Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc F5 Owners Manual

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Sequence of operations
3
Use cursor button to select the recording mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Auto Scene Mode]Take pictures with automatic settings. ( →24)
[Normal Picture] Mode Take pictures with your own settings. (→ 27)
[Panorama Shot] ModeTake panorama pictures. (→49)
[Scene Mode] Take pictures according to scene. ( →52)
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1
 Press the Camera [ON/OFF] 
button
2
 Press [MODE] button 
						

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Sequence of operations
4
 Aim the camera and shoot
 
■ Taking still pictures
 Press the shutter button halfway to focus   Press and hold the shutter button to take 
the picture
 
■Recording motion pictures (→29)
   Press the motion picture button to start 
recording
  Press the motion picture button again to 
finish recording
Shutter button
 Microphone
 Motion picture 
button
 
■ Holding the camera
Flash (→45)
Hand strap
 • To avoid camera shake, hold it with both 
hands keeping your arms close to your 
body while standing with your feet slightly 
apart.
 • Do not touch the lens.
 • Do not block the microphone when  recording motion pictures.
 • Do not put your hands over the light- emitting area of the flash or look at it from 
close range. 
 • Make sure that the camera does not  move at the moment the shutter button is 
pressed. 
 
●We recommend using the supplied hand strap to avoid dropping the camera.
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Sequence of operations
5
 Press the Playback button
Playback button
6
View pictures (→31, 34, 51) • Press   to select a picture
 • Press  to play back motion pictures 
or panorama pictures ( →49)
 
■Taking pictures once again
 • Press Playback button to enter the  recording mode
7
Turn off the camera (Press the Camera [ON/OFF] button) 
						

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  
[Auto Scene Mode]
Recording mode:    
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as “fac\
e”, “movement”, 
“brightness”, and “distance” just by pointing the camera at \
the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select  
[Auto Scene Mode] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 Take a picture
Press halfway 
(press lightly to focus) Press fully 
(press the button all the  way to record)
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not 
aligned: flashing)
 
■Recording motion pictures in  (→29) 
						

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Auto Scene Mode] 
Using flash
Press  to select  or .
 
●When  is selected, the optimum flash (, , , ) is selected automatically 
depending on conditions. ( →46)
 
●When  or  is selected, the red-eye reduction function is activated. 
●When  or  is selected, the shutter speed is reduced.
Automatic Scene Detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings a\
utomatically.
The icon of scene detected
Recognizes people
Recognizes landscapes
Recognizes night scenes and people in them 
(Only when  is selected)∗
Recognizes night scenes∗
Recognizes close-ups
Recognizes sunsets
Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene 
does not correspond to any of the above.
∗ We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
 
●Depending on recording conditions, different scene types may be determined for the 
same subject.
 
●If desired scene type is not selected, we recommend manually selecting t\
he 
appropriate scene mode.
 
●When  or  is detected, Face Detection is activated, and the focus and exposure 
are adjusted to the recognized faces.
 
■About Backlight Compensation
Backlight compensation is automatically activated in [Auto Scene Mode]. \
Backlight 
is a condition where a light shines from behind a subject. When there is\
 a backlight, 
the subject appears darker and the camera will automatically attempt to \
correct it by 
increasing the brightness of the picture.  
						

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Auto Scene Mode] 
[Auto Scene Mode] restrictions
Only the menu items that are displayed in the [Auto Scene Mode] can be s\
et.
The settings selected in the [Normal Picture] or other modes will reflec\
t on the menu 
items in the [Setup] menu that are not displayed.
 
●The settings for the following items are different from other recording modes:
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu
 
●The settings for the following functions are fixed:
[Setup] menu
 • [Auto Review]: [ON]
 • [Auto Power Off]: [5MIN.]
[Rec] menu  • [Sensitivity]: [ 
 ]
 • [AF Mode]:  [Face Detection] ∗
 • [Red-Eye Removal]: [ON]
 • [White Balance]: [AWB]
∗  
 (9-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognized
 
●The following functions cannot be used:
[Exposure], [Digital Zoom] 
						

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Taking pictures with your own settings  
[Normal Picture] Mode
Recording mode:    
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select 
[Normal Picture] Mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
Take a picture
Press halfway 
(press lightly to focus) Press fully 
(press the button all the  way to record)
Using the [Rec] menu to change settings and set up your own recording en\
vironment.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  (→29)
 
●If a warning is displayed about jitter, use a tripod or 
[Selftimer]. 
 
●If aperture and shutter speed are shown in red, you 
do not have appropriate exposure. You should either 
use the flash or change [Sensitivity] settings. Jitter alert 
display
  Aperture value Shutter speed 
						

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Adjusting focus
When [AF Mode] is set to  (1-area-focusing), focus on the AF area in the center of the 
picture. If a subject you want to record is not in the center, follow the steps below.
Adjust focus according to subject
Align the AF area  with the subject
Hold down halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminatedWhen focus is not aligned: flashing)
 AF area
( When focus is aligned: green When focus is not aligned: red)
Return to desired composition
Press fully
AF area
 
■Shortest recording distance
Zoom position The shortest focusing distance 
from the surface of the lens When the zoom is operated from 
the W (wide-angle) end to the T 
(telephoto) end, the shortest focusing 
distance changes in stages.
W end
10 cm (0.33 feet)
T end 1 m (3.3 feet)
 
●Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult:
 • Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with no color contra\
st.
 • Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light. In dark, or\
 with significant jitter.
 • When too close to object or when taking pictures of both distant and clo\
se objects  together in the same picture.
 
●The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is not aligned.
Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference. ( →43)
Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable to bring the \
subject into 
focus if it is out of range.
 
●The AF area display may be larger depending on recording conditions such as \
dark 
locations or zoom ratio. 
						

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Recording motion pictures
Recording mode:    
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select the 
desired recording mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • Motion pictures cannot be recorded in [Panorama 
Shot] Mode (
).
 Press the motion picture button to 
start recording
[Rec Quality] (→63)
Elapsed recording time Remaining recording  time (approx.)
 
●Immediately release the motion picture 
button after pressing it.
 
●You can use digital zoom even while 
recording motion pictures.
 • Set the [Digital Zoom] to [ON] beforehand.
 • You cannot use the zoom while recording motion pictures in the following cases:
-[Auto Scene Mode] 
-[High Sens.] Scene Mode
Press the motion picture button 
again to end recording
You can record motion pictures with audio (monaural).
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 Microphone 
						

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Recording motion pictures
 
■Recording motion pictures in 
A motion picture will be recorded without Automatic Scene Detection operating.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  
Records a motion picture at your preferred settings.
 • Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  
Records a motion picture at the optimum settings for the selected scene.\
 • Some scenes are switched to the following scenes:
Selected scene Scenes for motion picture
[Baby]Portrait motion picture
[Night Portrait] [Night Scenery] Low light motion picture
[Sports] Normal motion picture
 
●The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease re\
gularly. 
●If data is repeatedly recorded and deleted, the total available recordin\
g time on the 
SD card may be reduced. To restore the original capacity, use the camera to format 
the SD card. Be sure to save all important data to your computer or othe\
r media 
before formatting, as all data saved to the card will be erased.
 
●The following functions are not available:
Extended Optical Zoom, flash.
 
●For certain memory cards, recording may end while in progress. 
●The recording range may become narrower in motion pictures compared to s\
till 
pictures. Also, if the Aspect Ratio is different for still pictures and motion pictures, the 
angle of view will change when starting to record a motion picture. The recordable 
area is displayed by setting [Video Rec Area] ( →39) to [ON].
 
●If Extended optical zoom is used before pressing the motion picture butt\
on, these 
settings will be cleared, and the recordable area will be changed signif\
icantly.
 
●Depending on the environment when recording motion pictures, the screen \
may 
turn black for an instant or noise may be recorded because of static ele\
ctricity, 
electromagnetic waves, etc.