Panasonic Dmc F3 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue colour of the sea, sky etc. It 
also prevents underexposure of people under strong sunlight.Note
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [ š].
• Do not touch the camera with wet hands.
• Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction. Make sure that sand or seawater does 
not get onto the lens or in the terminals.
This allows you to take pictures that show the snow as white as possible at a ski resort...

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[REC] Mode: n
Advanced (Recording pictur es)Motion Picture Mode
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!], and then press 
[MODE].
Press  3/4  to select [MOTION PICTURE], and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to start recording.
A Audio recording
• The available recording time  B is displayed on the top 
right and the elapsed recording time  C is displayed on 
the bottom right of the screen.
• After...

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Press [MENU/SET].
Press 3/4  to select [REC QUALITY] and then 
press  1.
Press  3/4  to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
¢ Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Changing the settings for the Recording Quality
ItemPicture SizefpsAspect Ratio¢1280 k720 pixels 30
16:9¢848k480 pixels 30¢640k480 pixels 30
4:3
320k 240 pixels 30 

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Note• The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].
• Use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 6” or higher when recording motion pictures.
¢ SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.
• Refer to P129  for information about the available recording time.
• The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.
• Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after 
recording motion...

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[REC] Mode: ·¿n
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P20.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the departure date is recorded when you take the 
picture. You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the 
pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT STAMP]  (P86).
• The number of days that...

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Press 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Enter the location.
• For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on  P79.
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
Take a picture.
• 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. 

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∫Cancelling the Travel Date
The Travel Date is automatically cancelled 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 
3 or 7 and then press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to 
[OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF]. 
Note
• The Travel Date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set.  If you...

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For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P20.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
• Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P17)
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press  1.
• When first using the camera after purchasing it, the [PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. 
Press...

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Note• Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.
• If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.
• If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
•
The travel destinat ion icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at  the t ravel destinat ion. 

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Using the [REC] Mode Menu
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P20.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets.
Applicable modes:
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¢ This item cannot be set in the Auto Scene Mode.
Note• “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.
• A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the...