Panasonic Dmc Fz5 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Temporarily storing the lens hood
11Remove the lens hood, turn it 
around then align marker D on 
the lens hood to marker E on 
the adaptor.
2Push the lens hood onto the 
adaptor until it clicks.
3Rotate the lens hood 
counter-clockwise until it 
clicks.
2Attach the lens cap.
 Do not take a picture while the lens 
hood is temporarily stored.
 Ensure that the lens cap is firmly 
attached.
 When the lens hood is attached, 
unstrap the lens cap and attach the lens 
cap only.
 Before taking pictures with flash, remove 
the lens hood first otherwise a shadow 
from the hood will be cast on the bottom 
part of the pictures (vignetting effect).
 When using the AF assist lamp in the 
dark, detach the lens hood.
 For details on how to attach the MC 
protector and the ND filter, refer to P103.
 If any of the accessories are lost, please 
contact Panasonic’s parts department at 
1 800 833-9626 (For USA) or in Canada 
call 1 800 561-5505 for more details on 
how to obtain replacement parts.
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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
∫Initial setting
The clock is not set when the camera is 
shipped. When you turn the camera on, the 
following screen appears.
 When pressing the [MENU] button, the 
screen shown in step 1 appears.
 The screen disappears in about 
5 seconds. Turn the camera on again or 
select [CLOCK SET] on the [SETUP] 
menu and then set the clock. (P23)
1Set date and time.
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set date and time.
2Select [M/D/Y], [D/M/Y] or [Y/M/D].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button 2 times after finishing 
the setting.
 Check if the clock setting is correct, 
after turning the camera off and on.
 When a fully charged battery has been 
inserted for more than 24 hours, the clock 
setting is stored (in the camera) for at 
least 3 months even if the battery is 
removed. (The storing time may be 
shorter if the battery is not charged 
sufficiently.)
If more than 3 months has passed, the 
clock setting will be lost. In this case, set 
the clock again.
 You can set the year from 2000 to 2099. 
The 24-hour system is used.
 When you use a photo printing service, if 
the date is not set in the camera, it will not 
be printed, even if the store provides a 
date printing option to your photo.
 For the date print setting, refer to P87.
PLEASE SET THE CLOCK
CLOCK SETMENU
M/D/Y
JAN112005..0000:
CLOCK SET
EXITMENUSET SELECT
EXIT
10:001DEC.11. 2005
MENU
M/D/Y
CLOCK SET
SET SELECT
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About the Setup Menu
 Set the items if necessary. (Refer to 
P24 – 26 for each menu item.)
1Turn the camera on.
 The menu items depend on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P30). In 
this page, the items in program AE 
mode [ ] are indicated.
2Press the [MENU] button.
3Select the [SETUP] Menu.
 To forward or reverse the menu screen 
rotate the zoom lever A toward T or W.
4Select the desired item.
5Select the desired value.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting. In recording mode, you can also 
close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway.
OFF ON
AUTO
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QUALITY
AUDIO REC. W.BALANCE
PICT.SIZE
SETUP
SELECTMENU
REC1/3
EXIT
1SEC.n
0
OFF
2 MIN.AUTO REVIEW
POWER SAVE
BEEP MONITOR
PLAY ON LCD
REC
SELECTMENUEXIT
SETUP1/3
Be sure to press 1 at the end to 
store the setting.
n
0
POWER SAVE
BEEP MONITOR
PLAY ON LCD
AUTO REVIEWOFF
3 SEC.
ZOOM
SELECTEXITMENUSET
SETUP1/3
1 SEC.
n
0
POWER SAVE
BEEP MONITOR
PLAY ON LCD
AUTO REVIEWOFF
ZOOM
1 SEC.
SELECTEXITMENUSET
SETUP1/3
3 SEC.
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MONITOR/VIEWFINDER
Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor 
(when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) 
or Viewfinder (when pictures appear on the 
Viewfinder) in 7 steps.
AUTO REVIEW
[OFF]:The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
[1SEC.]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
[3SEC.]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 3 seconds.
[ZOOM]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second. Then 
it is enlarged 4 times and appears 
for about 1 second. This mode is 
useful for confirming focus. 
Pictures in burst mode, auto 
bracket, pictures with audio 
(DMC-FZ5 only) are not enlarged 
even if [ZOOM] is selected. In motion image mode [ ], auto review 
function is not activated.
 When pictures are recorded in any speed 
([ ], [ ] and [ ]) on burst mode 
(P48) or auto bracket [ ] (P46), the 
auto review function is activated 
regardless of the setting on the auto 
review function. (The picture is not 
enlarged.)
 When using pictures with audio, the auto 
review function works while recording the 
audio or the data into the card regardless 
of the setting on the auto review function. 
(The picture is not enlarged.) (DMC-FZ5 
only)
 When the quality is set to [TIFF], the auto 
review function works until the end of 
recording onto the card. (The picture is 
not enlarged.)
 The setting for the auto review function is 
disabled in motion image mode, burst 
mode, auto bracket or when [AUDIO 
REC.] is set to [ON] (DMC-FZ5 only).
PLAY ON LCD
When Viewfinder is selected in the 
recording mode while setting [PLAY ON 
LCD] to [ON], the picture automatically 
appears on the LCD monitor in review or 
playback. (P28)
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POWER SAVE
[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:
The power save mode is activated 
(the camera is automatically turned 
off to save the battery life) if the 
camera has not been used for the 
time selected on the setting.
[OFF]:The power save mode is not 
activated.
 Press the shutter button halfway or turn 
the camera off and on to cancel the power 
save mode.
 When using the AC adaptor (DMW-CAC1; 
optional)/connecting to a PC or a printer/
recording motion images/playing back 
motion images/during Slide Show, the 
power save mode is not activated.
 In simple mode [ ] (P35), the setting for 
the power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.].
BEEP
[]:No operational sound
[]:Soft operational sound
[]:Loud operational sound
 The operational sound setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
SHUTTER
Set to select the volume of shutter sound.
[]:No shutter sound
[]:Soft shutter sound
[]:Loud shutter sound
VOLUME (DMC-FZ5 only)
The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 
7 steps. (LEVEL 6 to 0)
 When you connect the camera to a TV, 
the volume of the speakers of the TV is 
not changed.
CLOCK SET
Change date and time. (P22)
NO.RESET
Set this when you want to start the file 
number of the picture from 0001 on the 
next recording. (The folder number is 
updated, and the file number starts from 
0001.)
 The folder number can be assigned from 
100 to 999.
When the folder number reaches 999, you 
cannot reset the file number. We 
recommend formatting the card after 
saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.
 To reset the folder number to 100, format 
the card first and then use this function to 
reset the file number.
After that, the reset screen for the folder 
number appears. Select [Yes] to reset the 
folder number.
 Refer to P98 for detailed information about 
the file number and the folder number.
 The file number reset also affects simple 
mode [ ].
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RESET
The settings on the [REC] or the [SETUP] 
menu are reset to the initial settings.
 The setting on [ROTATE DISP.] in the 
[PLAY] mode menu is also reset. (P85)
 The folder number and the clock setting 
are not changed.
USB MODE
Set the USB communication system.
 Set before connecting to a PC or a printer. 
(P96)
HIGHLIGHT
When the auto review or review function is 
activated, a white saturated area appears 
blinking in black and white. (P28)
VIDEO OUT
(Playback mode only) (P95)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
SCENE MENU
[OFF]:Scene menu does not appear 
when setting the mode dial to 
scene mode and the camera is 
operated in the scene mode 
currently selected. If you change 
the scene mode, press the 
[MENU] button to display the 
scene menu and then select the 
desired scene mode.
[AUTO]:Scene menu appears 
automatically when setting the 
mode dial to scene mode. Select 
the desired scene mode.
LANGUAGE
Set to the language on the menu screen 
from the following languages.
Set to the desired language with 3/4 and 
store it with 1.
[ENGLISH]:English
[DEUTSCH]:German
[FRANÇAIS]:French
[ESPAÑOL]:Spanish
[ITALIANO]:Italian
[]:Chinese (Traditional)
[]:Japanese
 When you set to other language by 
mistake, select [ ] from the menu icons 
to set the desired language.
 The language setting also affects simple 
mode [ ].
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About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
1Switching the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder
Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch the 
monitor screen.
ALCD monitor (LCD)
BViewfinder (EVF)
 When the LCD monitor turns on, the 
Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
2Selecting the screen to be used
Press the [DISPLAY] button to change the 
display.
 When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. During 
9 pictures multi playback (P51) or 
playback zoom (P52), the indications on 
the screen can be turned on and off.
In simple mode [ ] (P35)
CNormal display
DNo displayIn recording mode (P31)
ENormal display
FDisplay with histogram
GOut-of-frame display
HNo display (Recording guide line)
INo display
¢Histogram
In playback mode (P50)
JNormal display
KDisplay with recorded information and 
histogram
LNo display
EVF/LCD DISPLAY
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∫Out-of-frame display
The recording information is displayed out 
of the recording screen, therefore, you can 
take pictures without obstruction from icons 
or others on the monitor, except the zoom 
and important warning indicators.
∫Diopter adjustment
This feature is handy for users who wear 
corrective lenses and prefer to use the 
Viewfinder.
 Press the [EVF/LCD] button to display the 
Viewfinder.
Adjust the diopter, rotating the diopter 
adjustment dial.
∫Monitor priority
When setting [PLAY ON LCD] to [ON] on 
the [SETUP] menu (P23), the LCD monitor 
is turned on in the following cases.
You can save the time it takes to switch the 
display to the LCD monitor even when 
using the Viewfinder in recording.
 When the recording mode is switched to 
playback mode.
 When reviewing pictures. (P38)
 When turning the camera on in playback 
mode.∫Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the 
horizontal and vertical guide lines 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.
∫Highlight display
When setting [HIGHLIGHT] to [ON] on the 
[SETUP] menu (P23) while the auto review 
or review function is activated, any white 
saturated area (extremely bright or 
glistening part) on the picture appears 
blinking in black and white.
 If you compensate the exposure to minus, 
referring to the histogram and then take a 
picture again, it may result in a good 
picture.
No highlight display
With highlight display
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REVIEW1X
DELETE4XEXIT
REVIEW1X
DELETE EXIT4X
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∫Histogram
 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 the camera user to easily check 
the way a picture is being exposed.
 It is very useful if manual adjustments of  the lens aperture and shutter speed are 
available, especially in those situations 
where automatic exposure may be difficult 
due to uneven lighting. Using the 
histogram feature will allow you to get the 
best performance from the camera.
A When the values are concentrated to 
the left, the picture is under exposed.
B When the values in the histogram are 
distributed evenly, the exposure is 
adequate and the brightness is 
well-balanced.
C When the values are concentrated to 
the right, the picture is over exposed.
Example of histogram
A Under Exposed
B Properly Exposed
C Over Exposed
¢Histogram
 When the recorded picture and the  histogram do not match each other 
under the following conditions, the 
histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the flash is activated
– When the flash is closed
1 When the brightness of the screen is 
not correctly displayed in dark places
2 When the exposure is not 
adequately adjusted
 The histogram does not appear when in  motion image mode [ ], during multi 
playback and playback zoom.
 The histogram in the recording mode is an  approximation.
 The histogram in recording and playback  may not match each other.
 The histogram in the camera does not 
match the one displayed in image editing 
software used with a PC, etc.
 Check white saturated areas with the  highlight display in the auto review 
function or the review function. (P28)
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Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures
∫The Mode Dial
This camera has a mode dial to suit recording of many kinds of scenes.
Select the desired mode and enjoy the variety of recording.
Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely.
: Program AE mode (P31)
The exposure is automatically adjusted by 
the camera.
: Aperture-priority AE (P55)
The shutter speed is automatically 
determined by the aperture value you set.
: Shutter-priority AE (P56)
The aperture value is automatically 
determined by the shutter speed you set.
: Manual exposure (P57)
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture 
value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
: Macro mode (P60)
This mode allows you to take a picture 
closely focusing on the subject.
: Motion image mode (P61)
This mode allows you to record motion 
images.: Scene mode (P63)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
depending on the recording scenes.
: Simple mode (P35)
This is the recommended mode for 
beginners.
: Playback mode (P50)
This mode allows you to play back 
recorded pictures.
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