Panasonic Dmc - Fx580 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Playback)
Press 3/4 to set the number of prints, and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
• When [MULTI] has been selected, repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture. (It is not 
possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures.)
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
∫ Canceling all the [PRINT SET] settings1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.• You cannot select [CANCEL] if not even one picture has been set for printing.
∫To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing [DISPLAY].• When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing, be sure to order the printing of the 
date additionally if required.
• Depending on the photo printing store or the printer, the date may not be printed even if you set 
to print the date. For further information, ask at your photo printing store or refer to the 
operating instructions for the printer.
• The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text.
Note• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999.
• With a printer supporting PictBridge, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence  so check if this is the case.
• It may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment. In this case, cancel all the  settings, and reset the settings.
• If the file is not based on the DCF standard, the print setting cannot be set.
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to 
select the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1  
to select the 
pictures.
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Advanced (Playback)
You can add the audio after taking a picture.
Select [AUDIO DUB.] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P21)
Note• Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment.
• Audio dubbing does not work on motion pictures and protected pictures.
• Sound from motion pictures or pictures with audio recorded by this camera cannot be played 
back by older models of Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) launched before July 2008.
All the information regarding the [FACE RECOG.] of the selected image will be cleared.
Select [FACE RECOG.] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P21)
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET]
Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
Press [‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note• Cleared information regarding the [FACE RECOG.] cannot be restored.
• Images Cleared of [FACE RECOG.] will not be categorized for [FACE RECOG.] for 
[CATEGORY PLAY].
• Clearing of [FACE RECOG.] cannot be done of the protected image.
B  [AUDIO DUB.]
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET] to start audio recording.
• The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears  when audio has already been recorded. Press  3 to select [YES] 
and then press [MENU/SET] to start audio recording. (The 
original audio is overwritten.)
• Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.
• If you press [
‚], the audio dubbing is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET] to stop recording.
• It will automatically stop after recording about 10 seconds without  pressing [MENU/SET].
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
 [FACE RECOG.]
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Advanced (Playback)
You can copy the data of the pictures you have taken from the built-in memory to a card or 
from a card to the built-in memory.
Select [COPY] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P21)
Press  3/4 to select the copy destination and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Press 3 to select [YES], and then press [MENU/SET].
• If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the built-in 
memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.
• Do not turn the camera off at any point during the copying  process.
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• If you copy from the built-in memory to a card, all the pictures are copied and then the 
screen automatically returns to the playback screen.
Note• If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space, the picture data will only be copied halfw ay. We recommend using a card which has 
more free space than the built-in memory (about 40 MB). 
• If a picture exists with the same name (folder nu mber/file number) as the picture to be copied in 
the copy destination when [ ] is selected, a new folder is created and the picture is copied. 
If a picture exists with the same name (folder number/file number) as the picture to be copied in 
the copy destination when [ ] is selected, that picture is not copied. (P118)
• It may take time to copy the picture data.
• Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to 
copy them if they were edited with a PC.)
• Print settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the print settings again after  copying is finished.
S  [COPY]
: All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied 
onto the card at one time.  > step 4.
: One picture at a time is copied from the card to the  built-in memory.  > step 
3.
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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to other equipmentConnecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.•You can easily print out or e-mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” 
bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient way of doing this.
• Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about  the software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out.  (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) and DC  coupler (DMW-DCC4; optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera 
and the PC are communicating, the status  indicator blinks and the alarm beeps.
Refer to “Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely” (P105) before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
•If [USB MODE] (P26) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in advance, the 
camera will be automatically connected to the PC without displaying the 
[USB MODE] selection screen. Since there is no need to set this each 
time you connect to the PC, it is convenient.
•When the camera has been connected to the PC with [USB MODE] set 
to [PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear on the PC’s screen. Select 
[Cancel] to close the screen, and disconnect the camera from the PC. 
Then set [USB MODE] to [PC] again.
AV OUT/DIGITAL
USB MODE
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
SELECT SET
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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Using a drag-and-drop operation, move the pictures you want to acquire or 
the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the PC.
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely• Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray of the 
PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of 
the digital camera before removing the hardware.
Note• This unit cannot be stood upright when the AC  adaptor is connected. When placing it down and 
operating, we recommend placing it on a soft cloth.
•
Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).• Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection  cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
∫ Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder 
composition)
A new folder is created when pictures  are taken in the following situations.
• After [NO.RESET] (P26) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed
• When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
• When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
Double-click on [Removable Disk] in [My Computer].
• When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME”  or “Untitled” is displayed.)
Double-click [DCIM] folder.
1 Folder number
2 File number
3 JPG: Pictures
MOV: Motion pictures
MISC: DPOF print Favorite
100_PANA
101_PANA
999_PANA
DCIM
MISC
P1000001.JPG
P1000002.JPG
P1000999.JPG
100_PANA


Built-in memoryCard
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∫Connection in the PTP mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR and Mac OS X only)
Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)].
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC.
•When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP mode.
Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporti ng PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and start printing on the camera’s LCD monitor.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures in the built-in memory.
Perform the print quality and other settings at  the printer before printing the pictures.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)
• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
•
Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) and DC coupler 
(DMW-DCC4; optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are 
connected, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop printing at 
once. If not printing, disconnect the USB connection cable.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
• When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] is displayed.
Press 3/ 4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].
AV OUT/ DIGITAL
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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Note• This unit cannot be stood upright when the AC adaptor is connected. When placing it down and 
operating, we recommend placing it on a soft cloth.
• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
•
Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection cable.• You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to  the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect 
the USB connection cable to the printer again.
¢ Only when there are pictures already set as [FAVORITE] (P91).
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
• The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Press  3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
• Refer to P108 for the items which can be set before starting to  print the pictures.
• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.
• Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press  3.
Press 3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
• If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print 
the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
• Press 
3/4/2/1  to select the pictures, and then when [DISPLAY] is 
pressed, [
é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
• After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. (P100)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only. (P91)
PictBridge
MULTI PRINT
100-0001
100-0001
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
12
SELECTPRINT
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECT SET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
SINGLE SELECT
MULTI SELECT
SELECT ALL 
PRINT SET(DPOF)
FAVORITEPictBridge
CANCEL
SELECT SET
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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the 
“Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the 
“Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” procedures.
• When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not  supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] 
and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, 
refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
• When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH  DATE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
• If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.
• Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the  printer’s print with date setting as well.
• When printing images with a text stamp, please remember to set print with date to [OFF] or the 
date will print on top.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures
•By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P96) or setting date printing at the time of the [PRINT SET] 
(P100) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
Press 3  to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
• Refer to “Print Settings” (P108) for the items which can be set  before starting to print the pictures.
• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.
• Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
OFF
1PRINT STARTPRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MULTI SELECT
CANCEL
SELECT SET
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECT EXIT
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MULTI SELECT
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• Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
• An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] 
to [ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you want to print. 
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
•The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [¥] indication lights orange during 
printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer.
• If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the  remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{  Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk 6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk 10q] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm
[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{   Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á   1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â   1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã  2pictures on 1page
ä  4pictures on 1page
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Preparations:
Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P26)
Turn this unit and the TV off.
1Yellow: to the video input socket
2 White: to the audio input socket
A Align the marks, and insert.
B AV cable (supplied)
• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out.  (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
Connect the AV cable  B (supplied) to the video input and the audio 
input sockets on the TV.
Connect the AV cable to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera.
Turn the TV on and select external input.
Turn the camera on.
Note• Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], black band s may be displayed on the top and bottom or 
the left and right of the pictures.
• Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.
• Read the operating instructions for the TV.
• When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.
• You cannot operate if you touch the Touch icon displayed on the TV screen.
Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD 
Memory Card slot.
Note
• Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.
• Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied).
• You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards.
• You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards.
Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied)
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
AV  O U T / DIGITAL
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