Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FX12
DMC-FX10
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Before connecting, operating or
adjusting this product, please read
the instructions completely.
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Before Use
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Before UseDear Customer,
We would like to take this opportunity to 
thank you for purchasing this Panasonic 
Digital Camera. Please read these 
Operating Instructions carefully and keep 
them handy for future reference.
Information for Your 
Safety
Carefully observe copyright laws.
Recording of pre-recorded tapes or 
discs or other published or broadcast 
material for purposes other than your 
own private use may infringe copyright 
laws. Even for the purpose of private 
use,...

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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN 
THE U.S.A.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN 
CANADA FCC Note:
This equipment has been tested and 
found to comply with the limits for a 
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are 
designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference 
in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses, and can 
radiate radio frequency energy and, if 
not installed and used in accordance 
with the...

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-If you see this symbol-
∫About the battery pack∫About the battery charger
Information on Disposal in other 
Countries outside the European 
Union
This symbol is only valid in the European 
Union. 
If you wish to discard this product, please 
contact your local authorities or dealer 
and ask for the correct method of 
disposal.
CAUTION
Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)
 Use the specified unit to recharge the 
battery pack.
 Do not use the battery pack with 
equipment other than...

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∫Care of the camera
Do not strongly shake or bump the 
camera. 
This unit may malfunction, recording 
pictures may no longer be possible or the 
lens or the LCD monitor may be 
damaged.
 We strongly recommend 
you do not leave the 
camera in your pants 
pocket when you sit down 
or forcefully insert it into a 
full or tight bag etc. 
Damage to the LCD 
monitor or personal injury 
may result.
 Be particularly careful in the following 
places as they may cause this unit to...

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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
Preparation
Standard Accessories ............................... 8
Names of the Components ....................... 8
Quick Guide ............................................ 10
Charging the Battery with the Charger ... 11
About the Battery (charging/number of 
recordable pictures) ............................ 12
Inserting and Removing the Battery/the 
Card (optional) .................................... 13
About the...

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• [ASPECT RATIO]Setting the aspect ratio of pictures ... 60
 Setting a picture size and 
quality that match your use of the 
pictures ............................................. 61
 MODE]
Setting the focus method.................. 62
 Taking Pictures using Burst .............. 63
 ASSIST LAMP] Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier ................................ 63
 Setting a color effect and picture 
quality for the recorded picture ......... 64
 SET] Set the display order for...

Preparation
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Preparation
Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are included 
before using the camera.
1Battery Pack
(Indicated as battery in the text)
2Battery Charger
(Indicated as charger in the text)
3USB Connection Cable4AV  C a b l e5CD-ROM6Strap7Battery Carrying Case
 SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card 
and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card 
in the text.
 The card is optional.
You can record or play back pictures 
on the built-in memory when you are 
not using a card. (P14)...

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4 LCD monitor (P32, 88)
5 Cursor buttons
2/Self-timer button (P39)
4/[REV] button (P29)
1/Flash setting button (P35)
3/Exposure compensation (P40)/
Backlight compensation in simple mode 
button (P26)
6 [MENU/SET] button (P15)
7 Status indicator (P19, 21)
8 [DISPLAY/LCD MODE] button
(P32, 34)
9 [FUNC] (P58)/Delete button (P30)10 Camera ON/OFF switch (P10, 15)
11 Zoom lever (P26)
12 Optical image stabilizer button (P41)
13 Speaker (P68)
14 Microphone (P52)
15 Shutter button (P22, 52)...

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Quick Guide
This is an overview of how to record and 
playback pictures with the camera. For 
each step, be sure to refer to the pages 
indicated in brackets.
1Charge the battery. (P11)
 The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the 
battery before use.
2Insert the battery and the card. 
(P13)
 When you do not use the card, you 
can record or play back pictures on 
the built-in memory. (P14) Refer to 
P14 when you use a card.
3Turn the camera on to take...