Panasonic Dmc Fh22 Operating Instructions Manual

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Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the jitter alert [0] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P92), a tripod or the self-timer (P57).
•  Shutter speed will be slo wer particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. 
We recommend using a tripod.
 – Slo

w sync./Red-Eye Reduction
 – In [NIGHT POR

TRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], 
[STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode (P62)
Direction Detection Function
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). 
(Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P108) is set to [ON])
•
 
The Direction Detection function ma
 y not operate correctly if recording is performed with 
the camera aimed up or down.
•
 
Motion pictures tak
 en with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically. 
						

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
[REC] Mode: 4 1 MS 5 6
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Digital Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 16.9×), set 
the picture size to 10M or less.
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
WTRotate the zoom lever towards Tele (T).
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)WTRotate the zoom lever towards Wide (W).
„„Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical 
Zoom (EZ) Digital Zoom
Maximum
magnification 8×
16.9×

32× (including Optical Zoom 
8×)
67.5× (including Extended 
Optical Zoom 16.9×) 
Picture
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] 
withP(P83) is 
selected.[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P91) on the 
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display
A	 [P] is displayed.B	The Digital Zoom range is 
displayed.
•
 
When using the Zoom function,

 an estimate of the focus range will appear in 
conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 1.64 ft –7)
¼The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] setting. 
						

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„„Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [C] (3 million pixels), the 14M (14.1 million pixels) 
CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a 
higher zoom effect.
 Note
•
 
The Digital Zoom cannot be set when 
 4 has been selected.
•
 
The indicated z
 oom magnification is an approximation.
•
 
“EZ”
  is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.
•
 
The Optical Zoom is set to 
 Wide (1×) when the camera is turned on.
•
 
If y
 ou use the Zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
•
 
The lens barrel e
 xtends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to 
interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
•
 
When using the Digital Zoom, [ST
 ABILIZER] may not be effective.
•
 
When using the Digital Zoom, w
 e recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P57) for 
taking pictures.
•
 
The Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the f
 ollowing cases.
 – In Macro Zoom Mode – In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS

.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST] or 
[PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
 – In Motion Picture Mode
•

 
[DIGIT
 AL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases:
 – In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS

.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], 
[FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode 
						

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Playing Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
[PLAYBACK] Mode: 5

1 Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch A to [5].
• Normal playback is set automatically in the 
following cases.
 – When the mode w

as switched from [REC] to 
[PLAYBACK]
 – When the camer

a was turned on while the 
[REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at 
[5].
B
C
 
2 Forward or rewind the image by dragging (P9)  the screen horizontally.
Forward: dra g from left to right
Rewind: dra g from right to left
•
 
It is also possib
 le to forward or rewind the image by 
touching [w]/[q].
B	 File number
C	 Picture number
•
 
Speed of picture f
 orwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.  
						

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Using the Playback Zoom
1 Rotate the zoom lever towards [7] (T).1"2"4"8"16
A
2 Move the position to be displayed by touching 
[e]/[r]/[w]/[q].
• When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication A appears for about 1 second.
•
 
Picture will retur
 n to the original size (1) by touching 
[7 1.0].
•
 
The magnification changes b
 y touching [e] or [z]. 
Also, the zoom lever can be used.
 Note
•
 
This camer
 a complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” 
established by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association” and with Exif “Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply 
with the DCF standard cannot be played back.
•
 
The lens barrel retr
 acts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] Mode to 
[PLAYBACK] Mode.
•
 
If y
 ou want to save the enlarged picture, use the Cropping function. (P107)
•
 
The Pla
 yback Zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
•
 
Pla
 yback Zoom cannot be used during Motion Picture Playback. 
						

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Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode
1 Press [MODE] during playback.
2  T ouch the mode.
[NORMAL PLAY] (P44)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW] (P95)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
[CATEGORY PLAY] (P98)
The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY] (P100)

Your favorite pictures are played back.¼[FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
0 [CALENDAR] (P97)
Pictures are played back by the date recorded.
6 [MULTI PLAYBACK] (P46)
Multiple pictures are played back on one screen.
Displaying multiple pictures ([MULTI PLAYBACK])
1 Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [5], and then press 
[MODE].
2 Touch [MULTI PLAYBACK].A	 Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures
•  Y ou can also turn the zoom lever several times toward [6] (W) to switch to 
multiple screen.
A3 Touch the picture to select.• The screen can be s witched to 9 screens by touching 
[n] and to 18 screens by touching [o].
•
 
Pictures are not rotated f
 or display.
•
 
Pictures displa
 yed [[] cannot be played back. 
						

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Deleting Pictures
[PLAYBACK] Mode: 5
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
• Pictures on the b uilt-in memory or the card, which are being played back will be deleted.
To delete a single picture

1 Select the picture to be deleted,  and then press 
[4].
A	 [4] button
2 Touch [DELETE SINGLE].
3 Touch [YES]. 
						

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To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
1 Press [4].
2 Touch [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL].• [DELETE ALL]  " step 5.
3 Touch the picture to be deleted. 
(repeat this step)
• [ b] appears on the selected pictures. Touching 
again cancels the setting.
4 Touch [OK].
5 Touch [YES].
„„ When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P109) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPTz], select [YES] and delete the pictures.
([ALL DELETE EXCEPTz] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
 Note
•
 
Do not tur
 n the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or 
the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional).
•
 
If y
 ou touch [CANCEL] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPTz], the deleting will stop halfway.
•
 
Depending on the n
 umber of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete 
them.
•
 
If pictures do not conf
 orm to the DCF standard or are protected (P112), they will not be 
deleted even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPTz] is selected. 
						

							Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press [DISPLAY] to change.

A	LCD monitor
B	 [DISPLAY] button
•
 
When the men
 u screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is 
not activated. During Playback Zoom  (P45), while playing back 
motion pictures  (P101) and during a slide show  (P95), you can 
only select “Normal display F” or “No display H”.
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C DEIn Recording Mode
C	Normal display
D	 No display

E	No display (Recording guideline)
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F GHIn Playback mode
F	Normal display
G	 Display with recording information
H	 No display

¼
If no operation is performed for a certain period of time, the touch icon may disappear.
 Note
•
 
In [NIGHT POR
 TRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in 
Scene Mode, the guideline is gray. (P61)
•
 
In [PHO
 TO FRAME] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed. (P61)
„„Recording guideline
When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical 
guidelines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures 
with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope 
and the balance of the subject.
This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3×3 for taking 
pictures with a well-balanced composition.
About the LCD Monitor 
						

							Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash
[REC] Mode: 4 1 / 5 
A	Photo flash
Do not cover the flash with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Set the flash to match the recording.
1 Press and hold [Q .MENU] (P24).
B
2 Touch the icon B.
3 Touch the item.
• For information about flash settings that can 
be selected, refer to “Available flash settings by 
Recording Mode”. (P52)
•
 
T
 ouch [EXIT] to close the Quick Menu. You can 
also press the shutter button halfway to finish.