Panasonic Dmc - Fx580 Operating Instructions Manual

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• Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures 
indoors etc. noise will appear.)
> Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P75)
> Increase the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] or lower the setting for each 
of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. (P81)
> Take pictures in bright places.
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Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in the Scene Mode been set? If so, the resolution of the 
recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing, but this is not a malfunction.
•If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed 
becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not a malfunction.
• Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.
> When you set the recording quality to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a 
high-speed card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.
> In the event that it stops even after using a “10MB/s” card or higher, the data writing speed 
has deteriorated so it is recommended to make a backup and then format (P27).
• Are you using a MultiMediaCard? This unit does not support MultiMediaCards.
> Touch a subject-specific color if the subject has a different color from the periphery. (P48)
• It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, depending on  the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens. Also, the peripherals of the 
image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used. 
This is not a malfunction.
The recorded picture looks rough. 
Noise appears on the picture.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual 
scene.
A reddish vertical line (smear) appears on the LCD monitor during 
picture-taking.
• This is a characteristic of CCDs, and it appears when the subject has a bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, but 
this is not a malfunction.
It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
• It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose  the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light.
Motion picture recording stops in the middle.
Dynamic tracking does not work even after touching the subject.
Lens
Recorded image may be warped, or nonexistent color is surrounding the 
subject.
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• The LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights when [AUTO LCD OFF] (P25) is selected for the [ECONOMY] mode. 
[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).] 
If the remaining battery power is low, it may take longer for the flash to be charged, and the 
time during which the LCD monitor is turned off may become longer.
• This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value  and does not affect the recorded pictures.
• This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or 
when the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the 
camera, and it is not a malfunction.
• The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under  fluorescent light. This is not a malfunction.
> Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P23)
• [POWER LCD] is activated. (P23)
• This is not a malfunction. These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
• In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not  affect the pictures you are recording.
• Is the flash setting set to [ Œ]?
> Change the flash setting. (P43)
• Flash mode is not available when auto bracket (P54)/color bracket (P55) or [BURST] (P80) in  [REC] mode menu has been set.
• The flash is activated twice when red-eye reduction (P43) has been set.
• Has [FLASH BURST] (P62) in Scene Mode been set?
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on.
The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.
Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
Flash
The flash is not activated.
Flash is activated several times.
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• [ROTATE DISP.] (P100) is set to [ON].
• Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [(]? (P37)
• Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card? > The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on 
the card appears when a card is inserted.
• Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back  by this unit.
• Has [CALENDAR], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback? > Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P37)
• Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which  was taken by another make of digital camera?
• Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using a  battery with a low remaining charge?> Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P27)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. 
Therefore, check well before formatting.)
• Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P19)
• When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may 
be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
• When the flash is set to red-eye reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) and if you take a picture of  subject with red color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be corrected to black 
by the digital red-eye reduction function.> It is recommended to take picture with flash mode set to [
‡], [‰], or [Œ].
• Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may  be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction.
The picture is not played back.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns black.
With a calendar search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual 
dates on which the pictures were taken.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
• If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of 
particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction. 
A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their 
position differ in every picture.
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black.
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
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•This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, a clicking 
sound is heard, and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
• Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?> Set the TV input to External Input Mode.
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Output from the  [COMPONENT OUT] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or the printer.> Connect it only to the TV.
• Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extra horizontally or vertically or they may be  displayed with their edges cut off.
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Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV?> Connect the camera to the TV with the AV  cable (supplied), or with the component cable 
(DMW-HDC2; optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera. (P110, 111)
> Check [TV ASPECT] setting. (P26)
• Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?
• Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly? > Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P26, 104)
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Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it agai n while the card is inserted in the camera.
• Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
> Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE]. (P26, 106)
> When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures , ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures.
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
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>Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language. (P27)
• In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P83) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
• Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P83)
• The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
• The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance  or quality of the camera.
• When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and  the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The 
sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
• If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset. > When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you 
take a picture before setting the clock, [AM12:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. (P19)
• At some magnification levels, the pictures taken are slightly distorted or the outlines and other  areas in the pictures taken are colored, but this is not a malfunction.
• When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This  is not a malfunction.
• Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode? (P46) Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3 k digital zoom.
• When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in  folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. (P105)
Others
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the 
areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. 
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• If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is 
then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which 
should have been assigned to previous pictures.
• Check the clock (P19) and birthday settings (P60).
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The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after  switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.
>Perform the calibration (P27).
• This is the [AUTO DEMO] to introduce the features of the camera. Press a button to return the  camera to the original screen.
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
The lens barrel is retracted.
A different thing gets selected from what you touched.
When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed.
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OthersNumber of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the  subjects.
∫ Number of recordable pictures 
Aspect ratioX
Picture size  () () ()
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 6 12 8 1813262854
Card
32 MB3 8 5 11 8 161835
64 MB8 17122418353773
128 MB17 35 25 50 37 72 77 145
256 MB35 70 50 98 73 140 150 290
512 MB70 135 99 195 145 280 300 580
1GB140 280 200 390 290 560 600 1160
2GB290 560 400 790 590 1130 1220 2360
4GB570 1110 800 1560 1170 2230 2410 4640
6GB860 1690 1220 2380 1780 3390 3660 7050
8GB1160 2270 1630 3180 2380 4540 4910 9440
12 GB1750 3420 2460 4810 3590 6860 7400 14240
16 GB2340 4570 3290 6410 4790 9150 9880 19000
32 GB4690 9170 6600 12870 9620 18350 19820 38120
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Aspect ratioX 
Picture size () ()
QualityA › A › 
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 45 84 200 320
Card
32 MB29 54 130 200
64 MB60 110 270 420
128 MB120 220 550 860
256 MB240 440 1080 1690
512 MB470 880 2150 3350
1GB950 1770 4310 6710
2GB1920 3610 8780 12290
4GB3770 7090 17240 24130
6GB5730 10790 26210 36700
8GB7670 14440 35080 49120
12 GB11570 21790 52920 74090
16 GB15440 29060 70590 98830
32 GB30970 58310 141620 198270
Aspect ratioY
 
Picture size  () () ()
QualityA › A › A › A › Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 6 13 9 1920403160
Card
32 MB4 8 6 12 12 25 20 39
64 MB9 18132627534281
128 MB19 38 27 53 55 105 87 165
256 MB38 76 54 105 105 210 170 320
512 MB77 150 105 210 210 420 330 640
1GB155 300 210 420 430 850 670 1280
2GB310 620 440 850 890 1700 1360 2560
4GB620 1210 860 1670 1740 3350 2680 5020
6GB940 1850 1310 2540 2650 5090 4070 7640
8GB1260 2480 1760 3410 3550 6820 5450 10230
12 GB1900 3740 2660 5140 5360 10290 8230 15430
16 GB2540 4990 3550 6860 7160 13720 10980 20590
32 GB5100 10010 7130 13760 14360 27530 22020 41300
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∫Available recording time (when recording motion pictures)
Note
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease in order.
• This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
• The extended optical zoom does not work when [MACRO ZOOM] is set or in [TRANSFORM], 
[HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], and [FILM GRAIN] in Scene 
Mode so the picture size for [ ] is not displayed.
Aspect ratioW  
Picture size  () () ()
QualityA ›  A ›  A ›  A ›  Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 7 15102124464179
Card
32 MB4 9 6 131530275164 MB10 21 14 28 32 62 56 105128 MB21 43 29 58 66 125 110 210256 MB43 85 59 110 125 240 220 420512 MB86 165 115 220 250 490 440 8301GB170 340 230 450 510 990 880 16702GB350 680 470 930 1040 1980 1800 34104GB690 1350 940 1820 2040 3890 3540 67006GB1060 2060 1430 2770 3100 5910 5390 101908GB1410 2750 1910 3720 4160 7920 7220 1364012 GB2140 4160 2890 5610 6270 11950 10890 2058016 GB2850 5550 3860 7480 8370 15940 14530 2745032 GB5720 11130 7740 15010 16800 31970 29150 55070
Recording quality setting  
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) jjj
1min 27s
Card
32 MB4 s16 s 17 s 56 s
64 MB12 s37 s39 s1 min 58 s
128 MB29 s1 min 18 s 1 min 22 s 4 min 00 s
256 MB59 s2 min 35 s 2 min 40 s 7 min 50 s
512 MB2 min 00 s 5 min 10 s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s
1GB4min 00s 10min 20s 10min 50s 31min 20s
2GB8 min 20 s 21 min 20 s 22 min 10 s 1 h 4 min
4GB16 min 30 s 41 min 50 s 43 min 40 s 2 h 5 min
6GB25 min 10 s 57 min 00 s 1 h 6 min 3 h 11 min
8GB33 min 40 s 1 h 25 min 1 h 28 min 4 h 15 min
12 GB50 min 50 s 1 h 55 min 2 h 14 min 6 h 26 min
16 GB1 h 8 min 2 h 52 min 2 h 59 min 8 h 35 min
32 GB2 h 16 min 5 h 45 min 5 h 59 min 17 h 13 min
¢Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB.
The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Power Source: DC 5.1 V
Power Consumption: 1.3 W (When recording)
0.6 W (When playing back)
Camera effective pixels:12,100,000 pixels
Image sensor: 1/2.33q CCD, total pixel number 12,700,000 pixels, Primary 
color filter
Lens: Optical 5kzoom, f l4.4 mm to 22 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 25 mm to 125 mm)/F2.8 to F5.9
Digital zoom: Max. 4k
Extended optical zoom:Max. 9.8 k
Focus: Normal, AF Macro, Macro zoom, Touch  AF/AE,
Face detection, 11-area-focusing, 1-area-focusing (High 
speed), 1-area-focusing, Spot-f ocusing, Touched area (during 
Touch AF/AE )
Focus range:
Normal: 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶
Macro/Intelligent auto:
5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/
1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to  ¶
Scene Mode: There may be differences in the above settings.
Shutter system:
Electronic shutteriMechanical shutterMotion picture 
recording: 1280k720 pixels (30 frames/second, only when using a Card)/
848k 480 pixels (30 frames/second, only when using a Card)/
640k 480 pixels (30 frames/second, only when using a Card)/
320k 240 pixels (30 frames/second)
With audio
Burst recording Burst speed:
Approx. 2.3 pictures/second (Normal), Approx. 1.8 pictures/
second (Unlimited)
Number of recordable 
pictures:
Max. 5 pictures (Standard), max. 3 pictures (Fine), Depends on the 
remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card (Unlimited).
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card/SDHC 
Memory Card. MultiMediaCard performance will be less.)
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