Panasonic Dmc Fs7 Operating Instructions Manual

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• If you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the picture 
quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back.
• When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu
You can use various functions in Playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
• With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE] or [TRIMMING], a new edited picture is created. A new picture  cannot be created if there is no free space on the built-in memory or the card so we 
recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture.
You can display pictures by recording date.
Note
• The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed.
• If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day  is displayed.
• You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.
• If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2009.
• If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the pictures are  displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.
 [CALENDAR]
Select [CALENDAR] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
• You can also rotate the zoom lever several times towards [ L] (W) to display the 
calendar screen. (P35)
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the date to be played 
back.
3/ 4: Select the month
2/ 1: Select the date
• If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is 
not displayed.
Press [MENU/SET] to display the pictures that were 
recorded on the selected date.
• Press [ ‚] to return to the calendar screen.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture that was selected will appear.
CAL
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You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be included in 
prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P73). (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.)
Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in Scene mode or [LOCATION] in Travel date 
are also recorded as the titles.
Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Press 3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select text and then press 
[MENU/SET] to register.
• Press [DISPLAY] to switch text between [A] (capitals), [a] (lower  case) and [&/1] (special characters and numbers).
• The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the  zoom lever.
• To enter a blank, move the cursor to [SPACE] or to delete an entered character, move 
the cursor to [DELETE], and press [MENU/SET].
• To stop editing at any time during text entry, press [ ‚].
• A maximum of 30 characters can be entered.
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to move the cursor to [EXIT] and then press [MENU/
SET] to end text input.
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
¢
¢ The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
∫ Delete the title 
[SINGLE] setting
1In step 4, delete all the texts, select [EXIT], and press [MENU/SET].
2Press [ ‚].3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
 [TITLE EDIT]
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•[ ’ ] is displayed for pictures with titles 
already registered.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
• The setting is canceled when [DISPLAY]  is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4/2 /1  to 
select the pictures.
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[MULTI] setting1In step 4, delete all the texts, select [EXIT], and press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note
• Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen.
• The name setting of [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in Scene mode or [LOCATION] in travel date  can also be registered by using the operation in steps 
4 and following.
• The name setting of [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in Scene mode, [LOCATION] in travel date and 
[TITLE EDIT] cannot be registered at the same time.
•
You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with [MULTI].
• You cannot use title edit for the following pictures. – Motion pictures
– Protected pictures
– Pictures recorded with other equipment
You can stamp the recording date/time, age, travel date or title onto the recorded pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictu res with a picture size larger than [ ] will be 
resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)
Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Press  3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select [SHOOTING DATE], [AGE], [TRAVEL DATE] 
or [TITLE] and then press [MENU/SET] to set each item.
[SHOOTING DATE]
[AGE] (P50)
If this is set to [ON], [AGE] is stamped on the pictures.
  [TEXT STAMP]
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•[ ‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is 
stamped with text.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
• The setting is canceled when [DISPLAY]  is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1  to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4 /2/ 1 to 
select the pictures.
[W/O TIME] : Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITH TIME] : Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes.
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[TRAVEL DATE]
If this is set to [ON], [TRAVEL DATE] is stamped on the pictures.
[TITLE]
Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with text in 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] name settings in Scene mode, [LOCATION] in travel date or [TITLE EDIT].
Press [MENU/SET].
• If you set [TEXT STAMP] for a picture with a picture size larger than [ ], the picture 
size will become smaller as shown below.
• The picture becomes slightly rougher.
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Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The message [SAVE NEW PICTURES?] appears if the picture 
was recorded with a picture size [ ] or less.
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.¢
¢ The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is 
selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note• When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you  specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].
•
Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before printing.• When text is stamped onto the [ ] pictures, it is difficult to read it.
• Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases.
– Motion pictures
– Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title
– Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
– Pictures recorded with other equipment
We recommend resizing to [ ] if you want to attach a picture to an e-mail or use it on a website. 
Pictures set to the minimum number of pixels for [ASPECT RATIO] cannot be further reduced in size.
Select [RESIZE] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Aspect ratio settingPicture size
X
 ¢1/¢2/¢1/ >  
Y
 ¢1/¢2/¢1/ >  
W
 ¢1/¢2/¢1/ >  
Q  [RESIZE] Reducing the picture size (number of pixels)
Press 3/ 4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
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Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
¢
¢ The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is 
selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].
• The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.
• It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.
• Motion pictures and pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] cannot be resized.
You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
Select [TRIMMING] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20) Select the picture and size.
[SINGLE] setting
1Press  2/1 to select the picture, 
and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  2/1 to select the size¢, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
¢ Only the sizes to which the pictures can be 
resized is displayed.
[SINGLE]
[MULTI] setting
1Press  3/4 to select the size, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
• When [DISPLAY] is pressed, an  explanation of resizing is displayed.
2Press  3/4/2 /1  to select the 
picture, and then press [DISPLAY].
• Repeat this step for each picture, and  press [MENU/SET] to set.
[MULTI]
 [TRIMMING]
Press  2/1 to select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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Press [MENU/SET].
Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press [‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note• Depending on the cut size, the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than 
that of the original picture.
• The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate.
• It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment.
• Motion pictures and pictures stampe d with [TEXT STAMP] cannot be trimmed.
This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded 
holding the camera vertically.
Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20) Use the zoom lever and press 
3/4/2/1 to select the parts 
to be trimmed.
Zoom lever (T): Enlargement
Zoom lever (W): Reduction
3 /4 /2/ 1: Move Reduction
Enlargement
()
Move the position
()
M [ROTATE DISP.]
Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select  [OFF].
• Refer to P34 for information about how to play back pictures.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
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Note• When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows 
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries Association)”.
• It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.
• The display is not rotated during Multi playback (P35) or [CALENDAR] (P71).
You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as 
favorites.
• Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([FAVORITE PLAY])
• Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.
• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü])
Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
∫Canceling all the [FAVORITE] settings1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.• You cannot select [CANCEL] if not even one picture has been set as a favorite.
Note• You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites.
• When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] (P37) is useful so 
only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.
• You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites.
• You can perform, check and cancel the settings of images as favorites using the  “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
Ü  [FAVORITE]
Press  4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot set pictures as favorites if [FAVORITE] is set to 
[OFF]. Also [ Ü] will not appear when [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] 
even if it was previously set to [ON].
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press  4.
• Repeat the above procedure.
• If 4 is pressed again, the favorite setting is canceled.
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DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows the user to select which pictures 
to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording 
date on the pictures when using a DPOF compat ible photo printer or photo printing store. 
For details, ask at your photo printing store.
When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built-in 
memory, copy them to a card (P80) and then set the print setting.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/white_e.htm
Select [PRINT SET] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Press 3/ 4 to set the number of prints, and then press [MENU/SET] 
to set.
• When [MULTI] has been selected, repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture. (It is not 
possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures.)
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
∫ Canceling all the [PRINT SET] settings1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.• You cannot select [CANCEL] if not even one picture has been set for printing.
 [PRINT SET]
Press 3/ 4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1  to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4/ 2/1 
to select the 
pictures.
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∫To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing 
[DISPLAY].
• When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing, be sure to order the printing of the  date additionally if required.
• Depending on the photo printing store or the printer, the date may not be printed even if you set 
to print the date. For further information, ask at your photo printing store or refer to the 
operating instructions for the printer.
• The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text.
Note• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999.
• With a printer supporting PictBridge, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence  so check if this is the case.
• It may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment. In this case, cancel all the  settings, and reset the settings.
• If the file is not based on the DCF standard, the print setting cannot be set.
You can set protection for pictures y ou do not want to be deleted by mistake.
Select [PROTECT] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Press [‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
∫ Canceling all the [PROTECT] settings
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.• If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling protection, the canceling will stop halfway.
P [PROTECT]
Press  3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
When [MULTI] has been selected• Repeat these steps for each picture.
• The settings are canceled when [MENU/ SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1  
to select the 
pictures.
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Note• The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment.
• Even if you protect pictures in the built-in memory or a card, they will be deleted if the built-in 
memory or the card is formatted.
• Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD  Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card, they 
cannot be deleted when the card’s Write-Protect switch is set to [LOCK].
You can copy the data of the pictures you have taken from the built-in memory to a card or 
from a card to the built-in memory.
Select [COPY] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P20)
Press 3/ 4 to select the copy destination and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Press 3 to select [YES], and then press [MENU/
SET].
• If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the built-in  memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.
• Do not turn the camera off at any point during the copying 
process.
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• If you copy from the built-in memory to a card, all the pictures are copied and then the 
screen automatically returns to the playback screen.
Note• If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free 
space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend using a card which has 
more free space than the built-in memory (about 50 MB). 
• If a picture exists with the same name (folder number/file number) as the picture to be copied in  the copy destination when [ ] is selected, a new folder is created and the picture is copied. 
If a picture exists with the same name (folder number/file number) as the picture to be copied in 
the copy destination when [ ] is selected, that picture is not copied. (P94)
• It may take time to copy the picture data.
• Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to 
copy them if they were edited with a PC.)
• Print settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the print settings again after 
copying is finished.
S  [COPY]
:All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied onto 
the card at one time.  > step 4.
:One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built-in 
memory.  > step 3.
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