Panasonic Dmc Fx48 Operating Instructions Manual

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•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 SPEED]/[HISTOGRAM]
•The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal picture mode. 
What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode.
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
ItemSettings
[GUIDE LINE] (P23)  ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF])
[ECONOMY] 
([POWER SAVE]) (P24) [5MIN.]
[AUTO REVIEW] (P24) [2SEC.]
Flash (P41) ‡/Œ  
Self-timer (P46) 10 seconds/off
[QUALITY] (P68) A 
[INTELLIGENT ISO] (P68)
[WHITE BALANCE] (P69) [AWB]
[AF MODE] (P71) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected)
[QUICK AF] (P73) [ON]
[I.EXPOSURE] (P71) [ON]
[STABILIZER] (P75) [AUTO]
[AF ASSIST LAMP] (P76) [ON]
ISOMAX1600
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[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] selector 
switch to [ !].
A Mode dial
B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
Set the mode dial to  [ ·].
•To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu”  (P67).
Aim the AF area at the point you want to 
focus on.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
•The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is 
focused.
•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m 
(3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶.•If pictures are to be taken at an even closer range, 
refer to “Taking Close-up Pictures” (P44).
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
•The access indication lights (P16) red when pictures 
are being recorded on the built-in memory (or the 
card).
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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 and hold the shutter button halfway  while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
•
You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face detection 
function when taking pictures of people. (P71)
∫ Subjects and recording conditions 
which are difficult to focus
•
Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast•When the recordable range display has appeared in red.•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close t o the subject or when taking a picture of  both distant  and near subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P75), a tripod or the self-timer (P46).•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from t he moment 
the shutt er button is pressed unt il t he picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.
–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or 
[FIREWORKS] in Scene mode (P49)
–When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Focusing
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White>Green White> Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of 
the composition of the picture you want to take)
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
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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 appear even closer [maximum of 9.8k], do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
∫ Types of zooms
•
When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with 
the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) – ¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫Extended Optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area 
is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
Direction detection function
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using  the Digital Zoom 
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele(T).
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide(W).
FeatureOptical zoomExtended Optical zoom (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 5
k 9.8k
¢ 20k [including optical zoom 5k]39.1 k [including extended 
optical zoom 9.8 k]
Picture qualit yNo deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P67) is selected.[DIGITAL ZOOM]  (P74) on the 
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A
 [ ] is displayed.B
The digital zoom range is 
displayed.
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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.
•When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P46) for taking 
pictures.
•The extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases.–In Macro zoom mode–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or 
[FILM GRAIN] in Scene mode
–In Motion picture mode•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.–In [TRANSFORM], [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], 
[HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or [FILM GRAIN] in Scene mode
–When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1 during playback.
•
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.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A
 to [(].
•Normal playback is set automatically in the 
following cases.
–When the mode is switched from the [REC] to 
[PLAYBACK].
–When the camera is turned on while the [REC]/
[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at [ (].
•When the mode dial is set to  [ ¨] , clipboard will 
be displayed. Refer to “Viewing clipboard 
pictures” (P78)  for information about playing 
back the clipboard.
Press  2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward
AB
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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.
Note•This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established by JEITA 
“Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be played back.
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.•If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function. (P90)•The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.•Playback zoom cannot be used during motion pictur e playback or pictures with audio playback.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [
Z] (T).
1k >2k>4k>8k >16k•When you rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W) after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication A 
appears for about 1 second, and the position of the enlarged section 
can be moved by pressing
  3/4/2/1.•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom position 
indication appears for about 1 second.
Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode
1Press [MENU/SET] during playback.2Press 1.3Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/
SET].
[NORMAL PLAY] (P35)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW] (P80)The pictures are played back in sequence.
[CATEGORY PLAY] (P82)The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY] (P83)¢
Your favorite pictures are played back.¢ [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
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[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].
•[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4/2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
/SETMENU
DISPLAY
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∫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
•
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; 
optional).
•If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.•If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected (P94), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
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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 Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guidelines 
are displayed.
Note
•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in Scene 
mode, the guideline is gray. (P49)
∫ Recording guideline
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guidelines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
C Normal display¢1
DNo display
E No display (Recording 
guideline)
¢1, 2
F Normal display
G Display with recording 
information
¢1
HNo display
A []: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
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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 in Recording mode.•The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording mode and Playback mode.•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.–Intelligent Auto Mode–Multi Playback –Motion Picture Mode–Playback zoom–Clipboard Mode–Calendar–When the component cable is connected
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