Panasonic Dmc Fp8 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
You can add a picture to the information of the registered people, replace or delete the 
pictures which have already been registered, and information such as names and register 
priority.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and 
then press 1. (P21)
2Press  4 to select [SET] and press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3 to select [EDIT] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press 3/4/ 2/1 to select the person to edit and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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To change [NAME], [PRIORITY],...

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When [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON] in step 3 of “Change the information for a 
registered person”  (P81) while [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu is set to [ON], 
the registration screen will display automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a 
high number of appearances.
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Registration screen is displayed after approximately 3 pictures. (It is not counted when 
[BURST], [AUDIO REC.] and Auto Bracket is set.)
•It may be extremely hard to recognize...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Changing the sensitivity of Face Recognition.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and then press 1. (P21)
2Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  4 to select [SENSITIVITY] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press  3/4  to select [HIGH] or [LOW] and then press [MENU/SET].
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To return to the original settings, select [NORMAL].5Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.•You can also press the shutter button...

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[REC] mode: ñ· ¿n
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) 
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...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Press 3/4 /2 /1 to set the return date (year/month/
day), and then press [MENU/SET].
•If you do not want to set the return date, press [MENU/SET] while 
the date bar is displayed.
Press  4 to select [LOCATION] and then press  1.
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Enter the location.
•For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on  P113.
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
Take a picture.
•The number of days that have...

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∫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 or 7 and then press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to 
[OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF]. 
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...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
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)
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press  1.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the [PLEASE 
SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. Press...

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Note
•Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.•If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.•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.
Press  3 to select [DESTINATION] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
C...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Using the [REC] Mode Menu
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets.
Applicable modes:
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∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X].¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ Y].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ W].
 [PICTURE SIZE]
 (12M) 4000k3000 pixels
 (8M )¢3264 k2448...

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Note
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“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a 
PC monitor.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
•If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.•The extended optical zoom does not work when [MACRO ZOOM] is...