Panasonic Lumix DMC FX8 User Manual

Playback (advanced)
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[PLAY] mode menu (Refer to P72 for how to select the menu.)
Use this function when you trim 
unnecessary parts of the recorded picture.
1Select the picture to trim and set 
it.
 The following pictures cannot be 
trimmed.
– Motion images
– Pictures with audio
 It may not be possible to trim pictures 
recorded with other equipment.
2Enlarge or decrease the picture.
3Shift the picture and press the 
shutter button to set.
Trimming the Pictures [TRIMMING]
TRIMMING
EXITMENU...

Playback (advanced)
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[PLAY] mode menu (Refer to P72 for how to select the menu.)
4Select [YES] or [NO] and set it.
 When you select [YES], the picture is 
overwritten.
When trimmed pictures are overwritten, 
they cannot be restored.
 When the original picture is protected, 
you cannot overwrite the trimmed 
picture.
When you select [NO], a trimmed 
picture is newly created.
 The picture size of the trimmed pictures 
may become smaller than that of the 
original one depending on the cut size....

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[PLAY] mode menu (Refer to P72 for how to select the menu.)
1Select [YES] to format.
 Usually, it is not necessary to format the 
card. Format it when the message 
[MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears.
 If the card has been formatted by a PC or 
other equipment, format it on the camera 
again.
 Once the card is formatted, all data 
including protected images are 
irretrievably erased. Please confirm 
that all data is transferred to your PC 
before proceeding with format...

Playback (advanced)
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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
∫Playing back pictures with AV cable 
(supplied)
 Turn the camera and the TV off.
1Connect the AV cable A 
(supplied) to the [AV OUT] socket 
of the camera.
 Connect the AV cable with the [ ] 
mark facing the [2] mark on the 
[AV OUT] socket.
 Hold the plug B to push into or pull out.
2Connect the AV cable to the video 
input and the audio input sockets 
of the TV.
1 Yellow: to the video input socket
2 White: to the audio input...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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Connecting to a PC or Printer
Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer
[ : USB MODE]
Select the USB communication system 
before connecting the camera to your PC or 
your printer with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
Set the items on [USB MODE] in the 
[SETUP] menu. (P20)
1Select [USB MODE].
2Select [PC] or [PictBridge (PTP)].
 If you connect the camera to a PC, 
select [PC]. (P86)
 If you connect the camera to a printer 
supporting PictBridge, select...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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Connecting to a PC
You can load pictures recorded with the 
camera to a PC by connecting the camera 
and PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] 
(for Windows
®) in the CD-ROM (supplied) 
allows you to load pictures recorded with 
the camera to a PC, print, or send them by 
e-mail easily.
If you use Windows
 98/98SE, install the 
USB driver and then connect it to the 
computer.
For details of [LUMIX Simple Viewer] and 
installation, refer to the separate operating...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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∫Folder Composition
The folder structure of the card or 
MultiMediaCard is displayed as the 
illustration below.
1Folder number
2File number
3JPG: pictures
MOV: motion images
Files will be saved in each folder as follows.
 Image data of up to 999 pictures recorded 
by the camera can be included in 1 folder. 
If the number of picture data exceeds 999, 
another folder will be created.
 When you reset the file number or the 
folder number, select [NO.RESET] in the...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
By connecting the camera directly to a 
printer supporting PictBridge via the USB 
connection cable (supplied), you can select 
the pictures to be printed or start printing 
on the LCD monitor.
Set the print settings such as print quality 
on the printer beforehand. (Read the printer 
operating instructions.)
A: USB connection cable (supplied)
B: AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional)
 For using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5;...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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∫Single picture
1Select a picture to be printed.
 The message disappears in about 
2 seconds.
2Set the print settings.
 The items which are not supported by 
the printer are displayed in gray and 
cannot be selected.
 When you want to print pictures in a 
paper size or a layout which is not 
supported by the camera, set [PAPER 
SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and 
then set the paper size or the layout on 
the printer. (For details, refer to the 
operating...

Connecting to a PC or Printer
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 [PAGE LAYOUT]
(Possible layouts on the camera)
3Select [PRINT START] and then 
print out the picture.
 Press the [MENU] button to cancel 
printing.
∫DPOF picture
 Set the DPOF print with the camera in 
advance. (P76)
1Select [DPOF PICTURE].
 When printing under the new settings, 
disconnect the USB connection cable 
and connect it to the printer again.
 You can change the DPOF print setting 
by pressing the [MENU] button. (P76)
2Select [PRINT START] and then...