Panasonic Dmc Fp5 Owners Manual

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 Take the picture.Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture.  
(For details, see P22.)
 Close the lens cover.The camera is turned off.
•
 The camer a can also be turned off by pressing the camera ON / OFF switch.
„„ To view the recorded pictures
Touch [9]. (For details, see P31.)
•
 
T

ouch [1] to return to the recording mode. Tips for taking good pictures
• Be sure to attach the strap when using the camera to ensure 
that you will not drop it.
• Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms 
still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.
•
 
Be careful not to mo
 ve the camera when you press the 
shutter button.
•
 
Do not co
 ver the flash A, the AF assist lamp C or the 
microphone B with your fingers or other objects.
•
 
Do not touch the front of the lens
 .
Turning the camera ON / OFF
• You can use the lens cover E or the camera ON / OFF  switch D for turning the camera on or off.
„„ When the power is off with the lens cover down.
Press and hold the camera ON / OFF switch.
The camera is turned on in Recording Mode.
•
 
If y
 ou press and hold the camera ON / OFF switch with the lens cover blocking the lens, 
[Please open the lens cover] appears. Let the lens cover down. 
						

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Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function  
(4
: Intelligent Auto Mode)
[Rec] Mode: 4
The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the 
subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this 
mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to 
the camera and take pictures easily.
A	Shutter button
•
 
The f
 ollowing functions are activated automatically:
 – Scene Detection / [Stabiliz

er] / [Intelligent ISO] / Face 
Detection
  / [i.Exposure] / Digital Red-Eye Correction / 
Backlight Compensation / [i.Resolution] / Intelligent Zoom
 Touch [ w1] in Recording Mode.• When oper
ating from Playback Mode, 
touch [1] first to switch to Recording 
Mode, and then touch [ w1].
 Touch [4].
2
1 Press the shutter b
utton halfway 
(push lightly) to focus.
• The focus indication 1 (green) lights when 
the subject is focused.
•
 
The AF area 
 2 is displayed around the 
subject’s face by the Face Detection 
function. In other cases, it is displayed at 
the point on the subject which is in focus.
•
 
The f
 ocus range is 10 cm (0.33 feet) 
(Wide)
  /50 cm (1.64 feet) (Tele) to 7.
•
 
The maxim
 um close-up distance (the shortest distance at which the subject can 
be taken) differs depending on the zoom magnification.
 Press the shutter b utton fully (push it in further), and take 
the picture.
• You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P29). 
						

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„„When taking pictures using the flash (P51)
•
 When [ w] is selected, [w], [e], [r] or [{] is set depending on the type or 
brightness of the subject. 
•
 
When [
 e] or [r] is set, Digital Red-Eye Correction is activated.
•
 
The shutter speed becomes slo
 wer during [r] or [{].
•
 
When the flash is not used, select [
 o].
Scene Detection
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
4 "3 [i-Portrait]
4 [i-Scenery]
2 [i-Macro]
5 [i-Night Portrait]
•
 
Only when [
 w] is selected
1 [i-Night Scenery]
7 [i-Sunset]
•
 
[

4] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
•
 
When [
 3] or [5] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it 
will adjust the focus and exposure (Face Detection).
•
 
If a tr
 ipod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is 
minimal when the Scene Mode has been identified as [1], the shutter speed will be 
set to a maximum of 8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures. 
						

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 Note
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Due to conditions such as the ones belo
 w, a different scene may be identified for the 
same subject.
 – Subject conditions:

 When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of 
the subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is 
moving
 – Recording conditions:

 Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the 
camera is shaken, when zoom is used
•
 
F
 or the best results, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate 
Recording Mode.
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The Bac
 klight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the entire picture automatically.
Tracking moving subjects and focus (AF Tracking)
Just touching the screen can focus the targeted subject and adjust the exposure. 
The camera continues to focus the subject and adjust the exposure even if it moves 
afterwards.
1 Touch the subject you wish to focus on the screen. •  The AF area (AF tr acking frame) is displayed in yellow 
and the camera determines the best suited scene.
•
 
T
 ouch [T] to cancel the AF Tracking.
2 Press the shutter b utton halfway to fix the focus and then 
press it fully to take the picture.
 Note
•
 
Cancel 
 the Touch Shutter function  (P29) beforehand. (Cannot be used at the same time.)
•
 
Read the note f
 or AF Tracking on page 81. 
						

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Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
[Rec] Mode menu – [Flash] / [Selftimer] / [Picture Size] / [Burst] / [Color Mode]
• [Color Mode] can set the color effects of [STD.], [Happy], [B/W] or [SEPIA]. When 
[Happy] is selected, it is possible to automatically take a picture with a higher level of 
brilliance for the color brightness and vividness.
¼The settings which can be selected are different from when other [Rec] Modes are used.
[Setup] menu
 – [Cloc

k Set] / [World Time] / [Beep] / [Language] / [Stabilizer Demo.]
Other items in the [Setup] menu which are not displayed can be set in the Normal Picture 
Mode, etc.
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The settings of the f
 ollowing items are fixed.
Item Settings
[LCD Mode] (P43) [Auto Power LCD]
[Auto Power Off] (P43) [5 MIN.]
[Auto Review] (P44) [2 SEC.]
[Sensitivity] (P77) [,] (Intelligent ISO)
(The maximum ISO sensitivity: ISO1600)
[White Balance] (P78) [AWB]
[AF Mode] (P79) 3 (Set to [9] when a face cannot be detected)
[i.Exposure] (P82) [ON]
[i.Resolution] (P82) [i.Zoom]
[AF Assist Lamp] (P85) [ON]
[Red-Eye Removal] (P85) [ON]
[Stabilizer] (P86) [ON]
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The f

ollowing functions cannot be used.
 – [Exposure] / [Digital Zoom] 
						

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Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings  
(1
: Normal Picture Mode)
[Rec] Mode: 1
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject. You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various 
settings in the [Rec].
 Touch [ w1] in Recording Mode.• When oper
ating from Playback Mode, touch [1] first to switch to Recording 
Mode, and then touch [ w1].
 Touch [1].
 Aim the AF area at the point y
ou want to focus on.
 Press the shutter button halfway to 
focus.
• The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 7.
•
 If pictures are to be tak en at an even closer 
range, refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” 
(P55).
•
 
It is possib
 le to adjust focus or exposure 
using the touch AF/AE function (P30).
 Press the shutter b utton fully to take a picture.• You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P29). 
						

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Confirming the recording information such as focus and shutter speed
A BC
D
GFEFocus When the subject 
is focused When the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White"Green White"Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
A	 Focus indication
B	 AF area (normal)
C	 AF area (when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark)
D	 Focus range
1
E	ISO sensitivity
F	 Aperture value2
G	Shutter speed2
1
 The recordab le range (range that can be focused) is displayed during zoom operation.2 If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red.
(However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)
When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of  the composition of the picture you want to take)
1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2
 
Press and hold the shutter b
 utton halfway while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
• You can repeatedly retry the actions in  step 1 before pressing the shutter button 
fully.
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T
 ouching the screen can also adjust the 
focus and the exposure. 
(Touch AF/AE, P30)
We recommend that you use the Face Detection function when taking pictures of 
people. (P80) „„Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus in
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F
 ast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast
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When the recordab
 le range display has appeared in red
•
 
When recording subjects through windo
 ws or near shiny objects
•
 
When it is dar
 k or when jitter occurs
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When the camer
 a is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and 
near subjects 
						

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Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the jitter alert [0] appears, use [Stabilizer] (P86), 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 [P

anorama Assist], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Party], [Candle Light], 
[Starry Sky], [Fireworks] or [High Dynamic] in Scene Mode
Direction Detection Function
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). 
(Only when [Rotate Disp.] (P45) is set)
•
 
The Direction Detection function ma
 y not operate correctly if recording is performed with 
the camera aimed up or down when holding it vertically.
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Motion pictures tak
 en with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically. 
						

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Touching the subject on the screen to record can automatically focus and release the 
shutter.
• Touch AF/AE (P30) or AF Tracking (P24) cannot be used at the same time.
  Touch [Q].[R]: Touch Shutter recording enabled
[Q]: Touch Shutter canceled
A
  Touch the subject you wish to focus on.A	 The area that can be focused with the Touch 
Shutter.
•  AF area y ou touch is displayed and a picture is 
automatically taken when it is focused.
•  It ma y fail to focus in the edge of the screen, 
making it impossible to take a picture. The upper 
right area does not respond to the touching 
operation since your finger tends to touch the area when holding the camera.
„„ To take pictures in succession
As long as [R] is displayed, pictures are automatically taken each time you touch the 
screen.
„„To cancel the Touch Shutter function
Touch [R]. ([Q] is displayed.)
  Note
•  The touch shutter setting that w as made is memorized even after the camera is turned 
off.
Touching the Screen to Release the Shutter  
(Touch Shutter function)
[Rec] Mode: 4 1 < 5 / 
						

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Touching the subject to record can adjust the focus and the exposure. This is useful when 
the targeted subject is not in the center of the screen, etc.
When [7] is set for [AF Mode] or the Intelligent Auto Mode is used, the AF Tracking 
functions at the same time and the camera continues to focus, tracking the movement of 
the touched subject.
• 
Cancel the 
 Touch Shutter function (P29) beforehand.
 Touch the subject you wish to focus on.• The AF area is displa yed at the touched position, 
and the focus and exposure are adjusted.
•
 
When the AF 
 Tracking functions, the camera follows 
the movement of the subject and the AF area 
moves.
•
 
T
 ouching [T] will cancel the Touch AF/AE.
 Press the shutter b utton halfway to focus and then press it fully to 
take the picture.
 Note
•
 
If y
 ou touch the edge or the upper right area of the screen, the AF area may not be set.
•
 
In Intelligent A
 uto mode, the camera determines the best suited scene for the touched 
subject.
Touching the Screen to Adjust the Focus and the 
Exposure 
(Touch AF/AE)
[Rec] Mode: 4 1 < 5 /