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 
remaining battery power is exhausted. 
(The status indicator blinks when the LCD 
monitor turns off.) Recharge the battery or 
replace it with a fully charged battery.
 It does not appear when you use the 
camera with the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC5PP; optional) connected.
8 Number of recordable pictures (P99)
9 Recording state
10 Built-in memory/Card The access indication lights red when 
pictures are being recorded on the 
built-in memory (or the card).
– When using the built-in memory
– When using the card
 Do not do the following when the 
access indication lamps lights. The 
card or the data on the card may be 
damaged and this unit may no 
longer operate normally.
– Turn this unit off.
– Remove the battery or the card 
(when using a card). 
– Shake or bump this unit.
– Disconnect the AC adaptor. 
(DMW-AC5PP; optional) (when 
using the AC adaptor)
 Do not do the above when pictures are being 
read or deleted or the built-in memory (or the 
card) is being formatted (P80).
 The access time for the built-in memory 
may be longer than the access time for a 
card. (Max. about 7 sec.)
11 Shutter speed (P22)
12 Aperture value (P22)
 If the exposure is not adequate, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed 
turn red. (They do not turn red when 
the flash is activated.)
13 Optical Image Stabilizer (P41)
 Refer to P88 for information about other 
screen displays.
∫Switching the screen display
You can change the screen display by pressing 
[DISPLAY]. This allows you to display 
information while taking pictures such as the 
picture size or the number of recordable pictures 
or take pictures without displaying any 
information. Refer to P32 for details. 
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Basic
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 button halfway 
to focus.
 The focus indication 2 lights green and 
the AF area 1 turns white to green.
3: Aperture value
4: Shutter speed
 The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) 
to ¶.
 The subject is not focused in the 
following cases.
– The focus indication blinks (green).
– The AF area turns white to red or 
there is no AF area.
– The focus sound beeps 4 times.
 If the distance is beyond the focus 
range, the picture may not be properly 
focused even if the focus indication 
lights.
4Press the shutter button fully to 
take a picture.
∫Using the flash
If the camera determines that the place 
where the picture is being taken is dark, the 
flash is activated when the shutter button is 
pressed fully. (When the flash is set to 
AUTO [ ]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction 
[].)
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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 adjusted to 
an appropriate exposure (AE=Auto 
Exposure). However, depending on 
recording conditions such as the 
backlight, the picture will become dark.
In this case, compensate the exposure. 
This allows you to take bright pictures.
∫Focusing (P23, 43)
If you select normal picture mode [ ], 
the picture is automatically focused (AF= 
Auto Focus). However, one of the subjects 
in the picture may not be properly focused. 
The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶.
– When there are both near and distant 
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass 
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering 
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
– When taking close-up pictures of a 
subject.
Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro 
mode.∫Color (P59)
 The color of the subject will differ if the 
color of the light surrounding it differs, 
such as when the light comes from 
sunlight or halogen lighting. However, this 
unit automatically adjusts the hue to one 
close to real life. (auto white balance)
Set the white balance if you want to 
change the hue you get with auto white 
balance.
∫When you want to take a subject 
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition like the following picture, you 
will not be able to focus the camera on the 
subject because the people are outside the 
AF area.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
 The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3 Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
 You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
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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 speed, the jitter alert A appears.
 When the jitter alert appears, we 
recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful how you hold the 
camera (P22). The use of the self-timer 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a tripod 
(P39).
 Shutter speeds will be slower particularly 
in the following scene modes. Keep this 
unit still from the moment the shutter 
button is pressed until the picture appears 
on the screen. We recommend using a 
tripod.
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P46)
– [NIGHT SCENERY] (P47)
– [PARTY] (P47)
– [CANDLE LIGHT] (P48)
– [STARRY SKY] (P49)
– [FIREWORKS] (P50)Taking Pictures in 
Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
∫Basic menu settings
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 34 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select the desired 
setting and then press [MENU/
SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
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BEEPCLOCK SETSELECT SETMENU
AUTO REVIEW4k6/10k15 cmE-MAIL
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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 
simple mode.∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In simple mode, other settings are fixed as 
follows. For more information about each 
setting, refer to the page indicated.
 Focus range:
30 cm (0.98 feet) to ¶ (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) to ¶ (Wide)
 [POWER SAVE] (P18):
[5MIN.]
 [ECONOMY] (P19):
[OFF]
 Self-timer (P39):
10 seconds
 Optical Image Stabilizer (P41):
[MODE2]
 [W.BALANCE] (P59):
[AWB]
 [SENSITIVITY] (P60):
This setting becomes the same as when 
the highest ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO800] in intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode [ ]. (P42)
 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P60, 61):
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M) (DMC-FX12)/
(6M) (DMC-FX10)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
– [ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
 [AF MODE] (P62):
[]
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P63):
[ON] [ENLARGE]Suitable for enlarging the 
pictures to be printed to 
8qk10q size, letter size 
etc.
[4qk6q/
10k15cm]Suitable for regular size 
printing.
[E-MAIL]Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
adding pictures to 
websites.
[OFF]The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
[ON]The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
[OFF]No operation sound
[LOW]Soft operation sound
[HIGH]Loud operation sound
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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, [ ] 
(compensating backlight ON indication 
A ) appears. Press  3 again to cancel 
this function.
 We recommend using the flash when you  use the backlight compensation function. 
(The flash is fixed to Forced ON [ ].)
 The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/Red-eye  reduction [ ] when the backlight 
compensation function is set to [OFF].
Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and objects appear 
closer and landscapes can be recorded in 
wide angle with the 3 k optical zoom. 
(35 mm film camera equivalent 35 mm to 
105 mm)
Set the picture size to something other than 
the highest setting for each aspect ratio 
[ / / ] to make subjects appear 
additionally closer with no picture quality 
deterioration [Maximum of 4.5 k 
(DMC-FX12)/4.1 k (DMC-FX10)].
∫ To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Te l e .
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
BACKLIGHTBACKLIGHT
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Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
T
W
T
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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 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 The lens barrel (P9) extends or retracts 
according to the zoom position. Take care 
not to interrupt the motion of the lens 
barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
 In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom 
magnification is fixed to the value set at 
the start of recording.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
 You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification with the extended optical 
zoom without worrying about further 
picture distortion. 
 If you set a picture size that activates the 
extended optical zoom, the extended 
optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the 
screen when you use the zoom function.
 The zoom will stop moving for an instant 
near [W] (1k) when the extended optical 
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 In motion picture mode [ ] and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the 
extended optical zoom does not work.
Aspect 
ratio 
(P60)Picture size 
(P61)Maximum 
zoom 
magnification
(Tele)Extended 
optical 
zoom
/(7M)
3k— (6M)
(5.5M)
 (5M EZ) 3.6k±
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)4.5k±
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
Aspect 
ratio 
(P60)Picture size 
(P61)Maximum 
zoom 
magnification
(Tele)Extended 
optical 
zoom
/(6M)
3
k— (5M)
(4.5M)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)4.1k±
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
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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.
2Press 34 to select [D.ZOOM] 
and then press 1.
3Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. 
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele 
or releasing the zoom lever once and then 
rotating it to Tele again.
e.g. DMC-FX12
(When using the digital zoom and the 
extended optical zoom [ ] (3M EZ) at the 
same time.)
1Optical zoom
2Digital zoom
3Extended optical zoom
 A big AF area (P62) is displayed when 
using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer 
function may not be effective.
 In digital zoom, the larger the picture the 
lower the picture quality.
 When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P39) for taking pictures.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 The digital zoom does not work in the 
following cases:
– In simple mode [ ].
– In intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ].
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2],  [PET] 
and [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
Using the Digital Zoom 
Further extending the zoom
AF MODE
BURST
COL.MODE
AF ASSIST LAMPON OFF
OFF
2/3REC
SELECTSETMENUMENUSET
OFFOND.ZOOM
W
W
WT
T T≥[OFF]:
≥[ON]:
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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 
4k magnification and then rotate it 
even more for a 8k magnification. 
When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower.
2Press 3/421 to move the 
position.
 When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication A appears for about 
1 second. 
∫Deleting the recorded picture during 
Review (Quick deletion)
A single picture, multiple pictures or all the 
pictures can be deleted during review. 
Refer to P30 to 31 for information about 
how to delete pictures.
 When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
REVIEW1X
DELETE4XEXIT
REVIEW1X
DELETE4XEXIT
1XDELETE8X
REVIEW4X
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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 during playback.
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward
 The file number A and the picture 
number B only change one by one. 
Release 2/1 when the number of the 
desired picture appears to play back the 
picture.
 If you keep pressing 2/1, the number 
of pictures forwarded/ rewound 
increases. In review playback in recording mode 
and in multi playback (P65), the 
pictures can only be forwarded or 
rewound one by one.
 This camera is based on the DCF 
standard “Design rule for Camera File 
system” which was established by the 
“JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association)”.
 The LCD monitor may not be able to 
display the details of the recorded 
pictures. You can use the playback zoom 
(P67) to check the details of the pictures.
 If you play back pictures that have been 
recorded with other equipment, the picture 
quality may deteriorate. (The pictures are 
displayed as [THUMBNAIL IS 
DISPLAYED] on the screen.)
 If you change a folder name or file name 
on your PC, the pictures may not play 
back on the camera.
 If you play back a non-standard file, the 
folder/file number is indicated by [—] and 
the screen may turn black.
 Depending on the subject, an interference 
fringe may appear on the screen. This is 
called moire. This is not a malfunction.
∫To delete a single picture
1Press [ ] while the picture is 
being played back.
2Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 While the picture is being deleted, [ ] 
appears on the screen.
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DELETE THIS PICTURE?
DELETE SINGLE
MULTI/ALLSELECT
SET
NOYES
MENUMENUSET
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