Panasonic Lumix DMC FX50 User Manual

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wTo cancel the dual display
Press [MENU/SET].
• The picture displayed in the orange frame 
appears on the 1 screen playback screen.
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
• You cannot display the same picture on 
the dual display at the same time.
• Press [ ] to return to the 1 screen 
playback screen.
• You cannot select [DUAL DISPLAY] if 
there are no recorded pictures or only 1 
recorded picture.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P82) has 
been set.
1Move  to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
• The screen shown in step 1 appears 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform 
step 
2 onwards.• If none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2Move  to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)
• The cursor displayed during a slide 
show  or while a slide show is paused 
 or during [MANUAL] slide show  is 
the same as ///.
•Move  to pause the slide show. Move 
 again to cancel pause.
•Move / while paused to display the 
previous or next picture. (However, the 
selected effect is disabled)
3Move  to finish.
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
[ALL]Displays all pictures.
[]Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P82).
/SETMENU
PLAY
ON OFF
SETMENUSELECT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOWALLDUAL DISPLAY
/SETMENU
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ALL SLIDE SHOW
SETSELECTMENUCANCEL
START
EFFECT
AUDIO2 SEC.OFF
OFFDURATION
/SETMENU
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wSetting the audio, duration and effect
Select [DURATION], [EFFECT] or [AUDIO] 
on the screen shown in step2 and set.
• You can only select [MANUAL] when 
[ ] has been selected in step1.
•Move / to display the previous or 
next picture when [MANUAL] is 
selected.
• If you set [AUDIO] to [ON] and then play 
back a picture with audio, the next picture 
will be displayed after the audio has 
finished.
• You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]) (P33)
• Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P81)
1Move  to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot set pictures as favorites if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the 
favorites icon [ ] will not appear when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it 
was previously set to [ON].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of 
the pictures have [ ] displayed. [DURATION]Can be set to [1SEC.], 
[2SEC.], [3SEC.], 
[5SEC.] or [MANUAL] 
(manual playback).
[EFFECT]A slide show effect can 
be selected.
[OFF]:No effect
:
New pictures slide 
across the screen.
:New pictures 
appear from 
behind the current 
pictures and 
replace them.
: New pictures 
gradually fill the 
screen from the 
center.
: An effect is 
selected at 
random.
• If you set [DURATION] 
to [MANUAL] the 
settings in [EFFECT] 
are disabled.
[AUDIO]If set to [ON], the audio 
of the pictures with audio 
is played back.
[FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
/SETMENU
PLAY
ON OFF
SETMENU
ROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
ON OFFCANCEL
FAVORITE
SELECT/SETMENU
DUAL DISPLAY
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2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
3Move  to select the picture 
then move 
.
• Repeat the above procedure.
•If  is moved while the [ ] favorites 
icon is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and 
the favorites setting is canceled.
• You can set up to 999 pictures as 
favor ite s.
wDeleting all favorites
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in 
step 
1 and then press [MENU/SET].
2Move  to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• When printing pictures at a photo printing 
store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (P33) is 
useful so only the pictures you want to be 
printed remain on the card.
• Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] on the 
CD-ROM (supplied), to set, confirm or 
delete favorites. (For information about 
this, refer to the separate operating 
instructions for PC connection.)
• You may not be able to set pictures taken 
with other equipment as favorites.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
This mode allows you to automatically 
display pictures vertically if they were 
recorded holding the camera vertically or 
rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.
wRotate display
(The picture is automatically rotated 
and displayed.)
1Move  to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• The pictures are displayed without 
being rotated when you select [OFF].
• Refer to P32 for information about how 
to play back pictures.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
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[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
To display the picture rotated
/SETMENU
PLAY
ON OFF
SETMENU
OFF
ONFAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOWDUAL DISPLAY
SELECT/SETMENU
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wRotate
(The picture is rotated manually.)
1Move  to select the picture 
and then move 
.
• The [ROTATE] function is disabled 
when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].
• Motion pictures and protected pictures 
cannot be rotated.
2Move  to select the direction 
to rotate the picture and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wExample
When rotating clockwise ( )
Original
picture
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
• If you take pictures when aiming the 
camera up or down, it may not be possible 
to display the pictures vertically. (P24)
• The picture may be slightly blurred when 
the camera is connected to the TV with 
the AV cable (supplied) and played back 
ver tically.
• When you play back pictures on a PC, 
they cannot be displayed in the rotated 
direction unless the OS or software is 
compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format 
for still pictures which allows recording 
information etc. to be added. It was 
established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics 
and Information Technology Industries 
Association)”.
• Rotated pictures are displayed rotated 
when they are played back in review 
playback and playback zoom however are 
displayed without being rotated when they 
are played back in multi playback.
• It may not be possible to rotate pictures 
that have been recorded with other 
equipment. The picture rotates clockwise in 
steps of 90°.
The picture rotates 
counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.
ROTATE
SELECT
SET
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EXITMENU
ROTATE
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL/SETMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a 
system that allows the user to select which 
pictures to print, how many copies of each 
picture to print and whether or not to print 
the recording date on the pictures when 
using a DPOF compatible photo printer or 
photo printing store. For details, ask at your 
photo printing store.
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Move  to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there 
are no prints that have been set in the 
DPOF print settings.wSingle setting
1Move  to select the picture 
to print and then move  to 
set the number of prints.
• The number of prints icon [ ] 
appears.
• The number of prints can be set from 
0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wMulti setting
1Move  to select the picture 
to print and then move  to 
set the number of prints.
• The number of prints icon [ ] 
appears.
• Repeat the above procedure. (You 
cannot set all the pictures at one time.)
• The number of prints can be set from 
0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to [0].
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
[DPOF PRINT]
Setting the picture to print and the 
number of prints
/SETMENU
/SETMENU
PLAY
SET
MENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.PROTECTSINGLE
MULTI
CANCELDPOF PRINT2/3
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1SELECT
1/3
EXITMENU
DATEDISPLAYCOUNT1
DPOF SET MULTI
SELECTEXITMENU
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wTo cancel all settings
1Move  to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
wTo print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/
cancel printing with the recording date by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
• The date print icon [ ]  appears.
• When you go to a photo printing store for 
digital printing, be sure to order the 
printing of the date additionally if required.
• Depending on the photo printing store or 
the printer, the date may not be printed 
even if you set to print the date. For further 
information, ask at your photo printing 
store or refer to the operating instructions 
for the printer.
• DPOF is an abbreviation of “Digital Print 
Order Format”. This feature allows you to 
write print information to media and then 
use the information on a DPOF-compliant 
system.
• DPOF print setting is a convenient 
function when printing pictures with a 
printer that supports PictBridge. The date 
printing setting on the printer may take 
priority over the date printing setting on 
the camera. Check the date printing 
setting on the printer also. (P95)
• It is necessary to delete all previous 
DPOF print information made on other 
equipment when setting DPOF print on 
the camera.
• If the file is not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print setting cannot 
be set. DCF is an abbreviation of “Design 
rule for Camera File system”, stipulated by 
“JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association)”.
CANCEL ALL DPOF
CANCEL ALL DPOF
PRINT SETTINGS?
SELECTSET
NOYES
MENU/SETMENU
DATEDISPLAY
DPOF SET THIS1
COUNT1
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SELECTEXITMENU
DATE
DATE
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can set protection for pictures you do 
not want to be deleted by mistake.
Move  to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
wSingle setting
1Move to select the picture 
and then move 
 to SET/CANCEL.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
wMulti setting/To cancel all settings
Perform the same operation as in 
“[DPOF PRINT] Setting the picture to print 
and the number of prints”. (P85 to 86)
• If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling 
protection, the canceling will stop halfway.
• The protect setting may not be effective 
on other equipment.
• If you want to delete protected pictures, 
cancel their protection.
• Even if you protect pictures on a card, 
they will be deleted if the card is 
formatted. (P91)
• Even if you do not protect pictures on an 
SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory 
Card, they cannot be deleted when the 
card’s Write-Protect switch  is set to 
[LOCK].
• The following functions cannot be used 
with protected pictures.
–[ROTATE]
–[AUDIO DUB.]
[PROTECT]
Preventing accidental erasure of 
pictures
[SET]The protect icon [ ] 
appears.
[CANCEL]The protect icon [ ] 
disappears.
/SETMENU
PLAY
ON OFFRESIZETRIMMING
AUDIO DUB.SINGLE
MULTI
CANCELPROTECT
SETMENUSELECT/SETMENU
DPOF PRINT
2/3
SET/CANCEL
PROTECT THIS
SELECT
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EXITMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can add the audio after taking a 
picture.
1Move  to select the picture 
and then move 
 to start audio 
recording.
• The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO 
DATA?] screen appears when audio has 
already been recorded. Move  to 
select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET] to start audio recording. (The 
original audio is overwritten.)
• Audio dubbing cannot be used with the 
following pictures.
– Motion pictures
– Protected pictures
• Audio dubbing may not work properly 
on pictures recorded by other 
equipment.
2Move  to stop recording.
• The audio recording stops 
automatically if is not moved after 
about 10 seconds.
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
This function is useful if you want to reduce 
the file size of a picture to attach it to an 
e-mail or upload it to a website.
1Move  to select the picture 
and then move 
.
• The following pictures cannot be 
resized.
– Pictures recorded in [ ] (0.3M EZ)
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
– Pictures recorded in [ ] (2.5M EZ)
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
– Pictures recorded in [ ] (2M EZ)
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
• It may not be possible to resize pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
[AUDIO DUB.] 
Adding audio after taking pictures
/SETMENU
AUDIODUB.
STARTSELECT
1/3100_
0001
EXITMENU
AUDIODUB.
STOP
1/3100_
0001
[RESIZE]
Making the picture smaller
/SETMENU
RESIZE
EXITSET SELECT
1/3
MENU
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2Move  to select the size and 
then move 
.
• Sizes smaller than the recorded picture 
are displayed.
– [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
–[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
–[ ]
(When the aspect ratio setting is 
[].)
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
3Move  to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. Resized pictures cannot 
be restored when they are overwritten.
• A resized picture is newly created when 
you select [NO].
• If the original picture is protected, you 
cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a resized picture.
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can enlarge and then clip the important 
part of the recorded picture.
1Move  to select the picture 
and then move 
.
• The following pictures cannot be 
trimmed.
– Motion pictures
– Pictures with audio
• It may not be possible to trim pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
2Enlarge or decrease the parts to 
be trimmed with the zoom lever.
3Move /// to move the 
position of the part to be trimmed.
RESIZE
EXITRESIZE SELECT
1/3
MENU
RESIZE
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE?
NOYES
SETMENUSELECTCANCEL/SETMENU
[TRIMMING]
Enlarging a picture and trimming it
/SETMENU
TRIMMING
EXITSELECTSET
1/3
MENU
ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
1/3
MENU
TW
TRIM:SHUTTER ZOOMEXIT
TRIMMING
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MENU
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4Press the shutter button.
• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL 
PICTURE?] appears.
5Move  to select [YES] or 
[NO] and then press [MENU/SET].
• The picture is overwritten when you 
select [YES]. The trimmed pictures 
cannot be restored when they are 
overwritten.
• A trimmed picture is newly created 
when you select [NO].
• When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite it. Select [NO] and 
newly create a trimmed picture.
6Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
• Depending on the cut size, the picture size 
of the trimmed picture may become 
smaller than that of the original picture.
• The picture quality of the trimmed picture 
will deteriorate.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P80)
You can convert pictures taken with a 
[ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] 
aspect ratio.
1Move / to select [ ] or 
[ ] and then press [MENU/
SET].
• Only pictures taken with a [ ] 
aspect ratio can be converted.
• You may not be able to convert pictures 
taken on other equipment.
2Move / to select a picture and 
then move .
• If you select and set a picture with an 
aspect ratio other than [ ], the 
message [CANNOT BE SET ON THIS 
PICTURE] is displayed on the screen.
3Move  to determine the 
horizontal position and press the 
shutter button to set.
DELETE ORIGINAL
PICTURE? TRIMMING
NO
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
YES
/SETMENU
[ASPECT CONV.]
Changing the aspect ratio of a 16:9 
picture
/SETMENU
SETMENUSELECT
FORMAT
PLAYASPECT CONV.
/SETMENU
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SETSELECT
ASPECTCONV.100_
00011/3
EXITMENU
EXITMENUSET : SHUTTER ADJUST.
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