Panasonic Dmc Fz35 Operating Instructions Manual

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1:Close the card/battery door.
2:Slide the card/battery door to the end and then close it firmly.
•If the card/battery door cannot be completely 
closed, remove the card, check its direction and 
then insert it again.
Note
•Remove the battery after use.•Do not remove the battery while the power is on as the settings on the camera may not be 
stored properly.
•The supplied battery is designed only for the camera. Do not use it with any other equipment.•Before removing the card or...

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About the Built-in Memory/the Card
•You can copy the recorded pictures to a card. (P171)•Memory size: Approx. 40 MB•Recordable motion pictures: QVGA (320k240 pixels) only•The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used 
becomes full.
•The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time for a card.
The following operations can be performed using this unit.
•When a card has not been inserted: Pictures can be recorded in 
the b...

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The following types of cards can be used with this unit.
(These cards are indicated as card in the text.)
¢The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006 
for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB.
¢ You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory 
Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible 
with SD Memory Cards. (Always read the operating instructions for the equipment...

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
•The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
Turn the camera on.
A[MENU/SET] button
B Cursor buttons
•If the language select screen is not displayed, 
proceed to step4.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3/4  to select the language, and press [MENU/SET].
•The [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (This message does not appear in 
[PLAYBACK] Mode.)
Press [MENU/SET]. 

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Press 2/1  to select the items (year, month, 
day, hour, minute, display sequence or time 
display format), and press  3/4 to set.
A: Time at the home area
B: Time at the travel destination (P127)
‚: Cancel without setting the clock.
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Select either [24HRS] or [AM/PM] for the time display 
format.
•AM/PM is displayed when [AM/PM] is selected.•When [AM/PM] is selected as the time display format, midnight is displayed as AM 
12:00 and noon is displayed as PM 12:00. This display format is...

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Setting the Menu
This camera offers menu selections that allow you to customize its operation to maximize 
your picture taking experience.
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.
A[REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
[PLAYBACK MODE] Playback Mode menu
 (P57 , 151  to155)! [REC] Mode menu (P129  to 148)
•This menu lets you 
select the setting of 
the...

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Note
Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or 
some functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used.
This section describes how to select the Program AE Mode settings, and the same setting 
can be used for the [PLAYBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well.
Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [ Ø] to [ š] in the Program AE Mode
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3/ 4/2/1 in the steps can be operated with the joystick too.
Turn the camera on.
A...

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Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Switching to the [SETUP] menu
1Press 2.
2Press  4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ].
3Press  1.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
Press  3/4  to select [AF MODE].
•Select the item at the very bottom, and press  4 to 
move to the second screen.
Press  1.
•Depending on the item, its setting may not appear or it 
may be displayed in a different way.
Press  3/4  to select [ š].
Press [MENU/SET] to set. 

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By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes.
•You can set the following items in detail by pressing [DISPLAY].
[WHITE BALANCE] (P133)/[AF MODE] (P136) /[STABILIZER] (P145)
Using the quick menu
Press and hold down the joystick in 
Recording Mode until the [Q.MENU] is 
displayed.
Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the menu item and 
the setting and then press [MENU/SET] to 
close the menu.
A The items to be set and...

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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their 
settings before using them.
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In the Intelligent Auto Mode, only [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TIME], [BEEP], [LANGUAGE] and 
[STABILIZER DEMO.] (P38) can be set.
For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to  P27.
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Refer to P24  for details.
•Refer to P127  for details.
•Refer to P124 for details.
U [CLOCK SET]Setting Date/Time.
 [WORLD...