Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Cautions for Use
wOptimal use of the camera
Take care not to drop or knock the unit 
or put a lot of pressure on it.
• Take care not to drop or knock the bag 
that you inserted the unit in as it may 
strongly shock the unit.
• A strong shock may break the lens, 
screen or outer case and cause the 
camera to malfunction.
Keep the camera as far away as possible 
from electromagnetic equipment (such 
as microwave ovens, TVs, video games 
etc.).
• If you use the camera on top of or...

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wCard
Do not leave the card where the 
temperature is high, where 
electromagnetic waves or static 
electricity are easily generated or 
exposed to direct sunlight. 
Do not bend or drop the card. 
• The card may be damaged or the recorded 
content may be damaged or deleted.
• Put the card in the card case or the 
storage bag after use and when storing or 
carrying the card.
• Do not allow dirt, dust or water to get into 
the terminals on the back of the card and 
do not touch the...

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[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]
Record a picture or insert a card with a 
recorded picture and then play it.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
Delete or overwrite the picture after 
canceling the protect setting. (P107)
[THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
DELETED]
Pictures not based on the DCF standard 
cannot be deleted. If you want to delete 
some pictures, format the card after saving 
necessary data on a PC etc. (P111)
[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS 
CAN BE MADE]
You...

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Troubleshooting
If you return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of purchase, the 
condition may improve.
Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu. 
(P30)
wBattery and power source
1: The camera cannot be operated even 
when it is turned on.
• Is the battery inserted correctly?
• Is the battery sufficiently charged?
– Use a battery that has been 
sufficiently charged.
2: The LCD monitor turns off while the 
camera is turned on.
• Does the picture appear on the...

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taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
– Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P85)
– Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or set every 
item except [NOISE REDUCTION] to 
[LOW]. (P94)
– Take pictures in bright places.
• In [HIGH SENS.] (P70) in scene mode, 
the resolution of the recorded picture 
decreases slightly because of high 
sensitivity processing.
This is not a malfunction.
8: Motion picture recording stops in the 
middle.
• Are you using a...

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2: The flash is activated 2 times.
• When you select red-eye reduction 
(P47), the flash is activated once before 
the actual recording to reduce the 
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the 
subject appearing red in the picture) 
and then activated again for the actual 
recording.
wPlayback
1: The picture being played back is 
rotated and displayed in an 
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that 
automatically rotates the display of 
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4: The picture cannot be transferred 
when the camera is connected to a 
PC.
• Is the camera connected to the PC 
correctly?
• Is the camera recognized by the PC 
correctly?
• Set [USB MODE] to [PC]. (P30, 112)
5: The card is not recognized by the PC.
• Disconnect the USB connection cable. 
Connect it again while the card is 
inserted in the camera.
6: The picture cannot be printed when 
the camera is connected to a printer.
• Does the printer support PictBridge?
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8: The clock is reset.
• If you do not use the camera for a long 
time, the clock may be reset. When the 
message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] 
appears, set the clock again. (P26)
• When you take a picture before setting 
the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.
9: Colors appear on the picture which 
were not found in the actual scene. 
• Depending on the zoom magnification, 
the picture may have some colored 
fringes around the subject. This is 
called chromatic aberration and may be 
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Number of recordable pictures and available 
recording time
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an 
approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
• The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the subjects.
wNumber of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
Picture size (10M):
(3648M2736 pixels) (8M EZ):(3264M2448 pixels)
Quality
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16MB02526
32 MB 1 5 11 6 14
64MB2 11241430
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Aspect ratio
Picture size (8.5M):
(3600M2400 pixels) (7M EZ):(3248M2160 pixels) (4.5M EZ):(2560M1712 pixels)(2.5M EZ):(2048M1360 pixels)
Quality
Card
16MB02537512918
32MB1 6 13 7 1613262040
64MB3 1327173427544383
128 MB 6 28 57 35 70 56 110 88 165
256 MB 12 56 110 69 135 110 210 170 330
512 MB 23 110 220 135 270 210 430 340 650
1 GB 48 220 440 270 540 440 860 680 1310
2 GB 97 450 900 560 1090 890 1700 1360 2560
4 GB 190 900 1770 1100 2150 1740 3350 2680 5020
Aspect ratio
Picture size...