Panasonic Dmc Fx48 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] mo de menu
–[PICTURE SIZE]¢ (P67)/[BURST] (P73)/[COLOR MODE]¢ (P74)/[FACE RECOG.] (P61)
¢ The settings which can be selected are different from when other [REC] modes are used.
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[BEEP]/[LANGUAGE]•The settings of the following items are fixed.
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF]/[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO BRACKET]/White balance fine adjustment/
[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[AUDIO REC.]/[MIN. SHTR...

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Basic
[REC] mode: ·
Taking pictures with your favorite settings 
(·: Normal picture mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu.
∫To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark (P47)
∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P69)
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK]...

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Basic
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
D Focus range
E Aperture value
¢
FShutter speed¢
GISO sensitivity
¢ If correct exposure cannot be achieved, it will be displayed in red. 
(However, it will not be displayed in red when the flash is used.)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and then  press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and exposure.
2Press...

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Basic
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P91) 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.
[REC] mode: ñ·¿n¨
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects...

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Basic
Note
•The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ or  ¨ has been selected.•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.•The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 k) 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 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....

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Basic
Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen>12 screens>30 screens>Calendar screen display 
(P85)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of recorded 
pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z] (T) to return to the previous 
screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫To return to normal playback1Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture.•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2Press [MENU/SET].•The picture that was selected will appear....

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Basic
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, that are being played back will be deleted. 
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET]....

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Basic
∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P92) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press 3  to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note
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Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with sufficient 
battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) and DC coupler (DMW-DCC4;...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
A dv anced (Recor ding  pictures)About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
ALCD monitor
B [DISPLAY] button
•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During playback zoom (P36), while playing back motion 
pictures (P84) and during a slide show (P80), you can only select 
“Normal display  F” or “No display  H”.
In Recording mode
In Playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Examples of histogram
Note
•
When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in 
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
•The histogram is an approximation...