Panasonic Dmc Fz28 Operating Instructions Manual

							Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FZ28
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,please read the inst ructions completely.
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For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or 
                                    send e-mail to: [email protected]  
PCP
until 
2008/7/20
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Before UseBefore UseDear Customer,
Thank you for choosing Panasonic!
You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market 
today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. 
Please take time to fill in the information on the below.
The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to 
retain this manual  as your convenient Camera information source.
Information for Your Safety
Carefully observe copyright laws.
Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material 
for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for 
the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.
•
Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital 
Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these 
Operating Instructions.
SDHC Logo is a trademark.Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.
A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have 
purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to 
recycle this battery.
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR 
SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, 
SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE 
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND 
SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
RBRC
Li-ion
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Before Use
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec
tly replaced. Replace only with the same or 
equivalent type recommended by the manuf acturer. Dispose of used batteries 
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Warning
Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 xC (140oF) or 
incinerate.
Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
FCC Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the instructions,  may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a 
particular installation. If this equipment  does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the 
user is encouraged to try to correct the inte rference by one or more of the following 
measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is 
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution:To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation 
instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when 
connecting to computer  or peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not expressl y approved by the party responsible for 
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
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Before Use
-If you see this symbol-
∫About the battery pack

Do not heat or expose to flame.Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of 
time with doors and windows closed.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: Panasonic
Model No.: DMC-FZ28
Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation of  North America One Panasonic Way, 
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Elec tronics Company 1-800-211-PANA (7262)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) 
this device must accept any interference  received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation.
Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union
This symbol is only valid in the European Union.
If you wish to discard this prod uct, please contact your local 
authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.
CAUTION
Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit.Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals.Do not touch the plug terminals ( i and j ) with metal objects.Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off 
thoroughly with water.
If any electrolyte should come into contac t with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse 
eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor.
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Before Use
∫About the battery charger
∫ Care of the camera

Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc.
This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD 
monitor may be damaged.
 Retract the lens before carrying the camera or playing back pictures. 
Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to 
malfunction.
–Places with a lot of sand or dust.–Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day 
or on a beach.
Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands. Also, be careful not to allow 
liquids, sand and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens, buttons etc.
If water or seawater splashes on the camera, use a dry cloth to wipe the camera body 
carefully.
∫ About Condensation (When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up)
Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of 
condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction.
If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will 
disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient 
temperature.
∫ Read together with the “Cautions for Use”. (P125)
CAUTION!
DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR 
IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO 
PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, 
ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT 
THE VENTILATION VENTS.
Battery charger
This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V.
But

In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger must be connected to a 120 V AC power 
supply only.
When connecting to an AC supply outside of th
e U.S.A. or Canada, use a plug adaptor to 
suit the AC outlet configuration.
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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
Quick Guide .............................................. 8
Standard Accessories ............................... 9
Names of the Components ..................... 10
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap ................. 12
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 13
Preparation
Charging the Battery ............................... 15
About the Battery (charging/number of 
recordable pictures) ................................ 16
Inserting and Removing the Card 
(optional)/the Battery .............................. 17
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........ 18
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 20• Changing the clock setting ............... 20
Setting the Menu..................................... 21 • Setting menu items ........................... 22
• Using the quick menu ....................... 23
About the Setup Menu ............................ 24
Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 30
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic 
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............. 32 • Scene detection ................................ 33
• AF Tracking Function ....................... 33
• About the flash .................................. 34
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode ...... 34
Taking pictures with your favorite 
settings (Program AE mode) .................. 35 • Focusing ........................................... 36
• When the subject is not in focus 
(such as when it is not in the 
center of the composition of the 
picture you want to take) .................. 36
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) ....... 37
• Direction detection function .............. 37
• Enlarge the focus point (display  focus point) ....................................... 37
• Program shift .................................... 37
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 38 • Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Digital Zoom ............................... 38
Playing back Pictures 
([NORMAL PLAY]) .................................. 40
• Confirm the picture in [REC] mode (Review) ........................................... 41
• Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi 
Playback).......................................... 41
• Using the Playback Zoom ................. 41
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode .... 42 Deleting Pictures..................................... 42
• To delete a single picture.................. 42
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures.............. 43
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ......... 44
Taking Pictures using the Built-in 
Flash ....................................................... 46 • Switching to the appropriate flash 
setting ............................................... 46
Taking Close-up Pictures........................ 51
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 52
Compensating the Exposure .................. 53
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Color Bracket .......................................... 54
• Auto Bracket ..................................... 54
• Color Bracket .................................... 54
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 55
Taking pictures by specifying the 
aperture/shutter speed............................ 56 • Aperture-priority AE .......................... 56
• Shutter-priority AE ............................ 57
Taking picture by setting the exposure 
manually ................................................. 57
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed ......... 58
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 59
• MF ASSIST ....................................... 60
Registering Personal Menu Settings 
(Registering custom settings) ................. 61
Taking pictures in Custom mode ............ 62
Taking expressive portraits and 
landscape pictures 
(Advanced scene mode) ......................... 63 •  [PORTRAIT]..................................... 63
•  [SCENERY] ..................................... 64
•  [SPORTS] ........................................ 65
•  [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ........................ 65
•  [CLOSE-UP] .................................... 66
Taking pictures that match the scene 
being recorded (Scene mode) ................ 66
• 2  [PARTY] ...................................... 67
•  3  [CANDLE LIGHT]........................ 67
•  :  [BABY1]/ ; [BABY2].................. 68
•  í  [PET] ........................................... 68
•  ï  [SUNSET] ................................... 69
•  9  [HIGH SENS.] ............................. 69
•  ô  [HI-SPEED BURST].................... 69
• [FLASH BURST] ......................... 70
• [PANNING].................................. 70
•  5  [STARRY SKY] ........................... 71
•  4  [FIREWORKS] ............................ 72
•  6  [BEACH] ..................................... 72
•  8  [SNOW]....................................... 73
•  7  [AERIAL PHOTO] ....................... 73
• [PIN HOLE] ................................. 73
• [FILM GRAIN] ............................. 73
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Motion Picture Mode ............................... 74
Useful Functions at Travel 
Destinations ............................................ 76• Recording which Day of the 
Vacation and the Location of the 
Vacation ........................................... 76
• Recording Dates/Times at  Overseas Travel Destinations 
(World Time) ..................................... 78
Using the [REC] Mode Menu .................. 79
• @  [PICTURE SIZE]........................... 79
•  A  [QUALITY] ................................... 80
•  ?  [ASPECT RATIO] ....................... 80
•  [INTELLIGENT ISO] ................... 81
•  > [SENSITIVITY] ............................ 81
•   [ISO LIMIT SET] ........................ 82
•  =  [WHITE BALANCE] .................... 82
•  C  [METERING MODE].................... 84
•  [AF MODE] ................................. 84
•   [PRE AF] .................................... 87
•  [AF/AE LOCK] ............................ 88
• 
 [I.EXPOSURE]............................ 88
•  ) [DIGITAL ZOOM] ........................ 89
•  H  [COLOR EFFECT] ....................... 89
•  I  [PICT.ADJ.]................................. 89
•  [STABILIZER] ............................ 90
•   [MIN. SHTR SPEED] .................. 90
•  B [AUDIO REC.] ............................... 91
•  F  [AF ASSIST LAMP] ................... 91
•   [FLASH SYNCHRO] ................... 92
•  [FLIP ANIM.] .............................. 92
• 
 [CONVERSION] ......................... 93
•  U  [CLOCK SET]............................... 93
Advanced (Playback)
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence 
(Slide Show) ........................................... 94
Selecting Pictures and Playing them 
Back ([CATEGORY PLAY]/
[FAVORITE PLAY]) ................................ 96
• [CATEGORY PLAY] ......................... 96
• [FAVORITE PLAY]............................ 96
Playing Back Motion Pictures/
Pictures with Audio ................................. 97 • Motion pictures ................................. 97
• Pictures with audio............................ 97
Creating still pictures from a motion 
picture ..................................................... 98
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu....... 99
•  [CALENDAR] .............................. 99
•  [TITLE EDIT] ............................ 100
•  [TEXT STAMP] ......................... 101
• Q  [RESIZE]................................... 103 •  [TRIMMING] ............................. 104
•  [LEVELING] .............................. 105
• 
?  [ASPECT CONV.] ..................... 105
•  N  [ROTATE]/
M  [ROTATE DISP.] ....................... 106
•  Ü  [FAVORITE] ............................... 107
•  O  [DPOF PRINT] ........................... 108
•  P  [PROTECT]............................... 109
•  B [AUDIO DUB.] ............................. 110
•  S  [COPY] .................................... 110
Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC ............................... 112
Printing the Pictures .............................. 114
• Selecting a single picture and 
printing it ......................................... 115
• Selecting multiple pictures and  printing them ................................... 115
• Print Settings .................................. 116
Playing Back Pictures on a 
TV Screen ............................................. 118 • Playing back pictures using the 
AV cable (supplied) ........................ 118
• Playing back pictures on a TV 
with an SD Memory Card slot ......... 119
• Playing back on the TV with 
component  socket .......................... 119
Using the Conversion Lens 
(optional) ............................................... 120
Using the Protector/Filter ...................... 122
Others
Screen Display ...................................... 123
Cautions for Use ................................... 125
Message Display .................................. 128
Functions that cannot be set or will 
not work under some conditions ........... 130
Troubleshooting .................................... 134
Number of Recordable Pictures and 
Available Recording Time ..................... 142
Specifications ........................................ 146
Digital Camera Accessory System........ 149
Digital Camera Accessory Order 
Form (For USA Customers) .................. 150
Request for Service Notice 
(For USA Only) ..................................... 151
Limited Warranty (For USA Only) ......... 152
Customer Services Directory 
(For USA Only) ..................................... 154
Précautions à prendre 
(pour le Canada) ................................... 155
Index ..................................................... 157
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Before Use
Before UseQuick Guide
This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each 
step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets.
Charge the battery. (P15)
The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the battery 
before use.
Insert the battery and the card.  
(P17)
When you do not use the card, you can 
record or play back pictures on the 
built-in memory.  (P18) Refer to  P19 
when you use a card.
Turn the camera on to take 
pictures.
1 Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ !].
2 Press the shutter button to take 
pictures.  (P32)
Play back the pictures.
1Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ (].
2 Select the picture you want to view.  
(P40)
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Before Use
Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.
1Battery Pack(Indicated as  battery in the text)
Charge the battery before use.
2 Battery Charger (Indicated as  charger in the text)
3 USB Connection Cable
4 AV Cable
5 CD-ROM 
Software:
Use it to install the software to your PC.
6 Shoulder Strap
7 Lens Cap/Lens Cap String
8 Lens Hood
A: Silver
B:Black
9 Hood Adaptor

SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and 
MultiMediaCard are indicated as  card in the 
text.
The card is optional.
You can record or play back pictures on the 
built-in memory when you are not using a 
card.
For information about optional accessories, 
refer to the “Digital Camera Accessory 
System”.  (P149)
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Before Use
Names of the Components
1 Lens (P126)
2Flash  (P46)
3 Self-timer indicator  (P52)
AF assist lamp  (P91)
4 Microphone  (P74, 91,  110)
5 Flash open button  (P46)
6 Diopter adjustment dial  (P45)
7 Viewfinder  (P44, 123)
8 Speaker  (P97)
9 [EVF/LCD] button (P44)
10 [AF/AE LOCK] button  (P33, 86,  88)
11 Joystick  (P23, 37,  56, 57, 60)
The joystick is operated in two different ways: it can be moved in the up, down, left 
and right directions to perform an operation, or it can be pressed to select. In these 
operating instructions, it is pictured as shown in the figure below or described with 
3/ 4/2/1 .
Example: When the joystick is moved 
toward  2 (left)
Place your finger on the right side of the 
joystick, and move the joystick toward 
the left.
or Move  2
Push the joystick straight in.
or Press 1234
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