Panasonic Dmc Fp3 Operating Instructions Manual
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Using the [REC] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu (→15)
‘Quick menu’ (→17) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.
[FLASH]
For details about the setting (→36)
[SELFTIMER]
For details about the setting (→35)
[PICTURE SIZE]
Set size of picture. This setting determines how many pictures you can record.
■Mode:
■Settings:
Recording pixel level typeRecording picture capacity (→96)
14 M 4320 × 3240
10 M ∗13648 × 2736
5 M 2560 × 1920
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Using the [REC] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu (→15)
‘Quick menu’ (→17) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.
[FLASH]
For details about the setting (→36)
[SELFTIMER]
For details about the setting (→35)
[PICTURE SIZE]
Set size of picture. This setting determines how many pictures you can record.
■Mode:
■Settings:
Recording pixel level typeRecording picture capacity (→96)
14 M 4320 × 3240
10 M ∗13648 × 2736
5 M 2560 × 1920
3 M ∗12048...")
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu (→15)
● represent the aspect ratios of the still pictures. ●Extra Optical Zoom can be used for picture sizes indicated with . ●Extra Optical Zoom is not available during motion picture recording, when using
[MACRO ZOOM], or in the Scene Modes [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED
BURST], [FLASH BURST], or [PHOTO FRAME].
●Mosaic effect may appear depending on subject and recording conditions.
Setting guide
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu (→15)
● represent the aspect ratios of the still pictures. ●Extra Optical Zoom can be used for picture sizes indicated with . ●Extra Optical Zoom is not available during motion picture recording, when using
[MACRO ZOOM], or in the Scene Modes [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED
BURST], [FLASH BURST], or [PHOTO FRAME].
●Mosaic effect may appear depending on subject and recording conditions.
Setting guide
Larger picture...")
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
[AF MODE]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
■Mode:
■Settings: / /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and
focus accordingly. AF area
Yellow : When the shutter button is
pressed halfway, the frame
turns green when the camera is
focused.
White : Displayed when more than one
face is detected. Other faces
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
[AF MODE]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
■Mode:
■Settings: / /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and
focus accordingly. AF area
Yellow : When the shutter button is
pressed halfway, the frame
turns green when the camera is
focused.
White : Displayed when more than one
face is detected. Other faces
that are the...")
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[MACRO MODE]
For details about the setting. (→38)
[WHITE BALANCE]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
■Mode:
■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) / (uses value set in ) / (set manually)
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[MACRO MODE]
For details about the setting. (→38)
[WHITE BALANCE]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
■Mode:
■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) / (uses value set in ) / (set manually)
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
Cloudy sky...")
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
[EXPOSURE]
For details about the setting. (→41)
[BURST]
Enables a rapid succession of still pictures to be taken. Succession of still pictures taken
while shutter button is held down.
■Mode:
■Settings:[OFF]/
Speed∗
No. of pictures
Approx. 1.5 pictures/sec Until card/built-in memory is full
∗
Recording becomes progressively slower. (The onset of delay varies depending on the type of
card and the recording pixel level.)
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
[EXPOSURE]
For details about the setting. (→41)
[BURST]
Enables a rapid succession of still pictures to be taken. Succession of still pictures taken
while shutter button is held down.
■Mode:
■Settings:[OFF]/
Speed∗
No. of pictures
Approx. 1.5 pictures/sec Until card/built-in memory is full
∗
Recording becomes progressively slower. (The onset of delay varies depending on the type of
card and the recording pixel level.)
●Focus is fixed from...")
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[COLOR MODE]
Set colour effects.
■Mode:
■Settings: [STANDARD] / [NATURAL] (soft) / [VIVID] (sharp) / [B/W] / [SEPIA] /
[COOL] (more blue) / [WARM] (more red)
●If interference is noticeable in dark locations: Set to [NATURAL]. ●In ([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode), [STANDARD], [B/W], and [SEPIA] can only be set.
[STABILIZER]
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
■Mode:
■Settings:
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For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[COLOR MODE]
Set colour effects.
■Mode:
■Settings: [STANDARD] / [NATURAL] (soft) / [VIVID] (sharp) / [B/W] / [SEPIA] /
[COOL] (more blue) / [WARM] (more red)
●If interference is noticeable in dark locations: Set to [NATURAL]. ●In ([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode), [STANDARD], [B/W], and [SEPIA] can only be set.
[STABILIZER]
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
■Mode:
■Settings:
Settings Effect...")
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. ■Mode:
Lamp: Effective distance: 1.5 m (4.92 feet)
(Do not cover or look at lamp from close range)
■Settings: [OFF] : Lamp off (taking pictures of animals in dark, etc.)
[ON] : Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter
button (
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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15)
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. ■Mode:
Lamp: Effective distance: 1.5 m (4.92 feet)
(Do not cover or look at lamp from close range)
■Settings: [OFF] : Lamp off (taking pictures of animals in dark, etc.)
[ON] : Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter
button (
and larger AF area displayed) ●Cannot be set in Motion Picture Recording...")
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Entering Text
When registering names in scene modes [BABY] and [PET] or [LOCATION] names in
[TRAVEL DATE], use the following procedure to enter text.
(On the setting screen of each menu)
Touch to select the type of
characters
: Upper/lower case alphabet : Symbols/numbers
Touch the character icon to input
• Text is inserted at the cursor position.
• To enter a character, touch the character
icon repeatedly until the desired character is
displayed.
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Entering Text
When registering names in scene modes [BABY] and [PET] or [LOCATION] names in
[TRAVEL DATE], use the following procedure to enter text.
(On the setting screen of each menu)
Touch to select the type of
characters
: Upper/lower case alphabet : Symbols/numbers
Touch the character icon to input
• Text is inserted at the cursor position.
• To enter a character, touch the character
icon repeatedly until the desired character is
displayed.
• If the characters you are...")
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Different playback methods (Playback Mode)
Playback Mode:
Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways.
■[NORMAL PLAY]
(→32)
■[SLIDE SHOW]
(→67)
■[CATEGORY PLAY]
(→69)
■[MULTI PLAYBACK]
(→64)
■[CALENDAR]
(→64)
■[FAVORITE PLAY]
(→69)
●When no card is inserted, pictures are played back from the built-in memory. ●After you switch from Recording Mode to Playback Mode, the Playback Mode
automatically becomes [NORMAL PLAY].
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Different playback methods (Playback Mode)
Playback Mode:
Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways.
■[NORMAL PLAY]
(→32)
■[SLIDE SHOW]
(→67)
■[CATEGORY PLAY]
(→69)
■[MULTI PLAYBACK]
(→64)
■[CALENDAR]
(→64)
■[FAVORITE PLAY]
(→69)
●When no card is inserted, pictures are played back from the built-in memory. ●After you switch from Recording Mode to Playback Mode, the Playback Mode
automatically becomes [NORMAL PLAY].
●[FAVORITE PLAY] is only displayed when...")
VQT2P69 61 For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15) [COLOR MODE] Set colour effects. ■Mode: ■Settings: [STANDARD] / [NATURAL] (soft) / [VIVID] (sharp) / [B/W] / [SEPIA] / [COOL] (more blue) / [WARM] (more red) ●If interference is noticeable in dark locations: Set to [NATURAL]. ●In ([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode), [STANDARD], [B/W], and [SEPIA] can only be set. [STABILIZER] Automatically detects and prevents jitter. ■Mode: ■Settings: Settings Effect [OFF]Pictures deliberately taken with no jitter correction [AUTO]The Optimum Image Stabilizer is performed automatically based on the recording conditions [MODE 1]Constant correction (Monitor image stable, composition easy to determine) [MODE 2]Correction when shutter button is pressed (More effective than [MODE 1]) ●Setting fixed to [MODE 2] in [SELF PORTRAIT] and [OFF] in [STARRY SKY] Scene Modes. ●Cases where Optical Image Stabilizer may be ineffective: Heavy jitter, high zoom ratio (including Digital Zoom range), fast-moving objects, indoors or in dark locations (due to low shutter speed) ●This is fixed at [MODE 1] during motion picture recording.
62 VQT2P69 Using the [REC] menu (Continued) For details about the setting procedure in the [REC] menu. (→15) [AF ASSIST LAMP] Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. ■Mode: Lamp: Effective distance: 1.5 m (4.92 feet) (Do not cover or look at lamp from close range) ■Settings: [OFF] : Lamp off (taking pictures of animals in dark, etc.) [ON] : Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter button ( and larger AF area displayed) ●Cannot be set in Motion Picture Recording Mode. The setting in other Recording Mode is applied. [RED-EYE REMOVAL] Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash red-eye reduction ( ). ■Mode: ■Settings: [OFF]/[ON] ●Disabled when [AF MODE] is other than (Face Detection). ●Compensation may not be possible, depending on red-eye conditions. ●When [ON] is selected, is displayed in the flash icon. (→36) [CLOCK SET] Set the clock. Same function as that in [SETUP] menu (→13).
VQT2P69 63 Entering Text When registering names in scene modes [BABY] and [PET] or [LOCATION] names in [TRAVEL DATE], use the following procedure to enter text. (On the setting screen of each menu) Touch to select the type of characters : Upper/lower case alphabet : Symbols/numbers Touch the character icon to input • Text is inserted at the cursor position. • To enter a character, touch the character icon repeatedly until the desired character is displayed. • If the characters you are going to input next are under the same character icon, touch and move the cursor. • Touch to insert a space between words. ■To correct input characters Touch and move cursor to the place you wish to correct Touch [DELETE] Enter the correct characters Touch [SET] ● : A maximum of 30 characters can be entered. ●The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the zoom lever. ●Touch [CANCEL] to return to the menu screen. ●Text is scrolled if it does not fit on the screen. ●To print the text you have specified, use [TEXT STAMP] (→70) or use the ‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
64 VQT2P69 Viewing as list (Multi Playback/Calendar Playback) Playback Mode: You can view 9 (or 18) pictures at once (Multi Playback), or view all pictures taken on a certain date (Calendar Playback). ■To restore Turn to T side ■To change from 9/18-screen display to single- screen display Touch a picture ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures taken without clock settings are displayed with the date 1st January, 2010. ●Cannot be displayed rotated. ●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back. ●Pictures taken with destination settings made in [WORLD TIME] are displayed in the calendar screen using the appropriate date for the destination’s time zone. Press the Playback button Set to multiple screen display Scrolls with each turn to W side Picture no. Total no. Scroll bar • Touch ▲▼ on the screen to change the page. • Touch to go to 9-screen display. • Touch to go to 18-screen display. • Touch to go to the calendar screen. (9 screens) (18 screens) Selected date (First picture from date) • Touch ▲▼ on the screen to select the week and touch ◄► to select the day, and touch [SET] to display that day’s pictures in 9-screen display. (Calendar screen)
VQT2P69 65 Watching motion pictures Playback Mode: Motion pictures can be played back just as you view still pictures. ■Operations during Motion Picture Playback Touch the screen to display the operations icon. • If there is no operation for about 2 seconds, the operations icon disappears. : Pause/Play : Stop : Fast rewind (2 steps)/Single-frame rewind (while paused) : Fast forward (2 steps)/Single-frame forward (while paused) : Volume adjustment (zoom lever can also be used to adjust volume) • Press during fast rewind or fast forward to return to the normal playback speed. ■Deleting (→33) ●Motion pictures recorded on other devices may not be played correctly. ●When using a large-volume memory card, the rewind function may take some time. ●When watching on a computer, use [QuickTime] on the supplied CD-ROM to play motion pictures. Press the Playback button Display the motion picture Motion picture iconMotion picture recording time Touch When playback comes to the end, it automatically finishes.
66 VQT2P69 Different playback methods (Playback Mode) Playback Mode: Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways. ■[NORMAL PLAY] (→32) ■[SLIDE SHOW] (→67) ■[CATEGORY PLAY] (→69) ■[MULTI PLAYBACK] (→64) ■[CALENDAR] (→64) ■[FAVORITE PLAY] (→69) ●When no card is inserted, pictures are played back from the built-in memory. ●After you switch from Recording Mode to Playback Mode, the Playback Mode automatically becomes [NORMAL PLAY]. ●[FAVORITE PLAY] is only displayed when pictures have been set as [FAVORITE] and the setting is [ON]. Press the Playback button Display the screen for Playback Mode selection Touch a playback method
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[SLIDE SHOW]
Automatically play still pictures in order and to music. Recommended when viewing on
TV screen.
Touch a playback method
•[ ALL] : Playback of all still pictures
•[CATEGORY SELECTION]
: Touch a category to play
•[FAVORITE] : Play still pictures set as [FAVORITE]
(displayed only when [FAVORITE] still pictures
have been set and setting is [ON]).
Set playback effects
Touch [EFFECT] Touch a playback effect Touch [SETUP] Change Slide Show settings Touch [CANCEL]
[EFFECT]
(Select music and effects according to picture
atmosphere)
[AUTO]Camera selects optimum effect
from [NATURAL], [SLOW],
[SWING], and [URBAN] (only
available with [CATEGORY
SELECTION] setting)
[NATURAL]
Play with relaxed music and
screen transition effects
[SLOW]
[SWING]
Play with livelier music and screen
transition effects
[URBAN]
[OFF] No effects[SETUP]
[DURATION][1 SEC.] / [2 SEC.] / [3 SEC.] /
[5 SEC.] (Only available when
[EFFECT] is [OFF])
[REPEAT] [OFF]/[ON] (Repeat)
[MUSIC][ON]: The audio portion is played
to match effects.
[OFF]: The audio portion is not
played.
Touch [START]
• Touch [CANCEL] to return to the menu screen during Slide Show.
68 VQT2P69 Different playback methods (Playback Mode) (Continued) Playback Mode: ■Operations during Slide Show Touch the screen to display the operations icon. • If there is no operation for about 2 seconds, the operations icon disappears. : Pause/Play : Stop : (While paused) Previous : (While paused) Next [CANCEL]: Return to settings screen : Volume adjustment (zoom lever can also be used to adjust volume) ●When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen effect. ●Music effects cannot be added. ●Motion pictures cannot be played back in a Slide Show. When the [MOTION PICTURE] category is selected, the initial screens of motion pictures are used as still pictures for playback in the Slide Show. ●Pictures with different aspect ratios have their edges cut so they can be displayed on the entire screen.
VQT2P69 69 For details about the switching Playback Mode procedure. (→66) [CATEGORY PLAY] Pictures can be classified automatically and viewed by category. Automatic classification starts when [CATEGORY PLAY] is selected from the Playback Mode selection menu. [FAVORITE PLAY] Manually play pictures set in [FAVORITE] (displayed only when [FAVORITE] pictures are present and setting is [ON]). View pictures • Touch ◄► on the screen to change the page. ●Calendar display cannot be used. ●The following playback menus only can be set: [ROTATE DISP.], [PRINT SET], [PROTECT] ●To close [FAVORITE PLAY], select [NORMAL PLAY]. Touch a category Icons of categories with pictures View pictures ●Calendar display cannot be used. ●The following playback menus only can be set: [ROTATE DISP.], [PRINT SET], [PROTECT] ●To close [CATEGORY PLAY], select [NORMAL PLAY]. [CATEGORY]Recording information such as Scene Modes [PORTRAIT]/ [i PORTRAIT]/[SOFT SKIN]/ [TRANSFORM]/ [SELF PORTRAIT]/ [NIGHT PORTRAIT] [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]/ [BABY] [SCENERY]/ [i SCENERY]/ [SUNSET]/ [i SUNSET]/ [AERIAL PHOTO] [NIGHT PORTRAIT]/ [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]/ [NIGHT SCENERY]/ [i NIGHT SCENERY]/ [STARRY SKY] [SPORTS]/ [PARTY]/ [CANDLE LIGHT]/ [FIREWORKS]/ [BEACH]/ [SNOW]/ [AERIAL PHOTO] [BABY] [PET] [FOOD] [TRAVEL DATE] [MOTION PICTURE]
70 VQT2P69 Using the [PLAYBACK] menu Playback Mode: For details about the setting procedure in the [PLAYBACK] menu (→15) [TEXT STAMP] Stamps the recording date or text you have registered in the [BABY] and [PET] Scene Modes or [TRAVEL DATE] on still pictures. Ideal when printing pictures at regular size. Set-up: Press [MENU] → [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [TEXT STAMP] Choose whether to stamp the age in years/months Touch [YES] or [NO] • This screen is not displayed if you selected [OFF] for [NAME] in step . Touch [YES] (Screen varies according to picture size, etc.) • When you have selected [SINGLE], after step , press to return to the menu screen. • Picture size will be reduced if greater than 3 M. Picture will become slightly grainier. Picture aspect ratioAfter [TEXT STAMP] 4 : 3 3 M 3 : 2 2.5 M 16 : 9 2 M Touch [SINGLE] or [MULTI] Select a still picture ●[SINGLE] • To cancel → Touch [CANCEL] • To execute → Touch [SET] ●[MULTI] (up to 50 pictures) [TEXT STAMP] setting • To cancel → Touch again • To execute → Touch [OK] Touch an item and select the setting [OFF] items are not stamped • To execute → Touch [SET]