Panasonic Dmc Fs42 Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions
for Advanced Features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FS42
DMC-FS4
VQT2E06 

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Dear Customer,Thank you for choosing Panasonic!You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment.  

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Information for Your Safety
Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.
• Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating...

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Care of the camera
•  Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc.
 This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged.
•  We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera in your trousers pocket when you 
sit down or forcefully insert it into a full or tight bag etc.  Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result. 
•  Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this...

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Contents
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Information for Your Safety ........................3Quick Guide  ..............................................7Standard Accessories...............................8Names of the Components  .......................9
Preparation
Charging the Battery  ..............................11About the Battery (charging/ number of recordable pictures)  ........13Inserting/Removing the Battery/Card (Optional)  ............................................14About the Built-in...

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g [PICTURE SIZE] ........................70h [QUALITY]  .................................71j [SENSITIVITY]  .........................71k [WHITE BALANCE]  ..................72$ [AF MODE]  ................................74& [BURST]  ....................................76' [DIGITAL ZOOM]  .......................77( [COLOR MODE]  ........................77W [AF ASSIST LAMP]  .................78n [CLOCK SET]  .............................78
Advanced-Viewing
Playing Back Pictures in...

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Quick Guide
This is the overview of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. For each operation, be sure to refer to the corresponding pages.
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1 Charge the battery. (P11)•  The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.
2 Insert the battery and the card.• When you do not use the card (optional), you can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory. Refer to P17 when you use a card.
ONOFF3 Turn the...

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Standard Accessories
Before using your camera, check the contents.1  Battery Pack
  (Indicated as battery in the text)
  Charge the battery before use.
2  Battery Charger
  (Indicated as 
charger in the text)
3  AC Cable
4  AV Cable
5 
USB Connection Cable
6 CD-ROM• Software: Use it to install the software to your PC.•   Operating Instructions
7  Hand Strap
8  Battery Case
•  The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera was...

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Names of the Components
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1 Zoom lever (P35)
2 Shutter button (P29)
3 Camera ON/OFF switch (P18)
4 Microphone (P62)
5  Speaker (P25, 83)
6 Self-timer indicator (P50) AF assist lamp (P78)
7 Flash (P44)
8 Lens part
9 Lens barrel
10 LCD monitor (P42, 121)
11 Recording/playback switch (P20)
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1 2 Cursor buttonsA :
 e /Exposure compensation (P51)B :
 r /Macro button (P49)C :
 w /Self-timer button (P50)D :
 q /Flash mode button (P44)
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AV OUT
DIGITAL
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17 Hand strap eyelet• Attach the strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping.
18 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket (P96, 99, 105)
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19 Tripod receptacle• When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable with the camera attached to it.
20 Card/Battery door (P14)
21 DC coupler cover (P15)• When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (optional) and AC adaptor (optional) are used. For connection details, refer to P15.
22 Release lever...