Panasonic Dmc Fz8 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Single setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select 
[SHOOTING DATE], [AGE] or 
[TRAVEL DATE] and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set each item.
[SHOOTING DATE]
[AGE] (P66, 67)
If this is set to [ON], the age is stamped 
on pictures recorded when the camera 
was set to [WITH AGE].
[TRAVEL DATE] (P72)
If this is set to [ON], the travel date is 
stamped on pictures recorded when 
[TRAVEL DATE] was set to [ON].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 If you set [DATE STAMP] for a picture 
with a picture size larger than [ ], the 
picture size will become smaller as 
shown below.
4Press 3/4 to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
(The screen shown appears when you 
select a picture recorded with a [ ] 
picture size.)
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears if the picture was 
recorded with a picture size [ ] or 
less.
 The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. Pictures stamped with 
date stamp cannot be restored when 
they are overwritten.
 The picture stamped with date stamp is 
newly created when you select [NO].
 If the original picture is protected, you 
cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create the picture stamped with 
date stamp.
5Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 The date stamp icon [ ] A appears 
on the screen if the picture has been 
stamped with the date stamp.
 Use the playback zoom (P93) to check 
the stamped date information B.
[W/O TIME]Stamp the year, month 
and date.
[WITH TIME]Stamp the year, month, 
day, hour and minutes.
Aspect ratioPicture size
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DATE
SELECT
SETEXITMENU
STAMP1/7
DATE STAMP
SETSELECTMENUCANCEL
SHOOTING DATE
TRAVEL DATE AGEOFF W/O TIME
OFF
MENUSET
DATE STAMPIT WILL BE STAMPED ON THE
PICTURE RESIZED TO         .
DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?
SELECT CANCELSET
NOYES
MENUMENUSET
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∫Multi setting
1Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to SET/CANCEL.
 Repeat this step.
2Press [MENU/SET]. After performing step2, perform 
step2 onwards in “When [SINGLE ] is 
selected”.
 When you print pictures stamped with 
the date stamp, the date will be printed 
over the stamped date if you set date 
printing at the photo printing store or 
on the printer.
 We recommend setting date stamp when 
there is plenty of space on the built-in 
memory or the card.
 You can set up to 50 pictures at one time 
in [MULTI].
 If you select [YES] in step 
4 when the 
pictures selected in [MULTI] include 
protected pictures, the message appears 
and the protected pictures only cannot be 
stamped with date stamp.
 Depending on the printer being used, 
some characters may be cut at printing. 
Check before printing.
 You cannot use the following functions if 
the date information has been stamped on 
the picture.
– [DATE STAMP]
– The [PRINT WITH DATE] setting for 
DPOF print 
–[RESIZE]
–[TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
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.
When you want to use a photo printing 
store to print pictures recorded on the 
built-in memory, copy them to a card (P108) 
and then set the DPOF setting.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/
white_e.htm
Press 34 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. [SET]The [DATE STAMP] icon A 
appears.
[CANCEL]The [DATE STAMP] icon A 
disappears.
DATE STAMP
SET/CANCEL SELECT
SET
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MENUCANCEL
[DPOF PRINT]
Setting the picture to print and the 
number of prints
MENUSET
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
PROTECTMULTI SINGLE
CANCELDPOF PRINT
SETMENUSELECTMENUSET
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∫Single setting
1Press 21 to select the picture 
to print and then press 34 to 
set the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] A 
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.
∫Multi setting
1Press 21 to select the picture 
to print then press 34 to set 
the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] B 
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.
∫To cancel all settings
1Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 DPOF print settings on the built-in 
memory are canceled when a card is 
not inserted. DPOF print settings on the 
card are canceled when a card is 
inserted.
∫To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/
cancel printing with the recording date by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
 The date print icon [ ] C 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.
 You cannot set date printing if the pictures 
have been stamped with the date stamp.
 If you set [DATE STAMP] for pictures that 
have been set for date printing, the date 
printing setting is canceled. 
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1SELECT
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EXITMENU
DATEDISPLAYCOUNT1
7
DPOF SET MULTI
SELECTEXITMENU
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CANCEL ALL DPOF
CANCEL ALL DPOF
PRINT SETTINGS?
SELECT
SET
NO
MENU
YESMENUSET
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1SELECTEXITMENU
DATE1/14
DATE
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 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.
 DPOF print setting is a convenient 
function when printing pictures with a 
printer that supports PictBridge (P113). 
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. (P113)
 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.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
You can set protection for pictures you do 
not want to be deleted by mistake.
Press 34 to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
∫Single setting
1Press 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to set/cancel.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫Multi setting/To cancel all settings
Perform the same operation as in 
“[DPOF PRINT] Setting the picture to print 
and the number of prints”. (P102 to 104)
 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. (P109)
 Even if you do not protect pictures on an 
SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory 
Card, they cannot be deleted when the 
card’s Write-Protect switch B is set to 
[LOCK].
 The following functions cannot be used 
with protected pictures.
–[ROTATE]
– [AUDIO DUB.]
[PROTECT]
Preventing accidental erasure of 
pictures
MENUSET
PLAY2/3
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
MULTI SINGLE
CANCEL
DPOF PRINTPROTECT
SETMENUSELECTMENUSET
[SET]The protect icon [ ] A 
appears.
[CANCEL]The protect icon [ ] A 
disappears.
SET/CANCEL
PROTECT THIS
SELECTEXITMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
You can add the audio after taking a 
picture.
1Press 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to start audio 
recording.
 The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO 
DATA?] screen appears when audio has 
already been recorded. Press 3 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 when the quality is 
set to [RAW]
2Press 4 to stop recording.
 The audio recording stops 
automatically if 4 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.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
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 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
 The following pictures cannot be 
resized.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
– Flip animation
– Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]
[AUDIO DUB.] 
Adding audio after taking pictures
MENUSET
AUDIODUB.
STARTSELECT
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EXITMENU
STOP
1/7
AUDIODUB.
[RESIZE]
Making the picture smaller
Aspect ratioPicture size
MENUSET
RESIZE
EXITSET SELECT
1/7
MENU
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2Press 21 to select the size and 
then press 4.
 Sizes smaller than the recorded picture 
are displayed.
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
3Press 34 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. (P97)
You can enlarge and then clip the important 
part of the recorded picture.
1Press 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
 The following pictures cannot be 
trimmed.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
– Flip animation
– Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]
2Enlarge or decrease the parts to 
be trimmed with the zoom lever.
3Press 3/4/2/1 to move the 
position of the part to be trimmed.
Aspect ratioPicture size
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/
[ ]/[ ]
[]
[]
RESIZE
EXITRESIZE SELECT
1/7
MENU
RESIZE
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE?
NO
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
YES
MENUSET
[TRIMMING]
Enlarging a picture and trimming it
MENUSET
TRIMMING
EXITSELECTSET
1/7
MENU
ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
1/7
MENU
T W
TRIM:SHUTTER ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
1/7
MENU
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4Press shutter button.
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
5Press 34 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.
\
 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. (P97)
You can convert pictures taken with a 
[ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] 
aspect ratio.
1Press 3/4 to select [ ] or 
[ ] and then press [MENU/SET].
 The following pictures cannot be 
converted.
– Pictures recorded when the quality is 
set to [RAW]
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
– Pictures stamped with [DATE STAMP]
2Press 2/1 to select a picture and 
then press 4.
 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.
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE? TRIMMING
NO
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
YES
MENUSET
[ASPECT CONV.]
Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 
picture
MENUSET
PLAY3/3
FORMATCOPY
SETMENUSELECT
ASPECT CONV.
MENUSET
ASPECTCONV.1/9
SETSELECTEXITMENU
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3Press 21 to determine the 
horizontal position and press the 
shutter button to set.
3/4 to set the frame position for 
pictures rotated vertically.
 The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
4Press 3/4 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.
 Files that do not conform to the DCF 
standard cannot be converted.
 You may not be able to convert pictures 
taken on other equipment.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
You can copy recorded picture data from 
the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.
1Press 34 to select the copy 
destination and then press 
[MENU/SET].

All the picture data in the built-in 
memory are copied onto the card at 
one time. > step 
3.

One picture at a time is copied from the 
card to the built-in memory. > step 
2.
2Press 21 to select the picture 
and then press 4.
(Only when selecting [ ])
3Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(The illustration shows the screen when 
pictures are copied from the built-in 
memory to a card.)
 The message [COPY THIS PICTURE 
TO BUILT-IN MEMORY?] appears when 
you copy pictures from the card to the 
built-in memory.
 If you press [MENU/SET] while copying 
pictures from the built-in memory to the 
card, the copying will stop halfway.
SET : SHUTTERADJUST.EXITMENU
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE? ASPECT CONV.
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
NOYES
MENUSET
[COPY] 
Copying the picture data
MENUSET
PLAY3/3
FORMAT
SETMENUSELECT
ASPECT CONV.COPY
MENUSET
COPY
SELECT
SETMENU
COPY PICTURES FROMBUILT-IN MEMORY TOMEMORY CARD ?
NOYESMENUSET
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 Do not turn the camera off or perform 
any other operations before copying is 
finished. The data on the built-in 
memory or the card may be damaged 
or lost.
4Press [MENU/SET] several times 
to close the menu.
 If you copy picture data from the built-in 
memory to a card, the screen 
automatically returns to the playback 
screen when all the pictures are copied.
 If you copy picture data from the built-in 
memory to a card, we recommend using a 
card which has more free space than the 
built-in memory (about 27 MB).
 If a picture with the same name as the 
picture to be copied exists in the copy 
destination, the picture will not be copied. 
(P124)
 It may take time to copy the picture data.
 Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic 
digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied.
(Even if the pictures were recorded with a 
Panasonic digital camera, you may not be 
able to copy them if they were edited with 
a PC.)
 DPOF settings on the original picture data 
will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings 
again after copying is finished. (P102)
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
Usually, it is not necessary to format the 
built-in memory and the card. 
Format them when the message [BUILT-IN 
MEMORY ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD 
ERROR] appears.
Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(The illustration shows the screen when 
the built-in memory is formatted.)
 When a card is not inserted, you can 
format the built-in memory. When a card 
is inserted, you can format the card.
 If you press [MENU/SET] while 
formatting the built-in memory, the 
formatting will stop halfway. (However, 
all the pictures will be deleted.)
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 
(P26) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; 
optional) when formatting.
 Do not turn the camera off during formatting.
 It may take longer to format the built-in 
memory than the card. (Max. about 15 sec.)
 You cannot format an SD Memory Card or 
an SDHC Memory Card when the card’s 
Write- Protect switch A is set to [LOCK].
 If the built-in memory or the card cannot 
be formatted, consult your nearest 
Service Center.
[FORMAT] 
Initializing the cardMENUSET
FORMAT
DELETE ALL DATA
ON THE BUILT-IN MEMORY?
NO
SELECTSETMENU
YESMENUSET
2
For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : [email protected]
For Canadian assistance, please call:
1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or  
send e-mail to: [email protected]
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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 “Windows
 98/98SE”, install 
the USB driver and then connect it to 
the computer.
For information about the software in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) and installing this 
software, refer to the separate operating 
instructions for PC connection.
A: USB connection cable (supplied)
B: AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional)
 Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; 
optional).
 Turn the camera off before inserting or 
removing the cable for the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7PP; optional). Set the camera to a mode other than 
[] mode.
1Turn on the camera and the PC.
2Connect the camera to a PC via 
the USB connection cable A 
(supplied).
 Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [ ] mark facing the [1] mark on 
the [DIGITAL] socket.
 Hold the USB connection cable at C 
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.)
D: This message appears during data 
transfer.
[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.
DC IN 8.4V
DIGITAL/
AV OUTACCESS
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