Panasonic Dmc - Fx580 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
ALCD monitor
B [DISPLAY] button
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When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated.
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.
¢3 If no operation is performed for a certain pe riod of time, the touch icon will disappear.
Note• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in Scene 
Mode, the guideline is gray. (P55)
∫ 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¢3
ENo display (Recording 
guideline)¢1, 2, 3
F Normal display
G Display with recording 
information
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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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∫About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightne ss 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 the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the manual exposure assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the Manual Exposure Mode
– When the flash is activated
– In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode (P55)
– When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
– When the exposure is not adequately adjusted
• 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
– Motion Picture Mode
–[DUALPLAY]
– [EASY ORG.]
–[CALENDAR]
– [MULTI PLAYBACK] 
– Touch zoom
– When the component cable is connected
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2 Underexposed
3 Overexposed
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[REC] Mode: ñ³±´² ¿
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Set the flash to match the recording.
Press 1 [‰].
Touch the item.
• For information about flash settings that can be  selected, refer to “Available flash settings by 
Recording Mode”. (P44)
•
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.• The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. 
At this time, the selected item is automatically set.
¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject. A
Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
: 
AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON
: 
Forced ON/Red-eye 
reduction
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The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
• The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or  [CANDLE LIGHT] in Scene Mode. (P55)
: 
Slow sync./Red-eye 
reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the 
red-eye phenomenon.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark  background.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
• Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.
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∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct  the red-eye in the image data. 
¢It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than red-eye.
∫Available flash settings by Recording Mode
The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode.
( ±: Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Scene Mode initial setting)
¢When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
• The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if  necessary.
• The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the Scene Mode flash 
setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed.
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∫The available flash range to take pictures• The available flash range is an approximation.
• In [HIGH SENS.] (P61) in Scene Mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 15.4 m (50.5 feet)
Tele: Approx. 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to approx. 7.3 m (24.0 feet)
• In [FLASH BURST] (P62) in Scene Mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to 
between [ISO100] and [ISO3200] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 60 cm (1.97 feet) to approx. 4.0 m (13.1 feet)
Tele: Approx. 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to approx. 1.9 m (6.23feet)
Adjust the flash output when the subject is sma ll, or the reflectivity is very high or low.
1Press 3(È) several times to display [FLASH].2Touch the slide bar.• You can adjust from [j2 EV] to [i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [0 EV] to return to the original flash output.
3Touch [EXIT].•You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway.
Note•When the flash output is adjusted, the flash output value appears on the upper left of the screen.• The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.
• The flash output adjustment cannot be used while in [SCENERY]/[PANORAMA ASSIST]/ [NIGHT SCENERY]/[SUNSET]/[HI-SPEED BURST]/[FLASH BURST]/[STARRY SKY]/
[FIREWORKS]/[AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene Mode.
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting (P82).
¢ 2 When Intelligent ISO is set (P75)
• ¢ 2: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.
– When the optical image stabilizer is set to [OFF].
ISO sensitivityAvailable flash range
WideTe l e
AUTO 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 6.0 m (19.7 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 2.8 m (9.18 feet)
ISO80 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 1.7 m (5.58 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet)
ISO100 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 1.9 m (6.23 feet) 1.0 m (3.28 feet)
ISO200 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 2.7 m (8.85 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 1.2 m (3.94 feet)
ISO400 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 3.8 m (12.5 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 1.8 m (5.91 feet)
ISO800 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.4 m (17.7 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 2.5 m (8.20 feet)
ISO1600 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to 7.7 m 
(25.3 feet)
1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.6 m (11.8 feet)
Adjust the flash output
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
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1/30
¢1 to 1/2000  
1¢1 to 1/2000
1 or 1/4 to 1/2000¢ 2‰
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– When the camera has determined that there is little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is set to [MODE1], [MODE2] or [AUTO].
• In Intelligent Auto Mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.
• There will be differences in the above  shutter speeds in the Scene Modes.
Note• If you bring the flash too close to an object, the object may become distorted or discolored by 
the heat or light from the flash.
• When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted  properly and the picture may become to light or too dark.
• When the flash is being charged, the flash icon blinks red, and you cannot take a picture even 
when you press the shutter button fully.  When [AUTO LCD OFF] is set, the LCD monitor 
turns off and the status indicator lights.
• The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.
• When the shutter speed is fast, the flash effect may not be sufficient.
• It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the  access indication disappears.
• The red-eye reduction effect differs between  people. If the subject was far away from the 
camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.
[REC] mode: ³±´²n
Taking Close-up Pictures 
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures  of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers. You can take pictures of a subject as  close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by 
rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 k). (AF Macro Mode)
You can take a picture with the digital zoom up to 3 k while maintaining the distance to the 
subject for the extreme Wide position [5 cm (0.17 feet)]. (Macro Zoom Mode)
Press 4  [#].
Touch the item.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.• The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds.  At this time, the selected item is automatically set.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to take the picture.
A Focus range
• [ ] is displayed during AF Macro Mode and [ ] 
is displayed during Macro Zoom Mode.
• To cancel, select the [OFF] in step 
2.
•Zoom range, focus range, and zoom magnification are 
displayed during zooming. Zoom range will be displayed in 
blue (digital zoom range) during Macro Zoom Mode.
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∫Focus range in AF Macro Mode¢ The focus range changes in steps.
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Focus range will be 5 cm (0.17 feet) to ¶ during Macro Zoom Mode regardless of the zoom position.
Note• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
• We recommend setting the flash to [Œ ] when you take pictures at close range.
• If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera,  the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
• When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed.  Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the 
subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again.
• Macro Mode gives priority to a subject close to  the camera. Therefore, if the distance between 
the camera and the subject is more than 1 m (3.28 feet) it takes longer to focus on it.
• When you take pictures at close range, the resolution of the periphery of the picture may 
decrease slightly. This  is not a malfunction.
• The image quality when recording in [MACRO ZOOM] is poorer than during normal recording.
• The extended optical  zoom will not function when [MACRO ZOOM] is set.
[REC] Mode: ñ³±´² ¿
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 [ë].
Touch the item.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At  this time, the selected item is automatically set.
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5 cm (0.17 feet)
1 m (3.28 feet)
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Note• When using a tripod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.
• When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before 
recording. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then turn on operating as an AF 
assist lamp (P83) to allow the camera to focus on the subject.
• We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.
• The number of pictures which can be taken in [BURST] is fixed to 3.
• The number of pictures which can be taken in [FLASH BURST] in Scene Mode is fixed to 5.
• Self-timer cannot be set to 2 seconds in Intelligent Auto Mode.
• Self-timer cannot be set to 10 seconds in [SELF PORTRAIT] in Scene Mode.
• Self-timer cannot be used while in [HI-SPEED BURST] in Scene Mode.
[REC] Mode: ñ³±´² ¿
Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on 
Subject 
(Touch AF/AE)
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch panel. 
Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. (Dynamic tracking)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to take the picture.
• The self-timer indicator  A blinks and the shutter is 
activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).
• If you press [MENU/SET] while the self-timer is set, the  self-timer setting is canceled.
Touch [ ].
Touch the subject.
• AF area will be displayed when the subject is recognized, and the focus and exposure will follow the 
movement of the subject. (Dynamic tracking)
• Touch AF/AE is canceled by touching [CANCEL].
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Note• Failure of touch  AF/AE , loss of the subject while dynamic tracking, or tracking of another subject may occur depending on the recording conditions in the following cases.– When the subject is too small
– When the recording location is too dark
– When the subject is moving too fast
– When another subject or background is similar in color to the subject.
– When jitter is occurring
– When using the zoom
• If Touch  AF/AE fails, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Touch the screen again.
• [AF MODE]  will be recorded in  [ ]  when touch  AF/AE  and dynamic tracking do not work.
• Frame showing touch possible area is displayed when you touch outside the possible area.  The touch is invalid when it is outside the touch possible area. 
• The most appropriate scene is selected for the touched subject in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
• Only focus can be adjusted during manual exposure.
• [QUICK AF] and [FACE RECOG.] will not operate during touch AF/AE.
• Touch AF/AE will not work in the following cases. – [PANORAMA ASSIST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/[PIN HOLE]/[FILM GRAIN] in Scene 
Mode.
– When it is set to [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], and [WARM] in [COLOR EFFECT].
– In Motion Picture Mode
[REC] Mode: ±
Taking Pictures with Set Aperture 
( ± : Aperture-priority AE)
Set the aperture value to a higher number when you want a sharp focus background. Set 
the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to take the picture.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [ ¦/! ], and then 
press [MODE].
Touch [APERTURE PRIORITY].
Touch the aperture set bar.
A Aperture Set Bar
B Exposure Compensation Set Bar
• Exposure (P53) can be compensated by touching the 
exposure compensation set bar. Touch the exposure 
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∫Aperture-priority AE
• Depending on the zoom magnification, some of the aperture values cannot be selected.
Note• Slide bar can be hidden (P52).
• Brightness of the LCD monitor may differ from the actual picture recorded. Please confirm in 
playback Mode.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Set the aperture value larger if it is too bright, and set the aperture value smaller if it is too dark.
• We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
[REC] Mode: ´
Taking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed 
( ´ : Shutter-priority AE)
When you want to take a sharp picture of a fa st moving subject, set to a faster shutter 
speed. When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slower shutter speed.
Available Aperture Value (W) (Per 1/3 EV)Shutter Speed (Sec)
F8.0 8 to 1/2000
F7.1F6.3F5.6 8 to 1/1600
F5.0F4.5F4.0 8 to 1/1300
F3.5F3.2F2.8 8 to 1/1000
Take the pictures.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [ ¦/! ], and then 
press [MODE].
Touch [SHUTTER PRIORITY].
Touch the shutter speed set bar.
A Shutter Speed Set Bar
B Exposure Compensation Set Bar
• Exposure (P53) can be compensated by touching the 
exposure compensation set bar. Touch the exposure 
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