Panasonic Dmc Fx30 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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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...

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 fps “frames per second”; This refers to 
the number of frames used in 1 second.
 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)....

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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] 
(P75).
A: The number of days that have passed 
since the departure...

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 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...

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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. (P14) 
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...

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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...

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Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variety 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. (P16)
Items that can be set
(Recording in normal picture mode 
[])∫Using the quick setting
 You can use [FUNC] to easily set the 
following items when recording.
–...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P57)
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...

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∫Finely adjusting the white balance 
[]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
 Set the white balance to 
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P58)
 You can even set the white balance in 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
1Press 3 [ ] several times until 
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then 
press 2/1 to adjust the white 
balance.
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 Select [0] to return to the original white 
balance.
2Press [MENU/SET] to...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P57)
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 
[ISO200] according to the brightness. (It can 
be adjusted to a maximum of [ISO640] when 
using the flash.)
 ISO...