Panasonic Dmc Fz7 Operating Instructions Manual

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[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND 
THEN ON AGAIN]
This message appears when you exert 
pressure on the lens with your hand etc. or 
the camera is not operating properly. Turn 
the camera off and on. If the message 
persists, contact the dealer or your nearest 
servicenter.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
 An error has occurred accessing the card. 
Insert the card again.
 A card with a capacity more than 2 GB is 
inserted. Do not use a card with a 
capacity more than 2 GB.
[READ ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred reading the data.
Insert the card again. Make sure the card is 
inserted properly and then play back again.
[WRITE ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred writing the data.
Turn the camera off and remove the card. 
Insert the card again and turn the camera 
on. Make sure the camera is turned off 
before removing or inserting the card to 
avoid damage.
[MOTION RECORDING WAS 
CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION 
OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE 
CARD]
 When you set the picture quality to 
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend using a high speed SD 
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package.
 Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card, recording may stop in the middle.[A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED]
A folder cannot be created because there 
are no remaining folder numbers that can 
be used. (P99)
Format the card after saving necessary 
data on a PC etc. (P97) If you execute 
[NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu after 
formatting, the folder number is reset to 
100. (P23)
[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4:3 TV]/
[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16:9 TV]
 The AV cable is connected to the camera. 
Press [MENU/SET] if you want to delete 
this message at once.
 Select [TV ASPECT] in the [SETUP] 
menu to change the TV aspect. (P24)
 This message also appears when the 
USB connection cable is connected to the 
camera only.
In this case, connect the other end of the 
USB connection cable to a PC or a printer. 
(P98, 100) 
						

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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. 
(P23)
∫Battery 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 
Viewfinder?
– Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch 
to LCD monitor display.
 Is power save mode (P22) activated?
– Press the shutter button halfway to 
cancel these modes.
 Is the battery exhausted?
– Charge the battery or replace it with a 
battery which has enough capacity.
3: The camera turns off immediately 
after it is turned on.
 Is the battery charge insufficient to 
operate the camera?
– Use a battery that has been 
sufficiently charged.
– If you leave the camera on, the 
battery will be exhausted. Turn the 
camera off frequently by using power 
save mode (P22) etc.
∫Recording
1: The picture cannot be recorded.
 Is the card inserted?
 Is the mode dial correctly set?
 Is there any memory remaining on the 
card?– Before recording, delete some 
pictures. (P36)
2: The recorded picture is whitish.
The lens is dirty.
 The picture can become whitish if there 
is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens. If the 
lens is dirty, turn the camera off, retract 
the lens barrel (P10) and gently wipe 
the lens surface with a soft dry cloth.
3: The recorded picture is too bright or 
dark.
 Check that the exposure is correctly 
compensated. (P47)
4: The subject is not focused properly.
 The focus range varies depending on 
the recording mode.
Rotate the mode dial to set the proper 
mode for the distance to the subject.
 Is the subject beyond the focus range of 
the camera? (P27)
 Have you taken a picture with jitter?
5: The recorded picture is blurred. The 
optical image stabilizer is not 
effective.
 The shutter speed will become slower 
and the optical image stabilizer function 
may not work properly when taking 
pictures especially in dark places. In 
this case, we recommend holding the 
camera firmly with both hands when 
taking pictures. (P26) We recommend 
using a tripod and the self-timer (P46) 
when taking pictures with a slow shutter 
speed.
6: The recorded picture looks rough. 
Noise appears on the picture.
 Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter 
speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when 
the camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
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– Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or set every 
item except [NOISE REDUCTION] to 
[LOW]. (P82)
– Take pictures in bright places.
 In [HIGH SENS.] (P65) in scene mode, 
the resolution of the recorded picture 
decreases slightly because of high 
sensitivity processing.
This is not a malfunction.
7: Motion picture recording stops in the 
middle.
 Are you using a MultiMediaCard?
– This unit does not support 
MultiMediaCards.
 When you set the picture quality to 
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend using a high speed SD 
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package.
 Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card, recording may stop in the middle.
∫LCD monitor/Viewfinder
1: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder becomes 
darker or brighter for a moment.
 This phenomenon appears when you 
press the shutter button halfway to set 
the aperture value and does not affect 
the recorded pictures.
2: The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
 The LCD monitor may flicker for a few 
seconds after turning the camera on 
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
3: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder is too 
bright or dark.
 Adjust the brightness of the screen. 
(P21)
 Is the power LCD function or high angle 
mode activated?
4: The picture is not displayed on the 
LCD monitor.
 Does the picture appear on the 
Viewfinder?– Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch 
to LCD monitor display.
5: Black, red, blue and green dots 
appear on the LCD monitor.
 These pixels do not affect the recorded 
pictures.
This is not a malfunction.
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
 In dark places, noise may appear to 
maintain the brightness of the LCD 
monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are 
recording.
7: A vertical line appears on the LCD 
monitor.
 This is a phenomenon called smear. It 
is a characteristic of CCD and appears 
when the subject has a bright part. 
Uneven colors may also appear around 
the smear. This is not a malfunction. It 
is recorded in motion pictures but is not 
recorded on still pictures.
8: Distortion in the LCD monitor.
 When holding the edge of the LCD 
monitor, there may be some distortion, 
however this is not a malfunction. 
Moreover, this has no effect on the 
taken pictures or playback.
∫Flash
1: The flash is not activated.
 Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF 
[]?
– Press the [ OPEN] button to open 
the flash. (P42)
 The flash is not activated when motion 
picture mode [ ], [SCENERY] (P60), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P61), 
[FIREWORKS] (P63) or [STARRY SKY] 
(P63) in scene mode is selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
 When you select red-eye reduction 
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red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the 
subject appearing red in the picture) 
and then activated again for the actual 
recording.
∫Playback
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 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically. (If you take pictures when 
aiming the camera up or down, the 
camera may recognize that it is being 
held vertically.)
 You can display the pictures without 
being rotated when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P89) is set to [OFF].
 You can rotate pictures with the 
[ROTATE] function. (P89)
2: The picture is not played back.
 Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?
 Is the card inserted?
 Is there a picture in the card?
3: The folder number and the file number 
are displayed as [—] and the screen 
turns black.
 Is the picture edited with a PC or 
recorded with a digital camera from 
another manufacturer?
This may also happen if the battery is 
removed immediately after recording or   
if recording with a exhausted battery.
– Format the data to delete the pictures 
mentioned above. (P97) (Formatting 
irretrievably deletes all data including 
the other pictures. Check the data 
carefully before formatting.)
4: The picture is displayed with a date 
different from the actual recording 
date in calendar playback.
 Was the picture edited with a PC or 
recorded with a digital camera from 
another manufacturer?This kind of picture may be displayed 
with a date different from the actual 
recording date in calendar playback. 
(P71)
 Is the clock in the camera set properly? 
(P21)
For example, if the clock setting on the 
camera is different from the date and 
time set on the PC and you acquire 
pictures recorded with the camera to 
the PC and then write them back to the 
card, the pictures may be displayed with 
dates different from the actual recording 
dates in calendar playback etc.
∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the 
television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: The display areas on the TV screen 
and the camera’s LCD monitor are 
different.
Depending on the TV model, the area 
display may be smaller so the picture 
may be stretched horizontally or 
vertically and the top and bottom or left 
and right of the picture may be cut off 
when it is displayed. This is due to the 
TV specifications and is not a 
malfunction.
3: The motion pictures cannot be played 
back on a TV.
 Are you trying to play back the motion 
pictures by directly inserting the card in 
the card slot of the TV?
– Connect the camera to the TV with 
the AV cable (supplied) and then play 
back the pictures on the camera.
4: The picture cannot be transferred 
when the camera is connected to a 
PC.
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 Is the camera recognized by the PC 
correctly?
 Set [USB MODE] to [PC]. (P23, 98)
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?
– You cannot print pictures with printers 
which do not support PictBridge. 
(P100)
 Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)]. 
(P23, 100)
7: The ends of the pictures are cut at 
printing.
 When using a printer with a trimming or 
borderless printing function, cancel this 
function before printing. (For details, 
refer to the operating instructions for the 
printer.)
 When you order photo studios to print 
pictures, ask the photo studio if the 
pictures can be printed with both ends.
8: The picture is not displayed fully on 
the TV.
 Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. 
(P24)
∫Others
1: An unreadable language was selected 
by mistake.
 Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ] 
icon to set the desired language. (P24)
2: The camera will make sounds caused 
by internal mechanical movement 
when it is shaken.
 The sound arises when the lens moves.
This is not a malfunction.
3: The setting for the auto review 
function is disabled. Are you taking pictures using auto 
bracket (P48)? Is the camera in burst 
mode (P50) or motion picture mode 
[ ] (P68)? Is [AUDIO REC.] set to 
[ON]  (P79)?
– In these cases, you cannot set the 
auto review function in the [SETUP] 
menu.
4: A red lamp sometimes turns on when 
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P82) 
lights red to make it easier to focus on a 
subject.
5: The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
 Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] 
mode menu set to [ON]? (P82)
 Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
in bright places.
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
when [SCENERY] (P60), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P61), 
[FIREWORKS] (P63) or [PANNING] 
(P61) in scene mode is selected.
6: The camera becomes warm.
 The surface of the camera may become 
warm during use. This does not affect 
the performance or quality of the 
camera.
7: The lens clicks.
 When the brightness changes due to 
zoom or camera movement etc., the 
lens may click and the picture on the 
screen may drastically change. 
However, the picture is not affected.
The sound is caused by the automatic 
adjustment of the aperture.
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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. (P19)
 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 
more visible when recording distant 
subjects. However this is not a 
malfunction.
10: The file numbers are not recorded 
consecutively. 
 When you perform an operation after 
taking a certain action, the pictures 
may be recorded in folders with 
different numbers from the ones used 
prior to the operation. (P99)
11: The file numbers are recorded in 
ascending order.
 If the battery is inserted or removed 
when the camera is not turned off, the 
recorded folder numbers are lost. 
However if you turn the camera on 
again and record pictures, the 
recorded folder numbers are different 
from the prior recorded folder 
numbers.
12: The picture is displayed in black.
 Pictures edited or rotated with a PC 
may be displayed in black in playback 
mode (P35), multi playback (P70) and 
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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.
∫Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
Picture size (6M):
(2816k2112 pixels) (4M EZ):
(2304k1728 pixels) (3M EZ):
(2048k1536 pixels)
Quality/
Card
16MB04816131816
32 MB 1 9 19 2 14 28 2 18 36
64 MB 3 20 40 4 30 59 6 38 75
128 MB 6 41 82 9 61 120 12 78 150
256 MB 12 81 160 19 120 230 24 150 290
512 MB 25 160 320 38 240 470 48 300 590
1 GB 51 320 640 76 480 940 96 600 1180
2 GB 100 660 1270 150 970 1860 195 1220 2360
Aspect ratio
Picture size (2M EZ):
(1600k1200 pixels) (1M EZ):
(1280k960 pixels) (0.3M EZ):
(640k480 pixels)
Quality/
Card
16 MB 2 13 27 3 21 40 13 68 110
32 MB 4 29 58 7 45 85 28 145 230
64 MB 10 61 120 15 93 175 58 290 480
128 MB 20 125 240 31 190 350 115 600 970
256 MB 39 240 470 61 370 690 230 1170 1900
512 MB 78 480 940 120 730 1370 450 2320 3770
1 GB 155 970 1880 240 1470 2740 910 4640 7550
2 GB 310 1920 3610 490 2920 5120 1800 8780 12290 
						

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Aspect ratio
Picture size (5M):
(2816k1880 pixels) (2.5M EZ):
(2048k1360 pixels)
Quality/
Card
16MB04101918
32 MB 1 10 21 3 20 40
64 MB 3 22 45 6 43 83
128 MB 7 46 92 13 88 165
256 MB 14 91 180 27 170 330
512 MB 28 180 350 54 340 650
1 GB 57 360 710 105 680 1310
2 GB 115 730 1420 210 1360 2560
Aspect ratio
Picture size (4.5M):
(2816k1584 pixels) (2M EZ):
(1920k1080 pixels)
Quality
Card
16 MB 0 5 11 2 12 25
32 MB 2 12 25 4 27 53
64 MB 4 27 53 9 57 105
128 MB 8 55 105 18 115 220
256 MB 17 105 210 36 230 430
512 MB 33 210 420 72 450 860
1 GB 67 430 850 145 910 1720
2 GB 135 870 1700 290 1800 3410 
						

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∫Available recording time (seconds)
 The numbers inside the thick black line are the number of recordable pictures in simple 
mode. (P29)
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD 
monitor may not decrease in order.
 This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P65) in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
Picture quality setting30fps
VGA10fps
VGA30fps
QVGA10fps
QVGA30fps
16:910fps
16:9
SD Memory 
Card
16 MB 5 25 25 82 5 22
32 MB 15 55 55 170 14 50
64 MB 35 120 120 360 33 106
128 MB 80 250 250 740 71 217
256 MB 160 490 490 1440 140 420
512 MB 320 980 980 2870 280 840
1 GB 660 1970 1970 5700 560 1690
2 GB 1350 4020 4020 11700 1160 3450 
						

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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Camera effective pixels:6,000,000 pixels
Image sensor:1/2.5
q CCD, total pixel number 6,370,000 pixels
Primary color filter
Lens:Optical 12
kzoom, fl6 mm to 72 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 36 mm to 432 mm)/F2.8 to F3.3
Digital zoom:Max. 4k
Extended optical zoom:(Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio)
Max. 16.5k
Focus:Normal/Macro/Manual focus, 9-area-focusing/3-area-focusing 
(High speed)/1-area-focusing (High speed)/1-area-focusing/
Spot-focusing
Focus range:
Program AE (P): 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.56 feet) (Tele) to ¶Macro (Excluding Tele)/Simple/Motion pictures/Aperture-priority 
AE (A)/Shutter-priority AE (S)/Manual exposure (M): 5 cm 
(0.16 feet) (Wide)/2 m (6.56 feet) (Tele) to ¶ (However, in macro 
mode, simple mode and motion picture mode, the focus range is 
only in Tele.): 1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶
Shutter system:Electronic shutter
iMechanical shutter
Burst recording
Burst speed:3 frames/second (High speed), 2 frames/second (Low speed), 
Approx. 2 frames/second (Unlimited)
Number of recordable
pictures:Max. 13 frames (Standard), max. 7 frames (Fine), Depends on 
the remaining capacity of the card (Unlimited).
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card. 
MultiMediaCard performance will be less.)
Motion picture recording:848k480 pixels/640k480 pixels/320k240 pixels (30 or 
10 frames/second with audio. The maximum recording time 
depends on the capacity of the card.)
ISO sensitivity:AUTO/80/100/200/400/
[HIGH SENS.] mode: AUTO/800/1600
Shutter speed:60 to 1/2000th
[STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
Motion picture mode: 1/30th to 1/20000th
White balance:AUTO/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/Flash/White set1/White set2
Exposure (AE):Program AE (P)/Aperture-priority AE (A)/
Shutter-priority AE (S)/Manual exposure (M)
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, 
j2 EV to i2 EV)
Metering mode:Multiple/Center weighted/Spot
LCD monitor:2.5
q low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD 
(Approx. 114,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)
Viewfinder:Color LCD Viewfinder (Approx. 114,000 pixels)
(field of view ratio about 100%)
(with diopter adjustment 
j5 to i3 diopter) Power Source:DC 8.4 V
Power Consumption:2.0 W (When recording with LCD Monitor)
1.9 W (When recording with Viewfinder)
1.0 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor)
0.9 W (When playing back with Viewfinder)