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]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
Set the language displayed on the screen.
[ENGLISH], [DEUTSCH], [FRANÇAIS], 
[ESPAÑOL], [ITALIANO], [ ]¢, 
[]
¢Not displayed on DMC-FX100P
 If you set a different language by mistake, 
select [ ] from the menu icons to set the 
desired language.
LCD Monitor Display/
Switching the LCD 
Monitor Display
∫Screen display in normal picture 
mode [ ] (at the time of purchase)
1 Recording mode
2 Flash mode (P37)
 If you press the shutter button halfway 
when the flash is activated, the flash 
icon turns red.
3 AF area (P23)
 The AF area displayed is bigger than 
usual when taking pictures in dark 
places.
4 Focus (P23)
5 Picture size (P63)
6 Quality (P63)
: Jitter alert (P25)
7 Battery indication
 The indication turns red and blinks if 
the remaining battery power is 
exhausted. (The status indicator blinks 
when the LCD monitor turns off.) 
Recharge the battery or replace it with 
a fully charged battery.
 It does not appear when you use the 
camera with the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC5PP; optional) connected.
8 Number of recordable pictures (P111) []:When connecting to a 16:9 
screen TV.
[]:When connecting to a 4:3 
screen TV.
[AUTO]:The [SCENE MODE] menu 
screen appears.
[OFF]:The recording screen in the 
currently selected scene 
mode appears.
MENU/SET
MENU/SET
MENU/SET
MENU/SET
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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 the AC adaptor. 
(DMW-AC5PP; optional) (when 
using the AC adaptor)
 Do not do the above when pictures are 
being read or deleted or the built-in 
memory (or the card) is being 
formatted (P91).
 The access time for the built-in 
memory may be longer than the 
access time for a card.
11 Shutter speed (P23)
12 Aperture value (P23)
 If the exposure is not adequate, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed 
turn red. (They do not turn red when 
the flash is activated.)
13 Metering mode (P64)
14 Optical Image Stabilizer (P66)
 Refer to P99 for information about other 
screen displays.∫Switching the screen display
You can change the screen display by 
pressing [DISPLAY]. This allows you to 
display information while taking pictures 
such as the picture size or the number of 
recordable pictures or take pictures without 
displaying any information. Refer to P34 for 
details.
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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 button halfway 
to focus.
 The focus indication 2 lights green and 
the AF area 1 turns from white to 
green.
(3: Aperture value, 4: Shutter speed)
The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) 
to ¶.
 The subject is not focused in the 
following cases.
– The focus indication blinks (green).
– The AF area turns white to red or 
there is no AF area.
– The focus sound beeps 4 times.
 If the distance is beyond the focus 
range, the picture may not be properly 
focused even if the focus indication 
lights.
4Press the halfway pressed 
shutter button fully to take a 
picture.
∫Using the flash
If the camera determines that the place 
where the picture is being taken is dark, the 
flash is activated when the shutter button is 
pressed fully. (When the flash is set to 
AUTO [ ]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction 
[].)
 You can switch the flash setting to match 
the recording. (P37)
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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, depending on 
recording conditions such as the 
backlight, the picture will become dark.
In this case, compensate the exposure. 
This allows you to take bright pictures.
∫Focusing (P24, 45)
If you select normal picture mode [ ], the 
picture is automatically focused (AF= Auto 
Focus). However, one of the subjects in the 
picture may not be properly focused. The 
focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶.
– 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 recording a very bright subject.
– When taking close-up pictures of a 
subject.
– When jitter occurs.
Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro 
mode.∫Color (P60, 61)
 The color of the subject will differ if the 
color of the light surrounding it differs such 
as when the light comes from sunlight or 
halogen lighting. However, this unit 
automatically adjusts the hue to one close 
to real life. (auto white balance)
Set the white balance if you want to 
change the hue you get with auto white 
balance.
Adjust the white balance finely for 
additional white balance adjustment. 
∫When you want to take a picture of 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.
2Press the shutter button halfway to 
fix the focus and the exposure.
 The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving the camera as 
you compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
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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 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. The use of the self-timer prevents 
jittering caused by pressing the shutter 
button when you are using a tripod (P41).
 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
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT]
– [NIGHT SCENERY]
–[PARTY]
– [CANDLE LIGHT]
– [STARRY SKY]
–[FIREWORKS]
– When the shutter speed is slowed in 
[SLOW SHUTTER]
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 3/4 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 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.
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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 simple mode, other settings are fixed as 
follows. For more information about each 
setting, refer to the page indicated.
 Focus range:
30 cm (0.98 feet) to ¶ (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) to ¶ (Wide)
 [POWER SAVE] (P19):
[5MIN.]
 [ECONOMY] (P19):
[OFF]
 Self-timer (P41):
10 seconds
 Optical Image Stabilizer (P66):
[MODE2]
 [W.BALANCE] (P60):
[AWB]
 [SENSITIVITY] (P62):
This setting becomes the same as when 
the highest ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO800] in Intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode [ ]. (P44)
 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P62, 63):
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (12M)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
 [AF MODE] (P65):
[]
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P68):
[ON]
 [METERING MODE] (P64):
[]
 You cannot use the following functions.
– High angle mode
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Auto bracket
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [D.ZOOM]
–[BURST]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]
– [COL.EFFECT] [ENLARGE]Suitable for enlarging the 
pictures to be printed to 
8qk10q size, letter size 
etc.
[4qk6q/
10k15cm]Suitable for regular size 
printing.
[E-MAIL]Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
adding pictures to 
websites.
[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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– [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 activated, [ ] 
(compensating backlight ON indication 
A) appears. Press 3 again to cancel 
this function.
 We recommend using the flash (Forced 
ON [ ]) when you use the backlight 
compensation function.
 The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/
Red-eye reduction [ ] when the 
backlight compensation function is set to 
[OFF].
Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and objects appear 
closer and landscapes can be recorded in 
wide angle with the 3.6k optical zoom. 
(35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 
100 mm) To make subjects appear even 
closer (maximum of 7k), do not set the 
picture size to the highest setting for each 
aspect ratio ( / / ). 
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Tel e .
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
A
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
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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 barrel 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. “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
 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.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in 
scene mode, the extended optical zoom 
does not work.
You can zoom at high speed from Wide to 
Tele by pressing [E.ZOOM].
The zoom magnification differs depending 
on the picture size that is set.
Aspect 
ratio 
(P62)Picture size 
(P26, 63)Maximum 
zoom magnifi-
cation (Tele)Extended 
optical 
zoom
/(12M)
3.6k— (10.5M)
(9M)
 (8M EZ)
4.4k
±  (7M EZ)
(6M EZ)
 (5M EZ)
5.6k
± (4.5M EZ)
(3.5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
7k
± 
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
Using the Easy zoom
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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. 
 If you press [E.ZOOM] three times, the 
zoom position returns to Wide and the 
picture size returns to the original size. 
Also, if the zoom position returns to the 
optical zoom range by the zoom lever, the 
picture size returns to the original size.∫When the picture size is not set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio
e.g.: Setting to [ ] (3M EZ)
1Press [E.ZOOM] once.
2Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
1Extended optical zoom
 Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom 
function is activated.
 The easy zoom is also activated if 
[E.ZOOM] is pressed when the zoom 
position is not Wide.
 You can further extend the zoom to the 
digital zoom range when [D.ZOOM] (P30) 
is set to [ON].
 In [ ENLARGE] in simple mode [ ], 
[HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in 
scene mode and motion picture mode 
[ ], the zoom becomes up to 3.6k 
optical zoom.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
Aspect ratioPicture size
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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.
3Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
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.
(When using the digital zoom and the 
extended optical zoom [ ] (3M EZ) at the 
same time)
1Optical zoom
2Digital zoom
3Extended optical zoom
 A big AF area (P65) is displayed when 
using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer 
function may not be effective.
 In digital zoom, the larger the picture the 
lower the picture quality.
 When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P41) for taking pictures.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 The digital zoom does not work in the 
following cases:
– In simple mode [ ].
– In Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ].
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], 
[HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] 
in scene mode.
Using the Digital Zoom 
Further extending the zoom
MENU/SET
W
W
WT
T T≥[OFF]:
≥[ON]:
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