Panasonic Dmc Fx100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Charging the Battery 
with the Charger
The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the battery 
before use.
1Attach the battery with attention 
to the direction of the battery.
2Connect the charger to the 
electrical outlet.
 Charging starts when the [CHARGE] 
indicator A lights green.
 Charging is complete when the 
[CHARGE] indicator A turns off (after 
about 130 minutes).
 When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes, 
read P12.
3Detach the battery after charging 
is...

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About the Battery 
(charging/number of recordable 
pictures)
∫The battery life
The number of recordable pictures 
(By CIPA standard in normal picture 
mode [ ])
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
 Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.¢
 Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card 
(32 MB).
 Using the supplied battery.
 Starting recording 30 seconds after the 
camera is turned on. (When the optical 
image stabilizer function is set to 
[MODE1].)
Recording once...

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Inserting and 
Removing the Card 
(optional)/the Battery
 Check that this unit is turned off.
 Prepare a card. (optional)
You can record or play back pictures 
on the built-in memory when you are 
not using a card.
1Slide the release lever in the 
direction of the arrow and open 
the card/battery door.
Always use genuine Panasonic 
batteries (CGA-S005A).
If you use other batteries, we cannot 
guarantee the quality of this product.
2Battery:
Insert it fully being careful about 
the...

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About the Built-in 
Memory/the Card 
(optional)
The built-in memory can be used as a 
temporary storage device when the card 
being used becomes full.
You can copy the recorded pictures to a 
card. (P90)
∫Built-in Memory [ ]
You can record or play back pictures 
with the built-in memory. (The built-in 
memory cannot be used when a card is 
inserted.)
The built-in memory capacity is about 
27 MB.
Picture size is fixed to QVGA 
(320k240 pixels) when recording 
motion pictures to the...

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Setting Date/Time 
(Clock Set)
∫Initial setting
The clock is not set so the following screen 
appears when you turn the camera on.
A[MENU/SET] button
BCursor buttons
CMode dial
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select the 
date and time.
ATime at the home area
BTime at the travel destination (P57)
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the display order for the date 
and time. : Cancel without setting the clock.
3Press [MENU/SET] to set.
 Turn the camera off after setting the...

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About the Mode Dial
If you turn on this unit and then rotate 
the mode dial, you can not only switch 
between recording and playback but 
also switch to macro mode to take a 
close-up picture of a subject or to a 
scene mode that matches your 
recording purpose.
∫Switching the mode by rotating the 
mode dial
Align a desired mode with part A.
Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to 
adjust to each mode. (Do not adjust it to 
parts where there is no mode.)
 The above screen B...

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Setting the Menu
∫Displaying the menu screens
Press [MENU/SET].
e.g.: The first page of the total 4 pages is 
displayed.
AMenu icons
BCurrent page
CMenu items and settings
 Rotate the zoom lever while selecting the 
menu item to switch to the next/previous 
page easily.
 The menu icons and the menu items that 
are displayed differ depending on the 
position of the mode dial.
∫About the menu icons
∫Setting menu items
 The following example shows how to set 
[AUDIO REC.] when normal...

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∫Closing the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET].
 When the mode dial is set to [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ], you can also 
close the menu screen by pressing the 
shutter button halfway.
∫Switching to the [SETUP] menu
1Press 2 on a menu screen.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon.
3Press 1.
 Select a menu item next and set it.
About the Setup Menu
 Set items as required.
 Select [RESET] to return the settings to 
the initial settings at the time of purchase. 
(P20)
[CLOCK SET], [AUTO...

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[POWER SAVE]
(Turning off this unit automatically.)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Power save mode is activated (the camera 
is automatically turned off to save the 
battery life) if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[1MIN.], [2MIN.], [5MIN.], [10MIN.], [OFF]
 Press the shutter button halfway or turn 
this unit off and on to cancel power save 
mode.
 Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN. ] when 
economy mode is...

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[TRAVEL DATE] (P55)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set the departure date and the return date 
of the vacation.
[SET], [OFF]
[BEEP]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
This allows you to set the beep.
[SHUTTER]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
This allows you to set the shutter sound.
[VOLUME]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)...