Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
• After converting the aspect ratio, the 
picture size may become larger than that 
of the original picture.
• The following pictures cannot be 
converted.
– Pictures with audio
– Motion pictures
– Pictures recorded after setting the 
quality to [RAW]
• Files that do not conform to the DCF 
standard cannot be converted. 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)
It is not usually necessary to format a card. 
Format it when the message [MEMORY 
CARD ERROR] appears.
Press  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• Formatting irretrievably deletes all the 
data including any protected pictures. 
Check the data carefully before 
formatting.
• If the card has been formatted on a PC or 
other equipment, format it on the camera 
again.
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
(P16) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; 
optional) when formatting.
• Do not turn the camera off during 
formatting.
• You cannot format an SD Memory Card 
or 
SDHC Memory Card
 when the card’s write 
protect switch is set to [LOCK].
• If the card cannot be formatted, consult 
your nearest servicenter.
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE? ASPECT CONV.
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
NOYES
SETMENU
[FORMAT] 
Initializing the card
SETMENU
FORMAT
DELETE ALL DATA
ON THE MEMORY CARD?
NO
SELECTSETMENU
YES
SETMENU
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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 installing [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] etc., refer to 
the separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.
: USB connection cable (supplied)
: AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional)
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional).• Turn the camera off before inserting or 
removing the cable for the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7; optional).
1Turn on the camera and the PC.
2Connect the camera to a PC via 
the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
• Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [ ] mark facing the [] mark on 
the [DIGITAL] socket.
• Hold the USB connection cable at 
and insert straight in or take straight 
out. (If you forcibly insert the USB 
connection cable at a slant or upside 
down you can deform the connection 
terminals and damage the camera or 
the connected equipment.)
: This message appears during data 
transfer.
3Press  to select [PC] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• If you set [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] 
menu to [PC] in advance, it is not 
necessary to set this every time you 
connect to a PC. (P30)
• If you set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge 
(PTP)] and then connect the camera to 
the PC, messages may appear on the 
screen of the PC.
Select [Cancel] to close the messages 
and disconnect the camera from the 
PC. Set [USB MODE] to [PC] again.
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SELECTSETMENU
PictBridge(PTP)PC
PLEASE SELECT
THE USB MODE
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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 
[Untitled] when you connect the camera 
with a card inserted.
w
About motion picture playback on a PCUse the software “QuickTime” 
(for Windows 2000/XP) in the CD-ROM 
(supplied) to play back motion pictures 
recorded on this camera on a PC.
• If you use “Windows 98/98SE/Me”, 
download “QuickTime6.5.2 for PC“ from 
the following site, and install it.
http://www.apple.com/support/quicktime/
• This software is installed as standard on a 
“Macintosh OS”.
wFolder Composition
Folders are displayed as shown in the 
following illustration.Folder number
File number
JPG: pictures
MOV: motion pictures
RAW: pictures in RAW files
The items in each folder are as follows.
• The data for up to 999 pictures recorded 
by the camera can be included in 1 folder. 
If the number of pictures exceeds 999, 
another folder is created.
• To reset the file number or the folder 
number, select [NO.RESET] in the 
[SETUP] menu. (P29)
wConditions under which a different 
folder number is used
In the following cases, the picture is not 
recorded in the same folder as the 
previously recorded picture. It is recorded 
in a folder with a new number. 
1When the folder just recorded to contains 
a picture file with the number 999 in it 
(example: P1000999.JPG).
2When the card just recorded to contains, 
for example, a folder with the number 
100 [100_PANA] in it and that card is 
removed and replaced with a card that 
has a folder with the number 100 in it 
recorded by a camera from a different 
maker (100XXXXX, with XXXXX being 
the name of the maker) and then a 
picture is recorded.
PRIVATE1
pSD Memory Card
pSDHC Memory CardpMultiMediaCard
100_PANA
101_PANA
999_PANA DCIM
MISC
P1000001.JPG
P1000002.JPG
P1000999.JPG
100_PANA


[DCIM]Folders from [100_PANA] to 
[999_PANA]
[100_PANA] 
to 
[999_PANA]Pictures/motion pictures
Pictures in RAW files
[MISC]Files on which the DPOF 
print settings are recorded
[PRIVATE1]Pictures recorded in flip 
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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 “Mac OS 
X”.
• Pictures can only be read on the camera. 
They cannot be written to a card or 
deleted.
• When there are 1000 or more pictures on 
a card, the pictures may not be imported.
• Do not use any other USB connection 
cables except the supplied one.
• Do not disconnect the USB connection 
cable while [ACCESS] is displayed.
• When there are many pictures on the 
card, it may take some time to transfer 
them.
• You may not be able to play back motion 
pictures on the card correctly when the 
camera is connected to a PC. Import the 
motion picture files to the PC and then 
play them back.
• If battery power is exhausted while the 
camera and the PC are communicating, 
the recorded data may be damaged. 
When you connect the camera to the PC, 
use a battery with sufficient battery power 
(P16) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; 
optional).
• If the remaining battery power becomes 
low while the camera and the PC are 
communicating, the power indicator blinks 
and the alarm beeps. In this case, stop 
the communication at once on the PC.
• When connecting the camera to a 
“Windows 2000” OS PC with the USB 
connection cable, do not replace the 
card while the camera and the PC are 
connected. The information on the card 
may be damaged. Disconnect the USB 
connection cable before replacing the 
card.
• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may 
be displayed in black in playback mode 
(P40), multi playback (P78) and calendar 
playback (P79).
• For information about this, refer to the 
separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.
• Read the operating instructions for the 
PC. 
						

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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 sufficient battery power 
(P16) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; 
optional) when you connect to a printer.
• Turn the camera off before inserting or 
removing the cable for the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7; optional).
1Turn on the camera and the 
printer.
2Connect the camera to a printer 
via the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
• Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [ ] mark facing the [] mark on 
the [DIGITAL] socket.
• Hold the USB connection cable at 
and insert straight in or take straight 
out.
3Press  to select [PictBridge 
(PTP)] and then press

[MENU/SET].
• If you set [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] 
menu to [PictBridge (PTP)] in advance, 
it is not necessary to set this every time 
you connect to a printer. (P30)
• Do not use any other USB connection 
cables except the supplied one.
• To print the age in [BABY1]/[BABY2] 
(P69) in scene mode or the departure 
date for [TRAVEL DATE] (P71), use the 
software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) and print from the 
PC. For information about this, refer to the 
separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.
• To find out more about PictBridge 
compliant printers, contact your local 
dealer.
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SELECTSETMENU
PC
PLEASE SELECT
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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 supported by the printer are 
displayed in gray and cannot be selected.• When you want to print pictures in a paper 
size or a layout which is not supported by 
the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set the 
paper size or the layout on the printer. (For 
details, refer to the operating instructions 
of the printer.)
• [PRINT WITH DATE]
• If the printer does not support date 
printing, the date cannot be printed on the 
picture.
• [NUM. OF PRINTS]
Set the number of prints.
• [PAPER SIZE]
(Paper sizes that can be set with this unit)
The paper sizes are displayed on pages 
1/2 and 2/2. Press  to select.
_These items cannot be displayed when 
the printer does not support the paper 
sizes.
•[PAGE LAYOUT]
(Layouts for printing that can be set with 
this unit)
SELECTSET
DPOF PICTURESINGLE PICTURE
PictBridge
MENUSETMENU
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
PictBridge
1/3100_
0001
EXIT SELECTPRINTMENU


µOFF
SINGLE PICTURE
NUM. OF PRINTS
1PRINT WITH DATE
PAPER SIZEPAGE LAYOUTSELECTCANCELEXITMENU
PRINT START
SETMENU
Settings on the printer are 
prioritized.
[OFF]Date is not printed.
[ON]Date is printed.
1/2
Settings on the printer are 
prioritized.
[L/3.5
SM5S]89 mmM127 mm
[2L/5SM7S]127 mmM178 mm
[POSTCARD]100 mm
M148 mm
[A4]210 mm
M297 mm
2/2_
[CARD SIZE]54 mmM85.6 mm
[10M15cm]100 mmM150 mm
[4
SM6S]101.6 mmM152.4 mm
[8
SM10S]203.2 mmM254 mm
[LETTER]216 mm
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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.
3Disconnect the USB connection 
cable after printing.
wSetting the date printing with the 
DPOF print in advance
We recommend setting DPOF date printing 
with [DPOF PRINT] (P106) in advance 
when the printer supports it. If you select [DPOF PICTURE], printing starts and the 
recording date is printed.
wLayout printing
• When printing a picture several times 
on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print a picture 
4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4.
• When printing different pictures on 
1 sheet of paper (only in DPOF 
printing)
For example, if you want to print 4 different 
pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set 
[COUNT] in [DPOF PRINT] (P105) to 1 for 
each of the 4 pictures.
• Do not disconnect the USB connection cable 
when the cable disconnection warning icon 
[ ] is displayed. (Depending on the 
printer, the icon may not be displayed.)
• If the remaining battery power becomes 
low while the camera and the printer are 
connected, the power indicator blinks and 
the alarm beeps. If this happens during 
printing, press [MENU/SET] and stop 
printing at once. If not printing, disconnect 
the USB connection cable.
• The camera is receiving an error message 
from the printer when the [q] indication 
lights orange during printing. After 
finishing printing, make sure there are no 
problems with the printer.
• If the total number of DPOF prints or the 
number of DPOF pictures printed is high, 
pictures may be printed several times. The 
remaining number of prints indicated may differ 
from the number set. This is not a malfunction.
• With date printing, the setting on the 
printer may take priority over the setting 
on the camera. Check the date print 
setting on the printer also.
• When the pictures in RAW files are to be 
printed, the JPEG pictures recorded 
simultaneously by the camera will be 
printed. If JPEG pictures do not exit, RAW 
file pictures cannot be printed. Settings on the printer are 
prioritized.
1 picture with no frame on 1 page
1 picture with a frame  on 1 page
2 pictures on 1 page
4 pictures on 1 page
SELECTSET
DPOF PICTURESINGLE PICTURE
PictBridge
MENUSETMENU
MENU
DPOF SET PAPER SIZEPAGE LAYOUT
PRINT STARTDPOF
SELECTCANCELEXITMENUSETMENU 
						

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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 sockets 
on the TV.
• Yellow: to the video input socket
• White: to the audio input socket
3Turn the TV on and select external 
input.
4Turn the camera on.
• Do not use any other AV cables except the 
supplied one.
• The top and bottom or left and right of the 
picture may be cut off slightly when it is 
displayed due to the characteristics of the TV.
• Depending on the screen mode setting of 
the TV when you connect the camera to a 
wide-screen TV or a high-definition TV, 
the picture may be stretched horizontally 
or vertically and the top and bottom and or 
left and right of the picture may be cut off 
when it is displayed. In this case, change 
the screen mode setting.
• Audio playback is monaural.
• Read the operating instructions for the TV.
• When you play back a picture vertically, it 
may be blurry.
• Select [TV ASPECT] to match the aspect 
of the TV.
• You can view pictures on TVs in other 
countries (regions) which use the NTSC or 
PAL system when you set [VIDEO OUT] in 
the [SETUP] menu. Even if you set 
[VIDEO OUT] to [PAL], the output signal will 
still be NTSC in the recording mode.
wPlaying back pictures on a TV with an 
SD Memory Card slot
Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory 
Card can be played back on a TV with an 
SD Memory Card slot.
• You cannot play back an SDHC Memory 
Card if the TV model does not support it.
• Depending on the TV model, pictures may 
not be displayed on the full screen.
• Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play 
back motion pictures, connect the camera to 
the TV with the AV cable (supplied).
• You may not be able to play back 
MultiMediaCards.
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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 attach the MC protector and 
the ND filter at the same time.
• If the MC protector/ND filter are tightened 
too much, you may not be able to remove 
them. Do not tighten them too much.
• When taking pictures with the flash using 
the MC protector or ND filter, vignetting 
effect may occur.
• If the MC protector/ND filter are dropped, 
they may be destroyed. Be careful not to 
drop them when attaching them to the 
camera.
• You can attach the lens hood when the 
MC Protector and ND Filter are attached.
• Detach the MC Protector and ND filter 
before attaching the conversion lens.
•MCW“Multi-coated”
NDW“Neutral Density” 
						

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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 button 
pressed fully.
• While pressing the shutter button fully, 
slide it to the [LOCK] side.
• Slide it to the other side to cancel 
[LOCK].
• Cancel [LOCK] on the remote shutter 
before connecting it to the camera.
• The camera cannot be operated while the 
shutter button on the remote shutter is 
held down or while the shutter button is at 
the [LOCK] position.
• Bulb exposure is not available with this 
camera.
• You cannot operate the camera with the 
shutter remote control in the following 
cases:
– When the power save mode is canceled
– When you determine the part to be 
trimmed (P109)
– When you determine the aspect ratio 
conversion (P110)
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