TIME]Stamp the year, month, 
day, hour and minutes.
Aspect ratio 
settingPicture size
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							Advanced (Playback)
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4Press 3/4 to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
(The screen shown appears when you 
select a picture recorded with a [ ] 
picture size.)
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears if the picture was 
recorded with a picture size [ ] or 
less.
 The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. Pictures stamped with text 
cannot be restored once they are 
overwritten.
 A picture stamped with text is newly 
created when you select [NO].
 If the original picture is protected, you 
cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create the picture stamped with 
text.
5Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 The text stamp icon [ ] A appears 
on screen if the picture is stamped with 
text.
 Use playback zoom to check added text 
and dates information B.
∫Multi setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to SET/
CANCEL.
 Repeat this step.
2Press [MENU/SET].After performing step 2, perform 
step 2 onwards in “Single setting” 
(P101).
When you print pictures stamped with 
text, the date will be printed over the 
stamped text if you specify printing of 
the date at the photo shop or on the 
printer.
 We recommend that you use text 
stamping when there is plenty of space in 
the built-in memory or the card.
 You can set up to 50 pictures at one time 
in [MULTI].
 If you select [YES] in step 
4 when the 
pictures selected under [MULTI] include 
protected pictures, a message appears 
and only the protected pictures cannot be 
stamped with text.
 Depending on the printer being used, 
some characters may be cut at printing. 
Check before printing.
 You cannot use the following functions if 
text has been stamped on the picture.
– [TEXT STAMP]
– The [PRINT WITH DATE] setting for 
DPOF print 
–[RESIZE]
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A
B
[SET]The [TEXT STAMP] icon 
A appears.
[CANCEL]The [TEXT STAMP] icon 
A disappears.
A
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							Advanced (Playback)
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–[TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]
 When text is stamped onto the [ ] 
pictures, it is difficult to read it.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a 
system that allows the user to select which 
pictures to print, how many copies of each 
picture to print and whether or not to print 
the recording date on the pictures when 
using a DPOF compatible photo printer or 
photo printing store. For details, ask at your 
photo printing store.
When you want to use a photo printing 
store to print pictures recorded on the 
built-in memory, copy them to a card (P109) 
and then set the DPOF setting.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/
white_e.htm
Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 You cannot select [CANCEL] if there 
are no prints that have been set in the 
DPOF print settings.∫Single setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture to 
print and then press 3/4 to set 
the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] A 
appears.
 The number of prints can be set from 0 
to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫Multi setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture to 
print and then press 3/4 to set 
the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] B 
appears.
 Repeat the above procedure. (You 
cannot set all the pictures at one time.)
 The number of prints can be set from 0 
to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
[DPOF PRINT]
Setting the picture to print and the 
number of prints
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A
B
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							Advanced (Playback)
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∫To cancel all settings
1Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 DPOF print settings on the built-in 
memory are canceled when a card is 
not inserted. DPOF print settings on the 
card are canceled when a card is 
inserted.
∫To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/
cancel printing with the recording date by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
 The date print icon [ ] C appears.
 When you go to a photo printing store for 
digital printing, be sure to order the 
printing of the date additionally if required.
 Depending on the photo printing store or 
the printer, the date may not be printed 
even if you set to print the date. For further 
information, ask at your photo printing 
store or refer to the operating instructions 
for the printer.
 The date cannot be printed on pictures 
stamped with text.
 If you set [TEXT STAMP] for pictures that 
have been set for date printing, the date 
printing setting is canceled.
 DPOF is an abbreviation of “Digital Print 
Order Format”. This feature allows you to 
write print information to media and then 
use the information on a DPOF-compliant 
system.
 DPOF print setting is a convenient 
function when printing pictures with a 
printer that supports PictBridge. The date 
printing setting on the printer may take 
priority over the date printing setting on 
the camera. Check the date printing 
setting on the printer also. (P113)
 Some DPOF information set by other 
equipment cannot be used. In such cases, 
delete all of the DPOF information and 
then set it again with this camera.
 If the file is not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print setting cannot 
be set.
 Pictures that were taken with the 
[QUALITY] set to [RAW] cannot be printed 
using DPOF print.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can set protection for pictures you do 
not want to be deleted by mistake.
Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
MENUSET
C
DATE
[PROTECT]
Preventing accidental erasure of 
pictures
MENUSET
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							Advanced (Playback)
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∫Single setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to SET/
CANCEL.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫Multi setting/To cancel all settings
Perform the same operation as in 
“[DPOF PRINT]”. (P103 to 104)
 If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling 
protection, the canceling will stop halfway.
 The protect setting may not be effective 
on other equipment.
 If you want to delete protected pictures, 
cancel their protection.
 Even if you protect pictures in the built-in 
memory or a card, they will be deleted if 
the built-in memory or the card is 
formatted.
 Even if you do not protect pictures on an 
SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory 
Card, they cannot be deleted when the 
card’s Write-Protect switch B is set to 
[LOCK].
 The following functions cannot be used 
with protected pictures.
–[ROTATE]–[AUDIO DUB.]
– [TITLE EDIT]
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can add the audio after taking a 
picture.
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to start audio 
recording.
 The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO 
DATA?] screen appears when audio has 
already been recorded. Press 3 to 
select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET] to start audio recording. (The 
original audio is overwritten.)
 Audio dubbing cannot be used with the 
following pictures.
– Motion pictures
– Protected pictures
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAWiJPEG]
2Press 4 to stop recording.
 The audio recording stops 
automatically if 4 is not pressed after 
about 10 seconds.
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
[SET]The protect icon [ ] A 
appears.
[CANCEL]The protect icon [ ] A 
disappears.
A
2
[AUDIO DUB.] 
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							Advanced (Playback)
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 Audio dubbing may not work properly on 
pictures recorded by other equipment.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
We recommend resizing to [ ] if you 
want to attach a picture to an e-mail or use 
it on a website.
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
2Press 2/1 to select the size and 
then press 4.
 Sizes smaller than the recorded picture 
are displayed.
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
3Press 3/4 to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
 The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. Resized pictures cannot 
be restored when they are overwritten.
 A resized picture is newly created when 
you select [NO].
 If the original picture is protected, you 
cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a resized picture.
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 The following pictures cannot be resized.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAWiJPEG]
– Motion pictures
– Flip animation
– Pictures with audio
– Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
 It may not be possible to resize pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
[RESIZE]
Making the picture size smaller
Aspect ratio set-
tingPicture size
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MENUSET
Aspect ratio set-
tingPicture size
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							Advanced (Playback)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can enlarge and then clip the important 
part of the recorded picture.
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
 The following pictures cannot be 
trimmed.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAWiJPEG]
– Motion pictures
– Flip animation
– Pictures with audio
– Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
2Enlarge or decrease the parts to 
be trimmed with the zoom lever.
3Press 3/4/2/1 to move the 
position of the part to be trimmed.
4Press the shutter button. The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
5Press 3/4 to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
 The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. The trimmed pictures 
cannot be restored when they are 
overwritten.
 A trimmed picture is newly created 
when you select [NO].
 When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a trimmed picture.
6Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 Depending on the cut size, the picture size 
of the trimmed picture may become 
smaller than that of the original picture.
 The picture quality of the trimmed picture 
will deteriorate.
 It may not be possible to trim pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
[TRIMMING]
Enlarging a picture and trimming itMENUSET
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							Advanced (Playback)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can convert pictures taken with a 
[ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] 
aspect ratio.
1Press 3/4 to select [ ] or 
[ ] and then press [MENU/SET].
 The following pictures cannot be 
converted.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW] or [RAWiJPEG]
– Motion pictures
– Flip animation
– Pictures with audio
– Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
2Press 2/1 to select a picture and 
then press 4.
 If you select and set a picture with an 
aspect ratio other than [ ], the 
message 
[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE] 
is displayed on the screen.
3Press 2/1 to determine the 
horizontal position and press the 
shutter button to set.
 Use 3/4 to set the frame position for 
pictures rotated vertically.
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
4Press 3/4 to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
 The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. If you convert the aspect 
ratio of a picture and then overwrite it, 
you cannot restore it.
 A picture with the converted aspect 
ratio is newly created when you select 
[NO].
 When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a picture with the 
converted aspect ratio.
5Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 After converting the aspect ratio, the 
picture size may become larger than that 
of the original picture.
 Files that do not conform to the DCF 
standard cannot be converted.
 You may not be able to convert pictures 
taken on other equipment.
[ASPECT CONV.]
Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 
picture
MENUSET
MENUSET
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							Advanced (Playback)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
You can copy recorded picture data from 
the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.
1Press 3/4 to select the copy 
destination and then press 
[MENU/SET].

All the picture data in the built-in 
memory are copied onto the card at 
one time. > step 
3.

One picture at a time is copied from the 
card to the built-in memory. > step 
2.
2Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
(Only when selecting [ ])
3Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(The illustration shows the screen when 
pictures are copied from the built-in 
memory to a card.)
 The message [COPY THIS PICTURE 
TO BUILT-IN MEMORY?] appears when 
you copy pictures from the card to the 
built-in memor y.
 If you press [MENU/SET] while copying 
pictures from the built-in memory to the 
card, the copying will stop halfway. Do not turn the camera off or perform 
any other operations before copying is 
finished. The data on the built-in 
memory or the card may be damaged 
or lost.
4Press [MENU/SET] several times 
to close the menu.
 If you copy from the built-in memory to 
a card, all the pictures are copied and 
then the screen automatically returns to 
the playback screen.
 If you copy picture data from the built-in 
memory to a card which does not have 
sufficient free space, the picture data will 
only be copied halfway. We recommend 
using a card which has more free space 
than the built-in memory (about 27 MB). 
 If a picture exists with the same name 
(folder number/file number) as the picture 
to be copied in the copy destination when 
[ ] is selected, a new folder is 
created and the picture is copied.
If a picture exists with the same name 
(folder number/file number) as the picture 
to be copied in the copy destination when 
[ ] is selected, that picture is not 
copied.
 It may take time to copy the picture data.
 Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic 
digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied.
(Even if the pictures were recorded with a 
Panasonic digital camera, you may not be 
able to copy them if they were edited with 
a PC.)
 DPOF settings on the original picture data 
will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings 
again after copying is finished. (P103)
[COPY]
Copying the picture dataMENUSET
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							Advanced (Playback)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P93)
Usually, it is not necessary to format the 
built-in memory and the card. 
Format them when the message 
[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR] or 
[MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears.
Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(The illustration shows the screen when 
the built-in memory is formatted.)
 When a card is not inserted, you can 
format the built-in memory. When a 
card is inserted, you can format the 
card.
 If you press [MENU/SET] while 
formatting the built-in memory, the 
formatting will stop halfway. (However, 
all the pictures will be deleted.)
 Formatting irretrievably deletes all the 
data including any protected pictures. 
Check the data carefully before 
formatting.
 If the card has been formatted on a PC or 
other equipment, format it on the camera 
again.
 Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; 
optional) when formatting.
 Do not turn the camera off during 
formatting.
 It may take longer to format the built-in 
memory than the card. (Max. about 
15 sec.) You cannot format an SD Memory Card or 
an SDHC Memory Card when the card’s 
Write-Protect switch A is set to [LOCK].
 If the built-in memory or the card cannot 
be formatted, consult your nearest 
Service Center.
[FORMAT]
Initializing the built-in memory or a 
card
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For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : [email protected]
For Canadian assistance, please call:
1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or  
send e-mail to: [email protected]
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