Panasonic Dmc Fx30 Operating Instructions Manual

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LCD Monitor Display/
Switching the LCD 
Monitor Display
∫Screen display in normal picture 
mode [ ] (at the time of purchase)
1 Recording mode
2 Flash mode (P34)
 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...

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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...

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 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 (P39)
 If you select normal picture mode [ ] the 
exposure is automatically adjusted to an 
appropriate exposure (AE=Auto 
Exposure). However,...

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∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P74) 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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[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P14)

[ 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] (P19) and [LANGUAGE] 
(P20) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to 
simple mode.
∫Other Settings in Simple...

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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...

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 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”.
 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...

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 When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P38) 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.
Checking the 
Recorded Picture 
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1Press 4 [REV].
 The last...

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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. (P13)
Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Check the pictures one by 
one and delete unwanted pictures.
∫Playing back pictures
Press 2/1 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...

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∫To delete [MULTI DELETE]/
[ALL DELETE]
1Press [ ] twice.
2Press 3/4 to select 
[MULTI DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 [MULTI DELETE] > step3.
 [ALL DELETE] > step5.
 [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (When 
[FAVORITE] (P74) is set only) > 
step
5.
(However, this cannot be selected if 
none of the pictures have [ ]  
displayed.)
3Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to set.
(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
 Repeat the above procedure.
 [ ] appears on the selected...