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 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 (P104)
9 Recording state10 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 (P84).
 The access time for the built-in 
memory may be longer than the 
access time for a card.
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 (P63)
 Refer to P93 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 P31 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 from 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 halfway pressed 
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 
[].)
 You can switch the flash setting to match 
the recording. (P34)
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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, 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, 42)
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 recording a very bright subject.
– When taking close-up pictures of a 
subject.
– When jitter occurs.
Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro 
mode.∫Color (P58)
 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 picture of 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.] 
(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 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 
(P38).
 Shutter speed will be slower particularly in 
the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is 
pressed until the picture appears on the 
screen. We recommend using a tripod.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction (P34)
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P45)
– [NIGHT SCENERY] (P45)
– [PARTY] (P46)
– [CANDLE LIGHT] (P46)
– [STARRY SKY] (P48)
– [FIREWORKS] (P49)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in 
[SLOW SHUTTER] (P66)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 3/4 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 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.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
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pictures to be printed to 
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[4qk6q/
10k15cm]Suitable for regular size 
printing.
[E-MAIL]
Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
adding pictures to websites.
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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 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] (P18):
[OFF]
 Self-timer (P38):
10 seconds
 Optical Image Stabilizer (P63):
[MODE2]
 [W.BALANCE] (P58):
[AWB] [SENSITIVITY] (P60):
This setting becomes the same as when 
the highest ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO800] in Intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode [ ]. (P41)
 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P60, 61):
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
– [ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
 [AF MODE] (P62):
[]
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P65):
[ON]
 You cannot use the following functions.
– High angle mode
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Auto bracket
–[AUDIO REC.]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [BURST]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]
– [COL.MODE]
– [GUIDE LINE]
 You cannot set the following items in 
simple mode.
– [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. [OFF]The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
[ON]The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
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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 can be recorded in 
wide angle with the 3.6k optical zoom. 
(35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 
100 mm) To make subjects appear even 
closer (maximum of 5.3k), do not set the 
picture size to the highest setting for each 
aspect ratio ( / / ). 
∫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.
∫Picture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million 
pixels) 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.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
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(P60)Picture size
(P25, 61)Maximum 
zoom 
magnification
(Tele)
Extended 
optical 
zoom
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3.6k— (6M)
(5.5M)
 (5M EZ) 4.3k±
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
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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 
approximation.
 In motion picture mode [ ] and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the 
extended optical zoom does not work.
A maximum of 14.3k zoom can be 
achieved with the 3.6k 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 
21.4k zoom can be achieved with the 5.3k  
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 3/4 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.
(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.
Using the Digital Zoom 
Further extending the zoom
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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 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 3/4/2/1 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 P29 to 30 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).
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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 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 (P67), 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 
(P68) 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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∫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 pictures. If 
4 is pressed again, the setting is 
canceled.
 The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected 
picture is protected and cannot be 
deleted. Cancel the protect setting and 
then delete the picture. (P79)
4Press [ ].
5Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
 When you delete all pictures, only 
pictures in either of the built-in memory 
or the card can be deleted. (You cannot 
delete pictures in both the built-in 
memory and the card at the same 
time.)
 [DELETE ALL PICTURES
ON THE BUILT-IN MEMORY?] or 
[DELETE ALL PICTURES
ON THE MEMORY CARD?] is 
displayed when using [ALL DELETE] 
and [DELETE ALL EXCEPT ?] is 
displayed when using 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ].
 If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting 
pictures using [ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], the 
deleting will stop halfway.
 Do not turn off the camera while deleting.
 When deleting pictures, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power (P21) or the AC 
adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).
 It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at 
one time using [MULTI DELETE].
 The greater the number of pictures the 
longer it takes to delete them.
 If there are pictures that are protected 
[ ] (P79), do not conform to the DCF 
standard (P29) or are in a card with the 
Write-Protect switch slid to the [LOCK] 
side (P13), they are not deleted even if 
[ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] is selected.
MULTI/ALL DELETE
CANCEL
MULTI DELETE
ALL DELETE
SELECTSETMENU/SETMENU
SELECTMARK/UNMARK
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MULTI DELETE
SETMENUSET/SETMENU
DELETE THE PICTURES
YOU MARKED?
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