Panasonic LUMIX DMC FX580 User Manual

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Advanced (Playback)
You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
Note
•
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.•It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment.•Motion pictures, pictures with audio, and pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] cannot be 
trimmed.
[TRIMMING]
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen.
To u c h  [ ] .
To u c h  [ T R I M M I N G ] .
Select the part to be 
trimmed.
Touch [ ]: Enlarge
Touch [ ]: Reduce
Drag (P9): Move
•
The zoom lever and cursor 
buttons can also be used.
Reduction
()
Enlargement
Move the position
()
Touch [SET].
Touch [YES]. 
						

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Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted. 
Note
•
Quality of image may become coarse when levelling is performed. •Recorded pixels may decrease compared to original image when levelling is performed.•Levelling may not be performed on images recorded with other equipment.•Motion pictures, pictures with audio, and pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] cannot be 
levelled.
[LEVELING]
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen.
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [LEVELING].
To u c h  
[]/[] to adjust the tilting, and then 
touch [SET].
: clockwise
: counter-clockwise
≥Up to 2o can be adjusted.
Touch [YES]. 
						

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Advanced (Playback)
You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be included 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P125). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be 
entered.)
Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode and [LOCATION] in travel date 
are also recorded as the titles.
You can use the stylus pen (supplied) if it is hard to operate with your fingers.
Enter characters.
•Touch [ ] to switch text between [A] (capitals), [a] 
(small case), and [&/1] (special characters / numbers).
•The cursor at the entry position can be moved to the 
left with touching [ ], and to the right with touching 
[].
•To enter a blank, touch []], or to delete an entered 
character, touch [DELETE].
•To stop editing at any time during text entry, touch [CANCEL].•A maximum of 30 characters can be entered. (Maximum of 9 characters when setting 
names in [FACE RECOG.])
Touch [EXIT].
∫Delete the title1In step 5, delete all the texts.2Touch [EXIT].
[TITLE EDIT]
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [TITLE EDIT].
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen, and touch the main 
image
.
•Repeat the step to set more than 2 images.•Up to 50 pictures can be selected at once.•Selection will be cancelled by touching the same 
picture again.
•Selection of all pictures will be cancelled by touching 
[CANCEL].
To u c h  [ O K ] . 
						

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Note
•Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen.•The name setting of [FACE RECOG.] or [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode or 
[LOCATION] in travel date can also be registered by using the operation in steps 5 and 
following.
•The name setting of [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode, [LOCATION] in travel date 
and [TITLE EDIT] cannot be registered at the same time.
•You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied).
•You cannot use title edit for the following pictures.–Motion pictures–Protected pictures–Pictures recorded with other equipment 
						

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Advanced (Playback)
You can stamp the recording date/time, age, travel date or title onto the recorded pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictures with a picture size larger than [ ] will be 
resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)
Touch the item of [SHOOTING DATE], [AGE], [TRAVEL DATE], or 
[TITLE] to set.
[SHOOTING DATE]
[AGE] (P77)
If this is set to [ON], [AGE] is stamped on the pictures.
[TRAVEL DATE]
If this is set to [ON], [TRAVEL DATE] is stamped on the pictures.
[TITLE]
Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded 
with text in [FACE RECOG.] or [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] name settings in scene 
mode, [LOCATION] in travel date or [TITLE EDIT].
[TEXT STAMP]
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [TEXT STAMP].
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen, and touch the main 
image
.
•Repeat the step to set more than 2 images.•Up to 50 pictures can be selected at once.•Selection will be cancelled by touching the same 
picture again.
•Selection of all pictures will be cancelled by touching 
[CANCEL].
To u c h  [ O K ] .
[W/OTIME]: Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITHTIME]: Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes. 
						

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Touch [SET].
•If you set [TEXT STAMP] for a picture with a picture size larger than [ ], the picture 
size will become smaller as shown below.
•The picture becomes slightly rougher.
Touch [YES].
Note
•When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
•Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
•When text is stamped onto the [ ] pictures, it is difficult to read it.•Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases.–Motion pictures–Pictures with audio–Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title–Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
Aspect ratio settingPicture size
X
 // > 
Y // > 
W // >  
						

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Advanced (Playback)
You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake.
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [EXIT].
∫Cancelling all the [PROTECT] settings1Touch [CANCEL] in step 3.
2Touch [YES].
Note
•
The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment.•Even if you protect pictures in the built-in memory or a card, they will be deleted if the built-in 
memory or the card is formatted.
•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].
[PROTECT]
Touch [PROTECT].
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen, and touch the main 
image
.
•Repeat the step to set more than 2 images.•Setting is cancelled by touching the same picture 
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Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
•Delete the pictures on the card while the card is inserted in the camera.•Refer to P49 to delete multiple or all pictures.
[DELETE]
Touch the image from the thumbnail at the 
bottom of the screen, and touch [‚]
.
Touch [YES]. 
						

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Advanced (Playback)
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Select motion picture [ ] and touch [ ] to play 
back.
AThe motion picture recording time
BMotion picture icon
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on 
the upper right of the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
∫Operations performed during motion picture playback
1Display control panel by touching screen.
•If no operation is performed for 2 seconds, it will return to 
original status.
2Operate control panel by touching.
Note
•
Sound can be heard through the speaker. Refer to [VOLUME] (P26) 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.
•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.
•Pictures with audio recorded with other equipment may not playback on this unit.•When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.
Motion pictures
AFast rewind, Frame-by-frame rewind¢
BPlay/Pause
CFast forward, Frame-by-frame forward¢
DStop
EReduce volume level
FIncrease volume level
¢These operations can be performed only in the pause 
mode.
Pictures with audio
Select still picture with audio [ ] and touch [ ] to 
play back.
AStill picture with audio icon•Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P109) and [AUDIO DUB.] (P133) for 
information about how to create still pictures with audio.
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[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu
You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, copy them, etc.
This is same function as [EDIT] in [EASY ORG.]  (P120).
This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded 
holding the camera vertically.
Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P23)
Note
•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)”.
•It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.•The display is not rotated during multi playback (P113) or [CALENDAR] (P114).
[EDIT]
[ROTATE DISP.]
Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
•The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select 
[OFF].
•Refer to P46 for information about how to play back pictures.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.