Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P44)
6 Viewfinder (P13, 43)
7 [DISPLAY] Button (P43)
8 [EVF/LCD] Button (P43)
9 [FOCUS/AE LOCK] Button (P35, 92)
10 Speaker (P81)
11 Rear dial (P33, 40, 57, 58)
12 LCD Monitor (P13, 24, 43)
13 [FUNCTION] Button (P83)
14 Delete Button (P41)
15 Cursor Buttons
/Self-timer Button (P51)
/[REV]Button (P39)
/Flash Setting Button (P47)
/Exposure Compensation (P52)/Auto 
Bracket (P53)/Flash Output Adjustment 
(P49)/Backlight Compensation in auto 
mode (P36) Button
16 [MENU/SET] Button (P27)
17 Card Door (P19)
18 Zoom ring (P37)
19 Focus ring (P60)
20 Shutter Button (P32)
21 Strap Eyelet (P21) 
22 Microphone (P76, 89)
23 Hot Shoe (P99)
24 Mode Dial (P6)
25 Camera ON/OFF Switch (P26)
26 Power Indicator (P32)
27 Single or Burst Mode Button (P55)
28 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P54)29 [FOCUS] Button (P61,68, 90)
30 Focus Switch (P56, 60)
(AF/AF MACRO/MF)
31 Flash Open Lever (P47)
32 [REMOTE] Socket (P120)
33 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] Socket 
(P112, 115, 118)
34 [DC IN] Socket (P112, 115)
• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC 
adaptor (
DMW-AC7; optional).
35 Lens hood positioning groove (P22)
36 Battery Door Open/Close Lever (P18)
37 Battery Door (P18) 
38 Tripod Receptacle
• When you use a tripod, make sure the 
tripod is stable with the camera 
attached to it.
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Quick Guide
This is an overview of how to record and 
playback pictures with the camera. For 
each step, be sure to refer to the pages 
indicated in brackets.
1Charge the battery. (P16)
• The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the 
battery before use.
2Insert the battery and the card. 
(P18, 19)
3Turn the camera on to take 
pictures.
• Set the clock. (P26)
Set the mode dial to [ ].
Press the shutter button to take 
pictures. (P32)
4Play back the pictures.
Set the mode dial to [ ].
Select the picture you want to view. 
(P40)
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Screen DisplayIn recording
  Out-of-frame display
1 Recording mode (P32)
2 Flash mode (P47)
3 Focus (P32)
4 Picture size (P87)
5 Quality (P87)
In Motion picture mode (P76)
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: Jitter alert (P35)
6 Battery indication (P16)
7 Number of recordable pictures/
Available recording time
In Motion picture mode (P76)
e.g.: 
8 Card access indication (P20)
9 Recording state
10 Histogram (P46)
11 Travel date (P71)
12 Elapsed recording time (P76)
13 Program shift (P33)
14 Shutter speed (P32)
: Intelligent ISO (P85)
15 Aperture value (P32)
16 Program shift (P33)
17 Exposure compensation (P52)
Direct exposure compensation (P93)
: Backlight compensation (P36)
18 Metering mode (P89)
19 : Power LCD (P45)
20 Spot AF area (P90)
21 AF area (P32)
22 Spot metering target (P89)
23 Optical image stabilizer (P54)
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24 White balance (P83)
White balance fine adjustment (P85)
25 ISO sensitivity (P85)
26 Burst (P55)
: Audio recording (P76, 89)
27 Flip animation (P95)
28 Color effect mode (P94)
29 Custom setting (P62)
30 Continuous AF (P91)
31 Zoom (P37)/Extended optical zoom 
(P37)/Digital zoom (P38)
32 Operation for backlight compensation (P36)
33 Current date and time
• This is displayed for about 5 seconds 
when the camera is turned on, after 
setting the clock and after switching 
from playback mode to recording mode.
34 Age (P69)
• This is displayed for about 5 seconds 
when the camera is turned on in baby 
mode, after setting the clock or 
birthday, and after switching from 
other modes to baby mode.
35 Auto bracket (P53)
36 Number of days that have passed since 
the travel date (P71)
• This is displayed for about 5 seconds if 
the camera is turned on when the 
travel date is set, after setting the 
clock, departure date or travel date, 
after changing the world time setting 
and after switching from playback 
mode to another mode.
37 Conversion lens (P97)
38 Self-timer mode (P51)
39 AF assist lamp (P91)
/ / : FOCUS/AE LOCK 
(P92)
40 Flash output adjustment (P49)
41 MF (P60)
In playback
1 Playback mode (P40)
2 Number of DPOF prints (P105)
3 Protected picture (P107)
4 Picture with audio/Motion pictures 
(P81)
5 Picture size (P87)
6 Quality (P87)
In Motion picture mode (P81)
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7 Battery indication (P16)
8 Folder/File number (P113)
9 Picture number/Total pictures
10 Cable disconnection warning icon (P117)• This is displayed when printing using a 
printer supporting PictBridge.“
(Depending on the printer, the icon 
may not be displayed.)
Motion picture recording time (P81):
11 Histogram (P46)
12 Recording information
13 Favorites settings (P103)/Elapsed 
playback time (P81):
14 Recorded date and time
15 Age (P69)
16 Power LCD (P45)
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17 Number of days that have passed since 
the travel date (P71)
18 Audio playback (P81)
: In motion picture mode 
(P81)
19 Flip animation (P95)
20 Favorites (P103)
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Charging the Battery 
with the Charger
The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the battery 
before use.
1Insert the battery terminals and 
attach the battery to the charger.
2Connect the charger to the 
electrical outlet.
• Charging starts when the [CHARGE] 
indicator  lights green.
• If the [CHARGE] indicator blinks, refer 
to P17.
3Detach the battery after charging 
is complete.
• Charging is complete when the 
[CHARGE] indicator  turns off (after 
about 120 minutes).
• After charging is completed, be sure to 
disconnect the charger from the electrical 
outlet.
• The battery becomes warm after using it 
and during and after charging. The 
camera also becomes warm during use. 
This is not a malfunction.
• The battery will be exhausted if left for a 
long period of time after being charged. 
Recharge the battery when it is 
exhausted.
• Use the dedicated charger and battery.
• Charge the battery with the charger 
indoors.
• Do not disassemble or modify the 
charger.
About the Battery 
(charging/number of recordable 
pictures)
wBattery indication
The remaining battery power appears on 
the screen. 
• The battery indication turns red and 
blinks. Recharge the battery or replace it 
with fully charged battery.
[It does not appear when you use the 
camera along with the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7; optional).]
wThe battery life
The number of recordable pictures (By 
CIPA standard in program AE mode)
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
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• Using the supplied SD Memory Card 
(32 MB).
Number of 
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• Using the supplied battery.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the 
camera is turned on. (When the optical 
image stabilizer function is set to 
[MODE1])
•Recording once every 30 seconds with 
full flash every second recording.
• Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.
• CIPA is an abbreviation of 
[Camera & Imaging Products 
Association].
_The number of recordable pictures 
decreases when the power LCD function 
is used.
The number of recordable pictures 
when using the Viewfinder
(Recording conditions comply with CIPA 
standard.)
Playback time when using the LCD 
monitor
The number of recordable pictures and 
playback time will vary depending on the 
operating conditions and storing condition 
of the battery.
wCharging
Charging time and number of recordable 
pictures with the optional battery pack 
(CGR-S006A) are the same as above.
• The [CHARGE] indicator lights when 
charging starts.wWhen the [CHARGE] indicator flashes
• The battery is over discharged 
(discharged excessively). In a while, the 
lamp will light and normal charging will 
start.
• When the battery temperature is 
excessively high or low, the charging time 
will be longer than normal.
• The terminals of the charger or the battery 
are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry 
cloth.
• When the operating time of the camera 
becomes extremely short even after 
properly charging the battery, the life of 
the battery may have expired. Buy a new 
battery. 
wCharging conditions
• Charge the battery in a temperature 
between 10QC to 35QC (50QF to 95QF). 
(The battery temperature should also be 
the same.)
• The performance of the battery may 
temporarily deteriorate and the operating 
time may become shorter in low 
temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/
snowboarding). The number of recordable pictures 
varies depending on the recording 
interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes 
longer, the number of recordable 
pictures decreases.
[e.g. When recording once every 
2 minutes, the number of recordable 
pictures decreases by 90.]
Number of 
recordable picturesApprox. 360 pictures 
(Approx. 180 min)
Playback timeApprox. 300 min
Charging timeApprox. 120 min 
						

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Inserting /Removing 
the Battery
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Close the flash.
1Slide the release lever in the 
direction of arrow and open the 
battery door 
.
€ Always use genuine Panasonic 
batteries (CGR-S006A).
2Insert:
Insert the charged battery until it 
clicks.
Remove:
Slide the lock  to remove the 
battery.
3Close the battery door.
Slide the release lever in the 
direction of the arrow.
• Remove the battery after use.
• 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. (If you insert a battery that is not 
sufficiently charged, the length of time that 
the clock setting is stored may become 
less.) However, the clock setting is 
canceled after this length of time. In this 
case, set the clock again. (P26)
• Do not remove the card or the battery 
while the card is being accessed. The 
data may be damaged. (P20)
• Do not remove the battery with the 
camera turned on since the settings on 
the camera may not be stored properly.
• The supplied battery is designed only 
for the camera. Do not use it with any 
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Inserting/Removing 
the Card
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Prepare an SD Memory Card (supplied), 
an SDHC Memory Card (optional) or a 
MultiMediaCard (optional).
• Close the flash.
1Slide the card door to open it.
2Insert:
Insert the card fully until it clicks 
and it is locked.
Remove:
Push the card until it clicks, then 
pull the card out upright.
• Check the direction of the card.
• Do not touch the connection terminals 
on the back side of the card.
• The card may be damaged if it is not 
fully inserted.
3Close the card door.
Slide the card door to the end 
and then close it firmly.
• If the card door cannot be completely 
closed, remove the card and insert it 
again.
• The card and the data may be damaged 
if it is inserted or removed while the 
camera is on.
• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD 
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About the Card
wAccess to the card
The card access indication  lights red 
when pictures are being recorded onto the 
card.
When the card access indication lights, 
pictures are being read or deleted or the 
card is being formatted. Do not:
• turn the camera off.
• remove the battery or the card.
• shake or impact the camera.
The card and the data may be damaged or 
the camera may not operate normally.
wSD Memory Card (supplied), SDHC 
Memory Card (optional) and 
MultiMediaCard (optional)
• The SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory 
Card and MultiMediaCard are small, 
lightweight, removable external cards.
• The reading/writing speed of an SD 
Memory Card and an SDHC Memory 
Card is fast. Both types of card are 
equipped with a Write-Protect switch 
that prevents writing and formatting the 
card. (If the switch is slid to the [LOCK] 
side, it is not possible to write or delete 
data on the card and format it. When the 
switch is slid to the other side, these 
functions become available.)
SD Memory Card 
Please confirm the latest information on the 
following website.
http://panasonic.
co.jp/pavc/global/cs
(This Site is English only.)• Refer to P129 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures and the 
available recording time for each Card.
• This camera is compatible with SD 
Memory Cards based on SD Memory 
Card Specifications and formatted in 
FAT12 system and FAT16 system. It is also 
compatible with SDHC Memory Cards 
based on SD Memory Card Specifications 
and formatted in FAT32 system.
• The SDHC Memory Card is a memory 
card standard decided by the SD 
Association in 2006 for high capacity 
memory cards more than 2 GB.
• This camera is compatible with both an 
SD Memory Card and an SDHC Memory 
Card. You can use an SDHC Memory 
Card in equipment that is compatible with 
SDHC Memory Cards however you 
cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in 
equipment that is only compatible with SD 
Memory Cards. (If you use an SDHC 
Memory Card in other equipment, always 
read the operating instructions for the 
other equipment.)
• This unit does not support recording 
motion pictures on MultiMediaCards. 
We recommend using High Speed SD 
Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards 
when recording motion pictures. (P76)
wAbout handling a card
Transfer important pictures/motion pictures 
from your card to your PC periodically 
(P112). The data on the card may be 
damaged or lost due to electromagnetic 
waves, static electricity, the camera 
breaking down or a defective card.
• Do not format the card on your PC or 
other equipment. Format it on the camera 
only to ensure proper operation. (P111)
• The reading/writing speed of a 
MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD 
Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card. 
When a MultiMediaCard is used, the 
performance of certain features may be 
slightly slower than advertised.
• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of 
children to prevent swallowing.
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