Panasonic Dmc Fx01 Operating Instructions Manual

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[VIDEO OUT]
(Playback mode only) (P86)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
[TV ASPECT]
(Playback mode only)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
[ ]: 
Select this if connecting the camera to a 
16:9 TV.
[]:
Select this if connecting the camera to a 
4:3 screen TV.
 This is suitable for displaying pictures 
recorded with a [ ] aspect on the 
full screen of a 16:9 TV. Pictures 
recorded with a [ ] or [ ] 
aspect are displayed with black bands 
on the left and right of the screen.
 When [ ] is selected, pictures 
recorded with a [ ] or [ ] 
aspect are displayed with black bands 
on the top and bottom of the screen.
 When you select [ ] and use the 
AV cable (supplied) for output (P86), 
pictures are displayed vertically on the 
LCD monitor.
[SCENE MENU]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
[AUTO]:[SCENE MODE] menu appears 
automatically when setting the 
mode dial to scene mode. Select 
the desired scene mode. (P46)
[OFF]:[SCENE MODE] menu does not 
appear when setting the mode 
dial to scene mode and the 
camera is operated in scene 
mode currently selected. If you 
change the scene mode, press [MENU/SET] to display the 
[SCENE MODE] menu and then 
select the desired scene mode.
[LANGUAGE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set the language on the menu screen from 
the following languages. Set to the desired 
language with 3/4 and store it with 
[MENU/SET].
[ENGLISH]:English
[DEUTSCH]:German
[FRANÇAIS]:French
[ESPAÑOL]:Spanish
[ITALIANO]:Italian
[]:Chinese (Traditional)
[]:Japanese
 If you set a different language by mistake, 
select [ ] from the menu icons to set the 
desired language.
 The [LANGUAGE] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
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Basic
Taking Pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
11 Turn the camera on.
2 Select normal picture mode 
[].
2Aim the AF area  1 to the point 
you want to focus on and then 
press the shutter button halfway.
 A: Press the shutter button halfway to 
focus.
 The focus indication  2 lights and then 
the aperture value  3 and the shutter 
speed  4 are displayed.
 If 5-area-focusing or 3-area-focusing  (High speed) is used in AF mode, the 
AF area does not appear until the 
subject is brought into focus. (P67)
 The AF area displayed is bigger than 
usual when using the digital zoom or 
when taking pictures in dark places. 
(P67)
3 Take a picture.
B: Press the shutter button fully to take 
the picture.
 We recommend checking that the clock is set properly before taking pictures. (P16)
 When you press the shutter button, the  screen may become bright or dark for a 
moment. This function allows easy 
adjustment of focus and the recorded 
picture will not be affected.
 When a time is set for power save (P18),  the camera automatically turns off if you 
do not operate it within the set time. To 
operate the camera again, press the 
shutter button halfway or turn the camera 
off and on.
 To avoid noise, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity (P64) or 
setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P69)
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the 
camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
OFFON
1/25F2.8
When the 
subject is not 
focusedWhen the 
subject is 
focused
Focus 
indication Blinks (green) On (green)
AF area Turns white to  red or no AF 
area Turns white to 
green
Sound Beeps 4 times Beeps 2 times
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∫Tips for taking good pictures
 Hold the camera gently with both hands, 
keep your arms still at your side and stand 
with your feet slightly apart.
 Make sure the camera does not shake 
when you press the shutter button.
 Do not cover the flash or the AF assist 
lamp with your fingers or other objects.
 Do not touch the front of the lens.
 If the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see 
because of light from the sun etc. shining 
on it, we recommend using your hand or 
another object to block the light when 
using the camera.
1: When holding the camera sideways
2: When holding the camera vertically
A:Flash
B: AF assist lamp
∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P72) is set to [ON])
 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.
∫When you want to take a subject 
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition like the following picture, you will 
not be able to focus the camera on the subject 
because the people are outside the AF area.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
 The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3 Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
 You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫Focusing
 The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶. 
Use macro mode when recording 
close-up pictures. (P45)
 If the distance between the camera and 
the subject is beyond the focus range of 
the camera, the picture may not be 
properly focused even if the focus 
indication lights.
 In the following cases, the camera will not 
focus on subjects properly.
– When there are both near and distant 
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass 
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering 
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
3
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We recommend taking pictures using AF/
AE lock. In dark places, the AF assist 
lamp (P68) may turn on to focus on the 
subject.
 Even when the focus indication appears  and the subject is focused, it is canceled if 
you release the shutter button. Press the 
shutter button halfway again.
∫ Preventing jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering when pressing the  shutter button.
 If jitter could occur because of slow 
shutter speed, the jitter alert  A appears.
 When the jitter alert appears, we  recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful how you hold the 
camera (P23). The use of the self-timer 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a tripod 
(P40).
 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 (P36)
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P48)
– [NIGHT SCENERY] (P48)
– [PARTY] (P49)
– [CANDLE LIGHT] (P50)
– [FIREWORKS] (P50)
– [STARRY SKY] (P51)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in  [SLOW SHUTTER] (P68) ∫
Exposure
 If you press the shutter button halfway  when the exposure is not adequate, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed turn 
red. (They do not turn red when the flash 
is activated.)
 The brightness of the screen may differ 
from the brightness of the recorded 
pictures especially when recording in low 
light conditions.
 When most of the subjects on the screen  are bright (e.g. a blue sky on a clear day, a 
snowy field etc.), the recorded pictures 
may become dark. In this case, 
compensate the exposure value on the 
camera. (P41)
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Taking Pictures in 
Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
∫Basic menu settings
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 34 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select the desired 
setting and then press [MENU/
SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE][AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P16)
If [4qk6q/10k15cm] or [E-MAIL] are set in 
[PICT.MODE], the extended optical zoom 
is activated and the zoom ratio is 
extended to a maximum of 5k. (P27)
 The settings for [BEEP] and 
[CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also 
applied to other recording modes.
 The settings for [MONITOR] (P18), 
[TRAVEL DATE] (P18), [BEEP] (P19), 
[SHUTTER] (P20),  [NO.RESET] (P20) 
and [LANGUAGE] (P21) in the [SETUP] 
menu are applied to simple mode.
∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In simple mode, other settings are fixed as 
follows. For more information about each 
setting, refer to the page indicated.
 Forcus range:
30 cm (0.98 feet) to ¶ (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) to ¶ (Wide)
 [POWER SAVE] (P18):
[2MIN.]
 [ECONOMY] (P18):
[OFF]
 Self-timer (P40):
10 seconds
 Optical Image Stabilizer (P43):
[MODE2] ENLARGE Suitable for enlarging the 
pictures to be printed to 
8qk10q size, letter size 
etc.
4qk6q/
10k15cmSuitable for regular size 
printing.
E-MAIL Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
adding pictures to 
websites.
SIMPLE MODE
BEEPCLOCK SETSELECT SETMENU
AUTO REVIEWPICT.MODE4k6/10k15 cmE-MAIL
ENLARGE
OFF The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
ON The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
OFF No operation sound
LOW Soft operation sound
HIGH Loud operation sound
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 Burst speed (P44):
Low speed (2 frames/second)
 [W.BALANCE] (P63):
[AUTO]
 [SENSITIVITY] (P64):
[AUTO]
 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P65):
– [ ENLARGE]:
/ (6M)/Fine
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
/ (2.5M EZ)/Standard
–[ E-MAIL]:
/ (0.3M EZ)/Standard
 [AF MODE] (P67):
[ ] (1-area-focusing)
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P68):
[ON]
 [SLOW SHUTTER] (P68):
[1/8–]
 You cannot use the following functions in 
simple mode.
– High angle mode
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Auto bracket
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [COL.EFFECT]
– [PICT.ADJ.]∫The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from 
the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject, such as a person, 
will become dark.
If you press 3,  (compensating 
backlight ON indication) A appears and the 
backlight compensation function is activated. 
This function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture.
 If you press 3 while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight 
compensation function is canceled.
 We recommend using the flash when you 
use the backlight compensation function.
(When using the flash, it is fixed to Forced 
ON [ ].)
 The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction [ ] when the backlight 
compensation function is set to [OFF].
3
BACKLIGHT
3
BACKLIGHT
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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 3.6k optical zoom and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Tel e .
 When the setting for picture size is 
[] (6M).
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
 When the setting for picture size is 
[] (6M).
 The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
 Depending on the zoom magnification, the 
picture may have some distortion. 
Distortion will be more visible when using a wider area of the zoom lens as you 
move closer to the subject.
 Depending on the zoom magnification, the 
picture may have some colored fringes 
around the subject. This is called 
chromatic aberration and may be more 
visible when recording distant subjects.
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 The lens barrel (P10) extends or retracts 
according to the zoom position. Take care 
not to interrupt the motion of the lens 
barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
 In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom 
magnification is fixed to the value set at 
the start of recording.
This camera has a 3.6k optical zoom. However, 
if the picture size is not set to the highest setting 
for each aspect ratio [ / / ], a 
maximum of 5
k optical zoom can be achieved 
with no picture quality deterioration.
Using the Optical Zoom
WT3.6X
3
TW
WT1X
3
TW
Using the Extended Optical Zoom 
(EZ)
Picture size with the 
extended optical zoom 
not activated [example: 
[] (6M)]Picture size with the 
extended optical zoom 
activated [example: 
[] (3MEZ)]
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∫Picture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 6M (6 million 
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a 
picture with a higher zoom effect.
 Refer to P65 for aspect ratio settings, P65 for 
picture size and P25 for simple mode [ ].
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
[Extended optical Zoom].
 You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification with the extended optical 
zoom without worrying about further 
picture distortion. 
 If you set a picture size that activates the 
extended optical zoom, the extended 
optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the 
screen when you use the zoom function. The zoom will stop moving for an instant 
near [W] (1k) when the extended optical 
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 In motion picture mode [ ] and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the 
extended optical zoom does not work.
A maximum of 14.6k zoom can be 
achieved with the 3.6k optical zoom and 
the 4k digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set 
to [ON] in the [REC] menu. However, if a 
picture size that can use extended optical 
zoom is selected, a maximum of 20k zoom 
can be achieved with the 5k extended 
optical zoom and the 4k digital zoom.
∫Menu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
 When a scene mode is selected, press 
2 in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P46), 
press 4 to select the [REC] menu icon 
[ ] and then press 1.
2Press 34 to select [D.ZOOM] 
and then press 1.
3Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Aspect 
ratioPicture sizeMaximum 
zoom 
magnificationExtended 
optical 
zoom
/(6M)
3.6k— (5M)
(4.5M)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
5k±
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
Using the Digital Zoom 
Further extending the zoom
MENU
AF MODEAF ASSIST LAMPSLOW SHUTTER
OFF
ON
1
/
89Ù
AUDIO REC.
OFF
2/3REC
/SETMENUOFFOND.ZOOMSELECTSETMENU
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4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫ Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. 
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele 
or releasing the zoom lever once and then 
rotating it to Tele again.
1 Optical zoom
2 Digital zoom
3 Extended optical zoom
 When using the digital zoom, the AF area 
on the center of the screen is displayed 
and it is bigger than usual. (P67)
 In digital zoom, the larger the picture the  lower the picture quality.
 In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer  function may not be effective.
 When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P40) for taking pictures.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 The digital zoom does not work in simple  mode [ ] or [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
Checking the 
Recorded Picture 
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1 Press  4 [REV].
 The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
 Review is canceled when the shutter  button is pressed halfway or the  4 
[REV] is pressed again.
 You can check other pictures by  pressing  2/1.
 When the recorded pictures are too bright 
or too dim, compensate the exposure. (P41)
2 Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
 Rotate the zoom lever to [ ] [T] for a 
4 k  magnification and then rotate it 
even more for a 8 k magnification. 
When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower.
W
W
W T
T
T≥
[OFF]:
≥ [ON]:
REVIEW1X
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3Press  34 21 to move the 
position.
 When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  A appears for about 
1 second so that you can check the 
enlarged area.
∫ Deleting the recorded picture during 
Review (Quick deletion)
1 Press [ ].
2 Press  3 to select [YES].
3 Press [MENU/SET].
 Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Double-check pictures 
before deleting them.
 Multiple pictures or all the pictures can  be deleted. For information about how 
to delete pictures, refer to P31.
 When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
Playing Back Pictures
Press  21 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
 The first recorded picture will be displayed 
after the last recorded picture.
 When [ROTATE DISP.] (P72) is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded by holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically.
∫ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 21 during playback
2 : Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
 The file number A and the picture number 
B only change one by one. Release 21 when the number of the desired picture 
appears to play back the picture.
 If you press and hold 21, the number 
of files forwarded/rewound at one time 
increases. The actual number of files 
forwarded/rewound at one time depends 
on the number of files recorded.
1XDELETE8X
REVIEW4X
DELETE THIS PICTURE?
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MULTI/ALLSELECT
SETMENU
NOYES
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