Panasonic Dmc - Fx580 Operating Instructions Manual

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Face of the person that is taken often can be registered along with 
information such as name and birthday.
When a picture is taken with [FACE RECOG.] turned [ON], it will 
search for the face similar to the registered face, setting the focus 
and exposure preferentially. The camera will also remember the face 
during the face recognition, and detect the face that the picture is 
taken for many times automatically, displaying the face recognition 
registration screen. (P67)Note
• [FACE RECOG.] will find a face similar to the registered face, and does not guarantee secure recognition of a person.
• Faces with similar distinctive features such as those of parents and children or siblings may not 
be correctly recognized.
• Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognize distinctive facial features than  regular face detection.
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When [‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness.•When [ ] or [ ] is set, digital red-eye correction (P44) is enabled, and the flash is activated 
twice.
• Only the following functions can be set in this mode. [REC] Mode menu
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[PICTURE SIZE]¢ (P73)/[BURST] (P80)/[COLOR EFFECT]¢ (P81)/[FACE RECOG.] (P67)¢ 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.
Face Recognition
About the flash
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
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• The following functions cannot be used.– [AUTO LCD OFF]/[EXPOSURE]/[AUTO BRACKET]/[COLOR BRACKET]/flash output 
adjustment/White balance fine adjustment/[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[PICT.ADJ.]/[MIN. SHTR 
SPEED]/[AUDIO REC.]/[HISTOGRAM]
• The other items on the [SETUP] menu can be set in the mode such as the Program  AE  Mode.  What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
[REC] Mode: ³
Taking pictures with your favorite settings 
(³ : Program AE 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.
ItemSettings
[GUIDE LINE] (P24) ([REC. INFO.]: [OFF])
[ECONOMY] 
([POWER SAVE]) (P25)[5MIN.]
[AUTO REVIEW] (P25) [2SEC.]
Flash (P43) ‡/Œ  
Self-timer (P47) 10 seconds/off
[QUALITY] (P74) A
[INTELLIGENT ISO] (P75)
[WHITE BALANCE] (P76) [AWB]
[METERING MODE] (P79)
C
[AF MODE] (P78) š (Set to [ ] when a face cannot be detected)
[QUICK AF] (P79) [ON]
[I.EXPOSURE] (P80)
[STANDARD]
[STABILIZER] (P82) [AUTO]
[AF ASSIST LAMP] (P83) [ON]
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch to [¦/! ], and then press [MODE].
A [MODE] button
B [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
Touch [PROGRAM AE].
• To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to 
“Using the [REC] Mode Menu” (P73).
ISOMAX1600
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∫To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P53)
∫To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red (P76)
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.
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” (P46).
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
•The access indication lights (P18) red when pictures are 
being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card).
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)
B
EDFG
A
C
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• You can retry the actions in step 1 repeatedly 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face 
detection function when taking pictures of 
people. (P78)
∫ 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 to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P82), a tripod or the self-timer (P47).•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the 
shutter button is pressed until the 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 (P55)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in [MIN. SHTR SPEED]
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertical ly are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P100) is set to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed ve rtically 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: ñ³±´² ¿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 subj ects 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.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
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.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
1/301/30F2.8F2.8ISOISO 80 801/30
F2.8ISO 801/301/30F2.8F2.8ISOISO 80 801/30
F2.8ISO 80
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∫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.
Note
• The digital zoom cannot be set when  õ 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 (P47) 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
FeatureOptical zoomExtended optical zoom  (EZ)Digital zoom
Maximum 
magnification 5
k 9.8k
¢20k [including optical zoom 5k]39.1k [including extended 
optical zoom 9.8 k]
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P73) is selected.[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P81) on the 
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display A
 [ ] is displayed.B
The digital zoom range is 
displayed.
TWTW
A
TWTW
B
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It automatically zooms to Tele (maximum zoom position).The zoom magnification differs 
depending on the picture size that is set. 
∫To return to Wide using the easy zoom
• Zoom returns to Wide.
• When the zoom position returns to Wide while the maximum picture size is set, the picture size 
which was changed in the extended optical zoom range now returns to what it was originally. 
Also, the picture size returns to what it was originally when the zoom position has been 
returned to the optical zoom range using the zoom lever.
Note• Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom function is activated.
Using the Easy zoom
Press [E.ZOOM].
You can further extend the zoom to the digital zoom range by pressing 
[E.ZOOM] again when [DIGITAL ZOOM] (P81) is set to [ON].
• When the maximum picture size has been set:
The zoom stops once at the maximum zoom position of the optical zoom. (1)When [E.ZOOM] is pressed again, zooming proceeds as far as the 
maximum zoom position of the extended optical zoom. (2)
A Optical zoom
B Extended optical zoom
C Digital zoom
The colors of the zoom bars and the picture size change, and the picture size changes 
temporarily as shown below.
Aspect ratioPicture size
X  [] >[]
Y  [] >[]
W  [] >[]
Press [E.ZOOM] at Tele (the 
maximum zoom position).
TW
TW
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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2 /1 of the cursor button.
• The file number and the picture number 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 is at [ (].
Forward or rewind the image by 
dragging  (P12) the screen horizontally.
Forward: drag from left to right
Rewind: drag from right to left
A File number
B Picture number
• It is also possible to forward or rewind the image  by pressing  2/1 of the cursor button.
• Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes 
depending on the playback status.
2 :Fast rewind
1 : Fast forward
Using the Touch Zoom
Touch the part to enlarge.
1 k> 2k > 4k> 8k > 16k• Portion that is touched will be enlarged.
• Picture can be enlarged also by rotating the  zoom lever 
toward [ Z] (T).
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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 more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.
•
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. (P93)
• Touch zoom function may not work with pictures recorded by other equipment.
• Touch zoom cannot be used during motion pict ure playback or pictures with audio playback.
Move the position to be displayed by dragging 
the picture (P12).
• When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  A appears for about 1 second.
• Position of the enlarged part can be also moved by  touching the [ 3]/[4]/[ 2]/[1], or pressing  3/4/2 /1 of 
the cursor button.
•
Picture will return to the original size (1k) by touching [ ].• Also, when you touch [ ]  or rotate the zoom lever  towards [ L] (W), the magnification becomes lower.
Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode
1
Press [MODE] during playback.A [MODE] button
2Touch the mode.
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∫List of [PLAYBACK] Modes
([NORMAL PLAY] (P37)
All the pictures are played back.
K[SLIDE SHOW] (P84)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
L[MULTI PLAYBACK] (P86)
Multiple pictures are played back on one screen.
[CALENDAR] (P87)
Pictures are played bac k by the date recorded.
[DUAL PLAY] (P88)
Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display  
[CATEGORY PLAY] (P89)
The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
Ü[FAVORITE PLAY] (P90)¢
Your favorite pictures are played back.¢ [FAVORITE PLAY] cannot be selected if there is no picture set as [FAVORITE].
[EASY ORG.] (P90)
Pictures can be edited / deleted by the touch panel.
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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the built-in memory or the card which are being played back will be deleted. 
∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P91) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT 
Ü], select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
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 (P97), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [‚ ] button
Touch [DELETE SINGLE].
Touch [YES].
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Touch [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL].
• [DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Touch the picture to be deleted.
(repeat this step)
• [ ] appears on the selected pictures. Touching again 
cancels the setting.
Touch [OK].
Touch [YES].
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