Panasonic Dmc Fz200 Owners Manual

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and 
playing them back as you like. There are also menus that enable you to have more fun with the 
camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock 
and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
∫Types of menus
Menu Description of settings
 [Rec]
  (P133  to 147 )This menu lets you set the Coloring, Sensitivity, Aspect Ratio, 
Number of pixels and other aspec ts of the pictures you are 
recording.
 [Motion Picture]
  (P148  to 151 )This menu lets you set the [Rec Mode], [Rec Quality], and 
other aspects for motion picture recording.
 [Playback Mode]
  (P156  to 160 )This menu lets you select the setting of the playback methods 
such as playback or slide show of only the pictures set as 
[Favorite].
 [Playback]
  (P161  to 175 )This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or Print 
Settings, etc. of recorded pictures.
 [Setup]
  (P55  to 68)This menu lets you perform the clock settings, select the 
operating beep tone settings and set other settings which 
make it easier for you to operate the camera. 
						

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•If you set [Menu Resume] (P67) in the [Setup] menu to [ON], the screen shows the last selected 
menu item when the camera was turned off.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [ Ø] (1-area-focusing) to [ š] (Face 
Detection)
1Press [MENU/SET].
∫ Close the menu
Press [MENU/SET] or press the shutter button halfway.
Setting menu items
2Press 3/ 4 or rotate the rear dial to select the 
menu item.
•It will switch to the next page when you reach the bottom. 
(It will also switch by rotating the zoom lever.)
3Press 1 or the rear dial.
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not appear or 
it may be displayed in a different way.
4Press 3/ 4 or rotate the rear dial to select the 
settings.
5Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set. 
						

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∫Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [Setup] menu from [Rec] menu
1Press  2.
2Press  4 or rotate the rear dial to select the [Setup] 
menu icon [ ].
3Press  1 or the rear dial.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
Note
•There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the 
modes or menu settings being used on the camera due to the 
specifications. 
						

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By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display style 
the camera is in.
1Press [Q.MENU] when recording.
4Press [Q.MENU] or press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
∫ Using the Quick Menu with the Rear Dial
You can also set the Quick Menu with the r ear dial, without changing your position or the 
camera angle when using the viewfinder.
1Press [Q.MENU] in the Recording Mode.
2Rotate the rear dial to select the item, and press the rear dial.
3Rotate the rear dial to select the setting, and press the rear dial to set.
•
Exit the menu after it is set.
Using the Quick Menu
2Press 2/ 1 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  2/1 to select the setting and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
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About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings before 
using them.
•
Refer to P27 for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Summer Time [ ]. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.) Press  3 
once more to return to the normal time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
[Clock Set] —
[World Time]
Set the time in your home area and travel destination.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record 
them on the pictures you take.
After selecting [Destination] or [Home], press 2/1 to select an 
area, and press [MENU/SET] to set.
•
Set [Home] first thing after purchasing. [Destination] can be set after 
setting up [Home].
“  [Destination]:
Travel destination area
A Current time of the destination area
B Time difference from home area
–  [Home]:
Your home area
C Current time
D Time difference from GMT (Greenwich 
Mean Time)
A
B
C
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•The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. If you 
set [World Time] to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock 
setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.
•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is not recorded before the departure 
date.
•[Travel Date] cannot be set for motion pictures recorded with [AVCHD].
•[Location] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•[Travel Date] cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other Recording Mode will be 
reflected.
[Travel Date]
Departure date and return date of the trip as well as the name of the 
travel destination can be set.
You can display the number of days that have passed when playing 
back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [Text 
Stamp]  (P164).
[Travel Setup]: [SET]: Departure date and return date are set. Elapsed days (how 
many days after) of the trip are recorded.
[OFF]
•
The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after the 
return date. If the [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], [Location] will be also 
set to [OFF].
[Location]: [SET]: Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording.
[OFF]
•
For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on  P132 .
[Beep]
This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound.
[Beep Level]: [Shutter Vol.]:
[u ]
[t ]
[s ] ([High])
([Low])
([OFF]) []
[]
[]([High])
([Low])
([OFF])
[Beep Tone]: [Shutter Tone]:
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•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change. Also, when 
connected, no sound is output from the camera speakers.
•Refer to P127 for details.
•At the time of purchase, AF/AE Lock is selected.
•Refer to P104 for details.
•The focus cannot be slightly adjusted with AF locked when recording motion pictures in Intelligent 
Auto Mode.
[Volume]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels.
[Cust.Set Mem.]Up to 4 current camera settings can be registered as custom settings.
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(DMC-FZ200) 
[AF/AE LOCK /Fn2]
(DMC-FZ60) 
[AF/AE LOCK /Fn1]
The function of the [AF/AE LOCK] button can be switched between 
AF/AE Lock and Fn(function).
(DMC-FZ200) 
[AF/AE LOCK]/[Fn2]
(DMC-FZ60) 
[AF/AE LOCK]/[Fn1]
[Fn Button Set]
Certain of the menus can be assigned to the function button. You may 
find it convenient to register a menu that you often use.
(DMC-FZ200) 
[Fn1 Button Set]/[Fn2 Button Set]/[Fn3 Button Set]
(DMC-FZ60) 
[Fn1 Button Set]/[Fn2 Button Set]
(DMC-FZ200) 
[Side Lever]
Switches the function of the side leve r to zoom or to adjust focus when 
the unit is set to Manual Focus.
[ZOOM]:
Control the zoom by sliding the side lever.
  (P72)[FOCUS]:
Adjusts the focus when the unit is set to Manual Focus
.  (P99)Sliding the side lever when AF is locked (when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway, or AF is locked with [AF/AE Lock]) will slightly adjust 
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•It will adjust the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is in use, and the viewfinder when the 
viewfinder is in use.
•Some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor/viewfinder. However, this 
does not affect the recorded pictures.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects may 
appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the recorded 
pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in 
Power LCD Mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again.
•When [LCD Mode] is set, the usage time is reduced.
•Refer to P69 for details.
[LCD Display]/
[Viewfinder]
Brightness, color, or red or blue tint of the LCD monitor/viewfinder is 
adjusted.
[Brightness]:
Adjust the brightness.
[Contrast · Saturation]:
Adjust the contrast or clarity of colors.
[Red Tint]:
Adjust the red tint.
[Blue Tint]:
Adjust the blue tint.
1Select the settings by pressing  3/4, and adjust with  2/1 .2Press [MENU/SET] to set.
[LCD Mode]
These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you 
are in bright places.
„  [Auto Power LCD]
¢:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is 
around the camera.
…  [Power LCD]:
The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when 
taking pictures outdoors.
[OFF]
¢Can be set only when Recording Mode is set.
[EVF Disp.Style]
This will set the display style of the Viewfinder.
[]: Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style 
						

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•Refer to P69 for details.
•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vert ical guidelines or the cross point of these lines, 
you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance 
of the subject.
•In [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed.
[LCD Disp.Style]
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor.
[]: Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style
[Guide Line]
This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a picture.
[]
[]
[]:
[OFF]Press 
3/4 /2 /1   to determine the 
position, then press the [MENU/SET] 
to set.
Press [DISP.] to return to the default 
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•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following 
conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [0] during exposure compensation or in the 
Manual Exposure Mode
–When the flash is activated–When the flash is closed
•When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places•When the exposure is not adequately adjusted•The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.
•The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode.•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.–Intelligent Auto Mode–Multi Playback
–When recording motion pictures–Playback Zoom–When HDMI mini cable is connected
–Calendar Search
•Motion picture recording area display is only an approximation.
•Recording area display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size setting.•It will be fixed to [OFF] during the Intelligent Auto Mode.
[Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram.
[ON]/[OFF]
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along 
the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of 
pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Adark
B optimal
C bright
[Video Rec Area]Angle of view for Motion Picture Recording can be checked.
[ON]/[OFF]