Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫About the LCD monitor
 Do not press the LCD monitor with 
excessive force. Uneven colors may 
appear on the LCD monitor and it may 
malfunction.
 If the camera is cold when you turn it on, 
the picture on the LCD monitor will be 
slightly darker than usual at first. However, 
the picture will return to normal brightness 
when the internal temperature of the 
camera increases.
∫About the Lens
 Do not press the lens with excessive 
for ce.
 Do not leave the camera with the lens 
facing...

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∫Charger
 If you use the battery charger near a 
radio, the radio reception may be 
disturbed. Keep the charger 1 m 
(3.28 feet) or more away from radios. 
 The charger may generate whirring 
sounds when it is being used. This is not a 
malfunction.
 After using the charger, be sure to 
disconnect it from the electrical outlet. (A 
very small amount of current is consumed 
if it is left connected.)
 Keep the terminals of the charger and 
battery clean.
∫Card
Do not leave the card where...

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[NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT-IN 
MEMORY]/[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY IN 
THE CARD]
There is no space left on the built-in 
memory or the card.
 When you copy pictures from the built-in 
memory to the card (batch copy), the 
pictures are copied until the capacity of 
the card becomes full.
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
COPIED]/[COPY COULD NOT BE 
COMPLETED] 
The following pictures cannot be copied.
 When a picture with the same name as 
the picture to be copied exists in the copy 
destination.
 Files...

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[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4:3 TV]/
[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16:9 TV]
 The AV cable is connected to the camera. 
Press [MENU/SET] if you want to delete 
this message at once.
 Select [TV ASPECT] in the [SETUP] 
menu if you want to change the TV 
aspect. (P20)
 This message also appears when the 
USB connection cable is connected to the 
camera only.
In this case, connect the other end of the 
USB connection cable to a PC or a printer. 
(P81, 83)
[PLEASE RE-CONNECT THE PRINTER.]
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4: 2 or 3 pictures are taken at one time.
 Is [BURST] in the [REC] mode menu 
set to  [ON]? (P63)
5: The subject is not focused properly.
 The focus range varies depending on 
the recording mode.
Rotate the mode dial to set the proper 
mode for the distance to the subject.
 Is the subject beyond the focus range of 
the camera? (P22, 43)
 Have you taken a picture with jitter?
6: The recorded picture is blurred. The 
optical image stabilizer is not 
effective.
 The shutter speed will...

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3: The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
 The LCD monitor may flicker for a few 
seconds after turning the camera on 
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
4: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
 Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P19) Is the power LCD function or high angle 
mode activated?
5: Black, red, blue and green dots 
appear on the LCD monitor.
 These pixels do not affect the recorded 
pictures.
This is not a malfunction.
6: Noise appears on the LCD...

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the PC and then write them back to the 
card, the pictures may be displayed with 
dates different from the actual recording 
dates in calendar playback etc.
∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the 
television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: The display areas on the TV screen 
and the camera’s LCD monitor are 
different.
Depending on the TV model, the area 
display may be smaller so the picture 
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4: The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
 Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] 
mode menu set to [ON]? (P63)
 Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
in bright places.
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
when [SELF PORTRAIT] 
(P46),[SCENERY] (P46), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P47), [SUNSET] 
(P49),  [FIREWORKS] (P50) or 
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P51) in scene mode 
is selected.
5: The camera becomes warm.
 The surface of the camera may become 
warm during use. This does...

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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an 
approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on 
the subjects.
 The numbers inside the thick black lines are the number of recordable pictures in simple 
mode [ ]. (P24)
∫Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
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Aspect ratio
Picture size/ (0.3M EZ):(640k480 pixels)
 (6M):
(3072k2048 pixels)
(DMC-FX12) (5M):
(2816k1880 pixels)
(DMC-FX10)
Quality/
Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)130 210 8 16 9 19
Card
16 MB 68 110 3 8 4 10
32 MB 145 230 8 18 10 21
64 MB 290 480 19 38 22 45
128 MB 600 970 39 78 46 92
256 MB 1170 1900 77 150 91 180
512 MB 2320 3770 150 300 180 350
1 GB 4640 7550 300 600 360 710
2 GB 8780 12290 620 1220 730 1420
4 GB 17240 24130 1230 2410 1450 2800
Aspect ratio
Picture size/...