Panasonic Dmc Fp3 Operating Instructions Manual

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For details about the setting procedure in the [PLAYBACK] menu (→15)
  ■Items that can be stamped
[SHOOTING DATE][W/O TIME]:     Stamp the recording date
[WITH TIME]:   Stamp the recording time
[NAME]Stamp names registered in [BABY] or [PET]
[LOCATION]Stamp destinations registered in [TRAVEL DATE]
[TRAVEL DATE]Stamp travel dates registered in [TRAVEL DATE]
  • Items you select [OFF] are not stamped.
  ■To check stamped text
‘Playback zoom’ (→32)
  ●Cannot be used with still pictures taken on other devices, still pictures taken without 
setting the clock, or motion pictures. 
  ●Still pictures with text stamps cannot be set to [RESIZE], [CROPPING], or restamped, 
and date-based [PRINT SET] printing cannot be specified. 
  ●Characters may be cut off on certain printers.  ●Cannot be set in [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] Playback Mode.  ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still 
pictures with date stamps. (Date printing may be overlapping.)
 [RESIZE]
Picture size can be reduced to facilitate e-mail attachment and use in homepages, etc.
(Still pictures recorded at the smallest recording pixel level cannot be further reduced.)
Set-up:  Press [MENU]
→  [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [RESIZE] 
  ■ 
[SINGLE]
Touch [SINGLE] 
Select a still picture and 
touch [SET] 
  • Touch ◄► on the screen to change 
the page. 
Touch the desired size
Current size
Size after 
change
Touch [YES] 
  • After confirmation, touch [CANCEL] 
to return to the menu screen. 
						

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Using the [PLAYBACK] menu (Continued)
Playback Mode: 
  ■When the description is ON (  )
When the recording pixel level after resizing is touched, 
a description is displayed.
When [SET] is touched, the recording pixel level with the 
displayed description is set.
  • Reselect a recording pixel level after resizing → Touch 
[CANCEL]
Touch to turn description ON/OFF
  ●Picture quality is reduced after resizing.  ●Cannot be set in [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] Playback Mode.  ●Motion pictures and text-stamped still pictures cannot be used. May not be compatible 
with still pictures taken on other devices.
Select a still picture and 
touch [OK] 
(up to 50 pictures)
Resize setting
  • To cancel → Touch [CANCEL]
Touch [YES] 
Touch [MULTI] in step  
(→71)
Select the size after 
shrinking 
Select number of pixels after resizing
  ■[MULTI] 
						

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For details about the setting procedure in the [PLAYBACK] menu (→15)
 [CROPPING]
Enlarge your still pictures and crop unwanted areas.
Set-up:  Press [MENU]→ 
 [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [CROPPING] 
Use ◄► to select a still picture and touch [SET]
Expand so that the portion you wish to keep after cropping is 
displayed 
Shrink Enlarge 
  • You can use ▲▼◄► on the screen to move the location 
displayed. 
  • Zoom lever can also be used to expand or shrink. 
Touch [SET]
Touch [YES] 
  • After confirmation, touch [CANCEL] to return to the menu screen.
  ●Picture quality is reduced after cropping.  ●Cannot be set in [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] Playback Mode.  ●Motion pictures and text-stamped still pictures cannot be used. May not be compatible 
with still pictures taken on other devices. 
						

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Using the [PLAYBACK] menu (Continued)
Playback Mode: 
  [ROTATE DISP.]
Automatically rotate portrait still pictures.
Set-up:  Press [MENU] → 
 [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [ROTATE DISP.] 
Touch [ON]
[ON] [OFF]
  ●[ROTATE DISP.] cannot be used with motion pictures.  ●Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing directly up or down and still pictures 
taken on other cameras may not be rotated. Additionally, still pictures taken while 
holding the camera upside down are not rotated automatically.
  ●Pictures cannot be rotated during Multi playback and Calendar playback.  ●Will only be displayed rotated on computer if in Exif-compatible (→32) environment (OS, 
software).
  [FAVORITE]
By labeling your favourite pictures with a star (), you can enjoy [SLIDE SHOW] or 
[FAVORITE PLAY] of these pictures only, or you can delete all pictures except your 
favourites (→33). 
Set-up:  Press [MENU]→ 
 [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [FAVORITE] 
  ■To clear all
In step 
, touch [CANCEL] → Touch [YES]  ●Cannot be set in [FAVORITE PLAY] Playback Mode.  ●It may not be possible to set pictures taken with certain other devices as favourites.  ●Setting/release can also be made with supplied software ‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’.
Touch [ON] 
Touch [EXIT] 
(On playback screen)
Select a picture and touch 
 (repeat)
Displayed when set (not displayed when 
[OFF]).
  • Up to 999 pictures can be selected.
  • To release → Touch  again. 
						

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For details about the setting procedure in the [PLAYBACK] menu (→15)
  [PRINT SET]
Picture/picture no./date printing settings can be made for when printing with DPOF print-
compatible shops or printers. (Ask at shop to check compatibility)
Set-up:  Press [MENU]→ 
 [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [PRINT SET] 
Touch [SINGLE] or [MULTI] 
Select picture
  ●[SINGLE]  ●[MULTI]  • Touch [SET]
Set number of pictures by touching ▲▼, and then touch [SET]
(repeat steps  and  when using [MULTI] (up to 999 pictures))
  ●[SINGLE]  ●[MULTI]No. to print
Date print setNo. to print
Date print set
  • Date print setting/release → Touch [DATE] 
  • After confirmation, touch [EXIT] to return to the menu screen. 
  ■To clear all
In step 
, touch [CANCEL] → Touch [YES] 
  ●When using PictBridge-compatible printers, check settings on actual printer as these 
may take priority over camera settings.
  ●To print from built-in memory at a shop, first copy pictures to card (→77) before making 
settings.
  ●Cannot be set for files that are not compliant with the DCF standard (→32).  ●Some DPOF information set by other equipment cannot be used. In such cases, delete 
all of the DPOF information and then set it again with this camera.
  ●Date printing settings cannot be made for pictures with a [TEXT STAMP] applied. These 
settings will also be cancelled if a [TEXT STAMP] is applied later. 
						

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Using the [PLAYBACK] menu (Continued)
Playback Mode: 
  [PROTECT]
Set protection to disable picture deletion. Prevents deletion of important pictures.
Set-up:  Press [MENU]→ 
 [PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [PROTECT] 
Touch [SINGLE] or [MULTI] 
Select picture and make setting
  ●[SINGLE]Select pictures by touching ◄►, 
and then touch [SET] 
  • To cancel → Touch [CANCEL]   ●[MULTI]Touch the picture
  • To cancel → Touch 
again
  • After confirmation, touch 
[EXIT] to return to the menu 
screen.
Picture protected Picture protected
  ■To clear all
In step 
, touch [CANCEL] → Touch [YES] 
  ■To cancel while releasing all
Touch [CANCEL] 
  ●May not be effective when using other devices.  ●Formatting will cause even protected files to be deleted.  ●If the write-protect switch is set to ‘LOCK,’ pictures cannot be deleted even if they are 
not protected with the camera setting. 
						

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For details about the setting procedure in the [PLAYBACK] menu (→15)
  [COPY]
You can copy pictures between built-in memory and memory card.
Set-up:  Press [MENU] → 
[PLAYBACK] menu → Touch [COPY] 
Select copy method (direction)
:  Copy all pictures from built-in memory to card (go to 
step ):  Copy 1 picture at a time from card to built-in memory.
When selecting [], select a picture with ◄► and touch 
[SET] 
Touch [YES] 
  • To cancel → Touch [CANCEL] 
  • After confirmation, touch [CANCEL] to return to the menu 
screen.
(Screen shown is example)
  ●If there is not enough space on the built-in memory for copying to be performed, turn off 
the power, remove the card, and delete pictures from the built-in memory.
  ●Copying of picture data from the built-in memory to memory cards will be terminated 
midway if there is insufficient space on the card. Using memory cards with higher 
capacities than the built-in memory (approx. 40 MB) is recommended.
  ●Copying pictures may take several minutes. Do not turn off power or perform other 
operations during copying.
  ●If identical names (folder/file numbers) are present in the copy destination, a new 
folder for copying will be created when copying from built-in memory to card (). 
Identically-named files will not be copied from card to built-in memory ().  ●The following settings will not be copied. Set them again after copying.
[FAVORITE], [PRINT SET], [PROTECT]
  ●Only pictures from Panasonic digital cameras (LUMIX) may be copied.  ●Original pictures will not be deleted after copying (to delete pictures (→33)).  ●This setting can only be made when the Playback Mode is in [NORMAL PLAY]. 
						

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  Using with your PC
  ■To cancel connection
Click ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ in the Windows System Tray → disconnect USB 
connection cable → turn off camera power → disconnect AC adaptor
Turn on power of both 
camera and computer
Connect camera to 
computer
  • Please make sure you use the 
supplied USB connection cable.
Use of cables other than the 
supplied USB connection cable 
may cause malfunction.
Touch [PC] on the camera
A message may be displayed on screen 
if [USB MODE] (→21) is set to [PictBridge 
(PTP)].
Operate with your computer
Check socket direction and insert straight in.
(Damage to socket shape can lead to faulty 
operation.)
[ACCESS] (sending data)
  • Do not disconnect the 
USB connection cable 
while [ACCESS] is 
displayed.
USB connection cable
(always use cable 
supplied) If using AC adaptor, 
turn off the camera 
before plugging in or 
removing.Hold here
(Push until it is fully 
inserted.)
Pictures and motion pictures can be imported from the camera to your computer by 
connecting the two together.
  • If your computer does not support SDXC memory cards, a message will be displayed 
requesting you to format the card. (Do not format the card. This will erase recorded 
pictures.) If the card is not recognized, refer to the following support website: 
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
  • Imported pictures can then be printed or sent by e-mail using the ‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ 
software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
Getting Ready:
  • Use a fully charged battery or connect an AC adaptor (optional). 
  • When importing pictures from the built-in memory, remove any memory cards.  
						

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Some computers can read directly from the camera’s memory card.
For details, see the manual for your computer.
∗
  New folders are created in the following cases:
  • When pictures are added to folders containing files numbered 999.
  • When using cards already containing the same folder number (including pictures 
taken with other cameras, etc.)
  • File may not be able to be played back on camera after changing file name.
  ■When using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS X
The camera can be connected to your computer even if [USB MODE] is set to 
[PictBridge (PTP)].
  • Only picture output can be performed from the camera. (Picture deletion can also be 
performed with Windows Vista and Windows 7.)
  • It may not be possible to import if there are 1000 or more pictures on the card.
  ■Playing motion pictures on your computer
Use the ‘QuickTime’ software on the supplied CD-ROM.
  • Installed as standard on Macintosh
Save motion pictures to your computer before viewing.
  ●Do not use any other USB connection cables except the one supplied.  ●Turn off power before inserting or removing memory cards.  ●When the battery begins to run out during communication, warning beep sounds. 
Cancel communication via your computer immediately (recharge the battery before 
reconnecting).
  ●Setting the [USB MODE] to [PC] removes the need to make the setting each time the 
camera is connected to the computer.
  ●For more details, consult your computer operating manual.
  ●Windows
Drives are displayed 
in ‘My Computer’ or 
‘Computer’ folder.
  ●Macintosh
Drives are displayed on 
the desktop.
(Displayed as ‘LUMIX’, 
‘NO_NAME’, or 
‘Untitled’.) You can save pictures to use on your computer by dragging and dropping folders and 
files into separate folders on your computer.
  ■ 
Folder and file names on computer
∗
DCIM (Still pictures/motion pictures)
100_PANA (Up to 999 pictures/folder)
P1000001.JPG
  :
P1000999.JPG
101_PANA
  :
999_PANA
MISC (DPOF files, Favourite)
JPG: 
Still pictures
MOV: 
Motion pictures 
						

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  Printing
  ■To cancel print
Press [MENU]
  ●Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.  ●Disconnect USB connection cable after printing.  ●Turn off power before inserting or removing memory cards.  ●If the battery runs out during communication, a warning beep will sound. Cancel printing 
and disconnect the USB connection cable. (Recharge the battery before reconnecting 
the camera and printer.)
  ●Setting the [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)] removes the need to make the setting 
each time the camera is connected to the printer. You can connect directly to a PictBridge-
compatible printer for printing.
Getting Ready:
  • Use a fully charged battery or connect an AC 
adaptor (optional). 
  • When printing pictures from the built-in 
memory, remove any memory cards. 
  • Adjust the print quality or other settings on 
your printer, as needed.
Turn on power of both 
camera and printer
Connect camera to printer 
  • Please make sure you use the 
supplied USB connection cable. Use 
of cables other than the supplied 
USB connection cable may cause 
malfunction.
Touch [PictBridge (PTP)] 
on the camera
When [CONNECTING TO PC…] is 
displayed, cancel the connection and 
set [USB MODE] to either [SELECT 
ON CONNECTION] or 
[PictBridge (PTP)].
Select a picture to print 
with ◄► and touch 
[PRINT] 
Touch [PRINT START] 
(Print settings (→82)) Check socket direction and insert straight in.
(Damage to socket shape can lead to faulty operation.)
  • Do not disconnect 
the USB connection 
cable when the cable 
disconnection icon 
 
is displayed (may not 
be displayed with some 
printers).
USB connection cable
(always use cable 
supplied) If using AC adaptor, turn off 
the camera before plugging 
in or removing.Hold here
(Push until it is fully 
inserted.)