Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
• If you select a setting other than [AUTO], 
you can finely adjust the white balance.wAuto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the following illustration. When you take 
a picture beyond the available white 
balance range, the picture may appear 
reddish or bluish. Even within the confines 
of the range, the auto white balance may 
not operate properly if there are many light 
sources or there is no color close to white. 
In these cases, set the white balance to a 
mode other than [AUTO].
1 Auto white balance will work within this 
range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8 Incandescent light bulb
9 Sunrise and sunset
10 Candlelight
KNKelvin Color Temperature
[W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more 
natural picture
[AUTO]for auto setting (auto 
white balance)
(Daylight)for recording outdoors 
on a bright day
(Cloudy)for recording outdoors 
on a cloudy day
(Shade)for recording outdoors 
in the shade on a 
brightday
(Halogen)for recording under 
halogen lighting
(White set)for using the preset 
white balance
(White set)for setting the white 
balance again
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wSetting the white balance manually 
[]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
• You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
wFinely adjusting the white balance 
[]
You can adjust the white balance finely 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
• Set the white balance to 
[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ].
1Move [ ] several times until 
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then 
move 
 to adjust the white 
balance.
• [RED]: Move when the hue is 
bluish.
• [BLUE]: Move when the hue is 
reddish.
• Select [0] to return to the original white 
balance.
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• The white balance icon on the screen 
turns red or blue.
About the white balance
• When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance is automatically adjusted 
(except for [ ]). However, the white 
balance may not be properly adjusted if 
the flash level is insufficient.
• The white balance cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ] and scene mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
• You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance 
item.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
• The white balance fine adjustment level in 
[ ] returns to [0] when you reset the 
white balance using [ ].
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.EFFECT] (P79) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
WHITE SET
SET CANCELMENU
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO400] when using the 
flash.)wAbout [ ] (Intelligent ISO 
sensitivity control)
The camera detects the movement of the 
subject near the center of the screen and 
then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and 
shutter speed according to the movement 
and the brightness of the subject. 
• Jitter is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a moving subject by increasing 
the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter 
speed faster. 
• Noise is avoided when taking pictures 
indoors of a subject with no movement by 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity.
• When setting to [ ], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO800] ([ISO400] when 
using the flash).
• When you press the shutter button 
halfway, [ ]  appears. When you 
press the shutter button fully, the shutter 
speed is displayed for a while.
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity100 1250
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)SuitableNot
suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot 
suitableSuitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
[AUTO]The ISO sensitivity is 
automatically adjusted 
according to the brightness. 
[]The ISO sensitivity is 
adjusted according to the 
movement of the subject 
and the brightness.
[ISO100]The sensitivity is fixed to 
various settings.
[ISO200]
[ISO400]
[ISO800]
[ISO1250]
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F2.8
1/125 ISO800
F2.8
1/30 ISO200
F2.8
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• If you select [ ], digital zoom, auto 
bracket and slow shutter cannot be used.
• Depending on the brightness and how fast 
the subject is moving, jitter may not be 
avoided even if [ ] is selected.
• The camera may not be able to detect the 
movement of the subject in the following 
cases.
– When the moving subject is small
– When the moving subject is at the edge 
of the screen
– When the subject starts moving the 
instant the shutter button is pressed fully
• ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the 
following optimal value in [HIGH SENS.] 
(P55) in scene mode.
– [ISO3200]
• To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P79)
• ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Scene modePress [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
• In motion picture mode [ ], you can 
select [ ] or [ ]. (P62)
• The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P110)
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
PC monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
 Many pixels (Fine)
 Few pixels (Rough)
_These pictures are examples to show the 
effect.
wNumber of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (7M) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wWhen the aspect ratio is [ ].
wQuality
You can increase the number of recordable 
pictures without changing the picture size if 
quality is set to [ ].
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that match your use of the pictures
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 (7M)3072M2304 pixels
 (5M EZ)2560M1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048M1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600M1200 pixels
 (1M EZ)1280M960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)640M480 pixels
 (6M)3072M2048 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)2048M1360 pixels
 (5.5M)3072M1728 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920M1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
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• The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”. This is a 
function which further extends the optical 
zoom ratio. If you select a picture size with 
EZ displayed, the zoom ratio is extended 
to a maximum of 5.5M when the digital 
zoom is set to [OFF]. (P29)
• The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
• Pictures may appear mosaic depending 
on the subject and the recording 
conditions. 
• Refer to P112 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
• The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the subject.
• The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on the screen may not 
correspond with recorded pictures.
• In simple mode [ ], the settings become 
as follows.
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M)/
–[ 4SM6S/10M15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
You can record audio with the still picture if 
this is set to [ON]. This means you can 
record the conversation that took place 
when you were recording or an explanation 
of the picture.
• [ ] appears on the screen when you set 
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
• Focus on the subject and press the 
shutter button to start recording. 
Recording will automatically stop about 
5 seconds later. There is no need to press 
and hold the shutter button.
• Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone on the camera.
• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio 
recording, the audio recording is 
canceled. The audio is not recorded.
• The total number of pictures that can be 
stored on each card will decrease slightly 
when audio is recorded with each picture.
• You cannot take pictures with audio in 
auto bracket, burst mode or 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
[AUDIO REC.] 
Recording still pictures with audio
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.wAbout [ ] or [ ]
• The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
• The AF area displayed on the center of 
the screen is bigger than usual when 
using the digital zoom or when taking 
pictures in dark places.
• The camera is focusing on all the AF 
areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
9 areas) light at the same time.
• The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].
• Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it 
is difficult to focus using [ ].
• The AF mode cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ], [FIREWORKS] or 
[SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode.
[AF MODE]Setting the focus method
 9-area-focusing :
The camera focuses on 
any of 9 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the  
of the screen.
 3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or . This is 
effective when the 
subject is not in the  of 
the screen.
 1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the  
of the screen.
 1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the  of the 
screen.
 Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for 
the camera to focus when recording in low 
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
• If the AF assist lamp is 
set to [ON], an AF area 
with a size wider than 
usual is displayed and the 
AF assist lamp  turns 
on when you press the shutter button 
halfway in dark places etc.
• Be careful about the following when using 
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from 
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, the 
AF area on the center of the screen is 
displayed and it is bigger than usual. 
(P77)• When you do not want to use the AF 
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of 
animals in dark places), set the 
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, 
it will become more difficult to focus on the 
subject.
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed 
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is 
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P50), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), [FIREWORKS] 
(P53) [SELF PORTRAIT] (P52) and 
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P55) in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
When taking pictures in dark places with 
low light, you can take pictures which are 
brighter than normal by selecting a setting 
even slower than the slowest setting of the 
shutter speed.
• The slow shutter speeds you can select 
are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1 –].
• This is effective if you want to take bright 
pictures of both a night landscape and a 
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P51) 
in scene mode.
wExample
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
[ON]The AF assist lamp turns on in low 
light conditions. At this time, the 
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears 
on the screen. The effective range 
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m 
(4.92 feet).
[OFF]The AF assist lamp does not turn 
on.
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[SLOW SHUTTER]Recording bright pictures in dark 
places
Slow shutter 
setting1/8– 1–
BrightnessDarker Brighter
JitterLess More
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• This should usually be set to [1/8 –] to take 
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter 
speed other than [1/8 –], [ ] appears on 
the lower left of the screen.)
• When the shutter speed is made slower 
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to 
occur. We recommend using a tripod and 
the self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
• You cannot set the slow shutter in 
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Select a color effect that matches the 
recording conditions and your image of the 
recording.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Select an effect that matches the recording 
situation and your image of the recording.
• When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid noise, 
we recommend setting [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[NATURAL].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P70)
Change date and time. (P17)
[COL.EFFECT]
Setting color effects for the 
recorded pictures
[COOL]The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM]The picture becomes reddish.
[B/W]The picture becomes black and 
white.
[SEPIA]The picture becomes sepia.
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[PICT.ADJ.]
Adjusting the picture quality for 
the recorded pictures
[NATURAL]The picture becomes softer.
[VIVID]
The picture becomes sharper.
[CLOCK SET]
Set the display order for the date 
and time
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Using the [PLAY] mode 
menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
• Refer to P81  to 91 for each menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Move / to select the menu 
item and then move .
•Move  at  to switch to the next 
menu screen.
• After performing steps 1 and 2, refer to 
the description of the menu item in the 
operating instructions and then set it.
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.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can display two recorded pictures on 
the screen to compare them.
Move / to switch the orange 
frame between the top and the 
bottom and move 
/ to select 
the picture.
The orange frame switches to the top. 
(You can select the picture at the top.)
The orange frame switches to the 
bottom. (You can select the picture at 
the bottom.)
The previous picture is displayed.
	The next picture is displayed.
• When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher. When you rotate the 
zoom lever towards [ ] [W], the 
magnification becomes lower.
• 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.
PLAY
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOWDUAL DISPLAY
PLAY
EXIT
MENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.PROTECTDPOF PRINT
1/3
2
/3
PLAY
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.ROTATEON OFF
EXIT SELECT
SLIDE SHOWPLAY
ON OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.PROTECT
EXITMENUSELECT
FORMATASPECT CONV.DPOF PRINTPLAYDUAL DISPLAY
1/3
2/3
3/3
[DUAL DISPLAY]
Displaying the recorded pictures 
on a dual display
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