Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

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_“GMT” is an abbreviation of “Greenwich Mean Time”.
Location candidates for World Time settings
Offset from 
GMTListed location name
-11 Midway Islands Samoa
-10 Hawaii Honolulu Tahiti
-9 Alaska Anchorage
-8 Vancouver Seattle Los Angeles
-7 Denver Phoenix
-6 Chicago Houston Mexico City
-5 Toronto New York Miami Lima
-4 Caracas Manaus La Paz
-3:30 Newfoundland
-3 Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Buenos Aires
-2Fernando de 
Noronha
-1 Azores
0 London Casablanca
+1 Berlin Paris Rome Madrid
+2 Helsinki Athens Cairo Johannesburg
+3 Moscow Kuwait Riyadh Nairobi
+3:30 Tehran
+4 Dubai Abu Dhabi
+4:30 Kabul
+5 Islamabad Karachi Male
+5:30 Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Chennai
+5:45 Kathmandu
+6 Dacca Colombo
+6:30 Yangon
+7 Bangkok Jakarta
+8 Beijing Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Singapore
+9 Seoul Tokyo
+9:30 Adelaide
+10 Guam Sydney
+11 Solomon Islands New Caledonia
+12 Fiji Auckland Wellington
+12:45Chatham 
Islands
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Motion Picture Mode
1Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
• When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
• The focus, zoom and aperture value are 
fixed to the setting when recording 
starts (the first frame).
• The available recording time  is 
displayed on the top right and the 
elapsed recording time  is displayed 
on the bottom right of the screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as 
[1h20m30s].
• The available recording time and the 
elapsed recording time are 
approximations.
• Audio recording starts simultaneously 
from the camera’s built-in microphone.
• When using the stabilizer function, it is 
fixed to [MODE1].
2Press the shutter button fully to 
stop recording.
• If the card becomes full in the middle of 
recording, the camera stops recording 
automatically.
wChanging the settings for the aspect 
ratio and the picture quality
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Move  to select 
[ASPECT RATIO] and then move 
.
3Move  to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
4Move  to select [PICT.MODE] 
and then move 
.
5Move  to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 2
If you selected [ ] on the screen 
shown in step 
2
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ItemPicture sizefps
[30fpsVGA]
640M480 pixels30
[10fpsVGA]10
[30fpsQVGA]320M240 pixels30[10fpsQVGA]10
ItemPicture sizefps
[30fps16:9]
848M480 pixels30
[10fps16:9]10
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• fps “frames per second”; This refers to 
the number of frames used in 1 second.
• You can record smoother motion 
pictures with “30 fps”.
• You can record longer motion pictures 
with “10 fps” although the picture quality 
is lower.
• The file size with [10fpsQVGA] is small 
so it is suitable for e-mails.
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
• The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide) 
to c , 30 cm (0.98 feet)(Tele) to c.
• Refer to P114 for information about the 
available recording time.
• The available recording time displayed on 
the screen may not decrease regularly.
• Motion pictures cannot be recorded 
without audio.
• This unit does not support recording 
motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
• When you set the picture quality to 
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend using a high speed SD 
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package.
• Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording 
may stop in the middle.
• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD 
Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.
• Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card or SDHC Memory Card, the card 
access indication may appear for a while 
after recording motion pictures. This is not 
a malfunction.• When motion pictures recorded with the 
camera are played back on other 
equipment, the quality of the picture and 
sound may deteriorate and it may not be 
possible to play them back. Also the 
recording information may not be 
displayed correctly.
• In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
use the direction detection function and 
the review function.
• You cannot set [MODE2] on the optical 
image stabilizer function.
• The bundled software includes QuickTime 
to play back motion picture files recorded 
with the camera on the PC.
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Displaying Multiple 
Screens (Multi Playback)
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
• : 1 screen9 screens
25 screensCalendar screen 
display (P65)
• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous screen.
• When you switch to multiple screens, a 
scroll bar  appears. You can confirm 
the location of the displayed picture in 
all the recorded pictures with this scroll 
bar.
2Move to select a 
picture.
: Number of the selected picture and 
the total number of recorded pictures
• The recording date and number of the 
selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures are displayed.• Depending on the recorded picture and 
the setting, the following icons will 
appear.
–[ ] (Favorites)
– [ ] (Motion picture)
– [ ] ([BABY1]/[BABY2] in scene 
mode)
– [ ] (Travel date)
wExamples of 25 screens
wTo return to normal playback
Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press [MENU/
SET].
• The picture appears framed in orange.
wTo delete a picture during multi 
playback
1Move ///to select a picture and 
then press [ ].
2Move  to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
• Even if the indications on the screen are 
turned off in normal playback mode (P35), 
the recording information etc. appears on 
the screen in multi playback. If you return 
to the 1 screen playback screen, the 
camera returns to the normal playback 
screen.
• Pictures will not be displayed in the 
rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is 
set to [ON]. (P83)
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Displaying Pictures by 
Recording Date 
(Calendar Playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display the calendar 
screen.
• The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
• If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
• The calendar is displayed monthly.
2Move  to select the 
date to be played back.
/: Select the month
/: Select the date
• If there were no pictures recorded 
during a month, the month is not 
displayed.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
• The pictures that were recorded on the 
selected date are displayed on the 
9 screens playback screen.
• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] 
[W] to return to the calendar screen.
4Move  to select a 
picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
• The selected picture is displayed on the 
1 screen playback screen.
wTo return to the 1 screen playback 
screen
After the calendar screen is displayed, 
rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 
screen. (P64)
• The pictures are displayed without being 
rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P83)
• You can display the calendar between 
January 2000 and December 2099.
• If the recording date of the picture 
selected in 25 screen multi playback is not 
between January 2000 and December 
2099, the camera displays it in the oldest 
recording date in the calendar.
• Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed 
with dates different from the actual 
recording dates.
• If the date is not set in the camera (P17), 
the recording date is set as January 1st, 
2006.
• If you take pictures after setting the travel 
destination in [WORLD TIME] (P59), the 
pictures are displayed by the dates at the 
travel destination in calendar playback.
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
•:1M2M4M8M16M
• When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower. When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher.
• When you change the magnification, 
the zoom position indication  appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
2Move to move the 
position.
• When you move the position to be 
displayed, the zoom position indication 
appears for about 1 second.
wTo stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or 
press [MENU/SET].
wTo delete a picture during the 
playback zoom
1Press [ ].
2Move  to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
• Even if the indications on the screen are 
turned off in normal playback mode (P35), 
the magnification and operation appear on 
the screen when the playback zoom is 
activated. You can switch between 
displaying or not displaying the indications 
on the screen by pressing [DISPLAY]. 
When you set the magnification to 1M, the 
indications on the screen are displayed as 
in normal playback mode.
• The more a picture is enlarged, the more 
its quality deteriorates.
• If you want to save the enlarged picture, 
use the trimming function. (P89)
• The playback zoom may not operate if 
pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
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Playing Back Motion 
Pictures/Pictures with 
Audio
wMotion pictures
Move  to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[]/[]/[]/[ ]/
[ ] and then move 
 to play 
back.
• The motion picture recording time  is 
displayed on the screen. After playback 
starts, the motion picture recording time 
disappears and the elapsed playback time 
is displayed on the bottom right of the 
screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 
30 seconds is displayed as [1h20m30s].
• The cursor displayed during 
playback is the same as //
/.
•Move  again to stop motion picture 
playback and return to the normal 
playback screen.Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Move and hold / during motion picture 
playback.
: Fast rewind
:Fast forward
• The camera returns to normal motion 
picture playback when / is released.
To pause
Move  during motion picture playback.
•Move again to cancel pause.
Frame-by-frame forwarding
Move / while paused.
: Frame-by-frame reverse forward
: Frame-by-frame forward
Move  again to cancel pause and return 
to normal motion picture playback.
wPictures with audio
Move  to select a picture 
with the audio icon [ ] and then 
move 
 to play back.
• Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P76) and 
[AUDIO DUB.] (P88) for information about 
how to create still pictures with audio.
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• Sound can be heard through the speaker. 
Refer to [VOLUME] (P21) for information 
about how to adjust the volume in the 
[SETUP] menu.
• The file format that can be played back 
with this camera is QuickTime Motion 
JPEG.
• Please note that the bundled software 
includes QuickTime to play back motion 
picture files created with the camera on 
the PC. (P93)
• Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files 
recorded by a PC or other equipment may 
not play back on the camera.
• If you play back motion pictures that have 
been recorded with other equipment, the 
picture quality may deteriorate or the 
pictures may not play back.
• When using a high capacity card, it is 
possible that fast rewinding may be slower 
than usual.
• You cannot use the following functions 
with motion pictures and pictures with 
audio.
– Playback zoom
(While playing back or pausing motion 
pictures and while playing audio)
– [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]/
[AUDIO DUB.] (Motion pictures only)
– [RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]/[ASPECT CONV.]
Creating still pictures 
from a motion picture
You can create still pictures from a motion 
picture that has been recorded. This is 
effective in moving scenes when you want 
to look carefully at the movement of a 
sportsperson etc.
1Move  to select a picture 
with a motion picture icon [ ]/
[]/[]/[]/[ ]/
[ ] and then move 
 to play 
back.
2Move  to pause motion picture 
playback.
•Move  again to return to motion 
picture playback.
•Move / while paused to move 
forward frame-by-frame.
•  If you press the shutter button, you can 
save the displayed still pictures as one 
single picture. (Perform step
4)
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PICTURE
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3Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display the 9 screens 
playback screen.
• After the 9 screens playback screen is 
displayed, rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] to switch the frames/
second.
When [ ]/[ ]/[ ] is 
selected
30 frames/second 15 frames/second 
10 frames/second 
 5 frames/second
When [ ]/[ ]/[ ] is 
selected
10 frames/second  5 frames/second
• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous frames/second 
screen.
• You can move forward frame-by-frame 
by moving ///.
/: Move forward/backward 
3 frames at a time.
/: Move forward/backward 
1 frame at a time.
4Press the shutter button.
• The message [SAVE THESE NINE 
PICTURES AS ONE SINGLE 
PICTURE ?] appears. Also, the 
message [SAVE AS A SINGLE 
PICTURE ?] appears if you saved the 
picture in step
2.
5Move  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• The nine pictures are saved as one 
single picture.
wPicture size
• [QUALITY] (P75) is fixed to [ ].
• You may not be able to save still pictures 
from a motion picture taken on other 
equipment.
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SELECTSAVE
Item1picture9pictures
[30fpsVGA]0.3M 2M
[10fpsVGA]0.3M 2M
[30fpsQVGA]0.3M 1M
[10fpsQVGA]0.3M 1M
[30fps16:9]2M 2M
[10fps16:9]2M 2M
SAVE THESE NINE PICTURES
AS ONE SINGLE PICTURE ?
NOYES
SELECTSETMENU/SETMENU
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Menu Settings
Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variety of pictures you can 
take by setting color effect, picture 
adjustment etc.
• Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
• Menu items differ depending on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P6). This 
page describes how to set [AUDIO REC.] 
in normal picture mode [ ]. (Refer to 
P71  to 79 for each menu item.)
• Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to 
return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of purchase. (P21)
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Move  to select the menu 
item.
•Move  at  to switch to the next 
menu screen.
3Move , move  to select the 
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.
wAbout the menu screen items
• There are 3 menu screens (1/3, 2/3 and 
3/3).
• You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
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