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 
malfunction.
•If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the 
shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not 
a malfunction.
•It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 6” or higher when recording 
motion pictures.
¢ SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.
•Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.
> When you set the picture quality to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a 
high-speed card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.
> In the event that it stops even after using a “10MB/s” card or higher, the data writing speed 
has deteriorated so it is recommended to make a backup and then format  (P36).
•Are you using a MultiMediaCard? This unit does not support MultiMediaCards.
•If the subject has different colours as the peripher y, set the AF area to those colours specific to 
the subject by aligning that area with the AF area.  (P109)
The recorded picture looks rough. 
Noise appears on the picture.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual 
scene.
A reddish vertical line (smear) appears on the LCD monitor during 
picture-taking.
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This is a characteristic of CCDs, and it appears when the subject has a 
bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, but 
this is not a malfunction.
It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
•It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose 
the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light.
Motion picture recording stops in the middle.
The subject cannot be locked. (AF track fails) 
						

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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 (optional).] 
If the remaining battery power is low, it may take longer for the flash to be charged, and the 
time during which the LCD monitor is turned off may become longer.
•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value 
and does not affect the recorded pictures.
•This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or 
when the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the 
camera, and it is not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under 
fluorescent light. This is not a malfunction.
> Adjust the brightness of the screen.  (P30)
•[POWER LCD] is activated. (P31)
•This is not a malfunction.
These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not 
affect the pictures you are recording.
Lens
Recorded image may be warped, or nonexistent colour is surrounding the 
subject.
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on.
The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.
Noise appears on the LCD monitor. 
						

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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 picture data on 
the card appears when a card is inserted.
•Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back 
by this unit.
•Has [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
> Change to [NORMAL PLAY].  (P49)
Flash
The flash is not activated.
Flash is activated several times.
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected 
direction.
The picture is not played back.
The recorded pictures are not displayed. 
						

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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 camera set properly?  (P24)•When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may 
be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
•When the flash is set to red-eye reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) and if you take a picture of 
subject with red colour surrounded by a skin tone colour, that red part may be corrected to 
black by the digital red-eye reduction function.
> It is recommended to take picture with flash mode set to [
‡], [‰], or [Œ].
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
•This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, a 
clicking sound is heard, and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures. This is not a 
malfunction.
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns 
black.
With a calendar search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual 
dates on which the pictures were taken.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
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If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white 
round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of 
particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction. 
A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their 
position differ in every picture.
Red part of the recorded image has changed colour to black.
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures. 
						

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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 the AV  cable (supplied), or with the HDMI mini cable 
(optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera.  (P147, 148)
> Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] can be played back on Panasonic televisions 
(VIERA) with the AVCHD logo.
> Check [TV ASPECT] setting.  (P34)
•Is it connected properly with the HDMI mini cable (optional)?  (P148)
> Confirm that the HDMI mini-cabl e (optional) is firmly fitted.
•Is the [VIERA Link] on this unit set to [ON]?  (P35)
> Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV, the i nput channel may not switch automatically. In 
this case, use the remote control for the TV to switch input. (For details on how to switch 
input, please read the operating instructions for the TV.)
> Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device.
> Turn the power to the unit off and then back on again.
> Set [VIERA Link] to [Off] on the TV and then turn it back to [On]. (Refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV for details.)
> Check [VIDEO OUT] setting.  (P34)
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
VIERA Link does not work. 
						

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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, 161)
> When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognised by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognised.)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing. 
						

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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 camera parts may not work well if you leave it 
as it is after taking it out of water, snow etc. following use in a cold environment such as low 
temperature water or on a snow-covered mountain etc. This is not a malfunction. The camera 
will recover after returning to normal temperature.
•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and 
the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The 
sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
> When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you 
take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.  (P25)
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An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
White lamp may come on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
A part of the camera such as the zoom lever and card/battery door, and terminal 
cover does not move.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset. 
						

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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 recorded in 
folders with different numbers from th e ones used prior to the operation. (P159)
•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder 
and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is 
then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which 
should have been assigned to previous pictures.
•Check the clock (P24) and birthday settings  (P73).
•This is the [AUTO DEMO] to introduce the features of the camera. Press a button to return the 
camera to the original screen.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the 
areas around the subject contain colours which are not actually present.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. 
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed. 
						

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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 5 11 8 161835
64 MB8 17122418353773
128 MB17 35 25 50 37 72 77 145
256 MB35 70 50 98 73 140 150 290
512 MB70 135 99 195 145 280 300 580
1GB140 280 200 390 290 560 600 1160
2GB290 560 400 790 590 1130 1220 2360
4GB570 1110 800 1560 1170 2230 2410 4640
6GB860 1690 1220 2380 1780 3390 3660 7050
8GB1160 2270 1630 3180 2380 4540 4910 9440
12 GB1750 3420 2460 4810 3590 6860 7400 14240
16 GB2340 4570 3290 6410 4790 9150 9880 19000
32 GB4690 9170 6600 12870 9620 18350 19820 38120 
						

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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