Panasonic Dmc Fx100 Operating Instructions Manual

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[TV ASPECT]
(Playback mode only) (P98)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set to match the type of TV.
[SCENE MENU]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set the screen that will appear when the 
mode dial is set to [ ].
 [DIAL DISPLAY]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set whether or not to show the mode dial 
display when the mode dial is rotated.
[ON], [OFF]
[LANGUAGE]...

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9 Recording state
10 Built-in memory/Card
 The access indication lights red when 
pictures are being recorded on the 
built-in memory (or the card).
– When using the built-in memory
– When using the card
 Do not do the following when the 
access indication lamps lights. The 
card or the data on the card may be 
damaged and this unit may no longer 
operate normally.
– Turn this unit off.
– Remove the battery or the card. 
(when using a card)
– Shake or bump this unit.
– Disconnect...

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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.
 The status indicator 3 lights for about 
1 second when you turn this unit on 2.
(1: Shutter button)
1Hold this unit gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
AFlash
BAF assist lamp
CWhen holding the camera vertically
2Aim the AF area at the point you 
want to focus on.
3Press the shutter...

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 When you press the shutter button, the 
LCD monitor may become bright or dark 
for a moment however the recorded 
picture will not be affected. 
 Be careful not to move the camera 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.
∫Exposure (P42)
 If you select normal picture mode [ ] the 
exposure is automatically adjusted to an 
appropriate exposure (AE=Auto 
Exposure). However,...

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 You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P81) 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.
∫Preventing jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering...

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∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time.

[ 4qk6q/10k15cm] or [  E-MAIL ] is 
set in [PICT.MODE], the extended optical 
zoom is activated. (P27)
 The settings for [BEEP] and 
[CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also 
applied to other recording modes.
 The settings for [WORLD TIME], 
[MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], 
[SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and 
[LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P18) 
are applied to simple mode.∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In...

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– [PICT.ADJ.]
– [GUIDE LINE]
 The settings for [WORLD TIME], 
[MONITOR], [TRAVEL DATE], [BEEP], 
[SHUTTER], [NO.RESET] and 
[LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu (P18) 
also affect simple mode.
∫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 so this function 
compensates the backlight by brightening 
the whole of the picture.
Press 3.
 When the backlight compensation 
function is...

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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 12M 
(12.2 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to 
the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, 
allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
 The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 The lens...

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∫When the picture size is set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio
The picture size becomes smaller 
temporarily and the extended optical zoom 
can be used.
e.g.: Setting to [ ] (12M) 
1Press [E.ZOOM] once.
2Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
3Press [E.ZOOM] three times.
1Optical zoom
2Extended optical zoom
 The picture size within the Extended 
optical zoom range changes to the 
following. The color of the zoom bar and 
the picture size displayed on the screen 
change color at this time....

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A maximum of 14.3k 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] mode menu. However, 
if a picture size that can use extended 
optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 
27.9k zoom can be achieved with the 7k 
extended optical zoom and the 4k digital 
zoom.
∫Menu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
 When a scene mode is selected, select 
the [REC] menu ( ) and then press 
1.
2Press 3/4 to select [D.ZOOM] 
and then press 1....