Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

Basic
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Checking the 
Recorded Picture 
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1Move  [REV].
• The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
• Review is canceled when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway or the 
[REV] is moved again.
• You can check other pictures by moving 
/.
• When the recorded pictures are too 
bright or too dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P44)
2Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [ T ]  to enlarge the picture.
• Rotate the...

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Playing Back Pictures
Move to select the picture.
: Play back the previous picture
: Play back the next picture
• The first recorded picture will be 
displayed after the last recorded 
picture.
• When [ROTATE DISP.] (P83) is set to 
[ON], pictures recorded by holding the 
camera vertically are played back 
vertically.
wFast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Move and hold /
during playback.
: Fast rewind
: Fast forward
• The file number  and the picture 
number  only change one by...

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Deleting Pictures
wTo delete a single picture
1Select the picture with .
: Play back the previous picture
: Play back the next picture
2Press [ ].
3Move  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• While the picture is being deleted, [ ] 
appears on the screen.
wTo delete [MULTI DELETE]/
[ALL DELETE]
1Press [ ] twice.
2Move  to select 
[MULTI DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
• If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform 
steps3 onwards. 
• If you select [ALL...

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3Move  to select the picture 
and then move 
 to set.
(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
• Repeat the above procedure.
• [ ] appears on the selected pictures. If 
 is moved again, the setting is 
canceled.
• The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected 
picture is protected and cannot be 
deleted. Cancel the protect setting and 
then delete the picture. (P87)
4Press [ ].
5Move  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
•[DELETE ALL...

Advanced
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Advanced
About the LCD Monitor
LCD monitor (LCD)
Press [DISPLAY] to change.• When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. During 
playback zoom (P66), while playing back 
motion pictures (P67) and during a slide 
show (P81), you can only select 
“Normal display ” or “No display ”.
In simple mode [ ]
Normal display
No displayIn recording mode
Normal display
Display with histogram
	Out-of-frame display

No display (Recording guide line)
_3
No display
_1...

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In playback mode
Normal display

Display with recording information and 
histogram
No display
_4 Displayed if [BIRTHDAY SET.] and 
[WITH AGE] were set in [BABY1]/
[BABY2] (P56) in scene mode before 
taking pictures.
_5 The number of days that have passed 
since the travel date are displayed if 
you set [TRAVEL DATE] (P57) before 
taking pictures.
• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), [FIREWORKS] 
(P53) and [STARRY SKY] (P54) in scene 
mode, the guide line is...

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wHistogram
• 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.
• It is very useful if manual adjustments of 
the lens aperture and shutter speed are 
available, especially in those situations 
where automatic exposure may be difficult 
due to uneven lighting. Using the 
histogram feature allows you to get the 
maximum...

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• If the mode dial is set to [ ], the Power 
LCD function only can be used.
1Press [LCD MODE] for 1 second.
LCD monitor (LCD)
2Move / to select a mode.
3Press [MENU/SET].
• The [POWER LCD] or
[HIGH ANGLE]  icon appears.
Brightening the LCD Monitor
(Power LCD/High angle mode)
DISPLAY/LCD MODE
LCD MODE
SET
SELECTMENU
LCDOFFPOWER LCDHIGH ANGLE 
[]:
[POWER LCD]The LCD monitor 
becomes brighter and 
easier to see even when 
taking pictures outdoors.
[]:
[HIGH ANGLE]
The LCD monitor is...

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wCanceling High angle mode or Power 
LCD
• If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again 
for 1 second the screen shown in step 
2
is displayed. Select [OFF] to cancel Power 
LCD mode or High angle mode.
• High angle mode is also canceled if you 
turn the camera off or power save mode is 
activated.
• The brightness of the pictures displayed 
on the LCD monitor is adjusted when 
Power LCD mode or High angle mode is 
activated. Therefore, some subjects may 
look different on the LCD monitor....

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:AUTO
The flash is automatically activated when 
the recording conditions make it necessary.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction_1
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 ON
The flash...