Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual
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Others 91VQT1C14 ∫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 the sun as it may cause the camera to malfunction. Also, be careful when you leave the camera outside or near a window. ∫Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery. Its ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity. If the temperature is too high or too low, the operating time of the battery will become shorter. Always remove the battery after use.Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case (supplied). Bring charged spare batteries when going out. Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort. When you travel, do not forget to bring the battery charger (supplied) so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in. If you drop the battery accidentally, check to see if the body of the battery and the terminals are damaged. Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera. Dispose of unusable battery. The battery has a limited life. Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion. The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws. Call the RBRC hotline on 1-800-822-8837 for infor mation. Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects (such as necklaces, hairpins etc.). This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a battery. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen. However there may be some dark or bright spots (red, blue or green) on the screen. This is not a malfunction. The LCD monitor screen has more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. The spots will not be recorded on pictures on the built-in memory or a card. VQT1C14ENG.book 91 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 92VQT1C14 ∫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 the temperature is high, where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or drop the card. The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or deleted. Put the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when storing or carrying the card. Do not allow dirt, dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers. ∫When not using the camera for a long period of time Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature. [Recommended temperature: 15oC to 25oC (59oF to 77oF), Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%] Always remove the battery and the card from the camera. If the battery is left inserted in the camera, it will discharge even if the camera is turned off. If the battery continues to be left in the camera, it will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged. When storing the battery for a long period of time, we recommend charging it once a year. Remove the battery from the camera and store it again after it has completely discharged. We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant (silica gel) when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet. Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases. The major messages are described below as examples. [THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED] The Write-Protect switch on the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are moved to [LOCK]. Move the switch back to unlock it. (P14, 76, 80) [NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY] Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it. [THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED] Delete or overwrite the picture after canceling the protect setting. (P76) [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED] Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted. If you want to delete some pictures, format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc. (P80) [NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE] You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at one time with [MULTI] in [DATE STAMP] or [MULTI DELETE]. Delete the set pictures or stamp the date information on them and then do the operation for any remaining pictures. More than 999 favorites have been set. [CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE]/ [CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES] DPOF print cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard. VQT1C14ENG.book 92 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 93VQT1C14 [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 not based on the DCF standard. Moreover, pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied. [BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?] This message will be displayed when you formatted the built-in memory on a PC. Format the built-in memory on the camera again. (P80) The data on the built-in memory will be deleted. [MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?] The card format cannot be recognized by the camera. Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc. (P80) [PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN] This message appears when the camera is not operating properly. Turn the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center. [MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR] Use a card compatible with this unit. (P5, 14) You can only use an SDHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity. [MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] An error has occurred accessing the card. Insert the card again. [READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] An error has occurred reading the data. Insert the card again. Make sure the card is inserted properly and then play back again. [WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] An error has occurred writing the data. Turn the camera off and remove the card. Insert the card again and turn the camera on. Make sure the camera is turned off before removing or inserting the card to avoid damage. [MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD] When you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend using a High Speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package. Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card, motion picture recording may stop in the middle. [A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED] A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used. (P82) Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc. (P80) If you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu after formatting, the folder number is reset to 100. (P20) VQT1C14ENG.book 93 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 94VQT1C14 [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.] This message will be displayed if you change the mode dial to print mode [ ] while this unit and the PC are connected. If a printer is connected, change the mode to a mode other than [ ] mode and then check that no data is being transferred. ([ACCESS] appears on the LCD monitor of this unit while data is being transferred.) [USB MODE CHANGED. PLEASE REMOVE THE USB CABLE.] This message will be displayed if you change the mode dial to a mode other than print mode [ ] while this unit and the printer are connected. Set the mode dial to [ ] again and then disconnect the USB cable. If printing, stop the printing and then disconnect the USB cable. Troubleshooting If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase, the condition may improve. Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu. (P20) ∫Battery and power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on. Is the battery inserted correctly? – Check the direction of the battery. (P13) Is the battery sufficiently charged? – Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. 2: The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on. Is power save mode (P18) or economy mode (P19) activated? – Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes. Is the battery exhausted? – Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. 3: The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on. Is the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera? – Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. – If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted. Turn the camera off frequently by using power save mode (P18) etc. ∫Recording 1: The picture cannot be recorded. Is the mode dial correctly set? Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card? – Before recording, delete some pictures. (P30) 2: The recorded picture is whitish. The lens is dirty. The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens. If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel (P9) and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth. 3: The recorded picture is too bright or dark. Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. (P40) VQT1C14ENG.book 94 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 95VQT1C14 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 become slower and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly when taking pictures especially in dark places. In this case, we recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures. (P22) We recommend using the self-timer (P39) when taking pictures with a slow shutter speed. 7: The recorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture. Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases.) – Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P60) – Set [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P64) – Take pictures in bright places. In [HIGH SENS.] (P49) in scene mode, the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction. 8: The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene. If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not a malfunction. 9: A reddish vertical line appears on the LCD monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway or when recording motion pictures. This is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part. Black or green vertical lines may also appear or uneven colours may appear around the smear. This is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures. 10: Motion picture recording stops in the middle. Are you using a MultiMediaCard? – This unit does not support MultiMediaCards. When you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend using a High Speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package. Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle. ∫LCD monitor 1: The LCD monitor sometimes turns off although the camera is turned on. Have you set economy mode? (P19) – In economy mode, the LCD monitor turns off while the flash is charged. 2: The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment. This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures. VQT1C14ENG.book 95 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 96VQT1C14 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 monitor. In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording. ∫Flash 1: The flash is not activated. Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF []? – Change the flash setting. (P35) The flash is not activated when motion picture mode [ ], [SCENERY] (P46), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P47), [SUNSET] (P49), [HIGH SENS.] (P49), [STARRY SKY] (P49), [FIREWORKS] (P50) or [AERIAL PHOTO] (P51) in scene mode is selected. 2: The flash is activated 2 times. When you select red-eye reduction (P36), the flash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording. ∫Playback 1: The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction.The camera has a function that automatically rotates the display of pictures recorded holding the camera vertically. (If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down, the camera may recognize that it is being held vertically.) You can display the pictures without being rotated when [ROTATE DISP.] (P71) is set to [OFF]. You can rotate pictures with the [ROTATE] function. (P71) 2: The picture is not played back. Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]? Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card? The pictures on the built-in memory appears when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted. (P14) 3: The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns black. Is the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer? This may also happen if the battery is removed immediately after recording or if recording with a exhausted battery. – Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P80) (Formatting irretrievably deletes all data including the other pictures. Check the data carefully before formatting.) 4: The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback. Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer? This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback. (P66) Did you record the pictures after setting the clock correctly on this unit? (P15) For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire pictures recorded with the camera to VQT1C14ENG.book 96 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 97VQT1C14 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 may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed. This is due to the TV specifications and is not a malfunction. 3: The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV. Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV? – Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied) and then play back the pictures on the camera. (P87) 4: The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC. Is the camera connected to the PC correctly? Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly? 5: The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognize) Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera. 6: The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer. Does the printer support PictBridge? – You cannot print pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge. (P83) Reset the mode to [ ]. (P83) 7: The ends of the pictures are cut at printing. When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.) When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends. 8: The picture is not displayed fully on the TV. Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. (P20) ∫Others 1: An unreadable language was selected by mistake. Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ] icon to set the desired language. (P20) 2: The setting for the auto review function is disabled. Is the camera in burst mode (P63) or motion picture mode [ ] (P52) or [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) in scene mode? – In these cases, you cannot set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu. 3: A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway. In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P63) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject. VQT1C14ENG.book 97 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 98VQT1C14 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 not affect the performance or quality of the camera. 6: The lens clicks. When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction. 7: The clock is reset. If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset. When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. (P15) When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. 8: The displayed picture is slightly distorted. Depending on the zoom magnification, the recorded picture is slightly distorted. This is called distortion aberration. The closer you get to the subject to take pictures of in wide angle, the more distorted the picture you take is. However this is not a malfunction. 9: Colors appear on the picture which were not found in the actual scene. Depending on the zoom magnification, the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject. This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects. However this is not a malfunction. 10: The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. (P82) 11: The file numbers are recorded in ascending order. If the battery is inserted or removed when the camera is not turned off, the recorded folder numbers are lost. However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures, the recorded folder numbers are different from the prior recorded folder numbers. 12: The picture is displayed in black. Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode (P30), multi playback (P65) and calendar playback (P66). VQT1C14ENG.book 98 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 99VQT1C14 Others 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 Picture size/ (7M): (3072k2304 pixels) (DMC-FX12)/ (6M): (2816k2112 pixels) (DMC-FX10) (5M EZ): (2560k1920 pixels) (DMC-FX12) Quality// Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)7 14 8 171021 Card 16MB3748510 32MB7 16 9 191123 64 MB 16 34 20 40 24 48 128MB356941825099 256 MB 68 135 81 160 98 190 512 MB 135 270 160 320 195 380 1 GB 270 540 320 640 390 770 2 GB 550 1090 660 1270 790 1530 4 GB 1090 2150 1290 2510 1560 3010 Aspect ratio Picture size (3M EZ): (2048k1536 pixels) (2M EZ): (1600k1200 pixels) (1M EZ): (1280k960 pixels) Quality Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)16 33 27 53 41 78 Card 16MB8 1613272140 32 MB 18 36 29 58 45 85 64 MB 38 75 61 120 93 175 128 MB 78 150 125 240 190 350 256 MB 150 290 240 470 370 690 512 MB 300 590 480 940 730 1370 1 GB 600 1180 970 1880 1470 2740 2 GB 1220 2360 1920 3610 2920 5120 4 GB 2410 4640 3770 7090 5740 10050 VQT1C14ENG.book 99 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分

Others 100VQT1C14 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/ (2.5MEZ):(2048k1360 pixels) (5.5M): (3072k1728 pixels) (DMC-FX12) (4.5M): (2816k1584 pixels) (DMC-FX10) Quality/ Built-in Memory(Approx. 27 MB)19 37 9 19 11 23 Card 16MB918410511 32 MB 20 40 10 21 12 25 64 MB 43 83 22 45 27 53 128 MB 88 165 46 92 55 105 256 MB 170 330 91 180 105 210 512 MB 340 650 180 350 210 420 1 GB 680 1310 360 710 430 850 2 GB 1360 2560 730 1420 870 1700 4 GB 2680 5020 1450 2800 1720 3350 VQT1C14ENG.book 100 ページ 2006年12月4日 月曜日 午後11時0分