Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

Menu Settings
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4Press /to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. If you convert the aspect 
ratio of a picture and then overwrite it, 
you cannot restore it.
• A picture with the converted aspect 
ratio is newly created when you select 
[NO].
• When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a picture with the 
converted aspect ratio.
5Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
•...

Connecting to other equipment
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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC 
by connecting the camera and the PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] 
(for Windows
®) in the CD-ROM (supplied) 
allows you to easily acquire pictures 
recorded with the camera to a PC, print 
them and send them by e-mail.
If you use “Windows98/98SE”, install 
the USB driver and then connect it to 
the computer.
For information about...

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[Windows]
The drive appears in the [My Computer] folder.• If you are connecting the camera to a PC 
for the first time, the required driver is 
installed automatically so that the camera 
can be recognized by “Windows Plug and 
Play”. The drive then appears on the 
[My Computer] folder.
[Macintosh]
The drive is displayed on the screen.
• The drive is displayed as [LUMIX] when 
you connect the camera with no card 
inserted.
• The drive is displayed as [NO_NAME] or...

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3When recording after selecting 
[NO.RESET] (P29) from the [SETUP] 
menu. (Pictures will be recorded to a 
new folder with a number sequential to 
the folder recorded to immediately 
before. By using [NO.RESET] on a card 
that does not contain folders or pictures, 
such as one just formatted, the folder 
number can be reset to 100.)
wPictBridge (PTP) setting
Even if you set [USB MODE] to 
[PictBridge (PTP)], you can connect to your 
PC if the OS is “Windows XP” or...

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Printing the Pictures
By connecting the camera directly to a 
printer supporting PictBridge via the USB 
connection cable (supplied), you can select 
the pictures to print and start printing on the 
camera’s screen.
Set print settings such as the print quality 
on the printer beforehand. (Read the printer 
operating instructions.)
: USB connection cable (supplied)
: AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional)
• It may take time to print some pictures. 
Use a battery with...

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wSingle picture
1Press  to select 
[SINGLE PICTURE] and then 
press
[MENU/SET].
2Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
.
• The message disappears in about 
2 seconds.
3Press to select [PRINT START] 
and then press
[MENU/SET].
• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.
4Disconnect the USB connection 
cable after printing.
wSetting date printing, the number of 
prints, the paper size and the page 
layout
Select and set each item in step
3.
• Items not...

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• An item cannot be selected if the printer 
does not support the page layout.
wDPOF picture
• Set the DPOF print setting on the 
camera in advance. (P105)
1Press  to select 
[DPOF PICTURE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Press to select [PRINT START] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot select [PRINT START] 
when the DPOF print setting is not set. 
Select [DPOF SET] and then set the 
DPOF print setting. (P105)
• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing....

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Playing Back Pictures 
on a TV Screen
wPlaying back pictures using the AV 
cable (supplied)
• Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. 
(P30)
• Turn the camera and the TV off.
1Connect the AV cable 
(supplied) to the [AV OUT] socket 
on the camera.
• Connect the AV cable with the [ ] 
mark facing the [] mark on the 
[AV OUT] socket.
• Hold the AV cable at  and insert 
straight in or take straight out.
2Connect the AV cable to the video 
input and the audio input...

Others
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Others
Using the MC 
Protector/ND Filter
The MC protector (DMW-LMC55; optional) 
is a transparent filter which affects neither 
the colors nor the amount of light, so it can 
always be used to protect the camera’s 
lens.
The ND filter (DMW-LND55; optional) 
reduces the amount of light to 
approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the 
aperture value 3 increments) without 
affecting the color balance.
1Remove the lens cap.
2Attach the MC protector  or the 
ND filter .
• You cannot...

Others
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Using the Remote 
Shutter
If you use the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; 
optional), you can avoid jitter (camera 
shake) when using a tripod. The remote 
shutter works similar to the shutter button 
on the camera.
1Connect the remote shutter  to 
the [REMOTE] socket on the 
camera firmly.
2Take a picture.
: Press the button lightly to press 
halfway.:
Press the button fully to take the 
picture. (Press it as far as it will go.)
wAbout [LOCK] on the remote shutter
• You can keep the shutter...