Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This allows you to take pictures that show 
the snow as white as possible at a ski 
resort or a snow-covered mountain.
 The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
through an airplane window.
∫Technique for Aerial photo mode
 We recommend using this technique if it is 
difficult to focus when taking pictures of 
clouds etc. Aim the camera at something 
with high contrast, press the shutter 
button halfway to fix the focus and then 
aim the camera at the subject and press 
the shutter button fully to take the picture.
 Turn the camera off when taking off or 
landing.
 When using the camera, follow all 
instructions from the cabin crew.
 Be careful about the reflection from the 
window.
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[].
 The setting on the AF assist lamp is 
disabled.
 The white balance cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] 
menu and select a scene mode. (P44)
Use the marine case (DMW-MCFX07; 
optional) (P105). This allows you to take 
pictures with a natural color.∫Adjusting the white balance
[WB ADJUST.]
You can adjust the hue to match the water 
depth and the weather.
1Press 
3[ ] twice to display 
[WB ADJUST.].
2Press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.
2 
[RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish. If you adjust the white balance, [ ] 
appears on the screen in red or blue.
∫Fixing the focus underwater (AF Lock)
You can fix the focus before taking a picture 
with AF lock. This is useful if you want to 
take pictures of a fast moving subject etc.
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press 2 to fix the focus.
 The AF lock icon A appears when the 
subject is focused.
 Press 2 again to cancel AF lock.
 When you rotate the zoom lever, the AF 
lock is canceled. In this case, focus on 
the subject and fix the focus again.
 The focus range becomes the same as 
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
 The button indications on the marine case 
(DMW-MCFX07; optional) are slightly 
different from the button indications on 
this unit. Follow the button indications on 
this unit for use.
 The self-timer cannot be set.
 The white balance cannot be set.
[SNOW]
[AERIAL PHOTO] 
[UNDERWATER]
MENUSETMENUSET
MENUSETMENUSET
MENUSETMENUSET
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECTEXITMENU
AWB
AWB
3
AF LOCK
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Motion Picture Mode
1Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
A: Audio recording
 The available recording time B is 
displayed on the top right and the 
elapsed recording time C is displayed 
on the bottom right of the screen.
 When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
 The focus, zoom and aperture value are 
fixed to the setting when recording 
starts (the first frame).
 The available recording time and the 
elapsed recording time are 
approximations.
 The audio is also recorded 
simultaneously from the built-in 
microphone on this unit. (Motion 
pictures cannot be recorded without 
audio.)
 When using the stabilizer function, it is 
fixed to [MODE1].
2Press the shutter button fully to 
stop recording.
 If the built-in memory or the card 
becomes full in the middle of recording, 
the camera stops recording 
automatically.
∫Changing the settings for the aspect 
ratio and the picture quality
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 34 to select 
[ASPECT RATIO] and then press 
1.
3Press 34 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
4Press 34 to select 
[PICT.MODE] and then press 1.
5Press 34 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 2
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 
2
 fps “frames per second”; This refers to 
the number of frames used in 1 second.
R 50
:
ú
:
ItemPicture sizefps
[30fpsVGA]
640k480 pixels30
[10fpsVGA]10
[30fpsQVGA]320k240 pixels30[10fpsQVGA]10
ItemPicture sizefps
[30fps16:9]
848k480 pixels30
[10fps16:9]10
AWBW.BALANCEREC1/2
AF MODEPICT.MODE
AF ASSIST LAMPONSELECTSETMENU
ASPECT RATIO
AWBW.BALANCEREC1/2
AF MODEAF ASSIST LAMPONSELECTSETMENU
ASPECT RATIOPICT.MODE
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 You can record smoother motion 
pictures with “30 fps”.
 You can record longer motion pictures 
with “10 fps” although the picture quality 
is lower.
 The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small 
so it is suitable for e-mails.
 You can only record motion pictures 
to the built-in memory when the 
[ASPECT RATIO] is [ ] and the 
picture size is [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320k240 pixels).
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 The focus range becomes the same as 
macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/
30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
 Refer to P101 for information about the 
available recording time.
 The available recording time displayed on 
the screen may not decrease regularly.
 This unit does not support recording 
motion pictures on 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.
 We recommend using Panasonic’s SD 
Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.
 Depending on the type of the card, the 
card access indication may appear for a 
while after recording motion pictures. This 
is not a malfunction.
 Motion pictures can be recorded 
continuously up to 2 GB.
The maximum available recording time for 
up to 2 GB only is displayed on the 
screen. When motion pictures recorded with the 
camera are played back on other 
equipment, the quality of the picture and 
sound may deteriorate and it may not be 
possible to play them back. Also the 
recording information may not be 
displayed correctly.
 You cannot use the following functions in 
motion picture mode [ ].
– Direction detection function
–Review
– [MODE2] in [STABILIZER]
 The bundled software includes QuickTime 
to play back motion picture files recorded 
with the camera on the PC.
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Recording which Day 
of the Vacation You 
Take the Picture
If you set the departure date of the vacation 
in advance, the number of days that have 
passed since the departure date (which 
day of the vacation it is) is recorded when 
you take the picture. You can display the 
the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on 
the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] 
(P72).
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date can be printed 
on each picture by using the software 
[LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the 
CD-ROM (supplied). (For information 
about printing, refer to the separate 
operating instructions for PC connection.)
∫Setting the departure/return date
(e.g.: The following are examples of the 
screen in normal picture mode [ ].)
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1.
3Press 34 to select 
[TRAVEL DATE] and then press 
1.
4Press 4 to select [SET] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
5Press 3/4/2/1 to set the 
departure date and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
6Press 3/4/2/1 to set the return 
date and then press [MENU/SET].
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0001
SETUP
OFF
0 nMONITOR WORLD TIME
CLOCK SET
1/4
SET OFFTRAVEL DATE
SETMENUSELECTAUTO REVIEWMENUSET
DEC122007..
TRAVEL DATE
SELECTSET
PLEASE SET THE
DEPARTURE DATE.
MENUMENUSET
..
TRAVEL DATE
SELECTEXIT
PLEASE SET THE 
RETURN DATE.
MENUMENUSET
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2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set the year, month and date.
 The travel date is canceled if the current 
date is after the return date.
 If you do not want to set the return date, 
press [MENU/SET
] while the date bar is 
displayed.
7Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
8Take a picture.
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date 
 The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date is displayed for 
about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on 
etc. after setting the travel date or when 
the travel date is set.
 When the travel date is set, [ ] 
appears on the lower right of the 
screen. (It is not displayed if the current 
date is after the return date.)
∫Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if 
the current date is after the return date. If 
you want to cancel the travel date before 
the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the 
screen shown in step 
4 and then press 
[MENU/SET] twice.
 The travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting (P15) and the 
departure date you set. If you set 
[WORLD TIME] (P56) to the travel 
destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the 
travel destination setting.
 The travel date setting is memorized even 
if the camera is turned off.
 If you set a departure date and then take a 
picture on a date before this departure 
date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange 
and the day of the vacation that you took 
the picture is not recorded.
 If you set a departure date and then 
change the clock setting to the date and 
time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) is 
displayed in white and the day of the 
vacation that you took the picture is 
recorded when the travel destination date 
is, for example, one day before the 
departure date.
 If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the 
number of days that have passed since 
the departure date will not be recorded 
even if you set the travel date or the return 
date. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to 
[SET] after taking the pictures, which day 
of the vacation you took them is not 
displayed.
 Set the clock if the message [PLEASE 
SET THE CLOCK] appears. (P15)
 The [TRAVEL DATE] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
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Displaying the Time at 
the Travel Destination 
(World Time)
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
 Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. (P15) 
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1
.
3Press 3/4 to select 
[WORLD TIME] and then press 1.
 If you are setting the world time for the 
first time, the message [PLEASE SET 
THE HOME AREA] appears. If this 
message appears, press [MENU/SET] 
and then set home area from the 
screen shown in step 2 in “Setting the 
home are [HOME]”.∫Setting the home area [HOME]
(Perform steps 
1, 2 and 3.)
1Press 4 to select [HOME] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
2Press 2/1 to select your home area 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
 The current time is displayed on the top 
left of the screen and the time 
difference from GMT “Greenwich Mean 
Time” is displayed on the bottom left of 
the screen.
 If daylight saving time [ ] is used at 
the home area, press 3. Press 3 
again to return to the original time.
 The daylight saving time setting for the 
home area does not advance the 
current time. Advance the clock setting 
by one hour. (P15)
SETUP
EXIT
MENUSELECT
OFFTRAVEL DATE0 nMONITOR
CLOCK SET
1/4
AUTO REVIEW1SEC.
WORLD TIME
WORLD TIME
SET
CANCELSELECTMENU
DESTINATIONHOME 10:00  1.DEC. 2007MENUSET
10:00
MENUGMT -5:00SELECT SETCANCEL
Toronto
New York
Miami
Lima
MENUSET
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∫Finishing setting the home area
• If you are setting the home area for the  first time, the screen returns to the screen 
shown in step  1 of “Setting the home 
area [HOME]”after you press [MENU/
SET] to set your home area. Press  2 to 
return to the screen shown in step 
3 and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 If you are setting the home area for the 
second time etc., the screen returns to the 
screen shown in step 
3 after you press 
[MENU/SET] to set your home area. 
Press [MENU/SET] again to close the 
menu.
∫ Setting the travel destination area
(Perform steps 
1, 2 and 3.)
1 Press  3 to select [DESTINATION] and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
A : Depending on the setting, the time at 
the travel destination area or the 
home area is displayed.
 If you are setting the travel destination  area for the first time, the date and time 
are displayed as shown in the screen 
above.
2 Press  2/1  to select the area the travel 
destination is in and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
 The current time at the selected travel  destination area is displayed on the top 
right of the screen and the time  difference from the home area is 
displayed at the bottom left of the 
screen.
 If daylight saving time [ ] is used at 
the travel destination, press  3. (The 
time advances by one hour.) Press  3 
again to return to the original time.
3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
 The icon changes from [ ] to [ ]  after setting the travel destination.
 Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 
1, 2, 3 and then steps  1 and  2 of 
“Setting the home area [HOME]”. (P56)
 If you cannot find the travel destination in  the areas displayed on the screen, set by 
the time difference from the home area.
 The [WORLD TIME] setting also affects  simple mode [ ].
 The travel destination icon [ ] appears 
when playing back pictures taken at the 
travel destination.WORLD TIME
SET
CANCELSELECTMENU
HOME DESTINATION
--:--  --.--.----MENUSET
Seoul
Tokyo
10:00  0:00
MENUSELECT SET CANCEL+14:00MENUSET
SETUP
EXIT
MENUSELECT
OFFTRAVEL DATE0
nMONITOR
CLOCK SET
1/4
AUTO REVIEW1SEC.
MENUSET
WORLD TIME
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Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variey of pictures you can take 
by setting the white balance, color mode 
etc. The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
∫Setting from the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] 
menu and then select the item to set. (P17)
Items that can be set
(Recording in normal picture mode 
[])∫Using the quick setting
A: Cursor buttons
B: [MENU/SET] button
C: [FUNC] button
 You can use [FUNC] to easily set the 
following items when recording.
–Burst
– White balance
– ISO sensitivity
– Number of pixels
– Quality
1Press and hold [FUNC] when 
recording.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select the 
menu item and the setting and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close 
the menu.
 You can also close the menu by 
pressing [FUNC].
 The [ ] (White Set) setting does not 
appear when using the quick setting.
Menu 
screenItem
1/3: [W.BALANCE] (P59)
: [SENSITIVITY] (P60)
: [ASPECT RATIO] (P60)
: [PICT.SIZE] (P61)
: [QUALITY] (P61)
2/3: [AF MODE] (P62)
: [BURST] (P63)
: [AF ASSIST LAMP] 
(P63)
: [D.ZOOM] (P28)
: [COL.MODE] (P64)
3/3 : [CLOCK SET] (P64)
SELECT
EXIT
3
AWB OFF AUTOAWB
MENUSELECT
EXIT
3
AWB OFF AUTOAWB
MENU
SELECT
EXIT
3
AWB OFF AUTOAUTOISO100
ISO400ISO200
ISO1250ISO800
MENUMENUSETSELECT
EXIT
3
AWB OFF AUTOAUTOISO100
ISO400ISO200
ISO1250ISO800
MENUMENUSET
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
1 Auto white balance will work within this 
range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8 Incandescent light bulb
9 Sunrise and sunset
10 CandlelightKlKelvin Color Temperature
∫About auto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the illustration above. When you take a 
picture beyond the available white balance 
range, the picture may appear reddish or 
bluish. Even within the confines of the 
range, the auto white balance may not 
operate properly if there are many light 
sources or there is no color close to white. 
In these cases, set the white balance to a 
mode other than [AWB].
∫Setting the white balance manually 
1Select [ ] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
[W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more 
natural picture
[AWB]
(Auto white 
balance)for auto setting (auto 
white balance)
(Daylight)for recording outdoors 
on a bright day
(Cloudy)for recording outdoors 
on a cloudy day
(Shade)for recording outdoors 
in the shade on a 
bright day
(Halogen)for recording under 
halogen lighting
(White set)for using the preset 
white balance
(White set)for setting the white 
balance again
MENUSETMENUSET
1)
2)
3)
4)5)6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
MENUCANCELWHITE SET
SET
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 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for 
the subject.
 The white balance setting is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off. However, 
the white balance setting for a scene 
mode returns to [AWB] when the scene 
mode is changed.
 You can finely adjust the white balance in 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode. (P51)
 The white balance cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [PARTY], 
[CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], 
[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], 
[BEACH], [SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO], 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO400] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO640] when using the 
flash.)
 ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in 
[HIGH SENS.] (P49) in scene mode.
 To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
decreasing the highest ISO sensitivity or 
setting [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P64)
 The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in 
intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. 
(P42)
 ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Scene mode
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
MENUSETMENUSET
ISO sensitivity100 1250
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)SuitableNot 
suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot 
suitableSuitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
PC monitor.
MENUSETMENUSET
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