Panasonic Dmc Fx12 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 
(16 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 Battery/
the Card (optional)
 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. (P14)
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...

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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.
∫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 built-in memory. 
(P52)
∫Card [ ]
When a card is...

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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
B: Cursor buttons
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3421 to select the 
date and time.
A: Time at the home area
B: Time at the travel destination (P56)
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 dial
Adjust part A to the desired mode. 
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 appears on the LCD...

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Setting the Menu
∫Displaying the menu screens
Press [MENU/SET].
e.g.: The first page of the total 3 pages is 
displayed.
A Menu icons
B Current page
C Menu items and settings
• Rotate the zoom lever 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
  [REC] mode menu (P58):
This is displayed when the mode dial is set 
to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].
 [PLAY] mode menu...

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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. (Refer to P18  to 20 
for each menu item.)
 Select [RESET] to return the settings to the 
initial settings at the time of...

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 Power save mode is not activated in the 
following cases.
– When using the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC5PP; optional)
– When connecting to a PC or a printer
– When recording or playing back motion 
pictures
– During a slide show (P70)
 [ECONOMY]
(Turning off the LCD monitor 
automatically.)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
The brightness of the LCD monitor is 
reduced, and the LCD monitor is turned off 
automatically while the camera is not in 
use,...

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[VOLUME]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 
7 steps from level 6 to 0.
 When you connect the camera to a TV, the 
volume of the TV speakers does not change.
[NO.RESET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P17)
The folder number is updated and the file 
number starts from 0001. (P82)
 A folder number between 100 and 999 
can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999,...