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Request for Service Notice (For USA Only)
Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:  
Panasonic Services Company  
1705 N. Randall Road  
Elgin, IL. 60123-7847  
Attn: Digital Camera Repair             
Request for Service Notice:
(USA Only)   
Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.
In the unlikely event this product needs service.
Please include your proof of purchase.  
(Failure to do so will delay your repair.)
To further speed your repair, please provide  
an explanation of what wrong with the unit  
and any symptom it is exhibiting.
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Limited Warranty (For USA Only)
PANASONIC CONSUMER 
ELECTRONICS COMPANY, 
DIVISION OF PANASONIC 
CORPORATION OF NORTH 
AMERICA
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New 
Jersey 07094PANASONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San 
Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, 
Puerto Rico 00985
Panasonic Digital Still Camera
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage
If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or 
workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto 
Rico, Inc. (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the 
period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original 
purchase (“warranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new 
or refurbished parts, or (b) replace it with a new or refurbished product. The 
decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.
During the “Labor” warranty period there will be no charge for labor. During the 
“Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. You must carry-in or 
mail-in your product during the warranty period. If non-rechargeable batteries 
are included, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products 
purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico. This warranty is 
extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold “as 
is”. A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for 
warranty service.PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
(EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED 
BELOW)1 (ONE) YEAR 90 (NINETY) DAYS
CCD 6 (SIX) MONTHS 90 (NINETY) DAYS
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 
PA C K (IN EXCHANGE FOR 
DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK)90 (NINETY) DAYS NOT APPLICABLE
SD MEMORY CARD
(IN EXCHANGE FOR 
DEFECTIVE SD CARD)90 (NINETY) DAYS NOT APPLICABLE
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Carry-In or Mail-In Service
For Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States call
1-800-272-7033.
For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
(787)-750-4300 or fax (787)-768-2910.
This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or 
workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic 
damage. The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in 
shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the 
warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, 
mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, 
misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, 
lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, 
restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other 
than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is 
attributable to acts of God.
THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER 
“LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE 
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM 
THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS 
WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and 
from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory content. The 
items listed are not exclusive, but are for illustration only.) ALL EXPRESS AND 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED 
WARRANTY.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or 
consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so 
the exclusions may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights 
which vary from state to state. If a problem with this product develops during or 
after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or Servicenter. If the 
problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s 
Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor.
PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED 
WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
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Customer Services Directory (For USA Only)
Product Repairs
Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupportYou can purchase parts, accessories or locate your
nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site.
For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and
all Customer Service inquiries please contact:
1-800-272-7033, Monday-Friday 8:30am-8pm EST.
As of November 2004
Service in Puerto Rico
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.:
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
MAIL TO :
Centralized Factory ServicenterPanasonic Services Company
1705 N. Randall Road,
Elgin, IL 60123-7847 
Attention: Digital Camera Repair
Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elgin Centralized Factory
Servicenter.
Customers in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below (“Service in Puerto Rico”).
Phone (787) 750-4300  Fax (787) 768-2910 Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by
visiting our Web Site at:
http://www.pasc.panasonic.com
or, send your request by E-mail to:
[email protected]
You may also contact us directly at:
1-800-332-5368 (Customer Orders Only)
Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
(6 am to 5 pm Monday - Friday; 6 am to 10:30 am Saturday; PST)
(Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, Check)
Accessory Purchases:
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Index
A
AC Adaptor  .................................. 118, 121
Adjusting Flash Output  .......................... 51
AE Lock Button  ...................................... 40
AF Assist Lamp ...................................... 90
AF Mode  ................................................ 88
AF/AE Lock  ............................................ 38
Aperture-priority AE  ......................... 64, 68
Aspect Ratio  .......................................... 84
Aspect Ratio Conversion  ..................... 113
Audio Dubbing  ..................................... 109
Audio Recording  .............................. 69, 87
Auto Bracket  .......................................... 55
Auto Review ........................................... 22
Auto White Balance  ............................... 82
B
Baby Mode ............................................. 75
Backlight Compensation  ........................ 43
Brightness of the LCD Monitor/
Viewfinder .......................................... 22
Built-in Flash  .......................................... 49
Burst Mode  ............................................ 57
C
Candle light mode  .................................. 76
Card ....................................................... 16
Card Access Indication  .......................... 16
Center Weighted  .................................... 87
Changing the Zoom Area ....................... 48
Charger ................................................ 130
Charging ................................................ 13
Clean Up  .............................................. 114
Clock Set  ......................................... 20, 23
Color Effect  ............................................ 91
Condensation ........................................... 5
Continuous AF  ....................................... 90
Conversion Lens  .................................... 95
D
Date Printing  ................................ 107, 124
Deleting Pictures .................................... 62
Demonstration of the Optical Image 
Stabilizer ............................................ 56
Digital Zoom ........................................... 91
Diopter Adjustment  ................................ 29
Direction Detection Function .................. 28
DPOF Print Setting  .............................. 106
E
Exposure ................................................ 41
Exposure Compensation  ....................... 54
Extended Optical Zoom  ......................... 34
External Flash  ........................................ 97
External Flash Burst Mode ..................... 99
EZ  .............................................. 32, 34, 85
F
File Number  ........................... 23, 119, 128
Fine ........................................................ 86
Fireworks Mode  ..................................... 77
Flip Animation  ........................................ 92
Focus ..................................................... 38
Folder Composition  .............................. 119
Folder Number  ....................... 23, 119, 128
Food Mode ............................................. 73
Formatting ............................................ 115
H
Highlight Display  .............................. 24, 29
Histogram .............................................. 30
I
ISO Sensitivity  ....................................... 84
J
Jitter ....................................................... 39
L
Language setting  ................................... 24
Layout .................................................. 123
LCD Monitor  ................................... 25, 127
M
Manual Exposure  ............................. 66, 68
Manual Exposure Assistance ................. 66
Manual Focus  ........................................ 46
Mass Storage  ....................................... 117
MC Protector  ........................................ 126
Metering Mode  ....................................... 87
MF Assist  ......................................... 23, 47
Mode Dial ............................................... 36
Monitor Priority  ................................. 22, 29
Motion Picture Mode  .............................. 69
Multi Playback  ........................................ 60
Multiple .................................................. 87
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N
ND Filter ............................................... 126
Night Portrait Mode  ................................ 74
Night Scenery Mode  .............................. 74
NO.RESET ............................................ 23
NTSC ..................................................... 24
Number of prints  .................................. 122
Number of recordable pictures  ........ 13, 31
O
One Shot AF  .......................................... 47
Operational sound  ................................. 23
Optical Image Stabilizer  ......................... 56
Optical Zoom  ......................................... 33
Out-of-frame Display .............................. 29
P
PAL ........................................................ 24
Panning Mode ........................................ 80
Paper Size  ........................................... 122
Party Mode  ............................................ 77
PC ................................................ 117, 118
PictBridge .................................... 117, 121
Picture Adjustment ................................. 92
Picture Quality Setting 
(Motion Picture Mode) ........................ 69
Picture Size ...................................... 31, 85
Playback ................................................ 59
Playback Pictures on TV ...................... 116
Playback Zoom  ...................................... 61
Playing Back Motion Pictures  .............. 100
Portrait Mode  ......................................... 72
Power Indicator  ...................................... 37
Power Save  ........................................... 23
Prefocus ................................................. 48
Program AE  ........................................... 37
Program Shift  ......................................... 39
Protect ................................................. 108
PTP ...................................................... 117
Q
Quality .................................................... 86
R
RAW ...................................................... 86
Recording Guide Line  ............................ 29
Remote Shutter .................................... 125
Reset of setting  ...................................... 24
Resizing ............................................... 110
Review ................................................... 44
Rotate .................................................. 105Rotate Display  ..................................... 104
S
Scene Menu ........................................... 24
Scene Mode ........................................... 71
Scenery Mode ........................................ 73
Selecting the AF area  ............................ 89
Self-timer ............................................... 53
Setting Favorites  .................................. 103
Setup Menu  ........................................... 21
Shutter sound  ........................................ 23
Shutter-priority AE  ........................... 65, 68
Slide Show  ........................................... 102
Snow Mode  ............................................ 78
Soft Skin Mode  ...................................... 76
Sports Mode  .......................................... 72
Spot ....................................................... 87
Spot-focusing ......................................... 88
Standard ................................................ 86
Starry sky mode  ..................................... 79
T
Tele Conversion Lens  ............................ 96
TIFF ....................................................... 86
Trimming .............................................. 111
U
USB Connection Cable  ........ 117, 118, 121
USB Mode  ..................... 24, 117, 118, 121
V
Video output ................................... 24, 116
Viewfinder ...................................... 25, 127
Volume of Speakers  .............................. 23
W
White Balance ........................................ 82
White Balance Fine Adjustment ............. 83
White Set  ............................................... 83
Wide Conversion Lens ........................... 96
Numerics
1-area-focusing ...................................... 88
1-area-focusing (high speed)  ................. 88
3-area-focusing (high speed)  ................. 88
9-area-focusing ...................................... 88
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
Ésta es una visión de conjunto que trata 
del procedimiento para grabar y reproducir 
las imágenes con la cámara.
1Cargue la batería.
 Cuando se envía la cámara, la 
batería está sin carga. Cárguela 
antes del uso.
2Inserte la batería y la tarjeta.
3Encienda la cámara para tomar 
las imágenes.
 Ajuste el reloj.
1Ajuste el disco del modo a [ ].
2Abra el flash.
(Cuando usa el flash)
3Pulse el botón del obturador para 
tomar las imágenes.
4Reproduzca las imágenes.
1Ajuste el disco del modo a [ ].
2Elija la imagen que quiere ver.
PASM
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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,  
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
C
Panasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3
C 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
P
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QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license.
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