Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

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[BEEP]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
[BEEP LEVEL]
[]:No operation sound
[]:Soft operation sound
[]:Loud operation sound
[BEEP TONE]: / /
• The [BEEP] setting also affects simple 
mode [ ].
[SHUTTER]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
Set to select the volume of shutter sound.
[SHUTTER VOL.]
[]:No shutter sound
[]:Soft shutter sound
[]:Loud shutter sound
[SHUTTER TONE]: / /
• The [SHUTTER] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
[VOLUME]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 
7 steps from level 6 to 0.
• When you connect the camera to a TV, the 
volume of the TV speakers does not change.
[NO.RESET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
Set this when you want the file number of 
the next recording to start from 0001. (The 
folder number is updated and the file 
number starts from 0001.)
• A folder number between 100 and 999 
can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999, the 
number cannot be reset. We recommend 
formatting the card after saving the data 
on a PC or elsewhere.
• To reset the folder number to 100, format 
(P91) the card first and then use this 
function to reset the file number.
A reset screen for the folder number will 
then appear. Select [YES] to reset the 
folder number.
• Refer to P93 for detailed information about 
the file number and the folder number.
• The [NO.RESET] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
[RESET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are 
reset to the initial settings.
• The birthday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] 
(P56) in scene mode, the number of days 
that have passed since the departure date 
for [TRAVEL DATE] (P57) and the 
[WORLD TIME] setting (P59) are also 
reset when the [SETUP] menu settings 
are reset. Also, [FAVORITE] (P82) is fixed 
to [OFF] and [ROTATE DISP.] (P83) is 
fixed to [ON].
• The folder number and the clock setting 
are not changed.
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[VIDEO OUT]
(Playback mode only) (P99)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
[TV ASPECT]
(Playback mode only)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
[ ]: 
Select this if connecting the camera to a 
16:9 screen TV.
[]:
Select this if connecting the camera to a 
4:3 screen TV.
• This is suitable for displaying pictures 
recorded with a [ ] aspect on the 
full screen of a 16:9 TV. Pictures 
recorded with a [ ] or [ ] 
aspect are displayed with black bands 
on the left and right of the screen.
• When [ ] is selected, pictures 
recorded with a [ ] or [ ] 
aspect are displayed with black bands 
on the top and bottom of the screen.
• When you select [ ] and use the 
AV cable (supplied) for output (P99), 
pictures are displayed vertically on the 
LCD monitor.
[SCENE MENU]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
[AUTO]:[SCENE MODE] menu appears 
automatically when setting the 
mode dial to scene mode. Select 
the desired scene mode. (P49)
[OFF]:[SCENE MODE] menu does not 
appear when setting the mode 
dial to scene mode and the 
camera is operated in scene 
mode currently selected. If you 
change the scene mode, press 
[MENU/SET] to display the 
[SCENE MODE] menu and then 
select the desired scene mode.
[LANGUAGE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P18)
Set the language on the menu screen from 
the following languages. Set to the desired 
language with / and store it with 
[MENU/SET].
[ENGLISH]:English
[DEUTSCH]:German
[FRANÇAIS]:French
[ESPAÑOL]:Spanish
[ITALIANO]:Italian
[]:Chinese (Traditional)
[]:Japanese
• If you set a different language by mistake, 
select [ ] from the menu icons to set the 
desired language.
• The [LANGUAGE] setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
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Basic
Taking Pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
1Turn the camera on.
Select normal picture mode 
[].
2Aim the AF area  to the point 
you want to focus on and then 
press the shutter button halfway.
•: Press the shutter button halfway to 
foc us.
• The focus indication  lights and then 
the aperture value 	 and the shutter 
speed
 are displayed.
• When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ ], the shutter speed will not be 
displayed. (P73)
• If [ ] or [ ] is used in AF mode, 
the AF area does not appear until the 
subject is brought into focus. (P77)• The AF area displayed is bigger than 
usual when using the digital zoom or 
when taking pictures in dark places. 
(P77)
3Take a picture.
•: Press the shutter button fully to take 
the picture.
• We recommend checking that the clock is 
set properly before taking pictures. (P17)
• When you press the shutter button, the 
screen may become bright or dark for a 
moment. This function allows easy 
adjustment of focus and the recorded 
picture will not be affected.
• When a time is set for power save (P20), 
the camera automatically turns off if you 
do not operate it within the set time. To 
operate the camera again, press the 
shutter button halfway or turn the camera 
off and on.
• To avoid noise, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity (P73) or 
setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P79)
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the 
camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
OFF ON
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When the 
subject is not 
focusedWhen the 
subject is 
focused
Focus 
indicationBlinks (green) On (green)
AF area Turns white to 
red or no AF 
areaTurns white to 
green
Sound Beeps 4 times Beeps 2 times
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wTips for taking good pictures
• Hold the camera gently with both hands, 
keep your arms still at your side and stand 
with your feet slightly apart.
• Make sure the camera does not shake 
when you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the flash or the AF assist 
lamp with your fingers or other objects.
• Do not touch the front of the lens.
• If the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see 
because of light from the sun etc. shining 
on it, we recommend using your hand or 
another object to block the light when 
using the camera.
: When holding the camera sideways
: When holding the camera vertically
:Flash
: AF assist lamp
wDirection detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P83) is set to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if 
they were taken with the camera aimed up 
or down.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera 
held vertically are not displayed vertically.wWhen you want to take a subject 
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition like the following picture, you 
will not be able to focus the camera on the 
subject because the people are outside the 
AF area.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
• The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3 Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.
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wFocusing
•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 
c. Use macro mode when recording 
close-up pictures. (P48)
• 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.
• In the following cases, the camera will not 
focus on subjects properly.
– When there are both near and distant 
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass 
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering 
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using AF/
AE lock. In dark places, the AF assist 
lamp (P78) may turn on to focus on the 
subject.
• Even when the focus indication appears 
and the subject is focused, it is canceled if 
you release the shutter button. Press the 
shutter button halfway again.
wPreventing jitter (camera shake)
• Be careful of jittering when pressing the 
shutter button.
• If jitter could occur because of slow 
shutter speed, the jitter alert  appears.• When the jitter alert appears, we 
recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful how you hold the 
camera (P24). The use of the self-timer 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a tripod 
(P43).
• 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 (P39)
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51)
– [NIGHT SCENERY] (P51)
– [PARTY] (P52)
– [CANDLE LIGHT] (P53)
– [FIREWORKS] (P53)
– [STARRY SKY] (P54)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in 
[SLOW SHUTTER] (P78)
wExposure
• If you press the shutter button halfway 
when the exposure is not adequate, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed turn 
red. (They do not turn red when the flash 
is activated.)
• The brightness of the screen may differ 
from the brightness of the recorded 
pictures especially when recording in low 
light conditions.
• When most of the subjects on the screen 
are bright (e.g. a blue sky on a clear day, a 
snowy field etc.), the recorded pictures 
may become dark. In this case, 
compensate the exposure value on the 
camera. (P44)
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Taking Pictures in 
Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
wBasic menu settings
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Move  to select the desired 
menu item and then move .
3Move  to select the desired 
setting and then press [MENU/
SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
wSettings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[AUTO REVIEW]
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P17)
•
If [4SM6S/10M15cm] or [E-MAIL] is set in 
[PICT.MODE], the extended optical zoom 
is activated and the zoom ratio is extended 
to a maximum of 5.5
M. (P29)
• The settings for [BEEP] and 
[CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also 
applied to other recording modes.
• The settings for [WORLD TIME] (P19), 
[MONITOR] (P19), [TRAVEL DATE] (P19), 
[BEEP] (P21), [SHUTTER] (P21), 
[NO.RESET] (P21) and [LANGUAGE] 
(P22) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to 
simple mode.
SIMPLE MODE
BEEPCLOCK SETSELECT SETMENU
AUTO REVIEW4"k6"/10k15 cmE-MAIL
PICT.MODEENLARGE
[ENLARGE]Suitable for enlarging the 
pictures to be printed to 
8SM10S size, letter size 
etc.
[4
SM6S/
10M15cm]Suitable for regular size 
printing.
[E-MAIL]Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
adding pictures to 
websites.
[OFF]The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
[ON]The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
[OFF]No operation sound
[LOW]Soft operation sound
[HIGH]Loud operation sound
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wOther Settings in Simple mode
In simple mode, other settings are fixed as 
follows. For more information about each 
setting, refer to the page indicated.
• Focus range:
30 cm (0.98 feet) to c (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) to c (Wide)
• [POWER SAVE] (P20):
[5MIN.]
• [ECONOMY] (P20):
[OFF]
• Self-timer (P43):
10 seconds
• Optical Image Stabilizer (P46):
[MODE2]
• Burst speed (P47):
[]
• [W.BALANCE] (P71):
[AUTO]
• [SENSITIVITY] (P73):
[]
• [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P74, 75):
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M)/
–[ 4SM6S/10M15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
• [AF MODE] (P77):
[]
• [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P78):
[ON]
• [SLOW SHUTTER] (P78):
[1/8–]• You cannot use the following functions in 
simple mode.
– High angle mode
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Auto bracket
–[AUDIO REC.]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [COL.EFFECT]
– [PICT.ADJ.]
– [GUIDE LINE]
• You cannot set the following items in 
simple mode.
– [TRAVEL DATE]
–[WORLD TIME]
wThe Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from 
the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject, such as a person, 
will become dark.
If you move , compensating backlight ON 
indication appears and the 
backlight compensation function is 
activated. This function compensates the 
backlight by brightening the whole of the 
picture.
• If you move  while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight 
compensation function is canceled.
• We recommend using the flash when you 
use the backlight compensation function.
(When using the flash, it is fixed to Forced 
ON [ ].)
• The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction [ ] when the backlight 
compensation function is set to [OFF].
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BACKLIGHT
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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 3.6M optical zoom and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. 
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 
102 mm)
wTo make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Te l e .
• When the setting for picture size is 
[] (7M).
wTo make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
• When the setting for picture size is 
[] (7M).
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1M)
when the camera is turned on.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the 
picture may have some distortion. 
Distortion will be more visible when using 
a wider area of the zoom lens as you 
move closer to the subject.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the 
picture may have some colored fringes 
around the subject. This is called 
chromatic aberration and may be more 
visible when recording distant subjects.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
• The lens barrel (P10) 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.
• In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom 
magnification is fixed to the value set at 
the start of recording.
Using the Optical Zoom
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This camera has a 3.6M optical zoom. 
However, if the picture size is not set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio [ /
/ ], a maximum of 5.5M optical 
zoom can be achieved with no picture 
quality deterioration.
wExtended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million 
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a 
picture with a higher zoom effect.wPicture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(n: Available, —: Not available)
• Refer to P74 for aspect ratio settings, P75 
for picture size and P26 for simple mode 
[].
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
• You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification with the extended optical 
zoom without worrying about further 
picture distortion. 
• If you set a picture size that activates the 
extended optical zoom, the extended 
optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the 
screen when you use the zoom function.
• The zoom will stop moving for an instant 
near [W] (1M) when the extended optical 
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
• In motion picture mode [ ]and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the 
extended optical zoom does not work.
Using the Extended Optical Zoom 
(EZ)
Picture size with the 
extended optical zoom 
not activated [example: 
[ ] (7M)]Picture size with the 
extended optical zoom 
activated [example: 
[] (3MEZ)]
Aspect 
ratioPicture sizeMaximum 
zoom 
magnificationExtended 
optical 
zoom
/(7M)
3.6M— (6M)
(5.5M)
 (5M EZ) 4.4Mn
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)5.5Mn
/
(2.5M EZ)
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A maximum of 14.6M zoom can be 
achieved with the 3.6M optical zoom and 
the 4M digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set 
to [ON] in the [REC] mode menu. However, 
if a picture size that can use extended 
optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 
21.9Mzoom can be achieved with the 5.5M
extended optical zoom and the 4M digital 
zoom.
wMenu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
• When a scene mode is selected, move 
 in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P49), 
move  to select the [REC] mode 
menu icon [ ] and then move .
2Move  to select [D.ZOOM] 
and then move .
3Move  to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
wEntering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. 
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele 
or releasing the zoom lever once and then 
rotating it to Tele again.
(When using the digital zoom [4M] and the 
extended optical zoom (3M EZ) at the 
same time.)
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
	Extended optical zoom
• When using the digital zoom, the AF area 
on the center of the screen is displayed 
and it is bigger than usual. (P77)
• In digital zoom, the larger the picture the 
lower the picture quality.
• In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer 
function may not be effective.
• When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
• The digital zoom does not work in the 
following cases:
– In simple mode [ ].
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
– When the ISO sensitivity has been set to 
[].
Using the Digital Zoom 
Further extending the zoom
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