Panasonic Dmc Ft1 Operating Instructions Manual

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When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 
8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
•An optimum scene for the specified subjec t will be chosen when set to AF tracking (P109).•When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] 
is displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ]
¢ When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces 
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
∫Face detection
When [ ],[ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera  automatically detects a person’s face, and 
it will adjust the focus and exposure. (P108)
Note
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be 
identified for the same subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of the 
subject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject, 
When the subject is moving, When zoom is used
–Recording conditions: Sunset,  Sunrise, Under low brightness 
conditions, Underwater, When the camera is shaken
•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate recording mode.
•Face detection may become slower or it may not detect underwater.
∫ The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so  this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture automatically. 
Scene detection
¦
 >[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] •
Only when [
‡] is selected
[i-NIGHT SCENERY] •Only when [
Œ] is selected
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Face of the person that is taken often can be registered along with 
information such as name and birthday.
When a picture is taken with [FACE RECOG.] turned [ON], it will 
search for the face similar to the registered face, setting the focus 
and exposure preferentially. The camera will also remember the face 
during the face recognition, and detect the face that the picture is 
taken for many times automatically, displaying the face recognition 
registration screen. (P91)
Note
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[FACE RECOG.] will find a face similar to the registered face, and does not guarantee secure 
recognition of a person.
•Faces with similar distinctive features such as those of parents and children or siblings may not 
be correctly recognised.
•Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognise distinctive facial features than 
regular face detection.
It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject. Focus will keep following the subject 
automatically even if it moves. 
1Press  3.
•[ ] is displayed in the upper left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame is displayed in the centre of the 
screen.
•Press  3 again to cancel.
2Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and 
press  4 to lock the subject.
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AF tracking frame will turn yellow.•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be 
chosen.
•Press  3 to cancel.
Note
•Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on   (P109).
•When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
•When [ ] or [ ] is set, digital red-eye correction  (P57) is enabled, and the flash is 
activated twice.
Face Recognition
AF Tracking Function
About the flash 
						

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•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] mode menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢1 (P100) /[BURST]  (P112)/[COLOR MODE]¢1 (P113) /[FACE RECOG.] 
(P91)
¢ 1 The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[MOTION PICTURE] mode menu
–[REC MODE]  (P85)/[REC QUALITY]¢2 (P85) /[COLOR MODE]¢2 (P113) /[LED LIGHT]  (P90)
¢ 2 The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]•The settings of the following items are fixed.
¢ 1 Fix to [
Ø] when a face is not recognised during motion picture recording
¢ 2 Fix to [MODE 1] during motion picture recording
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF] /[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO BRACKET]/White balance fine adjustment/
[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[AUDIO REC.]/[MIN. SHTR SPEED]/[HISTOGRAM]
•The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in a mode such as the normal picture mode. 
What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode.
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
ItemSettings
[GUIDE LINE]  (P31)  ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF])
[ECONOMY] ([AUTO 
POWER OFF])  (P32)[5MIN.]
[AUTO REVIEW]  (P33)[2SEC.]
Flash  (P56) ‡/Œ  
Self-timer  (P63) 10 seconds/off
[WIND CUT]  (P89) [OFF]
[QUALITY]  (P101) A 
[INTELLIGENT ISO] 
(P102)
[WHITE BALANCE] 
(P104) [AWB]
[AF MODE]  (P107) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected
¢1)
[PRE AF] (P110)
[I.EXPOSURE]  (P111)[ON]
[STABILIZER]  (P114)[AUTO]
¢2
[AF ASSIST LAMP]  (P116)[ON]
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[REC] mode: ·
Taking pictures with your favourite settings 
(Normal picture mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu.
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark  (P64)
∫ To adjust the colours and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P104)
∫ When recording motion pictures  (P81)
Set the mode dial to  [·].
A Mode dial•To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu”  (P100) .
Aim the AF area at the point you want to 
focus on.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
•The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is 
focused.
•The focus range is 30 cm to  ¶.•If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, 
refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P61) .
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
•The access indication lights  (P22) red when pictures 
are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the 
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Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
¢
FShutter speed¢
GISO sensitivity
¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed  in red when the flash is used.)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button halfway  while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face 
detection function when taking pictures of 
people.  (P107)
Focusing
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White>Green White >Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the centre of 
the composition of the picture you want to take)
A
B
C
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∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast•When the recordable range display has appeared in red•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER]  (P114), a tripod or the self-timer 
(P63) .
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or 
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode  (P67)
–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertica lly are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P139)  is set to [ON])
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Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
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[REC] mode: ñ· ¿¨
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjec ts appear even closer [maximum of 9.1k], do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the 
Digital Zoom 
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Slide the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Slide the zoom lever towards Wide.
FeatureOptical zoomExtra optical zoom (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 4.6
k 9.1k
¢ 18.6 k [including optical zoom 
4.6 k]
36.3 k [including extra optical 
zoom 9.1 k]
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P100)
 is selected. [DIGITAL ZOOM]  
(P113) on 
the [REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A
 [ ] is displayed.B
The digital zoom range is 
displayed.
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•When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.3 m –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD 
area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
Note
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The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ,  or  ¨ has been selected.•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.•The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 k) when the camera is turned on.•If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.•When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P63) for taking 
pictures.
•The extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases.–In macro zoom mode–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or 
[FILM GRAIN] in scene mode
–when recording motion pictures•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.–In [TRANSFORM], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], 
[FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or [FILM GRAIN] in scene mode
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1  during playback.
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The file number A and the picture number B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
•If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
∫ To finish playback
Press [(] again, press the motion picture button or press the shutter button 
halfway.
Press [ (].
A [( ] button•When the mode dial is set to  [ ¨] , clipboard will 
be displayed. Refer to “Viewing clipboard 
pictures”  (P119)  for information about playing 
back the clipboard.
Press  2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
2 : Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
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Slide the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P131)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Slide the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the previous 
screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear.
Note
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “D esign rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
•If you want to save the enlarged pi cture, use the trimming function. (P137)•The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.•Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback or pictures with audio playback.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Slide the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k > 2k> 4k> 8k > 16k
•When you slide the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/ 4/2 /1.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
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