Panasonic Dmc Fz8 Operating Instructions Manual

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 You can record smoother motion 
pictures with “30 fps”.
 You can record longer motion pictures 
with “10 fps” although the picture quality 
is lower.
 The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small 
so it is suitable for e-mails.
¢You can only record motion pictures 
to the built-in memory when the 
[ASPECT RATIO] is [ ] and the 
picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320k240 pixels).
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 Refer to P133 for information about the 
available recording time.
 The available recording time displayed on 
the screen may not decrease regularly.
 This unit does not support recording 
motion pictures on 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 the card, 
recording may stop in the middle.
 We recommend using Panasonic’s SD 
Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.
 Depending on the type of the card, the 
card access indication may appear for a 
while after recording motion pictures. This 
is not a malfunction. Motion pictures can be recorded 
continuously up to 2 GB. 
The maximum available recording time for 
up to 2 GB only is displayed on the 
screen.
 When motion pictures recorded with the 
camera are played back on other 
equipment, the quality of the picture and 
sound may deteriorate and it may not be 
possible to play them back. Also the 
recording information may not be 
displayed correctly.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
use the direction detection function and 
the review function.
 You cannot set [MODE2] on the optical 
image stabilizer function.
 The bundled software includes QuickTime 
to play back motion picture files recorded 
with the camera on the PC.
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Recording which day 
of the vacation you 
take the picture
If you set the departure date of the vacation 
in advance, the number of days that have 
passed since the departure date (which 
day of the vacation it is) is recorded when 
you take the picture. You can display the 
the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on 
the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] 
(P100).
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date can be printed 
on each picture by using the software 
[LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the 
CD-ROM (supplied). (For information 
about printing, refer to the separate 
operating instructions for PC connection.)
∫Setting the departure/return date
(The following screens are shown when 
program AE mode [ ] is selected.)
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select 
[TRAVEL DATE] and then press 
1.
4Press 4 to select [SET] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
5Press 3/4/2/1 to set the 
departure date and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
1ST DAY10:00  DEC. 2.2007
1/7
SETUP
0 nMONITOR WORLD TIME
1/5
GUIDE LINE
CLOCK SET
SELECTSETMENUOFFTRAVEL DATEOFF
SETMENUSET
TRAVEL DATE
SELECT SETMENU
20072DEC..
PLEASE SET THE 
DEPARTURE DATE
MENUSET
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6Press 3/4/2/1 to set the return 
date and then press [MENU/SET].
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
 The travel date is canceled if the current 
date is after the return date.
 If you do not want to set the return date, 
press [MENU/SET
] while the date bar is 
displayed.
 You cannot set a date that is before the 
departure date.
7Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
8Take a picture.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date is displayed for 
about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on 
etc. after setting the travel date or when 
the travel date is set.
 When the travel date is set, [ ] 
appears on the lower right of the 
screen. (It is not displayed if the current 
date is after the return date.)
∫Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if 
the current date is after the return date. If 
you want to cancel the travel date before 
the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the 
screen shown in step 
4 and then press 
[MENU/SET] twice.
 The travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting (P19) and the 
departure date you set. If you set 
[WORLD TIME] (P74) to the travel 
destination, the travel date is calculated 
using the date in the clock setting and the 
travel destination setting.
 The travel date setting is memorized even 
if the camera is turned off.
 If you set a departure date and then take a 
picture on a date before this departure 
date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange 
and the day of the vacation that you took 
the picture is not recorded.
 If you set a departure date and then 
change the clock setting to the date and 
time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) is 
displayed in white and the day of the 
vacation that you took the picture is 
recorded when the travel destination date 
is, for example, one day before the 
departure date.
 If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the 
number of days that have passed since 
the departure date will not be recorded 
even if you set the travel date or the return 
date. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to 
[SET] after taking the pictures, which day 
of the vacation you took them is not 
displayed.
 Set the clock if the message [PLEASE 
SET THE CLOCK] appears. (P19)
 The [TRAVEL DATE] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
MENUSET
TRAVEL DATE
SELECTEXITMENU
..
PLEASE SET THE 
RETURN DATE
1ST DAY10:00  DEC. 2.2007
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Displaying the time at 
the travel destination 
(World Time)
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
 Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. (P19) 
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1
.
3Press 3/4 to select 
[WORLD TIME] and then press 1.
 If you are setting the world time for the 
first time, the message [PLEASE SET 
THE HOME AREA] appears. If this 
message appears, press [MENU/SET] 
and then set home area from the 
screen shown in step 2 in “Setting the 
home area [HOME]”.∫Setting the home area [HOME]
(Perform steps 
1, 2 and 3.)
1Press 4 to select [HOME] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
2Press 2/1 to select your home area 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
 The current time is displayed on the top 
left of the screen and the time 
difference from GMT “Greenwich Mean 
Time” is displayed on the bottom left of 
the screen.
 If daylight saving time [ ] is used at 
the home area, press 3. Press 3 
again to return to the original time.
 The daylight saving time setting for the 
home area does not advance the 
current time. Advance the clock setting 
by one hour. (P19)
SETUP
0 nMONITOR
1/5
OFFTRAVEL DATEGUIDE LINE
CLOCK SET
EXITMENUSELECT
WORLD TIME
WORLD TIME
SET
CANCELSELECTMENU
DESTINATIONHOME 10:00  DEC. 1.2007MENU
SET
10:00
MENUGMT -5:00SELECT SETCANCEL
Tronto
New York
Miami
Lima
MENUSET
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∫Finishing setting the home area
 If you are setting the home area for the 
first time, the screen returns to the screen 
shown in step 1 of “Setting the home 
area [HOME]” after you press [MENU/
SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to 
return to the screen shown in step 
3 and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 If you are setting the home area for the 
second time etc., the screen returns to the 
screen shown in step 
3 after you press 
[MENU/SET] to set your home area. 
Press [MENU/SET] again to close the 
menu.
∫Setting the travel destination area
(Perform steps 
1, 2 and 3.)
1Press 3 to select [DESTINATION] and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
A: Depending on the setting, the time at 
the travel destination area or the 
home area is displayed.
 If you are setting the travel destination 
area for the first time, the date and time 
are displayed as shown in the screen 
above.
2Press 2/1 to select the area the travel 
destination is in and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set. The current time at the selected travel 
destination area is displayed on the top 
right of the screen and the time 
difference from the home area is 
displayed at the bottom left of the 
screen.
 If daylight saving time [ ] is used at 
the travel destination, press 3. (The 
time advances by one hour.) Press 3 
again to return to the original time.
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
 The icon changes from [ ] to [ ] 
after setting the travel destination.
 Return the setting to [HOME] when the 
vacation is finished by performing steps 
1, 2, 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of 
“Setting the home area [HOME]”.
 If you cannot find the travel destination in 
the areas displayed on the screen, set by 
the time difference from the home area.
 The [WORLD TIME] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
 The travel destination icon [ ] appears 
when playing back pictures taken at the 
travel destination.
WORLD TIME
SET
CANCELSELECTMENU
HOME DESTINATION
--:--  --.--.----MENUSET
Seoul
Tokyo
10:00  0:00
MENUSELECT SETCANCEL+14:00MENUSET
SETUP
0 nMONITOR
1/5
OFFTRAVEL DATEGUIDE LINE
CLOCK SET
EXITMENUSELECT
WORLD TIMEMENUSET
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Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variey of pictures you can take 
by setting the white balance, color mode 
etc.
The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
∫Setting from the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] 
mode menu and then select the item to 
set. (P21)
Items that can be set 
(
Recording in program AE mode [])∫Using quick setting
You can use the joystick to easily set the 
following items when recording. 
(in program AE mode [ ])
 AF mode (P83)
 Metering mode (P82)
 White balance (P77)
 ISO sensitivity (P79)
 Picture size (P80)
 Quality (P80)
1Keep pressing the joystick when 
recording.
2Tilt the joystick towards 342
1 to select the menu item and the 
setting and then press the center 
of the joystick to finish.
 The [ ] setting for white balance 
does not appear when using the quick 
setting. 
Menu 
screenItem
1/4
: [W.BALANCE] (P77)
: [WB ADJUST.] (P78)
: [SENSITIVITY] (P79)
: [ASPECT RATIO] (P80)
: [PICT.SIZE] (P80)
2/4
: [QUALITY] (P80)
: [AUDIO REC.] (P82)
: [METERING MODE] 
(P82)
: [AF MODE] (P83)
: [CONT.AF] (P84)
3/4
: [AF ASSIST LAMP] 
(P85)
: [D.ZOOM] (P34)
: [COL.EFFECT] (P85)
: [PICT.ADJ.] (P86)
: [FLIP ANIM.] (P86)
4/4: [CONVERSION] (P88)
: [CLOCK SET] (P90)
7SELECTEXIT
AWBAUTO
7SELECTEXIT
AWBAUTO
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
∫Auto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the following illustration. When you take 
a picture beyond the available white 
balance range, the picture may appear 
reddish or bluish. Even within the confines 
of the range, the auto white balance may 
not operate properly if there are many light 
sources or there is no color close to white. 
In these cases, set the white balance to a 
mode other than [AWB].1 Auto white balance will work within this 
range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8 Incandescent light bulb
9 Sunrise and sunset
10 Candlelight
KlKelvin Color Temperature
∫Setting the white balance manually 
()
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] (White set) and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Select [ WHITE SET 1] or 
[ WHITE SET 2] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 You can also use the joystick to select 
or set.
[W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more 
natural picture
[AWB]
(Auto white 
balance)for auto setting
 
(Daylight)for recording outdoors 
on a bright day
 
(Cloudy)for recording outdoors 
on a cloudy day
(Shade)for recording outdoors 
in the shade on a 
bright day
 
(Flash)for recording with the 
flash only
 
(Halogen)for recording under 
halogen lighting
 
(White set 1)
for using the preset 
white balance
 
(White set 2)
 
(White set)for setting the white 
balance again
MENUSET
1)
2)
3)
4)5)6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
WHITE SET
SETMENU
WHITE SET 2
SELECT
WHITE SET 1
MENUSET
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3Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter button 
halfway or press the center of the 
joystick to finish.
 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for 
the subject.
 The white balance setting is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off. However, 
the white balance setting for a scene 
mode returns to [AWB] when the scene 
mode is changed.
 The white balance cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– In simple mode [ ].
– In [SCENERY], [PANNING], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [PARTY], 
[CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], 
[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], 
[BEACH], [SNOW] and 
[AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
You can adjust the white balance finely 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
1Press 3/4/2/1 to finely adjust 
the white balance.
2 : A (AMBER: ORANGE)
1 : B (BLUE: BLUISH)
3 : G_ (GREEN: GREENISH)
4 : M` (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
 You can also press the center of the 
joystick to finish.
 If you finely adjust the white balance to 
A (amber), the white balance icon on 
the LCD monitor will change to orange. 
If you finely adjust the white balance to 
B (blue), the white balance icon on the 
LCD monitor will change to blue.
 If you finely adjust the white balance to 
G_ (green) or M` (magenta), 
[_] (e.g. :  ) or [`] (e.g. :  ) 
appears beside the white balance icon 
on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder.
 Select the center point if you are not 
finely adjusting the white balance.
WHITE SET
SET CANCELMENU
MENUSET
[WB ADJUST.]
Finely adjusting the white balance
MENUSET
WB ADJUST.
ADJUST.SETMENU


	




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 You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance item.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting is 
reflected in the picture when using the flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.EFFECT] (P85) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
 The fine adjustment levels in [ ] or 
[ ] return to the standard setting 
(center point) if you reset the white 
balance in 
[].
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
in [SCENERY], [PANNING], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], 
[FOOD], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], 
[SUNSET], [STARRY SKY], 
[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW] and 
[AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO400] when using the 
flash.)
 The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to 
[AUTO] in Manual exposure.
 ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in 
[HIGH SENS.] (P67) in scene mode.
 To avoid picture noises, we recommend 
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting 
[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[HIGH] or setting the items except 
[NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take 
pictures. (P86)
 The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in 
intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. 
(P52)
 Refer to P58 for information about Shutter 
speed.
 ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Scene mode
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
MENUSET
ISO sensitivity100 1250
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)Suitable Not suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot suitable Suitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
select [ ]. (P70)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P129)Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
∫Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (7M) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
MENUSET
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that matches your use of the 
pictures
 (7M)3072k2304 pixels
 (5M EZ)2560k1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048k1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600k1200 pixels
 (1M EZ)1280k960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)640k480 pixels
MENUSET
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