Panasonic Dmc Fz5 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Flash
1: Flash is not activated.
 Is the flash closed?
– Press the [ OPEN] button to open 
the flash.
 In motion image mode [ ], 
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY] or 
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P63), 
the flash setting is fixed to the Forced 
OFF [ ] even if the flash is opened.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
 When you select AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction [ ], the first flash is 
activated for red-eye prevention on the 
subject (red-eye phenomenon) before 
actually recording pictures. After the 
first flash, the flash is activated again for 
recording.
∫Playback
1: Pictures being played are rotated and 
displayed in an unexpected direction.
The camera has a function to 
automatically rotate and display pictures 
recorded by holding the camera 
vertically.
(If you take pictures aiming the camera 
up or down, the camera may recognize 
that it is held vertically.)
 When [ROTATE DISP.] (P85) is set to 
[OFF], you can display the pictures 
without being rotated.
 You can rotate pictures with [ROTATE] 
function (P85).
2: The picture is not played back.
 Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?
 Is the card inserted?
 Is there a picture in the card?
3: The picture played back looks rough. 
Noise appears on the picture.
 Is the ISO sensitivity is high or is the 
shutter speed slow?
– Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P73)
– Set [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P80)
– Take pictures in bright places.
∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the 
television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: When connecting to a PC, pictures 
cannot be transferred.
 Is the camera connected to the PC 
correctly?
 Is the camera recognized by the PC 
correctly?
 Set [USB MODE] to [PC]. (P96)
3: The card is not recognized by the PC.
 Disconnect the USB connection cable 
and then connect it again with the card 
inserted into the camera.
4: The pictures cannot be printed with 
the camera connected to printers.
 Is the printer supporting PictBridge?
– You cannot print pictures with printers 
which do not support PictBridge 
(P99).
 Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)]. 
(P96)
5: Both ends of the picture recorded by 
setting the picture size to [HDTV] 
(1920t1080 pixels) are cut out.
 When you order photo studios to print 
pictures, ask the photo studio if the 
pictures can be printed with both ends.
 When using the printer with a trimming 
feature or other feature which cuts out 
both edges of the pictures, cancel the 
feature for printing. The feature 
depends on the printer used.
 Refer to the operating instructions of 
the printer for details.
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∫Others
1: Unreadable language was selected by 
mistake.
 Press the [MENU] button and select 
[ ] icon on the [ SETUP] menu to 
set the desired language.
2: The setting for the auto review 
function is disabled.
 Is the camera in burst mode (P48), auto 
bracket (P46) or motion image mode 
[ ] (P61), or is [AUDIO REC.] set to 
[ON] (DMC-FZ5 only) (P75)?
– In these cases, you cannot set the 
auto review function in the [SETUP] 
menu.
3: A certain part of the picture blinks.
 This appears due to the highlight 
display function which shows white 
saturated areas. (P28)
4: When the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, a red lamp sometimes turns 
on.
 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P78) 
lights red to make it easier to focus on a 
subject.
5: The camera will make sounds caused 
by internal mechanical movement 
when it is shaken.
 The sound arises when the lens moves.
This is not a malfunction.
6: When the zoom lever is rotated, the 
camera makes a noise.
 When the zoom function is activated, 
you may hear some sound from the 
camera or the camera may shake. 
However, it is not a malfunction.
7: The lens clicks.
 When brightness has changed due to 
the zoom or the movement of the 
camera or other, the lens may click and 
the picture on the screen may be 
drastically changed, however, the 
pictures are not affected.The sound is caused by automatic 
adjustment of the aperture.
It is not a malfunction.
8: The clock setting is reset.
 If you do not use the camera for a long 
time, the clock setting may be reset. 
When the message [PLEASE SET THE 
CLOCK] appears, set the clock again.
 When you take a picture before setting 
the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.
9: Colors that were actually not around 
the subject appear on the picture.
 This camera compensates the color 
shift caused by the characteristic of the 
lens. However, the color shift may 
appear when you rotate the zoom lever 
to Tele, etc.
This is not a malfunction.
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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety 
Camera Effective pixels:DMC-FZ5: 5,000,000 pixels
DMC-FZ4: 4,000,000 pixels
Image sensor:1/2.5q CCD, total pixel number 5,360,000 pixels (DMC-FZ5)/
4,230,000 pixels (DMC-FZ4)
Primary color filter
Lens:Optical 12kzoom, fl6 – 72 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 36 – 432 mm (DMC-FZ5)/35 – 420 mm 
(DMC-FZ4)/F2.8 – F3.3
Digital zoom:Max. 4k
Focus:Normal/Macro, 9-area-focusing/3-area-focusing (high speed)/
1-area-focusing (high speed)/1-area-focusing/Spot-focusing/
AF trigger switching
Focus range:30 cm (0.98 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.56 feet) (Tele) –¶,
Macro (Except Tele)/Simple/Aperture-priority AE/
Shutter-priority AE/
Manual exposure: 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
2 m (6.56 feet) (Tele) –¶
Macro (Tele): 1 m (3.28 feet) –¶
Shutter system:Electronic shutteriMechanical shutter
Burst recording
Burst speed:DMC-FZ5: 3 frames/second (high speed), 2 frames/second 
(low speed), Approx. 2 frames/second (unlimited)
DMC-FZ4: 4 frames/second (high speed), 2 frames/second 
(low speed), Approx. 2 frames/second (unlimited)
Number of recordable
pictures:DMC-FZ5: Max. 7 frames (Standard), max. 4 frames (Fine),
DMC-FZ4: Max. 10 frames (Standard), max. 5 frames (Fine),
Depends on the remaining capacity of the card. (unlimited)
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card. 
MultiMediaCard performance will be less.)
Motion image recording:320k240 pixels
(30 or 10 frames/second with audio. The maximum recording 
time depends on the capacity of the card. Audio recording is 
available only with DMC-FZ5.)
ISO sensitivity:DMC-FZ5: AUTO/80/100/200/400
DMC-FZ4: AUTO/64/100/200/400
Shutter speed:8 – 1/2,000th
Motion image mode: 1/30th – 1/2,000th
White balance:AUTO/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/Flash/White set
Exposure (AE):Program AE (P)/Aperture-priority AE (A)/
Shutter-priority AE (S)/Manual exposure (M)
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, j2–i2EV) Power Source:DC 8.4 V
Power Consumption:2.1 W (When recording with LCD Monitor)
2.0 W (When recording with Viewfinder)
1.2 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor)
1.1 W (When playing back with Viewfinder)
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Metering mode:Multiple/Center weighted/Spot
LCD monitor:DMC-FZ5: 1.8qlow-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD 
(130,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)
DMC-FZ4: 1.5qlow-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD 
(114,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)
Viewfinder:Color electrical Viewfinder (114,000 pixels)
(field of view ratio about 100%)
(with diopter adjustment j4–i4 diopter)
Flash:Built-in pop up flash
Flash range: (ISO AUTO)
Approx. 30 cm (0.98 feet) – 4.5 m (14.8 feet) (Wide)
AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, 
Fo rced OFF
Microphone:Monaural (DMC-FZ5)
Speaker:Monaural (DMC-FZ5)
Operational sound only (DMC-FZ4)
Recording media:SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard
Picture size:2560k1920 pixels (DMC-FZ5), 2304k1728 pixels 
(DMC-FZ4), 2048k1536 pixels (DMC-FZ5), 
1600k1200 pixels, 1280k960 pixels, 640k480 pixels, 
1920k1080 pixels (Still picture)
320k240 pixels (Motion image)
Quality:Fine/Standard/TIFF
Recording file format
Still Picture:JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 
standard)/TIFF (RGB), DPOF corresponding
Picture with audio
(DMC-FZ5):JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 
standard)i640k480 pixels
QuickTime (picture with audio)
Motion images:QuickTime Motion JPEG (Audio recording is available on 
DMC-FZ5.)
Interface
Digital:USB 2.0 (Full Speed)
Analog video/audio:NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu),
Audio line output (monaural) (DMC-FZ5)
Terminal
AV OUT/DIGITAL
(DMC-FZ5):
V.OUT/DIGITAL
(DMC-FZ4):Dedicated jack (8 pin)
DC IN:type 3 jack
Dimensions:108 mm (W)k68.4 mm (H)k84.8 mm (D) (4
1/4q (W)k211/16q 
(H)k311/32q (D)) (excluding the projection part)
Weight:Approx. 290g/10.2 oz
(excluding Memory Card and battery)
Approx. 326g/11.5 oz (with Memory Card and battery)
Operating Temperature:0oC–40oC (32oF – 104oF)
Operating Humidity:10% – 80%
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Battery Charger
(Panasonic DE-993B):Information for your safety
Equipment mobility:Movable
Battery Pack (lithium-ion)
(Panasonic CGA-S002A):Information for your safety Input:110 – 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.15 A
Output:CHARGE 8.4 V 0.43 A
Voltage/capacity:7.2 V, 680 mAh
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Digital Camera Accessory System
* Please refer to pages 14, for details on the battery charging time and the 
number of recordable pictures.
* NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please 
consult your local dealer.
Accessory# Description
Figure
BN-SDCAPU/1B
BN-SDABPU/1B    1 GB SD Memory Card
512 MB SD Memory Card
256 MB SD Memory Card
128 MB SD Memory Card
  64 MB SD Memory Card 
  32 MB SD Memory Card
SD USB Reader/Writer 
(compatible with  
MultiMediaCard)   
SD PC Card Adaptor  
(compatible with  
MultiMediaCard)   
DMW-LND55
DMW-LMC55 DMW-CAC1
RP-SDK01GU1A
RP-SDK512U1A
RP-SDH256U1A
RP-SD128BU1A
RP-SD064BPPA
RP-SD032BPPAND Filter
MC Protector Battery Charger/AC Adaptor CGA-S002A Lithium Ion Battery
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
(For USA Customers)
In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information on 
Accessories.
TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF  
THE FOLLOWING:  
VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER  
OR  
CALL PANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800-332-5368  
[6 AM-5 PM M-F, 6 AM-10:30 AM SAT, PACIFIC TIME]  
OR 
MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC SERVICES COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE  
20421 84th Avenue South Kent, WA. 98032
Ship To: 
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
First Last
Street Address 
City State Zip
Phone#: 
Day ( )
Night()
4. Shipping information (UPS delivery requires complete street address)         Please photocopy this form when placing an order.
3. Method of payment (check one)     
Check of Money Order enclosed (NO C.O.D.SHIPMENTS)
VISA                          
MasterCard         
Make Check or Money Order to: PANASONIC ACCESSORIES
(Please do not send cash)     2. Items Ordered  
Quantity Accessory #  Price EachDescription Total Price 
6.95 Subtotal
Your State & Local Sales Tax
Shipping & Handling
Total Enclosed  1. Digital Camera Model #   
Discover          Expiration Date  Credit Card #  
Customer Signature 
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Request for Service Notice (For USA Only)
Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:  
Panasonic Services Company  
1705 N. Randall Road  
Elgin, IL. 60123-7847  
Attn: Digital Camera Repair             
Request for Service Notice:
(USA Only)   
Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.
In the unlikely event this product needs service.
Please include your proof of purchase.  
(Failure to do so will delay your repair.)
To further speed your repair, please provide  
an explanation of what wrong with the unit  
and any symptom it is exhibiting.
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Limited Warranty (For USA Only)
PANASONIC CONSUMER 
ELECTRONICS COMPANY, 
DIVISION OF PANASONIC 
CORPORATION OF NORTH 
AMERICA
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New 
Jersey 07094PANASONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San 
Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, 
Puerto Rico 00985
Panasonic Digital Still Camera
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage
If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or 
workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto 
Rico, Inc. (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the 
period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original 
purchase (“warranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new 
or refurbished parts, or (b) replace it with a new or refurbished product. The 
decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.
During the “Labor” warranty period there will be no charge for labor. During the 
“Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. You must carry-in or 
mail-in your product during the warranty period. If non-rechargeable batteries 
are included, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products 
purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico. This warranty is 
extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold “as 
is”. A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for 
warranty service.PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
(EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED 
BELOW)1 (ONE) YEAR 90 (NINETY) DAYS
CCD 6 (SIX) MONTHS 90 (NINETY) DAYS
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 
PA C K (IN EXCHANGE FOR 
DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK)90 (NINETY) DAYS NOT APPLICABLE
SD MEMORY CARD
(IN EXCHANGE FOR 
DEFECTIVE SD CARD)90 (NINETY) DAYS NOT APPLICABLE
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Carry-In or Mail-In Service
For Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States call
1-800-272-7033.
For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
(787)-750-4300 or fax (787)-768-2910.
This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or 
workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic 
damage. The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in 
shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the 
warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, 
mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, 
misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, 
lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, 
restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other 
than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is 
attributable to acts of God.
THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER 
“LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE 
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM 
THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS 
WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and 
from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory content. The 
items listed are not exclusive, but are for illustration only.) ALL EXPRESS AND 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED 
WARRANTY.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or 
consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so 
the exclusions may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights 
which vary from state to state. If a problem with this product develops during or 
after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or Servicenter. If the 
problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s 
Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor.
PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED 
WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
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