Panasonic Dmc Fx12 Operating Instructions Manual

							Advanced (Recording pictures)
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 In motion picture mode [ ], you can 
select [ ]. (P52)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P97)
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢These pictures are examples to show the 
effect.
∫Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (7M) (DMC-FX12)/
[ ] (6M) (DMC-FX10) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ]. Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that match your use of the pictures
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 (7M)
(DMC-FX12)3072k2304 pixels
 (6M)
(DMC-FX10)2816k2112 pixels
 (5M EZ)
(DMC-FX12)2560k1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048k1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600k1200 pixels
 (1M EZ)1280k960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)640k480 pixels
 (6M)
(DMC-FX12)3072k2048 pixels
 (5M)
(DMC-FX10)2816k1880 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)2048k1360 pixels
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∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫Quality
 The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”. (P26)
 The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
 Pictures may appear mosaic depending 
on the subject and the recording 
conditions. 
 Refer to P99 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
 In simple mode [ ], the settings become 
as follows.
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M) (DMC-FX12)/
(6M) (DMC-FX10)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.
∫About [ ]
 You can focus more quickly than in other 
AF modes.
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
 The AF area displayed is bigger than 
usual when taking pictures in dark places 
or when using the digital zoom. The AF 
area displayed on the center of the screen   (5.5M)
(DMC-FX12)3072k1728 pixels
 (4.5M)
(DMC-FX10)2816k1584 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920k1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
[AF MODE]Setting the focus method
 5-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
any of 5 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the center of 
the screen.
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may also be bigger than usual when 
taking pictures in underwater mode.
 The camera is focusing on all the AF 
areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
5 areas) light at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to [ ] or [ ].
 If the AF mode is set to 5-area-focusing, 
the AF area is not displayed until the 
picture is brought into focus.
 The AF mode cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ], [SELF PORTRAIT] or 
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
When burst is set to [ON], it is activated 
while the shutter button is pressed.
 You can only take one picture when the 
flash is activated.
The burst speed becomes slower 
halfway. The exact timing of this depends 
on the type of card, the picture size and 
the quality.
 Burst cannot be set in simple mode 
[ ] and [STARRY SKY] in scene 
mode.
 You can take pictures until the capacity of 
the built-in memory or the card is full. The burst speed becomes slower if the 
ISO sensitivity (P42, 60) is set to [ISO400] 
or higher.
 The burst speed may become slower in 
dark places because the shutter speed 
becomes slower.
 The focus is fixed when the first picture is 
taken.
 The exposure and the white balance are 
adjusted for each picture.
 If you are following a moving subject while 
taking pictures in a place (landscape) 
indoors, outdoors etc. where there is a 
large difference between the light and 
shade, it may take time until the exposure 
is stable. If burst is used at this time, the 
exposure may not become optimal.
 When the self-timer is used, the number 
of recordable pictures in burst mode is 
fixed to 3.
 Burst mode is not canceled when the 
camera is switched off.
 When burst mode is set, the auto review 
function is activated regardless of the auto 
review setting. You cannot set the auto 
review function in the [SETUP] menu.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for 
the camera to focus when recording in low 
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
 If the AF assist lamp is 
set to [ON], an AF area 
with a size wider than 
usual is displayed and the 
AF assist lamp A turns 
on when you press the 
shutter button halfway in dark places etc.
[BURST]
Taking Pictures using Burst
1/60F5.0
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Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
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 Be careful about the following when using 
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from 
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
 When you do not want to use the AF 
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of 
animals in dark places), set the 
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, 
it will become more difficult to focus on the 
subject.
 The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed 
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
 The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is 
fixed to [OFF] in [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46), 
[SCENERY] (P46), [NIGHT SCENERY] 
(P47), [SUNSET] (P49), [FIREWORKS] 
(P50), and [AERIAL PHOTO] (P51) in 
scene mode.
 The initial setting for [PET] (P49) in simple 
mode is [OFF] .Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
Select different items according to the 
recording situation and your image of the 
recording.
 When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid noise, 
we recommend setting [COL.MODE] to 
[NATURAL].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P17)
Change date and time. (P15) [ON]The AF assist lamp turns on in low 
light conditions. At this time, the 
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears 
on the screen. The effective range 
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m 
(4.92 feet).
[OFF]The AF assist lamp does not turn 
on.
[COL.MODE]
Setting a color effect and picture 
quality for the recorded picture
[NATURAL]The picture becomes softer.
[VIVID]
The picture becomes sharper.
[B/W]The picture becomes black 
and white.
[SEPIA]The picture becomes sepia.
[CLOCK SET]
Set the display order for the date 
and time
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Advanced (Playback)
Displaying Multiple 
Screens (Multi Playback)
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
1 screen>9 screens>25 screens>
Calendar screen display (P66)
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous screen.
2Press 3421 to select a 
picture.
A: Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures
 The recording date and number of the 
selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures are displayed. Depending on the recorded picture and 
the setting, the following icons will 
appear.
–[ ] (Favorites)
– [ ] (Motion picture)
– [ ][ ]([BABY1]/[BABY2]/[PET] 
in scene mode)
– [ ] (Travel date)
– [ ] (Travel destination)
– [ ] (Pictures stamped with [DATE 
STAMP])
∫Examples of 25 screens
∫To return to normal playback
Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press [MENU/
SET].
 The picture that was selected will appear.
∫To delete a picture during multi 
playback
1Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and 
then press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 The recording information etc. on the LCD 
monitor cannot be deleted in multi 
playback even if you press [DISPLAY].
 Pictures will not be displayed in the 
rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is 
set to [ON]. (P71)
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Displaying Pictures by 
Recording Date 
(Calendar Playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Rotate the zoom lever several 
times towards [ ] (W) to display 
the calendar screen.
 The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
 If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
2Press 3421 to select the 
date to be played back.
3/4: Select the month
2/1: Select the date
 If there were no pictures recorded 
during a month, the month is not 
displayed.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] 
[W] to return to the calendar screen.
4Press 3421 to select a 
picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The picture that was selected will 
appear.
∫To return to the 1 screen playback 
screen
After the calendar screen is displayed, 
rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 
screen. (P65)
 The pictures are displayed without being 
rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P71)
 You can display the calendar between 
January 2000 and December 2099.
 If the recording date of the picture 
selected in 25 screen multi playback is not 
between January 2000 and December 
2099, the camera displays it in the oldest 
recording date in the calendar.
 Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed 
with dates different from the actual 
recording dates.
 If the date is not set in the camera (P15), the 
recording date is set as January 1st, 2007.
 If you take pictures after setting the travel 
destination in [WORLD TIME] (P56), the 
pictures are displayed by the dates at the 
travel destination in calendar playback.
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1617 1819 20 21
2822
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
k>2k>4k>8k>16k
 When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower. When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher.
 When you change the magnification, 
the zoom position indication A appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
2Press 3421 to move the 
position.
 When you move the position to be 
displayed, the zoom position indication 
appears for about 1 second.
∫To stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or 
press [MENU/SET].
∫To delete a picture during the 
playback zoom
1Press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 You can also delete the recording 
information etc. on the LCD monitor 
during playback zoom by pressing 
[DISPLAY].
 The more a picture is enlarged, the more 
its quality deteriorates.
 If you want to save the enlarged picture, 
use the trimming function. (P78)
 The playback zoom may not operate if 
pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
CANCEL4X
2X
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2X
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Playing Back Motion 
Pictures
Press 21 to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[]/[]/[]/[ ]/
[ ] and then press 4 to play 
back.
A: The motion picture recording time
 After playback starts, the elapsed 
playback time is displayed on the bottom 
right of the screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as [1h20m30s].
 The cursor displayed during 
playback is the same as 
3/4/2/1.
Stopping motion picture playback
Press 4.
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2/1 during motion picture 
playback.
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward
 The camera returns to normal motion 
picture playback when 2/1 is released.
To  p a u s e
Press 3 during motion picture playback.
 Press 3 again to cancel pause.
Frame-by-frame forwarding/
frame-by-frame rewinding
 Press 2/1 while paused.
 Sound can be heard through the speaker. 
Refer to [VOLUME] (P20) for information 
about how to adjust the volume in the 
[SETUP] menu.
 The file format that can be played back 
with this camera is QuickTime Motion 
JPEG.
 Please note that the bundled software 
includes QuickTime to play back motion 
picture files created with the camera on 
the PC. (P82)
 Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files 
recorded by a PC or other equipment may 
not play back on the camera.
 If you play back motion pictures that have 
been recorded with other equipment, the 
picture quality may deteriorate or the 
pictures may not play back.
 When using a high capacity card, it is 
possible that fast rewinding may be slower 
than usual.
 You cannot use the following functions in 
motion picture mode.
– Playback zoom
(during motion picture playback/pause)
–[ROTATE DISP.]
–[ROTATE]
– [DATE STAMP]
–[RESIZE]
–[TRIMMING]
PLAY MOTION
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Using the [PLAY] mode 
menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select the menu 
item and then press 1.
4 at A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
 You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
 After performing steps 
1 and 2, refer 
to the description of the menu item 
in the operating instructions and 
then set it.Items that can be set
PLAY1/3
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
ROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
PLAY2/3
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZE
COPYTRIMMING
PROTECT
FAVORITE
DATE STAMP
DPOF PRINT
Menu 
screenItem
1/3: [SLIDE SHOW] (P70)
: [FAVORITE] (P70)
: [ROTATE DISP.] (P71)
: [ROTATE] (P71)
: [DATE STAMP] (P72)
2/3: [DPOF PRINT] (P74)
: [PROTECT] (P76)
:[RESIZE] (P77)
: [TRIMMING] (P78)
: [COPY] (P79)
3/3 : [FORMAT] (P80)
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P70) has 
been set.
 When [FAVORITE] is set to [ON] > 
step
1.
 When [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] > 
step
2.
1Press 34 to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 If none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2Press 3 to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected) The cursor displayed during a slide 
show A or while a slide show is paused 
B or during [MANUAL] slide show C is 
the same as 3/4/2/1.
 Press 3 to pause the slide show. Press 
3 again to cancel pause.
 Press 2/1 while paused to display the 
previous or next picture.
3Press 4 to finish.
∫Setting the duration
Select [DURATION] on the screen shown in 
step
2 and set.
 You can only select [MANUAL] when 
[ ] was selected in step
1.
 Press 2/1 to display the previous or 
next picture when [MANUAL] is 
selected.
 You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P69)
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
 Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]) (P31)
 Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P70)
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
[ALL]Displays all pictures.
[]Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P70).
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PLAY1/3
ON OFF
SETMENUDATE STAMP
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
ALL
SLIDE SHOW
SELECTMENUSET
ALL SLIDE SHOW
SETSELECTMENUCANCEL
START2 SEC.DURATION
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[DURATION]Can be set to [1SEC.], 
[2SEC.], [3SEC.], 
[5SEC.] or [MANUAL] 
(manual playback).
[FAVORITE]
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