Panasonic Dmc Fz35 Operating Instructions Manual

							Operating Instructionsfor advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FZ35
VQT2F10
 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.
until 
2009/7/15 
						

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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide .............................................. 5
Standard Accessories ............................... 7
Names of the Components ....................... 8
Attaching the Lens Cap/
Shoulder Strap ........................................ 11
Attaching the Lens Hood ......................... 13
Preparation
Charging the Battery ............................... 15• About the Battery (charging/number of recordable pictures) ......... 18
Inserting and Removing the Card 
(optional)/the Battery ............................... 20
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........ 22
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)................. 24
• Changing the clock setting ................ 25
Setting the Menu ..................................... 26
• Setting menu items ........................... 27
• Using the quick menu ....................... 29
About the Setup Menu ............................ 30
Basic
Selecting the [REC] mode, and recording 
still pictures or motion pictures ................ 39
• Taking the still picture ....................... 42
• Recording the motion picture ............ 42
Taking pictures using the automatic 
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............. 43
• Scene detection ................................ 44
• AF Tracking Function ........................ 45
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ...... 46
Taking pictures with your favorite 
settings (Program AE Mode) ................... 48
• Focusing ........................................... 49
• 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) .............................. 49
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) ....... 50
• Direction detection function ............... 50
•  Enlarge the focus point  (display focus point) .......................... 50
• Program shift..................................... 51
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................ 52 • Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical zoom 
(EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom..............52
Playing back Pictures 
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................55
• Confirm the picture in [REC] Mode (Review) ............................................56
• Displaying Multiple Screens 
(Multi Playback) ................................56
• Using the Playback Zoom .................56
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode .....57
Deleting Pictures .....................................58
• To delete a single picture ..................58
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures ..............59
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ..........60
Taking Pictures using the 
Built-in Flash............................................64
• Switching to the appropriate flash setting .......................................64
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................70
•  [AF MACRO] ....................................71
•  [MACRO ZOOM] ..............................72
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........73
Compensating the Exposure ...................75
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Color Bracket...........................................76
• Auto Bracket ......................................76
• Color Bracket ....................................77
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode...........78
Taking pictures by specifying the 
aperture / shutter speed ..........................80
•  Aperture-priority AE ..........................80
•  Shutter-priority AE ............................80
Taking a picture by setting the exposure 
manually ..................................................81
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........82
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........83
• MF ASSIST .......................................84
Taking pictures while adjusting color 
(My color mode) ......................................86
Registering Personal Menu Settings 
(Registering custom settings)..................88
Taking pictures in Custom Mode .............89
Taking expressive portraits and 
landscape pictures 
(Advanced Scene Mode) .........................90
•  [PORTRAIT] .....................................91
•  [SCENERY] ......................................92
•  [SPORTS] ........................................92
•  [CLOSE-UP] .....................................93 
						

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•  [NIGHT PORTRAIT]......................... 94
Taking pictures that match the scene 
being recorded (Scene Mode)................. 95
•  [PANORAMA ASSIST]..................... 96
•  [PARTY] ........................................... 97
•  [CANDLE LIGHT] ............................. 97
•  [BABY1]/ [BABY2] ............................ 98
•  [PET] ................................................ 99
•  [SUNSET] ........................................ 99
•  [HIGH SENS.] .................................. 99
•  [HI-SPEED BURST] ....................... 100
•  [FLASH BURST] ............................101
•  [PANNING]..................................... 102
•  [STARRY SKY] .............................. 103
•  [FIREWORKS] ............................... 104
•  [BEACH]......................................... 105
•  [SNOW] .......................................... 105
•  [AERIAL PHOTO] .......................... 105
•  [PIN HOLE] ....................................106
•  [FILM GRAIN] ................................106
•  [HIGH DYNAMIC] .......................... 107
•  [PHOTO FRAME]........................... 107
Recording Motion Picture ...................... 108
• Changing [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY] .............................. 112
Recording Motion Pictures with 
Manual Settings
(Creative Motion Picture Mode) ............ 115
Taking a picture with Face Recognition 
function.................................................. 117
• Face Settings .................................. 118
• Auto Registration ............................122
• Sensitivity ........................................123
Useful Functions at Travel 
Destinations .......................................... 124
• Recording which Day of the Vacation and the Location of the 
Vacation .......................................... 124
• Recording Dates/Times at  Overseas Travel Destinations 
(World Time) ................................... 127
Using the [REC] Mode menu ................ 129
•  [PICTURE SIZE] ............................129
•  [QUALITY]...................................... 130
•  [ASPECT RATIO]........................... 131
•  [INTELLIGENT ISO]....................... 131
•  [SENSITIVITY] ............................... 132
•  [ISO LIMIT SET].............................132
•  [WHITE BALANCE]........................ 133
•  [FACE RECOG.] ............................135
•  [AF MODE]..................................... 136
•  [PRE AF] ........................................140
•  [AF/AE LOCK] ................................141
•  [METERING MODE] ...................... 142
•  [I.EXPOSURE] (Intelligent exposure adjustment) ..................................... 142 •  [MIN. SHTR SPEED] ......................143
•  [DIGITAL ZOOM] ...........................143
•  [COLOR EFFECT] .........................144
•  [PICT. ADJ.] ...................................144
•  [STABILIZER] .................................145
•  [AF ASSIST LAMP] ........................146
•  [FLASH SYNCHRO] .....
..................147
•  [RED-EYE REMOVAL] ...................147
•  [CONVERSION] .............................148
•  [CLOCK SET] .................................148
Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode 
menu .....................................................149
•  [REC MODE] ..................................149
•  [REC QUALITY] .............................149
•  [EXPOSURE MODE] .....................149
•  [CONTINUOUS AF] .......................150
•  [WIND CUT] ...................................150
Advanced (Playback)
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence 
(Slide Show) ..........................................151
Selecting Pictures and Playing them 
Back ([MODE PLAY]/
[CATEGORY PLAY]/
[FAVORITE PLAY]) ...............................154•  [MODE PLAY] ................................154
•  [CATEGORY PLAY] .......................154
•  [FAVORITE PLAY] .........................155
Playing Back Motion Pictures................156
• Motion pictures ................................156
Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu .....157
•  [CALENDAR] ..................................157
•  [TITLE EDIT] ..................................158
•  [TEXT STAMP] ...............................160
•  [RESIZE] Reducing the picture size 
(number of pixels) ...........................162
•  [TRIMMING] ...................................163
•  [LEVELING] ....................................164
•  [ROTATE DISP.] ............................165
•  [FAVORITE] ...................................166
•  [PRINT SET] ..................................167
•  [PROTECT] ....................................169
•  [FACE REC EDIT] ..........................170
•  [COPY] ...........................................171
Connecting to other equipment
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen ..... 172• Playing back pictures using the  AV cable (supplied) .........................172
• Playing back pictures on a TV with  an SD Memory Card slot.................173 
						

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• Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket ................................... 173
Saving the recorded still pictures and 
motion pictures ...................................... 179
• Copy the playback image using an AV cable ....................................179
• Copying to a PC .............................. 180
Connecting to a PC ............................... 180
Printing the Pictures .............................. 184
• Selecting a single picture and printing it ......................................... 185
• Selecting multiple pictures and 
printing them ................................... 186
• Print Settings................................... 187
Using the Conversion Lens 
(optional) ............................................... 190
Using the Protector/Filter ...................... 192
Others
Screen Display ...................................... 193
Cautions for Use ................................... 196
Message Display ................................... 201
Troubleshooting ....................................204
Number of Recordable Pictures and 
Available Recording Time .....................215 
						

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Before Use
Bef or e 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.
plug-in type
inlet type
Insert the battery and the card.  
(P20)
•When you do not use the card, you can 
record or play back pictures on the 
bu ilt-in memory. (P22) Refer to P23  
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.  (P42)
90°
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Play back the pictures.
1Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [ (].
2 Select the picture you want to view.  
(P55)
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Before Use
Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.
•
The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera 
was purchased.
For details on the accessories, refer to Basic Operating Instructions.
•Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text.•Battery Charger is indicated as  battery charger or charger  in the text.•SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card 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.
•If any accessories are lost, customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic’s 
parts department at 1 800 833-9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 99-LUMIX 
(1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts. 
						

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Names of the Components
1Lens (P197)
2Flash  (P64)
3 Self-timer indicator  (P73)
AF assist lamp  (P146)
4 Flash open button  (P64)
5 Diopter adjustment dial  (P61)
6 Viewfinder  (P60, 193)
7 Speaker  (P156)
8 Motion picture button  (P42, 108)
9 [AF/AE LOCK] button  (P45, 138, 141)
10 Joystick  (P29, 51 , 75 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 11 5 )
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 Press123
710 98
45 611
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Before Use
11 [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch (P26)
12 LCD monitor  (P60, 193)
13 [EVF/LCD] button  (P60)
14 [DISPLAY] button  (P60)
15 Delete button  (P58)/
Single or Burst Mode button  (P78)
16 [MENU/SET] button  (P24)
17 Cursor buttons
18 Stereo microphone  (P109)
19 Zoom lever  (P52)
20 Shutter button (P43)
21 [FOCUS] button  (P45, 85 , 139)
22 Mode dial  (P39)
23 Camera ON/OFF switch  (P24)
24 Power lamp  (P39)
25 [AF/AF #/MF] button  (P70, 83)
2/ Self-timer button (P73)
4/ Function button (P31)
Assign [REC] Mode menu to  4 button. It is convenient to register [REC] Mode 
menu that is used often.
[REVIEW]/[SENSITIVITY]/[WHITE BALANCE]/[METERING MODE]/[AF MODE]/
[I.EXPOSURE]
1/ Flash setting button  (P64)
3/ Exposure compensation  (P75)/
Auto Bracket  (P76)/Color Bracket  (P77)/Flash output adjustment  (P67)
In these operating instructions, the cursor buttons are described as shown in the 
figure below or described with 3/ 4/2/ 1.
e.g.: When you press the  4 (down) button
or
Press 4
CUSTM
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19 20
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26 Shoulder strap eyelet (P12)
•Be sure to attach the shoulder strap when 
using the camera to ensure that you will 
not drop it.
27 [HDMI] socket  (P174, 176)
28 [DC IN] socket •
This is used to connect an AC adaptor 
(optional).
•Always use a genuine Panasonic AC 
adaptor (optional).
•This camera cannot charge the battery 
even when the AC adaptor (optional) is 
connected to it.
29 Terminal door
30 [DIGITAL/AV OUT] socket (P172 , 179 , 
181 , 184)
31 Tripod receptacle •
When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod 
is stable when the camera is attached to it.
32 Card/Battery door  (P20)
33 Lens barrel  (P192)
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