Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

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LCD Monitor Display/
Switching the LCD 
Monitor Display
∫Screen display in normal picture 
mode [ ] (Initial settings)
1 Recording mode
2 Flash mode (P35)
 If you press the shutter button halfway 
when the flash is activated, the flash 
icon turns red.
3 AF area (P22)
 The AF area displayed is bigger than usual 
when taking pictures in dark places.
4 Focus (P22)
5 Picture size (P61)
6 Quality (P61)
: Jitter alert (P24)
7 Battery indication
 The indication turns red and blinks if the...

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Taking pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
1: Shutter button
 The status indicator 3 lights for about 
1 second when you turn this unit on 2.
1Hold this unit gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
A:Flash
B: AF assist lamp
C: When holding the camera vertically
2Aim the AF area at the point you 
want to focus on.
3Press the shutter...

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 You can switch the flash setting to match 
the recording. (P35)
 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 (P40)
 If you select normal picture mode [ ] 
the exposure is automatically...

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∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P71) 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...

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∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P15)

[ 4qk6q/10k15cm] or [  E-MAIL ] is 
set in [PICT.MODE], the extended optical 
zoom is activated. (P26)
 The settings for [BEEP] and 
[CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also 
applied to other recording modes.
 The settings for [WORLD TIME] (P19), 
[MONITOR] (P19), [TRAVEL DATE] (P19), 
[BEEP] (P19), [SHUTTER] (P19), 
[NO.RESET] (P20) and [LANGUAGE] 
(P20) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to...

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• You cannot use the following functions.– High angle mode
– Exposure compensation
– [D.ZOOM]
–[BURST]
–[COL.MODE]
 You cannot set the following items. –[TRAVEL DATE]
–[WORLD TIME]
∫ 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,...

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∫Picture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
¢DMC-FX12
¢DMC-FX10∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million 
pixels) (DMC-FX12)/ 6M (6 million pixels) 
(DMC-FX10) 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...

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A maximum of 12k zoom can be achieved 
with the 3k 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  18k (DMC-FX12)/
16.5k (DMC-FX10) zoom can be achieved 
with the 4.5k (DMC-FX12)/4.1k 
(DMC-FX10) 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....

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Checking the 
Recorded Picture 
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1Press 4 [REV].
 The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
 Review is canceled when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway or the 4 
[REV] is pressed again.
2Press 2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
∫Enlarging the picture
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] (T).
 Rotate the zoom lever to [ ] [T] for a 
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Playing back/Deleting 
Pictures
The picture data on the built-in memory is 
played back or deleted when a card is not 
inserted. The picture data on the card is 
played back or deleted when a card is 
inserted. (P14)
Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Check the pictures one by 
one and delete unwanted pictures.
∫Playing back pictures
Press 21 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2/1...