Panasonic Dmc Fx07 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Setting the white balance manually 
[]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
∫Finely adjusting the white balance 
[]
You can adjust the white balance finely 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
 Set the white balance to 
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].
 You can even set the white balance in 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
1Press 3 [ ] several times until 
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then 
press 21 to adjust the white 
balance.
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 Select [0] to return to the original white 
balance.
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
 The white balance icon on the screen 
turns red or blue.
About the white balance
 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance is automatically adjusted 
(except for [ ]). However, the white 
balance may not be properly adjusted if 
the flash level is insufficient.
 The white balance cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ] and scene mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
 You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance 
item.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
 The white balance fine adjustment level in 
[ ] returns to [0] when you reset the 
white balance using [ ].
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.EFFECT] (P78) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
WHITE SET
SET CANCELMENU
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECTEXITMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO400] when using the 
flash.)∫About [ ] (Intelligent ISO 
sensitivity control) (DMC-FX07)
The camera detects the movement of the 
subject near the center of the screen and 
then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and 
shutter speed according to the movement 
and the brightness of the subject. 
 Jitter is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a moving subject by increasing 
the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter 
speed faster. 
 Noise is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a subject with no movement by 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity.
 When setting to [ ], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO800] ([ISO400] when 
using the flash).
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, [ ] A appears. When you 
press the shutter button fully, the shutter 
speed is displayed for a while.
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity100 max.
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)SuitableNot 
suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot 
suitableSuitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
[AUTO]The ISO sensitivity is 
automatically adjusted 
according to the brightness. 
[] 
(DMC-FX07)The ISO sensitivity is 
adjusted according to the 
movement of the subject 
and the brightness.
[ISO100]The sensitivity is fixed to 
various settings.
[ISO200]
[ISO400]
[ISO800] 
(DMC-FX07)
[ISO1250] 
(DMC-FX07)
/SETMENU
F2.8
1/125 ISO800
F2.8
1/30 ISO200
F2.8
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 If you select [ ], digital zoom, auto 
bracket and slow shutter cannot be used. 
(DMC-FX07)
 Depending on the brightness and how fast 
the subject is moving, jitter may not be 
avoided even if [ ] is selected. 
(DMC-FX07)
 The camera may not be able to detect the 
movement of the subject in the following 
cases.
– When the moving subject is small
– When the moving subject is at the edge 
of the screen
– When the subject starts moving the 
instant the shutter button is pressed fully
 ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the 
following optimal value in [HIGH SENS.] 
(P55) in scene mode.
– [ISO3200] (DMC-FX07)
– [ISO800] to [ISO1600] (DMC-FX3).
 To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P78)
 ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Scene modePress [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you can 
select [ ] or [ ]. (P63)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P109)
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
PC monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢These pictures are examples to show the 
effect.
∫Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (7M) (DMC-FX07)/
[ ] (6M) (DMC-FX3) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫Quality
You can increase the number of recordable 
pictures without changing the picture size if 
quality is set to [ ].
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that match your use of the pictures
/SETMENU
 (7M)
(DMC-FX07)3072k2304 pixels
 (6M)
(DMC-FX3)2816k2112 pixels
 (5M EZ)
(DMC-FX07)2560k1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048k1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600k1200 pixels
 (1M EZ)1280k960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)640k480 pixels
 (6M)
(DMC-FX07)3072k2048 pixels
 (5M)
(DMC-FX3)2816k1880 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)2048k1360 pixels
 (5.5M)
(DMC-FX07)3072k1728 pixels
 (4.5M)
(DMC-FX3)2816k1584 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920k1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
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 The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”. This is a 
function which further extends the optical 
zoom ratio. If you select a picture size with 
EZ displayed, the zoom ratio is extended 
to a maximum of 5.5k (DMC-FX07)/4.1k 
(DMC-FX3) when the digital zoom is set to 
[OFF]. (P29)
 The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
 Pictures may appear mosaic depending 
on the subject and the recording 
conditions. 
 Refer to P111 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
 The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the subject.
 The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on the screen may not 
correspond with recorded pictures.
 In simple mode [ ], the settings become 
as follows.
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M) (DMC-FX07)/
(6M) (DMC-FX3)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
You can record audio with the still picture if 
this is set to [ON]. This means you can 
record the conversation that took place 
when you were recording or an explanation 
of the picture.
 [ ] appears on the screen when you set 
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
 Focus on the subject and press the 
shutter button to start recording. 
Recording will automatically stop about 
5 seconds later. There is no need to press 
and hold the shutter button.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone on the camera.
 If you press [MENU/SET] during audio 
recording, the audio recording is 
canceled. The audio is not recorded.
 The total number of pictures that can be 
stored on each card will decrease slightly 
when audio is recorded with each picture.
 You cannot take pictures with audio in 
auto bracket, burst mode or 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
[AUDIO REC.] 
Recording still pictures with audio
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.∫About [] or []
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
 The AF area displayed on the center of 
the screen is bigger than usual when 
using the digital zoom or when taking 
pictures in dark places. The AF area 
displayed on the center of the screen may 
also be bigger than usual when taking 
pictures in underwater mode.
 The camera is focusing on all the AF 
areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
9 areas: DMC-FX07/max. 
5 areas: DMC-FX3) light at the same 
time.
 The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].
 Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it 
is difficult to focus using [ ].
 The AF mode cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] or 
[SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode.
[AF MODE]Setting the focus method
 9-area-focusing (DMC-FX07):
The camera focuses on 
any of 9 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 5-area-focusing (DMC-FX3):
The camera focuses on 
any of 5 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or center. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the center of 
the screen.
/SETMENU
 Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for 
the camera to focus when recording in low 
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
 If the AF assist lamp is 
set to [ON], an AF area 
with a size wider than 
usual is displayed and the 
AF assist lamp A turns 
on when you press the shutter button 
halfway in dark places etc.
 Be careful about the following when using 
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from 
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
 When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the 
AF area on the center of the screen is 
displayed and it is bigger than usual. 
(P76) When you do not want to use the AF 
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of 
animals in dark places), set the 
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, 
it will become more difficult to focus on the 
subject.
 The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed 
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
 The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is 
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P50), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), [FIREWORKS] 
(P53) [SELF PORTRAIT] (P52) and 
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P55: DMC-FX07) in 
scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
When taking pictures in dark places with 
low light, you can take pictures which are 
brighter than normal by selecting a setting 
even slower than the slowest setting of the 
shutter speed.
 The slow shutter speeds you can select 
are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1 –].
 This is effective if you want to take bright 
pictures of both a night landscape and a 
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51) 
in scene mode.
∫Example
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
[ON]The AF assist lamp turns on in low 
light conditions. At this time, the 
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears 
on the screen. The effective range 
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m 
(4.92 feet).
[OFF]The AF assist lamp does not turn 
on.
/SETMENU
[SLOW SHUTTER]Recording bright pictures in dark 
places
Slow shutter 
setting1/8– 1–
BrightnessDarker Brighter
JitterLess More
/SETMENU
1/8 – 1 –
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 This should usually be set to [1/8 –] to take 
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter 
speed other than [1/8 –], [ ] appears on 
the lower left of the screen.)
 When the shutter speed is made slower 
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to 
occur. We recommend using a tripod and 
the self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
 You cannot set the slow shutter in 
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
Select a color effect that matches the 
recording conditions and your image of the 
recording.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
Select an effect that matches the recording 
situation and your image of the recording.
 When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid noise, 
we recommend setting [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[NATURAL].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
Change date and time. (P18)
[COL.EFFECT]
Setting color effects for the 
recorded pictures
[COOL]The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM]The picture becomes reddish.
[B/W]The picture becomes black and 
white.
[SEPIA]The picture becomes sepia.
/SETMENU
[PICT.ADJ.]
Adjusting the picture quality for 
the recorded pictures
[NATURAL]The picture becomes softer.
[VIVID]
The picture becomes sharper.
[CLOCK SET]
Set the display order for the date 
and time
/SETMENU
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Using the [PLAY] mode 
menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
 Refer to P79  to 90 for each menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select the menu 
item and then press 1.
Press 4 at A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
 After performing steps 1 and 2, refer to 
the description of the menu item in the 
operating instructions and then set it.
∫About the menu screen items
There are 3 menu screens (1/3, 2/3 and 3/3). You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
 The [COPY] function can be used in 
DMC-FX3.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P79)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P80) has 
been set.
1Press 34 to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 The screen shown in step 1 appears 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform 
step 
2 onwards.
 If none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2Press 3 to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)
PLAY1/3
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECTDPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
PLAY2/3
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.
ASPECT CONV.
PROTECT
PLAY1/3
DPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATEON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
SLIDE SHOWPLAY2/3
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.
ASPECT CONV.
PROTECTPLAY3/3
EXITMENUSELECT
FORMAT
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
[ALL]Displays all pictures.
[]Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P80).
/SETMENU
PLAY1/3
ON OFF
SETMENUDPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
ALL
SLIDE SHOW
SELECT/SETMENU
ALL SLIDE SHOW
SETSELECTMENUCANCEL
START
EFFECT
AUDIO2 SEC.OFF
OFFDURATION
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 The cursor displayed during a slide 
show A or while a slide show is paused 
B or during [MANUAL] slide show C is 
the same as 3/4/2/1.
 Press 3 to pause the slide show. Press 
3 again to cancel pause.
 Press 2/1 while paused to display the 
previous or next picture. (However, the 
selected effect is disabled)
3Press 4 to finish.
∫Setting the audio, duration and effect
Select [DURATION], [EFFECT] or [AUDIO] 
on the screen shown in step2 and set.
 You can only select [MANUAL] when 
[ ] has been selected in step1.
 Press 2/1 to display the previous or 
next picture when [MANUAL] is 
selected.
 If you set [AUDIO] to [ON] and then play 
back a picture with audio, the next picture 
will be displayed after the audio has 
finished.
 You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P79)
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
 Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]) (P34)
 Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P79)
1Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 You cannot set pictures as favorites if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the 
favorites icon [ ] will not appear when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it 
was previously set to [ON].
 You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of 
the pictures have [ ] displayed. [DURATION]Can be set to [1SEC.], 
[2SEC.], [3SEC.], 
[5SEC.] or [MANUAL] 
(manual playback).
[EFFECT]
(DMC-FX07)A slide show effect can 
be selected.
[OFF]:No effect
:
New pictures slide 
across the screen.
:New pictures 
appear from 
behind the current 
pictures and 
replace them.
: New pictures 
gradually fill the 
screen from the 
center.
: An effect is 
selected at 
random.
 If you set [DURATION] 
to [MANUAL] the 
settings in [EFFECT] 
are disabled.
[AUDIO]If set to [ON], the audio 
of the pictures with audio 
is played back.
[FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
/SETMENU
PLAY1/3
ON OFF
SETMENUDPOF PRINT
ROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
ON OFFCANCEL
FAVORITE
SELECT/SETMENU
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