Panasonic Dmc Fz8 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Playback)
Displaying Multiple 
Screens (Multi Playback)
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
1 screen>9 screens>25 screens>
Calendar screen display (P92)
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous screen.
2Press 3421 to select a 
picture.
A: Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures
 You can also use the joystick for 
operation.
 Depending on the recorded picture and 
the setting, the following icons will 
appear.
–[ ] (Favorites)
– [ ] (Motion picture)
– [ ][ ] ([BABY1]/[BABY2]/[PET] 
in scene mode)
– [ ] (Travel date)
– [ ] (Travel destination)– [ ] (Flip animation)
– [ ] (Pictures stamped with 
[DATE STAMP])
∫Examples of 25 screens
∫To return to normal playback
Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press [MENU/
SET].
 The picture appears framed in orange.
∫To delete a picture during multi 
playback
1Press 3421 to select a picture 
and then press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 The recording information etc. on the LCD 
monitor cannot be deleted in multi 
playback even if you press [DISPLAY].
 Pictures will not be displayed in the 
rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is 
set to [ON]. (P99)
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Displaying pictures by 
recording date 
(Calendar playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Rotate the zoom lever several 
times towards [ ] [W] to display 
the calendar screen.
 The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
 If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
2Press 3421 to select the 
date to be played back.
21: Select the date
34: Select the month
 If there were no pictures recorded 
during a month, the month is not 
displayed.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] 
[W] to return to the calendar screen.
4Press 3421 to select a 
picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The picture that was selected will 
appear.
∫To return to the 1 screen playback 
screen.
After the calendar screen is displayed, 
rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 
screen. (P91)
 The pictures are displayed without being 
rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P99)
 You can display the calendar between 
January 2000 and December 2099.
 If the recording date of the picture 
selected in 25 screen multi playback is not 
between January 2000 and December 
2099, the camera automatically displays it 
in the oldest calendar date.
 Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed 
with dates different from the actual 
recording dates.
 If the date is not set in the camera (P19), the 
recording date is set as January 1st, 2007.
 If you take pictures after setting the travel 
destination in [WORLD TIME] (P74), the 
pictures are displayed by the dates at the 
travel destination in calendar playback.
 You can also select or set by using the 
joystick.
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
k>2k>4k>8k>16k
 When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower. When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher.
 When you change the magnification, 
the zoom position indication A appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
2Press 3421 to move the 
position.
 When you move the position to be 
displayed, the zoom position indication 
appears for about 1 second.
∫To stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or 
press [MENU/SET].
∫To delete a picture during the 
playback zoom
1Press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 You can also delete the recording 
information etc. on the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder during playback zoom by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
 The more a picture is enlarged, the more 
its quality deteriorates.
 If you want to save the enlarged picture, 
use the trimming function. (P106)
 The playback zoom may not operate if 
pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
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Playing Back Motion 
Pictures/Pictures with 
Audio
∫Motion pictures
Press 21 to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[]/[]/[]/[ ]/
[ ] and then press 4 to play 
back.
A: The motion picture recording time
 After playback starts, the elapsed 
playback time is displayed on the bottom 
right of the screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as [1h20m30s].
 The cursor displayed during 
playback is the same as 
3/4/2/1.Stopping motion picture playback
Press 4.
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2/1 during motion picture 
playback.
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward
 The camera returns to normal motion 
picture playback when 2/1 is released.
To  p a u s e
Press 3 during motion picture playback.
3 again to cancel pause.
Frame-by-frame forwarding/
frame-by-frame rewinding
2/1 while paused.
∫Pictures with audio
Press 21 to select a picture 
with the audio icon [ ] and then 
press 4 to play back.
 Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P82) and 
[AUDIO DUB.] (P105) for information 
about how to create still pictures with 
audio.
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 Sound can be heard through the speaker. 
Refer to [VOLUME] (P24) for information 
about how to adjust the volume in the 
[SETUP] menu.
 The file format that can be played back 
with this camera is QuickTime Motion 
JPEG.
 Please note that the bundled software 
includes QuickTime to play back motion 
picture files created with the camera on 
the PC. (P111)
 Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files 
recorded by a PC or other equipment may 
not play back on the camera.
 If you play back motion pictures that have 
been recorded with other equipment, the 
picture quality may deteriorate or the 
pictures may not play back.
 When using a high capacity card, it is 
possible that fast rewinding may be slower 
than usual.
 You cannot use the following functions 
with motion pictures and pictures with 
audio.
– Playback zoom
(during motion picture playback/pause)
– [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]/
[AUDIO DUB.] (Motion pictures only)
– [DATE STAMP]/[RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/
[ASPECT CONV.]
Creating still pictures 
from a motion picture
You can create still pictures from a motion 
picture that has been recorded. This is 
effective in moving scenes when you want 
to look carefully at the movement of a 
sportsperson etc.
1Press 21 to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/
[ ] and then press 4 to play 
back.
2Press 3 to pause motion picture 
playback.
 Press 3 again to return to motion 
picture playback.
 Press 2/1 while paused to move 
forward frame-by-frame.
  If you press the shutter button, you can 
save the displayed still pictures as one 
single picture. (Perform step
4)
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3Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display the 9 screens 
playback screen.
 After the 9 screens playback screen is 
displayed, rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] to switch the frames/
second.
When [ ]/[ ]/[ ] is 
selected
30 frames/second > 15 frames/second 
>10 frames/second 
> 5 frames/second
When [ ]/[ ]/[ ] is 
selected
10 frames/second > 5 frames/second
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous frames/second 
screen.
 You can move forward frame-by-frame 
by pressing 3/4/2/1.
3/4: Move forward/backward 
3 frames at a time.
2/1: Move forward/backward 
1 frame at a time.
4Press the shutter button.
 The message [SAVE THESE NINE 
PICTURES AS ONE SINGLE 
PICTURE ?] appears. Also, the 
message [SAVE AS A SINGLE 
PICTURE ?] appears if you saved the 
picture in step
2.
5Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 The nine pictures are saved as one 
single picture.
∫Picture size
 [QUALITY] (P80) is fixed to [ ].
 You may not be able to save still pictures 
from a motion picture taken on other 
equipment.
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[10fpsVGA]0.3 M 2 M
[30fpsQVGA]0.3 M 1 M
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AS ONE SINGLE PICTURE ?
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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 P97  to 109 for each menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select the menu 
item and then press 1.
4 at A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
 You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
 After performing steps 
1 and 2, refer 
to the description of the menu item 
in the operating instructions and 
then set it.
Items that can be set
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P99) has 
been set.
 When [FAVORITE] is set to [ON] > 
step
1.
 When [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] > 
step
2.
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.SLIDE SHOW
ROTATE 
DATE STAMP 
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
PROTECTDPOF PRINT
or
or
Menu 
screenItem
1/3
: [SLIDE SHOW] (P97)
: [FAVORITE] (P99)
: [ROTATE DISP.] (P99)
:[ROTATE] (P99)
: [DATE STAMP] (P100)
2/3
: [DPOF PRINT] (P102)
: [PROTECT] (P104)
: [AUDIO DUB.] (P105)
: [RESIZE] (P105)
: [TRIMMING] (P106)
3/3
:[ASPECT CONV.] (P107)
: [COPY] (P108)
: [FORMAT] (P109)
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
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1Press 34 to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 If none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2Press 3 to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)
 The cursor displayed during a slide 
show A or while a slide show is paused 
B or during [MANUAL] slide show C is 
the same as 3/4/2/1.
 Press 3 to pause the slide show. Press 
3 again to cancel pause.
 Press 2/1 while paused to display the 
previous or next picture. (However, the 
selected effect is disabled.)
3Press 4 to finish.
∫Setting 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 
[ ] was selected in step
1.
Press 2/1 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.) [ALL]Displays all pictures.
[]Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P99).
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
ROTATE 
DATE STAMP ON OFF
ALLSLIDE SHOW
SETMENUSELECTMENUSET
ALL SLIDE SHOW
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
START
AUDIO EFFECT2 SEC.
OFF OFF
DURATION
MENUSET
[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
:
New pictures slide 
across the screen.
: Current pictures 
fade out and new 
pictures fade in.
: 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.
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
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 ]) (P36)
 Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P97)
1Press 4 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.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
3Press 21 to select the picture 
then press 3.
 Repeat the above procedure.
3 is pressed while the [ ] favorites 
icon A is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and 
the favorites setting is canceled.
 You can set up to 999 pictures as 
favor ite s.
∫Deleting all favorites
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in 
step 
1 and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3 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 ] (P37) 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. (P97)
This mode allows you to automatically 
display pictures vertically if they were 
recorded holding the camera vertically or 
rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.
∫Rotate display
(The picture is automatically rotated 
and displayed.)
1Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 The pictures are displayed without 
being rotated when you select [OFF].
 Refer to P36 for information about how 
to play back pictures.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
[FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
MENUSET
PLAY1/3
ROTATE DISP.ROTATE 
DATE STAMP ON OFF
SLIDE SHOW
SETMENUSELECT
ON OFFON OFFCANCEL
FAVORITE
MENUSET
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[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
To display the picture rotated
MENUSET
PLAY1/3
FAVORITE
ROTATE 
DATE STAMP ON OFF
SLIDE SHOW
SETMENUSELECT
OFF
ONROTATE DISP.
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∫Rotate
(The picture is rotated manually.)
1Press 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
 The [ROTATE] function is disabled 
when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].
 Motion pictures and protected pictures 
cannot be rotated.
2Press 34 to select the direction 
to rotate the picture and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 If you take pictures when aiming the 
camera up or down, it may not be possible 
to display the pictures vertically. (P28)
 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 rotated 
when they are played back in review 
playback and playback zoom however 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. (P97)
You can stamp the date and time of 
recording, the age and the travel date on 
the recorded pictures.
Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE] or 
[MULTI] and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The date information cannot be 
stamped on the following pictures.
– Pictures recorded without setting the 
clock
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW]
– Pictures recorded with other 
equipment
– Pictures that were previously stamped 
with [DATE STAMP]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio The picture rotates clockwise in 
steps of 90°.
The picture rotates 
counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.
ROTATE
SELECT
SET
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EXITMENU
ROTATE
SELECTSETMENUCANCELMENUSET
[DATE STAMP]
Stamping information such as the 
date on the recorded pictures
MENUSET
PLAY1/3
ON OFF
SETMENU
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
SELECTDATE STAMPSINGLE
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