Panasonic Dmc Fx33 Operating Instructions Manual

							Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
You can record audio with the still picture if 
this is set to [ON]. This means you can 
record the conversation that took place 
when you were recording or an explanation 
of the picture.
 [ ] appears on the screen when you set 
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
 Focus on the subject and press the 
shutter button to start recording. 
Recording will automatically stop about 
5 seconds later. There is no need to press 
and hold the shutter button.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone on the camera.
 If you press [MENU/SET] during audio 
recording, the audio recording is 
canceled. The audio is not recorded.
 The sound is set separately from 
[AUDIO REC.] (P66) in the clipboard 
mode.
 You cannot take pictures with audio in 
auto bracket, burst mode, 
[HI-SPEED BURST] or [STARRY SKY] in 
scene mode.
 You cannot use the following functions 
with pictures with audio.
– [TEXT STAMP]
–[RESIZE]
–[TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.
[AUDIO REC.] 
Recording still pictures with audio
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[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
 Face detection:
The camera 
automatically detects 
the person’s face. The 
focus and exposure 
can then be adjusted to 
fit that face no matter what portion of the 
picture it is in.
 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.
 3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or center. 
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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∫About face detection
This function detects a person’s face in the 
image area so that the focus can be 
adjusted properly. This is particularly 
effective in preventing errors such as when 
the focus is on the background when taking 
a commemorative photograph. 
 When the camera detects a person’s face, 
the following color AF area is displayed.
Ye l l o w :
When the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, the frame turns green when the 
camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is 
detected. Other faces that are the same 
distance away as faces within the yellow 
AF areas are also focused.
 Up to 15 AF areas are displayed.
 Under certain picture-taking conditions 
including the following cases, the facial 
recognition function may fail to work, 
making it impossible to detect faces. 
[AF MODE] is switched to [ ].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or 
dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden 
behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the 
screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human 
being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used∫About [ ] or [ ]
 You can focus on the subject more quickly 
than 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 
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 [ ] or [ ], 
the AF area is not displayed until the 
picture is brought into focus.
 Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it 
is difficult to focus using [ ].
 The AF mode cannot be set in 
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
 It is not possible to set [ ] in the 
following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], 
[STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
– In motion picture mode [ ].
 The camera may detect the subjects other 
than a person as the face. In this case, 
switch the AF mode to any modes other 
than [ ] and then take a picture.  Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
∫About the jitter/movement detection 
demonstration screen
Press [DISPLAY] to display [JITTER, 
SUBJ. MOVE DEMO] when the 
[STABILIZER] screen is displayed. 
(Pictures cannot be recorded when the 
[JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO] screen 
appears.) 
Press [DISPLAY] again to finish this mode.
AJitter detection demonstration
BMovement detection demonstration
 It is also possible to display this screen 
using the quick setting (P56).
 The camera automatically detects the 
jitter and the movement of the subject and 
displays these on the indicator.
 We recommend using a bright subject 
with high contrast for the subject 
movement demonstration.
 The jitter/movement detection 
demonstration screen is an 
approximation. The camera uses movement detection 
when automatically setting the ISO 
sensitivity in the following cases.
– In intelligent auto mode [ ]
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and 
[PET] in scene mode
– When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set
 The stabilizer function may not be 
effective in the following cases.
– When there is a lot of jitter.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– In digital zoom range.
– When taking pictures while following a 
moving subject.
– When the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures indoors or in dark 
places.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press 
the shutter button.
 The setting is fixed to [MODE2] with 
[SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode and to 
[OFF] in [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
You cannot be set to [OFF] in the 
intelligent auto mode [ ].
 In motion picture mode [ ], [MODE2] 
cannot be set.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
∫Number of pictures recorded in burst 
mode
¢The burst speed is constant regardless 
of the transfer speed of the card.
[STABILIZER]
Detecting jitter and compensating 
for it
[MODE1]
()The stabilizer operates 
continuously and can assist 
during photo composition.
[MODE2]
()The jitter is compensated for 
when the shutter button is 
pressed. There is a greater 
stabilizing effect.
[OFF]
()When the stabilizer is not 
desired.
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B
[BURST]
Taking Pictures using Burst
Burst speed 
(pictures/
second)Number of recordable pic-
tures (pictures)
3¢max. 4 max. 7
approx. 2Depends on the 
remaining capacity of the 
built-in memory/card.
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 The number of pictures indicated is when 
the shutter speed is faster than 1/60 and 
the flash is not activated.
 The burst speed (pictures/second) may 
become slower depending on the 
recording environment such as in dark 
places, if the ISO sensitivity is high etc.
 If you take pictures in burst mode with the 
built-in memory, it will take time to write 
the picture data.
 Hold down the shutter button fully to 
activate the burst mode.
 You can have higher speed burst if you 
use [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode. 
Refer to P47 for information about 
[HI-SPEED BURST].
When the burst mode setting is set to 
Unlimited
–The burst speed becomes slower 
halfway. The exact timing of this 
depends on the type of card, the picture 
size and the quality.
– You can take pictures until the capacity 
of the built-in memory or the card is full.
 The focus is fixed when the first picture is 
taken.
 The exposure and the white balance vary 
depending on the burst mode setting. 
When burst mode is set to [ ], they are 
fixed to the values set for the first picture.
When the burst speed is set to [ ], they 
are adjusted each time you take a 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 auto bracket and burst mode are 
set simultaneously, auto bracket will be 
performed.
 When burst mode is set, the auto review 
function is activated regardless of the auto review setting. (The picture is not 
enlarged.) You cannot set the auto review 
function in the [SETUP] menu.
 When burst mode is activated, 
[AUDIO REC.] cannot be used.
 When the flash is activated, you can take 
only 1 picture.
 Burst mode cannot be set in 
[HI-SPEED BURST] and [STARRY SKY] 
in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
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.
 Be careful about the following when using 
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp at 
close range.
– 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]
Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
[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.
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[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 intelligent auto mode[ ].
 The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is  fixed to [OFF] in [SELF PORTRAIT], 
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], 
[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and 
[AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.
 The initial setting for [PET] in scene mode  is [OFF]. (P41)
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
When taking pictures in dark places with 
low light, you can take pictures which are 
brighter than normal by selecting a setting 
even slower than the slowest setting of the 
shutter speed.
 The slow shutter speeds you can select  are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1 –].
 This is effective if you want to take bright  pictures of both a night landscape and a 
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in 
scene mode.
 This should usually be set to [1/8 –] to take 
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter 
speed other than [1/8 –], [ ] appears on 
the lower left of the screen.)
 When the shutter speed is made slower 
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to 
occur. We recommend using a tripod and 
the self-timer for taking pictures.  You cannot set the slow shutter in the 
following cases
– With the [SPORTS],  [NIGHT SCENERY], [BABY1], [BABY2],  
[PET], [HI-SPEED BURST], 
[STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in 
scene mode.
– When [INTELLIGENT ISO] has been  set.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P55)
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].
 You cannot set [COOL] or [WARM] in  intelligent auto mode [ ]. Also, you 
cannot set [NATURAL] or [VIVID] in 
motion picture mode [ ].
 The intelligent auto mode [ ] and 
motion picture mode [ ] are set 
separately from the other recording 
modes.
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark 
places
Slow shutter 
setting1/8– 1–
Brightness
Darker Brighter
JitterLess More
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[COL.MODE]
Setting a color effect and picture 
quality for the recorded picture
[STANDARD]This is the standard setting.
[NATURAL]The picture becomes softer.
[VIVID] The picture becomes 
sharper.
[B/W] The picture becomes black 
and white.
[SEPIA] The picture becomes sepia.
[COOL] The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM] The picture becomes reddish.
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Taking and viewing 
clipboard pictures 
(Clipboard mode)
This setting is useful when taking pictures 
of timetables, route maps or other 
information instead of taking notes. 
Regardless of whether a card is present 
or not, the data is stored in the 
dedicated clipboard folder of the built-in 
memory so it can be differentiated from the 
regular taken pictures and made available 
for immediate viewing.
∫Taking clipboard pictures
1Press 4 to select [REC] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(Initial display)
2Take the pictures.
 To view immediately the clipboard picture 
you have just taken, press 4 []. 
When the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, the recording status is return to 
the recording mode.

Number of recordable pictures when using the 
built-in memory solely for clipboard pictures
 If the built-in memory contains pictures 
recorded in another recording mode, 
fewer pictures can be recorded than the 
figures given above.∫Clipboard recording menu
The menu screen appears when [MENU/
SET] is pressed during clipboard picture 
recording.
1Press 3/4 to select the menu 
item and then press 1.
2Press 3/4 to select the setting 
and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Picture size2M EZ 1M EZ
Number of recordable 
pictures52 77
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ItemDescription of 
setting
[GO TO PLAY]
Used to switch 
operation to clipboard 
picture playback.
[PICT.SIZE]Used to change the 
picture size.
2M EZ: Priority is 
given to the 
definition of the 
pictures over their 
number.
1M EZ
[AUDIO REC.]Used to record 
sound (5 seconds) 
together with the 
pictures.
¢This setting is not 
reflected in 
[AUDIO REC.]  
(P61) in the [REC] 
mode menu.
[INITIAL DISP.]Used to set whether 
to display the initial 
screen.
[CLOCK SET]Used to set the 
clock.
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∫Viewing clipboard pictures
1Press 3 to choose [PLAY] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
2Press 2/1 to move the picture.
When the zoom lever is turned to 
[ ] (W), a screen showing 9 
pictures appears. To return to the 
full-screen display, turn the zoom 
lever to [
] (T).
 To switch to clipboard recording at any 
point while viewing clipboard pictures, 
press the shutter button halfway 
([ ]).
 The [PLAY] mode menu  (P74) function 
cannot be used.

When the pictures recorded in another 
recording mode have been rotated  (P78) 
and copied  (P89) as clipboard pictures, the 
pictures prior to rotation will be shown.
 Clipboard pictures cannot be output as 
video signals or printed during clipboard 
picture playback. (Clipboard pictures 
which have been copied onto cards can 
be printed.)
∫Clipboard playback menu
When [MENU/SET] is pressed during 
clipboard playback, the menu screen appears. (The steps taken are the same as 
for the clipboard recording menu.)
2: Play back the previous picture.
1: Play back the next picture.
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ItemDescription of 
setting
[GO TO REC]Used to switch 
operation to 
clipboard recording.
[CANCEL MARK]Used to release the 
zoom position.
1
Press 2 1 to 
select a clipboard 
pictures with 
zoom mark 
().
2Press 4 to 
cancel.
[AUDIO DUB.]Used to add sound 
after the clipboard 
pictures are 
recorded.
1
Press 2 1 to 
select the picture.
2Press 4 to 
start/stop 
recording.
[COPY]
Used to copy clipboard 
pictures onto a card 
one at a time.
¢Zoom marks are
 not copied.
1
Press 2 1 to 
select the picture 
and then press 
4.2Press 34 to 
select [YES] 
and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[INITIAL DISP.]Used to set whether 
to display the initial 
screen.
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∫Enlarging clipboard pictures and 
storing them in the memory (zoom 
marks)
This function is useful for enlarging parts of 
maps, for instance, and storing them in the 
memory. For details on how to enlarge 
pictures, refer to playback zoom on page 
70.
Rotate the zoom lever, decide on 
the enlargement size and 
position, and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The zoom mark ([ ]) A now appears 
on the picture stored in the memory.
 To change the zoom magnification or 
position, repeat the steps above.

To exit the zoom mark setting, return 
the zoom magnification to [] (W) 
(1k).
Viewing pictures stored in the memory
1Press 2/1 to display the picture 
with the zoom mark [].
2Rotate the zoom lever to [ ] (T).
 It is displayed in the stored size and 
position.∫Deleting clipboard pictures
The steps taken are the same as for normal 
deletion. Refer to page 28.
 When a picture with a zoom mark is 
deleted, it will no longer be possible to 
view the picture prior to zooming either.
 Zoomed pictures can also be deleted.
Please bear copyrights and other such 
matters in mind.  (P2)
 In the clipboard mode [ ], the following 
functions cannot be used.
–[BURST]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [AUTO BRACKET]
– White balance fine adjustment
– [COL.MODE]
 In the clipboard mode [ ], the following 
functions are fixed.
– [ASPECT RATIO]: [ ]
– [QUALITY]: [ ]
– [SENSITIVITY]: AUTO
– [W.BALANCE]: AWB
– [SELFTIMER]: OFF/2 seconds
– [POWER SAVE]: [5MIN.]
–[AF MODE]: [ ]
– [ECONOMY]: OFF
– [GUIDE LINE]: [ ]
– [AF ASSIST LAMP]: ON
 The [CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW], 
[WORLD TIME], [TRAVEL DATE], 
[BEEP], [SHUTTER] and [VOLUME] 
settings established using the [SETUP] 
menu  (P17) are also reflected in the 
clipboard mode [ ].
 The [STABILIZER] setting in [REC] mode 
is also reflected in clipboard mode [ ].
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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 
(P69)
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous screen.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
picture.
ANumber of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures
 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 edited with [TITLE 
EDIT])
– [ ](Pictures stamped with [TEXT 
STAMP])
∫Example 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]. (P78)
Displaying Pictures by 
Recording Date 
(Calendar Playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
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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 3/4/2/1 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 3/4/2/1 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.
 The pictures are displayed without being 
rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P78)
 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, the 
recording date is set as January 1st, 
2007.
 If you take pictures after setting the travel 
destination in [WORLD TIME], the 
pictures are displayed by the dates at the 
travel destination in calendar playback.
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 
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