Panasonic Dmc Fh7 Owners Manual

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This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.
∫Technique for Fireworks Mode
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Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod.
Note
•This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) or more away.•The shutter speed is fixed to 1/4th of a second or 2 seconds.•You can change the shutter speed by compensating the exposure.•The AF area is not displayed.
This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also 
prevents underexposure of people  under strong sunlight.
Note
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Do not touch the camera with wet hands.•Problems caused by sand, seawater and fresh water are not covered by the product warranty.
This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white as possible at a ski resort or 
a snow-covered mountain.
This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.
∫ Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
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We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. 
Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the 
picture.
[Fireworks]
[Beach]
[Snow]
[Aerial Photo] 
						

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Picture is taken darker and with soft focus around the subjects.Note
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Face Detection may not operate normally in the dark areas around the edges of the screen.
Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand.
You can use this mode to easily record pictur es in which bright and dark regions of the 
scene are expressed with suitable brightness w hen looking into the sun, at night, or in 
similar circumstances.
∫ Setting the effect
Note
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Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions.•When it is dark, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•Shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•LCD screen noise may be more visible than during normal recording due to brightness 
compensation of the darker areas.
[Pin Hole]
[Film Grain]
[High Dynamic]
[STD.]: Natural color effect
[ART] : Eye-catching effect which emphasises contrast and color
[B&W] :Black and white effect 
						

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Record the image with a frame around it.
∫Setting the frame
Select from 3 types of frames.
Note
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The picture size is fixed to 5M (4:3).•The color of the frame displayed on the screen and the color of the frame around the actual 
image may differ, but this is not a malfunction.
[Photo Frame] 
						

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[Rec] Mode: ñ· ¿n
RecordingUseful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P34.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the dep arture 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]  (P93).
•
The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Select [Clock Set] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P18)
Recording which Day of the Vacation and the Location of the Vacation 
([Travel Date])
Select [Travel Date] from the [Setup] menu.
Touch [Travel Setup].
Touch [SET].
Touch year/month/day, set the departure 
date using [ 3]/[4], and then touch [Set].
Touch year/month/day, set the return date using [ 3]/[4], and then 
touch [Set].
Touch [Location].
Touch [SET]. 
						

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Enter the location.
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on P67 .•Exit the menu after it is set.
∫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 
3. If the [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], [Location] will be also set to [OFF].
To delete only the [Location] data, select [OFF] on the screen in step 7.
Note
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The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [World Time] 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 [Travel Date] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure date 
will not be recorded. Even if [Travel Date] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, which day of 
the vacation you took them is not displayed.
•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is not recorded before the 
departure date.
•[Location] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•Intelligent Auto Mode cannot be set. Setting of other Recording Mode will be reflected. 
						

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For details on the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P34.
You can display the local times at the travel  destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
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Select [Clock Set] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P18)
Note
•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 destination icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination.
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations ([World Time])
Select [World Time] from the [Setup] menu.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the message appears. Touch [Set], and 
set the home area on the screen in step 3.
Touch [Home].
Select the region in which you live using 
[ ]/[ ], and then touch [Set].
ACurrent time
B Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home 
area, touch [ ]. (The time advances by one hour.) 
Touch [ ] again to return to the original time.
Touch [Destination].
Select the destination area of your trip 
using [ ]/[ ], and then touch [Set].
CCurrent time of the destination area
D Time difference from home area
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel 
destination, touch [ ]. (The time advances by one 
hour.) Touch [ ] again to return to the original time.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
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B
C
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Entering Text
It is possible to enter babies’ and pets’ names and the names of travel destinations when 
recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.)
You can use the stylus pen (supplied) if it  is hard to operate with your fingers.
Display the entry screen.
•You can display the entry screen via the following operations.–[Name] of [Baby1]/[Baby2] or [Pet] in Scene Mode.  (P57)–[Location] in [Travel Date] (P64).
Enter characters.
•Touch [ ] to switch text between [A] (capitals), [a] 
(small case), [1] (numbers) and [&] (special 
characters) .
•To enter the same character again, touch [ ] to 
move the cursor.
•By touching the items, the operations below are carried out.
•A maximum of 30 characters can be entered.
Touch [Set].
Note
•Text can be scrolled if all of the entered text does not fit on the screen.
–[ ] ] : Enter a blank–[Delete]: Delete a character–[ ]: Move the entry position cursor to the left–[ ]: Move the entry position cursor to the right 
						

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Using the [Rec] Mode Menu
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P34.
Set the flash to match the recording.
∫ Applicable modes:
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∫Settings
¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
[Flash]
‡: AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it 
necessary.
:
AUTO/Red-Eye 
Reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it 
necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.
‰ :
Forced Flash 
ON :
Forced ON/
Red-Eye 
Reduction
¢
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent lights.
:
Slow sync./
Red-Eye 
Reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will slow 
the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background 
will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.
Π: 
Forced Flash 
OFF The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
•Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash 
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∫Available Flash Settings by Recording Mode
The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode.
(± : Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Scene Mode initial setting)
¢ [ ] is displayed.•The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
•The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the Scene Mode flash 
setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed.
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∫The available flash range
•The available flash range is an approximation.
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1The shutter speed changes depending on the [Stabilizer] setting.¢2 When [ ] in [Sensitivity] is set.•¢1, 2: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.–When the Optical Image Stabilizer is set to [OFF].–When the camera has determined that there is very little jitter when the Optical Image 
Stabilizer is set to [ON].
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.•In Scene Mode, shutter speed will be different from the above table.
Note
•If you bring the flash too close to an object, the object may be distorted or discolored by the 
heat or lighting from the flash.
•When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted 
properly and the picture may become bright or dark.
•When the flash is being charged, the flash icon blinks red, and you cannot take a picture even 
when you press the shutter button fully.
•When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the White Balance may not be 
properly adjusted.
•The flash effect may not be sufficient when using [Flash Burst] in Scene Mode or when shutter 
speed is fast.
•It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the 
access indication disappears.
•The Red-Eye Reduction effect differs between peopl e. Also, if the subject is far away from the 
camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.
WideTe l e
In [ ] in  [Sensitivity] 40 cm (1.32 feet) to 3.3 m (10.8 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 1.6 m (5.24 feet)
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
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