Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

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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 zoom lever to [ ] [T] for a 
4M magnification and then rotate it 
even more for a 8M magnification. 
When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower.
3Move to move the 
position.
• When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  appears for about 
1 second so that you can check the 
enlarged area.
wDeleting the recorded picture during 
Review (Quick deletion)
1Press [ ].
2Move  to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
• Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Double-check pictures 
before deleting them.
• Multiple pictures or all the pictures can 
be deleted. For information about how 
to delete pictures, refer to P33.
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
REVIEW1X
DELETE4XEXIT
1XDELETE8X
REVIEW4X
DELETE THIS PICTURE?
DELETE SINGLE
MULTI/ALLSELECT
SETMENU
NOYES
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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 one. 
Release / when the number of the 
desired picture appears to play back the 
picture.• If you move and hold /, the number 
of files forwarded/rewound at one time 
increases. The actual number of files 
forwarded/rewound at one time 
depends on the number of files 
recorded.
• In review playback in recording mode 
and in multi playback (P64), the 
pictures can only be forwarded or 
rewound one by one.
• This camera is based on the DCF 
standard “Design rule for Camera File 
system” which was established by the 
“JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association)”.
• The file format that can be played back on 
the camera is JPEG. (In some cases, 
even JPEG pictures cannot be played 
back.)
• The LCD monitor may not be able to 
display the details of the recorded 
pictures. You can use the playback zoom 
(P66) to check the details of the pictures.
• If you play back pictures that have been 
recorded with other equipment, the picture 
quality may deteriorate. (The pictures are 
displayed as [THUMBNAIL IS 
DISPLAYED] on the screen.)
• If you change a folder name or file name 
on your PC, the pictures may not play 
back on the camera.
• If you play back a non-standard file, the 
folder/file number is indicated by [—] and 
the screen may turn black.
• Depending on the subject, an interference 
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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 DELETE], perform 
steps
5 onwards.
• When [FAVORITE] (P82) is set to [ON], 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] appears. If 
you select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], 
perform steps
5 onwards. (However, if 
none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] even if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [ON].)
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DELETE SINGLE
MULTI/ALLSELECT
SET
NOYES
MENU/SETMENU
MULTI/ALL DELETE
CANCEL
MULTI DELETE
ALL DELETE
SELECTSETMENU/SETMENU
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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 PICTURES
IN THE MEMORY CARD?] is displayed 
when using [ALL DELETE] and 
[DELETE ALL EXCEPT ?] is 
displayed when using 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ].
• If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting 
pictures using [ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], the 
deleting will stop halfway.
• Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Double-check pictures before 
deleting them.
• Do not turn off the camera while deleting.
• When deleting pictures, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power (P13) or the AC 
adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional).
• It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at 
one time using [MULTI DELETE].
• The greater the number of pictures the 
longer it takes to delete them.
• If there are pictures that are protected 
[ ] (P87), do not conform to the DCF 
standard (P32) or are in a card with the 
Write-Protect switch slid to the [LOCK] 
side (P16), they are not deleted even if 
[ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] is selected.
SELECTMARK/UNMARK
7
MULTI DELETE
DELETEEXITMENU
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SELECT
MULTI DELETE
SETMENUSET/SETMENU
DELETE THE PICTURES
YOU MARKED?
NOYES
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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 Histogram
_2 When the number of pictures remaining 
is more than 1000 or the time 
remaining in motion picture mode is 
more than 1000 seconds, [ ] is 
displayed.
_3 Set the pattern of the guide lines 
displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in 
[SETUP] menu. (P19) You can also set 
whether or not to have the recording 
information and histogram displayed 
when the guide lines are displayed.
Changing the information 
displayed
DISPLAY/LCD MODE
BACKLIGHT
3
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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 gray.wRecording guide line
When you align the subject on the 
horizontal and vertical guide lines 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.
[]: This is used when dividing the 
entire screen into 3M3 for taking 
pictures with a well-balanced 
composition.
[]: This is used when you want to 
position the subject at the exact 
center of the screen.
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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 performance from your camera.
When the values are concentrated on 
the left, the picture is under exposed.
When the values are distributed evenly, 
the exposure is proper and the 
brightness is well-balanced.
When the values are concentrated on 
the right, the picture is over exposed.
Examples of histogram
Under Exposed
Properly Exposed
Over Exposed
_Histogram
• When you take pictures with the flash 
or in dark places, the histogram is 
displayed in orange because the 
recorded picture and the histogram do 
not match each other.
• 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.
• The histogram does not appear during the 
following.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Multi playback
– Calendar playback
– Playback zoom
– [DUAL DISPLAY]
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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 
easier to see when taking 
pictures with the camera 
held high above your 
head. This is useful when 
you cannot get close to 
the subject because 
there is a person in the 
way. (However it 
becomes more difficult to 
see when looked at 
straight on.)
[OFF]The LCD monitor returns 
to the normal brightness.
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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. 
However, this does not affect the recorded 
pictures.
• The LCD monitor automatically returns to 
normal brightness after 30 seconds when 
recording in Power LCD mode. Press any 
button to make the LCD monitor bright 
again.
• You may not notice the High angle mode 
effect if the LCD monitor is difficult to see 
because of light from the sun etc. shining 
on it. In this case, we recommend using 
your hand or another object to block the 
light when using the camera.
• High angle mode is not activated in the 
following cases.
– In simple mode [ ]
– In playback mode
– While the menu screen is displayed
– While the review screen is displayed
Taking Pictures using 
the Built-in Flash
:Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other 
objects.
wSwitching to the appropriate flash 
setting
Set the flash to match the recording.
1Move  [].
2Move / to select a mode.
• You can also move  [ ] to select.
• For information about flash settings that 
can be selected, refer to “Available flash 
settings by recording mode”. (P40)
3Press [MENU/SET].
• 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.
FLASH
SET
SELECTMENU
AUTO/RED-EYE
SLOW SYNC./RED-EYEFORCED OFF
FORCED FLASH ON
AUTO
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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 is activated every time regardless 
of the recording conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit 
or under fluorescent light.
: Forced ON/Red-eye reduction
_1
• The flash setting is set to Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction only when you set 
[PARTY] (P52) or [CANDLE LIGHT] 
(P53) in scene mode.
: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction_1
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.
: Forced OFF
The 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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subject should not move until the 
second flash is activated.wAvailable flash settings by recording 
mode
The available flash settings depend on the 
recording mode.
(n: Available, —: Not available)
• The flash setting may change if the 
recording mode is changed. Set the flash 
setting again if necessary.
_2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the 
backlight compensation function is 
activated.
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