Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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• You can set the aperture value, the shutter 
speed and the ISO sensitivity on the 
camera even when attaching the external 
flash.
• Some commercial external flashes have 
synchro terminals with high-voltage or 
reversed polarity. Using such extra flashes 
may cause a malfunction or the camera 
may not operate normally.
• If you use commercially available 
external flashes with communication 
functions other than the dedicated one, 
they may not operate normally or they 
may be damaged. Do not use them.
• Even if the external flash is turned off, 
the camera may enter the external flash 
mode when the external flash is 
attached. When you are not using the 
external flash, detach it or set it to 
Forced OFF.
• When attaching the external flash, the 
built-in flash cannot be activated.
• Do not open the built-in flash when an 
external flash is attached.
• When attaching the external flash, the 
camera will become unstable.
• Detach the external flash when carrying 
the camera.
• When attaching the external flash, do not 
hold only the external flash because it 
may detach from the camera.
• If you use the external flash when the 
white balance is set to [ ] finely adjust 
the white balance depending on the 
picture quality. (P85)
• If you take pictures close to the subject in 
Wide, the vignetting effect may appear on 
the bottom of the recorded picture.
• Read the operating instructions of the 
external flash for details.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
This mode allows you to take multiple 
pictures at one time when the extra flash is 
attached.
• Set [EX.FLASH BURST] to [ON].
• Press the Single/Burst Mode Button to 
switch the burst mode setting.
• You can take up to 3 pictures by keeping 
the shutter button pressed down.
wNumber of pictures recorded in burst 
mode
• Depending on the extra flash you use or 
the recording conditions, you cannot take 
pictures in this mode or the amount of 
light may become insufficient for the 
second or subsequent pictures.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P82)
Change date and time. (P26)
 [EX.FLASH BURST]
Taking pictures in burst mode 
while firing the flash
Burst speed
(pictures/
second)Number of recordable 
pictures (pictures)
2
max. 3 1
Approx. 1
[CLOCK SET]
Set the date, time and display
SETMENU
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Using the [PLAY] mode 
menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
• Refer to P102  to 111 for each menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press / to select the menu 
item and then press .
• Press  at  to switch to the next 
menu screen.
• After performing steps 1 and 2, refer to 
the description of the menu item in the 
operating instructions and then set it.
wAbout the menu screen items• There are 3 menu screens (1/3, 2/3 and 3/3).
• You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the front dial.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P103) 
has been set.
1Press  to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
• The screen shown in step 1 appears 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform 
step 
2 onwards.
• If none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2Press  to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.SLIDE SHOW
DPOF PRINTROTATE ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
ASPECT CONV.TRIMMING
PROTECT
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.SLIDE SHOW
DPOF PRINTROTATEON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
ASPECT CONV.TRIMMINGON OFF
PROTECT
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY3/3FORMAT
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
[ALL]Displays all pictures.
[]Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P103).
SETMENU
SETMENUSELECT
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
DPOF PRINTROTATEON OFF
ALLSLIDE SHOW
SETMENU
ALL SLIDE SHOW
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
START
AUDIO EFFECT2 SEC.
OFF OFF
DURATION
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• The cursor displayed during a slide 
show  or while a slide show is paused 
 or during [MANUAL] slide show  is 
the same as ///.
•Press  to pause the slide show. Press 
 again to cancel pause.
•Press / while paused to display the 
previous or next picture. (However, the 
selected effect is disabled.)
3Press  to finish.
wSetting the audio, duration and effect
Select [DURATION], [EFFECT] or [AUDIO] 
on the screen shown in step
2 and set.• You can only select [MANUAL] when 
[ ] has been selected in step
1.
• Press / to display the previous or 
next picture when [MANUAL] is 
selected.
• If you set [AUDIO] to [ON] and then play 
back a picture with audio, the next picture 
will be displayed after the audio has 
finished.
• You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]) (P41)
• Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P102)
1Press  to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot set pictures as favorites if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the 
favorites icon [ ] will not appear when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it 
was previously set to [ON].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of 
the pictures have [ ] displayed. [DURATION]Can be set to [1SEC.], 
[2SEC.], [3SEC.], [5SEC.] 
or [MANUAL] (manual 
playback).
• The playback durations 
are approximations only. 
They differ depending on 
the pictures which are 
played back.
[EFFECT]A slide show effect can be 
selected.
[OFF]: No effect
[ ]: Pictures are played 
back in a slide show.
[ ]: New pictures 
appear from behind 
the current pictures 
and replace them.
[ ]: New pictures 
gradually fill the 
screen from the 
center.
[ ]: An effect is selected 
at random.
• If you set [DURATION] to 
[MANUAL] the settings in 
[EFFECT] are disabled.
[AUDIO]If set to [ON], the audio of 
the pictures with audio is 
played back.
[FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
SETMENU
SETMENUSELECT
PLAY1/3
ROTATE DISP.
SLIDE SHOW
DPOF PRINTROTATEON OFFON OFFCANCEL
FAVORITE
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2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
3Press  to select the picture 
then press 
.
• Repeat the above procedure.
•If  is pressed while the [ ] favorites 
icon is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and 
the favorites setting is canceled.
• You can set up to 999 pictures as 
favorites.
wDeleting all favorites
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in 
step 
1 and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• When printing pictures at a photo printing 
store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (P41) is 
useful so only the pictures you want to be 
printed remain on the card.
• Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] on the 
CD-ROM (supplied), to set, confirm or 
delete favorites. (For information about 
this, refer to the separate operating 
instructions for PC connection.)
• You may not be able to set pictures taken 
with other equipment as favorites.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
This mode allows you to automatically 
display pictures vertically if they were 
recorded holding the camera vertically or 
rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.
wRotate display
(The picture is automatically rotated 
and displayed.)
1Press  to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• The pictures are displayed without 
being rotated when you select [OFF].
• Refer to P40 for information about how 
to play back pictures.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
wRotate
(The picture is rotated manually.)
1Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
.
• The [ROTATE] function is disabled 
when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].
• Motion pictures and protected pictures 
cannot be rotated.
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[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
To display the picture rotated
SETMENU
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
DPOF PRINTROTATEON OFFOFF
ON
SLIDE SHOW
ROTATE DISP.
SETMENUSELECTSETMENU
EXIT
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SET SELECT
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2Press  to select the direction 
to rotate the picture and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wExample
When rotating clockwise ( )
Original
picture
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
• If you take pictures when aiming the 
camera up or down, it may not be possible 
to display the pictures vertically. (P34)
• The picture may be slightly blurred when 
the camera is connected to the TV with 
the AV cable (supplied) and played back 
vertically.
• When you play back pictures on a PC, 
they cannot be displayed in the rotated 
direction unless the OS or software is 
compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format 
for still pictures which allows recording 
information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics 
and Information Technology Industries 
Association)”.
• Rotated pictures are displayed without 
being rotated when they are played back 
in multi playback.
• It may not be possible to rotate pictures 
that have been recorded with other 
equipment.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
DPOF [Digital Print Order Format] is a 
system that allows the user to select which 
pictures to print, how many copies of each 
picture to print and whether or not to print 
the recording date on the pictures when 
using a DPOF compatible photo printer or 
photo printing store. For details, ask at your 
photo printing store.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/
white_e.htm
Press  to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there 
are no prints that have been set in the 
DPOF print settings. The picture rotates clockwise in 
steps of 90°.
The picture rotates 
counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.
ROTATE
SELECT SETMENUCANCELSETMENU
[DPOF PRINT]
Setting the picture to print and the 
number of prints
SETMENU
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.SLIDE SHOW
ROTATE
ON OFFSINGLE
MULTI
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wSingle setting
1Press  to select the picture 
to print and then press 
 to 
set the number of prints.
• The number of prints icon [ ] 
appears.
• The number of prints can be set from 
0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wMulti setting
1Press  to select the picture 
to print then press 
 to set 
the number of prints.
• The number of prints icon [ ]
appears.
• Repeat the above procedure. (You 
cannot set all the pictures at one time.)
• The number of prints can be set from 
0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wTo cancel all settings
1Press  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
wTo print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/
cancel printing with the recording date by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
• The date print icon [ ]  appears.
• When you go to a photo printing store for 
digital printing, be sure to order the 
printing of the date additionally if required.
• Depending on the photo printing store or 
the printer, the date may not be printed 
even if you set to print the date. For further 
information, ask at your photo printing 
store or refer to the operating instructions 
for the printer.
• DPOF is an abbreviation of “Digital Print 
Order Format”. This feature allows you to 
write print information to media and then 
use the information on a DPOF-compliant 
system.
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1SELECT
1/3
EXITMENU
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DATEDISPLAYCOUNT1
7
DPOF SET MULTI
SELECTEXITMENU
918
111210
CANCEL ALL DPOF
CANCEL ALL DPOF
PRINT SETTINGS?
SELECT
SET
NO
MENU
YES
SETMENU
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1
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SELECTEXITMENU
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• DPOF print setting is a convenient 
function when printing pictures with a 
printer that supports PictBridge. The date 
printing setting on the printer may take 
priority over the date printing setting on 
the camera. Check the date printing 
setting on the printer also. (P115)
• It is necessary to delete all previous 
DPOF print information made on other 
equipment when setting DPOF print on 
the camera.
• If the file is not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print setting cannot 
be set. DCF is an abbreviation of “Design 
rule for Camera File system”, stipulated by 
“JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association)”.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
You can set protection for pictures you do 
not want to be deleted by mistake.
Press  to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
wSingle setting
1Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
 to set/cancel.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wMulti setting/To cancel all settings
Perform the same operation as in 
“[DPOF PRINT] Setting the picture to print 
and the number of prints”. (P105 to 107)
• If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling 
protection, the canceling will stop halfway.
• The protect setting may not be effective 
on other equipment.
• If you want to delete protected pictures, 
cancel their protection.
• Even if you protect pictures on a card, 
they will be deleted if the card is 
formatted. (P111)
• Even if you do not protect pictures on an 
SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card , 
they cannot be deleted when the card’s 
write protect switch 
 is set to [LOCK].
• The following functions cannot be used 
with protected pictures.
–[ROTATE]
–[AUDIO DUB.]
[PROTECT]
Preventing accidental erasure of 
pictures
SETMENU
SETMENUSELECT
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMINGON OFF
ASPECT CONV.
MULTI SINGLE
CANCELPROTECT
SETMENU
[SET]The protect icon []
appears.
[CANCEL]The protect icon [  ]
disappears.
SET/CANCEL
PROTECT THIS
SELECT
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EXITMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
You can add the audio after taking a 
picture.
1Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
 to start audio 
recording.
• The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO 
DATA?] screen appears when audio has 
already been recorded. Press  to 
select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET] to start audio recording. (The 
original audio is overwritten.)
• Audio dubbing cannot be used with the 
following pictures.
– Motion pictures
– Protected pictures
– Pictures recorded after setting the 
quality to [RAW]
2Press  to stop recording.
• The audio recording stops 
automatically if is not pressed after 
about 10 seconds.
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
• Audio dubbing may not work properly on 
pictures recorded by other equipment.
• While dubbing, if the focus ring or 
zoom ring are turned, the sound of 
rubbing with the lens barrel may be 
recorded.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
This function is useful if you want to reduce 
the file size of a picture to attach it to an 
e-mail or upload it to a website.
1Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
.
• The following pictures cannot be 
resized.
– Pictures recorded in [ ] (2.5M EZ)
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
– Pictures recorded in [ ] (2M EZ)
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
– Pictures recorded after setting the 
quality to [RAW]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
– Flip animation
[AUDIO DUB.] 
Adding audio after taking pictures
SETMENU
AUDIODUB.
STARTSELECT
1/3100_
0001
EXITMENU
STOP
1/3100_
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[RESIZE]
Making the picture smaller
SETMENU
RESIZE
EXITSET SELECT
1/3
MENU
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2Press  to select the size and 
then press 
.
• Sizes smaller than the recorded picture 
are displayed.
– [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
–[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
–[ ]/[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
3Press  to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. Resized pictures cannot 
be restored when they are overwritten.
• A resized picture is newly created when 
you select [NO].
• If the original picture is protected, you 
cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a resized picture.
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
• It may not be possible to resize pictures 
recorded with other equipment.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
You can enlarge and then clip the important 
part of the recorded picture.
1Press  to select the picture 
and then press 
.
• The following pictures cannot be 
trimmed.
– Pictures recorded after setting the 
quality to [RAW]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
– Flip animation
2Rotate the front dial to enlarge or 
decrease the picture.
3Press /// to move the 
position of the part to be trimmed.
4Press shutter button.
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
RESIZE
EXITRESIZE SELECT
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MENU
RESIZE
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE?
NO
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
YES
SETMENU
[TRIMMING]
Enlarging a picture and trimming it
SETMENU
TRIMMING
EXITSELECTSET
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MENU
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ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
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MENU
TRIM:SHUTTER ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
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5Press  to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. The trimmed pictures 
cannot be restored when they are 
overwritten.
• A trimmed picture is newly created 
when you select [NO].
• When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a trimmed picture.
6Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
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• Depending on the cut size, the picture size 
of the trimmed picture may become 
smaller than that of the original picture.
• The picture quality of the trimmed picture 
will deteriorate.
• It may not be possible to trim pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P102)
You can convert pictures taken with a 
[ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] 
aspect ratio.
1Press / to select [ ] or 
[ ] and then press [MENU/
SET].
• Only pictures taken with a [ ] 
aspect ratio can be converted.
• You may not be able to convert pictures 
taken on other equipment.
2Press / to select a picture and 
then press 
.
• If you select and set a picture with an 
aspect ratio other than [ ], the 
message [CANNOT BE SET ON THIS 
PICTURE] is displayed on the screen.
3Press  to determine the 
horizontal position and press the 
shutter button to set.
• Use / to set the frame position for 
pictures rotated vertically.
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
[ASPECT CONV.]
Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 
picture
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE? TRIMMING
NO
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
YES
SETMENU
SETMENU
SETMENUSELECT
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
PROTECT
ASPECT CONV.SETMENU
EXITSELECT SET
ASPECTCONV._1/3
MENU
SET : SHUTTERADJUST.EXITMENU