Panasonic Dmc Ft1 Operating Instructions Manual

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•Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures 
indoors etc. noise will appear.)> Decrease the ISO sensitivity.  (P103)
> Set [COLOR MODE] to [NATURAL].  (P113)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in the scene mode been set? If so, the resolution of 
the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing, but this is not a...

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•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get coloured, depending on 
the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens. Also, the peripherals of the 
image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used. 
This is not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights when [AUTO LCD OFF]  (P32) is 
selected for the [ECONOMY] mode. 
[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor...

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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P56)
•Flash mode is not available when auto bracket  (P65) or [BURST]  (P112) in [REC] mode menu 
has been set.
•The flash is activated twice when red-eye reduction  (P57) has been set.•Has [FLASH BURST]  (P76) in scene mode been set?
•[ROTATE DISP.]  (P139) is set to [ON].
•Did you press [ (]?•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
> The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The...

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•Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which 
was taken by another make of digital camera?
•Did you remove the battery immediately after pict ure-taking or did you take the picture using a 
battery with a low remaining charge? > Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above.  (P36)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. 
Therefore, check well before formatting.)
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Is the clock in the...

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•Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?> Set the TV input to external input mode.
•Output from the  [HDMI] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or the printer.
> Connect it only to the TV.
•Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be  extended horizontally or vertically or they 
may be displayed with their edges cut off.
•Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of 
the TV? > Connect the camera to the TV with...

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•Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?•Is the camera recognised by the PC correctly?> Set to [PC] in [USB MODE].  (P34, 156)
> Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the 
camera.
•When the mode dial is set to  [ ¨] , contents of the built-in memory will be displayed.
> Set the mode dial to anything except  [ ¨].
•Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
> Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE].  (P34,...

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>Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language.  (P36)
•AF assist lamp (P116) will turn on white in the dark place to assist the focusing.
•Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]?  (P116)•The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
•The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance 
or quality of the camera.
•The temperature of the camera may fall and the...

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•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get coloured, depending on 
the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is not a malfunction.
•When using the extra optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This is 
not a malfunction.
•Is the camera set to macro zoom mode?  (P61)
Maximum zoom during macro zoom mode is 3 k digital zoom.
•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be...

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OthersNumber of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. 
(These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the 
subjects.
∫Number of recordable pictures 
Aspect ratioX
Picture size  () () ()
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 6 12 8 18 13 26 28 54
Card
32 MB3 8...

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Aspect ratioX 
Picture size () ()
QualityA › A › 
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 45 84 200 320
Card
32 MB29 54 130 200
64 MB60 110 270 420
128 MB120 220 550 860
256 MB240 440 1080 1690
512 MB470 880 2150 3350
1GB950 1770 4310 6710
2GB1910 3610 8770 12290
4GB3770 7090 17240 24130
6GB5730 10790 26210 36700
8GB7670 14440 35080 49120
12 GB11570 21790 52920 74090
16 GB15440 29060 70590 98830
32 GB30970 58310 141620 198260