Panasonic Dmc Fh22 Operating Instructions Manual

							Operating Instructions for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FH22
VQT2P22-1
 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.  
						

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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide .............................................. 4
Standard Accessor ies............................... 6
Names of the Components
 
....................... 7
Ho

w to Use the Touch Panel  
..................... 9
Preparation
Charging the Battery .............................. 11
•  About the batter y life and  
the playback time
 
............................. 14
Inser

ting and Removing the Card 
(optional)/the Battery
 
.......................... 15
About the Built-in Memor

y/the Card  
....... 17
Setting Date/Time (Cloc

k Set)  
................ 19
•

 
Changing the cloc
 k setting  
............... 20
Setting the Men

u  
.................................... 21
•

 
Setting men
 u items   
......................... 22
•

 
Using the Quic
 k Menu  
...................... 24
About the Setup Men

u  
............................ 25
Selecting the [REC] Mode

 
...................... 33
Basic
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function (4: Intelligent Auto Mode) .. 35
•
 Scene Detection
 ............................... 37
•
 
Settings in Intelligent A

uto Mode
 
...... 38
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
(1: Normal Picture Mode)
 ................ 39
•
 
F

ocusing
 
........................................... 40
•

 
When the subject is not in f

ocus  
(such as when it is not in the center  
of the composition of the picture  
you want to take)
 
.............................. 40
•

 
Pre

venting jitter (camera shake)....... 41
•
 
Direction Detection Function

 
............ 41
T

aking Pictures with the Zoom
 
................ 42
•

 
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/

 
Using the Digital Zoom
 
..................... 42
Pla

ying Back Pictures  
([NORMAL PLAY])
 
.............................. 44
• Using the Pla yback Zoom  ................ 45
•  Displa ying multiple pictures  
([MULTI PLAYBACK])
 
....................... 46
Deleting Pictures

 
.................................... 47
•

 
T
 o delete a single picture  
................. 47
•

 
T
 o delete multiple pictures  
(up to 50) or all the pictures
 
............. 48
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor ........................... 49
Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash .. 50
•
 Switching to the appropr
iate flash 
setting
 
............................................... 50
T

aking Close-up Pictures
 
........................ 55
•

 
[AF MA

CRO]
 
.................................... 55
•

 
[MA

CRO ZOOM]
 
.............................. 56
T

aking Pictures with the Self-timer
 
......... 57
T

aking Pictures with the Touched Area   in Focus (Touch AF Area Selection)
 
... 58
Compensating the Exposure

 
.................. 60
T

aking Pictures That Match the Scene  Being Recorded (Scene Mode)
 
.......... 61
•

 
Register

ing scenes in Scene Mode  
(/ : My Scene Mode)
 
...................... 61
•

 
Selecting the Scene Mode f

or each 
recording (5: Scene Mode)
 
........... 62
•

 
[POR

TRAIT]
 
..................................... 63
•

 
[SOFT SKIN]

 
.................................... 63
•

 
[TRANSFORM]

 
................................ 64
•

 
[SELF POR

TRAIT]
 
........................... 64
•

 
[SCENER

Y]
 
...................................... 65
•

 
[SPOR

TS]
 
........................................ 65
•

 
[NIGHT POR

TRAIT]
 
......................... 65
•

 
[NIGHT SCENER

Y]
 
.......................... 66
•

 
[FOOD]

 
............................................. 66
•

 
[P

ARTY]
 
............................................ 67
•

 
[CANDLE LIGHT]

 
............................. 67
•

 
[BABY1] / [BABY2]

 
........................... 68
•

 
[PET]

 
................................................ 69
•

 
[SUNSET]

 
......................................... 69
•

 
[HIGH SENS

.]
 
.................................. 69
•

 
[HI-SPEED B

URST]
 
......................... 70
•

 
[FLASH B

URST]
 
.............................. 71 
						

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• [STARRY SKY] ................................. 72
•  [FIREW ORKS]  ................................. 72
•
 
[BEA
 CH]  
........................................... 73
•

 
[SNO
 W]  
............................................ 73
•

 
[AERIAL PHO
 TO]  
............................. 73
•

 
[FILM GRAIN]
  
................................... 74
•

 
[PHO
 TO FRAME]  
............................. 74
Motion Picture Mode

 
............................... 75
Useful Functions at 

Travel Destinations  
.. 78
•

 
Recording which Da
 y of the  
Vacation You Take the Picture
 
.......... 78
• Recording Dates/Times at Ov erseas 
Travel Destinations (World Time)....... 81
Using the [REC] Mode Menu
 
.................. 83
•

 
[FLASH]

 
............................................ 83
•

 
[SELFTIMER]

 
................................... 83
•

 
[PICTURE SIZE]

 
.............................. 83
•

 
[REC Q

UALITY]
 
............................... 84
•

 
[SENSITIVITY]

 
................................. 85
•

 
[AF MODE]

 
....................................... 86
•

 
[MA

CRO MODE]
 
.............................. 87
•

 
[WHITE BALANCE]

 
.......................... 88
•

 
[EXPOSURE]

 
................................... 89
•

 
[B

URST]
 
........................................... 90
•

 
[DIGIT

AL ZOOM]
 
.............................. 91
•

 
[COLOR MODE]

 
............................... 91
•

 
[ST

ABILIZER]
 
................................... 92
•

 
[AF ASSIST LAMP]

 
.......................... 93
•

 
[RED-EYE REMO

VAL]
 
..................... 93
•

 
[CLOCK SET]

 
................................... 93
Enter

ing Characters................................ 94
Advanced (Playback)
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence   (Slide Show)  ....................................... 95
Displa
ying Pictures by Recording Date 
([CALENDAR])
 
.................................... 97
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back([CATEGORY PLAY]/ 
[FAVORITE PLAY])  ............................. 98
•
 
[CA
 TEGORY PLAY]  
.......................... 98
•

 
[F
 AVORITE PLAY]  
.......................... 100
Playing Back Motion Pictures ............... 101
Using the [PLA YBACK] Mode Menu  
..... 103
•

 
[TEXT ST
 AMP]  
............................... 103
•

 
[RESIZE] Reducing the picture siz
 e 
(number of pixels)........................... 105
•
 
[CR
 OPPING]  
.................................. 107
•

 
[R
 OTATE DISP.]  
.............................. 108
•

 
[F
 AVORITE]  
.................................... 109
•

 
[PRINT SET]
  
.................................. 110
•

 
[PR
 OTECT]  
.................................... 112
•

 
[COPY] Cop
 ying pictures from the 
built-in memory to a card
 
................ 113
Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC .............................. 114
Pr inting the Pictures  
............................. 117
•

 
Selecting a single picture 
  
and printing it.................................. 118
•
 
Selecting m
 ultiple pictures  
and printing them
 
........................... 119
•

 
Pr
 int Settings  
.................................. 120
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen .. 123
•
 Pla
ying back pictures using  
the AV cable
 
................................... 123
•

 
Pla

ying back pictures on a TV  
with an SD Memory Card slot
 
........ 124
Others
Screen Display ..................................... 125
Cautions f or Use  
................................... 128
Message Displa

y  
.................................. 134
T

roubleshooting  
.................................... 137
Number of Recordab

le Pictures and 
Available Recording Time
 
................. 146 
						

							Before Use
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This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each 
step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets.Plug-in type
90°
1 Charge the battery. (P11)• The battery is not charged when the camera is 
shipped. Charge the battery before use.
Inlet type
2 Insert the battery and the card. (P15)• When you do not use the card, you can  record or play back pictures on the built-in 
memory. (P17) Refer to P18 when you use a 
card.
OFF ON


3 Turn the camera on to take pictures.1	Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch 
to [1].
2	 Press the shutter button to take pictures.  (P35)
Quick Guide 
						

							Before Use
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4 Play back the pictures.1	Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to 
[5].
2	 Select the picture you want to view. (P44) 
						

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Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.
• 
The accessor
 ies and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the 
camera was purchased. 
For details on the accessories, refer to Basic Operating Instructions.
•
 
Batter
 y Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text.
•
 
Batter
 y Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text.
•
 
SD Memor
 y Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card 
in the text.
•
 
The car
 d is optional. 
You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not 
using a card.
•
 
If an
 y accessories are lost, customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact 
Panasonic’s parts department at 1 800 833-9626 and customers in Canada should 
contact 1 800 99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining 
replacement parts.
Standard Accessories 
						

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21 31 Flash (P50)
2  Lens  (P140)
3
 
Self-timer Indicator 
 (P57)
 AF Assist Lamp 

(P93)
45
876 9
4 Touch Panel/LCD Monitor (P9, 49, 125, 140)
5
 [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch (P21)
6
 
[MODE] b
 utton (P33)
7
 
[DISPLA
 Y] button (P49)
8
 
[MENU] b
 utton (P22)
9
 
[Q.MENU] 
 (P24)/Delete (P47) button
Names of the Components 
						

							Before Use
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10
12 13 14 15
1110 Camera ON/OFF switch (P19)
11 Zoom le ver (P42)
12
 
Speak
 er (P101)
13
 
Microphone 
 (P75)
14
 
Shutter b
 utton (P36, 75)
15
 
Intelligent auto b
 utton (P35)
1
2
16
17
18
16 Hand strap eyelet
•  Be sure to attach the hand str ap when using 
the camera to ensure that you will not drop 
it.
17
 
Lens barrel
18

 
[A
 V OUT/DIGITAL] socket (P114, 117, 123)
1920
22 21
19 Tripod receptacle•  When y ou use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable 
when the camera is attached to it.
20
 
Card/Batter
 y door (P15, 16)
21
 
Release le
 ver (P15)
22
 
DC coupler co
 ver (P16)
•
 
When using an A
 C adaptor, ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (optional) and 
AC adaptor (optional) are used. For connection details, refer to P16. 
						

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You can operate by directly touching the LCD Monitor (Touch Panel) with your finger. „„Touch
To touch and release the Touch Panel.
It is used to select icon or picture.
•
 
It ma
 y not operate properly when multiple icons are 
touched simultaneously, so try to touch the center of 
the icon.
„„ Drag
A movement performed without releasing the Touch 
Panel. It is used to forward or rewind the image during 
playback.
•
 
Dr
 ag horizontally on the center area of the screen 
(See below).
AB
About the touch area of the screen
When touching or dragging the Touch Panel, be sure to touch or 
drag the center area of the screen.
Touch Panel may fail to detect the operation if you touch or drag 
the edge of the screen that is out of the sensor area.
A Detection area of the sensor (approximation)
B The available area for drag operation (approximation)
 Note
•
 
This 
 Touch Panel detects the electrical properties of the human body (capacitive touch 
panel). Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
•
 
T

ouch the panel with the clean and dry finger.
•
 
The touch panel gener
 ally cannot be used:
 – with a commercially a

vailable stylus pen or a gloved hand.
 – with a w

et hand or immediately after applying hand lotion
 – when y

ou use a commercially available liquid crystal protection sheet (it may impair 
visibility and functionality.)
 – when both hands or more than one finger are on the 

Touch Panel at the same time
•
 
Do not press on the LCD Monitor with hard pointed tips
 , such as ball point pens.
•
 
Do not oper
 ate with your fingernails.
•
 
Wipe the LCD Monitor with a dr
 y soft cloth when it gets dirty.
•
 
Do not scr
 atch or press the LCD Monitor too hard.
How to Use the Touch Panel 
						

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General information for Touch Panel operation icons
With some knowledge about frequently appearing icons, Touch Panel operation will 
become easier. In addition, some of the buttons or controls on the camera can be used as 
well as the icons.
A B
A	 Moves to the next or previous page for a menu screen etc. 
when it has multiple pages.
•
 
Y
 ou can also use the zoom lever on the camera to move to 
next or previous page.
B	 Returns to the previous menu screen or closes the menu.
C E D
C	Use these icons to change or adjust the value of a setting. You 
may see [w]/[q] instead of [e]/[r] on some screens.
•
 
T
 ouch and release these icons repeatedly until the required 
value is obtained. The value does not change in succession 
when you keep touching the icons.
D	 After changing a value with [e]/[r]/[w]/[q], touch this icon to 
set the new value.
E	 Returns to the previous screen without changing any setting.
•
 
Y
 ou can also use [4] button on the camera to cancel.
F
F	These icons are displayed on the Quick Menu  (P24) or on the 
recording/playback screen, and provide useful functions for 
recording or playback.
•
 
Depending on the LCD status
 , the icons may disappear 
after a certain period of time when no operation is 
performed. In this case, touch any point of the screen to 
retrieve the icons.
To cancel the Touch Panel operation
Pressing the shutter button halfway cancels the Touch Panel operation and retrieves the 
recording screen when the camera is in [REC] Mode.